An Overview on The Pandemic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak by Mariwan Abdulla Hama Salih

“…The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that potentially acts on the human respiratory system. …”
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Biochemical Characterization of Early Osteoarthritis in the Ankle by Hagen Schmal, Gian M. Salzmann, Elia R. Langenmair, Ralf Henkelmann, Norbert P. Südkamp, Philipp Niemeyer

“…Methods. 49 patients with a mean age of 33±14 years undergoing an arthroscopy of the ankle with different stages of chronic OA were prospectively included in a clinical trial. …”
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Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Tumors Presenting with Acute Pancreatitis by Xuefeng Cao, Xixiu Wang, Xiaoliang Xu, Yanmin Lu, Baolei Zhao, Xingyuan Zhang, Qiangpu Chen

“…Compared with controls, patients in the study group were younger in age and had a longer course of disease, more frequent hospitalizations, and more severe derangements in laboratory data (P<0.05). …”
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Lexical Errors in English Language Writing – The Case of selected Senior High School students in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Dorah Mensah, Charles Owu-Ewie, Levina Nyameye Abunya, Albert Abban, Halimatu Sadia Jibril

“…A sample of 824 out of 2713 students was arrived at through Yamane’s sample size determiner. …”
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Treating Metabolic Dysregulation and Senescence by Caloric Restriction: Killing Two Birds with One Stone? by Lara Russo, Serena Babboni, Maria Grazia Andreassi, Jalil Daher, Paola Canale, Serena Del Turco, Giuseppina Basta

“…Cellular senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest accompanied by metabolic activity and characteristic phenotypic changes. …”
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Regional Variation in Restorative Treatment Need among Finnish Young People by Saujanya Karki, Antti Kämppi, Tarja Tanner, Jari Päkkilä, Marjo Seppänen, Leo Tjäderhane, Vuokko Anttonen, Pertti Patinen

“…In conclusion, there is a significant regional variation in restorative treatment need among Finnish young people in their twenties based on the socioeconomic factors.…”
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长白山北部林区野猪局域种群的遗传多样性研究 by 葛宝庆 胡素贤 孙铁铎 张崇颖 姜广顺

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Acoustic Trauma Changes the Parvalbumin-Positive Neurons in Rat Auditory Cortex by Congli Liu, Tao Xu, Xiaopeng Liu, Yina Huang, Haitao Wang, Bin Luo, Jingwu Sun

“…These findings of more active PV neurons in noise-exposed rats suggested that a compensatory mechanism might be initiated to maintain a stable state of the brain.…”
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The Feasibility of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Immunosuppressed ICU Patients with or without Thrombocytopenia by Marianne Angelberger, Michaela Barnikel, Alessia Fraccaroli, Johanna Tischer, Sofía Antón, Alexandra Pawlikowski, Mark op den Winkel, Hans Joachim Stemmler, Stephanie-Susanne Stecher

“…Conclusion. PDT is a feasible and safe procedure in a predominantly immunosuppressed and thrombocytopenic patient cohort without an increased risk for stoma site infections or bleeding complications.…”
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The online destination image as portrayed by the user-generated content on social media and its impact on tourists' engagement by Manuela Guerreiro, Patrícia Pinto, Célia M.Q. Ramos, Nelson Matos, Homayoun Golestaneh, Bernardete Sequeira, Luís Nobre Pereira, Dora Agapito, Rafaela Martins, Magda Wijkesjö

“…Tourism Destination Image (TDI) is complex, dynamic and multidimensional by nature and shaped by a multitude of events, interactions and sensory impressions, especially once the tourist is at the destination, generating tourists' engagement on social media networks. …”
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Knowledge, religiosity, and decision to use Sharia hospital services among residents in Central Java, Indonesia by Amelia Wilda, Sabrina Mutiara Putri, Bintang Ananda Afrilianti Vinalisa, Reefa Dyah Salsabila, Putri Sirry Nafisatussalimah, Arifin Santoso, Indriyati Hadi Sulistyaningrum

“…The research method used in this study was analytical observational with a cross-sectional study approach. Data was collected through direct questionnaires from the Central Java community using the snowball sampling technique. …”
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GLP-1 Relaxes Rat Coronary Arteries by Enhancing ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Currents by Qian-Feng Xiong, Shao-Hua Fan, Xue-Wen Li, Yu Niu, Jing Wang, Xin Zhang, Yi-Fan Chen, Ya-Wei Shi, Li-Hui Zhang

“…GLP-1 is a new type of antidiabetic agent that possesses many beneficial effects. …”
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Process on biological nitrogen removal technology of ammonia- nitrogen wastewater from ion-type rare earth mines by FAN Cunwen, GUO Peijie, HU Yujia, LIU Xinfu, QIU Qingrong, SU Hao, ZHANG Dachao

“…Ammonium sulfate is a commonly used leaching agent in the mining process of southern ion-type rare earth mines, which causes large quantities of mine ammonia-nitrogen wastewater under the leaching action of rainwater even after stopping mining for a long time. …”
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The Epidemiology of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in China by Shang-Chen Yang, Sindy Hu, Sheng-Zheng Zhang, Jin-wen Huang, Jing Zhang, Chao Ji, Bo Cheng

“…Combination of IVIG and steroids is a common treatment for TEN, but its efficacy in improving mortality needs further investigation.…”
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Taenia crassiceps Antigens Control Experimental Type 1 Diabetes by Inducing Alternatively Activated Macrophages by Arlett Espinoza-Jiménez, Roberto De Haro, Luis I. Terrazas

“…In this study, we determined whether T. crassiceps-derived products such as soluble (TcS) or excreted/secreted (TcES) antigens might have a beneficial influence on the development of experimental T1D. …”
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5-Fluorouracil-β-Cyclodextrin conjugates:Linker strategies to enhance the anticancer efficacy and reduce the side effects by Liangliang Hu, Ting Meng, Davies Marabada, Zhichao Jin, Qing Huang, Shijie Wei, Zhizhong Wang

“…5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) serves as a first-line therapeutic agent for colorectal cancer, however, its utility is limited by a short half-life and significant cytotoxicity. …”
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Alternative disease management strategies for organic apple production in the United Kingdom by Lucas Alexander Shuttleworth

“…Abstract Apple is a globally important tree fruit. In the United Kingdom (UK) and mainland Europe, there is ongoing consumer and environmental concern regarding over-reliance on conventional chemicals for disease control. …”
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Change in exacerbation rate of COPD patients before and after COVID-19 infection by Joon Young Choi, Kyung Joo Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

“…COVID-19 infection has significantly increased rate of exacerbations in patients with COPD and imposed a heavier economic burden on healthcare system. …”
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Biosynthetic pathway for leukotrienes is stimulated by lipopolysaccharide and cytokines in pig endometrial stromal cells by Barbara Jana, Aneta Andronowska, Jarosław Całka, Aleksandra Mówińska

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Evaluation of safe exposure time for two-photon microscopy imaging of acrylic-painted mock-ups by Sara Mattana, Alice Dal Fovo, Enrico Baria, Raffaella Fontana, Riccardo Cicchi

“…In this paper, we present a new method for evaluating the photo-induced damage when using a near-infrared femtosecond pulsed laser to perform two-photon excited fluorescence imaging of acrylic-painted mock-ups. …”
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