Production of Pectin-Cellulose Biofilms: A New Approach for Citrus Waste Recycling by Veronika Bátori, Mostafa Jabbari, Dan Åkesson, Patrik R. Lennartsson, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh, Akram Zamani

“…Films showed an opaque appearance with yellowish colour.…”
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Silvicultural Attempts to Induce Browse Resistance in Conifer Seedlings by Bruce A. Kimball, Fred Pfund, Mark Gourley, Doreen L. Griffin, John H. Russell

“…Over the course of the study, browse damage diminished while foliar monoterpene concentrations increased in redcedar. It appears that silvicultural manipulation via sulfur application and/or soil amendment cannot accelerate or alter the ontogenetical changes that may naturally defend seedlings against mammalian herbivores. …”
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The central role of tilted anisotropy for field-free spin–orbit torque switching of perpendicular magnetization by Chen-Yu Hu, Wei-De Chen, Yan-Ting Liu, Chao-Chung Huang, Chi-Feng Pai

“…However, for electronic systems with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), the use of SOT is still hampered by the necessity of a longitudinal magnetic field to break magnetic symmetry and achieve deterministic switching. …”
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Potential Therapies by Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in CNS Diseases: Focusing on the Neurogenic Niche by Alejandro Luarte, Luis Federico Bátiz, Ursula Wyneken, Carlos Lafourcade

“…Moreover, as the secretome of these cells appears to be of greater benefit compared to the cells themselves, the extracellular components responsible for its therapeutic benefit have been explored. …”
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The Problem of Food Waste in Different Types of Households on the Example of the Residents of Poland and Polish People Residing in the United Kingdom – Pilot Study by Magdalena Skotnicka, Kaja Karwowska, Maria Śmiechowska

“…More than the half of the respondents declared that they had happened to throw away food, whereas these are the “British” Poles who waste food most and who are comprised in 1- and 2-person households. …”
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Throat Colonization of Neonatal Nursery Staff by Ureaplasma urealyticum: an Infection Control or Occupational Health Consideration? by Joanne E Embree, Michelle Alfa, Joy Lertzman, Gloria Gray, Carlos Fajardo, Annalee Yassi

“…Close contact with very low birth weight infants appears to constitute a minimal risk for increased throat colonization with U urealyticum among hospital staff members.…”
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Cultural nuances in pre-request speech acts: a pragmatic analysis of the Minangkabau language by Ike Revita, Oktavianus Oktavianus, Farah Anindya Zalfikhe, Wuri Syaputri

“…This study uses a qualitative approach to investigate ‘naturally happening talks data’, which refers to real-life conversations and interactions from Minangkabau speakers to identify the linguistic strategies used in pre-request speech acts. …”
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Angora Wool Asthma in Textile Industry by Pietro Sartorelli, Riccardo Romeo, Giuseppina Coppola, Roberta Nuti, Valentina Paolucci

“…The inpatient was a 49-year-old man, a carder in a textile factory, exposed to angora wool. He noticed the appearance of dyspnea during working hours. There was no eosinophilia in blood, and the results of pulmonary function tests were normal. …”
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Optimized Design of an ECAP Die Using the Finite Element Method for Obtaining Nanostructured Materials by Patricia Ponce-Peña, Edgar López-Chipres, Edgar García-Sánchez, Miguel Angel Escobedo-Bretado, Brenda Xiomara Ochoa-Salazar, María Azucena González-Lozano

“…Due to the tensile strain area being located mainly in the upper part of the deformed test cylinder (plastic deformation area) which increases the fracture and cracking tendency preventing the processing through ECAP the die being utilized was modified to eliminate the tensile strain area favoring the appearance of compressive stress which reduces the cracking tendency and the fracture of the sample being processed. …”
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Glioblastoma Stem Cells Microenvironment: The Paracrine Roles of the Niche in Drug and Radioresistance by Alessia Fidoamore, Loredana Cristiano, Andrea Antonosante, Michele d’Angelo, Erica Di Giacomo, Carlo Astarita, Antonio Giordano, Rodolfo Ippoliti, Elisabetta Benedetti, Annamaria Cimini

“…Among all solid tumors, the high-grade glioma appears to be the most vascularized one. In fact, “microvascular hyperplasia” is a hallmark of GBM. …”
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Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Cardiac Function and Clinical Outcomes in Chinese Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Baoxin Liu, Rong Guo, Shunping Zhou, Shuanshuan Xie, Ke Wang, Yawei Xu

“…The echocardiographic results showed that the myocardium of STEMI patients with OSA appeared to be more hypertrophic and with a poorer cardiac function compared with non-OSA STEMI patients. …”
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Ovarian Fibroma as a Possible Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin by İkbal Kaygusuz, Ayla Eser, İlknur İnegöl Gümüş, İsmail Kırbaş, Kayıhan Akın, Hacer Haltas, Hasan Kafalı

“…Clinically, they are asymptomatic and preoperative diagnosis is often difficult. In this paper we report a case of fibroma as a cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO). …”
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The Accumulation and Seasonal Dynamic of the Soil Organic Carbon in Wetland of the Yellow River Estuary, China by Xianxiang Luo, Leyun Wang, Meng Dun, Jianqiang Yang, Zhenyu Wang

“…On the whole, the obvious differences in DOC contents in surface soils were not observed in the different wetland types and seasons. The peak of TOC appeared at 0–10 cm in the soil profiles. The contents of TOC and DOC were significantly higher in salsa than those in reed, suggesting that the rhizosphere effect of organic carbon in salsa was more obvious than that in reed. …”
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Application of Calcium Chloride-Sodium Alginate to Improve the Texture of Quick-Frozen Heracleum moellendorffii by Xiao-mei Li, Li-kun Ren, Yang Yang, Xin Bian, Yu Fu, Lian-cheng Zhao, Zhu-jing Xing, Yan-guo Shi, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Na Zhang

“…In this work, it was found that calcium chloride-sodium alginate (SA) could improve the appearance, brittleness, and chewiness of processed Heracleum moellendorffii (HM), a kind of popular nutritious wild vegetable in China. …”
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A rare case of extrapelvic endometriosis in the right sciatic notch by Gregory Liller, DO, Sahejmeet Guraya, MD, Nathan Katragadda, BA, Vijaya Kosaraju, MD, Richard Barger, MD, Peter Young, MD, Patrick Getty, MD, Navid Faraji, MD

“…Extrapelvic endometriosis is a difficult radiologic diagnosis due to its rarity and varied magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance. Diagnosis of extrapelvic endometriosis is most frequently made with biopsy and most cases within the literature are treated with surgical resection. …”
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Corrosion Characteristics of Anchor Cables in Electrolytic Corrosion Test and the Applicability of the Test Method in Study of Anchor Cable Corrosion by Tao Yin, Xingsong Sun, Yujie Wang, Yufei Zhao, Shuangjing Wang, Lipeng Liu, Hongjie Chen

“…The selection of corrosion test method in the corrosion study of the prestressed anchors is an important issue. In this paper, the corrosion test of anchors was conducted with electrolytic corrosion test method. …”
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HASTANELERİN TÜRÜ VE GRUBU AÇISINDAN FİNANSAL ETKİNLİKLERİNİN VZA YÖNTEMİYLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ - EVALUATION OF THE FINANCIAL EFFICIENCIES OF HOSPITALS THROUGH DATA ENVELOPMENT ANAL... by Yildiz Ayanoğlu, Murat Atan, Nazan Torun

“…This study has been done with the aim of examining the financial operations of 825 hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health.For this purpose,the efficiencies of hospitals have been assessed based on their financial data according to their group and type.Selected 6 input and 3 output variables have been analysed through Charnes – Cooper – Rhodes (CCR) Input Oriented Primal Model, Banker – Charnes – Cooper (BCC) Input Oriented Primal Model and Super Efficiency Model.In the light of the results obtained, 73 hospitals in CCR Model and 143 hospitals in BCC Model have been determined financially efficient.The results of both CCR and BCC Model have been found to be the same according to hospital type and group;however,efficiency levels of hospitals according to their groups have shown differences.Furthermore;although it appears at the end of the study that all input should be reduced and output should be increased according to hospital group,it has been seen that the number of inputs and outputs to be reduced and increased are not the same in every hospital group.It is thought that the results obtained will be a guide to operate hospitals with more efficient financial policies throughout the country.…”
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Open Trial of Cyclosporine in Patients with Severe Active Crohn's Disease Refractory to Conventional Therapy by Kevork M. Peltekian, C. Noel Williams, Allan S. MacDonald, Peter D. Roy, Elizabeth Czolpinska

“…When the various clinical and laboratory indices were compared, MSTG was found to be the most useful index for the assessment of therapy. Cyclosporine appears to be a safe and effective therapy in patients with severe active Crohn's disease refractory to conventional therapy.…”
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Metastatic Malignant Melanoma of the Inguinal Lymph Node with Unknown Primary Lesion by Sherif Ali Eltawansy, Ryane Panasiti, Samaa Hasanien, Dennis Lourdusamy, David Sharon

“…Malignant melanoma could present with metastasis with unknown primary (MUP) and this happens in 2-3% according to the studies. Around 90% of melanomas have cutaneous origin, but still there are melanomas that could be found in visceral organs or lymph nodes with unknown primary site. …”
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Examination of Historical Advancement of Corporate Governance in India– Contemporary Issues and Way Forward by Deepika Kulhari

“…Yet, subsequently the shocking event of Satyam Scam & other Corporate Governance failure continues to hit Indian economic on various occasions. This paper will analyse the past experience of some of the famous scams happened in India specifically in past one decade and the lessons learnt thereby. …”
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