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![]() ![]() Continuous infusion of 0.125% levobupivacaine at a rate of 4 ml/h for femoral nerve block was started immediately after surgery and continued for 48 h. Patients in group I received IPACK block using 0.375% ropivacaine 20 ml. Twenty ml of 1.5% mepivacaine was injected for the subgluteal approach to SNB for patients in group S. A 25G catheter-over-needle was inserted for continuous FNB and 15 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine was injected. All the blocks were conducted under ultrasound guidance preoperatively. Group S included patients receiving SNB and group I included those receiving IPACK block. We extracted data of two groups of patients. Patients who received continuous SNB or spinal anesthesia were excluded from analysis. All patients received general anesthesia, continuous femoral nerve block and intra-articular local anesthetic injection. Patients who underwent unilateral TKA between May 2017 and December 2020 were identified. ![]() With IRB approval, we analyzed data saved in our regional anesthesia database and medical records. The present study retrospectively analyzed data saved in our institutional registry and medical records to evaluate the incidence rate of motor blockade after IPACK block and compared the motor blockade and analgesic effects between IPACK block and SNB in patients undergoing TKA. There is still limited information available on the incidence rate and severity of motor blockade after IPACK block and few studies have compared motor blockade after IPACK and sciatic nerve blocks. IPACK block has been described to have superiority over sciatic nerve block with motor-sparing effect, however recent studies and case reports have suggested that motor blockade of the sciatic nerve also occurs after IPACK block. Sciatic nerve block (SNB) and newly developed local anesthetic infiltration between the popliteal artery and capsule of the knee (IPACK) block can reduce pain on the posterior part. Femoral nerve block or adductor canal block have been used to control anterior knee pain. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) causes severe postoperative pain, which requires a combination of peripheral nerve blocks for effective analgesia. Shimane University Hospital, Izumo, Japanĭisclosures: K. Kotaro Gunji, M.D., Shinichi Sakura, M.D., Yuki Aoyana, M.D., Yoshimi Nakaji, M.D., Yoji Saito, M.D. All rights reserved.Ipack Versus Sciatic Nerve Block: Effects On Motor Block And Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty However, patients who received ACB + iPACK block may require higher amounts of opioids and have worse immediate functional performance.Īdductor canal block analgesia iPACK (interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee) block periarticular injection total knee arthroplasty ultrasound-guidance.Ĭopyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. 04, respectively) in the ACB + iPACK group.ĪCB with iPACK block provides a noninferior analgesia compared with PAI when combined with CACB. 05) and showed greater reduced quadriceps strength at 0 and 45 degrees on postoperative day 0 (P =. However, morphine requirement at 48 postoperative hours was significantly higher (P <. ![]() The mean visual analog scale pain scores were low and no clinically significant differences between groups. The upper limit of 95% confident interval was lower than the prespecified noninferiority limit. Pain scores, morphine consumption, functional performance, and adverse events were the secondary outcome measures assessed for superiority.Īdjusted mean differences, (ACB + iPACK) - (ACB + PAI), in anterior and posterior knee pain scores on movement at 12 postoperative hours were -0.66 (-1.86, 0.54) and -0.19 (-1.36, 0.99), respectively. Noninferiority was concluded for the primary outcome if the adjusted mean between-group difference in pain on movement at 12 postoperative hours was within 1.3 points on a visual analog pain scale. Seventy-six patients were randomized to receive either ACB + iPACK block and continuous ACB (CACB) (ACB + iPACK group) or PAI and CACB (ACB + PAI group). ![]() This study aimed to determine if ACB with iPACK block was noninferior to ACB with periarticular injection (PAI) when combined with postoperative multimodal analgesia regimen. The combination of adductor canal block (ACB) and infiltration between the popliteal artery and the posterior capsule of the knee (iPACK) block may provide sufficient motor-sparing anterior and posterior knee analgesia after total knee arthroplasty. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pioneering the sale of bottled Chinese sauces, which she first sold to supermarkets 1984.Serving the first and now popular "Soup Dumplings" (Shao Long Bao) and other northern dim sum items in her restaurant, "The Joyce Chen Small Eating Place" 1968.Offering only one menu with both English and Chinese one for Chinese customer's, and one for American's with "Americanized versions of the Chinese cuisine," according to her daughter, Helen Chen.Simplifying communication between Chinese and non-Chinese restaurant workers by numbering menu items.Some of the changing dishes in the buffet were not offered in her regular menus. Introducing authentic Chinese dishes by incorporating them into a restaurant buffet, which she initiated to increase business on slow week nights.Coining the term Peking Raviolis or Ravs for potstickers in the Boston area (The term is now used around the globe.).In 1958, introducing Chinese Dumplings at her first restaurant, the "Joyce Chen Restaurant".Popularizing Chinese authentic cuisine, including Peking Duck, Moo Shi Pork, Scallion Pancake, and Hot and Sour Soup.It’s my pleasure to share with you highlights of my mother’s remarkable career. My mother, who died in 1994, is well known for her accomplishments as a chef, restaurant owner, businesswoman, and patenting and marketing the flat bottom wok with a handle. I am thankful to the New-York Historical Society, which has included my mother in its exhibit (Septemto April 19, 2015), "Chinese Americans: Exclusion/Inclusion." Cambridge MA's mayor David Maher, and postmaster Katherine Lydon held another reception to honor Cantabrigians* Joyce Chen and Julia Child on October 29, 2014. The stamps were unveiled at an event in Chicago on September 26, 2014. From her landmark restaurant in the Boston area to her cookbooks and trailblazing PBS television show, Chen invited newcomers to sample unfamiliar dishes in ways that firmly established Chinese cuisine in the United States.” Released on September 26, 2014, this series commemorates five chefs who revolutionized cuisine in the United States - Joyce Chen, Julia Child, James Beard, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombari.Īccording to the USPS, “Joyce Chen is one of America’s greatest popularizers of Chinese food. It is with immense pride that I share with you the news that Postal Service has honored the legacy of my mother, Joyce Chen, by including her in its Celebrity Chef Forever stamp series. ![]() ![]() by Stephen Chen, president of Joyce Chen Foods ![]() ![]() ![]() Even better, when you choose that, you find it’s a typical Mac-style window: Indeed, look at what you can find on the “ Edit” menu:Ī much more elegant way to work with Find and the Replace feature both, including an obvious way to choose “ Advanced Find and Replace…“. What Mac users often forget when they’re in the seemingly self-contained world of Microsoft’s Office Suite of programs is that they also utilize the full MacOS menu system tool, all accessible from the top menubar. But you’re on a Mac, so there’s a better way with an even more powerful Advanced feature. That’s the standard Microsoft Word way to find and replace text, something you can use if you go back to a PC and are using Word for Windows too. In that case, I’d step through using the “Replace” button, which is really “Replace and Find Next” from a functionality perspective. The “Sounds Like” is particularly interesting if you have misspellings in a document you can search phonetically and replace a variety of misspellings with a single correctly spelled word or phrase. The document is automatically scrolled down to the first occurrence of the pattern – in this case “robot” – and the left side reveals the FIND AND REPLACE pane, which has lots of useful info and options.Ĭlick on the gear icon adjacent to the small ‘Find’ button and you’ll find that, as is common with much of Microsoft Office, the Find and Replace feature has a lot of power and capabilities: There’s our Find and Replace! Choose “ Replace…” and the entire screen changes rather dramatically: Not only is this a functional search, but if you click on the magnifying lens icon a second time, it pops up a tiny menu: Look closely on the very top right and you’ll see the magnifying lens along the top blue titlebar. So where the heck is Find and Replace? You can try perusing each and every ribbon, but it never shows up in any obvious place, leaving many users to scratch their heads in confusion.īut this is a Windows interface ported to the Mac so Microsoft does something that no native Mac developer would do: It utilizes the title bar for buttons and capabilities, including, you guessed it, a find function. It’s free to download and read through Project Gutenberg, if you’re intrigued.Ī glance along the top offers the following main ribbons: Home, Insert, Draw, Design, Layout, References, Mailings, Review, View, Tell me. In this instance, I’m doing some formatting on the classic Frederik Pohl sci-fi short story The Tunnel Under the World, as originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction back in 1955. Launch Microsoft Word on your Mac system and it’s a big, bright window with the “ribbon” toolbar along the top that changes depending on what kind of task you seek to accomplish: Let’s check it out! STANDARD FIND AND REPLACE IN WORD It’s confusing, but I believe the logic is that the typical Windows-type interface is accessible, but if you’re already a Mac fanatic, you can access the alternative – more powerful! – search and replace feature. It turns out that since you’re using the Mac version of Microsoft Word, there are two completely different versions of Find and Replace available. ![]() All manageable if you have a bit of patience to figure it all out. ![]() While “windowing” is similar across the two, there are definite differences in shortcuts, keystrokes, and even how the mouse or trackpad works. I also have to say that switching operating systems is a big deal too, so props to you for figuring it all out with your migration from Windows to MacOS. As it’s increased in sophistication, however, it’s also gained in complexity, so it’s no wonder you’re having a hard time finding what would seem to be a pretty core feature for the program. Did you know that it was first called Multi-Word Tool and was initially released in 1983? That’s almost 40 years ago at this point, during which time it’s grown quite a bit and gained about a half-million features and capabilities. Microsoft has been developing Word and the rest of the Office suite for quite a while, actually. ![]() ![]() As long as you finished the original version of Persona 5, you'll be set going into Strikers story-wise. There are a few lines of dialogue that could be perceived as allusions to what transpired in Royal's story content, but even that's debatable. However, Strikers doesn't pull anything directly from Royal. I mean, you should it's one of the few games that has earned a coveted 10/10 from GameSpot. Zenkichi is a great character who newcomers and long-time fans get to know.Īnother question is if you need to play Persona 5 Royal (the definitive version that features exclusive story content). There is a late-game dungeon that spells out a decent chunk of what happens in some of Persona 5's concluding hours, but so much happens in the original game that it's more about the journey than the destination. As their stories come into clearer focus in the second half, the Phantom Thieves become more of a lens to perceive these characters and a vehicle to help them grow, and many of the overarching messages would still come through. That can mostly be attributed to the characters Sophia and Zenkichi, who make their debut in this game. While this historical context doesn't obscure the story's events to the point they lose all impact, you won't get the full connection and may be left wondering why the Phantom Thieves act or feel a certain way.Īs you get further into Strikers, it starts to take on a direction of its own. It's a narrative device that's used with Yusuke and Haru in a similar fashion. ![]() For example, Ann deeply sympathizes with the first villain because they faced similar struggles-you then come to understand that a few important factors in life led them down very different paths. However, having a frame of reference and context certainly enriches the characterization. ![]() Knowing Persona 5's story is not imperative to understanding the events of Strikers, as most of the major story beats early on harken back to what a particular character experienced in that game. Every characters style and swagger in combat is an expression of who they are. There is no "the story so far" kind of recap, but that also wouldn't be entirely necessary. Other than taking place a few months after the end of Persona 5, very few story-critical things in Strikers are a direct continuation of previous storylines. When I take a step back and think about Strikers' callbacks to the original story of Persona 5, they help provide context for who the characters are, why they carry a specific demeanor, and draw parallels between the two games. Their personas, special attacks, and unique animations in Strikers really embody the Phantom Thieves' fighting spirit, and that alone says a lot about who they are. If they don't make a strong impression on you when meeting them in their normal lives, they're sure to win you over with the way they stylishly tear through demonic adversaries. Nevertheless, the charisma of the Phantom Thieves shines through in how they express themselves and fight in the Metaverse, the alternate dimension where all the battles take place. Now Playing: Persona 5 Strikers Video Review So if you want to have a really deep bond with the cast, I'd recommend playing Royal first.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's The opening hours do spend time plainly re-establishing the personality traits of its returning cast, but of course, it's not the same as seeing them grow into who they are in their 100-hour journey prior. And the fact that I got to see my old friends, the Phantom Thieves, again as they go on a summer vacation to enjoy life and save the world one more time was a real treat. ![]() In my Persona 5 Strikers review, I praised the game's action-RPG combat mechanics, excellent soundtrack, and new characters, among other things. And the simple answer is: Yes, but your mileage will vary. But with the original RPG not being available on non-PlayStation platforms, the question of whether or not newcomers can still enjoy Strikers is a pertinent one. Persona 5 Strikers has finally launched worldwide for PlayStation 4, PC, and Switch, and you probably know by now that it's a sorta-sequel spinoff that continues the timeline of Persona 5. ![]() ![]() ![]() When most bikes get to be 10 or 15 years old there is little value added for a COMP versus a SPORT model. Sizes are based upon the height of the rider and the bike model. In general used bike prices will vary a considerable amount based on region and time of year. Find the sizing charts for all current Giant bicycle models below. You may still be no closer than a 2-3 year range. ![]() Steel high strength material is used on the handlebar of this Farrago to ensure the perfect handling while the stems are made of Steel.įor the smoothest biking experience Suntour XR-15, 24/34/42 teeth is used on this bicycle linked to KMC HP-70S chain that is easily replaceable as stated by Giant, the whole system is connected to a high reliability Grip Shift SRT-100 gear shift levers. Both of these require an estimate of the age to get a close approximation. The frame comes in colors like blue, black and green. ![]() To guarantee the comfiest ride Giant used Hi-tensile steel material for the frame. The Giant Farrago is a hybrid bike with a chromoly, steel and aluminum Giant ALUXX T-6 frame. Giant equiped this exact model with Chang Star 852AT cantilever brakes, Chang Star 274AP levers braking system and Alloy Q/R hubs. This bike is equiped with 700 x 35c Kenda tires and Stainless steel spoke wheel while the rims are manufactured by Weinmann 4019, 36-hole. These systems use external bearing cups and do not need a conventional crank puller. Giant Hybrid Farrago can be found in a few colors, among these colors Black, candy red and indigo and navy fade. These have a left crank arm with a compression slot that is secured by two pinch bolts and a right crank arm with an integrated spindle. Sale Cross City Disc 639. Whether you’re beating the traffic in urban environments or taking the long route for fitness and fun, these city bikes put some adventure into your daily routine. Giant produced the Farrago bike in 1995 and can be classified as a Hybrid bicycle, this exact model costs in american market arround $265.00.įarrago bike is available in many sizes such as 15 (inches), 17 (inches), 19 (inches), 21 (inches), 23 (inches), womens 17 (inches), womens 19 (inches) and womens 21 (inches). City & Hybrid bikes Roll through the city with speed and style on one of our city commuter bikes. Other Specs of Giant Farrago Component group sets Giant Farrago Fork System Data Derailleur (Front) 4 TB SSD - everything to know here Bike front tireįrame and Body Specifications Frame materials ![]() ![]() Figma Ease of Use for Handoffįigma’s handoff tools are easy to use, but they’re more limited than Zeplin. The system will keep track of project version history so you can reference or reimplement previous designs. This keeps developers informed about updates. You can clearly communicate and label design iterations each time you push a new design to Zeplin. Labeled components also link to the broader style guide for easier development. For example, seeing a button when pressed or hovered. Clicking the label lets developers see component properties, or they can see the same component in different states. You can label elements that are linked to something in your component library. On the developer’s end, they can filter based on tags to work on specified design elements or hide irrelevant pages. Then you can assign other elements to existing tags to manage multiple design aspects at the same time. If a design element needs changes, you can mark it so dev teams ignore it. There are too many to list here, but these are some of our favorites:ĭesigners can tag areas and pages to communicate with developers. Teams get access to a huge range of helpful features. That’s what we’ll compare in this section. However, Figma does offer handoff tools that are similar to Zeplin. One is for design, the other is for handoff. The system is developer-friendly, and it reduces miscommunication by effectively bridging the dev-design gap.įigma and Zeplin are made for very different parts of the UI development process. However, Zeplin is easier in the long run.The system could seem complicated at first if you’re used to completing handoff through design platforms like Figma or Adobe XD. Zeplin might be harder to learn for designers.Which Is Easier to Learn: Figma or Zeplin? Developers can add comments as they inspect a design to ask questions or suggest changes. Zeplin also generates color libraries and groups downloadable assets like icons. Those inspection elements are automatically generated, which saves designers time and makes the developer’s job easier. By hovering their mouse around the project, they’ll see details like heading and margin measurements. When you export a completed design to Zeplin, developers get access to valuable inspection tools. In contrast, Zeplin’s operating platform is designed with developers in mind. You’ll see classic design features, like options to make vector graphics, develop component libraries, and make interactive prototypes. Since Figma is a design tool, the operating platform is quite different from Zeplin. You can create a design in Figma, then use the plugin to export your design to Zeplin. Zeplin works with Figma through a plugin. Instead of importing files to Zeplin, teams export designs from other platforms through the Zeplin plugin. Since Figma is a design tool, you can import a range of files: Instead, users import designs made on other platforms, then use Zeplin to manage the handoff process. Zeplin doesn’t offer any of those features. ![]() ![]() Users can collaborate on layouts, build prototypes, and make wireframes. You can also use collaboration tools to share projects with clients or managers to get feedback. Teams can add collaborators at different permissions levels, like viewer-only, editor, and project owner. With Zeplin and Figma, you can share style guides with team members to make sure the final product matches your vision. Style guides keep your design on track by standardizing common visual elements. Developers can use those snippets to speed up the development process. Auto-Generated Code Snippetsīoth systems automatically generate code snippets based on portions of your design.Similaritiesįigma has a built-in handoff system, so it shares some features with Zeplin like auto-generated code. Teams can also use digital whiteboards called FigJams to collaborate and brainstorm. ![]() When designs are ready, teams can prototype or send them off for development directly from the Figma platform. The vector editing system is web-based, so users can edit from any computer with a compatible browser. What Is Figma Used For?įigma is a collaborative design tool typically used to develop UIs. Most people use Zeplin in their browser, but there’s a downloadable application as well. When a design is ready, teams use Zeplin for smooth developer handoff. You can think of Zeplin as a mailbox where final drafts land. Designers import prototypes, wireframes, and more, then developers use that imported info to create the final product. ![]() ![]() Office is available in the languages listed below. What is a Microsoft account and why do I need it to try or buy Office? You do not need to be connected to the Internet to use the Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, because the applications are fully installed on your computer. To reactivate your Office applications, simply reconnect to the Internet. If you do not connect to the Internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents, but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app. ![]() ![]() For Microsoft 365 plans, Internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options. Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. How do I know my PC or Mac can run Office? One-time purchases don’t have an upgrade option, which means if you plan to upgrade to the next major release, you'll have to buy it at full price. Office 2021 is a one-time purchase that comes with classic apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for PC or Mac, and does not include any of the services that come with a Microsoft 365 subscription. With a subscription, you get the latest versions of the apps and automatically receive updates when they happen. Microsoft 365 also comes with services like 1 TB of OneDrive storage, 60 Skype minutes per month, and Microsoft chat and phone support. The apps can be installed on multiple devices, including PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, Android tablets, and Android phones. Microsoft 365 is a subscription that comes with premium apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access (Publisher and Access available on PC only). Which version of Microsoft 365 should I choose? Learn more about the differences between Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 in Office Support, or use the comparison chart to help you pick the right Office version for your needs. Office 2021 is a one-time purchase that comes with classic apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for PC or Mac, and does not include any of the services that come with a Microsoft 365 subscription. The apps can be installed on multiple devices, including PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, Android tablets, and Android phones. Microsoft 365 also comes with services like 1 TB of OneDrive storage, 60 Skype minutes per month, and Microsoft chat and phone support. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A fine lyrical guitar solo dances with a subtle sustain, giving way to piano. Pageant like musically prior to power chords as female backing vocals building the piece. ‘ A Man For All Seasons’ finds us stoically in historical form. In recent years the Downes Braide Association has been producing music like this under a progressive pop guise. Slower, more eerie, like one of those old public health TV adverts that used to warn about the dangers of waters, it also invokes music hall variety aspects and an understated guitar solo symphonic in structure. ‘ Life In Dark Water’ is a different proposition. Musically, I’m in mind of Caravan with Camel’s Andy Latimer guesting on the guitar solo, albeit it’s Stewart frequent collaborator of the time Peter White. A tale of a lady who’s left and bid a presumed friend goodbye, while in my mind’s eye I’m picturing that John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale film Serendipity. While ‘Time Passages’ spoke of Christmas, this time the opening piano line evokes the sound of falling snow, but it’s soon into a soft bouncy rock and roller in ‘Valentino Way’. The song remains one step from melancholy, memory lane traversed in a Spanish guitar solo, a jazzier one blown on sax, then sweeping up in more profoundly with a fuller orchestrated sound, varying in arrangement and at over six minutes long not outstaying its welcome as thematic overture to the record as a whole. Better to take the rough with the smooth, sit back, chill with a glass of wine and soak in an album stirred with genuine emotion.Įlectric piano guides into the title track, a soft rhythmic hook and the lines “It was late in December, the sky turned to snow,” draw the listener in swiftly, a saxophone weeps round the edges of the song warmly, and but a bar or two later when he sings “Well I’m not the kind to live in the past,” has us playing the Doubting Thomas, we’ll accept we can learn from our mistakes and wonder what ones are concerning the singer right now. That his songs often touch on personal feelings as well as delicate and otherwise interactions with others is a damn sight deeper to my mind than the mindfulness attributions of today’s various media celebrities that cause me to raise an eyebrow in disbelief at what I perceive for the most part to be ingenuity. For the most part, it is still quite relevant. ![]() It’s of its time in much of its scope, production sound (by Alan Parsons) and ambition. ![]() The music at its mildest a kind of soft rock by way of John Lennon, where more fluid and atmospheric in its arrangements bridging the Canterbury side of progressive rock with the more wistful contemplations of say Leo Sayer. ![]() Often, he weaves facts and impressions of times gone by with the more personal aspects of his own life, as quiet and thoughtfully introspective as they might be. Stewart’s penchant for historic narrative is given full measure across the length and breadth of the main album. It opens up in wide gatefold manner, bearing not only the original album’s cover artworks, but the aforementioned booklet featuring photos and interview on the one outer packet sleeve and a facsimile of a promotional poster of the time on the other.ĬD 1 features a remastered version of Time Passages, CD2 single versions, demos and tracks from a live radio show in Chicago. There’s a 3CD/DVD Deluxe Edition Box set available, but the 2CD version I have for review is more than adequate for those of us less familiar with Stewart’s work. Still active to this day, long-term fans obviously faithful but for such collections as this to come along assumes a growing interest from new listeners for his back catalogue. Did fashion demand punk give way to new wave so quickly and we forget all that had gone before? Not in the USA it seems, where Al Stewart continued to have a series of hit singles for a while. That Time Passages, first released in 1978, was a platinum album, proves quite shocker. A different story from the mythos the likes of the late John Martyn would have us know. While born up north, when a child his widowed mother moved to Dorset, and one gathers he was later privately educated. The extensive booklet that comes with this collection explains that and many other matters concerning the man’s career. Should you not have been a fan, aside from the evergreen ‘Year of the Cat single’, what might you know of the troubadour Al Stewart ? That he made his bones, at the now famous Les Cousins Folk Club back itself in the sixties? That he was born in Glasgow, Scotland? That last one always threw me with his precise diction being so English in its mannerisms. ![]() ![]() Other factors known to be associated with antibody response are sex, smoking history, and body mass index 10, 11, 12. Several studies have identified significant predictors of nAB to COVID-19 vaccination, including evidence of prior infection and chronological age 7, 8, 9. With the continued persistence of COVID infection waves, there is an urgent need to understand individual-level factors that predict neutralization antibody (nAB) response and durability over time and whether these individual-level factors are predictive of differences in sustained immune protection as a function of vaccine type. However, as the pandemic continued, increasing evidence suggests that protection wanes over time 3, 6 and that individual differences in sustained immune protection exist. Randomized controlled trials demonstrated that each of these vaccines provided significant protection against severe disease 1, 2, 3, with neutralizing antibody titers being strongly correlated with protection 4, 5. ![]() In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for three vaccines developed against SARS-CoV-2 including the single-dose viral vector vaccine and the two-dose mRNA vaccines BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273. The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has led to millions of deaths worldwide. These findings may inform booster recommendations in the future. The durability of neutralizing antibody responses differed by vaccine type and several sociodemographic factors that predicted response. Women and non-smokers showed higher nAB compared to men and current smokers, respectively. A higher baseline BMI was associated with a lower nAB for recipients but not for recipients of other vaccines. Irrespective of follow-up timing, being older was associated with lower nAB for participants who received BNT162b2 and but not for those who received mRNA-1273. At the 6-month time point, nABs to were significantly higher than nABs to BNT162b2 and equivalent to mRNA-1273. Over 6 months of follow-up, nABs declined in recipients of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273, while nABs in recipients of showed a significant increase. Participants completed questionnaires and underwent blood draws prior to vaccination, 1 month, and 6 months after the vaccination series, and neutralizing antibody (nAB) titers at 1- and 6-months post vaccination were quantified using a high-throughput pseudovirus assay. This was a head-to-head comparison study following 498 healthy, community volunteers who received the BNT162b2 (n = 287), mRNA-1273 (n = 149), and (n = 62). As concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic continue, it is critical to understand the impact of vaccination type on neutralizing antibody response durability as well as to identify individual difference factors related to decline in neutralization. ![]() |