Elevated concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in childcare centers: A pilot study by Yao Cheng, Zhong Lv, Erika Schreder, Min Hu, Abby Mutic, Guomao Zheng, Amina Salamova

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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

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Interdisciplinary Team Pilot to Reduce Time to Administration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by DiVittorio MM, Fisher T, Steadman B, Cone B, Elfessi Z

“…Madeline M DiVittorio,1 Tracy Fisher,2 Brendan Steadman,2 Brian Cone,2 Zane Elfessi1– 3 1Department of Pharmacy, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; 3University of Illinois-Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence: Zane Elfessi, Email zane.elfessi@va.govBackground: Sepsis is a condition of life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to an infection. …”
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Identification of HPV16 E1 and E2-specific T cells in the oropharyngeal cancer tumor microenvironment by Christine McInnis, Lakshmi Srinivasan, Anthony J Coyle, Shilpa Bhatia, Glenn J Hanna, Ann Marie Egloff, Brinda Vijaykumar, Qiaomu Tian, Yanbo Sun, Del Leistritz-Edwards, Charles T Quinn, Ravi Uppaluri, Daniel C Pregibon

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The emerging role of blood-based biomarkers in early detection of colorectal cancer: A systematic review by Faris Shweikeh, Yuhao Zeng, Abdur Rahman Jabir, Erica Whittenberger, Saurav P. Kadatane, Yuting Huang, Mohamad Mouchli, Dani Ran Castillo

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Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of cytomegalovirus (Orthoherpesviridae: <i>Cytomegalovirus: Cytomegalovirus humanbeta5</i>) genetic variants from children and immunocompromise... by Ol’ga E. Van’kova, Nina F. Brusnigina, Nadezhda A. Novikova

“…The obtained results allowed us to establish the similarity of the landscape of CMV genotypes circulating in Russia (Nizhny Novgorod region), Brazil, China and the USA. Conclusion. The obtained data indicate the similarity of the landscape of CMV genotypes circulating in Russia (Nizhny Novgorod region), Brazil, China and the USA: in children, the predominant genotypes are gB1 (40.0%), gB2 (33.3%), gN4a (42.8%), and gN3b (28.6%), while in adults (recipients of solid organs) genotypes gB1 (37.5%), gB2 (37.5%), gN1 (26.3%), and gN4b (26.3%) are prevailed.…”
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Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

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NIH funding for the pediatric surgeon-scientist: An analysis of current trends by Colton D. Wayne, MD, Zachary Dumbauld, BS, Ethan Mills, BS, Diana L. Farmer, MD, Gail E. Besner, MD

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Deciphering the multifaceted mechanism of Shuang Huang Lian in treating upper respiratory tract infections: A metabolomics-based network pharmacology approach by Gang Xu, Akshay Suresh Patil, Ruhan Wei, Dan Liu, Aimin Zhou, Yan Xu

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Assessing equity in preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections in pediatric patients by Xiaoyan Song, Deena Levey, Jenhao Jacob Cheng, Monica Monteon, Annette Lee, Nada Harik, Denice Cora-Bramble, Rahul K. Shah

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Black Hole Supernovae, Their Equation of State Dependence, and Ejecta Composition by Oliver Eggenberger Andersen, Evan O’Connor, Haakon Andresen, André da Silva Schneider, Sean M. Couch

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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella strains isolated from both No-Antibiotics-Ever (NAE) and conventional broiler complexes by Yagya Adhikari, Dianna V. Bourassa, Sabin Poudel, Matthew A. Bailey, Richard J. Buhr, Kenneth S. Macklin

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Exploring pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) modality preferences among black cisgender women attending family planning clinics in Chicago via a cross-sectional mixed-methods study by Sadia Haider, Amy K Johnson, Emily Ott, Eleanor E Friedman, Agustina Pandiani, Amy Moore, Isa Alvarez, Catherine Desmarais

“…Background Despite pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstrated effectiveness, black cisgender women continue to be at an elevated risk for HIV acquisition and uptake of daily oral PrEP is low in this population in the USA. As advancements in PrEP delivery options continue, it is important to understand women’s acceptability of these additional options, specifically black cisgender women, in order to inform uptake and adherence among this population at increased need of HIV prevention options.Setting A cross-sectional survey among black cisgender women ages 13–45 (inclusive) attending women’s health clinics in Chicago, Illinois, USA, prior to the approval of cabotegravir long-acting injectable.Methods Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample and bivariate analysis was used to detect differences between categorical and outcome variables using χ2 test. …”
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HALAL INDUSTRY IN KYRGYZSTAN: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS by Niyazali Turdalievich Aripov, Murat Zhuratovich Abdiev, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin, Mirlanbek Baidusenovich Ubaidullaev

“…The essence and content of the halal industry were determined, after studying the markets of the countries of Europe and the United Stats of America (USA), problems were identified and necessary mechanisms for solving problems in the release of halal products were recommended. …”
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Anaerobic digestion bacteria algae (ADBA): A mathematical model of mixotrophic algal growth with indigenous bacterial inhibition in anaerobic digestion effluent by S M Hasan Shahriar Rahat, Oluwatunmise Israel Dada, Liang Yu, Helmut Kirchhoff, Shulin Chen

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Miniaturization and characterization of patient derived hepatocellular carcinoma tumor organoid cultures for cancer drug discovery applications by David A. Close, Paul A. Johnston

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Oxidative impact on lipoprotein structure: Insights from dynamic light scattering by Nickolette Kong, Natalia Penaloza, Gustavo Agreda, Angela B. Nguyen, Joseph Gutheinz, Alison Tran, Nhi Nguyen, Tuong Vi Ho, Ana Marin, Birgit Mellis, Richa Chandra

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Comparative reducing and carbohydrate enzyme inhibitory activities of the root, leaf, and seed of Picralima nitida by Erwin Osiele Onyekachukwu, Aishat Mary Osagie, Sylvia Oghogho Omage, Kingsley Omage, Marshall Arebojie Azeke

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The Effects of Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback on the Lyα Forest Flux Power Spectrum by Megan Taylor Tillman, Blakesley Burkhart, Stephanie Tonnesen, Simeon Bird, Greg L. Bryan

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Management considerations in grease versus non-grease scald burns in adults: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary burn care facility by William Rice, Hemasree Yeluru, Miles Reese, Ricardo Rendel, Alexa Soult, Jessica Burgess

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