Current Advances in Molecular Imaging: Noninvasive in Vivo Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Optical Imaging in Cancer Research by Garry Choy, Peter Choyke, Steven K Libutti

“…This article reviews the common types of fluorescent and bioluminescent optical imaging, the typical system platforms and configurations, and the applications in the investigation of cancer biology.…”
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Research progress on the cupping therapy along meridians in the treatment of constipation after stroke (循经拔罐治疗中风后便秘) by WANG Li (王丽), HUANG Chaoping (黄朝萍), WANG Fang (王芳), MA Xin (马欣), ZHANG Shuai (张帅), LI Yanmin (李艳敏), CHENG Jiangyan (程江艳), WANG Jing (王晶)

“…Constipation is a common complication after stroke, affecting the prognosis and patient’s quality of life. …”
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Le modèle topologique des sociétés amazoniennes by Klaus Hamberger

“…The article aims to outline, via a comparative analysis of social and spatial organization in Central Brazil, North-West Amazonia and Guyana, a topological model common to Amazonian societies. This model, at once androcentric and allocentric, is based on the continuity between the centre and the exterior, both being conceived of as the place of men and as the place of Others. …”
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Looking for the Terra di u Cumunu. Genesis, Evolutions and Perspectives of the Collective Lands of the Corsican Mountain by Gilles Guerrini

“…In an exceptional context of land disorder, the return to common practices of the land is perhaps a solution to combat the rural decline of the interior of the island.…”
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Maximum-likelihood Regression with Systematic Errors for Astronomy and the Physical Sciences. I. Methodology and Goodness-of-fit Statistic of Poisson Data by Massimiliano Bonamente, Yang Chen, Dale Zimmerman

“…We show that the Poisson deviance, which is the usual goodness-of-fit statistic and that is commonly referred to in astronomy as the Cash statistics, can be easily generalized in the presence of systematic errors, under rather general conditions. …”
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Incidental Finding of Nocardia: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Centre in Uttarakhand by Aroop Mohanty, Suneeta Meena, Subodh Pandey Kumar, Puneet Kumar Gupta, Neelam Kaistha, Pratima Gupta, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Sasi Rekha

“…In view of the limited literature available, we report here a case series of pulmonary nocardiosis in immunosuppressed patients diagnosed incidentally by fungal KOH mount. The most common conditions causing immunosuppression were type II DM, COPD, and pulmonary tuberculosis.…”
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Therapeutic Implications of PPARγ in Human Osteosarcoma by Eric R. Wagner, Bai-Cheng He, Liang Chen, Guo-Wei Zuo, Wenli Zhang, Qiong Shi, Qing Luo, Xiaoji Luo, Bo Liu, Jinyong Luo, Farbod Rastegar, Connie J. He, Yawen Hu, Barrett Boody, Hue H. Luu, Tong-Chuan He, Zhong-Liang Deng, Rex C. Haydon

“…Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common nonhematologic malignancy of bone in children and adults. …”
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Sarmiento y la nación cívica by Susana Villavicencio

“…The idea of “community of citizens” summarizes this figure of the nation that subscribes to the modern Republican tradition, and proposes the unity based on the respect for common law. This philosophical idea, supported by the enlightened elite in a moment of violent confrontations and endless civil conflict, has a central role in the process of national organization and the establishment of a republican government after the collapse of the colonial bond. …”
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Early Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Postsurgical Hypothyroidism by Archana Sinha, Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva, Rajan Kumar, Bryan H. Curry

“…Pericardial effusion is a common cardiac manifestation of hypothyroidism, but effusion resulting in cardiac tamponade is extremely rare. …”
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Corn phytochemicals and their health benefits by Sheng Siyuan, Li Tong, RuiHai Liu

“…Whole grain has a wide range of phytochemicals exhibiting health benefits of lowering risk of chronic diseases. As commonly consumed grain product, corn has unique profiles of nutrients and phytochemicals when compared with other whole grains. …”
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Methylated RNA Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Reveals the m6A Landscape in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Xi Wang, Jie Wu, Leyu Zhang, Wei Zhao, Jiayin Deng

“…N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common epigenetic modification existing in eukaryocyte transcripts. …”
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Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans (Hentz) (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., W. H. Whitcomb

“…It is a conspicuous, large, bright green spider found on many kinds of shrublike plants throughout the southern United States and is the largest North American lynx spider. Although it is common throughout Florida and aggressively attacks its insect prey, it very seldom bites humans. …”
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Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy as a Treatment for Unilateral Foot Pain in a Child by Aanchal Sharma, Akhil Bhalla, Ishwar Bohra

“…Lateral sprains have been commonly seen in ankle injuries and have been the leading cause of chronic pain, disability, and posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis. …”
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Ovarian Adenomatoid Tumor Coexisting with Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Rare Case Report by Mingxia Shi, Firas Al-Delfi, Majd Al Shaarani, Kurt Knowles, James Cotelingam

“…Adenomatoid tumor of the ovary is rare, and so are collision tumors in this location. The most common histological combination of ovarian collision tumors is the coexistence of mature cystic teratoma with ovarian cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma. …”
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Nutritional and Pharmacological Effects on Oxidative Stress in Soft Tissue and Bone Remodeling by Benjamin M. Savasky, David P. Mascotti, Naren Patel, Edgardo Rodriguez-Collazo

“…It is underappreciated by many that many of the most common medications prescribed result in oxidative stress. …”
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PERCEPTION OF PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE NIGERIA POLICE AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTION AMONG BENIN RESIDENTS by NGOZI. B. OKEIBUNOR, ADÉDÈJÌ FRED ARÍJENÍWÀ

“…Therefore, most importantly the study recommended, among others, the need for Edo State Police Command to put up a public relations programme on the radio and television to enlighten the public on the importance of police public relations, highlight the activities of the police and elicit the support of the public. …”
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A Derivative Spectrometric Method for Hydroquinone Determination in the Presence of Kojic Acid, Glycolic Acid, and Ascorbic Acid by Zenovia Moldovan, Dana Elena Popa, Iulia Gabriela David, Mihaela Buleandra, Irinel Adriana Badea

“…A new, simple, and sensitive spectrometric method was developed for hydroquinone (HQ) determination in the presence of other depigmenting agents (kojic acid (KA), glycolic acid (GA), and ascorbic acid (AA)), commonly introduced in skin lightening products. The method is based on the oxidation of the depigmenting agents by potassium dichromate in sulfuric acid medium and subsequent measurement of the amplitude of the first-order derivative absorption spectrum at 268 nm. …”
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Application of Multiprotocol Medical Imaging Communications and an Extended DICOM WADO Service in a Teleradiology Architecture by George V. Koutelakis, George K. Anastassopoulos, Dimitrios K. Lymberopoulos

“…This paper introduces a modular multiprotocol teleradiology architecture that integrates DICOM and common Internet services (based on web, FTP, and E-mail) into a unique operational domain. …”
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The research for mechanics stimulation method of nonlinear random vibration based on statistical linear theory by Wang Guodong

“…thus it will be widely applied in common software.…”
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Immunopathological Basis of Virus-induced Myocarditis by Reinhard Maier, Philippe Krebs, Burkhard Ludewig

“…Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), one of the most common heart diseases, may be the consequence of infectionassociated myocardits. …”
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