Absent Pericardium Causing Extreme Levoposition in a Child by Filippos‐Paschalis Rorris, Alexandros Tsoutsinos, Meletios Kanakis

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Transition to Adulthood in Spina Bifida: Changing Roles and Expectations by Shubhra Mukherjee

“…The need for competent and effective adult care providers is discussed. Both the transition to adulthood and the transfer of care to adult care clinics are important and distinct components of spina bifida lifespan care.…”
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Hepatic Abscess due to Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia in Cystic Fibrosis by Kristin L Fraser, Robert H Hyland, D Elizabeth Tullis

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Analysis of the sexual dimorphism of metric variables of the cranial base: Archaeo-anthropological and forensic implications by Alexandra Boucherie

“…Taking into account the specific features of immature and adult sexual dimorphism, predictive models were built up that yielded, respectively, up to 76-83% and 73-86% accuracy. …”
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The advisability of science fair project topic origins: a case study of learners from disadvantaged backgrounds by Angela Elisabeth Stott

“…Data analysis was conducted for four post-hoc determined topic-origin groups of these learners’ projects: internet, self, adult, and adult after the learner had displayed competence. …”
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Mortality Trends in Patients Hospitalized with the Initial Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Middle Eastern Country over 20 Years by Emad Ahmed, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Ayman El-Menyar, Hajar A. H. AlBinali, Rajvir Singh, A. A. Gehani

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The foundational influence of early spiritual experiences on adulthood by M. O'Sullivan

“… This article presents research on spiritual experience in childhood and aims to illustrate the foundational effects of such experience on adult lives, using the qualitative data of several testimonies. …”
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Factors associated with the revolving door phenomenon in patients with schizophrenia: results from an acute psychiatric hospital in Romania by Vlad Dionisie, Vlad Dionisie, Maria Gabriela Puiu, Maria Gabriela Puiu, Mihnea Costin Manea, Mihnea Costin Manea, Emanuel Moisa, Ana Maria Dumitru, Leila Ibadula, Aliss Madalina Mares, Aliss Madalina Mares, Corina Ioana Varlam, Mirela Manea, Mirela Manea

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Liras into Lyres: Talking Across Difference in the Works of Edith Nesbit by Melissa Jenkins

“…Being unable (or unwilling) to understand an adult’s verbal directive can be liberating, and a child’s verbal play can have an effect on the adult world and even on the adult perspective. …”
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Focal Adhesion Kinase and ROCK Signaling Are Switch-Like Regulators of Human Adipose Stem Cell Differentiation towards Osteogenic and Adipogenic Lineages by Laura Hyväri, Miina Ojansivu, Miia Juntunen, Kimmo Kartasalo, Susanna Miettinen, Sari Vanhatupa

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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in High-Surgical Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience and Outcome by Fatma A. Taha, Hesham Naeim, Fareed Alnozha, Osama Amoudi, Reda Abuelatta

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Prevalence of Noncardiac Findings in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Christopher W. May, William T. Mansfield, Andrew B. Landes, Adrian M. Moran

“…We sought to determine the prevalence of clinically significant non-cardiac abnormalities found in pediatric and adult patients undergoing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI), and understand the impact of age on it’s occurrence. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Potent Cell Source for Bone Regeneration by Elham Zomorodian, Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad

“…A few cell types, including embryonic stem cells (ESCs), adult osteoblast, and adult stem cells, can be used for this purpose. …”
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Ileocaecal Intussusception with a Lead Point: Unusual MDCT Findings of Active Crohn’s Disease Involving the Appendix by Ebru Ozan, Gokce Kaan Atac, Egemen Akincioglu, Mete Keskin, Kamil Gulpinar

“…Adult intussusception is a rare entity accounting for 1% of all bowel obstructions. …”
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Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Be Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill Patient? A Systematic Review by Justin C. Mandeville, Claire L. Colebourn

“…Selection was limited to English language and adult patients. Studies on patients with an open thorax or abdomen were excluded. …”
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Natural History of the Ant Pheidole desertorum Wheeler in a Desert Grassland Habitat by Ken R. Helms

“…Pheidole desertorum colonies are large for the genus; the number of adult workers in established colonies ranges from 2,460–24,814. …”
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Predictors of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Response: The Pivotal Role of Electrocardiogram by Yahya S. Al Hebaishi, Halia Z. Al Shehri, Abdulrahman M. Al Moghairi

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Adverse Environmental Impact: A Consultant’s Perspective by Alan W. Wells, Thomas L. Englert

“…In our over 30 years of experience, we have applied most of the approaches suggested for addressing this issue, including biostatistical methods, trend analysis, time series methods, conditional mortality rate models, stock-recruitment models, equivalent adult models, and ecosystem models. In our experience, the paradigm most helpful in bringing about agreement among stakeholders is to (1) create a model of operating scenarios, (2) use empirical data from on-site studies to parameterize the model, (3) convert losses by life stage to equivalent adult losses, (4) convert equivalent adult losses to economic value, and (5) compare scenarios on an economic basis.…”
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Interaction of Musicianship and Aging: A Comparison of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials by Jennifer L. O’Brien, Dee A. Nikjeh, Jennifer J. Lister

“…Study Sample. Data from older adult musicians (n=8) and nonmusicians (n=8) (ages 55–70 years) were compared to previous data from young adult musicians (n=40) and nonmusicians (n=20) (ages 18–33 years). …”
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Surgical Management of L5-S1 Spondylodiscitis on Previously Documented Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anthony Lubiato, Guillaume Baucher, Mikael Meyer, Stéphane Fuentes

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