Genomic Changes in an Attenuated ZB Strain of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype Asia1 and Comparison with Its Virulent Parental Strain by Aiguo Xin, Mingwang Zhu, Zhenqi Peng, Qi Hu, Chenhong Shi, Defang Liao, Jihua Wang, Huachun Li

“…The results showed that attenuation may be brought about by 28 common amino acid substitutions in the coding region, with one nucleotide point mutation in the 5′-untranslated region (5′-UTR) and another one in the 3′-UTR. …”
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Anatomy of xylem and phloem in stems and roots of Populus sibirica and Ulmus pumila from semi-arid steppe in Mongolia by Anastazija Dimitrova, Angela Balzano, Katarina Čufar, Gabriella S. Scippa, Maks Merela, Antonio Montagnoli, Batkhuu Nyam-Osor, Enkhchimeg Tsedensodnom Chimgee, Donato Chiatante

“…We discuss the critical aspects which need to be considered when using the microcoring methodology, along with the need for further studies on wood and phloem formation of less-commonly studied tree species and their characteristics when grown in semi-arid environments. …”
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When Should a Patient with Statin-Induced Myopathy Be Re-challenged? A Case of Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy by Elena Obreja, Pamela Sequeira, Diana Girnita

“…Our case report offers an excellent source of “identification patterns” of muscular autoimmune disease which can be easily mistaken as common side effect of a drug.…”
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Sterile Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections by Joaquín Marticorena, Vito Romano, Francisco Gómez-Ulla

“…Dense vitreous opacity is a common factor, while anterior segment inflammation appears to be mild to moderate. …”
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Case report and literature review by Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Ernesto Pérez Martínez, Félix González Pérez

“…Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome constitutes a transient clinical and radiological entity, with multiple risk factors in which endothelial injury and compromise in cerebral perfusion are the common characteristics. Brain magnetic resonance is the method of choice for diagnosis. …”
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Amyloid Goiter Secondary to Ulcerative Colitis by Bunyamin Aydin, Yavuz Savas Koca, Tugba Koca, Ihsan Yildiz, Sevda Gerek Celikden, Metin Ciris

“…Secondary amyloidosis is relatively more common in the patients with Crohn’s disease, whereas it is highly rare in patients with ulcerative colitis. …”
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Successful Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Harvest despite Preoperative Therapeutic Subcutaneous Heparin Administration into the Abdominal Pannus by Joseph W. Duncumb, Kana Miyagi, Parto Forouhi, Charles M. Malata

“…Abdominal free flaps for microsurgical breast reconstruction are most commonly harvested based on the deep inferior epigastric vessels that supply skin and fat via perforators through the rectus muscle and sheath. …”
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Cervical mucus in linked human Cervix and Vagina Chips modulates vaginal dysbiosis by Ola Gutzeit, Aakanksha Gulati, Zohreh Izadifar, Anna Stejskalova, Hassan Rhbiny, Justin Cotton, Bogdan Budnik, Sanjid Shahriar, Girija Goyal, Abidemi Junaid, Donald E. Ingber

“…By integrating human Cervix and Vagina Chips, we demonstrated that cervical mucus significantly reduces inflammation and epithelial damage caused by a dysbiotic microbiome commonly associated with BV. Proteomic analysis of the Vagina Chip, following exposure to mucus from the Cervix Chip, revealed differentially abundant proteins, suggesting potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for BV management. …”
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Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Unusual Small Bowel Metastasis with Invagination by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Briggette Fernández González, Mariana Medell Gago

“…Non–small-cell lung cancer is the least common of all lung cancers. Metastases are recognized in the brain, ganglion, in the lungs, thyroid, liver, bones and adrenals. …”
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On the involvement of the second heart field in congenital heart defects by Guijarro, Clara, Kelly, Robert G.

“…Genetic or environmental perturbation of SHF deployment thus underlies a spectrum of common forms of CHD affecting conotruncal and septal morphogenesis. …”
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Clear Cell Myoepithelial Carcinoma Arising from the Hard Palate with Metastasis to the Lungs by Jiayun Fang, Amanda Kornfield, Alex Clavijo, Shikhar Vyas, Alison Ulbrandt, Carsten Schroeder, J. Kenneth Byrd, Daniel Kleven

“…Myoepithelial carcinoma is an uncommon tumor of the salivary glands, most commonly the parotid gland. Clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare variant with an aggressive behavior. …”
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Sand Live Oak, Quercus geminata by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…While this plant forms trees farther inland, it is commonly reduced to shrubs and sub-shrubs because of the extreme environmental conditions of the coast. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTION OF LIPID METABOLISM ALLELES IN DYSLIPIDEMIA by I. V. Nikolaev, R. V. Mulyukova, L. R. Kayumova, E. V. Vorobievа, V. Yu. Gorbunova

“…Parameters of lipid metabolism in the spectrum of blood serum are the most commonly used indicators in clinical practice. Their disturbances (dyslipidemia) are: elevated levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as changes of other parameters resulting from aberrations in lipoprotein synthesis, transport and cleavage. …”
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Psoriasiform syphilis associated with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. A case presentation by Julio Cesar Camero Machin, Roxana Rivera Rivadulla, Grecia María Giniebra Marín

“…<p>Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infection are sexually transmitted diseases that affect groups with similar risk practices, so coinfection is common. The clinical case of a male patient with a positive diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus, 38 years old, heterosexual, attended in the Dermatology consultation, due to the presence of multiple psoriasiform lesions located in the left gluteal region, asymptomatic, sudden onset, accompanied by fever of 38˚C and general manifestations is presented. …”
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SYSTEM APPROACH TO INTERNAL QUALITY EDUCATION CONTROL by Alexander N. Shkrebko, Inna V. Ivanova

“…Internal quality education control system at Yaroslavl State Medical Academy is a part of common quality management system, which is working under supervise of Academy Quality Management Service. …”
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A 36-Year-Old Renal Transplant Recipient Female with Leg Ulcer: A Case Report and Brief Review by Ali Monfared, Eftekhari Hojat, Seyed Alireza Mesbah, Abbas Darjani, Seyyede Zeinab Azimi

“…Opportunistic infections are common in organ transplant recipients. After 6 months of transplantation, patients have the highest risk of opportunistic infections such as cryptococcosis. …”
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Feature Analysis and Fault Diagnosis of Internal Leakage in Dual-Cylinder Parallel Balance Oil Circuit by Haiqing Yao, Xuan Wu

“…To solve this problem, verified by numerous simulation analyses and theoretical deduction, the pressure signal in the rodless chamber during the pressure maintenance stage was used innovatively to construct the fault features of the internal leakage, which is common and low-cost to be obtained. Then, the wavelet packet decomposition was used to extract three energy features and two time-domain features. …”
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Natural Area Weeds: Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex) by Sandra B. Wilson, Adrienne Burkhead, Carrie Reinhardt Adams, Rosanna Freyre, Alison M. Fox, Randall Stocker

“…There has been some confusion about the name of this species, commonly referred to as Ruellia brittoniana, Ruellia coerulea, Ruellia tweediana, orRuellia malacosperma (USDA NRCS 2019; Wunderlin et al. 2019). …”
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Bilateral Malrotation and a Congenital Pelvic Kidney with Varied Vasculature and Altered Hilar Anatomy by J. Singh, N. Singh, K. Kapoor, M. Sharma

“…The left kidney showed a pelvic position in front of sacral promontory with three renal arteries retaining its embryological aortoiliac branches and two renal veins draining into right common iliac vein. These variations have an embryological base. …”
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Neurosyphilis with Concomitant Cryptococcal and Tuberculous Meningitis in a Patient with AIDS: Report of a Unique Case by Jose Armando Gonzales Zamora, Luis Alberto Espinoza, Rita N. Nwanyanwu

“…Meningitis in individuals living with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is most frequently infectious in origin and usually due to opportunistic infections. The most common pathogens are Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. …”
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