Coma e síndrome de herniação transtentorial consequentes a lesão hemisférica não expansiva aguda Coma and central herniation syndrome due to an acute non-expanding hemispheral mass... by Ricardo De Oliveira-Souza, Marcos Benchimol

“…O presente trabalho retrata o caso de uma paciente que entrou em coma por infarto extenso do hemisfério cerebral direito e desenvolveu sinais clínicos característicos do estágio diencefálico da herniação transtentorial central. …”
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Characterization of Wet and Dry Deposition in the Downwind of Industrial Sources in a Dry Tropical Area by Raj K. Singh, Raj M. Agrawal

“…The nonacidic deposition suggests that there is no threat of acidification of the receiving ecosystem at present.…”
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Disease burden and trends of lung cancer attributable to nickel among Chinese and global population: a cross-sectional study by Huaye Lu, Lei Han, Peihong Wu, Xin Liu, Qingtao Jiang

“…ASRs within Chinese and global populations exhibit a pattern characterized by an initial increase followed by a decrease as age progresses, with males higher than females. …”
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Rasterstereographic Analysis of Lateral Shift in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Case Control Study by Britta K. Krautwurst, Jürgen R. Paletta, Sylvia Mendoza, Adrian Skwara, Melvin Mohokum

“…A specific lateral shift (LS) pattern is observed in patients with disc herniation and low back pain, as shown in earlier studies. …”
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The role of structural and functional parameters in designing pathology-specific tDCS protocols for primary progressive aphasia by Sagarika Bhattacharjee, P. T. Sivakumar, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Kenichi Oishi, Kyrana Tsapkini, S. H. Annabel Chen, Brenda Rapp, John E. Desmond, T. N. Sathyaprabha, Kaviraja Udupa, Rajan Kashyap

“…Since tDCS current distribution depends on brain structure and function, variant-specific montages are essential. This study presents a pathology-specific approach for tDCS montage selection, identifying the optimal montage for each PPA variant. …”
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Synthesis, physico-chemical studies and biological evaluation of new metal complexes with some pyrazolone derivatives by Ahmed M. Ramadan, Asma A. Alshehri, Samir Bondock

“…A series of N-substituted-4-thiocarbamoyl-5-pyrazolone derivatives (HL1-HL4) is presented as chelating agents for complexation with Fe(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) metal ions. …”
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Fluid pressure gradient characteristics and petroleum geological significance in Shahejie Formation of Bonan Sag in Jiyang Depression by Peng LIU, Tao MENG, Fatang YAN, Zhongxin LI, Chengcheng SHAN

“…High horizontal pressure gradient zones are mainly distributed in a ring-shaped pattern around the edge of the sag. There are three high vertical pressure gradient zones, forming elongated zones in a planar distribution with a broad spatial extent. …”
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CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY by A. Yu. Vasil’ev, A. P. Buzhilova, E. A. Egorova, D. V. Makarova, N. Ya. Berezina, I. S. Zorina, V. I. Khartanovich

“…The CBCT examination of bone fragments exhibited the signs of their fusion. A wound pattern was established in 31% of the samples. The specific features of a bone amputation stump could be characterized in detail in 17.2% of the anthropological findings. 51.7% of the cases were found to have signs of sustained bone inflammatory diseases of various genesis, which in 41.4% of them were presented by linear, bulbar, and assimilated periostal reactions and significantly detectable on CBCT scans. …”
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Most diverse, most neglected: weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) are ubiquitous specialized brood-site pollinators of tropical flora by Haran, Julien, Kergoat, Gael J., de Medeiros, Bruno A. S.

“…Conversely, lineages of brood-site weevil pollinators present numerous shared behavioral and physiological traits, and often form multispecific assemblages of closely related species on a single host; recent studies also revealed that they generally display a high degree of phylogenetic niche conservatism. …”
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Kinetics of silicon extraction into alloy from a mixture of amorphous rocks by V.M. Shevko, N.M. Mirkayev, A.D. Badikova

“…Potential technologically effective raw materials for producing silicon-containing ferroalloys are sedimentary rocks – diatomite, opoka, tripoli, in which silica is predominantly in amorphous form. The article presents the results of studying the kinetics of silicon extraction into alloy from a mixture of amorphous rocks. …”
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Design for Loss Reduction in a Compact AFPM Electric Water Pump with a PCB Motor by Do-Hyeon Choi, Hyung-Sub Han, Min-Ki Hong, Dong-Hoon Jung, Won-Ho Kim

“…A PCB stator axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) motor is presented that overcomes the manufacturing challenges associated with the complex geometry of conventional stators by employing a PCB substrate. …”
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Copper and Temperature Interactions Induce Differential Physiological and Metal Exclusion Responses in the Model Brown Macroalga <i>Ectocarpus</i> by Alex Santillán-Sarmiento, Paula S. M. Celis-Plá, A. John Moody, Claudio A. Saez, Murray T. Brown

“…Relative growth rates decreased at 25 °C for the two highest Cu concentrations after 8 days of exposure, but a contrasting pattern was observed in the photosynthetic maximum quantum yield (<i>F_v</i>/<i>F_m</i>) and photosynthetic efficiency (<i>α</i>), where reductions were observed at 15 °C for the same Cu concentrations. …”
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Unravelling the Erythropoietin Heterodimeric Complex: In Silico Analysis of Complex Assembly and Binding Interface by Atiya Habib, Urooj Qureshi, Mohammad Nur-e-Alam, Aftab Ahmed, Zaheer Ul-Haq

“…We propose that the presented model can be harnessed for future characterization studies.…”
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Incidence of primary care chest pain consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis with routine care data by Simone van den Bulk, Jasper W. A. van Egeraat, Annelieke H. J. Petrus, Mattijs E. Numans, Tobias N. Bonten

“…Cardiology departments reported declines in chest pain evaluations and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnoses. However, the pattern of chest pain in primary care is not clear yet. …”
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Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Bacterial and Fungal Suspected Corneal Ulcer at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Centre, Northwest Ethiopia by Tarekegn Wuletaw, Mekuanint Geta, Adane Bitew, Wossen Mulugeta, Baye Gelaw

“…A total of 30 suspected bacterial and fungal keratitis patients have been enrolled in this study. The visual acuity presented in 90% of the affected eyes was in the category of blindness (<3/60). …”
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Engineered testbeds for investigating syringe injection performance in human factors studies by Andrew Pack, Sabrina Su, Frank A. Drews, Amrish Chourasia, Kevin Cluff, Joy Guerrieri, Jungkyu Kim

“…Results: Results from data collection using a syringe pump with solutions of 5, 10, 15, and 20 centipoise (cP) revealed a polynomial relationship between viscosity and force, contrary to the expected linear relationship. This unexpected pattern likely resulted from complex fluid dynamics in the 27-gauge needle. …”
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Early Dynamics of Circulating Tumor DNA Following Curative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Related to Disease Control in Lung Cancer by Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Yeon Jeong Kim, Hongryull Pyo

“…<b>Background/objectives:</b> We aimed to characterize the dynamic pattern of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) during hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) in patients with lung cancer and assess its clinical relevance. …”
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Breaking barriers: targeted delivery of resveratrol in lung cancer using folate-integrated and pH-responsive hybrid nanocarriers by Sanjoy Das, Malay K. Das, Taison Jamatia, Nayan Ranjan Ghose Bishwas, Dhritiman Roy, Emdormi Rymbai

“…Working on this rationale, the present study was aimed to develop novel and affordable hybrid nanocarriers combined with folate and pH-responsive functionalities for targeted delivery of Resveratrol (FOL-RSV-LPHNCs). …”
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Study on the Development Level, Spatial Differences and Obstacle Factors of Agricultural Modernization—Taking Cities and Counties in Hainan Province as An Example by Yiwen MA, Xiaojun XU

“…From the perspective of regional development, the level of agricultural modernization in the eastern, central, and western regions of Hainan Province and within the regions is unbalanced, presenting a spatial development pattern of "low in central hilly areas and high in cities and counties along the east and west coasts", which reflects differences among regions in terms of economic development level, geographical location, transportation, resource endowment, and other aspects; from the perspective of obstacle factors, the main factors affecting the level of agricultural modernization development in Hainan Province are the guaranteed yield rate of drought and flood, effective electromechanical irrigation rate, expenditures on agricultural, forestry and water affairs, and coverage rate of modern facility agriculture.…”
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Association of multidimensional frailty and dynapenia with fall risk in older adults by Maryam Ghorbanzadeh, Afsaneh Bakhtiari, Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Maryam Abbaszadeh-Amirdehi

“…A clear dose-response pattern emerged: fall risk escalated from 3.24-fold (95% CI: 1.48–3.09) with two frailty domains plus dynapenia, to 7.27-fold (95% CI: 3.46–7.29) when all three domains co-occurred. …”
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