Lingling Yu^1,2, Yanxia Chen^3,*, Jinming Li², André O. Werneck⁴, Fabian Herold⁵, Alyx Taylor⁶, Benjamin Tari⁷, Liye Zou²

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 97-110, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.061237 - 03 March 2025

Abstract Background: Taking actions to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including regular engagement in physical activity (PA) and reducing sedentary behavior (SB), may protect against the development of internalizing problems among healthy youth. However, it remains unclear whether such associations exist among youth with chronic pain who often report symptoms of depression and anxiety. To this end, we aimed to investigate the associations between independent and combined PA and/or SB patterns with indicators of internalizing problems in this vulnerable population. Methods: Data used in this cross-sectional study were retrieved from the U.S. National Survey of Children’s Health… More >

DONGYUN RONG^1,2,#, YUSHEN SU^1,#, ZHIRUI ZENG³, YAN YANG⁴, HONGUAN LU^1,*, YU CAO^1,*

Oncology Research, Vol.33, No.3, pp. 605-616, 2025, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.050661 - 28 February 2025

Abstract Background: Terpinen-4-ol (T4O), a key constituent of tea tree essential oil and various aromatic plants, has shown promising antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in melanoma and other cancer types. However, its efficacy against cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) remains unclear. Thus, in this study, we investigated the in vivo and in vitro effects of T4O on cSCC cell lines and preliminarily explored its impacting pathways. Methods: Using CCK8 and assay colony formation, we assessed the viability of cSCC A431, SCL-1, and COLO-16 cells treated with T40 at varying concentrations (0, 1, 2, and 4 μM). Flow cytometry was… More >

Jack Considine¹, Kyle O'Hollaren¹, Codrut Radoiu¹, Raghav Madan¹, Aron Liaw^1,2, Nivedita Dhar^2,3

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.31, No.3, pp. 11898-11903, 2024

Abstract Introduction: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is characterized by chronic pelvic pain and usually accompanies lower urinary tract symptoms. We have previously reported that amniotic bladder therapy (ABT) provides symptomatic improvement in refractory IC/BPS patients for up to 3 months. Herein, we evaluated the durability of ABT up to 6 months.
Materials and methods: Consecutive IC/BPS patients received intra-detrusor injections of 100 mg micronized amniotic membrane. Clinical evaluation and patient reported outcome measurements including Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index (ICSI), Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index (ICPI), Bladder Pain/ Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Score (BPIC-SS) and Overactive Bladder Assessment Tool (OAB)… More >

Roseanne Ferreira¹, Emad Alwashmi^1,2, Samuel Otis-Chapados¹, Naeem Bhojani³, Kevin C. Zorn⁴, Bilal Chughtai⁵, Dean S. Elterman¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.31, No.4, pp. 11943-11949, 2024

Abstract Introduction: Despite the growing body of literature on sacral neuromodulation (SNM) outcomes, research focusing on male patients remains limited and often represented by small cohorts nested within a larger study of mostly women. Herein, we evaluated the outcomes of SNM in a male-only cohort with overactive bladder (OAB), fecal incontinence (FI), chronic bladder pain, and neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD).
Materials and methods: This retrospective cohort study included 64 male patients who underwent SNM insertion between 2013 and 2021 at a high-volume tertiary center. Indications for SNM therapy included OAB, FI, chronic pelvic pain, and NLUTD.… More >

Yu-Feng Ren, Dong-Li Ji^*, Yu Wu, Ru-Qin Ben, Hai-Xia Wei

Psycho-Oncologie, Vol.18, No.4, pp. 329-336, 2024, DOI:10.32604/po.2024.053098 - 04 December 2024

Abstract Background: The constructing PERMA model in psychological intervention was applied to patients with chronic cancer pain to provide data reference for reducing pain, fear of cancer recurrence, and improving the level of psychological capital. Aim: To explore the clinical effects of constructing PERMA model in psychological intervention for patients with chronic cancer pain. Methods: A total of 98 patients with chronic cancer pain admitted to our hospital from March 2021 to March 2023 were randomly divided into two groups, 49 cases in each group. The control group received routine intervention, while the research group constructed PERMA… More >

Yuhang Li^1,*, Jin Nan¹, Yang Wang¹, Yafei Yin¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.013412

Abstract As a new type of electronic device, stretchable bio-integrated devices are generally composed of inorganic functional components, stretchable interconnected structures, soft biocompatible substrates and encapsulations, and have wide adaptability to a variety of complex surfaces of soft biological tissues. The small size of functional components, the thin substrate thickness, and poor thermal conductivity can easily lead to thermal burns caused by local temperature concentration in biological tissues. The unique microstructure characteristics and biological thermal characteristics of biological tissues make the heat transfer behavior of integrated devices in biological tissues significantly different from the traditional Fourier… More >

Deqing Han, Yong Zeng^*, Jintong Gu, Bin Yan

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.10, pp. 2393-2415, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.053114 - 23 September 2024

Abstract To accurately predict the film thickness distribution during dynamic spraying performed with air guns and support accordingly the development of intelligent spray painting, the spray problem was analyzed numerically. In particular, the Eulerian-Eulerian approach was employed to calculate the paint atomization and film deposition process. Different spray heights, spray angles, spray gun movement speeds, spray trajectory curvature radii, and air pressure values were considered. Numerical simulation results indicate that the angle of spray painting significantly affects the velocity of droplets near the spray surface. With an increase in the spraying angle, spraying height and spray… More >

Dengyong Zhang^1,2, Yuting Zhao^1,2, Feng Li^1,2, Arun Kumar Sangaiah^3,4,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.39, No.2, pp. 115-133, 2024, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2024.040847 - 21 May 2024

Abstract Image inpainting is a kind of use known area of information technology to repair the loss or damage to the area. Image feature extraction is the core of image restoration. Getting enough space for information and a larger receptive field is very important to realize high-precision image inpainting. However, in the process of feature extraction, it is difficult to meet the two requirements of obtaining sufficient spatial information and large receptive fields at the same time. In order to obtain more spatial information and a larger receptive field at the same time, we put forward… More >

Jinxian Bai, Yao Fan^*, Zhiwei Zhao, Lizhi Zheng

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 999-1025, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.044612 - 30 January 2024

Abstract Recently, deep learning-based image inpainting methods have made great strides in reconstructing damaged regions. However, these methods often struggle to produce satisfactory results when dealing with missing images with large holes, leading to distortions in the structure and blurring of textures. To address these problems, we combine the advantages of transformers and convolutions to propose an image inpainting method that incorporates edge priors and attention mechanisms. The proposed method aims to improve the results of inpainting large holes in images by enhancing the accuracy of structure restoration and the ability to recover texture details. This… More >

Eric Robinson¹, Alex Wang², Solange Bassale³, Jyoti D. Chouhan²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 11414-11418, 2023

Abstract Introduction: To evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized multimodal pain pathway for gender affirming orchiectomy (GAO) in adequately addressing postoperative pain while reducing the prescribing of unnecessary opioids.
Materials and methods: A standardized discharge pain pathway for GAO +/- scrotectomy or testicular implants was implemented between May 2020 and March 2022. A retrospective analysis was performed on all consecutive patients who underwent GAO with a single surgeon. Patients answered five questions on postoperative pain management at their 3 week follow up.
Results: A total of 69 patients were included in the study. Mean age was 34.3 years (SD… More >