An appraisal of blood pressure control and its determinants among patients with primary hypertension seen in a primary care setting in Western Nigeria by Oluwaseun S. Ojo, Sunday O. Malomo, Peter T. Sogunle, Adegbola M. Ige

“…The aim of the study was to describe the pattern of blood pressure control and identify the factors influencing blood pressure control among patients with primary hypertension seen at family medicine clinics of FMC, Abeokuta. …”
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Chemoprevention of 4NQO-Induced Mouse Tongue Carcinogenesis by AKT Inhibitor through the MMP-9/RhoC Signaling Pathway and Autophagy by Panpan Yin, Jiahui Chen, Yanlin Wu, Feng Gao, Jinlin Wen, Wenbin Zhang, Ying Su, Xinyan Zhang

“…Oral cancer (OC), the most common cancer in the head and neck, which has a poor prognosis, histopathologically follows a stepwise pattern of hyperplasia, dysplasia, and cancer. Blocking the progression of OC in the precancer stage could greatly improve the survival and cure rates. …”
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Research on Unidirectional Traveling Wire Electrochemical Discharge Micromachining of Thick Metal Materials by Rudong Zhang, Xiaocong Tang, Yaowu Zhou, Ying Li, Yongbin Zeng

“…Experiments were conducted to investigate the wire traveling pattern, the recast layer, and the wear of the wire electrode. …”
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Pod Production Dynamics and Pod Size Distribution of Theobroma cacao L. Clone CCN 51 in Full Sunlight by Ramón E. Jaimez, Luigy Barragan, Miguel Fernández-Niño, Oswaldo J. Larreal B, Byron Flores

“…During this period, 65% of the pods had lengths between 5 and 15 cm, which corresponds to the period of the highest pod growth rate. The average length values of the harvested pods were generally below 23 cm and rarely exceeded 7 pods/tree. …”
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Spatial Zoning Based on Spatial and Temporal Soil Heavy Metal Changes in Geological High Background Areas by Zhiheng Qin, Li Li, Xiuqin Wu

“…The mild accumulation rate of arsenic is 5%, concentrated in the central part of the study area. …”
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Methimazole-Induced Pleural Effusion in the Setting of Graves’ Disease by Le Yu Khine, Dong Won Kim, Omolola Olajide, Chelsey White, Yousef Shweihat, Henry Driscoll

“…A 67-year-old female with recently diagnosed Graves’ disease on methimazole 20mg daily was admitted with dyspnea and new onset atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. Chest X-ray revealed a unilateral right pleural effusion, which was consistent with a transudate on thoracocentesis. …”
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Development of a fast-acting nanosuspension nasal drop using a novel co-processed polymer for migraine relief by Nikhil Shrisunder, Prashant Kumar Dhakad, Ritu Gilhotra

“…Results and Discussion: The optimized formulation (Batch F9) exhibited a particle size of 78.8 nm and a high drug release rate (93.87% in 8 hours). Stability studies confirmed no significant changes in drug content, pH, or osmolality over a three-month period. …”
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Synthesis of V2O5-ZnS nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic properties for degradation of ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin antibiotics by Saurabh K. Sharma, Manos P.C. Kalita

“…The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the V2O5-ZnS nanocomposites revealed the presence of V2O5 with orthorhombic crystal phase and ZnS with cubic crystal phase. …”
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Detection of Plants Leaf Diseases using Swarm Optimization Algorithms by Saud Abdul Razzaq, Baydaa Khaleel

“…Classification is widely and largely used in data analysis, and pattern recognition. The data analysis aims to discover similarities between them and group them based on similarity into multiple classes. …”
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Prevention and Control of Hydrogen Sulphide Accidents in Mining Extremely Thick Coal Seam: A Case Study in Wudong Coal Mine by Xuchao Huang, Enmao Wang, Gang Wang, Jiuyuan Fan

“…In this study, we theoretically modelled hydrogen sulphide generation in extremely thick underground coal mines with the +575 level #45 coal seam of Wudong Coal Mine as an example and obtained the on-site hydrogen sulphide emission pattern and spatial distribution features by combining field measurements and computational fluid dynamics simulation. …”
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Prevalence of psoriatic arthritis and comorbidities in patients with severe psoriasis: Data of a retrospective analysis of a hospital cohort by N. V. Batkaeva, T. V. Korotaeva, E. A. Batkaev

“…The diagnosis of comorbidities was confirmed by medical specialists in accordance with the ICD-10 code; the rate and pattern (%) of comorbidities were analyzed.Results. …”
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Effect of carotid artery stenosis on collateral flow status in patients with acute ischemic stroke after mechanical thrombectomy by Jing-Liang Su, De-You Xue, Xiang-Yang Wei, Xin-Yu Yang

“…Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed that the 90-day survival rate in the severe stenosis and occlusion group was lower than other groups (χ2 = 26.716, P < 0.001). …”
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Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Bearing Fault Diagnosis by Sarra Eddai, Nabih Feki, Ahmed Ghorbel, Abdelkhalak El Hami, Mohamed Haddar

“…Machine learning enhances machine diagnostics through advanced data analysis, pattern recognition, and fault prediction. This study investigates the application of machine learning algorithms for bearing fault detection. …”
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Learning engagement and psychological flexibility among Chinese adolescents: a moderated mediation model by Pengfei Yue, Pengfei Yue, Jiaxin Zhang

“…After removing 45 invalid questionnaires due to incomplete responses and patterned answers, a total of 705 valid questionnaires were obtained, with 52.9% girls and an average age of 13.11 years (SD = 1.04), leading to an effectiveness rate of 94.00%. …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Recreational and Elite Equestrian Athletes in Training and Competition: An Exploratory Analysis by Russ Best, Jeni Pearce

“…Equestrian sports present a unique challenge to the rider's gastrointestinal (GI) tract and health as they meet nutritional requirements for performance, execute riding discipline-specific skills, and coordinate their hip and abdominal movements with their equine movement pattern. Additional gastrointestinal challenges may result from the known gut-brain axis, as previous research reports a high rate of anxiety in equestrian athletes. …”
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Fragmented QRS complex as a predictor of in-hospital life-threatening arrhythmias in myocardial infarction patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tanawat Attachaipanich, Suthinee Attachaipanich, Kotchakorn Kaewboot

“…The inclusion criteria were studies that included MI patients and compared the rate of in-hospital arrhythmia between fQRS and non-fQRS participants. …”
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Biosynthesis, Characterization, Adsorption and Antimicrobial studies of Vanadium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Punica Granatum Extract by Angham Tariq Ali, Lekaa K. Abdul Karem

“…The results proved removal simultaneously from water using V2O5NPs based on surface shape on the affinity of three metal ions. The adsorption rate of Ni(II) is the highest one in the time scale and conditions of our experiment at all surfaces, while Co(II) and Cu(II) ions are close in magnitude. …”
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Effect of time interval and immunosuppressive treatment on durability of humoral immune response in rheumatoid arthritis patients following COVID-19 vaccination by Semiyan Muhamad Ali, Sanaa Gadbaan Hama

“…Conclusion: IgG positivity rate obviously decreased mainly in Rheumatoid arthritis groups after medium time interval, with no significant effect for immunosuppressant drugs on vaccination response.…”
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HIV infects astrocytes in vivo and egresses from the brain to the periphery. by Victoria Lutgen, Srinivas D Narasipura, Hannah J Barbian, Maureen Richards, Jennillee Wallace, Roshanak Razmpour, Tetyana Buzhdygan, Servio H Ramirez, Lisa Prevedel, Eliseo A Eugenin, Lena Al-Harthi

“…Egressed HIV evolved with a pattern and rate typical of acute peripheral infection. …”
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Asymmetric Shocks and Pension Fund Volatility: A GARCH Approach with Macroeconomic Predictors to an Unexplored Emerging Market by Cristiana Tudor, Aura Girlovan, Gabriel Robert Saiu, Daniel Dumitru Guse

“…The analysis includes domestic and international equity indices (BET, STOXX), government bond yields (ROMGB 10Y, ROMANI 5Y), short-term interbank rates (ROBOR ON), and exchange rate fluctuations (RON/EUR). …”
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