Objective To determine the risk of not being able to sustain remission after tapering
methotrexate (MTX) from targeted therapy in patients with controlled rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …

Purpose of Review The intervertebral disks (IVD) are an essential component of the spine.
Degeneration of the disks, commonly due to age or injury, is a leading cause of chronic lower …

Background: Up to 30% of patients with RA are being treated with biologic (b)-disease
modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) as monotherapy. Monotherapy with Interleukin (IL)-6 …

Objectives To compare the safety and effectiveness of biologic and conventional disease-modifying
antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated …

Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) can potentially cause ICI-inflammatory arthritis
(ICI-IA), which often resembles rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we examined the …

In this research article, a leftover of Cymbopogon flexuosus stem (CFS) collected from the oil
extraction industry was examined for its ability as a reinforcing agent in a polymer composite…

The main objective of this paper is to examine the influence of discrete and randomly
distributed geofiber reinforcement on the integrity of clay-based landfill covers subjected to …

A semiorganic lithium para-nitrophenolate dihydrate (LiPNP· 2H 2 O) nonlinear optical
crystal with a dimension of\(18\times 11\times 4\,{\text {mm}}^{3}\) has been grown by slow …

Ball valve is a one way valve with a spherical disc, which controls the flow through it. Torque
is the main factor for operating ball valves. Most of the ball valves require high operating …

Background Robotic-arm assistance continues to gain popularity in total hip arthroplasty (THA)
for its potential to improve component placement accuracy and patient outcomes. …