Perivascular space imaging during therapy for medulloblastoma. by Ruitian Song, John O Glass, Shengjie Wu, Yimei Li, Giles W Robinson, Amar Gajjar, Thomas E Merchant, Wilburn E Reddick

“…Subsequently, from 12M to FollowUp, PVS increased again. MRI exams under anesthesia exhibited significantly lower PVS than those without anesthesia. …”
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Homogeneous Model in Finite Element Analysis for Natural Frequency Calculation of Axisymmetric Shells by Volodymyr Lipovskyi

“…These parameters are derived under the condition of equivalence in the moment of inertia and mass of the cross-sectional element. …”
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The evolution of hospitals from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…In the early Middle Ages (6th to 10th century), under the influence of the Benedictine Order, an infirmary became an established part of every monastery. …”
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Regulation of the Employment Status of Seafarers by Boris Jerman

“…This article discusses the specifics of the employment relationship of seafarers who not only perform their obligations on a ship under an employment contract, but also live far away from their permanent residence, with limited contact with their home environment, including their families. …”
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Revealing the core suppression effects of various Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate exposure on early meiosis progression in postnatal male mice via single-cell RNA sequencing by Baoquan Han, Lei Hua, Shuai Yu, Wei Ge, Cong Huang, Yu Tian, Chunxiao Li, Jiamao Yan, Tian Qiao, Jiachen Guo, Dongliang Lu, Bin Wang, Diya Cai, Yunqi Zhang, Shaolin Liang, Jianjuan Zhao, Qi Hou, Wei Shen, Zhongyi Sun

“…Although previous research has suggested that DEHP exposure hinders the early meiotic progression of male germ cells, the underlying mechanisms are still not well understood. …”
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Effects of Chemical and Biological Inhibitors of Ethylene on Heat Tolerance in Annual Bluegrass by Sean McBride, William Errickson, Bingru Huang

“…Both ethylene inhibitors improved P. annua performance under heat stress, as characterized by delayed chlorophyll degradation and root maintenance.…”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…We aimed to test a tablet- and smartphone-based point-of-care (TSB POC) device against a local laboratory-based measure of HbA1c for monitoring diabetes under real-world conditions. Methods For this cross-sectional clinical method applicability study, capillary and venous blood was collected in duplicate and analyzed at local primary health care centers. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Erbil City, Kurdistan, Iraq: A Household Survey by Sabah Shareef Mohammed, Sherzad Abdulahad Shabu

“…Regarding ethical approval, the study was conducted under the guidelines of the ethical approval research committee in the College of Medicine. …”
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Unlocking the potential of cacao yield with full sun cultivation by Carolina S. Benjamin, Luiz A. S. Dias, Samuel C. V. Martins, Carlos E. Aucique-Perez, Lucas B. C. Rosmaninho

“…We evaluated six cacao clones (PS 1319, CCN 10, CCN 51, PH 16, SJ 02, and CP 49) grown under full sun conditions to assess their leaf physiology, leaf structure, yield, and yield components. …”
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Drug Insurance and Psoriasis Severity: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Laurence Mainville, Hélène Veillette, Paul R. Fortin

“…**Results:** Patients treated with an advanced therapy for psoriasis covered under the provincial public drug insurance plan (n = 78) and under a private drug plan (n = 93) did not differ regarding the studied outcomes. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease: Guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, N. D. Yushchuk, I. V. Mayev, Tatyana L Lapina, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Detection of densely adhered to underlying mucosa greenish or creamy deposits (pseudomembranes) is the endoscopical marker of severe C. difficile-associated disease i.e. pseudomembranous colitis. …”
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Vanilla lindmaniana and V. palmarum (Orchidaceae) are distinct allopatric species by Emerson R. Pansarin

“…Consequently, many species have been synonymized under taxa with a wider distribution. This is the case for V. lindmaniana, a species currently synonymized under V. palmarum. …”
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The Influence of Head Teacher’s Leadership Styles on Service Delivery in Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case Study of Ssembabule District. by Adoko, Vincent

“…The findings of the study indicates that under bureaucratic leadership, a high proportion of the respondents 24.6% agreed that Head teachers divide labor based on the functional specialization, 85 (35.0%) agreed that their schools have got a well-defined hierarchy of authority, 91 (37.9%) agreed with the statement that Head teachers practiced procedures for dealing with situation. 38.8% of the respondents under transactional leadership agreed that promotion and selection among teachers is based on technical competence that applied in the school. …”
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The New Normal? The European Union’s Temporary Frameworks for State Aid by Kociubiński Jakub

“…During the Covid pandemic the European Union has witnessed an unprecedented level of State aid measures, under the hastily adopted dedicated temporary framework. …”
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Die pastoor as fluisteraar. Gedagtes oor pastorale identiteit en arbeid na analogie van die perdefluisteraar by Danny Nel

“…In this article some of the reasons underlying these identity issues are mentioned or described. …”
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The illnesses of Herod the Great by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…We review the nature of his illnesses and suggest that he had meningoencephalitis in 59 BC, and that he died primarily of uraemia and hypertensive heart failure, but accept diabetes mellitus as a possible underlying etiological factor. The possibility that Josephus’s classical description of Herod’s disease could be biased by “topos” biography (popular at the time), is discussed. …”
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The long goodbye: the relationship between lleftist parties and the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) after the end of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) (1992-2017) by Mimmo Carrieri

“…The Italian situation confirms that underlying these evolutions there are not only external factors, such as globalisation and changes in the work world, but also internal factors, such as the logic of actions, drawn up and put aggressively into practice by the “cartel parties". …”
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Indonesia's Land Bank Authority: Aligning with Agrarian Law or Facilitating Land Grabbing? by Nur Hidayani Alimuddin, Dyah Ayu Widowati, Riezka Eka Mayasari, Rizki Febrisari, Jusafri Jusafri

“…This research critically examines Indonesia's land bank regulations, introduced under the Job Creation Law to boost investment, but which risk promoting land grabbing, particularly affecting farming and indigenous communities. …”
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Protocol for the purification and analysis of nuclear UFMylated proteins by Pudchalaluck Panichnantakul, Marlene Oeffinger

“…Here, we present a technique to isolate nuclei and purify UFMylated proteins under denaturing non-reducing conditions from commonly used mammalian cell line models such as hTERT-RPE1, HEK293, U2OS, and HCT116 cells. …”
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Laparoscopic Resection of An Extensive Tuboovarian Abscess in A Mechanical Valve Replacement Woman by Phornsawan Wasinghon, Kuan-Gen Huang

“…The laparoscopic surgery is an excellent benefit for quicker recovery time, smaller incisions, less post-operative pain, and especially of a few infections that will affect to underlying disease of the patient.…”
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