Using latent transition analysis to explore changes in decent work across time.

This study explored longitudinal trajectories of decent work profiles guided by core propositions from psychology of working theory. Data were collected from 419 working adults in the United States at three time points over a 6-month period. We examined decent work trajectories using latent transition analysis considering two key covariates (work volition and career adaptability) and while accounting for other variables such as ethnicity, education, and income level.

Efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy on temporomandibular disorder: a retrospective study.

Objectives: Dextrose prolotherapy is one of the most promising minimally invasive interventions for temporomandibular disorder (TMD), particularly in refractory cases where other conservative treatments have failed. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of a new treatment, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prolotherapy, in patients with TMD to alleviate symptoms.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on TMD patients with chronic pain who did not respond to conventional treatments.

Classifications of Prominent Mandibular Angle and Surgical Considerations for Mandibuloplasty.

Contouring surgery is an operation that makes a smooth, oval-shaped face by removing protruding parts of the face. In particular, mandibuloplasty is a procedure that softens the shape of the mandible and is a popular procedure among Asians with a dominant mesocephalic profile. In this study, we tried to discuss the considerations before surgery by dividing the mandibular shape into morphologic aspects in the lateral and frontal views and anatomic considerations.

Risk Factors for Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling Following Single-Level Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.

Objective: Anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS) is a common surgical procedure used to treat cervical spinal degenerative diseases. One of the complications associated with ACSS is prevertebral soft tissue swelling (PSTS), which can result in airway obstruction, dysphagia, and other adverse outcomes. This study aims to investigate the correlation between various cervical sagittal parameters and PSTS following single-level ACSS, as well as to identify independent risk factors for PSTS.

Improving generalization performance of electrocardiogram classification models.

Recently, many electrocardiogram (ECG) classification algorithms using deep learning have been proposed. Because the ECG characteristics vary across datasets owing to variations in factors such as recorded hospitals and the race of participants, the model needs to have a consistently high generalization performance across datasets. In this study, as part of the PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge (PhysioNet Challenge) 2021, we present a model to classify cardiac abnormalities from the 12- and the reduced-lead ECGs.

Polymorphism of garnet solid electrolytes and its implications for grain-level chemo-mechanics.

Understanding and mitigating filament formation, short-circuit and solid electrolyte fracture is necessary for advanced all-solid-state batteries. Here, we employ a coupled far-field high-energy diffraction microscopy and tomography approach for assessing the chemo-mechanical behaviour for dense, polycrystalline garnet (LiLaZrO) solid electrolytes with grain-level resolution. In situ monitoring of grain-level stress responses reveals that the failure mechanism is stochastic and affected by local microstructural heterogeneity.

Structural changes across thermodynamic maxima in supercooled liquid tellurium: A water-like scenario.

Liquid polymorphism is an intriguing phenomenon that has been found in a few single-component systems, the most famous being water. By supercooling liquid Te to more than 130 K below its melting point and performing simultaneous small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements, we observe clear maxima in its thermodynamic response functions around 615 K, suggesting the possible existence of liquid polymorphism. A close look at the underlying structural evolution shows the development of intermediate-range order upon cooling, most strongly around the thermodynamic maxima, which we attribute to bond-orientational ordering.

Utilizing Previously Grafted Sinus as Intraoral Donor Site for Successful Augmentation in Peri-Implant Osseous Defect: A Case Report.

The purpose of this case report is to introduce a novel guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique that utilized bone harvested from previously grafted maxillary sinus with deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) 16 years ago. The patient is a 63-year-old male with hopeless maxillary right molars due to severe bone loss. Two months after the extraction, two bone blocks were harvested with a trephine drill from the lateral wall.

Microstructure and energy dispersive diffraction reconstruction of 3D patterns of crystallographic texture in a shark centrum.

Tomography using diffracted x-rays produces reconstructions mapping quantities such as crystal lattice parameter(s), crystallite size, and crystallographic texture, information quite different from that obtained with absorption or phase contrast. Diffraction tomography is used to map an entire blue shark centrum with its double cone structure (corpora calcerea) and intermedialia (four wedges). Energy dispersive diffraction (EDD) and polychromatic synchrotron x-radiation at 6-BM-B, the Advanced Photon Source, were used.

: fast X-ray Bragg peak analysis using deep learning.

X-ray diffraction based microscopy techniques such as high-energy diffraction microscopy (HEDM) rely on knowledge of the position of diffraction peaks with high precision. These positions are typically computed by fitting the observed intensities in detector data to a theoretical peak shape such as pseudo-Voigt. As experiments become more complex and detector technologies evolve, the computational cost of such peak-shape fitting becomes the biggest hurdle to the rapid analysis required for real-time feedback in experiments.

Study on the use of standard 12-lead ECG data for rhythm-type ECG classification problems.

Background And Objectives: Most deep-learning-related methodologies for electrocardiogram (ECG) classification are focused on finding an optimal deep-learning architecture to improve classification performance. However, in this study, we proposed a methodology for fusion of various single-lead ECG data as training data in the single-lead ECG classification problem.

Methods: We used a squeeze-and-excitation residual network (SE-ResNet) with 152 layers as the baseline model.

Posttraumatic growth and psychosocial gains from adversities of korean special forces: a consensual qualitative research.

Because military special forces carry out dangerous missions, they are much more exposed to adversities and traumatic events compared to other occupational groups. According to Posttraumatic Growth theory, individuals tend to obtain positive growth through adversities. Moreover, a framework of Psychosocial Gains from Adversity argues not only individual changes but also social changes in the group to which the individual belongs are induced.

Effect of evaporation-induced osmotic changes in culture media in a dry-type incubator on clinical outcomes in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles.

Objective: This study investigated whether adding outer-well medium to inhibit osmotic changes in culture media in a dry-type incubator improved the clinical outcomes of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles.

Methods: In culture dishes, the osmotic changes in media (20 µL)-covered oil with or without outer-well medium (humid or dry culture conditions, respectively) were compared after 3 days of incubation in a dry-type incubator. One-step (Origio) and G1/G2 (Vitrolife) media were used.

Treatment of life-threatening acute osteomyelitis of the jaw during chemotherapy: a case report.

Oral and maxillofacial infection is a common complication in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The treatment of oral diseases in such patients differs from that administered to healthy patients. This paper reports a case of acute osteomyelitis of odontogenic origin following a recent chemotherapy session.

Demonstration of a chamber for strain mapping of steel specimens under mechanical load in a hydrogen environment by synchrotron radiation.

We demonstrate a hydrogen gas chamber suitable for lattice strain measurements and capturing radiographs of a steel specimen under a mechanical load using high energy synchrotron x-rays. The chamber is suitable for static and cyclic mechanical loading. Experiments were conducted at the 1-ID-E end station of the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.

Erratum: Bypass rewiring and robustness of complex networks [Phys. Rev. E 94, 022310 (2016)].

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.94.

iRadMat: A thermo-mechanical testing system for in situ high-energy X-ray characterization of radioactive specimens.

We present an in situ Radiated Materials (iRadMat) experimental module designed to interface with a servo-hydraulic load frame for X-ray measurements at beamline 1-ID at the Advanced Photon Source. This new capability allows in situ studies of radioactive specimens subject to thermo-mechanical loading using a suite of high-energy X-ray scattering and imaging techniques. The iRadMat is a radiation-shielded vacuum heating system with the sample rotation-under-load capability.

Bypass rewiring and robustness of complex networks.

A concept of bypass rewiring is introduced, and random bypass rewiring is analytically and numerically investigated with simulations. Our results show that bypass rewiring makes networks robust against removal of nodes including random failures and attacks. In particular, random bypass rewiring connects all nodes except the removed nodes on an even degree infinite network and makes the percolation threshold 0 for arbitrary occupation probabilities.

Investigation of High-Energy Ion-Irradiated MA957 Using Synchrotron Radiation under Tension.

In this study, an MA957 oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) alloy was irradiated with high-energy ions in the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System. Fe ions at an energy of 84 MeV bombarded MA957 tensile specimens, creating a damage region ~7.5 μm in depth; the peak damage (~40 dpa) was estimated to be at ~7 μm from the surface.

Effect of water on nanomechanics of bone is different between tension and compression.

Water, an important constituent in bone, resides in different compartments in bone matrix and may impose significant effects on its bulk mechanical properties. However, a clear understanding of the mechanistic role of water in toughening bone is yet to emerge. To address this issue, this study used a progressive loading protocol, coupled with measurements of in situ mineral and collagen fibril deformations using synchrotron X-ray diffraction techniques.

Design and in vivo evaluation of oxycodone once-a-day controlled-release tablets.

The aim of present study was to design oxycodone once-a-day controlled-release (CR) tablets and to perform in vitro/in vivo characterizations. Release profiles to achieve desired plasma concentration versus time curves were established by using simulation software and reported pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) 100,000 mPa·s was used as a release modifier because the polymer was found to be resistant to changes in conditions of the release study, including rotation speed of paddle and ion strength.

Bioequivalence of tacrolimus formulations with different dynamic solubility and in-vitro dissolution profiles.

This study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of two tacrolimus formulations which had different in vitro drug release profiles. Dynamic solubility, in vitro dissolution profiles of the two formulations, and their influence on pharmacokinetics were examined. The male volunteers were randomly assigned to receive a single 1-mg capsule of the test or reference formulation and pharmacokinetic parameters were determined using a noncompartmental method.

A methodology for measuring in situ lattice strain of bulk polycrystalline material under cyclic load.

The material response of polycrystalline materials under cyclic loading is not fully understood. Even during uniaxial loading, individual grains embedded within the polycrystalline material can experience complicated strain histories. By quantifying the deformation state at the crystal level, we can begin to understand the conditions that lead to fatigue failure.