Evaluating the Performance of Low-cost PM Sensors over Multiple COALESCE Network Sites by Vishal R. Dharaiya, Vasudev Malyan, Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Chandra Venkatraman, Pratim Biswas, Kajal Yadav, Diksha Haswani, Ramya Sunder Raman, Ruqia Bhat, Tanveer Ahmad Najar, Arshid Jehangir, Rohit P. Patil, G. Pandithurai, Sandeep Singh Duhan, Jitendra Singh Laura

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Validity, Agreement and Reliability of the ForceFrame Dynamometer in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury by Kamilla Arp, Thomas Frydendal, Troels Kjeldsen, Ulrik Dalgas, Signe Timm, Bjarke Viberg, Kim Ingwersen, Claus Varnum

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional study # Material and Methods Twenty-seven participants with ACL injury or reconstruction were recruited for participation in this study. maximal voluntary isometric contration (MVIC) of the knee extensors and flexors was tested on two separate days. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…Therefore, this research aimed to reveal the presence of Leptospira spp. in aborted fetuses, genital-urinary secretions of female and male Bubalus bubalis, food raw materials, and rodent feces using bacteriological culture. …”
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Cardiac Myosin-binding Protein-C as a Biomarker in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Differentiation of Its Types by Ali Abdul Rasool Hussein, Abdulkareem Hamadi Issa, Abbas Naji Muslem Al Shareeifi

“…Objective: To investigate the role of serum level of cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (cMyC), compared with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-I (hsCTn-I) in the early diagnosis of ACS and differentiation of its subtypes. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty patients (72 males and 48 females), aged ≥30 years selected from those who were admitted to emergency department (ED) of Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital and diagnosed with ACS by cardiologists. …”
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The Impact of Hyperoxia on Outcome of Patients Treated with Noninvasive Respiratory Support by Seyhan Pala Cifci, Yasemin Urcan Tapan, Bengu Turemis Erkul, Yusuf Savran, Bilgin Comert

“…In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of hyperoxia on mortality, and length of stay and also possible side effects of hyperoxia on the patients who are treated with oxygen by noninvasive devices. Materials and Methods. One hundred and eighty-seven patients who met inclusion criteria, treated in Dokuz Eylul University Medical Intensive Care Unit between January 1, 2016, and October 31, 2018, were examined retrospectively. …”
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Effects of tongue tamers and customized bonded spurs as an early treatment of anterior open bite: a randomized clinical study by Safa B. Alawy, Shaimaa S. EL-Desouky, Ibrahim A. Kabbash, Shimaa M. Hadwa

“…Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effects of prefabricated metal-bonded tongue tamers and customized bonded spurs in the early treatment of anterior open bite. Materials and methods A sample of seventy-five children aged 7–9 years were assigned into three groups in which anterior open bite was treated using tongue tamers (group-I), customized composite bonded spurs(group-II), and conventional fixed palatal cribs (group-III). …”
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Model of property relations in the Soviet Lithuania village (Case of Stungiai village) by Žilvinas Kačiuška

“…Good execution of a task corresponded to bigger volume of material resources used and smaller amount of tasks received. …”
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Technical progress of construction and safe operation of underground gas storage under complex geological conditions by Qiqi WANYAN, Yun WANG, Dongxu LI, Hongcheng XU, Chun LI, Kang LI, Jingcui LI, Lifeng LI

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Educating the digital generation: the role of virtual communities by E. M. Kharlanova, N. V. Sivrikova, S. V. Roslyakova, E. G. Chernikova

“…Modern educational space, as well as socialisation, exists in the framework of two interrelated components: the real (material) and virtual (digital) world. Adolescent self-realisation takes place in this mixed, or hybrid, space employing its means. …”
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Changes in hemodynamic parameters with different anaesthesia induction agents in elderly patients with coronary heart disease by A.R. Vitovskyi, O.A. Loskutov

“…The purpose was to improve the safety of surgery in elderly CHD patients by determining the induction schedule for anaesthesia with minimal cardiodepressant and vasodilator effects. Materials and methods. A cohort prospective randomized study of 40 patients with ASA III–IV who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Synthesis of MgFe2O4 Nanoparticles and its Application for Photodegradation of Methylene Blue by Dede Sukandar, Adawiah Adawiah, Saeful Rohman, Shella Fitria, Nanda Saridewi, Salman Farishi, Nurhasni Nurhasni, Isalmi Aziz, Yulyani Nur Azizah

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Comparing the Technological and Intraoperative Performances of Da Vinci xi and DaVinci 5 Robotic Platforms in Patients Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Ahmed Gamal, Marcio Covas Moschovas, Shady Saikali, Sumeet Reddy, Yu Ozawa, Rohan Sharma, Avaneesh Kunta, Travis Rogers, Vipul Patel

“…In this video, we will illustrate several technical advancements of the Da Vinci 5. Material and methods: We performed a video compilation comparing the Da Vinci 5 and Da Vinci Xi during radical prostatectomy. …”
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Preservative-free IOP-lowering medications: potential advantages by I.B. Alekseev, I.A. Koroleva

“…&nbsp;<b>Financial Disclosure:</b>&nbsp;no author has a financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned. There is no&nbsp;<b>conflict of interests. …”
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The influence of environmental factors on the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in dormitory wastewater at a primarily undergraduate institution by Chequita Brooks, Sebrina Brooks, Josie Beasley, Jenna Valley, Michael Opata, Ece Karatan, Rachel Bleich

“…SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA is shed by symptomatic and asymptomatic infected individuals, allowing its genetic material to be detected and quantified in wastewater. …”
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Longitud léxica y frecuencia de uso en el español contemporáneo: un análisis estadístico de corpus by Inmaculada Martínez Martínez, Hiroto Ueda

“…Esta selección pretende aportar una solución general a una variedad de materiales y no una visión particular de un único material, lo que da como resultado una conclusión no definitiva, pero sí más fiable.…”
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An App-Based Intervention With Behavioral Support to Promote Brisk Walking in People Diagnosed With Breast, Prostate, or Colorectal Cancer (APPROACH): Process Evaluation Study by Fiona Kennedy, Susan Smith, Rebecca J Beeken, Caroline Buck, Sarah Williams, Charlene Martin, Phillippa Lally, Abi Fisher

“… BackgroundThe APPROACH pilot study explored the feasibility and acceptability of an app (NHS Active 10) with brief, habit-based, behavioral support calls and print materials intended to increase brisk walking in people diagnosed with cancer. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…The aim of this study is to explore the lived experience of cancer survivors who underwent HSCT from Saudi Arabia.Material And Methods: This study adopted a qualitative descriptive research design using semi-structured in-depth face-to-face interviews. …”
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OUR EXPERIENCE IN TREATMENT OF ENTEROATMOSPHERIC FISTULAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF MINE-EXPLOSIVE INJURY by Kyrylo Parkhomenko, Anastasia Drozdova, Kostiantyn Prokopenko, Ivan Parkhomenko

“…The study aimed to improve the results of surgical treatment of patients with enteroatmospheric fistulas formed as a result of a mine-explosive injury with a penetrating wound of the abdominal cavity. Material and Methods. The results of the treatment of 17 victims with enteroatmospheric fistulas, which were formed as a result of a mine-explosive injury with a penetrating wound of the abdominal cavity, were analyzed. …”
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F-FDG PET/CT Quantitative Parameters and Texture Analysis Effectively Differentiate Endometrial Precancerous Lesion and Early-Stage Carcinoma by Tong Wang MD, Hongzan Sun MD, Yan Guo PhD, Lue Zou MD

“…Objective: This study evaluated the metabolic parameters and texture features of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosis and differentiation of endometrial atypical hyperplasia (EAH), EAH with field cancerization (FC), and stage 1A endometrial carcinoma (EC 1a). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the metabolic parameters of PET/CT in 170 patients with diagnoses confirmed by pathology, including 57 cases of EAH (57/170, 33.53%), 45 cases of FC (45/170, 26.47%), and 68 cases of EC 1a (68/170, 40.0%). …”
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Level of systemic inflammation markers and clinical course in patients with stable ischemic heart disease with and without coronary atherosclerosis by V.I. Tseluyko, T.V. Pylova

“…The aim – to investigate the relation between levels of inflammatory factors and clinical course of the ischemic heart disease with and without coronary atherosclerosis. Materials and methods. We examined 105 patients with stable ischemic heart disease (IHD), age 36 to 84 years (mean age 58.5 ± 9.47 years). …”
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