Use of steel slag and recycled concrete in GeoBarrier system for slope stabilization by Rezat Abishev, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Mert Guney, Mert Guney, Aswin Lim, Jong Kim

“…A finite element transient seepage analysis and limit equilibrium slope stability study were conducted to evaluate the impact of precipitation on the pore water pressure profile of the slope and its stability under rainfall circumstances, respectively. …”
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Optimization of silica content in alumina-silica nanocomposites to achieve high catalytic dehydrogenation activity of supported Pt catalyst by Osama Saber, Heba M. Gobara

“…The present work aims at obtaining a suitable and selective catalyst for catalytic dehydrogenation reactions through designing pore structures of silica-containing alumina nanocomposites by optimizing silica content in the structure. …”
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A polymer-crosslinker-nanoparticles formulation for effective sand consolidation in loose sandstone formations by Mysara Eissa Mohyaldinn, Emmanuel Bullen Lado Solomon, Moamen Hassan Mohamed, Fahd Saeed Alakbari, Mohammed A. Ayoub

“…Core flooding experiments indicated a permeability reduction, which was attributed to modifications in the post-gelation pore structure rather than extensive pore blockage. …”
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A review on atomically modified materials by atomic layer deposition for wastewater treatment by Asif Jan, Melike Begum Tanis-Kanbur, Luuk C. Rietveld, Sebastiaan G.J. Heijman

“…The continued development of ALD presents a promising pathway towards more efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment solutions.…”
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Parameter Estimation for Coupled Hydromechanical Simulation of Dynamic Compaction Based on Pareto Multiobjective Optimization by Wei Wang, Lu-Lu Zhang, Jin-Jian Chen, Jian-Hua Wang

“…This paper presented a parameter estimation method based on a coupled hydromechanical model of dynamic compaction and the Pareto multiobjective optimization technique. …”
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Identification of the best correlations of permeability anisotropy for Mishrif reservoir in West Qurna/1 oil Field, Southern Iraq by Ahmed N. Al-Dujaili, Mehdi Shabani, Mohammed S. AL-Jawad

“…At present, reservoir whether isotropy or anisotropy is taking more attention, particularly the difference in (porosity, permeability, and capillary pressure) associated with pore space. …”
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Effect of pumice content on the undrained cyclic behaviour of pumiceous soil by Emma Gardiner, Mark Stringer, Misko Cubrinovski, Sean Rees, Chris McGann

“…However, despite the lower cyclic resistance, the patterns of pore pressure generation and strain development did not appear to be affected by the amount of pumice in the soil mixture.…”
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Eye and bone involvement is not always osteogenesis imperfecta: unravelling the second case of spondyloocular syndrome from India by Ajaz Qadir, Ankit Chhabra, Shahid Ahmad Ganie, Mohd Rafi Mir

“…Although rare, it poses a significant diagnostic challenge due to its phenotypic overlap with more common conditions such as osteogenesis imperfecta, especially in patients presenting with juvenile-onset osteoporosis. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Case Report by Elitsa Gyokova, Eleonora Hristova-Atanasova, Elizabeth Odumosu, Antonia Andreeva

“…<i>PKD1</i> variants typically result in more severe symptoms and an earlier need for dialysis compared to <i>PKD2.…”
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Cosmetic Outcome and Level of Patient Satisfaction after Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-sectional Study from Tertiary Care Centre in Kerala, India by Ansar Pullampara Pookunju, Rohit Krishna Ajith Kumar, Shabana J Thaha, Nithin Varghese Abraham, Kingini Krishnan

“…Introduction: Oncoplastic Breast Surgery (OBS) has revolutionised breast cancer treatment by combining oncological surgery with plastic surgery techniques, thereby allowing for both cancer control and aesthetic preservation. Evaluating the cosmetic outcomes and levels of patient satisfaction post-OBS is critical for understanding its impact in the Indian context, where cultural, socio-economic and healthcare factors play important roles in shaping patients’ postoperative experiences. …”
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Foreign-Body Aspiration in an Older Patient by Mehmet A. Elbey, Seyma Bilgin, Yucel Aydin

“…Initial imaging suggested a possible malignancy. This unique presentation underscores the significance of thorough patient history-taking in reaching accurate diagnoses, especially in complex cases that initially mimic more common conditions.…”
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Mycotic infections in rheumatology by B. S. Belov, G. M. Tarasova, D. V. Bukhanova

“…Invasive mycoses are becoming a more relevant problem in modern rheumatology. There are difficulties in the lifetime diagnosis and treatment of mycoses in patients with rheumatic diseases. …”
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Neopterin in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis by N. V. Lysak, O. V. Bugrova

“…Immuno-inflammatory process presentation in RA was most often accompanied by elevation of neopterin serum concentration associated with more severe clinical course of early RA, significant antibody formation and radiological progression. …”
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L'analyse log-linéaire de tableaux de contingence et le modèle logit II : interaction et rapport de chances à propos d'un problème d'évaluation contingente by Estelle Kah

“…In this second part of the presentation of the loglinear analysis and the logit model, the author shows, within the frame of a contingent valuation, a few examples of answers to hypotheses about relations between the acceptation to pay more for household waste service in order to ensure a long term environment protection, and the basic geographical context, the level of education, the level of income, as well as sorting behaviour, which constitute the features whose interactions we want to unveil through the methods described in the first text.…”
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Q fever in Spain: Description of a new series, and systematic review. by Vanesa Alende-Castro, Cristina Macía-Rodríguez, Ignacio Novo-Veleiro, Xana García-Fernández, Mercedes Treviño-Castellano, Sergio Rodríguez-Fernández, Arturo González-Quintela

“…While pneumonia is the most frequent form of presentation in the north of the country, isolated fever and hepatitis tend to be more frequent in the central and southern areas. …”
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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical manifestations and therapeutic outcomes in acute endophthalmitis by Ana Maria Dascalu, Sanda Jurja, Carmen Luminita Mocanu, Cristina Alexandrescu, Daniela Stana, Madalina Totir, Ece Ergin, Corneliu Tudor, Catalin Cicerone Grigorescu, Dragos Serban, Laurentiu Simion, Dan Dumitrescu, Andrei Marin, Catalin Teodor Constantinescu, Bogdan Mihai Cristea

“…During Covid-19 pandemic there were significant delays in presentation (p=0.02), more cases of endogenous endophthalmitis (p=0.025), and patients presented a more intense systemic inflammatory reaction (p<0.01). …”
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An Assessment of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertensive Crisis in Patients Who Visited the Emergency Outpatient Department (EOPD) at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama,... by Abel Tezera Abebe, Yabets Tesfaye Kebede, Bekri Delil Mohammed

“…Headache was the most common presenting symptom, and most patients (36.5%) presented to the health setup in less than 24 hours. …”
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Nowa fala w Zielonej Górze. Biennale Sztuki Nowej 1985–1996. Zarys wydarzeń by Konrad Schiller

“…The following essay is an introduction to a more detailed research concerning the art festival called New Art Biennale which took place in Zielona Góra (city in western Poland) between 1985 and 1996. ”Slow disappearance” is an introductory part of the essay. …”
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Ultrasound Assessment and Sexual Dimorphism of Thyroid Nodules: Bringing Gender Medicine to Clinical Practice by Marina Valenzano, Ruth Rossetto Giaccherino, Loredana Pagano, Sara Garberoglio, Roberto Garberoglio

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Understanding sex-based differences in both the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of diseases is necessary to improve health care towards precision medicine. …”
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Can somatic symptom disorder be an iatrogenic disease? by Mathilde Horn, Thomas Fovet, Vincent Sobanski, Ali Amad

“…The causes of SSD are not fully understood, but the biopsychosocial model posits that they result from vulnerability to both precipitating and maintaining factors that contribute to the progression of symptoms from short-term/acute distress presentation to a more persistent and even disabling problem. …”
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