Research on subway settlement prediction based on the WTD-PSR combination and GSM-SVR model by Miren Rong, Chao Feng, Yinping Pang, Hailong Wang, Ying Yuan, Wensong Zhang, Lanxin Luo

“…However, during the construction of subways, surface settlement around the area is inevitably caused, which can significantly impact the safety of the building procedure and surrounding buildings. Therefore, accurately predicting surface settlement around subway tunnels is of great practical significance. …”
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A comparative study in the functional outcomes after conventional Deltopectoral approach vs. anterior deltoid split approach for fixation of proximal humerus fractures by Shradha A. Kulkarni, MS Orthopaedics, DNB Orthopaedics, Mansoor Malnas, Postgraduate Student-MS Orthopaedics (final year- 3rd year), Karan Bhanushali, MS Othopaedics, DNB Orthopaedics, Parag K. Munshi, MS Orthopedics, Dorth, DNB, MchOrth, FRCS (Gen Surg), FRCS (Orth)

“…Management may involve conservative methods or surgical procedures, such as open reduction and internal fixation using Proximal Humerus Interlocking Osteosynthesis (PHILOS) plates. …”
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Effectiveness of the Integrated Dengue Education and Learning (iDEAL) module in improving the knowledge, attitude, practice, environmental cleanliness index, and dengue index among... by Rahmat Dapari, Kalaivani Muniandy, Ahmad Zaid Fattah Azman, Suhaili Abu Bakar, Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa, Lim Chee Hwa, Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu, Nooreen Farzana Mustapha, Norazman Mohd Rosli, Mohd 'Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Nazri Che Dom, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Balvinder Singh Gill, Nurulhusna Ab Hamid

“…The iDEAL module will be developed following a systematic procedure and delivered in-person by trained researchers to the participants. …”
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Responses of maximal fat oxidation and Fatmax to incremental exercise and electrical muscle stimulation in overweight men by Minoo Bassami, Shirin Khaknejad, Rasoul Easlami, Ali Nejatian Hoseinpour

“…Respiratory gases were collected to measure fat and carbohydrate oxidations. The test procedures were such that after warming up for five minutes, the subjects started the exercise at an intensity of 50 watts on the cycle ergometer and 25 watts was added to the workload every three minutes, until their respiratory exchange ratio (RER) reached to one. …”
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Double Gold/Nitrogen Nanosecond-Laser-Doping of Gold-Coated Silicon Wafer Surfaces in Liquid Nitrogen by Sergey Kudryashov, Alena Nastulyavichus, Victoria Pryakhina, Evgenia Ulturgasheva, Michael Kovalev, Ivan Podlesnykh, Nikita Stsepuro, Vadim Shakhnov

“…This novel facile double-element laser-doping procedure paves the way to local maskless on-demand introductions of multiple intra-gap intermediate donor and acceptor bands in Si, providing related multi-wavelength IR photoconductivity for optoelectronic applications.…”
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Web-Based Human Papillomavirus Education and Professional Skills Intervention for Health Care Providers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jacob Martinez, Jacquelin I Cordero, Meagan Whitney, Katie L LaRoche, Gabriel Frietze, Eva M Moya, Kristin Gosselink

“…We may use multiple imputation procedures to handle the missing data (if applicable). …”
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Urine microbiota in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and approaches to its detection by M. I. Kogan, Yu. L. Naboka, A. V. Ryzhkin, I. A. Gudima, A. G. Ivanov, S. N. Ivanov, O. N. Vasiliev, V. P. Glukhov, A. V. Ilyash, D. V. Sizyakin

“…It is advisable to carry out an extended cultural urine examination to study the characteristics of the microbiota / microbiome of the urine of the bladder immediately before the urethrocystoscopy procedure by collecting urine with a urethral catheter.…”
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Hematoma subdural agudo traumático: estudo de 110 pacientes Acute traumatic subdural haematomas: study of 110 cases by Nicandro de Figueiredo Neto, Johnny Wesley G. Martins, Miguel Parage Filho, Luiz Augusto Casulari Roxo da Motta, Paulo Andrade de Mello, Ronaldo Sérgio Santana Pereira

“…CT scan was the diagnostic procedure of choice, and it showed contusion and brain swelling to be the most frequent associated intracranial lesions. …”
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A Pilot Study of Virtual Reality in Hemodialysis for Mitigating Pain and Anxiety: User Experiences and Perceptions by Rodríguez de Galvis S, Guerrero Rodríguez E, Audije-Gil J, Hernández SH, Argilés-Huguet M, Botella A, Burgos Villulas M, Casaux-Huertas A, González Sánchez I, Marín López MT, Manso P, Hernán D, Dapena F, Arenas Jiménez MD

“…Solmar Rodríguez de Galvis,1 Elena Guerrero Rodríguez,1 Julia Audije-Gil,1 Sandra Hernández Hernández,1 Marta Argilés-Huguet,2 Ana Botella,1 Marina Burgos Villulas,1 Ana Casaux-Huertas,1 Isabel González Sánchez,1 María Teresa Marín López,1 Paula Manso,1 David Hernán,1 Fabiola Dapena,1 María Dolores Arenas Jiménez1 1Unidad de Investigación, Fundación Renal Española, Madrid, 28003, Spain; 2CSMIJ Pirineu Sant Joan de Deu Terres, Lleida, SpainCorrespondence: Julia Audije-Gil, Unidad de Investigación, Fundación Renal Española, Calle de José Abascal, 42, 1°, Izq, Madrid, 28003, Spain, Tel +34 659613453, Email julia.audije@fundacionrenal.esBackground: Virtual reality (VR) helps control symptoms during procedures in chronic patients. This study analyzes VR’s effect on pain and anxiety in hemodialysis (HD) patients at two points: the vascular access puncture and disconnection.Methods: A prospective, non-randomized, crossover, multicenter pilot study assessing pre- and post-intervention outcomes with VR headsets. …”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge L. Martinez-Cajas, Ann Jolly, Yanping Gong, Gerald Evans, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Bradley Stoner, T. Hugh Guan, Beatriz Alvarado

“…We employed Poisson regression for period #1 and Cox regression for period #2 to examine associations of demographic factors (age, sex, ethnicity, migration status, income insufficiency), health factors (chronic conditions, smoking history, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status), household factors (exposure to COVID-19), occupational factors (work role, exposure to COVID-19 patients, personal protective equipment access, aerosol-generating procedures) and community exposures (use of masks, distance, hand-washing) with SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Attenuation of Stress Responses to Human Handling Through Habituation in Goats by Tharun Tej Erukulla, Phaneendra Batchu, Priyanka Gurrapu, Arshad Shaik, Thomas H. Terrill, Govind Kannan

“…Data from the arena test were analyzed using a Mann–Whitney U Test, and blood physiological responses were analyzed using MIXED procedures in SAS with sampling time (Time) as a repeated measure. …”
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Nontraumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation: A Rare Complication of COVID-19 in Elderly Patient by Shaker Barker

“…However, this is an uncommon condition of uncertain etiology characterized by NAAS, usually seen in children secondary to an infection and inflammation in the head and neck region or otolaryngeal procedures. Patients generally complain about neck stiffness and pain, and sometimes dysphagia may occur. …”
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Características físicas e químicas de grãos verdes de linhagens e cultivares de feijão caupi para processamento tipo conserva Physical and chemical characteristics of green grains... by Eliza D. P. de A. Lima, Edlene de S. Jerônimo, Carlos A. de A. Lima, Perla J. de S. Gondim, Mauro L. Aldrigue, Lourival F. Cavalcante

“…<br>The objective of this study was to observe viability of introduction of ten lines and two cultivars of green cowpea for processing and preservation. The preservation procedure started by diluting, pod bleaching and packing in glass recipients. …”
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Examining the effect of intermittent cycling throughout a 3-h period on peripheral blood concentrations of haemopoietic stem and progenitor cells and cytolytic natural killer cells by Phoebe A. Cox, Fendi Pradana, Ella Noble, Samuel J. E. Lucas, Guy Pratt, Mark T. Drayson, Kevin Amin, Francesca A. M. Kinsella, Alex J. Wadley

“…Abstract Background Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation is the primary procedure used to collect haemopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) for haemopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT), however there is a clinical need to reduce collection times and achieve sufficient HSPC doses for successful engraftment. …”
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Preparation and quality evaluation of enrofloxacin nanoemulsion by YANG Xue-feng, QI Yong-hua, NING Hong-mei, WANG Qing-hua

“…The nanoemulsion was not found the phenomenon of the delamination, demulsification and medicine leakage under the centrifugalization trial and the thermal test.The results above suggest that the optimal preparation procedure of enrofloxacin nanoemulsion is simple and practicable. …”
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Lung transplant outcomes by surgeon practice and volume by Jessica M. Ruck, MD PhD, Shi Nan Feng, BSPH, Mary G. Bowring, MPH, Alice L. Zhou, MS, Jinny S. Ha, MD MHS, Antonio Polanco, MD, Christian A. Merlo, MD MPH, Errol L. Bush, MD

“…Conclusions: Surgeons’ practice patterns and lung transplant volume were significantly associated with post-transplant mortality, indicating the importance of experience in achieving optimal outcomes for a technically difficult procedure such as a lung transplant.…”
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Combined mechanistic and machine learning method for construction of oil reservoir permeability map consistent with well test measurements by Evgenii Kanin, Alsu Garipova, Sergei Boronin, Vladimir Vanovskiy, Albert Vainshtein, Andrey Afanasyev, Andrei Osiptsov, Evgeny Burnaev

“…The ANN is trained on a physics-based dataset generated through a synthetic well test procedure, which includes the numerical modeling of the bottomhole pressure decline curve in a reservoir simulator and its interpretation using a semi-analytical reservoir model. …”
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Risk of Endophthalmitis in Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Combined with Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil Insertion by Mohamed Abou Shousha, Taher Eleiwa, Allister Gibbons, Christopher Smith, Sean Edelstein, George Kontadakis, Zachary Schmitz, Joshua Abernathy, Ross Chod, Zachary Bodnar, Kelvin McDaniel, Rocio Bentivegna, Levent Akduman

“…The addition of PPV and SOI to the KPro implantation in the eyes with corneal pathology, as well as hypotony and/or retinal detachment, is a safe and effective procedure for visual rehabilitation. Pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil insertion may have a protective effect against the development of postoperative endophthalmitis in eyes receiving KPro.…”
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Determining household out of pocket payments, incidence of catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment among patients with malaria in Zambia's path towards Universal Health Covera... by Patrick Banda, Felix Masiye, Oliver Kaonga, Jesse Bump, Peter Berman

“…The study employed probability sampling procedures. A two-stage stratified cluster sample design was used. …”
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Rancang Bangun Sistem Konversi Mata Kuliah (Studi Kasus : Prodi Informatika, Fasilkom, UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur) by Henni Endah Wahanani, Made Hanindia Prami Swari, Fawwaz Ali Akbar

“…Based on the results obtained from basic path testing, 48 functions are included in the category of low risk level for defects or errors that have a simple and well structured and stable type of procedure with a percentage of 100%. The percentage of tests that can be carried out by 89 tests based on the independent path is 100%. …”
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