Adhesive-Enhanced Sternal Closure: Feasibility and Safety of Late Sternal Reentry by Aaron J. Spooner, Holly E. M. Mewhort, Lisa M. DiFrancesco, Paul W. M. Fedak

“…There was no evidence of adherence to adjacent soft tissues or other nonbony deep mediastinal structures. Surgeons who receive patients who require redoing cardiac surgery after adhesive-enhanced closure with Kryptonite can be reassured that sternal reentry is safe and feasible.…”
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The Nusplingen Plattenkalk – A Shark Lagoon in the Late Jurassic of the Swabian Alb Geopark by Guenter Schweigert, Siegfried Roth

“…The Nusplingen Plattenkalk formed in a deep lagoon surrounded by islands. The highly diverse and exceptionally preserved fossil fauna and flora allow a reconstruction of the Late Jurassic marine food-web and the palaeoenvironment. …”
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A systematic literature review on the effects of bullying at school by Tharishini a/p Mana Mohan, Abu Yazid Abu Bakar

“…Children belong to the same social group, but some feel powerful than others and therefore take advantage of them to physically or verbally abuse them. …”
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Astaxanthin as a Potential Antioxidant to Improve Health and Production Performance of Broiler Chicken by Herinda Pertiwi, Mohamad Yusril Nur Mahendra, Juriah Kamaludeen

“…Moreover, AST also could improve the performance of broiler chicken by increasing the daily feed intake, followed by improvement in the food conversion rate.…”
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Whose Voice? Tim Crouch’s The Author and Active Listening on the Contemporary Stage by Vicky Angelaki

“…At the same time, the essay probes the varied range of possibilities but also realistic extent of audience involvement in the play, tracing its deep textual contingencies to produce an overall understanding of the equally rewarding and precarious interrelationship between performance piece and audience.  …”
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Condensed Tannins in Forage Legumes by Flávia van Cleef, Jose Dubeux

“…This new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department targets two audiences: Extension faculty who need information on potential benefits and negative effects of condensed tannins to livestock production, and producers who intend to feed tannin-containing forages in their operation. …”
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Leadership Skills Series #2: General Leadership & Purpose/Values by Jennifer Wert, Matthew Sowcik, Jera Niewoehner-Green

“…In particular, these videos focus on everyday leadership, utilizing grit, finding one’s purpose and learning how to feel good about work. This publication introduces four videos that can be accessed online and utilized in a number of learning environments like training or meetings. …”
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L’étudiant déficient visuel dans l’enseignement supérieur : ses rapports à l’institution, ses relations avec les enseignants et ses pairs by Véronique Carrière

“…These representations, impregnated by stereotypes, can constitute a difficulty in their inclusion with their non-disabled peers as well as a feeling of faintness in their relationship with their teachers. …”
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Carinata, the Sustainable Crop for a Bio-based Economy: Production Recommendations for the Southeastern United States by Sheeja George, Ian M. Small, Pratap Devkota, Henry Y. Sintim, Mike J. Mulvaney, Ramon Leon, Silvana Paula-Moraes, Isaac Esquivel, Rick Bennett, Alison Poknywinski, Dan Geller, James J. Marois, David L. Wright

“… Brassica carinata is a non-food industrial oilseed crop that can be grown in the winter in the southeast US without impacting food, feed, or fiber crops. Carinata is a low carbon advanced renewable fuel feedstock and a good source of animal protein. …”
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Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae) by Wayne N. Dixon, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…It describes this insect that attacks over half of the cultivated plant species grown in the United States, including increasing feeding damage on conifer seedlings — distribution, description, life history, hosts, damage, survey and detection, and management. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Malathion in Environmental Samples by N. V. S. Venugopal, B. Sumalatha, Syedabano

“…The absorbance maximum was observed at 760 nm. The Beers law is obeyed up to 11 ppm. Interference study was carried for other pesticides.…”
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Leadership Skills Series #2: General Leadership & Purpose/Values by Jennifer Wert, Matthew Sowcik, Jera Niewoehner-Green

“…In particular, these videos focus on everyday leadership, utilizing grit, finding one’s purpose and learning how to feel good about work. This publication introduces four videos that can be accessed online and utilized in a number of learning environments like training or meetings. …”
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Royal Palm Bug, Xylastodoris luteolus Barber (Insecta: Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) by Thomas J. Weissling, Forrest W. Howard, Alan W. Meerow

“… The royal palm bug, Xylastodoris luteolus Barber, is one of the few arthropods that feed on Cuban royal palms, Roystonea regia, which are native to Florida and Cuba. …”
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A TEI-based Application for Editing Manuscript Descriptions by Cristina Vertan, Stefanie Reimers

“…The main advantage of such a system is that the user works entirely in plain text, not needing to learn markup, with the system only saving in TEI P5 once the manuscript description is complete. …”
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A Glucagonoma Presenting as Cerebral Vein Thrombosis and Diabetes by Marina Delli Colli, Bader N. Alamri, Laura Palma, Juan Rivera

“…Primary manifestations are diabetes, dermatosis, depression, weight loss, and deep vein thrombosis. Unlike other pNETs, glucagonomas are associated with a higher incidence of thromboembolic events, often resulting in death. …”
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Views of First-Time Expectant Mothers on Breastfeeding: A Study in Three Health Facilities in Accra, Ghana by Freda Intiful, Claudia Osei, Rebecca Steele-Dadzie, Ruth Nyarko, Matilda Asante

“…The results indicated the intention to breastfeed, though some were willing to opt for formula feeding when the need arises. Knowledge on breastfeeding issues was minimal among this group. …”
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Royal Palm Bug, Xylastodoris luteolus Barber (Insecta: Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) by Thomas J. Weissling, Forrest W. Howard, Alan W. Meerow

“… The royal palm bug, Xylastodoris luteolus Barber, is one of the few arthropods that feed on Cuban royal palms, Roystonea regia, which are native to Florida and Cuba. …”
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Giant low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma of the male breast: case report and literature review by Shiwei Xiao, Hongtao Chen, Juan Xu, Na Fang, Zirui Ke, Mancheng Yu

“…In this study we summarise the clinicopathological features of 13 reported cases of myofibroblastic sarcoma arising in the breast, present the diagnostic process and treatment procedure of our case, and discuss the differential diagnosis from other similar diseases, to provide constructive information and promote deep understanding of myofibroblastic sarcoma in the future.…”
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Horn Fly Haematobia irritans irritans (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae) by Dan Fitzpatrick, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Learn more about this pernicious obligate blood-feeding ectoparasite in this 7-page fact sheet, written by Dan Fitzpatrick and Phillip E. …”
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Aster leafminer moth Leucospilapteryx venustella (Clemens) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) by Rodrigo Diaz, Esteban Tapia, Veronica Manrique, William Overholt, Donald Davis

“… Leucospilapteryx venustella (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is a small, mostly light brown moth that, during its larval stages, creates mines in the leaves of plants in the family Asteraceae. Feeding damage by the early instars is characterized by serpentine mines that are expanded by later instars to form tentiform or blotch mines. …”
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