The Impact of Carbon on Electronic Structure of N-Doped ZnO Films: Scanning Photoelectron Microscopy Study and DFT Calculations by Elzbieta Guziewicz, Sushma Mishra, Matteo Amati, Luca Gregoratti, Oksana Volnianska

“…A Scanning Photoelectron Microscopy (SPEM) experiment has been applied to ZnO:N films deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) under O-rich conditions and post-growth annealed in oxygen at 800 °C. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Gel Lidah Buaya (Aloe vera) Terhadap Jarak Pinggir Luka pada Tikus Wistar by Farhan Nazir, Asril Zahari, Eliza Anas

“…<br />Kata kunci:  gel lidah buaya, penyembuhan luka, jarak pinggir luka<br /><br />Abstract <br />A wound is a laceration or break in the living tissue which causes continuity damage within the tissue. …”
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Phenomenological understanding of the contribution of bulk and grain boundary precipitates on strengthening in prolonged-aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu aluminium alloys by Cheng-Ling Tai, Yu-Ning Chiu, Chu-Jen Chen, Shih-Kang Lin, Hsin-Chih Lin, R. Devesh Kumar Misra, Yo-Lun Yang, Chien-Nan Hsiao, Cheng-Si Tsao, Tsai-Fu Chung

“…Intriguingly, as ageing progressed, significant partitioning of solute-Cu along the interfaces initiated a stacking transition in η-phase from hexagonal C14 to cubic C15 via di-hexagonal C36 Laves phase structures, leading to a reduction in lattice misfit strengthening. …”
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Evaluating Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation to Predict Cardiovascular Events by Takahiro Nishihara, MD, PhD, Toru Miyoshi, MD, PhD, Kentaro Ejiri, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Osawa, MD, PhD, Soichiro Fuke, MD, PhD, Kousuke Seiyama, MD, Masayuki Doi, MD, PhD, Mitsutaka Nakashima, MD, PhD, Takashi Miki, MD, PhD, Shinsuke Yuasa, MD, PhD

“…Background: Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCATA) is a novel imaging biomarker of pericoronary inflammation associated with coronary artery disease. …”
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Case of Superficial Cancer Located at the Pharyngoesophageal Junction Which Was Dissected by Endoscopic Laryngopharyngeal Surgery Combined with Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Kenro Kawada, Tatsuyuki Kawano, Taro Sugimoto, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Yuudai Kawamura, Toshihiro Matsui, Masafumi Okuda, Taichi Ogo, Yuuichiro Kume, Yutaka Nakajima, Andres Mora, Takuya Okada, Akihiro Hoshino, Yutaka Tokairin, Yasuaki Nakajima, Ryuhei Okada, Yusuke Kiyokawa, Fuminori Nomura, Takahiro Asakage, Ryo Shimoda, Takashi Ito

“…In order to determine the indications of transoral surgery for a tumor located at the pharyngoesophageal junction, the trumpet maneuver with transnasal endoscopy was used. …”
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Spinal CRH facilitates the micturition reflex via the CRH2 receptor in rats with normal bladder and bladder outlet obstruction by Risa Shinoki, Ryosuke Jikuya, Takuma Nirei, Takeshi Fukazawa, Hiroki Takizawa, Mari Hioki, Sachi Kawaura, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Go Noguchi, Daiki Ueno, Yusuke Ito, Mitsuru Komeya, Kentaro Muraoka, Hisashi Hasumi, Kazuki Kobayashi, Masahito Takiguchi, Kengo Funakoshi, Kazuhide Makiyama, Naoki Aizawa, Hiroki Ito

“…Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a neuropeptide that controls normal micturition in rodents. …”
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Affective touch enhances low gamma activity during hand proprioceptive perception in children with different neurodevelopmental conditions by Álvaro Sabater-Gárriz, Álvaro Sabater-Gárriz, Álvaro Sabater-Gárriz, Álvaro Sabater-Gárriz, José Antonio Mingorance, José Antonio Mingorance, José Antonio Mingorance, Francesc Mestre-Sansó, Vicent Canals, Yannick Bleyenheuft, Pedro Montoya, Pedro Montoya, Inmaculada Riquelme, Inmaculada Riquelme, Inmaculada Riquelme

“…BackgroundGamma wave activity in the sensorimotor cortex is a critical neural mechanism associated with proprioceptive processing, which is essential for motor coordination, balance, and spatial orientation. …”
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Inhibition of Glutamate‐to‐Glutathione Flux Promotes Tumor Antigen Presentation in Colorectal Cancer Cells by Tao Yu, Kevin Van der Jeught, Haiqi Zhu, Zhuolong Zhou, Samantha Sharma, Sheng Liu, Haniyeh Eyvani, Ka Man So, Naresh Singh, Jia Wang, George E. Sandusky, Yunlong Liu, Mateusz Opyrchal, Sha Cao, Jun Wan, Chi Zhang, Xinna Zhang

“…Taken together, the study provides the first evidence pointing to Glu‐GSH flux as a potential therapeutic target for CRC immunotherapy.…”
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Using mechanical and thermodynamic methods to evaluate the effects of nanomaterials on thermal cracking mechanisms of asphalt mixtures under the influence of different moisture con... by Amir Hossein Asadi, Gholam Hossein Hamedi, Alireza Azarhoosh

“…Nevertheless, most of the studies into the effect of moisture with various pH on HMA performance deal with fatigue failure and moisture damage, and only a few studies have evaluated the thermal cracking of HMA. …”
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Association Between Intergenerational Support, Technology Perception and Trust, and Intention to Seek Medical Care on the Internet Among Chinese Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Quest... by Hengjiang Jin, Ying Qu

“…A vast majority of participants were between the ages of 60 and 75 years (771/958, 80.5%). …”
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Distinct lipidomic profiles but similar improvements in aerobic capacity following sprint interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training in male adolescents by Wantang Su, Jianming Liu, Jianming Liu, Aozhe Wang, Haifeng Zhang, Yaqi Sun, Zhiyi Yan, Michael Svensson, Ji-Guo Yu, Li Zhao

“…This study aimed to investigate how two different exercise intensities affect aerobic capacity and serum lipidomic profiles in healthy adolescents.MethodsTwenty-four healthy untrained male adolescents (13.08 ± 0.88 years old) were recruited and randomly assigned to moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) group or sprint interval training (SIT) group to complete a specific training on a cycle ergometer for 6 weeks. …”
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Modelos no lineales mixtos para la construcción de curvas de índice de sitio para Tectona grandis Linn. en la Vertiente del Pacífico de Costa Rica by Fernando Mora-Chacón, Mauricio Jerez-Rico, Víctor Meza-Picado, Orlando Chinchilla-Mora, Eladio Chaves-Salas

“…Previo al ajuste, los modelos fueron reparametrizados en función de la altura dominante observada (S), a la edad base de 16 años, asociándola a un efecto aleatorio. …”
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Preoperative liquid biopsy transcriptomic panel for risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in T1 gastric cancer by Ping’an Ding, Jiaxiang Wu, Haotian Wu, Wenqian Ma, Tongkun Li, Peigang Yang, Honghai Guo, Yuan Tian, Jiaxuan Yang, Limian Er, Renjun Gu, Lilong Zhang, Ning Meng, Xiaolong Li, Zhenjiang Guo, Lingjiao Meng, Qun Zhao

“…Conclusions We developed and validated a novel liquid biopsy-based RSA model that accurately predicts LNM in T1 GC patients. …”
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Characteristics of corpse damage caused by scuds = Charakterystyka uszkodzeń zwłok spowodowanych przez kiełże by Magda Wojarska, Lidia Ziobro, Oliwia Boruta, Kateryna Shtohryn, Julia Suchcicka, Wiktoria Wojturska, Ewa Rzepecka-Woźniak, Tomasz Konopka

“…W 5 z 285 przypadków stwierdzono obecność małych skorupiaków, a także ubytki naskórka na odsłoniętych częściach ciała. …”
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Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis to Identify Key Ferroptosis-Related Genes and Immune Infiltration in Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection: Implication of PTGS2 by An W, Luo J, Zhang C, Xiao Q

“…Protein–protein interaction network analyses identified 8 hub FRGs including EZH2, EGFR, HIF1A, IL6, PTGS2, MAPK1, IL1B and SRC. All these FRGs were significantly increased in patients with aortic aneurysm. …”
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Revealing the Mechanism of Protein Degradation in Postmortem Meat: The Role of Phosphorylation and Ubiquitination by Xinran Zhao, Saisai Wu, Chi Ren, Yuqiang Bai, Chengli Hou, Xin Li, Zhenyu Wang, Dequan Zhang

“…The results demonstrated that the meat of samples in the tender group had a higher degradation of desmin and a lower phosphorylation level of desmin at 1 d compared with the tough group. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Thai version of the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Social Support Inventory in individuals with chronic i... by Santi Phetrnui, Jom Suwanno, Chantira Chiaranai, Chonchanok Bunsuk, Naruebeth Koson, Wanna Kumanjan, Chennet Phonphet, Ladda Thiamwong

“…Objectives: This study aimed to translate and psychometrically test the 7-item Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) Social Support Inventory (ESSI) scale within the Thai population. Methods: A scale translation and cross-sectional validation study was conducted. …”
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Effect of Bloodletting Therapy on Patients with Spastic Wrist Dorsiflexion Dysfunction after Stroke by LIN Wanqing, XIE Xuemin, CHEN Bin, ZHENG Xinyi

“…Yangxi (LI 5), Yangchi (TE 4), Daling (PC 7) acupoint of the affected hand were selected for acupuncture treatment, Yangxi (LI 5) acupoint was straightly needled 0.5-0.8 inch, Yangchi (TE 4) and Daling (PC 7) acupoints were straightly needled 0.3-0.5 inch, 30 minutes each time, once a day, five times a week, continous treatment for four weeks. …”
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Protective Effects of Thalidomide on High-Glucose-Induced Podocyte Injury through In Vitro Modulation of Macrophage M1/M2 Differentiation by Hui Liao, Yuanping Li, Xilan Zhang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Dan Zheng, Dayue Shen, Rongshan Li

“…The (Tha 200 μg/ml) MS group exhibited a decrease in TNF-α and IL-1β level, and an upregulation in nephrin and podocin expressions significantly compared to the (HG) MS group (p<0.05). …”
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Stretchable plasmonic metasurfaces for deformation monitoring by Li Peiyang, Gao Kaikai, Ma Ruize, Pan Kai, Li Dong, Liu Feng, Li Peng, Gan Xuetao, Zhao Jianlin, Wen Dandan

“…In this work, we designed and fabricated a silver metasurface embedded in a stretchable substrate for sensing applications. …”
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