Common spine codes are reimbursed 13% less by Medicaid compared to Medicare, ranging from 46% to 160% by state by Adam P. Henderson, BS, M. Lane Moore, MD, MBA, Camryn S. Payne, BA, Jack M. Haglin, MD, MS, Joseph C. Brinkman, MD, Paul R. Van Schuyver, MD, Joshua S. Bingham, MD, Michael S. Chang, MD

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The Timing and Spectral Properties of the 2022 Outburst of SGR J1935+2154 Observed with NICER by Fu Yu-Cong, Lin Lin, Ge Ming-Yu, Enoto Teruaki, Hu Chin-Ping, Younes George, Göǧüş Ersin, Malacaria Christian

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Climate-change impacts on distribution, habitats, sustainability and cultivation planning of two economically and ecologically important forest trees (China fir and Masson pine) in... by Yanghui Zhao, Liang Xu, Ying Zhang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

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Simulating High-redshift Galaxies: Enhancing UV Luminosity with Star Formation Efficiency and a Top-heavy IMF by Tae Bong Jeong, Myoungwon Jeon, Hyunmi Song, Volker Bromm

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Recruiting participants for focus groups in health research: a meta-research study by Jonas Lander, Simon Wallraf, Dawid Pieper, Ronny Klawunn, Hala Altawil, Marie-Luise Dierks, Cosima John

“…Results Nearly half (n = 38/80) of the studies were from the USA and Canada, many addressing issues related to diabetes, cancer, mental health and chronic diseases. …”
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Tungsten erosion during L-mode discharges in the DIII-D SAS-VW divertor by G. Sinclair, T. Abrams, M.S. Parsons, S.H. Messer, J. Mateja, S.A. Zamperini, D.M. Thomas, J.D. Elder, R. Maurizio, T. Odstrcil, R.S. Wilcox, J.L. Herfindal, D.D. Truong, J.G. Watkins, A.G. McLean, D.L. Rudakov, J. Ren, D. Donovan

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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

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Genomic insights into multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from Dhaka, Bangladesh by Sadia Ferdous, K M Shayerul Abedin Shayer, Afia Anjum, Sabbir R. Shuvo, Ishrat Jabeen, Kristi Paul Hridi, A.K.M. Imrul Hassan, Md Imran Khan, Mohammad Fazle Alam Rabbi, Mahmud Hossain, Kazi Nadim Hasan, Sohidul Islam

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Primitive to visceral endoderm maturation is essential for mouse epiblast survival beyond implantation by Antonia Weberling, Dylan Siriwardena, Christopher Penfold, Neophytos Christodoulou, Thorsten E. Boroviak, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz

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Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“…These innovations are noted to initially emerge in the USA, then spread to Europe, eventually reaching Lithuania. …”
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Characteristics of US hospitals using extraordinary collections actions against patients for unpaid medical bills: a cross-sectional study by Dominique Vervoort, Farah Hashim, Sanuri Hennayake, Christi M Walsh, Chen Dun, Joseph Giuseppe Paturzo, Indrani G Das, Emily A Stewart, Jonathan A Teinor, Morissa A Schochet, Allyson Keslar, Ge Bai, Martin Makary

“…Objective This study aims to characterise and evaluate the largest 100 hospitals in the USA that have adopted aggressive collection tactics to pursue patients with unpaid medical bills, such as lawsuits, wage garnishments and liens.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting We examined state and county court record systems to measure the magnitude and prevalence of these practices at the largest 100 hospitals in the UA between 1 January 2018 and 31 July 2020.Main outcomes measures The main outcome of this study was the number of lawsuits, wage garnishments and liens. …”
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Statistical match reports of the 2022 volleyball World Championship in the context of network analysis with Gephi by Sergii Iermakov, Tetiana Yermakova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…The study centered on Group C, comprising the teams: Poland, USA, Mexico, and Bulgaria. Data from six matches were extracted into Microsoft Excel tables and then converted into CSV format. …”
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Effectiveness of canine‐assisted surveillance and human searches for early detection of invasive spotted lanternfly by Angela K. Fuller, Ben C. Augustine, Eric H. Clifton, Ann E. Hajek, Arden Blumenthal, Josh Beese, Aimee Hurt, Carrie J. Brown‐Lima

“…We surveyed transects in 20 vineyards and their adjacent wooded areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, USA, and used a multiscale occupancy model to estimate detection probability achieved by human observers and detection dogs as a function of SLF infestation level, weather, and habitat covariates. …”
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CRISPR-based epigenetic editing of Gad1 improves synaptic inhibition and cognitive behavior in a Tauopathy mouse model by Lei Wan, Ping Zhong, Pei Li, Yong Ren, Wei Wang, Mingjun Yu, Henry Y. Feng, Zhen Yan

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Impact of trace mineral supplementation and translucency score on eggshell quality, hatchability, fertility, and chick quality by Cassidy A. Morris, Duarte Neves, Michael Carroll, Jonathan Moon, Leticia Orellana, Raquel Burin, Colwayne Morris, Austin Jasek, Kenneth S. Macklin

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Use of standardized nasal and skin decolonization to reduce rates of bacteremia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Madyson Taylor, Russell L Griffin, Jeremey Walker, Catina James, Angela Akinsanya, Mary Duncan, Rachael A Lee

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The Small Mobile Ozone Lidar (SMOL): instrument description and first results by F. Chouza, T. Leblanc, P. Wang, S. S. Brown, K. Zuraski, K. Zuraski, W. Chace, W. Chace, W. Chace, C. C. Womack, C. C. Womack, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, J. Hair, T. Shingler, J. Sullivan

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Leptospirosis Risk Assessment in Rodent Populations and Environmental Reservoirs in Humanitarian Aid Settings in Thailand by Panadda Krairojananan, Kasima Wasuworawong, Surachai Leepitakrat, Taweesak Monkanna, Elizabeth W. Wanja, Silas A. Davidson, Betty K. Poole-Smith, Patrick W. McCardle, Alyssa Mann, Erica J. Lindroth

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STING agonist-based treatment promotes vascular normalization and tertiary lymphoid structure formation in the therapeutic melanoma microenvironment by Walter J Storkus, Ronald J Fecek, Manoj Chelvanambi, Jennifer L Taylor

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In vitro degradation of non-starch polysaccharide residues in the digesta of broilers offered wheat-soy or maize-soy diets by feed enzymes by E. Kim, N.K. Morgan, A.F. Moss, A. Solbak, L. Li, P. Ader, M. Choct

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