Improved Sleep Associated With Triamcinolone Acetonide Extended-Release Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Use of a New Real-World Registry by Michael A. Mont, MD, Jennifer H. Lin, PhD, Andrew I. Spitzer, MD, Vinod Dasa, MD, Adam Rivadeneyra, MD, David Rogenmoser, DO, Andrew L. Concoff, MD, Mitchell K. Ng, MD, Mary DiGiorgi, PhD, MPH, Stan DySart, MD, Joshua Urban, MD, William M. Mihalko, MD, PhD

“…Patient demographics were gathered/analyzed, adjusting for age, sex, study site, Kellgren-Lawrence grade, baseline score of pain severity/function, pain-catastrophizing, and analgesic use in each assessment. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Lung Volume Reduction with Endobronchial Coil #2 and Coil #4 Results of the German Emphysema Registry—Lungenemphysemregister e.V. by Christian Grah, Shiao Li Oei, Joanna Krist, Björn Wiesemann, Bernd Schmidt, Andreas Fertl, Björn Schwick, Ralf-Harto Hübner, Birgit Becke, Karl-Josef Franke, Christian Geltner, Stephan Eisenmann, Franz Stanzel, Grit Barten-Neiner, Thomas Sgarbossa, Katarzyna Blazejczyk, Hannah Wüstefeld

“…The higher pneumothorax rate with Coil #4 is surprising and should be minimized by adapting the technique.Trial registration DRKS00021207 registered on 29/05/2020.…”
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Individual Specialization in a Generalist Apex Predator: The Leopard Seal by Emily S. Sperou, Douglas J. Krause, Renato Borras‐Chavez, Patrick Charapata, Daniel P. Costa, Daniel E. Crocker, Kerri J. Smith, Bradley Thompson, Azana Best, Jaelyn Anderson, Michael E. Goebel, Carolina A. Bonin, Sarah S. Kienle

“…Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are apex predators important to the structure and function of the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Though broadly described as generalists, little is known about their trophic ecology at the population or individual level. …”
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Preliminary Effectiveness of a One-Week Summer Day Camp for Improving Children’s Health Behaviors and Psychosocial Well-Being Outcomes by Qiaoyin Tan, Yuxin Nie, Paul Son, Renee A. Underwood, Peyton Murray, Callie Hebert, K-Lynn McKey, Chelsea Hendrick, Amanda E. Staiano, Senlin Chen

“…Discussion: The findings indicate a positive preliminary effectiveness of the summer camp at reducing children’s screen time and improving their QoL, especially in boys and those from higher-income families. Future research should focus on health disparities and expansion of this camp for the potential of longer-term and more robust effects related to wellness, nutrition literacy, physical activity promotion, and obesity prevention.…”
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Impact of renal dysfunction on mid-term outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Chi Chen, Zhen-Gang Zhao, Yan-Biao Liao, Yong Peng, Qing-Tao Meng, Hua Chai, Qiao Li, Xiao-Lin Luo, Wei Liu, Chen Zhang, Mao Chen, De-Jia Huang

“…Patients with CKD stage 4 had significantly higher incidences of peri-procedural complications and a poorer prognosis, a finding that should be factored into the clinical decision-making process regarding these patients.…”
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MONITORING OF SIDE EFFECTS OF THE ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WOMEN WITH EPILEPSY by G. V. Odintsova, N. Y. Koroleva, A. A. Chugunova, L. A. Saykova

“…In conclusion, the primary assessment of the reproductive health status in epilepsy should conduct on the neurological visits. Safety of antiepileptic drug treatment should include of reproductive health monitoring consisting in the collection of gynecological anamnesis and clinical examination.…”
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Investigation and Management of Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy by João Cavaco-Gomes, Cátia Jorge Moreira, Anabela Rocha, Raquel Mota, Vera Paiva, Antónia Costa

“…Adnexal masses can be found in 0.19 to 8.8% of all pregnancies. Most masses are functional and asymptomatic and up to 70% resolve spontaneously in the second trimester. …”
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CHALLENGES FOR INTEGRATION OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INTO THE EUROPEAN SKY by Tadeusz ZIELIŃSKI, Wiesław MARUD

“…An analysis of normative documents functioning in the European Union (EU) relating to RPAS has been carried out. …”
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A framework for utilizing leaf-associated microbes to achieve conservation and restoration goals by Jacob A. Heil, Jessica R. Bernardin, Stephanie J. Galla, Leonora S. Bittleston

“…ABSTRACT Plant-associated microbiomes have profound effects on ecosystem functioning and play a role in the success of plants at both small and large scales. …”
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A Coverage Hole Healing Strategy with Awareness of Data Delivery Time in Wireless Sensor Networks by Fu-Tian Lin, Tien-Wen Sung, Chu-Sing Yang

“…An efficient wireless sensor network (WSN) should maintain full sensing coverage and topology connectivity within its sensing field. …”
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The role of Central and Eastern Europe in the building of silk road economic belt by Zuokui Liu

“…The three choices will have heavy influences on the functions and ways that the CEECs could play their roles. …”
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Natural Tooth Pontic Using Recent Adhesive Technologies: An Esthetic and Minimally Invasive Prosthetic Solution by Davide Augusti, Gabriele Augusti, Andrei Ionescu, Eugenio Brambilla, Dino Re

“…An implant-supported crown represents an established and validated option for single-tooth replacement; however, a restorative solution should be selected according to a wide number of factors including patient’s desire, expectations, specific clinical conditions, and financial possibilities. …”
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Hommage to the central library and central library services by Eva Kodrič-Dačić

“…After 40 years, in 2001, they were terminated by the new Slovenian Library Act. Their activities should have promoted the development of librarianship and ensured a harmonised and professional functioning and development of the library system and particularly of public libraries. …”
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Pyrolysis Kinetic Modelling of Wheat Straw from the Pannonian Region by Ivan Pešenjanski, Biljana Miljković, Marija Vićević

“…The influence of this factor should be more precisely investigated as a general variable, which should be the topic of further experiments.…”
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Online activity time management – dilemmas and challenges by Barbara Liliana Pabian, Arnold Grzegorz Pabian

“…The authors of this article propose the use of the following functions: planning, organizing, self-motivation, control. …”
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Amelogenesis Imperfecta: Rehabilitation and Brainstorming on the Treatment Outcome after the First Year by Ayça Deniz İzgi, Ediz Kale, Remzi Niğiz

“…Treatment of AI patients should be carefully planned and an acceptable risk-benefit balance should be established.…”
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Subjective cognitive complaints in schizophrenia: relation to antipsychotic medication dose, actual cognitive performance, insight and symptoms. by William Sellwood, Anthony P Morrison, Rosie Beck, Suzanne Heffernan, Heather Law, Richard P Bentall

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Subjective cognitive impairment in patients with psychosis in the absence of formal testing should not be taken as evidence of impaired cognitive functioning. …”
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DIFFICULTIES OF DIAGNOSTICS AND CHOICE OF SURGICAL APPROACH IN PATIENTS WITH DUCTAL CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA by D. A. Granov, I. V. Timergalin

“…The surgery gave the chance for positive long-term prognosis in case of cancer and allowed doctors to cure patients in case of benign tumor. Functional state of the liver and morphological changes of the removed share should be considered in case of hilus carcinoma. …”
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A theoretical justification for single molecule peptide sequencing. by Jagannath Swaminathan, Alexander A Boulgakov, Edward M Marcotte

“…Deep, quantitative profiling of the proteome, especially if combined with mRNA and metabolite measurements, should provide an unprecedented view of cell state, better revealing functions and interactions of cell components. …”
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Methodology and Policy of Designing and Implementing the National Qualification System by A. N. Leybovitch

“…The introduction of the new qualification framework should correspond with the changes in the assessment mechanism of training outcomes. …”
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