Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…At catheterization, they had elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (5.7 [4.4–7.4] Wood units·m2, geometric mean with 95% CI). Cytokines were measured by chemiluminescence. …”
Get full text

Diet-Related Knowledge and Physical Activity in a Large Cohort of Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes Patients: PROGENS ARENA Study by Tomasz Klupa, Michał Możdżan, Janina Kokoszka-Paszkot, Magdalena Kubik, Małgorzata Masierek, Margerita Czerwińska, Maciej T. Małecki

“…The mean age of the study participants was 64.9 ± 9.3 years, mean BMI was 31.4 kg/m2 ± 4.5, mean diabetes duration was 12.4 ± 6.9 years, and mean baseline HbA1c was 8.5%  ± 1.2. …”
Get full text

Antiviral Activity of Fridericia formosa (Bureau) L. G. Lohmann (Bignoniaceae) Extracts and Constituents by Geraldo Célio Brandão, Erna G. Kroon, José D. Souza Filho, Alaíde Braga Oliveira

“…For VACV-WR and HSV-1, EC50 values > 200 μg mL−1 were determined, while no inhibition of the cytopathic effect was observed with EMCV. …”
Get full text

Impact of Ultraviolet Radiation on Skin and Blood Melanin Traits in Xichou Black-Boned Chicken: A Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Study by Xinlu Li, Zhongxiao Tian, Haojie Li, Lei Tan, Yong Zhang, Changrong Ge, Kun Wang

“…Omics studies revealed that the mTOR pathway and tryptophan metabolism pathway are potentially involved in the biological processes by which UVA radiation affects the blackness traits of Xichou Black-boned Chickens, with the <i>FZD3</i> gene being a candidate gene for these effects. …”
Get full text

Demise of Kreutz Sungrazing Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) by David Jewitt, Jane Luu, Jing Li

“…We present observations from 0.9 to 0.4 au using the Nordic Optical Telescope showing that (1) nucleus disintegration was ongoing already at 0.7 au pre-perihelion, (2) the activity varied unpredictably with distance, and (3) the nucleus radius was  <600 m (red geometric albedo 0.04 assumed). We also use coronagraphic observations from the STEREO-A spacecraft to study C/2024 S1 at heliocentric distances  ≲ 0.1 au. …”
Get full text

Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies of the Adsorption of Copper(II) Ions from Industrial Wastewater Using Activated Carbons Derived from Sugarcane Bagasse by Temiloluwa E. Amoo, Kehinde O. Amoo, Opeyemi A. Adeeyo, Clement O. Ogidi

“…The BET surface area of BAC-P and BAC-Zn was 427.5 and 282 m2/g before adsorption, and their isoelectric point (pHIEP) 3.70 and 5.26, respectively.…”
Get full text

NMD Microarray Analysis for Rapid Genome-Wide Screen of Mutated Genes in Cancer by Maija Wolf, Henrik Edgren, Aslaug Muggerud, Sami Kilpinen, Pia Huusko, Therese Sørlie, Spyro Mousses, Olli Kallioniemi

“…A new approach was recently developed by Noensie and Dietz to prioritize and focus the search, making use of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) inhibition and microarray analysis (NMD microarrays) in the identification of transcripts containing nonsense mutations. …”
Get full text

Nerve root magnetic stimulation regulates the synaptic plasticity of injured spinal cord by ascending sensory pathway by Ya Zheng, Lingyun Cao, Dan Zhao, Qi Yang, Chunya Gu, Yeran Mao, Guangyue Zhu, Yulian Zhu, Jing Zhao, Dongsheng Xu

“…Furthermore, nerve root magnetic stimulation decreased the levels of acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and dopamine, and increased the expression of synaptic plasticity-related mRNA and proteins PSD95, GAP43, and Synapsin II. …”
Get full text

The Role of Prestroke Glycemic Control on Severity and Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke by Clara Hjalmarsson, Karin Manhem, Lena Bokemark, Björn Andersson

“…The outcomes of interest were acute and long-term survival; the stroke severity (NIHSS) and the functional outcome, mRS, at 12 months. Results. HbA1c was a good predictor of acute (HR 1.45; CI, 1.09 to 1.93, P=0.011) and long-term mortality (HR 1.29; CI 1.03 to 1.62; P=0.029). …”
Get full text

Key Technology Research on the Rapid-Molding In-Closed Retaining-Wall in Filling Mining by Chaowen Hu, Qian Li, Yilong Wang, Ke Chang, Yongyuan Li, Yaqian Wang, Hui Liu

“…Through the experiment of high-water bleeding rate and slurry expansion, it was determined that the best water-cement ratio was 0.85 : 1, and the best additive content was 25 kg/m3. Taking economic factors into consideration, it was determined that liquid sodium silicate was used as the admixture. …”
Get full text

Effect of Ceramic Boron Carbide Particles Addition on the Mechanical and Microstructural Characteristics of Al7020 Alloy Composites by Shrishail Basappa Angadi, Santosh Kumar, Madeva Nagaral, Virupaxi Auradi, Balaraj Valukula

Get full text

Air Pollution and Watershed Research in the Central Sierra Nevada of California: Nitrogen and Ozone by Carolyn Hunsaker, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Jessica Auman, Ricardo Cisneros

“…We report on two years of research in the central Sierra Nevada of California, a semi-arid forest at elevations of 1100–2700 m. Information on O3 and N air pollutants is obtained from a network of 18 passive samplers. …”
Get full text

Neuroplasticity of Acupuncture for Stroke: An Evidence-Based Review of MRI by Jinhuan Zhang, Chunjian Lu, Xiaoxiong Wu, Dehui Nie, Haibo Yu

“…We found that acupuncture reorganizes not only motor-related network, including primary motor cortex (M1), premotor cortex, supplementary motor area (SMA), frontoparietal network (LFPN and RFPN), and sensorimotor network (SMN), as well as default mode network (aDMN and pDMN), but also language-related brain areas including inferior frontal gyrus frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes, as well as cognition-related brain regions. …”
Get full text

Body mass index and risk of knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies by Huaqing Zheng, Changhong Chen

“…The risk of knee OA increases by 35% (95% CI 1.18 to 1.53, p&lt;0.001) with a 5 kg/m2 increase in BMI. Subgroup analysis showed that obesity was an independent predictor of knee OA risk regardless of the study country, sample size, gender proportion of participants, duration of follow-up, presence of adjusted knee injury and assessed study quality above or below an NOS score of 8. …”
Get full text

Comparison of postoperative analgesia by preemptive use of intravenous paracetamol and intravenous ketorolac in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic surgeries by Syed Najeebullah Khadri, R Shankar Anand, K Soundarya Priyadharsini, T. Krishna Prasad

“…Group 2 received IV ketorolac 30 mg in 100 mL NS over 10–15 min, 1 h before surgery. The primary aim of the study was to monitor postoperative pain using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). …”
Get full text

Permeation Enhancer in Microemulsions and Microemulsion-Based Gels: A Comparison of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether and Oleyl Alcohol by Sujata Pandey, Gabriella Baki

“…The release and permeation of the microemulsion formulations were performed in vitro by Franz cell studies on a regenerated cellulose membrane and a Strat-M^® membrane, respectively, and the amount of ibuprofen permeated and released was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
Get full text

Clinical Characteristics of Spinal Levobupivacaine: Hyperbaric Compared with Isobaric Solution by Vimolluck Sanansilp, Travuth Trivate, Phakaporn Chompubai, Shusee Visalyaputra, Pattipa Suksopee, Ladda Permpolprasert, Benno von Bormann

“…We randomly assigned them to receive 3 mL of either isobaric or hyperbaric 0.42% levobupivacaine intrathecally. …”
Get full text

Research on a Numerical Simulation and Prediction Model of Floor Mining Failure Depth in the Chenghe Mining Area by Ang Li, Qian Mu, Wenzhong Zhang, Chaoyang Liu, Feng Wang, Lin Mou

“…The results show that when the mining width does not exceed 200 m, the mining width has the greatest influence on the floor failure depth, followed by mining depth and mining height. …”
Get full text

Constitutive Expression of Functionally Active Protease-Activated Receptors 1 and 2 in Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cells by Timothy J. Nickel, Mohammad H. Kabir, Jaya Talreja, Daniel J. Stechschulte, Kottarappat N. Dileepan

“…The results show that HCECs constitutively express PAR1 and PAR2 mRNA and proteins, and produce significant amounts of IL-6 when incubated with specific PAR-activating enzymes or agonist peptides. …”
Get full text

Identification of a Gene Sharing a Promoter and Peroxisome Proliferator-Response Elements With Acyl-CoA Oxidase Gene by Mst. Hasina Akter, Md. Abdur Razzaque, Liu Yang, Toshio Fumoto, Kiyoto Motojima, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Fumiko Hirose, Takashi Osumi

“…GSPA and AOX share the promoter and two peroxisome proliferator-response elements. GSPA mRNA was also found in the heart and skeletal muscle, as well as 3T3-L1 cells. …”
Get full text