Informatization of the processes of administration of the quality of medical services in surgical hospitals by Ya.S. Bereznytskyi, V.Ya. Bereznytskyi, O.V. Hudoshyna, N.D. Chuhrienko, G.V. Bereznytska, Ye.V. Zalyhina, Yu.B. Dianova, E.A. Rynska, L.N. Ksykevich

“…In the study, an analysis of literary sources was carried out, business processes were formulated, and on the materials of a retrospective analysis algorithms for the use of information technologies were developed based on the methods of generalization, comparison, content analysis, system-analytical and logical analysis, a graphic analysis was performed to increase the clarity of the presentation of the material. …”
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Fecal and Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Woolly (Lagothrix ssp.) and Spider Monkeys (Ateles spp.) by Kimberly D. Ange-van Heugten, Eric van Heugten, Saskia Timmer, Guido Bosch, Abahor Elias, Scott Whisnant, Hans J. M. Swarts, Peter Ferket, Martin W. A. Verstegen

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Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Lessons From One of the Largest Scandals of the 21st Century in the Field of Spine Surgery by Thomas Szewczyk, BS, Michael S. Sinha, MD, JD, MPH, Jack Gerling, BS, Justin K. Zhang, MD, MSCI, Philippe Mercier, MD, PhD, Tobias A. Mattei, MD, FACS

“…Up to hundreds of billions of dollars are annually lost to fraud and abuse in the US health care, making it a significant burden on the system. This study investigates a specific instance of health care fraud in spine surgery, in which a medical device company ended up paying $75 million to settle violations of the False Claims Act. …”
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Pseudorabies virus infection triggers pUL46-mediated phosphorylation of connexin-43 and closure of gap junctions to promote intercellular virus spread. by Alexander Tishchenko, Nicolás Romero, Cliff Van Waesberghe, Jonas L Delva, Oliver Vickman, Gregory A Smith, Thomas C Mettenleiter, Walter Fuchs, Barbara G Klupp, Herman W Favoreel

“…Gap junctions (GJs) play a pivotal role in intercellular communication between eukaryotic cells, including transfer of biomolecules that contribute to the innate and adaptive immune response. …”
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ManyPrimates : une infrastructure de collaboration internationale dans la recherche en cognition des primates by ManyPrimates, Géraud S. Aguenounon, Sébastien Ballesta, Alice Beaud, Léa Bustamante, Charlotte Canteloup, Marine Joly, Louise Loyant, Helene Meunier, Anthony Roig, Camille A. Troisi, Pauline Zablocki-Thomas

“…Research in primate cognition improves our understanding of the evolutionary history of these mental abilities. Large samples from a wide diversity of species are essential to achieve such objectives. …”
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Antibacterial Additive for Polystyrene Based on Silver Nanoparticles Supported on Titanium Dioxide by Miguel A. Waldo-Mendoza, Lucía Martínez-Jothar, Socorro Oros-Ruiz, E. G. Villabona-Leal, Luis Manuel Céspedes-Covarrubias, Zoe V. Quiñones-Jurado, Eduardo Ortega, Elías Pérez

“…These particles were synthesized using a deposition-precipitation method by adding silver nitrate as metallic precursor, sodium hydroxide as reducing agent, and commercial TiO2 (P25) as support. …”
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Expansión agrícola en Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay y Chile entre 2000-2010. Caracterización espacial mediante series temporales de índices de vegetación by J. VOLANTE, J. MOSCIARO, M. MORALES POCLAVA, L. VALE, S. CASTRILLO, J. SAWCHIK, G. TISCORNIA, M. FUENTE, I. MALDONADO, A. VEGA, R. TRUJILLO, L. CORTÉZ, J. PARUELO

“…La metodología planteada fue adecuada para llevar a cabo análisis que combinan una gran extensión de territorio y tiempo.…”
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Nonconcordance between Clinical and Head CT Findings: The Specter of Overdiagnosis by Kelli N. O'Laughlin, Jerome R. Hoffman, Steven Go, Gelareh Z. Gabayan, Erum Iqbal, Guy Merchant, Roberto A. Lopez-Freeman, Michael I. Zucker, William R. Mower

“…The objectives of this study were to (1) identify head CT findings felt to be associated with increased risk of brain herniation and (2) to assess the ability of history and physical examination to predict those findings. Methods. Using a modified Delphi survey technique, an expert panel defined CT abnormalities felt to predict increased risk of LP-induced brain herniation. …”
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Influence of Supplemental Dietary Cholesterol on Growth Performance, Indices of Stress, Fillet Pigmentation, and Upper Thermal Tolerance of Female Triploid Atlantic Salmon (Salmo s... by Eric H. Ignatz, Rebeccah M. Sandrelli, Sean M. Tibbetts, Stefanie M. Colombo, Fábio S. Zanuzzo, Ashley M. Loveless, Christopher C. Parrish, Matthew L. Rise, A. Kurt Gamperl

“…However, ED2 appeared to have a small negative impact on survival, and both ED1 and ED2 reduced fillet “bleaching” above 18°C as measured using SalmoFan™ scores. …”
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Association between Irisin, hs-CRP, and Metabolic Status in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Adrian M. Gonzalez-Gil, Oscar Tamez-Rivera, Carla Toledo-Salinas, Mariana Peschard-Franco, Nora A. Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Christian Silva-Platas, Gerardo Garcia-Rivas

“…Proinflammatory cytokines and the novel myokine irisin, a cleavage product of FNDC5, have been found to play a role in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Hydroclimatic extremes threaten groundwater quality and stability by Simon A. Schroeter, Alice May Orme, Katharina Lehmann, Robert Lehmann, Narendrakumar M. Chaudhari, Kirsten Küsel, He Wang, Anke Hildebrandt, Kai Uwe Totsche, Susan Trumbore, Gerd Gleixner

“…Groundwater quality is far more vulnerable to the impact of recent climate anomalies than is currently recognized, and the molecular composition of dissolved organic matter can be used as a comprehensive indicator for groundwater quality deterioration.…”
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In vitro and ex vivo models of the oral mucosa as platforms for the validation of novel drug delivery systems by Robyn A Macartney, Abijit Das, Atina G Imaniyyah, Annabelle TR Fricker, Andrew M Smith, Stefano Fedele, Ipsita Roy, Hae-Won Kim, Dongjoon Lee, Jonathan C Knowles

“…Despite the widespread acceptance that 3D tissue modelling is advantageous in this field, there remains a lack of standardisation in the models throughout literature. …”
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Persistently increased post-stress activity of paraventricular thalamic neurons is essential for the emergence of stress-induced alterations in behaviour. by Anna Jász, László Biró, Zsolt Buday, Bálint Király, Orsolya Szalárdy, Krisztina Horváth, Gergely Komlósi, Róbert Bódizs, Krisztina J Kovács, Marco A Diana, Balázs Hangya, László Acsády

“…A single exposure to a stressful event can result in enduring changes in behaviour. …”
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Adverse Reactions due to the Usage Ofadverse Effects due to the Usage of T biomodulina and corticotropin in Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis by Rosa F. Lara Rodríguez, Roman Rodríguez, Alicia Vargas Batista, Miriam Bolet Arostavista, Rebeca A. Fernández Carriera, Idalmis Suárez Luis, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Lorenzo Gómez Morales

“…<strong>Background:</strong> T biomodulina is a thymic natural product with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulator action. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Risk of Symptomatic Embolism in Patients With Infective Endocarditis by Sebastian D. Santos‐Patarroyo, Juan A. Quintero‐Martinez, Brian D. Lahr, Supavit Chesdachai, Daniel C. DeSimone, Hector R. Villarraga, Hector I. Michelena, Larry M. Baddour

“…Although several studies have noted a link between larger vegetations and an increased risk of embolization, a more comprehensive evaluation of vegetation characteristics in a contemporary cohort has not been conducted. …”
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Clinically Relevant Drug Interactions with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors by Amber N. Edinoff, Connor R. Swinford, Amira S. Odisho, Caroline R. Burroughs, Cain W. Stark, Walid A. Raslan, Elyse M. Cornett, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) are a class of drugs that were originally developed for the treatment of depression but have since been expanded to be used in management of affective and neurological disorders, as well as stroke and aging-related neurocognitive changes. …”
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An Update on Corneal Biomechanics and Architecture in Diabetes by María A. del Buey, Paula Casas, Constanza Caramello, Nuria López, Marisa de la Rica, Ana B. Subirón, Elena Lanchares, Valentín Huerva, Andrzej Grzybowski, Francisco J. Ascaso

“…It is well known that diabetes is a systemic metabolic disease that causes chronic progressive damage in the main organs of the human body, including the eyeball. …”
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Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas by Manuel Scimeca, Rita Bonfiglio, Giuliano Colosimo, Eleonora Candi, Glenn P. Gerber, Gregory A. Lewbart, Alessandro Mauriello, Gerry Melino, Christian Sevilla, Yufang Shi, Ying Wang, Gabriele Gentile

“…Morphological analysis revealed significant differences among the species, with the black-colored skin of A. cristatus showing a melanin-rich but vessel-poor dermis, while C. subcristatus and C. marthae displayed varying distributions of melanosomes and melanocytes. …”
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RNA-Seq Assembly and Differential Transcriptome Analysis of Korean Medicinal Herb var. by Neha Samir Roy, Jung-A Kim, Ah-Young Choi, Yong-Wook Ban, Nam-Il Park, Kyong-Cheul Park, Hee-sun Yang, Ik-Young Choi, Soonok Kim

“…Cirsium japonicum belongs to the Asteraceae or Compositae family and is a medicinal plant in Asia that has a variety of effects, including tumour inhibition, improved immunity with flavones, and antidiabetic and hepatoprotective effects. …”
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Effective in vivo binding energy landscape illustrates kinetic stability of RBPJ-DNA binding by Duyen Huynh, Philipp Hoffmeister, Tobias Friedrich, Kefan Zhang, Marek Bartkuhn, Francesca Ferrante, Benedetto Daniele Giaimo, Rhett A. Kovall, Tilman Borggrefe, Franz Oswald, J. Christof M. Gebhardt

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