Relationship between Peripheral Blood miR-181c, miR-101, and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Complicated with Acute Stroke by Mengxian Shu, Chunhui Xiang

“…The peripheral blood miR-181c and miR-101 are low expressed in patients with DM complicated with AS, and advanced age, intracortical AS lesions, increased HbA1c, and low expression of miR-181c and miR-101 are all independent risk factors for CI in patients with DM complicated with AS. …”
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Effectiveness of an HIV peer support precision matching platform: a randomized controlled trial protocol by Xin Xie, Shuyu Han, Yangfeng Wu, Tao Huang, Junyi Duan, Dongmei Li, Shuyu Chen, Bo Zhou, Jiangping Zhang, Lili Zhang

“…The intervention group (n = 70) will have access to all 12 features of Aspark, including precise volunteer matching, health management tools, drug interaction queries, and medication reminders. …”
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Development and application of health-preserving training methods for ball exercises for young gymnasts aged 8-9 by Tetyana Kravchuk, Vladimir Potop, Tomasz Niźnikowski

“…The following were selected as control exercises: a large roll-over across the hands and chest forward, a large roll-over across the hands and back, an 'eight' forward with a wheeling hand movement, a high throw and catch. All control exercises were performed with both the right and left hand and were evaluated on a 5-point scale. …”
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Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study by Paul Kelly, Nadine Dougall, Coral L Hanson, Lis Neubeck, Sheona Mchale

“…Some thought it useful, but others considered it onerous or aspirational, and it was unclear whether all service delivery stakeholders would have the resources or capacity to collect and analyse the data.Conclusions The delivery of the standards could be enhanced by a comprehensive communication strategy and by addressing the lack of funding, workforce delivery capacity and skills/capacity required to collect and interpret the proposed minimum national dataset.…”
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Use of DIABAX feed additive and a biogenic stimulant in calves during their rehabilitation after gastrointestinal infections by N. V. Shanshin

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Key CT markers for predicting haemorrhagic transformation after ischaemic stroke: a prospective cohort study in China by Ming Liu, Qian Wu, Yanan Wang, Junfeng Liu, Chenchen Wei

“…The early hypodensity >1/3 of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory, Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score≤7, midline shift, hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS), poor collateral circulation, infarct core and penumbra was independently associated with the increased risk of HT (all p < 0.05). The sensitivity of midline shift for predicting HT was only 3.5%, whereas its specificity was 99.8%. …”
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The efficiency of tracking gold exchange-traded funds in the Tehran Stock Exchange: analysis of tracking error and double beta model by Meysam Kaviani, Seyed Fakhreddin Fakhrehosseini, Sama Najafpoor

“…The beta coefficients of gold ETFs are significantly different from the beta coefficient of the model index in the down market for only two funds, Zarafam and Mesghal, and in the up market for all funds, indicating that the yield of the funds is not affected by the model index. …”
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Systemic Poverty Modelling: Case of Central Asia by F. I. Arzhaev, V. Y. Andriukhin, D. V. Saprynskaya

“…The state of affairs differs a lot from one state to another in the region, however all of them are exposed to high risks since poverty in Central Asia has acquired the character of a systemic phenomenon. …”
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Central Interleukin-1β Suppresses the Nocturnal Secretion of Melatonin by A. P. Herman, J. Bochenek, K. Król, A. Krawczyńska, H. Antushevich, B. Pawlina, A. Herman, K. Romanowicz, D. Tomaszewska-Zaremba

“…Nocturnal melatonin secretion patterns could be disturbed in pathophysiological states, including inflammation, Alzheimer’s disease, and depression. All of these states share common elements in their aetiology, including the overexpression of interleukin- (IL-) 1β in the central nervous system. …”
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Cerebral Responses to Acupuncture at GV24 and Bilateral GB13 in Rat Models of Alzheimer’s Disease by Shaoyang Cui, Mingzhu Xu, Jianting Huang, Qing Mei Wang, Xinsheng Lai, Binbin Nie, Baoci Shan, Xun Luo, John Wong, Chunzhi Tang

“…Forty-five rats that met the criteria for the AD model were then randomly divided into the model group (MG), the nonacupoint group (NG), and the acupoint group (AG). All rats received positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, and the images were analyzed with Statistical Parametric Mapping 8.0. …”
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Functional Outcome of Lateral Extraarticular Tenodesis with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Modified Lemaire's Procedure: A Prospective Study by Varrdhaman H Dhariwal, Mathan C Kumar, Elayaraja Mani, Sukumaran S Subramanian

“…Materials and methods: A prospective outcome study involving 30 patients who underwent modified Lemaire's procedure with ACL reconstruction in the Department of Orthopedics in Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, were followed up in 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years and their preoperative (pre-op) and postoperative (post-op) pivot shift score, Tegner–Lysholm scoring and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scoring were analyzed. Results: All 30 patients who have undergone modified Lemaire's procedure have improved post-op Tegner–Lysholm scores and IKDC scores and reduced pivot shift scores. …”
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Excess mortality across countries in the Western World since the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Our World in Data’ estimates of January 2020 to December 2022 by Gertjan Kaspers, Saskia Mostert, Marcel Hoogland, Minke Huibers

“…This study explores excess mortality in the Western World from 2020 until 2022.Methods All-cause mortality reports were abstracted for countries using the ‘Our World in Data’ database. …”
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Improvement of Liver Transplantation Outcome by Heme Oxygenase-1-Transduced Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rats by Bin Wu, Hong-Li Song, Yang Yang, Ming-Li Yin, Bo-Ya Zhang, Yi Cao, Chong Dong, Zhong-Yang Shen

“…Our results showed a significant improvement in survival rates in the HO-1/BMMSCs group compared to the control groups. At all time points, liver function marker levels in the HO-1/MSCs group were significantly lower than in the other three groups; on POD 1, 7, and 14, the degree of rejection and apoptotic cells was significantly less in the HO-1/MSCs group than in the other three groups. …”
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Histological assessment of a novel restorative coronary artery bypass graft in a chronic ovine model by Yu Sato, Matthew Kutnya, Biniyam Abebe, Mohammed S. El Kurdi, Martijn Cox, Richard W. Bianco, Bart Meuris, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys, Renu Virmani

“…Two more died from occlusion at 9–10 months, and five survived with patent grafts at 12 months. All SVGs remained patent for 12 months. Histology demonstrated near-complete luminal endothelialization in XABG, with increased polymer adsorption and matrix deposition. …”
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Capability of Ophthalmology Residents to Detect Glaucoma Using High-Dynamic-Range Concept versus Color Optic Disc Photography by Mantapond Ittarat, Rath Itthipanichpong, Anita Manassakorn, Visanee Tantisevi, Sunee Chansangpetch, Prin Rojanapongpun

“…Twenty subjects were classified by 3 glaucoma specialists as either glaucoma, glaucoma suspect, or control. All C-DPs were converted to HDR-DPs and randomly presented and assessed by 10 first-year ophthalmology residents. …”
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ROMANTIC HUMAN STUDY: PECULIARITIES OF PERSONALITY PHILOSOPHY IN THE LITERATURE OF THE 1820-1830-IES. by T. N. Zhuzhgina-Allahverdian, S. A. Ostapenko

“…This tendency determined the fragmentation of thinking and the scientific image of man as a dual being, nevertheless, presented and described in all the variety of relations with the world and with himself, that allows us to call this area of thought "the romantic human science". …”
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Evolution in optical molecular imaging techniques guided nerve imaging from 2009 to 2023: a bibliometric and visualization analysis by Wenkai Liang, Yan Liu, Erlong Jia, Xiaofeng Yang, Shufeng Han, Jinzheng Wei, Jinzheng Wei, Wei Zhao

“…The main cluster of keywords in this field includes “axonal regeneration,” “mouse,” and “optical coherence tomography.”ConclusionThis bibliometric investigation offers a comprehensive portrayal of the structure of knowledge and the progression patterns, presents an all-encompassing synthesis of findings, discerns and illustrates the forefront within OMI guided nerve imaging for the first time. …”
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Assessing Active and Passive Glenohumeral Rotational Deficits in Professional Tennis Players: Use of Normative Values at 90° and 45° of Abduction to Make Decisions in Injury-Preven... by Maite Terré, Juliette Tlaiye, Monica Solana-Tramunt

“…The GIRD and GERD were calculated in both positions and under both conditions. (3) Results: There were significant differences in all of the passive measurements between the 45° and 90° testing positions. …”
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Multi-Objective Simulated Annealing for Efficient Task Allocation in UAV-Assisted Edge Computing for Smart City Traffic Management by Ahmed Shamil Mustafa, Salman Yussof, Nurul Asyikin Mohamed Radzi

“…The proposed MOSA algorithm demonstrated superior resource utilization under standard conditions and maintained robust performance during peak loads, showing significant improvements over baseline methods in all metrics. Results show that MOSA effectively balances multiple objectives while adapting to varying operational demands. …”
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Stability and microbial community analysis during rotary drum composting of vegetable waste by V. Sudharsan Varma, Ajay S. Kalamdhad

“…Due to active microbial population and high biodegradable organic matter in vegetable waste, early thermophilic phase was observed within 18â24 h of the composting process in all of the trials with a maximum of 61.4 C in trial 3. …”
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