Short- and Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Preterm Infants Receiving Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Delivery Room by Megan O'Reilly, Po-Yin Cheung, Khalid Aziz, Georg M. Schmölzer

“…A lung-protective strategy should start with the first breath to help in the establishment of functional residual capacity, facilitate gas exchange, and reduce volutrauma and atelectotrauma. …”
Get full text

Recommendations of the Russian Gastroenterological Association in Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, O. A. Storonova, O. V. Zayratyants, O. B. Dronova, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. S. Pirogov, R. G. Sayfutdinov, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. A. Sheptulin, D. N. Andreev, D. E. Rumyantseva

“…The refractory form of disease (lack of conclusive clinical and endoscopic remission during 4-8 weeks of standard-dose PPI therapy), presence of strictures and Barrett's esophagus require EGDS with esophageal biopsy and bioptic histological examination. Patients should be conclusively performed esophageal 24-hour pH-metry or pH-impedance monitoring, high-resolution manometry to thoroughly examine functionality of esophagus, esophagogastric junction and assess disease prognosis and therapy outcomes.Treatment of GERD should be personalised accounting for clinical manifestations and severity, as well as aimed at symptom improvement, lesion healing in erosive esophagitis, averting complications, Barrett's esophagus progression, dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma.Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are most effective agents in primary (4-8 weeks) and maintenance anti-GERD therapy. …”
Get full text

Positive periodic stability for a neutral-type host-macroparasite equation by Axiu Shu, Xiaoliang Li, Bo Du, Tao Wang

“…Furthermore, based on the Lyapunov functional method and differential inequality analysis strategies, the dynamic behaviors of the host-macroparasite model are obtained. …”
Get full text

MICRORNA EXPRESSION PROFILE ALTERATIONS IN MELANOMA AND MELANOMA MICROENVIRONMENT by A. V. Komina, M. B. Aksenenko, N. V. Palkina, S. A. Artemiev, T. G. Ruksha

“…The differences of microRNA expression levels should be under further consideration to evaluate their functional significance in melanomagenesis and possible application as melanoma prognostic and diagnostic markers.…”
Get full text

Rehabilitation and physical activity during treatment of various types of cancer by Weronika Woźniak, Monika Gaszyńska, Antonina Drzewiecka, Artur Drzewiecki, Wiktor Korczak, Maria Anna Madejska, Aleksandra Rudzka, Wojciech Falkowski, Anna Krysińska, Jakub Magielski

“…Conclusion: Doctors and physiotherapists emphasize the positive consequence of movement on the process of cancer treatment. However, it should be remembered that the type of rehabilitation should be selected individually for each patient, given the needs, limitations and goals of rehabilitation. …”
Get full text

Is there a rationale for perioperative nutrition therapy in the times of ERAS? by Weimann Arved

“…In order to increase patient compliance in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) programs, assessment and monitoring of functional and nutritional status should be routinely performed. …”
Get full text

High transfection efficiency and cell viability of immune cells with nanomaterials-based transfection reagent by Song Wang, Dan Tian

“…This nanomaterials-based transfection reagent was simple and cost-effective and can perform multiple transfections, which further increase the overall efficiency. This method should be applicable for many cell lines and can be used to decipher gene functions of lymphocytes.…”
Get full text

Intra- and interobserver agreement in the diagnosis of malocclusion in sleep-disordered breathing by Fernando Rodrigues Carvalho, Débora Aparecida Lentini-Oliveira, Graziele Maria Missiano Carvalho, Julio Motta Singer, Lucila Bizari Fernandes Prado, Gilmar Fernandes Prado, Luciane Bizari Coin Carvalho

“…Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is often related to malocclusion, and dentists should be able to recognize occlusal changes that may be associated with the development, onset, or persistence of SDB. …”
Get full text

A Perspective on Insolvency Procedures in the Romanian Economy by Daniel Dăianu, Dragoș Pîslaru, Liviu Voinea

“…In the process of EU integration, the key criterion2) Romania has to meet is the economic one, which presupposes a functioning market economy. Even though the concept of functioning market economy is rather ambiguous and judgmental, there is a wide consensus that market exit constitutes one of the main characteristics of a market economy, in the sense that there should not be any legal, administrative, and political or other type of barriers to market exit for the loss-making companies. …”
Get full text

Enzymatic mutation detection technologies by Anthony T. Yeung, Deepali Hattangadi, Lauryn Blakesley, Emmanuelle Nicolas

“…The study of mutations reveals the normal functions of genes, messages, proteins, the causes of many diseases, and the variability of responses among individuals. …”
Get full text

Method for Linking a Synthesized Protein to Its mRNA-DNA Complex by Shumo Liu, Ganaganor V. Shivashankar, Tohru Sano, Albert Libchaber

“…In principle, if both mRNA translation and DNA transcription termination are prevented, the protein should stay in a complex with its mRNA and DNA. A method is designed to test these possibilities. …”
Get full text

Volunteering as a Principle Trend in Today’s World by T. I. Zakharova, K. V. Sadykova, A. A. Lebedev

“…The growth in volunteer projects number fosters volunteer centers emergence all over the world and a serious impact of volunteer projects motivates a deeper study of this phenomenon. It should be pointed out that at present society is going through an active stage of passing over from situational volunteering to more systematic and deliberate functioning. …”
Get full text

Quality of government for environmental wellbeing? Subnational evidence from European regions by Andrea Vaccaro, Carlotta Montorsi, Chiara Gigliarano

“…We also find that the institutions-environment nexus varies across dimensions of environmental wellbeing – institutions matter especially for the quality of air and soil. Policymakers should be aware that environmental degradation can be tackled by building more effective and well-functioning regional public institutions.…”
Get full text

Age modulates, religious coping mediates: the role of attitude to self in cancer patients’ quality of life by Maria-Chidi C. Onyedibe, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Barbara L. Andersen, Uzoamaka F. Ugwoke, Lawrence Ejike Ugwu, Lawrence Ejike Ugwu

“…Policymakers and healthcare providers should prioritize training and resource allocation to address these challenges. …”
Get full text

SPIRITUAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT YOUTH IN TODAY’S REALITIES by Sapozhnykov Stanislav

“…The result of this process should be the formed morality of the individual, which can be defined as the highest goal that enables the existence of all other goals and is at the basis of human activity itself. …”
Get full text

Periodic Inspection Program of Nuclear PWR reactor Pressure Vessel by Anne Aguiar Araujo

“…This discussion allowed the presentation of: functions and characteristics of PWR reactor pressure vessels and the understanding of damage and effects of irradiation in the materials used in the manufacture of these vessels. …”
Get full text

Acute Kidney Injury In Children by Arife Uslu Gökçeoğlu, Ahmet Aslan

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical condition characterized by sudden deterioration in kidney functions, increase in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine levels, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis and hypertension. …”
Get full text

Posthumanistyczne echa, apokaliptyczne tony i zwierzęce odgłosy w filmach Bonga Joon-ho by Krzysztof Loska

“…A starting point is Donna Haraway’s suggestion that science-fiction stories should be treated as a tool for speculative thinking. …”
Get full text

THE INVENTORY OF THE CUSTOMERS’ ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE PERIOD OF LIMITATION by ELENA Astakhova, ANZHELA Vasilyeva

“…The financial stability of business largely depends on the cash inflow which is necessary for its normal functioning. This is precisely why the issues of management and control over receivables are very significant. …”
Get full text

Acción colectiva para la transición agroecológica en el altiplano Boliviano by Amaya Carrasco-Torrontegui, María Quispe, Renato Pardo, Maya Apaza, Roly Cota, Gabriela Bucini, Carlos Andrés Gallegos, Colin Anderson, Martha Caswell, Ernesto Mendéz

“…To facilitate a transition from conventional agriculture, it is imperative to strengthen the links between politics and agroecology. Agroecology should not be understood only as the result of a series of physical and biological properties, because it also reflects sociocultural relations of power. …”
Get full text