The Effects on Knee Swelling, Range of Motion and Pain using a Commercially Available Hot/Cold Contrast Device in a Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Setting by Kevin E Wilk, Robert E Mangine, James Tersakjs, Kimberly Hasselford

“…Typically, the intervention is performed by either the use of a hot and cold whirlpool or by applying hot and cold packs which can be very time consuming and labor intensive. …”
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A Small Tamper-Resistant Anti-Recycling IC Sensor With a Reused I/O Interface and DC Signalling by Alexandros Dimopoulos, Mihai Sima, Stephen W. Neville

“…This work proposes a novel real-world deployable on-chip sensor that: 1) is tamper-resistant by exploiting persistent changes caused by hot carrier injection (HCI); 2) generates a DC signal measurable by common low-cost test equipment; and 3) reuses an existing I/O interface, including existing pins; while 4) requiring a very small footprint. …”
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EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE SUSTAINABLE WASTE-TO-ENERGY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE FOR THE POULTRY FARM by Xuejun QIAN, Yulai YANG, Raghulkumar CHANDRASEKARAN, Seong LEE

“…Results indicated that lab-scale waste-to-energy system can produce electricity (close to 1 kW) and hot water (57.2°C) while reducing NOx and SO2 emissions during the poultry litter and natural gas co-combustion process. …”
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Recognition of spatial distribution of convergence fluctuation of VIMFC vertical cumulative moisture on Iran’s atmosphere during 1979-2013 by Farshad Pazhoh, mehry akbary, Mohammad Darand

“…Based on the hot spots index in the first layer of troposphere low height regions, in the second layer of troposphere the  high regions of the Alborz, zagros and central mountains and in the third layer of troposphere alpine regions of central and eastern Iran's mountains has positive spatial self-correlation (hot spots). …”
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Study on the constitutive model and thermal deformation behavior of Incoloy825/P110 bimetallic composite material by Hao Liu, Qiang Li, Hailian Gui, Chen Zhang, Sha Li, Leifeng Tuo, Jianxun Chen, Pengyue Zhang, Chunlei Shen

“…By analyzing the microstructure using EBSD, it can be found that DRX behavior has a significant impact on the thermal processing properties of composite materials. …”
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Physicochemical Properties of Sago- and Corn Flour-Based Rice Analogues Fortified with Black-Eyed Bean Flour and Skimmed Milk Powder by Noer Abyor Handayani, Siswo Sumardiono, Aprilina Purbasari, Alfan Fatir Fatikah, Imam Muda Alhakim

“…The results showed that the rice analogue produced by hot extrusion at 70 °C with black-eyed beans (15 % m/m) and skimmed milk powder (0.5 % m/m) had the most significant nutritional improvements such as increased content of protein, fat, carbohydrate, moisture content, ash and fibre. …”
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In Vitro Biocontrol Evaluation of Some Selected Trichoderma Strains against the Root Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) in Bure Woreda, Ethiopia by Abayeneh Girma

“…Capsicum annum L. is a major vegetable crop consumed worldwide as a spice, vegetable, pickle, condiment, and sauce. Each year in Ethiopia, 80% of the yield loss of hot peppers is caused by Fusarium wilt. …”
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Late-season source limitation practices to cope with climate change: delaying ripening and improving colour of Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes and wine in a hot and arid climate by Luca Pallotti, Guadalupe Partida, Eve Laroche-Pinel, Vania Lanari, Miguel Pedroza, Luca Brillante

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Enhancing Patient-Centric Drug Development: Coupling Hot Melt Extrusion with Fused Deposition Modeling and Pressure-Assisted Microsyringe Additive Manufacturing Platforms with Qual... by Dinesh Nyavanandi, Preethi Mandati, Nithin Vidiyala, Prashanth Parupathi, Praveen Kolimi, Hemanth Kumar Mamidi

“…In recent years, with the increasing patient population, the need for complex and patient-centric medications has increased enormously. Traditional manufacturing techniques such as direct blending, high shear granulation, and dry granulation can be used to develop simple solid oral medications. …”
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Research of defects of hot-rolled steel having rolling nature of formation of the rolling shop no. 1 of rolling mill 850 at OJSC «BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» by I. A. Kovaleva, Yu. A. Potapenko

“…Rolling is the final stage of the metallurgical cycle and has a great influence on the quantity and quality of products, as well as on various technological and economic indicators of the plant.The OJSC « BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» is working on the development and supply of hot-rolled round products for the automotive industry in Western Europe.The increasing requirements for the quality of the surface of hot-rolled steel are a powerful incentive to improve the technology of its production, which is impossible without the use of modern methods of control and proper identification of detected defects.The article presents the results of the study of defects of hot-rolled products of rolling mill № 1 850, having the rolling nature of formation.Metallographic study was conducted on the basis of: visual inspection of defects, in some cases with the preparation of a template for the study of macrostructure and location of defects; analysis of images of the microstructure of the cross section of the sample in the area of defects. …”
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Adult-plant resistance and a suitable method of reaction determination to scald and net form net blotch in malt barley genotypes at a hot spot location in Ethiopia by Girma Ababa, Tigist Shiferaw, Wami Hailu, Wondimu Fekadu, Sentayehu Alamerew

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Effects of Different Target Solar Fractions on Providing Heat Required for Space Heating, Sanitary Hot Water, and Swimming Pool in Iran: A Case Study in Cold Climate by Nastaran Saberi Shahmarvandi, Fateme Shahrokh Ghahfarokhi, Zahra Delshad Chermahini, Atefeh Faramarzi, Alireza Raisi, Reza Alayi, Ahmad Tahmasebi

“…Also, technical-economic-energy-environmental analyses have been done. Three low, medium, and high solar fraction scenarios have been selected for evaluations, and one-year dynamic analysis has been performed by TSOL 2018 commercial software. …”
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Geospatial mapping to assess the distribution and determinants of zero dose vaccination status hot spots among children in Ethiopia using EDHS 2019: Spatial and geographical weight... by Muluken Chanie Agimas, Meron Asmamaw, Melese Kebede Hailu, Tigabu Kidie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Getaneh Awoke Yismaw, Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh

“…The efforts to identify the factors contributing to the zero-dose vaccine have not yet been addressed in Ethiopia.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the distribution and determinants of zero dose vaccination status hot spots among children in Ethiopia using Ethiopian demographic health survey 2019.…”
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Heavy metals contamination in geothermal medicinal plant extract; Chromolaena odorata Linn by A. Abubakar, H. Yusuf, M. Syukri, R. Nasution, M. Yusuf, R. Idroes

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Medicinal plants growing in geothermal areas have been reported to possess relatively high concentrations of bioactive secondary metabolites, which have been attributed to the adaptive heat stress response. …”
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Insights into a Renowned Fishery: Distinct Spatial Patterns, Environmental Predictors and Species Associations of Trophy-Class Spotted Seatrout (<i>Cynoscion nebulosus</i> [Cuvier... by Catherine Eckert, Elliot Briell, Ethan Getz

“…Kernel density distribution estimates, hot spot analyses, and space–time pattern mining methods were used to compare the distribution of the two size classes of trout spatially and temporally. …”
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REVIEW ON DORMANCY, CAUSES, USES, AND MEASURES OF OVERCOMING IT by Prakash Awasthi

“…Seed dormancy, a physiological phenomenon in plants that can be brought on by internal or external stimuli, prevents seeds from sprouting even under ideal circumstances. Hard seed coats, underdeveloped embryos, primitive embryos, and inhibitory compounds can all contribute to seed dormancy. …”
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ANALYSING HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS ON THE COMPULSORY ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR TENTH GRADERS OF INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS by Andi Sukmawijaya, Wisma Yunita, Dedi Sofyan

“…It has fulfilled the standard suggested by the Decrees of the Ministry of Education. …”
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Effect of modified Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress technique in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (改良式中药热敷技术治疗膝骨关节炎效果观察) by CUI Yangfang (崔杨芳), LIU Ai (刘爱), ZHANG Xuejian (张雪键), ZHAO Yue (赵月), QI Mengying (齐梦颖)

“…Conclusion Modified TCM hot compress technique has a remarkable curative effect in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, which can relieve pain and improve the function of knee joint, and it is a safe technique in clinical practice . …”
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Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Variations of the Average Snow Cover During the Cold Seasons in the Northwest of Iran by Seyed Hossein Mirmousavi, Zahra Heidari Monfared

“…The amount of precipitation in the 99th percentile has increased significantly during the last decade under study, and this has caused the snow cover to increase relatively compared to the first to third decades, although in general, the amount of snow cover In the whole area of the northwest, there has been a noticeable decrease during the last four decades.…”
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STUDY ON TWO STATE ENERGY-SAVING VANE PUMP by ZHAI JianHua, LI YiFan, WEI XiaoHua

“…The relationship between the total power loss and the axial clearance was set up to obtain the optimal axial clearance.Furthermore,the condition of blade retraction under unloaded state was concluded and the temperature increase caused by oil film shear was calculated based on the theory of hot wedge oil film. …”
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