Estimating hip impact velocity and acceleration from video-captured falls using a pose estimation algorithm by Reese Michaels, Tiago V. Barreira, Stephen N. Robinovitch, Jacob J. Sosnoff, Yaejin Moon

“…Results showed that OpenPose had a good accuracy in estimating hip impact velocity with minimal bias (MAE: 0.17 ± 0.13 m/s, MAPE: 7.28 ± 5.21%; percent bias: − 1.27%). …”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy provides better regional control than observation in early stage maxillary squamous cell carcinoma by Yannan Wang, Xu Zhang, Junhui Yuan, Zhengquan Zhou, Wei Du, Fei Liu, Jing Wang

“…Sentinel lymph nodes were successfully identified in all instances. In comparison, regional recurrence was observed in eight patients within the SLNB cohort, of whom six had previously exhibited a metastatic sentinel lymph node, as opposed to 21 patients in the observational group. …”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of dengue cases and vectors along with the interrelationship of environmental and climatic factors in the metropolitan city, Kolkata, India, for 2017–2... by Sasmita Rani Jena, C. Elanchezhiyan, Avik Kumar Sam, Ujjal Gogoi, Varun Shende, Srimoyee Basu, Saikat Bandyopadhyay, Bithika Mandal, Baishakhi Biswas, Atanu Banerjee, Kalpana Baruah, Harish C. Phuleria, Ipsita Pal Bhowmick

“…Both Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were prevalent, with distinct spatio-temporal distributions and instances of mixed breeding. Ae. aegypti primarily breeds indoors and peri-domestically, showing a strong correlation with rainfall (R² = 0.78, p-value = 0.0003) in indoor habitats and had a perennial presence. …”
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Neurocisticercose: incidência, diagnóstico e formas clínicas by Horácio M. Canelas

“…In the Department of Neurology of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, the incidence ranged from 2.90 to 3.39 percent in ward patients, and from 0.31 to 0.55 percent in out-patients. This Department had 41,328 patients from 2-14-1945 to 8-31-1961, of which 4,900 were ward patients. …”
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Comparative study on the time trends of antimicrobial resistance at animal and human hospitals in a shared community by Mackenzie Blackstock, Jieun Park, Matthew Shane Loop, Melanie Hyte, Andrea Perkins, Sarah Grace Gunter, Laura Matthews, Laura Huber

“…The analysis focused on Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae resistance to cefazolin, ceftriaxone, levofloxacin, and gentamicin, as these were overlapping pairs that had shown statistically significant time trends in preanalysis screening. …”
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Assessing adherence to standard guidelines in acute kidney injury (AKI) management: a compliance audit by Shadman Sakib Rahman, Kazi Subrina Nazneen, Sumaiya Kamal, Sm Rezwanuzzaman

“…Although intravenous fluid therapy was administered in most instances, fluid balance monitoring was suboptimal, with over half of the cohort lacking comprehensive intake–output charts. …”
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Tribally-affiliated syringe services programs in the United States: a brief report by Sean T. Allen, Edmund Keane, Clinton Alexander, Sharon Day, Philomena Kebec, Andrea Medley, Frank Johnson, Pam Hughes, Brooklynn Barney, Melissa Walls

“…Methods From July to September 2022, we conducted an online search of all 574 Federally-recognized tribes to determine how many had affiliated SSPs. We downloaded a list of Federally-recognized tribes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and conducted Boolean searches on Google for the name of each tribe and SSPs. …”
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Second opinion utilization by healthcare insurance type in a mixed private-public healthcare system: a population-based study by Liora Shmueli, Erez Shmueli, Joseph S Pliskin, Ran D Balicer, Nadav Davidovitch, Igal Hekselman, Geva Greenfield

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify characteristics of second-opinion seekers by the type of insurance they used.Results 143 371 (13%) out of 1 080 892 patients who had supplementary insurance sought a single second opinion, mostly from orthopaedic surgeons. …”
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Revealing the unspoken battle: limited awareness of PMDD and Its invisible consequences on women's well-being in Pakistan by Muhammad Shahzad, Mahnoor Saeed, Farah Shahzad, Rabia, Ali Hassan

“…A recent investigation involving female medical students at Fatima Jinnah Medical University unveiled a notably high occurrence of PMDD among them, specifically at a rate of 12.1%. PMDD has had detrimental effects on both the physical well-being and work productivity of these students, concurrently leading to a significant decline in their psychological health [2]. …”
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Novelle approach to simulating spinal cord stimulation during tSCS using CT images and FEM by Árnason Jón Andri, Guðmundsdóttir-Korchai Ragnhildur, Afework Tesfahunegn Yonatan, Helgason Þórður

“…Later versions of FEM models incorporated more organs and had improved on previous mesh generation flaws, but encountered new mesh generation errors which could not be rectified before the conclusion of the master’s project. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…In this regard, the literature addressed verbal taunting, obstructing religious practices, workplace discrimination, travel discrimination, armed attacks, threats, bullying, and vandalism as significant problem instances. Particularly, the 9/11 attacks had caused a breakthrough change in the lives of the Muslim population in terms of the addressed negative attitudes and behaviors, causing such complicated and deleterious incidents to happen increasingly. …”
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The effects of elephants and fire on vegetation at Marakele National Park, South Africa by Piet van Staden, Hugo Bezuidenhout, Sam Ferreira, George Bredenkamp

“…The authors evaluated the influence that elephants and fires had on five mountainous plant communities in Marakele National Park. …”
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A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales by John F. Grider, Bradley J Udell, Brian E. Reichert, Jeffrey T. Foster, William L. Kendall, Tina L. Cheng, Winifred F. Frick

“…While the model predicted no declines in site-level prevalence, there were instances where pathogen load decreased in colonies that had been Pd positive for longer periods of time. …”
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Schistosoma mansoni infection alters the host pre-vaccination environment resulting in blunted Hepatitis B vaccination immune responses. by Roshell Muir, Talibah Metcalf, Slim Fourati, Yannic Bartsch, Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, Glenda Canderan, Galit Alter, Enoch Muyanja, Brenda Okech, Teddy Namatovu, Irene Namara, Annemarie Namuniina, Ali Ssetaala, Juliet Mpendo, Annet Nanvubya, Paul Kato Kitandwe, Bernard S Bagaya, Noah Kiwanuka, Jacent Nassuna, Victoria Menya Biribawa, Alison M Elliott, Claudia J de Dood, William Senyonga, Priscilla Balungi, Pontiano Kaleebu, Yunia Mayanja, Matthew Odongo, Jennifer Connors, Pat Fast, Matt A Price, Paul L A M Corstjens, Govert J van Dam, Anatoli Kamali, Rafick Pierre Sekaly, Elias K Haddad

“…We observed distinct differences in immune responses in instances of higher worm burden, compared to low worm burden or non-infected. …”
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Immediate Versus Semi-Elective Treatment of Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) by Andrew G. Dubina, Alexandra M. Dunham, Julia L. Conroy, Karli M. Funk, Julio J. Jauregui, Paul D. Sponseller, Joshua M. Abzug

“…No SCFEs in either group had >18° worsening of the Southwick angle between the time of diagnosis and the time of fixation and there were no conversions of stables slips to unstable slips while waiting for semi-elective surgery. …”
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Infective Endocarditis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum by Dr Smriti Srivastava, Dr Priyanka Banerjee, Dr Drishti Sagar, Dr Manasvee Dewan, Dr Neha Sharma, Dr Mahendra Chouhan

“…On examination, he was febrile and had tachycardia. A pan systolic murmur was audible in the precordial area and radiated to the axilla. …”
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Ethnobotanical uses of plants in Nigeria: an analysis of current research trends and patterns by Basirat O. Rafiu, Abiodun O. Omotayo, Ibraheem O. Lawal, Adeyemi O. Aremu

“…., Azadirachta indica, Carica papaya, Mangifera indica, and Vernonia amygdalina) had significant geographic and cultural relevance. …”
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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Ece Celebi Coskun, Alper Coskun, Ahmet Bilgehan Sahin, Fatih Levent, Eyup Coban, Fatih Koca, Seda Sali, Omer Furkan Demir, Adem Deligonul, Erhan Tenekecioglu, Erdem Cubukcu, Turkkan Evrensel, Fahriye Vatansever Agca

“…The other two patients had decreased LV GLS with normal LVEF. Subsequent follow-ups of the patients exhibiting decreased LV GLS alone revealed no further decline in LVEF or LV GLS.ConclusionIn our study, a reduction in LV GLS did not demonstrate a significant role in the early prediction of ICI-related myocarditis or cardiac dysfunction. …”
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One-Stop Device Closure for Ventricular Septal Defect with Atrial Septal Defect Guided by Transesophageal Echocardiography by Jinghao Song, Yuekun Sun, Huaixue Mi, Shibin Sun, Hongxin Li

“…Among them, there were six cases of a mild residual shunt, three instances of a mild tricuspid regurgitation, two cases of a mild aortic valve regurgitation, one case of a mild mitral regurgitation, and three cases of an incomplete right bundle branch block, all observed after VSD closure; all had resolved within 6 months of the operation. …”
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Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) Explaining Late Presentation of Breast Cancer in the West Coast of Sabah: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach by Diana Lapai, Firdaus Hayati, Siti Zubaidah Sharif, M. Tanveer Hossain Parash, Nik Amin Sahid Nik Lah

“…Objective: Early detection potentially reduces mortality rates, yet instances of delayed treatment-seeking after symptom onset have been observed, posing significant risks, as late presentation escalates mortality rates among patients. …”
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