Comparative evaluation of chitosan-based multifunctional wound dressings: a multistage randomised controlled experimental trial by D. I. Ushmarov, S. E. Gumenyuk, A. S. Gumenyuk, T. V. Gayvoronskaya, S. Ya. Karablina, А. V. Pomortsev, A. S. Sotnichenko, K. I. Melkonyan, T. Е. Grigoriev

“…Ultrasound imaging of the model wound area during the sample material biodegradation was used to control the wound process in more detail. …”
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Pain and its Perceived Relatedness to the Onset, Maintenance, and Relapse of Opioid use Disorder: A Descriptive Study of Non-Treatment-Seeking Individuals by Johnathan Rausch, Parker Entrup, Megan Deaner, Jasmine King, O. Trent Hall

“…Scant research describes such perceptions among non-treatment-seeking individuals.Aims This study describes pain burden and perceptions regarding the role of pain in OUD onset, maintenance, relapse, and addiction treatment delay in a sample of individuals with untreated OUD.Methods This cross-sectional study surveyed syringe exchange participants (n = 141). …”
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The use of a novel complication reporting system: the comprehensive complication index in thulium laser enucleation of the prostate by Song Haifeng, Daxun Luo, Hui Liu, Yunfei Fan, Haiwen Huang, Yubao Liu, Meng Fu, Jianxing Li

“…Conclusions Compared with the CDC, the CCI more accurately reflects short-term postoperative complications after ThuLEP and shows a stronger correlation with LOS while enabling smaller sample sizes in RCTs. …”
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The Effect of Initial Orthodontic Therapy with Clear Aligners and Fixed Appliances on Microbial Profiles and Clinical Parameters by Megan Haug, Andrew Hopkins, Emily Duong, Kim-Sa Kelly, Julia Esfandi, Bhumika Shokeen, Tingxi Wu, Renate Lux

“…Clear aligner patients’ had microbial profiles with more oral health-associated species and lower gingival/plaque indices. …”
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CHANGES IN URINE MICROFLORA IN CHILDREN WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED URINARY TRACT INFECTION ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL BETWEEN 1990 AND 2015: A RETROSPECTIVE FULL-DESIGN STUDY OF CASE SERIES by Olga A. Zhdanova, Tatyana L. Nastausheva, Irina V. Grebennikova, Galina A. Batishcheva, Irina Yu. Balalaeva

“…Members of the family Enterobacteriaceae were the main causative agents of the UTI in 1990 (found in 90.4% of 502 samples), 2000 (in 79.7% of 632 samples), and 2015 (in 67.6% of 801 samples, df = 2, p < 0.001). …”
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Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Brain Involvement in Sepsis: A Relationship Supported by Immunohistochemistry by Giuseppe Bertozzi, Michela Ferrara, Mariagrazia Calvano, Natascha Pascale, Aldo Di Fazio

“…Neurons, conversely, appear to be more sensitive to oxidative stress because of a low number of protective or scavenger molecules (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, GSH, or vitamin E). …”
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Biotype and host relatedness influence the composition of bacterial microbiomes in Schizaphis graminum aphids by Yan M. Crane, Yan M. Crane, Charles F. Crane, Charles F. Crane, Christian Webb, Christian Webb, Brandon J. Schemerhorn, Brandon J. Schemerhorn

“…IntroductionThe microbiome of greenbug aphid (Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)) was investigated in regard to greenbug biotype, collection date, host species, and host cultivar.MethodsDNA samples were collected from biotypes E and K feeding on 17 cultivars belonging to five host plant species, namely wheat, barley, rye, sorghum, and the goatgrass Aegilops triuncialis. …”
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Experimental Study and Optimization of Shredding Speed to Improve the Efficiency of Small-Sized Disc Shredder for Plant Residues by Vitaliy V. Krasovskiy, Yuriy B. Gerber

“…For each experiment, there were taken 15 samples of apple tree branches with a diameter of 10 to 50 mm. …”
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Monomeric C-reactive protein and local inflammatory reaction in the wall of the coronary arteries in patients with stable coronary artery disease by I. S. Melnikov, S. G. Kozlov, P. V. Chumachenko, O. S. Saburova, O. A. Guseva, L. V. Prokofyeva, Z. A. Gabbasov

“…To study the phenotype of microvesicles circulating in the blood plasma of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), carrying monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP) on their surface, and to detect tissue accretions of mCRP in coronary artery of patients with CAD.Material and methods. Blood samples obtained from 20 patients with stable CAD and from 7 healthy volunteers were examined. …”
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Composite Nano-Calcium-Based Material for Reinforcement and Protection of Earthen Ruins in Humid Environment by Xuan Huang, Chen Li, Xiaomeng Sun, Wanying Li

“…Moreover, the unconfined compressive strength growth rate of 0.4% of the samples has a qualitative improvement over other solid content samples.…”
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OP-8 SECOND LINE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS AND INADECUATE RESPONSE: ARE WE CHOOSING THE RIGHT TARGET POPULATION FOR CLINICALS TRIALS? by Daniela De La Viña, Natalia Sobenko, Eduardo Mullen, Ignacio Lucero, Juan Carlos Bandi, Maria Alejandra Villamil

“…Mean MELD was higher in cirrhotic (9.0vs7.1, p<.001) and correlated with liver events (9.6vs7.0, p<.001). 43/92 patients had moderate-severe ductopenia in histological samples, and it was significantly more frequent in <45 years (66%vs32%, p.008). …”
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Cell-Type-Specific Heat-Induced Changes in the Proteomes of Pollen Mother Cells and Microspores Provide New Insights into Tomato Pollen Production Under Elevated Temperature by Priya Thapa, Jun Guo, Kajol Pradhan, Dibya Thapa, Sudhakar Madhavarapu, Jing Zou, Jesse Potts, Hui Li, Joshua O’Hair, Chen Wang, Suping Zhou, Yong Yang, Tara Fish, Theodore W. Thannhauser

“…Homogeneous cell samples of meiotic PMCs (prior to the tetrad stage) and free microspores were collected using laser capture microdissection (LCM). …”
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Quantitative and qualitative investigation of shunt failure in an in vitro hemorrhagic hydrocephalus model by Shaheer Ajaz, Ahmad Faryami, Ayman Suhrawardy, Carolyn A. Harris

“…The bulk input flow rate was set at 0.3 mLmin for all samples except where the flow rate was intentionally varied. …”
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Comparative analysis of reagent kits for DNA extraction from dry blood stains by A. V. Sedykh, M. A. Saitgalina, Yu. V. Ostankova, A. A. Totolian

“…The efficiency of DNA isolation using different reagent kits was additionally monitored by real-time PCR results using a test system to assess the level of TREC and KREC in peripheral blood, since quantitative analysis requires more attention to the material under study.In assessing the purity of the nucleic acid extracted using four kits analyzed, successful deproteinization of DNA samples and relative purity could be observed. …”
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Botulinum Toxin Type A for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Comprehensive Literature Review by Yan Tereshko, Simone Dal Bello, Christian Lettieri, Enrico Belgrado, Gian Luigi Gigli, Giovanni Merlino, Mariarosaria Valente

“…Indeed, more studies with standardized methods and larger samples are needed for this purpose.…”
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Culture and molecular analysis of Enterococcus faecalis and antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates from patients with failure endodontic treatment by Marcos Sergio Endo, Fernanda Graziela Corrêa Signoretti, Vivian Sayuri Kitayama, Ariane Cássia Salustiano Marinho, Frederico Canato Martinho, Brenda Paula Figueiredo de Almeida Gomes

“…Culture methods and 16s rDNA assay were used to identify the E faecails present in the samples. …”
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The Validation of a Novel Surveillance System for Monitoring Bloodstream Infections in the Calgary Zone by Jenine R. Leal, Daniel B. Gregson, Deirdre L. Church, Elizabeth A. Henderson, Terry Ross, Kevin B. Laupland

“…Electronic surveillance systems (ESSs) that utilize existing information in databases are more efficient than conventional infection surveillance methods. …”
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Neuroimaging markers of phenomena of perceived stigmatization in people with and without mental disorders: a systematic scoping-review by Natalia B. Lutova, Maria A. Khobeysh, Ekaterina S. Gerasimchuk, Maria O. Bocharova, Olga V. Makarevich, Mikhail Yu. Sorokin

“…Along with traditional research on psychiatric stigma, there has recently been increasing interest in the neurobiological factors associated with stigmatization.Aim: to study the most common research methods in the studies of the neurobiological correlates of stigmatization phenomenon and its components, as well as to systematize their results, taking into account their methodological limitations.Materials and Methods: The review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR extension. …”
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Urine Metabolomic Profiling and Machine Learning in Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: Toward Precision Treatment by Shula Shazman, Julie Carmel, Maxim Itkin, Sergey Malitsky, Monia Shalan, Eyal Soreq, Evan Elliott, Maya Lebow, Yael Kuperman

“…Methods: First-morning urine samples were collected from 52 children (32 with ASD and 20 neurotypical controls), aged 5.04 ± 1.87 and 5.50 ± 1.74 years, respectively. …”
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Learning together for mental health: feasibility of measures to assess a whole-school mental health and wellbeing intervention in secondary schools by Oliver Lloyd-Houldey, Joanna Sturgess, Neisha Sundaram, Steven Hope, Semina Michalopoulou, Elizabeth Allen, Lee Hudson, Stephen Scott, Dasha Nicholls, Deborah Christie, Rosa Legood, Chris Bonell, Russell Viner

“…Objective To evaluate the feasibility of trial measures and procedures within a feasibility study of a whole-school intervention aiming to promote mental health and well-being among young people in secondary schools, including whether we met our progression criterion of survey response rates of 60% or more in two or more schools at baseline and follow-up. …”
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