Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“…These innovations are noted to initially emerge in the USA, then spread to Europe, eventually reaching Lithuania. …”
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Use of standardized nasal and skin decolonization to reduce rates of bacteremia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Madyson Taylor, Russell L Griffin, Jeremey Walker, Catina James, Angela Akinsanya, Mary Duncan, Rachael A Lee

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STING agonist-based treatment promotes vascular normalization and tertiary lymphoid structure formation in the therapeutic melanoma microenvironment by Walter J Storkus, Ronald J Fecek, Manoj Chelvanambi, Jennifer L Taylor

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Serum cytokines in ulcerative colitis of various clinical activity by Ye. A. Konovich, I. L. Halif, M. V. Shapina, K. E. Shirokikh

“…Investigation was carried out by «Bio-Plex» protein analyzer («Bio-Rad», USA). Moderately severe and severe forms of UC were diagnosed in 15 and 18 patients respectively, mild — in 4, resistance and sensitivity for conservative treatment were detected in 15 and 22 patients. …”
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Role of Fcγ receptors in HER2-targeted breast cancer therapy by Hope S Rugo, Antonino Musolino, William J Gradishar, Jeffrey L Nordstrom, Edwin P Rock, Fernanda Arnaldez, Mark D Pegram

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Characterisation of internal tremors and vibration symptoms by Harlan M Krumholz, Mitsuaki Sawano, Richa Sharma, Tianna Zhou, Dorothy Massey, Anna D Baker, Diana Berrent Güthe, Nick Güthe, Suzanne Pincus Shidlovsky, Liza Fisher, Connor B Grady, Cesar Caraballo

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Styloid process phenotype and atheromatous plaque: Radiographic and bone density assessment in parathyroid disease by Adilia Mirela Pereira Lima Cid, Davi de Sá Cavalcante, Marcela Lima Gurgel, Ana Carolina Saraiva, Ana Alicia Sales Ricardo, Lúcio Mitsuo Kurita, Paulo Goberlânio de Barros Silva, Catarina Brasil d’Alva, Ana Rosa Pinto Quidute, Fabio Wildson Gurgel Costa

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Secukinumab in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: efficacy and safety results through 3 years from the year 1 extension of the randomised phase III FUTURE 1 trial by Philip J Mease, Arthur Kavanaugh, Andreas Reimold, Hasan Tahir, Jürgen Rech, Stephen Hall, Piet Geusens, Pascale Pellet, Evie Maria Delicha, Shephard Mpofu, Luminita Pricop

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CO2 capture performance and foaming mechanism of modified amine-based absorbents: A study based on molecular dynamics by Yucong Ge, Zeyu Wang, Li Yang, Xunxuan Heng, Zhenzhen Zhang, Yi Wang, Fang Liu, Xiao Yang, Bo Liu, Kunlei Liu

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Association between Dysfunctional Beliefs and Coping Strategy among Persons Suffering from Substance Use Disorder by Prosenjit Ghosh, Saptarshi Paul Choudhury, Subho Panja

“…Statistical Analysis: “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSSv22) (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA)” has been used for analyzing the values. For continuous variables standard deviation has been calculated along with the mean. …”
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Modified iris system: initial experience with a new technology for safety in hiatal surgery in pediatric patients by Joel Cazares, Eduardo De la Rosa-Bustamante, Jorge Colín-Garnica, Arturo Guillen-Cárdenas, Marbella Sepulveda-Valenzuela, Miguel Torres-Salas, Jorge Alberto Cantú-Reyes

“…Purpose: We present our initial experience with a modified IRIS U-kit system (MIUS) (Stryker, USA) for real-time esophageal visualization during Nissen fundoplication (NF) surgery in pediatric patients, aiming to enhance safety and reduce complications, especially in cases involving esophageal dysmotility and neurological impairments. …”
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WORLD EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF FOOD SECURITY by Yuliya Pustovit, Olena Dragan, Alina Berher

“…The subject of the research is a comparative analysis of the administrative and legal support of food security in the USA, Canada, Japan and the EU countries, according to the areas of state support and development of the agricultural sector, state social policy and social support of the population, and state regulation of product quality assurance. …”
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Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study by Andrew P Costa, Aaron Jones, Darly Dash, Paula Rochon, Patrick Quail, Rachel D Savage, Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Lisa M McCarthy, Nathan Stall, Dee Tripp, Maya Potter, Paul Katz, Samantha Peck

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Cancer Burden Disease Attributable to PM2.5 and Health Risk by PM2.5-bound Toxic Species in Two Urban Chilean Municipalities by Ye Li, Franz Muñoz-lbañéz, Ana Maldonado-Alcaíno, Darby Jack, Beizhan Yan, Li Xu, Marco Acuña, Manuel Leiva-Guzman, Ana Valdés, Dante D. Cáceres

“…Quantification of chemical species (OC, EC, metals, and PAHs) was done at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA. Modern carbon in OC and EC analysis showed that the principal source of PM2.5 emission in Coyhaique was firewood burning compared with Independencia. …”
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Long-Term Results of Medical and Surgical Methods for Elimination of the Internal Anal Sphincter Spasm in Chronic Anal Fissure (NCT03855046) by S. I. Achkasov, R. Yu. Khryukin, E. E. Zharkov, A. A. Ponomarenko, O. Yu. Fomenko, N. I. Klopkov, Z. Z. Kamaeva, E. Yu. Lebedeva, K. I. Sagidova

“…Statistical analysis was carried out in the program Statistica 13.3 (TIBCO Software Inc., USA).Results. In the long-term postoperative period, the indicators of mean resting anal pressure were lower in the LIS group (p = 0.04). …”
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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

“…Materials and methods A total of one hundred and twenty disc-shaped samples made of four different denture base materials were prepared to represent different denture bases to assess the surface roughness and biofilm formation; group (CA): conventional heat-cured acrylic resin (Acrostone, Egypt), group (FA): flexible acrylic resin (Valplast International Corp, USA), group (TA): heat-cured acrylic resin reinforced with titanium nanoparticles (TA nanoparticles, Nanogate, Egypt), and group (PA): 3D printed acrylic resin (Nexdent, The Netherlands). …”
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Assessing Sedation Depth with PSI in Elderly ERCP Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Huang L, Liu LL, Lu YD, Zhuang MY, Dou W, Liu H, Ji FH, Peng K

“…Lei Huang,1,2,* Lin-lin Liu,1,2,* Yong-da Lu,3,* Min-yuan Zhuang,1,2 Wei Dou,1,2 Hong Liu,4 Fu-hai Ji,1,2 Ke Peng1 1Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Anesthesiology, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ke Peng, Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-512-67780056 ; +86-15962155989, Email [email protected]: Adequate sedation is important for elderly patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). …”
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020 by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan, Ssempijja, Fred, Mahero, Michael W., Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Bardosh, Kevin, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Wakoko-Studstil, Florence, Echoru, Isaac, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Mujinya, Regan, Nambuya, Grace, Onohuean, Hope, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ekou, Justine, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…While respondents considered that all races were susceptible to the signs and symptoms of infection as well as death from COVID-19, they considered mortality would be highest among white people from Europe and the USA. Some respondents (mostly male 33/102, 32.4%) considered COVID-19 to be a “disease of whites” (30.2%). …”
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The microbiome of Total Suspended Particles and its influence on the respiratory microbiome of healthy office workers by Giulia Solazzo, Sabrina Rovelli, Simona Iodice, Matthew Chung, Michael Frimpong, Valentina Bollati, Luca Ferrari, Elodie Ghedin

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Intranasal Testing and Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus With Intravenous Vancomycin and Intranasal Povidone-iodine Prior to Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study... by Jason Malone, DO, Alex Lee-Norris, DO, Austin Wynn, MD, Kaitlin Maher, PA-C, John Lovejoy, III, MD, Ryan Illgenfritz, MD, Margaret Baldwin, MD, Adriana Cadilla, MD, Kathryn Farrell, MSN, Emily Craver, MS

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