Difficult case of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochogastrostomy salvaged using a stiff guidewire by Takio Narikawa, Ken Kamata, Takamitsu Komaki, Mamoru Takenaka, Masatoshi Kudo

“…Computed tomography revealed left hydronephrosis due to bladder cancer, along with common bile duct stones and marked dilation of the bile duct. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochoduodenostomy was attempted, but the common bile duct could not be visualized in close proximity to the duodenum. …”
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Generation and analysis of mouse embryonic stem cells with knockout of the <i>Mcph1</i> (microcephalin) gene by A. M. Yunusova, A. V. Smirnov, T. A. Shnaider, I. E. Pristyazhnuk, S. Y. Korableva, N. R. Battulin

“…In our opinion, dysfunction of Mcph1 may be a kind of “Rosetta stone” for deciphering the function of condensin II in the interphase nucleus. …”
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Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Back: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laura Stone McGuire, Danny Yakoub, Mecker G. Möller, Andrew Rosenberg, Alan Livingstone

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Catholic Church Interiors in Fin-de-Siècle Literature by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…It focuses on two aspects of church architecture and decoration that are foregrounded in fin-de-siècle poetry and fiction—and were highly polemical in the late Victorian context because of their association with the Ritualist controversy and with ‘Romishness’: the eastward position, i.e. the celebration of the Eucharist on a stone altar fixed to the back of the chancel rather than on a wooden communion table facing the congregation; and altar candles, which were condemned in anti-ritualist pamphlets as both pagan and ‘popish’. …”
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Applicability of the Reinforced Ground Embankments on Sloped Terrain and Their Comparison with Alternative Rockfall Protection System Solutions: Kanlıpelit Case by Muhammet Çelik, Mohammad Manzoor Nasery

“…Additionally, it was planned to obtain a flat platform on inclined land with a 6 m high stone retaining wall and filling in order to construct the reinforced ground embankments wall on it. …”
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The use of wild-growing Prunus L. species in breeding adaptive dwarf rootstocks of peach by V. G. Eremin

“…The work on the creation of such clonal rootstocks of peach is carried out at the Krymsk Experiment Breeding Station (EBS), a branch of VIR, on the basis of the stone fruit crop genetic diversity accumulated at the Station, primarily using the wild species which can serve as donors and sources of important breeding traits. …”
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Protective Effect of Liposome-Encapsulated Glutathione in a Human Epidermal Model Exposed to a Mustard Gas Analog by Victor Paromov, Sudha Kumari, Marianne Brannon, Naga S. Kanaparthy, Hongsong Yang, Milton G. Smith, William L. Stone

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Patterns of Cell Activity in the Subthalamic Region Associated with the Neuroprotective Action of Near-Infrared Light Treatment in MPTP-Treated Mice by Victoria E. Shaw, Cassandra Peoples, Sharon Spana, Keyoumars Ashkan, Alim-Louis Benabid, Jonathan Stone, Gary E. Baker, John Mitrofanis

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La experiencia turística: ¿una experiencia de los ámbitos de experiencia turística ? by Hécate Vergopoulos

“…Este artículo pretende llevar a cabo una revisión de la literatura crítica de las recientes obras colectivas relacionadas con el concepto de experiencia turística (Sharpley et Stone, 2012; Filep et Pearce, 2013; Prebensen, Chen et Uysal, 2014; Decroly, 2015). …”
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The Effects of Magnesium Borate Whiskers on the Mechanical Performance of Oil Well Cement by Xianshu Gao, Ping Zhou, Xiaoliang Qin, Zhaijun Wen, Jing Wang, Hao Wang, Ming Li, Jia Zhuang, Chengxin Li

“…These materials can improve the performance of cement stone to a certain extent, but their chemical composition is still mainly silica, which does not in essence change the defects of cement. …”
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A Plague of Their Own: Injury Incidence Remains Elevated in the 2021 Major League Baseball Season Compared to Pre-COVID-19 Seasons by Brooks N Platt, Breanna M Sullivan, Shawn Dripchak, Timothy L Uhl, Aaron D Sciascia, William Kibler, Austin V Stone

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PECULIARITIES OF THE LATENT PERIOD OF PRUNUS MONGOLICA MAXIM. AND P. PEDUNCULATA (PALL.) MAXIM. by K. G. Tkachenko

“…Species of the genus Prunus (Rosaceae) collected in the  province of Inner Mongolia (China), which are used for introduction into the Peter the Great Botanical Garden.Materials and methods. Stone fruit of these species were collected  in 2015 and 2016 from wild plants in the province of Inner  Mongolia, China (70 km northeast of the city of Baotou). …”
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Aménagements de berge monumentaux d’époque laténienne et romaine à Besançon (Doubs) by Christophe Gaston

“…During the Roman period, a monumental embankment, with a sloping facing made entirely of dry stone, was created under the reign of Tiberius. The maximum preserved height is 2,25 m, but it can be estimated, thanks to the levels of roadways that lean against it, that its total height reached almost 4 m, and its maximum width exceeded 10 m in places. …”
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Bilateral Distal Radius Fractures in a 12-Year-Old Boy after Household Electrical Shock: Case Report and Literature Summary by Norman Stone, Mara Karamitopoulos, David Edelstein, Jenifer Hashem, James Tucci

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Synergistic Enhancement of Carbon Sinks and Connectivity: Restoration and Renewal of Ecological Networks in Nanjing, China by Renfei Zhang, Hongye Li, Zhicheng Liu

“…Finally, by adding 26 ecological stepping stones, 32 ecological corridors, and optimizing landscape components, we achieved dual improvements in both the structural and functional aspects of the ecological network. …”
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Avatars and humans may not elicit the same accent-related biases in mock courtroom research by Lara A. Frumkin, Anna Stone, Mary Jane Spiller

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New taphonomic approach applied to the Late Pleistocene bone remains from Pikimachay Cave, Ayacucho Basin, Peru: possible implications for the debate on human colonisation of weste... by Hugo G Nami, Karina V Chichkoyan, Juan Yataco Capcha, José L Lanata

“…We can therefore suggest that this new information justifies the assumption that the bones and lithic materials from layer h would have been produced during the Early Holocene/Late Pleistocene between ~≥9.0/10.0 and ~14.1, probably at ~14.1 kybp; an assumption that can also be considered for the stone remains from the underlying strata h1 that yielded a similar date. …”
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Development of large-fruited bird cherry cultivars on the basis of wild species for northern and eastern regions of Russia by V. S. Simagin, A. V. Lokteva

“…Bird cherry occupies a special place among stone fruit plants. Its fruits, collected in nature, were widely used by local communities, native to regions with severe climate. …”
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Effects of marble waste on shear strength and pullout resistance of sand reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Waqas Ahmad, Beenish Jehan Khan

“…One such material is Marble Waste (MW), produced in large quantities during the production, cutting, and dressing of marble stones. The disposal of MW poses waste management and environmental challenges. …”
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L’expérience touristique : une expérience des cadres de l’expérience touristique ? by Hécate Vergopoulos

“…Cette contribution a pour objectif de réaliser une revue de littérature critique des récents ouvrages collectifs portant sur la notion d’expérience touristique (Sharpley et Stone, 2012 ; Filep et Pearce, 2013 ; Prebensen, Chen et Uysal, 2014 ; Decroly, 2015). …”
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