Current Pharmacologic Approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Kristen Tropea, Helen Christou

“…These strategies target different components and stages of the disease process and they are commonly used in combination. The purpose of this review is to discuss the evidence for current pharmacological interventions and identify future therapeutic modalities that appear promising in the prevention and management of BPD. …”
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Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf: an Artist and a Critic? by Liliane Louvel

“…This time, this article will examine the issue from a point of view opposite to the commonly adopted one, that is, it will not examine only what Virginia wrote about painting in her essays, in her letters or in her novels, but first and foremost what Vanessa had to say about painting and literature in the short volume, Sketches in Pen and Ink prefaced by her daughter, which contains most of her essays.…”
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Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) by Lenka Skočková, Barbora Ďurajková, Ivan Hadrián Tuf

“…We investigated whether distinctive colouration has an aposematic function in terrestrial isopods. The common rough woodlice (Porcellio scaber) were used as a model species of terrestrial isopods and the Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) as a predatory species. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Eight--What if I need help paying my health care and prescription drug costs? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“… Important Things to Know about Medicare is a series of 10 publications that will cover the most common Medicare concerns. The series will provide general information about Medicare, including the four major plans, supplemental policies, interactions with different types of insurance, and assistance programs. …”
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New Results of Fixed-Point Theorems and Their Applications in Complete Complex Dc∗-Metric Spaces by Nassar Aiman Majid, Alaa. M. F. AL. Jumaili, Zhen Chuan Ng, See Keong Lee

“…Additionally, some implementations of common fixed-point theory on complete complex-valued Dc∗-metric spaces have been offered by applying open and closed balls. …”
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Ataxia and Seizures despite Phenytoin: A Case Report Highlighting the Importance of TDM and Genetic Influences by Rachel Manoj, Arpita Meher, Jefry Winner G.

“…Adverse drug reactions to commonly prescribed medications such as phenytoin, used for seizures, often go undetected due to various factors. …”
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Du point à l'espace (rural) : localisation de mentions textuelles et mise à l'épreuve de normes socio-spatiales by Nicolas Poirier

“…This paper proposes two different aspects of spatial analysis through the implementation of modern and medieval written sources, both of which sharing a common ground investigation. The first part concerns the presentation of a methodology for use of textual citations identified in serial sources in order to highlight the medieval and modern dynamics affecting the landscape and settlement. …”
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Therapeutic Benefit of Vernonia amygdalina in the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Associated Complications in Preclinical Studies by Du-Bois Asante, Gideon Akuamoah Wiafe

“…Traditional herbal treatment of DM is a common practice in Africa and other tropical parts of the world. …”
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Enumeration of Antibacterial Activity of Few Medicinal Plants by Bioassay Method by B. Uma Reddy

“…The present study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial activity of some common locally available plants, in order to estimate the biological potential of these herbs. …”
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Parkinson's Disease as the Onset of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. A case Report by Miguel de Jesús Mazorra Pazos

“…Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a rare pathology in neurosurgery; it is often misdiagnosed and confused with common diseases in the elderly. The case is presented to describe the clinical, neuromonitoring and surgical treatment characteristics of a patient presenting normal pressure hydrocephalus secondary to parkinsonian syndrome.…”
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A Reference Guide for Foodborne Pathogens by Ronald H. Schmidt

“…This publication is a general summary of the characteristics of certain pathogens commonly involved in foodborne illness, and is provided as a quick reference guide. …”
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Estimation of Disease Transmission in Multimodal Transportation Networks by Yu Zheng

“…We consider five mainstream travel modes, namely, auto mode, high-speed railway mode, common railway mode, coach mode, and flight mode. …”
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Use of Bismuth in Irritable Bowel Syndrome by T. A. Ilchishina

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional disorder significantly impacting the quality of life and social status, i.a., through frequent manifestations of diarrhea. …”
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Positivity of convolution quadratures generated by nonconvex sequences by Karaa, Samir

“…Our results are then applied to demonstrate the positive definiteness of commonly used approximations for fractional integral and differential operators, including the convolution quadrature generated by the BDF2 formula. …”
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Synthesis of NiO Nanostructures Using Cladosporium cladosporioides Fungi for Energy Storage Applications by Funda Ersoy Atalay, Dilek Asma, Harun Kaya, Alper Bingol, Pinar Yaya

“…In this work, we produced nickel oxide nanostructures that show high electrochemical capacitive behaviour, using fungus - one of the most common life forms in nature. Cladosporium cladosporioides fungi are particularly attractive biotemplates due to their tubular structures. …”
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Food allergens and oral immunotherapy as indicators of eosinophilic oesophagitis by Andrzej Kuźmiński, Justyna Przybyszewska, Zbigniew Bartuzi

“…The last 3 decades have seen a sharp increase in its incidence to the point that it is called the second most common esophageal disease after reflux disease in some recent studies. …”
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Approaches to Web Service Composition for the Semantic Web by Mohammed H. Ramadhan

“…A web service composition is a collection of web services that collaborate to achieve a common goal. They reveal the established methods for web service composition in both syntactic and semantic environments. …”
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A Case Report of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for a Japanese Patient with Recurrent Depressive Disorder: The Importance of Layered Processes in CFT by Kenichi Asano, Eiji Shimizu

“…Major depressive disorder is a common mental health problem around the world. To treat depression, cognitive behavioural therapy is highly recommended by some guidelines. …”
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The Identity of three Fabrician Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) by Lynn Siri Kimsey

“…He named many of the commonest European species, as well as other less common ones. Although the majority of Fabrician type specimens are still extant, it is clear that the chrysidid types were never seen by most later workers. …”
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Failure in Asthma Control: Reasons and Consequences by Fulvio Braido

“…The failure in asthma control can be considered as the result of the complex interaction among different variables, such as the role of guidelines diffusion and implementation, some disease-related factors (i.e., the presence of common comorbidities in asthma such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep disturbances and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and rhinitis) or patient-related factors (i.e., adherence to treatment, alexithymia, and coping strategies). …”
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