Leak-Before-Break methodology applied to different piping materials: a performance evaluation by Israel Gleybson Ferreira da Silva, Arnaldo Homobono Paes de Andrade, Waldemar Alfredo Monteiro

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The Shipwreck of the Airship “Dirigibile Italia” in the 1928 Polar Venture: A Retrospective Analysis of the Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Conditions by B. Zolesi, M. Pezzopane, C. Bianchi, A. Meloni, Lj. R. Cander, R. Tozzi

“…Survivors, by using a portable high frequency (HF) radio transmitter, tried unsuccessfully to send SOS messages and to establish a radio link with the ship “Città di Milano” of the Italian Navy, closely anchored at King's Bay. Only after 9 days of repeated radio‐distress transmissions, a Russian radio amateur close to the town of Arkhangelsk about 1,900 km away was able to receive the messages launched by the survivors and raise the alarm. …”
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From hinterland granary fort to frontier mountain fortress: Initiation, construction, and expansion of the Diaoyucheng Fortress, Hechuan, China, in the wars during 1125–1279 by Wen Huang, Jiang Feng

“…With the comparisons with the fortifications across Eurasia around the same period, this study illustrates this fortress epitomizes the development of knowledge system for fortification design in ancient China, especially the river defense fortress taking advantage of topography and navy.…”
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Measurement of Naval Ship Responses to Underwater Explosion Shock Loadings by Il-Kwon Park, Jong-Chul Kim, Chin-Woo An, Dae-Seung Cho

“…In July 1987 and April 2000, we successfully conducted UNDEX shock tests for a coastal mine hunter (MHC) and a mine sweeper/hunter (MSH) of Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), at the Chinhae bay, Korea. Test planning for conducting these shock tests included responsibilities, methods, and procedures. …”
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France in the Vienna System of International Relations (the First Half of The 19^th Century) by I. V. Ignatchenko

“…But the exacerbation of international conflict contributed to the strengthening of the French army and Navy. Further successes of the French diplomacy will be linked to the period of the Second Empire in France, in particular, with the Crimean war, that raised has raised status of France, and the decision of the Italian question in the second half of the 60-ies of the XIX century.…”
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IN THIS ISSUE: Indigenous knowledge at the food systems forefront by Duncan Hilchey

“…PKO was a small group of Native Hawaiian activists who organized to stop the bombing of a sacred island that the U.S. Navy had used for target practice since World War II. …”
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Establishment of an animal model for monkeypox virus infection in dormice by Gaojie Song, Lingling Cheng, Jun Liu, Yu Zhou, Cuiling Zhang, Yuping Zong

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Physicochemical Properties of Flaxseed Fortified Extruded Bean Snack by Naveen Vadukapuram, Clifford Hall, Mehmet Tulbek, Mary Niehaus

“…In general, no significant difference (P>0.05) in water activity values was observed in the flaxseed fortified extrudates, except in the navy-corn based extrudates. Peroxide values increased with increased flaxseed levels and over a storage period. …”
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Effectiveness of midwife/nurse-led non-invasive uterine massage in preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a quantitative systematic review protocol by Puangpaka Kongvattananon, Boonsurb Sosome, Sopen Chunuan, Treechada Punsomreung, Panida Varachanonth, Patraporn Bhatarasakoon

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Targeted Sonodynamic Therapy Platform for Holistic Integrative Helicobacter pylori Therapy by Xiaojing Yin, Yongkang Lai, Xinyuan Zhang, Tingling Zhang, Jing Tian, Yiqi Du, Zhaoshen Li, Jie Gao

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Effectiveness of Super Floss and Water Flosser in Plaque Removal for Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nozha Sawan, Afnan Ben Gassem, Faisal Alkhayyal, Aroob Albakri, Nada Al-Muhareb, Eman Alsagob

“…Patients’ plaque level was assessed using Rustogi et al. modified navy plaque index (RMNPI) at baseline and immediately after cleaning. …”
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Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education by John B Holcomb, Jan O Jansen, Eric A Elster, Matthew D Tadlock, Jennifer M Gurney, Emily W Baird, Daniel T Lammers, Richard D Betzold, Shaun R Brown, Matthew J Eckert, Daniel B Cox, Jeffrey D Kerby

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Proclamation of the All-Russian Empire – the Beginning of the Way to the Great Power Status by V. A. Artamonov

“…Peter the Great’s rule indeed produced a combat-ready regular army, a guard, an officer corps, a navy with shipyards, military bases, and coastal artillery. …”
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Niacin Inhibits Vascular Inflammation via Downregulating Nuclear Transcription Factor-κB Signaling Pathway by Yanhong Si, Ying Zhang, Jilong Zhao, Shoudong Guo, Lei Zhai, Shutong Yao, Hui Sang, Nana Yang, Guohua Song, Jue Gu, Shucun Qin

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Latvia and Estonia's View to the Separation of Klaipėda from Lithuania in 1939 by Zenonas Butkus, Magnus llmjärv

“…The three-day visit of the Latvian navy to Klaipėda harbor (from the 5th to the 8th of August in 1935) is also considered as a beneficial action on the part of Latvia. …”
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Rapid Determination of Water-Soluble Vitamins in Human Serum by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Mengyu Zhang, Chao Zhang, Haidong Cai, Yuan Xie, Li Chai, Ming Sun, Jin Liu, Jisong Liu, Chong Yi, Hengwei Fan, Wanwan Yi, Zhongwei Lv

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Daratumumab for Bortezomib-Refractory Proliferative Glomerulonephritis With Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposits in Kidney Allograft: A Case Report by Zewei Chen, Shangxi Fu, Jun Wu, Xiaoling Luo, Zhiguo Mao, Dechao Xu, Xiang Gao

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Exploring the inhibitory effect and mechanism of isorhamnetin therapy on oral squamous cell carcinoma based on network pharmacology and molecular docking by YU Fangfang, ZHOU Jingjing, YANG Jie, QU Huijuan, HUI Guangyan

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CYP2C19 polymorphism and coronary in-stent restenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Ivana Purnama Dewi, Irawan Yusuf, Agussalim Bukhari, Muzakkir Amir, Vitriyaturrida ., Yusra Pintaningrum, Idar Mappangara, Hendy Bhaskara Perdana Putra

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Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

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