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Numerical simulations of the fracture process are challenging, and the discrete element (DE) method is an effective means to model fracture problems. The DE model comprises the DE connective model and DE contact model, where the former is used for the representation of isotropic solids before cracks initiate, while the latter is employed to…[Read more]

However, hip range of motion was comparable between high- and low-functioning total hip arthroplasty patients and reduced compared to controls.

The presence of high-functioning THA patients who display comparable sagittal plane hip kinematics to controls suggests these patients do achieve normative function and challenges the conclusions…[Read more]

in B12 replacement. Public health measures are required to limit the availability of N2 O and to educate adolescents and young adults about the potential for significant harm. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

The aim of this study was to compare the mechanical properties of orthodontic aligners among different…[Read more]

The unique combination of not be attempted before existing sensing material which has special adsorption properties represents an approach to the detection of breast cancer. And it provides a promising method for early diagnosis, monitoring, and staging of breast cancer.

Exhaled breath analysis by electronic nose (eNose) has shown to be a…[Read more]

A linear regression was conducted to examine the predictive value of total baseline RAS scores on self-efficacy at 10 months while controlling for study group. This model significantly predicted self-efficacy (F (2, 53) = 13.28, p less then .001) and accounted for 36.1% of the variance. Total baseline RAS scores significantly predicted…[Read more]

017) was significantly associated with current PTSD symptoms above and beyond past trauma history (β = .37, sr(2) = .14, p less then .001), and this association was moderated by domestic violence coping self-efficacy (Domestic Violence Coping Self-Efficacy × Partner Violence; β = -.54, sr(2) = .03, p = .044). The relationship between PV and PT…[Read more]

Mountain birch forests (Betula pubescens Ehrh. ssp. czerepanovii) at the subarctic treeline not only benefit from global warming, but are also increasingly affected by caterpillar outbreaks from foliage-feeding geometrid moths. Both of these factors have unknown consequences on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and biogeochemical cycles. We…[Read more]

Patients with hyperlipidemia and hypertension had the highest recurrence rates of BPPV, 67.80% and 55.89%, respectively, indicating that vascular comorbidities increase the risk of BPPV recurrence. In addition, more than half of patients (53.48%) with diabetes mellitus and BPPV experienced recurrence of BPPV. Knowledge and awareness of risk…[Read more]

activations, while outcomes, especially the mortality rate, were significantly different during nights but not during the weekends. The only observed seasonal effect was a decrease in the number of admissions during the summer break.During a disaster, pregnant women are considered among the most vulnerable.

On 20 September 2017, the Caribbean…[Read more]

A reduction of >20% of vertebral body height was considered a VF. VCs were quantified by the length of calcific lesions along the arteries. p-Hydroxy-cinnamic Acid cost The patients treated with oral calcitriol were 177 of 387 patients (45.7%). The prevalence of VF was lower in patients receiving oral calcitriol than in those untreated (48.6%…[Read more]

Our analyses reveal comparable results to previous studies in other languages, indicating high construct validity. We found that naming latency varied as a function of entropy of responses, word frequency and motor content of pictures and words. In summary, we provide first German normative data for action pictures and their associated verbs and…[Read more]

To understand the clinical factors associated with embryo survival after vitrification in a cohort of human blastocysts screened by preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A).

Patient demographic, embryo, and cycle characteristics associated with failed euploid blastocyst survival were compared in a cohort of women…[Read more]

This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms of sarcopenia and osteosarcopenia elucidated to data in hopes of promoting advances in treating these musculoskeletal disorders in patients with CLD.

Anemia and iron deficiency are two of the main public health problems worldwide, associated with negative outcomes in surgical patients. This…[Read more]

022). However, this association was not observed in patients without mesangial hypercellularity.

HG is a novel predictor of recurrence after steroid pulse therapy in patients with IgAN. Moreover, the combination of steroid pulse therapy plus tonsillectomy may indicate a lower risk of recurrence in patients with mesangial hypercellularity,…[Read more]

ponent years (95% CI, 0.13-0.43). No revisions were performed for acetabular loosening.

The short- to medium-term results of this all-polyethylene monoblock cup demonstrated a low frequency of revision. However, 94 cups were identified as potentially at risk based on movement of > 3° before apparent stabilization. Although those patients…[Read more]

These findings indicate that regulation of multicilin expression by two distinct signaling pathways affects ciliated cell differentiation. In addition, the requirement for Janus kinase activation in IL-13-induced inhibition of ciliogenesis provides a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of respiratory disease.

Medial branch blocks…[Read more]

Internet-addicted adolescents are characterized by significant disturbances in the quality of nighttime sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness, which requires appropriate psychological correction.

Internet-addicted adolescents are characterized by significant disturbances in the quality of nighttime sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness, which…[Read more]

7%) patients had anatomic reduction and 5 (26.3%) patients had imperfect reduction based on Matta radiographic criteria. At 1 year follow-up, we had 16 (84.2%) excellent hips, 2 (10.5%) good hips and 1 (5.3%) poor hip, based on radiographs; and clinically we had 9 (47.4%) hips with excellent function, 7 (36.8%) hips with good outcome, 2 (10.5%)…[Read more]

An indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on a monoclonal antibody from hapten1 was developed and exhibited limits of detection as low as 0.73-3.29 μg/kg for four CPCs in oils and with insignificant cross-reactivities for other eight vanillin alkaloids, which have been never achieved in previous reports.Herein, a method for…[Read more]

The aim of this study was to determine the elemental and nutritive values of leaf parts of 10 selected wild medicinal plants, Acer pictum, Acer caecium, Betula utilis, Oxalis corniculata, Euphorbia pilosa, Heracleum lanatum, Urtica dioica, Berberis lycium, Berberis asiaticaand, and Quercus ilex, collected from the high hills of the Chitkul range…[Read more]