Book spreaders in the towns of Samogitian principality in the XVIII century by Elmantas Meilus

“…There was permission to sell not only books not banned by the Catholic Church but also holy pictures and other items necessary for religious rites. It was noted that all wares would be confiscated from those who were engaged in book selling without permission. …”
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Clinical analysis of pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma coexisting with lung cancer by Heng Yang, Man-Hui Li, Qiu-Hong Li, Ke-Bin Cheng, Wei-Jun Cao

“…Five cases exhibited EGFR mutant, and one case showed no mutation. 13 patients were pathological confirmed with lung adenocarcinoma and one with microcarcinoma. Postoperatively, all-cause mortality rate was low, indicating a positive prognosis. …”
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Evaluation and Adjustment of Precipitable Water Vapor Products from FY-4A Using Radiosonde and GNSS Data from China by Xiangping Chen, Yifei Yang, Wen Liu, Changzeng Tang, Congcong Ling, Liangke Huang, Shaofeng Xie, Lilong Liu

“…The classic seasonal, regional adjustment model effectively reduced FY-4A PWV deviations across all regions, especially in the NWC subregion with low water vapor distribution. …”
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Three dimensional printed models of the airway for preoperative planning of open Laryngotracheal surgery in children: Surgeon’s perception of utility by Oshri Wasserzug, Gadi Fishman, Narin Carmel-Neiderman, Yael Oestreicher-Kedem, Maher Saada, Solomon Dadia, Eran Golden, Philip Berman, Ophir Handzel, Ari DeRowe

“…Results The mean rating for all domains was 3.6 ± 0.63 (“moderately important” to “very important”), and the median rating was 4 (“very important”). …”
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Exploring the Variability in Acute Glycemic Responses to Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes by Tasuku Terada, Alanna Friesen, Baljot S. Chahal, Gordon J. Bell, Linda J. McCargar, Normand G. Boulé

“…Preexercise CapBG (44%; P<0.001), medication (5%; P<0.001), food intake (4%; P=0.043), exercise duration (5%; P<0.001), and exercise intensity (1%; P=0.007) were all associated with CapBG changes, explaining 59% of the variability. …”
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The Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Glimepiride—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mubara Azhar, Mohammed S. Alasmari, Ammara Zamir, Hamid Saeed, Faleh Alqahtani, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Fawad Rasool

“…However, a comprehensive evaluation that synthesizes all available pharmacokinetic (PK) data across diverse populations remains limited. …”
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Feeding rate of freshwater eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor: at the body weight of 1–2 g by Latifa Fekri, Ridwan Affandi, Tatag Budiardi

“…The results showed that survival of fish in all treatments were 100%, except in fish fed on 15% of biomass (only 96). …”
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Sleep patterns and long-term mortality among older Israeli adults: a population-based study by Lital Keinan-Boker, Yariv Gerber, Saar Ashri, Gali Cohen, Tal Hasin

“…Multivariable adjustment for sociodemographic, behavioural and clinical covariates attenuated the HRs to 1.27–1.41 (all p&lt;0.05). The relationship between night sleep duration and mortality was linear (plinearity=0.047) among cognitively preserved individuals and U-shaped (pnon-linearity&lt;0.001) among cognitively impaired ones.Conclusions Prolonged night sleep and siesta were associated with increased mortality, a relationship that varied by cognitive performance.…”
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Agro Climatic Feasibility Rosa damascena mill Cultivation in Climate Change Condition in northern part of Isfahan Province Zahra sadat Jalali Chiomeh by zahra sadat Jalali Chimeh, Amir Gandomkar, Morteza Khodagholi, Hossein Battoli

“…The results of the simulation of the climatic conditions of 2050 under four carbon dioxide emission lines indicate that, under all scenarios, favorable areas for cultivating Rosa damascena mill in the studied area have increased. …”
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Geomatics applied to the evaluation of urban growth in the city of Meknes, Morocco by Rhazi Abelaziz, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Oumou Abdellah, Khrabcha Abdelali, Ijlil Safae, Alitane Abdennabi, El Hafyani Mohamed, Ammari Zakaria, Kassou Amina, Essahlaoui Ali, El Ouali Abdelhadi, Van Rompaey Anton

“…Like other countries, urbanization in Morocco continues to increase in an accelerated way and in all its regulatory forms via urban planning documents and irregular on sensitive and vulnerable sites lacking basic infrastructure and sometimes exposed to various risks. …”
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Potential of Liquid Probiotics Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus coagulans on Broiler Chicken Carcas Percentage and Business Analysis by Muhammad Ilyas Wahyudi, Maslichah Mafruchati, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Sri Hidanah, Mohammad Anam Al-Arif

“…The result of this research was indicate that all doses 2 ml, 4 ml and 6 ml of liquid probiotic were significnat difference (p<0.05) in carcass percentage. …”
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Comparative analysis of phytonutrients of Moringa oleifera leaves from South Africa and Nigeria, and their antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials by UPLC-ESI-QToF-MS and OPLS-DA... by Jonathan Kayembe, Cosa Sekelwa, Kokoette Bassey

“…The antioxidant assays unveiled concentration-dependent trends with scavenging activity of up to 98% (half-maximal inhibitory concentration [IC50] = 0.14 mg/mL) for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 87% (IC50 = 0.28 mg/mL) for hydrogen peroxide assay. All the test extracts did not exhibit good to significant antibacterial inhibitory effect (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] = 1.25 mg/mL) compared to ciprofloxacin (MIC = 0.0156–0.0039 mg/mL).ConclusionThe variations in the phytonutrients of the same M. oleifera species harvested from different countries could have dire consequences including potential health risks and even death. …”
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Gene mutation, clinical characteristics and pathology in resectable lung adenocarcinoma by Ji’an Zou, Wei Han, Yan Hu, Chao Zeng, Jina Li, Weixuan Lei, Jieming Cao, Quanming Fei, Mengqi Shao, Junqi Yi, Zeyu Cheng, Li Wang, Fang Wu, Wenliang Liu

“…Methods Clinical, pathological, and gene mutation data from 1,118 patients were collected. All patients underwent surgery at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. …”
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Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities on Cancer Cell Line of Extracts of Parasitic Plants Harvested in Tunisia by Imen Ben Attia, Paolo Zucca, Flaminia Cesare Marincola, Mariella Nieddu, Alessandra Piras, Antonella Rosa, Antonio Rescigno, Mohamed Chaieb

“…The cytotoxic effect of the oil from the parasitic plants was also studied on B16F10 melanoma cancer cells. All extracts showed antioxidant activity and differences between extracts obtained using different solvents as well as for different plants have been highlighted. …”
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Sodium cation exchanged zeolites for direct air capture of CO2 by Do Yeong Kim, Wo Bin Bae, Haehyun Min, Kyeong-Hun Ryu, Sungjoon Kweon, Linh Mai Tran, Young Jin Kim, Min Bum Park, Sung Bong Kang

“…Compared to the corresponding H-zeolites, the enhancement of CO2 adsorption capacity by Na+ ions was observed for all the structure-type zeolite adsorbents. The Na-ZSM-5 showed excellent performance in the direct air capture of CO2 (DAC) due to its relatively smaller pore size and stronger acid-basic properties. …”
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Institutional, neighborhood, and life stressors on loneliness among older adults by Kazumi Tsuchiya, Amy Danielle Thierry, Harry Owen Taylor

“…Nevertheless, neighborhood discohesion was the most salient stressor and was associated with greater loneliness across all racial/ethnic groups. Future research and interventions should consider the differing stress appraisal processes across groups and to support the development of resources and policies to ameliorate loneliness among diverse older adults.…”
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Assessment of computer vision syndrome and associated factors among employees of Ethio-telecom in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Natnael Gizachew, Teferi Abegaz, Tenaw Demis, Melese Gashaw, Lidetu Demoze

“…It is a public health problem, affecting more than 70% of all computer users. In developing countries like Ethiopia, there is scarcity of studies on computer vision syndrome, particularly in the telecom industry making evidence-based interventions difficult. …”
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Lymphopenia Is Associated with Gross Target Volumes and Fractions in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with External Beam Radiation Therapy and Also Indicates Worse Overall... by Hai-Ge Zhang, Ping Yang, Tao Jiang, Jian-Ying Zhang, Xue-Juan Jin, Yong Hu, Jing Sun, Shi-Suo Du, Zhao-Chong Zeng

“…Lymphocyte nadir and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage were independent prognostic factors predicting OS of HCC patients (all p<0.001). Patients in the GTV ≤55.0 cc and fractions ≤16 groups were stratified by lymphocyte nadir, and the group with the higher lymphocyte counts (LCs) showed longer survival than the group with lower LCs (p<0.001 and p=0.006, respectively). …”
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Diabetes self-management education (DSME) for older persons in Western countries: A scoping review. by Pilar Camargo-Plazas, Madison Robertson, Beatriz Alvarado, Geneviève C Paré, Idevania G Costa, Lenora Duhn

“…In this scoping review, we considered all studies about DSME for older persons with T1D and T2D in Western countries where lifestyles, risks, prevention, treatment of diabetes, and approaches to self-management and DSME are similar (e.g., North America, Western and Northern Europe and Australasia). …”
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Posttranslational Nitration of Tyrosine Residues Modulates Glutamate Transmission and Contributes to N-Methyl-D-aspartate-Mediated Thermal Hyperalgesia by Carolina Muscoli, Concetta Dagostino, Sara Ilari, Filomena Lauro, Micaela Gliozzi, Erlisa Bardhi, Ernesto Palma, Vincenzo Mollace, Daniela Salvemini

“…Overactivation of this receptor releases superoxide and nitric oxide that, in turn, forms peroxynitrite (PN). All of these events have been linked to neurotoxicity. …”
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