Joint Effect of Maternal Tobacco Smoking and Pregestational Diabetes on Preterm Births and Congenital Anomalies: A Population-Based Study in Northern Italy by Lucia Borsari, Carlotta Malagoli, Martha M. Werler, Kenneth J. Rothman, Marcella Malavolti, Rossella Rodolfi, Gianfranco De Girolamo, Fausto Nicolini, Marco Vinceti

“…In conclusion, we found that maternal tobacco smoking and PGD intensify each other’s effect on preterm birth and congenital anomalies.…”
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Surgical Exposure Technique for Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures in Patients with Flexor Carpi Radialis Brevis Muscle Anomaly by Hiroshi Ninomiya, Makito Watanabe, Kazunari Kamimura

“…The flexor carpi radialis brevis (FCRB) muscle, considered a rare anomaly, is not well known among orthopedic surgeons. …”
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The Impact of Components in Marketing - Mix Strategy on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty: Case Study at Codegym Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Hue Branch by Nguyen Dinh Chien, Dao Duy Minh, Mai Thi Vui

“… This study aims to analyze the impact of 7 components on the marketing - mix strategy on the satisfaction and loyalty of programming course students at the branch of CodeGym Vietnam Joint Stock Company in Hue. The study combined exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to measure the impacts of each component into the success of marketing - mix strategy then applied linear structural modeling (SEM) to test the related hypothesis of driving parameters to the customers’ satisfaction and loyalty. …”
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Comment on “The Goal of Intraoperative Blood Loss in Major Hepatectomy Resection for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma Saving Patients From a Heavy Complication Burden” by Francesca Ratti, MD, Rebecca Marino, MD, Luca Aldrighetti, MD, PhD

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Gastrostomy Tube Placement by Radiological versus Endoscopic Methods in an Acute Care Setting: A Retrospective Review of Frequency, Indications, Complications and Outcomes by Amy Galaski, Wei Wei Peng, Michelle Ellis, Pauline Darling, Andrew Common, Emma Tucker

“…OBJECTIVES: To describe the current practice of placing gastrostomy tubes (endoscopic and radiological), patient characteristics, indications for enteral support, complications and outcomes over a 13-month period, and explore factors that influenced complications and outcomes. …”
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Changes in tear cytokine and lactoferrin levels in postmenopausal women with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction complicated with obstructed meibomian gland dysfunction by Haili Jin, Xianjie Chen, Feng Ji, Yin Liu, Yonghong Sheng, Guoping Wang, Linfeng Han, Xiaohu Wang, He Ding, Jing Liu, Qingqing Fu

“…Conclusion The level of pro-inflammatory factors in the tears of patients with PANDO complicated with OMGD was significantly increased, which is likely to cause further damage to ocular surface. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Hemobilia after Percutaneous Liver Biopsy: A Rare Complication of a Common Procedure, Presenting in an Atypical Fashion by Ramy Mansour, Justin Miller

“…Percutaneous Liver Biopsy is an often-required procedure for the evaluation of multiple liver diseases. The complications are rare but well reported. Here we present a case of a 60-year-old overweight female who underwent liver biopsy for elevated alkaline phosphatase. …”
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Navigating a complicated liver transplant in a patient with severe hepatopulmonary syndrome without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case report by Steffi Kang Ting Chan, Zhao Min Jonathan Lim, Sook Muay Tay

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Comment on “Impact of Back-to-Base Normothermic Machine Perfusion on Complications and Costs: A Multi-Center, Real-World Risk-Matched Analysis” by Kilian A. Walter, Madhukar S. Patel, MD, PhD, FACS, Igor M. Sauer, MD, Johann Pratschke, MD, PhD, FACS, Nathanael Raschzok, MD, Simon Moosburner, MD

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Activities in the Context of a Network, Trust and Internal Resources as Antecedents of the Effectiveness of Network Governance: a Study of the Impact on the Performance of the Companies Involved by Henrique Cordeiro Martins, Lucas Araújo Bassalo de Siqueira, José Antônio Sousa Neto

“…In a competitive business environment, the role of entities capable of exercising network governance (NG) has become indispensable to the operations of the companies involved. With few theories that approach the subject, this work has as its main objective the investigation of the background of network performance, trust and internal resources in the effectiveness of the NG, and its influence on the performance of the companies. …”
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Reproducción de una identidad comarcal y exaltación de un vino: la Fiesta de la Vendimia de Toro by Maria Pilar Panero García

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Cryptococcal Meningitis in a HIV Seronegative Patient: A Rare Complication of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Detected with a New Cisternographic Technique by Chukwunonso Chime, Charbel Ishak, Kishore Kumar, Muhammad Kamal, Srinivasan Krishna, Paul Kelly, Sridhar Chilimuri

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ÜÇ ROMAN BİR FİLM: FRANSIZ SANATINDAKİ ELEŞTiREL GELENEK ÜZERİNE by Barış KILINÇ

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MODERN ARAP EDEBİYATINDA ÖNE ÇIKAN BAZI TEMALAR / SOME PROMINENT THEMES IN MODERN ARAB LITERATURE by Ahmet Kazım ÜRÜN

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Differences in pyrolysis behavior and volatiles of tar-rich coal with various origins by Qingmin Shi, Xinyue Zhao, Shuangming Wang, Hongchao Zhao, Ruijun Ji, Chunhao Li, Bingyang Kou, Jun Zhao

Subjects: “…Tar-rich coal…”
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The Establishment of Segmented Constitutive Relationship of Coal under Triaxial Compression: Take the No. 3 Coal of Xinhe Colliery as an Example by Yongjie Yang, Yang Zhang, Tianli Zhang

“…Constitutive relationship of coal under triaxial compression must be determined during solving the theoretical calculation and numerical simulation about coal body failure. …”
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Experimental Study on Damage and Failure of Coal-Pillar Dams in Coal Mine Underground Reservoir under Dynamic Load by Qiangling Yao, Liqiang Yu, Ning Chen, Weinan Wang, Qiang Xu

“…The stability of coal-pillar dams in underground hydraulic engineering works is affected not only by long-term water erosion but also by dynamic loading induced, for example, by roof breaking or fault slipping. …”
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Characterization of the Phenotypic and Genotypic Antibiotic Resistance Markers in Escherichia coli (E. coli) Associated With Diabetes and Nondiabetic Patients by David Nana Adjei, Thomas Stuart Mughogho, Olu-Taiwo Michael, Sarah Saidu, Gloria Amegatcher, Akua Obeng Forson

“…Conclusion: We observed blaCTX-M as the most common ESBL genotype, in combination with other ESBL genes present in some E. coli isolates. Nitrofurantoin and ceftriaxone antibiotics were efficacious. …”
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Research on optimal arrangement strategy of top coal caving support sensors based on vibration characteristics of coal and gangue by WANG Yao, YANG Shanguo, WU Mingke, MENG Bin, YANG Zheng, LIU Houguang

Subjects: “…Top coal caving…”
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A Case Study of Cyclic Top Coal Weakening Process Based on Highly Tough Coal Seam with Partings by Zhaopeng Wu, Junhui Wang, Zhijun Wan, Jingyi Cheng, Luchang Xiong, Lizhu Zhao, Xiaogang Liu

“…The top coal weakening process is an effective mean to increase the coal output, reduce the coal resource waste, and promote the sustainable development in a mine. …”
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