by Gerhard Litscher

Received: 17 September 2024;  Published: 19 September 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2403053

Auricular medicine, based on the concept that the ear reflects the entire body, has gained recognition for treating various conditions through targeted acupuncture. Despite documented short-term benefits, such as pain relief and nervous system regulation, research into its long-term effects is limited. This editorial discusses the need for further long-term studies to explore whether regular auricular acupuncture can offer sustained health benefits and serve a preventive role. It summarizes two studies: one on auri [...]

by OBM Geriatrics Editorial Office

Received: 01 June 2022;  Published: 09 June 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2202199

InterviewAn Interview with Dr. Carlo PedrolliOBM Geriatrics Editorial OfficeLIDSEN Publishing Inc., 2000 Auburn Drive, One Chagrin Highlands, Suite 200, Beachwood, OH, USA; E-Mail: geriatrics@lidsen.comOBM Geriatrics 2022, volume 6, issue 2 doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.2202199Received: June 01, 2022Accepted: June 02, 2022Published: June 09, 2022

by Gerhard Litscher

Received: 26 April 2025;  Published: 29 April 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2502020

This contribution honours the life and legacy of Dr. Richard C. Niemtzow (1942–2025), the founder of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) – a method that combines military medicine and traditional Eastern healing principles. Developed in the early 2000s for rapid, drug-free pain relief, BFA has since gained international recognition for its effectiveness and simplicity. The author reflects on the scientific collaboration with Dr. Niemtzow, which included advanced neurophysiological studies demonstrating BFA’s impact on pa [...]

by Maxim Rusakov  and Faraz Farhidi

Received: 11 May 2024;  Published: 20 September 2024;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2403017

This initiative aims to enhance the efficiency of utility demand response (DR) operations by coordinating and integrating behind-the-meter (BTM) photovoltaic systems (PV) and energy storage (ES) using innovative machine learning software applications embedded in a distributed control architecture. The project is in the process of creating distributed energy resource (DER) learning agents and optimization engine within a hierarchical and layered distributed control architecture (DCA). These components work together [...]

by Ryan S. Wexler  , Natasha Parman  , Devon J. Fox  , Danielle ZuZero  , Anand Parikshak  , Sophia Kwin  , Austin R. Thompson  , Hans L. Carlson  , Thomas Kern  , Scott D. Mist  , Ryan Bradley  , Heather Zwickey  and Courtney K. Pickworth

Received: 06 January 2025;  Published: 07 August 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2503035

Lumbosacral radicular pain (LRP) is a common sequelae of low back pain, the world’s leading cause of years lived with disability. LRP typically causes numbness, weakness, and tingling into the lower extremity and is associated with high rates of pain and impaired function. Despite its prevalence, there is significant heterogeneity among clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of LRP, which may contribute to poor patient outcomes. The aim of the present study was to identify treatments that participants [...]

by Tammie Lee Demler  , Samantha Morales  , Geoffrey Brown  , Andrea Derosas  and Claudia Lee

Received: 18 March 2024;  Published: 14 September 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2403288

There are few reports that describe incidence of hypothermia in patients treated with olanzapine. We report a case of an elderly 83-year-old black male, readmitted to the state psychiatric hospital December 2023 due to psychiatric exacerbation after 6 months of successful discharge to community, who experienced a fall and profound hypothermia with bradycardia that resulted in a 10-day acute hospitalization in January 2024. Medical workup was unrevealing except for multivessel disease found on CT stroke study of the [...]

by Majid Monajjemi  , Fatemeh Mollaamin  and Ahmad R. Alsayed

Received: 04 July 2024;  Published: 28 February 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2501287

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a primary global health concern, and though therapeutic options have improved, no very effective vaccine is available despite decades of research. The health and vitality of the organism are related to the result of homeostatic regulation of the internal environment. In contrast, it follows that disruption of homeostatic mechanisms leads to disease, particularly in liver cancer. Since HCV can rapidly mutate to evade the immune response, an effective HCV vaccine must rely on the identifica [...]

by Tatsuo+ Kanda  , Shunichi Matsuoka  and Mitsuhiko Moriyama

Received: 18 October 2017;  Published: 29 October 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1704005

(This is review and no abstract)

by Maya K. Marom

Received: 16 October 2023;  Published: 21 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2304062

It was March-April 2020. The first few weeks of the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown had just begun. Anxiety levels were high, and being locked up at home was an unfamiliar and eerie situation. A music therapist sent her clients (elementary school children on the autism spectrum) daily videos of her dog, Robben, during his daily routines. She dubbed the dog as if he told the children a story about a tail-less cat. This endeavor resulted in a series of 27 storytelling episodes titled “Robben’s Pandemic Adventures”, [...]

by Assohoun Fulgence Kraidy  , Islam M. El Radaf  , Andreas Zeinert  , Abdelilah Lahmar  , Aime Pelaiz-Barranco  , Pardis Simon  and Yaovi Gagou

Received: 29 March 2024;  Published: 17 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2403013

In this study, tin antimony sulfide (SnSb2S5) thin films with 200 nm, 312 nm, and 431 nm thicknesses were successfully fabricated using thermal evaporation. These films' structural, optical, and photoanode properties were meticulously characterized to assess their suitability for photovoltaic applications. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the presence of an orthorhombic symmetry phase within the Pnma space group, ensuring the crystalline quality of the films. Raman spectroscopy further validated the cryst [...]

by OBM Genetics Editorial Office

Received: 05 January 2023;  Published: 05 January 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2301175

The editors of OBM Genetics would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition direct [...]

by Mohammed A. AI Doghan  , Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed  and Bahadur Ali Soomro

Received: 19 October 2023;  Published: 10 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2402216

In the contemporary landscape, developing individuals' attitudes, motivations, and intentions toward exercise and physical activities emerges as an imperative cornerstone for fostering a healthy and thriving lifestyle. The present study examines the effect of the theory of the planned behavior (TPB) constructs on exercise motivation (MT) and intention towards exercise (ITWE) among Egyptian entrepreneurs. The study employed a quantitative approach and collected cross-sectional responses from entrepreneurs throug [...]

by Mohan Tanniru  and Amanda Sokan

Received: 03 March 2025;  Published: 11 August 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2503321

Aging is a multifaceted journey shaped by diverse life-course experiences, which contribute both to the challenges populations face in achieving their health goals and to the competencies they can bring to sustain health and aging. Community strategies designed to support population health—by leveraging technology and external partners—require transformation to effectively extend their focus to aging-related goals. In this paper, we adopt a service lens to examine how these community strategies, which co-produce pr [...]

by OBM Neurobiology Editorial Office

Received: 22 September 2022;  Published: 26 September 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2203136

by Joseph S. D'Arrigo

Received: 25 March 2023;  Published: 04 August 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2303244

Early changes in systemic vascular stiffness and endothelial function can contribute to altered cerebrovascular hemodynamics and impaired cognitive function; additionally, these vascular changes point to potential targets for prevention and treatment strategies in people with mild cognitive impairment. Although the pathogenic mechanisms underlying these vascular changes are heterogeneous and complex, one common feature is the development of cerebral blood flow (CBF) dysregulation, resulting in chronic cerebral hypo [...]

by Rahul F. Gomez  , Aarya Kafi  , Gordon Yung  , Saima Aslam  , Christine M. Lin  , Travis Pollema  , Eugene Golts  and Kamyar Afshar

Received: 15 October 2023;  Published: 28 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2402213

Lung Transplant Recipients (LTR) are particularly vulnerable to severe infection, hospitalization, and death due to community acquired respiratory viruses. As a result, the global SARS-Cov-2 pandemic poses a higher risk to this population. We aim to study the lung function, severity of infection and mortality among LTR at a single center. A retrospective chart review was performed on all LTR at the University of San Diego, California Medical Center between June 2020 and September 2022. Spirometry was performed at 1 [...]

by Angelo Plastino  , Diana Monteoliva  and Angel Ricardo Plastino

Received: 14 October 2023;  Published: 06 February 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2401004

Collective effects are a typical nuclear feature that refers to the behavior of a group of N fermions (protons and neutrons) within the atomic nucleus. Our interest lies in light nuclei only. Thus, we consider here, using the Lipkin model, a small-N fermion system at low-temperature T and discover -collective phenomena. Our fermion-model simplicity allows one to gain insight into collective fermion behavior. We focus attention, for N<20, on several quantifiers. These include standard ones related to thermal [...]

by Despina Vamvuka  , Stelios Sfakiotakis  and Elpida Patlaka

Received: 12 November 2024;  Published: 24 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2501004

Independent parallel reactions (IPR) and distributed activation energy (DAEM) kinetic models were developed and compared for the combined pyrolysis-gasification of two agro-industrial waste materials. The aim was to recycle greenhouse gas carbon dioxide for mitigating emissions, to evaluate the thermal behavior, reactivity, conversion and product composition in terms of structural/chemical characteristics of the fuels, and to provide accurate kinetic parameters useful in the scaling-up of the process. The experimen [...]

by Zhichao Wang  , Daisuke Mori  , Sou Taminato  , Yasuo Takeda  , Osamu Yamamoto  and Nobuyuki Imanishi

Received: 28 April 2025;  Published: 13 August 2025;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2503011

Solid lithium-ion conducting polymer electrolytes are attractive candidates for battery applications because they are flexible and less flammable, and can be easily prepared as large-sized thin films. However, the room temperature conductivity of conventional polymer electrolytes is relatively low, and detrimental lithium dendrite formation is observed at high current density. In this study, a composite polymer electrolyte of polyethylene oxide (PEO) with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) and a hi [...]

by Akingbolabo Daniel Ogunlakin  , Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo  , Chimzi David Onu-Boms  , Oluwafemi Samson Afolayan  , Peluola Olujide Ayeni  , Idayat Adeola Akinwumi  , Opeyemi Josephine Akinmurele  , Great Oluwamayokun Adebodun  , Damilare Iyinkristi Ayokunle  , Owoola Azeezat Ambali  , Omolola Adenike Ajayi-Odoko  , Oluwaseun Abigael Ogunlakin  and Mubo Adeola Sonibare

Received: 20 November 2023;  Published: 20 February 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2401213

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine illness that affects 5-10% of reproductive women globally. It is a multifaceted hormonal disorder characterized by the involvement of numerous molecular mechanisms that contribute to its development. This study investigates the effect of Artocarpus communis seed on the hormonal imbalance and P53, IRS, HsD17β2, FTO, and CYP11a genes expression in the ovaries of letrozole-induced polycystic ovarian syndrome rats. To induce PCOS in 30 female Wistar rats, [...]

by Lyudmila N. Voloshina  , Viktor L. Kondakov  , Karina E. Panasenko  , Lyudmila K. Buslovskaya  and Dmitry V. Shcherbin

Received: 21 September 2023;  Published: 11 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2304205

According to modern research, there is a high risk of motor development disorders in children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders. This determines the relevance of studying the problem of individual differences in motor development of children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders, the need for objective assessment of its level, and the determination of group and individual strategies for correction of motor development. The study identifies and evaluates the motor development problems of 6-7-year-o [...]

by Giulio E. Lancioni  , Gloria Alberti  , Chiara Filippini  , Nirbhay N. Singh  , Mark F. O'Reilly  and Jeff Sigafoos

Received: 14 March 2024;  Published: 28 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2402228

People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are generally isolated, with a high risk of reduced stimulation input and physical inactivity. One of the strategies available to mitigate this situation relies on using technology-aided programs delivering stimulation contingent on people’s basic responses/activation. The two studies reported here were intended to extend the evidence available in this area. Specifically, Study I assessed whether a technology-aided program, which enabled participant [...]

by Jaydev Kumar Mahato  , Shivam Saw  , Brahmdeo Yadav  and Ajay Kumar

Received: 07 August 2024;  Published: 06 December 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2404027

The present study assessed the spatial distribution of trace elements in the groundwater near the Subarnarekha River Basin - Jamshedpur, India. Half of this city's water need (48.11%) relies on groundwater resources. GIS-based maps were constructed using ArcGIS 10.3 software to describe the spatial distribution of Arsenic (As), Barium (Ba), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Nickel (Ni), Selenium (Se), and Strontium (Sr). The concentration of trace ele [...]

by Sudha Ramaprasad  , Atmakur Snigdha  , Nandi Krishnamurthy Manjunath  and Vijaya Majumdar

Received: 14 October 2024;  Published: 03 March 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2501302

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress and disrupted routines affecting the psycho-social health of older adults, a vulnerable section of the population. Yogic practices have shown the potential to reduce stress, inflammation, and psychological health among other benefits. Hence, we explored the benefits of regular yoga practice on specific key mental health attributes in older adults amidst the pandemic. Using a case-control design, older adults (n = 54) who had been regularly practising yoga for the past six [...]

by Melissa Scollan-Koliopoulos  , Donna Naturale  , Brynn Mahurter  , Sara Curren  and Ryan J. Koliopoulos

Received: 03 February 2024;  Published: 29 May 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2402280

There is not enough information regarding the impact of stigma associated with a. diagnosis of diabetes in aging older adults. Perceptions of diabetes are passed down generationally and may be influenced by mainstream societal perceptions at the time the perception is shaped. This is known as a multigenerational legacy of diabetes for those with whom the perceptions are shaped within families when a hereditarily predisposed condition occurs. In this study, participants over the age of (n = 88) 60 years old were adm [...]