Role of Anti-MICA Antibodies in Graft Survival of Renal Transplant Recipients of India by Mohit Chowdhry, R. N. Makroo, Mandhata Singh, Manoj Kumar, Yogita Thakur, Vandana Sharma

“…Patients with anti-MICA antibody had a graft survival 89.3% as compared to 94.7% in patients without anti-MICA antibody (P<0.05). The hazard ratio for all patients was 3.0701 (P<0.05). Out of the 340 patients with no HLA antibodies, the presence of anti-MICA antibodies without any HLA antibodies (n=43) was associated with poor outcome in the patients (hazard ratio of 2.768, P<0.05). …”
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Management of Cataract in Patients with Irregular Astigmatism with Regular Central Component by Phacoemulsification Combined with Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation by Yi Gao, Zi Ye, Wenqian Chen, Jinglan Li, Xinlin Yan, Zhaohui Li

“…Patients with cataract associated with irregular astigmatism with a regular central component were enrolled. All patients underwent phacoemulsification and toric IOL implantation. …”
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Bi-Hormonal Endocrine Cell Presence Within the Islets of Langerhans of the Human Pancreas Throughout Life by Jiwon Hahm, Dawn Kumar, Juan Andres Fernandez Andrade, Edith Arany, David J. Hill

“…The most abundant bi-hormonal cell phenotype observed co-stained for glucagon and insulin, representing 3.1 ± 0.3% of all islet cells. Glucagon/somatostatin and insulin/somatostatin bi-hormonal cells were also observed representing 2–3% abundance relative to islet cell number. …”
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Trees, seeds and seedlings analyses in the process of obtaining a quality planting material for black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by Andrea M. ROMAN, Irina M. MORAR, Alina M. TRUTA, Catalina DAN, Adriana F. SESTRAS, Liviu HOLONEC, Florin IORAS, Radu E. SESTRAS

“…The seeds of the plus trees (open-pollinated) from all the stands had large size (mean seed weight of 0.057 g/seed). …”
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Review of the Urban Carbon Flux and Energy Balance Based on the Eddy Covariance Technique by Yuxuan Li, Xinli Cai, Mingjun Li, Zhen Jiang, Feifei Tang, Shaojie Zhang, Taotao Shui, Shuguang Zhu

“…Therefore, to better summarize and describe relevant research, this paper was based on all 127 studies in the Web of Science (WOS) that employed the EC technique to observe urban CO2 and energy fluxes and related auxiliary research from 2009 to 2022, and we further selected other classic studies to provide theoretical support to analyze CO2 fluxes, radiation, sensible heat, latent heat, anthropogenic heat and storage heat, which from the two aspects of the CO2 fluxes and surface energy balance (SEB). …”
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Molecular aspects of cell-penetrating peptides: key amino acids, membrane partners, and non-covalent interactions by Walrant, Astrid, Tazi, Farah, Khemaissa, Sonia, Sagan, Sandrine

“…It separates the external environment from the cell interior and is composed of thousands of different lipids, proteins, and sulfated carbohydrates, all arranged in a complex and dynamic manner and at various length scales. …”
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Psychological interventions for refugees with depression: a systematic literature review by Cornelia Uhr, Silke Pawils, Nexhmedin Morina, Heba Alkailani, Franka Metzner

“…Culturally adapted cognitive behavioural therapy (CA-CBT) was most frequently used (4 RCTs) and produced large effect sizes. Overall, all trials had limitations in study design. Conclusions Our current review suggests that psychological interventions, and in particular CA-CBT interventions, can significantly improve depressive symptoms in refugees. …”
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Frequency and Factors Associated with Disabilities among Leprosy Patients Admitted to the Kindia Disability Prevention and Physical Rehabilitation Centre (Pirp) in Guinea from 2017... by Ibrahima Sory Sy Savané, Sidikiba Sidibé, Delphin Kolié, Mamadou Camara, Fatoumata Sakho, Sadan Sidibé, Mahamoud Sama Chérif, Sékou Doumbouya, Abdoul Karim Nabé, Alexandre Delamou

“…The majority (66.1%) had never come in contact with people with leprosy symptoms. Almost all (99.1%) patients had type 1 reactions on admission. …”
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Tilia species (linden) exert anti-cancer effects on MIA PaCa-2 cells through the modulation of oxidative stress and inflammation by Gamze Yüksel, Yağmur Özhan, Dilara Güreşçi, Etil Güzelmeriç, Nisa Beril Şen, İpek Bedir, Onur Senol, Gizem Emre, Dilek Telci, Vilma Petrikaitė, Hande Sipahi

“…The anticancer potentials of the extracts against MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells were investigated in 2D (cytotoxic effect) and 3D (effect on spheroid growth) models in vitro. All investigated Tilia species displayed remarkable antioxidant activity and significantly inhibited LPS-induced nitrite, IL-6, and PGE2 production. …”
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Public Sector Contracting Model for Management of Construction Tender Price Volatility by moffat tembo, Charles Kahanji, Erastus Misheng’u Mwanaumo

“…Consultant-based pricing was the least practised behaviour, whereas reactive was the most established among all behaviours. Emergent patterns for turnaround strategies include cost estimating and financing, mitigating external and internal interferences, providing incentives, providing training, and encouraging innovations. …”
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A Rewired NADPH-Dependent Redox Shuttle for Testing Peroxisomal Compartmentalization of Synthetic Metabolic Pathways in <i>Komagataella phaffii</i> by Albert Fina, Sílvia Àvila-Cabré, Enrique Vázquez-Pereira, Joan Albiol, Pau Ferrer

“…Co-overexpression of genes encoding a NADPH-dependent redox shuttle from <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> (<i>IDP2</i>/<i>IDP3</i>) significantly increased 3-HP yields across all substrates, whereas peroxisomal targeting of the <i>S. cerevisiae</i> NADH kinase Pos5 failed to improve 3-HP production. …”
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Biochemical analysis of miR-217 and miR-532 in patients with fibromyalgia by Shymaa E. Ayoub, Azza M. Ahmed, Mostafa Y. Abdelwahed, Abeer A. Khalefa, Aeshah A. Awaji, Samer S. Zekry, Enas G. Ibrahim, Hana M. Eid, Shimaa M. Elasmer, Reham Fares

“…Venous blood samples were collected from all subjects. The miR-217 and miR-532 serum expressions were detected using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). …”
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Reconstruction of S. Margherita Project of 1685 as designed by Agostino Barelli by Fabrizio Ivan Apollonio, Federico Fallavollita, Riccardo Foschi

“…This exemplary case study covers all aspects of our reconstruction methodology.…”
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Risk factors for long-term severe tricuspid regurgitation following mitral valve replacement: a retrospective study by Shan-Shan Li, Ling-Zhi Dou, Bing Han, Bing-Rong Miao, Sen Wang, He Jiang, Yu-Li Zheng, Jian-Ming Li, Hong-Yun Ruan

“…Preoperative color Doppler ultrasound indicated that all patients had either no or mild to moderate tricuspid regurgitation. …”
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Progression in the Gastric Precancerous Process in a Population from a Developing Country Who Underwent a Gastroscopy for Dyspeptic Symptoms by Susan Thapa, Lori A. Fischbach, Robert Delongchamp, Mohammed F. Faramawi, Mohammed S. Orloff

“…Results. We observed for all models that complete intestinal metaplasia and incomplete intestinal metaplasia were the strongest predictors for further progression in the precancerous process. …”
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Seasonal and Regional Differences in Extreme Rainfall Events and Their Contribution to the World’s Precipitation: GPM Observations by Shailendra Kumar, Yamina Silva, Aldo S. Moya-Álvarez, Daniel Martínez-Castro

“…It is observed that occurrences of EREs belonging to less than top 0.01% EREs follow the tropical rainfall climatology over the tropics based on all the parameters. Subtropical oceanic areas consist of a higher frequency of largest EREs, whereas tropical land areas consist of the higher number of deepest EREs. …”
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A gendered analysis of adaptive capacity and food security in Makueni County, Kenya by Phyllis Mumia Machio, Susannah M. Sallu, Betty Waized, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Kwaku Gyebi Duodu

“…A higher share of male-headed households than female-headed households implemented all three adaptation strategies. Access to credit, non-farm income, types of crops grown, and weather perception variables were the important determinants of adaptation. …”
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A comparison of statistical methods for assessing winter wheat grain yield stability by A. F. Cheshkova, P. I. Stepochkin, A. F. Aleynikov, I. G. Grebennikova, V. I. Ponomarenko

“…The regression approach showed that Novosibirskaya 3 was the genotype with the smallest deviation from mean yield in all environments, while methods accessing the contribution of each genotype to the genotype x environment interaction defined Novosibirskaya 51 as the most stable variety.…”
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Metal‐Mediated Chlorine Transfer for Molten Salt‐Driven Thermodynamic Change on Silicon Production by Minjun Je, Jin Chul Kim, Jiyeon Kim, Sungho Kim, Sunmin Ryu, Jaegeon Ryu, Sang Kyu Kwak, Soojin Park

“…In the molten AlCl3 salt media, all complexes directly lead to the universal formation of AlOCl byproduct and as‐reduced Si spheres through internal Cl* transfer during the reduction reaction. …”
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Why we need a representative organization of academic PRM in Europe, and why we need it now by Gerold Stucki, Henk J. Stam, Francesca Gimigliano, Stefano Negrini

“…A representative European academic PRM organization could advocate for education on rehabilitation across all medical specialities and enhance the understanding of functioning as a health indicator. …”
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