Determination of the correlations between the morphological characteristics and metapodial radiometric measurements of awassi sheep by Mucahit Kahraman, Ismail Demircioglu, Gulsah Gungoren, Ozan Gundemir, Ermis Ozkan, Aydin Das, Bestami Yilmaz

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 150 heads Awassi sheep (18-20 months of age), 100 females and 50 males were used in the study. …”
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Análise das publicações sobre os comitês de ética em pesquisa em Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) by João Beccon Almeida Neto, Tulio Batista Franco

“…Nesse sentido, quatro questões nos parecem marcantes: (a) a ingerência promovida pelos CEPs em relação ao método das pesquisas; (b) a questão da análise ética das pesquisas oriundas das ciências humanas não pode ser vista como uma relação de inclusão ou exclusão; (c) a burocratização dos CEPs; e (d) a questão em relação à necessidade de acreditação dos CEPs. …”
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TYPES OF TERMINOLOGICAL COLLOCATIONS IN MEDICAL ENGLISH DISCOURSE by Oksana O. Lyamova

“…Courses of medical English published by Oxford and Cambridge University press: «English in Medicine» (E.H. Glendinning, B.A.S. Holmstrom); «Professional English in Use: Medical» (E.H. …”
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Brucella induces an unfolded protein response via TcpB that supports intracellular replication in macrophages. by Judith A Smith, Mike Khan, Diogo D Magnani, Jerome S Harms, Marina Durward, Girish K Radhakrishnan, Yi-Ping Liu, Gary A Splitter

“…Although a Brucella VirB mutant showed relatively intact UPR induction, a TcpB mutant had significantly compromised BiP, CHOP and ERdj4 expression. Purified TcpB, a protein recently identified to modulate microtubules in a manner similar to paclitaxel, also induced UPR target gene expression and resulted in dramatic restructuring of the ER. …”
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Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: The Possible Effect on the Course of Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes—A Case Report and Literature Review by Dovile Kielaite, Saule Januskiene, Virginija Paliulyte

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> A wide range of syphilis-related pregnancy complications are encountered in clinical practice. …”
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Improved Antibacterial Properties of Fermented and Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Bee Pollen and Its Combined Effect with Antibiotics by Vaida Damulienė, Vilma Kaškonienė, Paulius Kaškonas, Rūta Mickienė, Audrius Maruška

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> A variety of phytochemicals from different plants are collected by bees into bee pollen granules. …”
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Health information ties: preliminary findings on the health information seeking behaviour of an African-American community by Ophelia T. Morey

“…</b> The purpose of this study is to explore the health information seeking behaviour of African-Americans using Granovetter's strength of weak ties as the theoretical framework. <br><b>Method.</b> A listed household (LHH) telephone survey of 216 residents who reside on the Near East Side of Buffalo, New York. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF THE KNEE JOINT IN PATIENTS WITH MONOGONARTHROSIS IN THE STAGE OF EXACERBATION by Taras Khanyk

“…In 7 (5.6%) patients diagnosed seropositive unspecified rheumatoid monoarthritis with hypertrophic synovitis (group B). A significant predominance of women compared to men insubgroup A2 was revealed (p<0.05). …”
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Meteorological conditions for growing promising grape cultivars in the Black Sea agroecological zone of viticulture by V. S. Petrov, A. A. Marmorshtein, M. I. Pankin, D. M. Tsiku, M. D. Larkina

“…Lazarevsky, ANOVA was performed according to B. A. Dospekhov, the dependence of the duration of growing phases on weather conditions was assessed using pairwise correlations, and Student’s t-test was applied to determine statistical significance. …”
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Differentiation between 3,4- and 4,15-Epoxyeudesmanolides by Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Herbert Júnior Dias, Ricardo Stefani, José Carlos Tomaz, Ricardo Vessecchi, Antônio Eduardo Miller Crotti

“…The elimination of the different ester substituent at C(1) directly from protonated 1 and 2 (A) led to the formation of two regioisomer product ions B (A − RCO2H). Further fragmentation of B resulted from consecutive eliminations of H2O and CO molecules. …”
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CDC25B Is a Prognostic Biomarker Associated With Immune Infiltration and Drug Sensitivity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zixiang Huang, Liangzhi Xu, Zhengqiang Wu, Xiaofeng Xiong, Linfei Luo, Zhili Wen

“…Cell division cycle 25B (CDC25B), a member of the CDC25 phosphatase family, plays a key role in cell cycle regulation. …”
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Optimizing Healthcare Expenditure for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Italy: The Value of Battery Longevity Improvement and a Direct-to-Implant Approach by Federica Tito, Gianfranco Sindaco, Simon Eggington, Elisa Tacconi, Francesca Borghetti, Mara Corbo, Gilberto Pari

“…The battery longevity of the newest Device C was estimated at comparable stimulation settings for Devices A and B. A Markov model simulated individual patient pathways across 2 scenarios: Device A vs Device C and Device B vs Device C (both with the DTI approach and 2-step approach). …”
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Decoding Pediatric Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Unraveling Symptoms Through Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH Insights by Ivan Pavić, Petar Prcela, Josip Pejić, Irena Babić, Ana Močić Pavić, Iva Hojsak

“…The Reflux Findings Score (RFS) was determined based on the laryngoscopy findings. <b>Results:</b> A total of 113 patients (mean age, 8 years) with LPR symptoms were included in the study. …”
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Leveraging the McGeer Criteria to Estimate the Frequency of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infections Relative to the Onset of the COVID-19... by Paulina M. Colombo, Ferris A. Ramadan, Dilsharan Kaur, Darunee Armenta, Peter P. Patterson, Katherine D. Ellingson

“…This study aimed to (1) assess the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections (UTIs) and respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and identify predictors of inappropriate use; (2) analyze changes in prescribing practices relative to the pandemic’s onset. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective review of electronic medical records from a 300-bed SNF (March 2019–March 2021) identified suspected UTIs and RTIs based on laboratory tests and antibiotic requests. …”
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Myoelectric pattern recognition with virtual reality and serious gaming improves upper limb function in chronic stroke: a single case experimental design study by Maria Munoz-Novoa, Morten B. Kristoffersen, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Autumn Naber, Max Ortiz-Catalan, Margit Alt Murphy

“…Methods In this single case experimental A-B-A design study, six individuals with chronic stroke and moderate to severe upper limb impairment completed 18, 2 h sessions, 3 times a week. …”
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Synthesis and Antiviral Evaluation of 5-(4-Aryl-1,3-butadiyn-1-yl)-uridines and Their Phosphoramidate Pronucleotides by Evan Saillard, Otmane Bourzikat, Koffi Assa, Vincent Roy, Luigi A. Agrofoglio

“…The modifications at <i>C5</i> include 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (<b>a</b>), 4-pentyl-benzene (<b>b</b>), 3,5-dimethoxy-benzene (<b>c</b>), 4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (<b>d</b>), 3-aniline (<b>e</b>), 4-pyridine (<b>f</b>), 3-thiophene (<b>g</b>), C₆H₁₃ (<b>h</b>), 2-pyrimidine (<b>i</b>), cyclopropyl (<b>j</b>), and phenyl (<b>k</b>) groups. …”
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Robotic Systems for Hand Rehabilitation—Past, Present and Future by Bogdan Gherman, Ionut Zima, Calin Vaida, Paul Tucan, Adrian Pisla, Iosif Birlescu, Jose Machado, Doina Pisla

“…Stroke remains the third leading cause of death worldwide and significantly impacts patients’ hand functionality, making hand rehabilitation crucial for improving quality of life. <b>Methods:</b> A comprehensive literature review was conducted analyzing over 300 papers, and categorizing them based on mechanical design, mobility, and actuation systems. …”
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Analysis of innovative activity in agricultural organizations in the field of general farming and crop production for the period 2003–2022 taking into account the peculiarities of... by Е. V. Leun, S. E. Pchelkin, A. Yu. Romanov

“…Of these, the first group combines patents in accordance with the classes of the International Patent Classification: A01B, A01C and A01D. The second group covers high-tech patents selected for these three classes of the International Patent Classification with the addition of the fourth: G — physics. …”
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The Kat in the HAT: The Histone Acetyl Transferase Kat6b (MYST4) Is Downregulated in Murine Macrophages in Response to LPS by Smita Shukla, Carly Levine, Roopa Payanur Sripathi, Genie Elson, Carol Susan Lutz, Samuel Joseph Leibovich

“…This is despite the observation that miR-487b, a putative regulator of Kat6B expression, is mildly stimulated by LPS, but strongly suppressed by LPS/NECA. …”
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Effects of thermal aging on the performance of ordinary and novel superhydrophobic and oleophobic ultra-fine dry powder extinguishing agent by Yurong Liu, Ruiyu Chen, Wang Zhixuan, Rui Zhang, Hongling Jing, Daheng Yu, Renming Pan

“…Furthermore, the D90 value evolution of ODPEA with aging time exhibits two stages: (a) a slow and linear growth stage (0–160 days), and (b) a rapid and substantial growth stage (160–200 days). …”
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