Afghan refugees in the US face significant challenges, including limited access to healthcare. This study investigates the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH), including-material circumstances, psychosocial circumstances, behavioral and/or biological factors - and self-rated health among recently resettled Afghan refugees (who received Special Immigrant Visas) in Oklahoma. Data were collected from 348 Afghan refugees using a community-based survey administered in English,...

Clathrate hydrates are fascinating materials that offer many attractive benefits for carbon sequestration, water desalination, intermittent natural gas storage, chemical separations, and other applications. However, their slow growth kinetics prevents the cost-effective realization of hydrate-based technologies. To overcome this challenge, chemical additives have been identified to control hydrates' growth rate. Among others, the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and the amino acid...

CONCLUSIONS: Present findings suggest that AWS, as a group, exhibit weaknesses in one component of executive function-working memory-compared to AWNS. Additional research is necessary to determine potential differences in inhibition and cognitive flexibility in AWS.

CONCLUSION: BBF remains a challenging condition with no standardised management guidelines. This case represents the first reported use of BioGlue^(®) in combination with a Zephyr^(®) endobronchial valve for successful endobronchial closure of a bronchobiliary fistula. Our experience highlights the potential of innovative bronchoscopy interventions as minimally invasive alternatives to surgery in select patients.

We studied the spectroscopic changes of polystyrene (PS) plastic used for commercial food packaging after thermal oxidation. Thermal oxidation of plastic in the environment occurs during open waste burning (OWB), urban wildfires, and even the serving of hot food. Environmental thermally oxidized plastics are understudied and display unique functional and surface chemistry compared to plastics exposed to other environmental weathering processes. Near-surface X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)...