Guy’s Stone Score (GSS) Based on Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) Findings Predicting Upper Pole Access Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) Outcomes by Bannakij Lojanapiwat, Pattara Rod-Ong, Pruit Kitirattrakarn, Wilaiwan Chongruksut

“…To predict the success rate and complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy via the upper pole using the Guy’s Stone Score (GSS) based on the findings of a preoperative intravenous pyelogram (IVP). …”
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Pre-failure indicators detected by Acoustic Emission: Alfas stone, cement-mortar and cement-paste specimens under 3-point bending by Stavros K. Kourkoulis, Ioanna Dakanali

Subjects: “…Alfas stone…”
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Shear strength characteristics of mixing slag-stone ballast reinforcement with tire geo-scrap using large-scale direct shear tests by Morteza Esmaeili, Hamidreza Heydari, Maziar Mokhtari, Sara Darvishi

“…This laboratory research tried to explain the shear strength behavior of the introduced mixing slag-stone ballast reinforced with tire geo-scrap. To achieve this goal, a series of large-scale direct shear tests were performed on the ballast which is reinforced by tire geo-scrap and included various combinations of slag and stone aggregates. …”
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Association between urinary cobalt exposure and kidney stones in U.S. adult population: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lu, Dongmei Hong, Qian Wu, Yinghui Xia, Guozhong Chen, Tie Zhou, Cheng Li

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The Transition from the Stone Age to Iron Age in East Africa: Excavations at Nkuba Rock Shelter, Bussi Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. by Tibesasa, Ruth, Shipton, Ceri, Jennings, Christopher, Karuhanga, Samuel, Crowther, Alison

Subjects: “…Later Stone Age…”
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Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in a Patient with a Thermal Burn Wound Caused by Hot Stone Therapy, a Traditional Thai Treatment by Sasivimol Srisukho, Orawee Chinthakanan

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Mechanical Properties and Enhancement Mechanism of Oil-Well Cement Stone Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Surfaces Treated by Concentrated Nitric Acid and Sodium Hypochlorite by Yongjin Yu, Jiawen Fu, Chi Zhang, Fengzhong Qi, Ming Li, Junlan Yang

“…In this study, carbon fibers (CFs) were used as toughening materials to improve the mechanical properties of cement stone. The surfaces of the CFs were treated with concentrated nitric acid and sodium hypochlorite to increase the interfacial adhesion between the CFs and the cement. …”
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Which combination of medical expulsive therapy is more effective for treatment of distal ureteral stone in adults? A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Maryam Taheri, Nasrin Borumandnia, Hamidreza Abdi, Amir H Kashi, Setareh Nourani, Sogand Sheikholeslami, Yasamin Maleki Gilvaei, Pardis Ziaeefar, Abbas Basiri

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The use of underground storage organs in the Early Neolithic (Linearbandkeramik and Blicquy/Villeneuve-Saint-Germain) in the Paris Basin: the contribution of starch grain analyses by Clarissa Cagnato, Caroline Hamon, Aurélie Salavert, Michelle Elliott

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Ecogenomic insights into the resilience of keystone Blastococcus Species in extreme environments: a comprehensive analysis by Imed Sbissi, Farah Chouikhi, Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari, Maher Gtari

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Incipity recenzji muzycznej – ujęcie porównawcze (wybrane zagadnienia) by Urszula Majdańska-Wachowicz

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Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report by Kacper Prus

Subjects: “…stone conservation…”
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IMPROVING THE TECHNOLOGY OF EXTRA VIRGIN PEACH KERNEL OILS by Ye. Kotliar, B. Iegorov, N. Dets, D. Skrypnichenko, L. Lanzhenko

Subjects: “…peach stone kernels…”
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Study of Phenotypic and Molecular Approaches of Potyvirus plumpoxi Resistance Evaluation in New Czech Apricot Hybrids by Eliška Zezulová, Tomáš Kiss, Kateřina Baránková, Tomáš Nečas

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The Effects of Urban Pollution on the “Gesù Nuovo” Façade (Naples, Italy): A Diagnostic Overview by Alessandro De Rosa, Paola Cennamo, Chiara Saltarelli, Giorgio Trojsi, Juri Rimauro, Maria Rosaria Vigorito, Elena Chianese

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Different Types of Periampullary Duodenal Diverticula Are Associated with Occurrence and Recurrence of Bile Duct Stones: A Case-Control Study from a Chinese Center by Zhen Sun, Wenhui Bo, Ping Jiang, Quan Sun

“…Type 1 PAD patients had less recurrence of CBD stones than did the patients who had type 2 or type 3 PAD (53.8% versus 85.7%; P=0.043). …”
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Assessment of complications and success rates of Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: single tract vs. multi tract approaches by Ömür Memik, Onur Karslı

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Preoperative prediction of flexible ureteroscopy outcome in the treatment of renal calculi by Mohammed Abozaid, Eid Elsherif, Fatma Elserafy, Islam Abobakr, Mohamed Selim

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Staging in the treatment of chronic calculous cholecystitis, complicated by choledocholithiasis by Alexander V. Smirnov, Vladimir R. Stankevich, Dmitry V. Sazonov, Artur R. Akhmedianov, Aishe A. Keshvedinova, Nikolay A. Solovyev, Yury V. Ivanov, Robert I. Khabazov

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Factors affecting the thermal effects of lasers in lithotripsy: A literature review by Kiron Krishnaprasad, Ravi Teja Pathi, Mustafa Nazar

Subjects: “…Stone disease…”
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