In-office Maximal Voluntary Ventilation Testing Demonstrates Pulmonary Improvement Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Objective: Pulmonary function can be impaired in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV) has been shown to be more strongly correlated with major coronal curve, and a more easily obtained measurement of pulmonary function, than forced vital capacity (FVC). We evaluated changes in pulmonary function using these 2 measures in patients with AIS in relation to changes in major coronal curves over time.

MASSAI: Multi-agent system for simulating sustainable agricultural intensification of smallholder farms in Africa.

The research and development needed to achieve sustainability of African smallholder agricultural and natural systems has led to a wide array of theoretical frameworks for conceptualising socioecological processes and functions. However, there are few analytical tools for spatio-temporal empirical approaches to implement use cases, which is a prerequisite to understand the performance of smallholder farms in the real world. This study builds a multi-agent system (MAS) to operationalise the Sustainable Agricultural Intensification (SAI) theoretical framework (MASSAI).

Painful bruising: Gynecology, hematology, or just ? A case report.

A 23-year-old woman, G0, presented to the emergency department with painful bruising of the legs shortly after starting an oral contraceptive pill. The presumed diagnosis was pill-induced ecchymosis, and she was instructed to discontinue the medication. Her bruising resolved.

Climate change, risk perceptions and barriers to adaptation among forest growers in New Zealand.

Climate change poses a significant challenge for forest growers. However, understanding climate change adaptation including the behaviour and decisions of forest growers remains unexplored in New Zealand, despite the forestry sector being a significant export leader and major contributor to regional economies. To explore this, we conducted surveys of 60 forest growers from organisations which collectively manage more than 70% of New Zealand's plantation forests.