Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Carpesium cernuum L. Methanolic Extract in LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Yea-Jin Park, Se-Yun Cheon, Dong-Sung Lee, Divina C. Cominguez, Zhiyun Zhang, Sangwoo Lee, Hyo-Jin An

“…A hypernomic reaction or an abnormal inflammatory process could cause a series of diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, and cancer. …”
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The independent and joint relationships between dietary antioxidant intake with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and all-cause mortality: insights from NHANES by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Keke Li, Liangji Liu, Lei Xu

“…BackgroundNumerous studies have indicated that a diet rich in antioxidants can prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). …”
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Enhancing privacy and traceability of public health insurance claim system using blockchain technology by Andry Alamsyah, I. Putu Sadhu Setiawan

“…IntroductionThe insurance industry has evolved into a global multi-billion-dollar sector, with health insurance gaining prominence due to escalating healthcare costs. …”
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Análise faunística e sazonalidade de insetos edáficos em ecossistemas da Área de Proteção Ambiental do Araripe em duas estações do ano, Barbalha-CE by Francisco Roberto de Azevedo, Raul Azevedo, Cícero Antônio Mariano dos Santos, Daniel Rodrigues Nere, Eridiane da Silva Moura

“…Coletas semanais foram conduzidas em mata úmida, Arajara Park, área agrícola e fragmento de mata, de 03 de setembro de 2010 a 22 de fevereiro de 2011 (estação chuvosa) e de 01 de março a 30 de agosto de 2011 (estação seca), em Barbalha, Ceará, utilizando a armadilha pitfall. …”
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Quantification of Free Circulating DNA and Differential Methylation Profiling of Selected Genes as Novel Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Endometriosis Diagnosis by Moncef Benkhalifa, Pierre Alain Menoud, David Piquemal, Jack Y. Hazout, Sami Mahjoub, Mohammed Zarquaoui, Noureddine Louanjli, Rosalie Cabry, Andre Hazout

“…Despite decades of research, full pathophysiology, a diagnostic roadmap, and clinical management strategies for endometriosis are not yet fully elucidated. …”
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Randomized radial basis function neural network for solving multiscale elliptic equations by Yuhang Wu, Ziyuan Liu, Wenjun Sun, Xu Qian

“…For each subproblem, similar to the Petrov–Galerkin finite element method, a linear system will be formulated on the foundation of a weak formulation. …”
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Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Requiring Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support by Killen H. Briones-Claudett, Adela Romero Lopez, Mónica H. Briones-Claudett, Mariuxi del Pilar Cabrera Baños, Killen H. Briones Zamora, Diana C. Briones Marquez, Andrea P. Icaza-Freire, Luc J. I. Zimmermann, Antonio W. D. Gavilanes, Michelle Grunauer

“…This association could be a determining factor in the response to NIV, especially when AVAPS is used as a ventilatory strategy.…”
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genomic insertion of functional genes into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1 by Kamilla Wiull, Lisa K. Haugen, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Geir Mathiesen

“…ABSTRACT Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, a natural inhabitant of the human body, is a promising candidate vehicle for vaccine delivery. …”
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Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) in Patients with Liver Dysfunction of Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Segmental Heterogeneity and Relationship with Ch... by Lei Ding, Lianxiang Xiao, Xiangtao Lin, Chunmei Xiong, Lingbo Lin, Shijun Chen

“…Results. f, D, and D∗ were different among the liver segments (all p<0.05), indicating heterogeneity in IVIM parameters among liver segments. f was consistently higher in Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) class A compared with CTP class B + C (p<0.01). D and D∗ were higher in CTP class A compared with CTP class B + C (p<0.05). …”
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Multibeam Antennas Based on 3-D Discrete Lenses With Magnified Field-of-View by Lisa Berretti, Renaud Loison, Esteban Menargues, Lucas Polo-Lopez, Giovanni Toso, Maria Garcia-Vigueras

“…A new type of beamforming network (BFN) based on three-dimensional (3D) discrete lenses is introduced and numerically analyzed in this paper as an antenna system capable of generating multiple beams within a large Field-of-View (FoV). …”
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The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Chenopodium Murale in Comparison to Salvia Frigida on Atopic Eczema by Zahraa Y. Hassan, Tuka Y. Hassan, Ahmed Y. Kanany

“… Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent chronic inflammatory skin condition with a familial tendency. …”
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Comparative assessment of plasticity, stability and homeostasis based on ‘1000 grain weight’ in winter rye cultivars developed at VIR by N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova

“…In Russia, winter rye is a crop that provides food for people and feed for animals. …”
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Héctor y el Norte by Diego Bravo Fuenzalida

“… En este convincente caso de negocio, seguimos el viaje de Héctor Alarcón, un ingeniero de 33 años que se enfrenta a una decisión profesional crucial en el paisaje árido del norte de Chile. …”
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Paramètres socio-spatiaux, réseaux sociaux et budget d'activité chez un groupe de mâles chimpanzés : stabilité dans le temps et effet de la réduction spatiale by Nerea Amezcua‑Valmala, Daniel Vázquez, Álvaro Ballesteros, Marcos Bella, Catarina Casanova, Fernando Colmenares

“…Across time, changes in maturity and the death of a member did not affect proximity patterns in this colony. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL SPHERE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DURING PANDEMIC THREATS by V. S. Blikhar, I. M. Zharovska

“…To do this, one should solve a number of tasks, among which are the following: 1) to explore the anthropological and praxeological understanding of fear as a primary component of human existence in a pandemic, which prevents people from changing their lives for the better and healthier, having fun and happiness; 2) to put a focus on the habituation of fear as a two-dimensional (short-term and long-term) adaptation to risks and threats from pandemics; 3) to reflect the anthropological features of changes in human life experience under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the discourse of human rights and public health measures. …”
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Administration of PDE4 Inhibitors Suppressed the Pannus-Like Inflammation by Inhibition of Cytokine Production by Macrophages and Synovial Fibroblast Proliferation by Katsuya Kobayashi, Toshio Suda, Haruhiko Manabe, Ichiro Miki

“…A marked proliferation of synovial fibroblasts in joints leads to pannus formation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Blockchain enabled policy-based access control mechanism to restrict unauthorized access to electronic health records by Nadeem Yaqub, Jianbiao Zhang, Muhammad Irfan Khalid, Weiru Wang, Markus Helfert, Mansoor Ahmed, Jungsuk Kim

“…Locking medical data in a healthcare center forms information isolation; thus, setting up healthcare data exchange platforms is a driving force behind electronic healthcare centers. …”
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Epigenetic and Neurological Impairments Associated with Early Life Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants by Nathalie Grova, Henri Schroeder, Jean-Luc Olivier, Jonathan D. Turner

“…Together, these first two “hits” produce a quiescent or latent phenotype, most probably encoded in the epigenome, which has become susceptible to a third environmental “hit” in later life. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolated in Canadian Hospitals: Results from CANWARD 2007 by Patricia J Baudry, Melissa McCracken, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Michael R Mulvey, George G Zhanel, Daryl J Hoban

“…The spread of ESBLproducing bacteria across Canada is polyclonal and is not due to the clonal spread of a single strain.…”
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Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, R. Guerrero, O. D. Messina, C. Rios

“…To study the association between osteoporosis and sarcopenia and determine the prevalence of osteosarcopenia in patients who attended a rheumatology center in Ecuador. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of patients who had a densitometric study. …”
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