Interleukin-10 Polymorphisms in Association with Prognosis in Patients with B-Cell Lymphoma Treated by R-CHOP by Min Kyeong Kim, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Eun Young Park, Jungnam Joo, Eun Young Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…Previous studies have revealed that the transcription of IL10 mRNA and its protein expression may be infl uenced by several single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter and intron regions, including rs1800896, rs1800871, and rs1800872. …”
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Reductions in Muscle Strength and Range of Motion Cause Locomotion Disability via Locomotion-Related Functional Limitation in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hungu Jung, Shigeharu Tanaka, Yuji Iwamoto, Takashi Kawano, Masahiro Yamasaki, Ryo Tanaka

“…To measure locomotion-related functional limitations, participants underwent a 10 m hurdle walking test and side-step test. Thereafter, path analysis was conducted for testing the hypothetical model. …”
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Pheochromocytoma in Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease by Carmen Aresta, Gianfranco Butera, Antonietta Tufano, Giorgia Grassi, Livio Luzi, Stefano Benedini

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Design and Performance Analysis of ISFET Using Various Oxide Materials for Biosensing Applications by Sankararao Majji, Asisa Kumar Panigrahy, Depuru Shobha Rani, Muralidhar Nayak Bhukya, Chandra Sekhar Dash

“…The pH sensor's sensitivity and the suggested equipment can detect up to 30 fg/mL of blood cancer biomarkers. An important development in technology-driven healthcare is the emergence of DNA-based blood cancer detection utilizing ISFET sensors. …”
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Hydrogen production by methane decomposition over Ni-doped activated carbons: effect of the activation method by Mahmoudi, Marwa, Dufour, Anthony, Bettahar, Mohammed El-Miloud, Medjahdi, Ghouti, Ouederni, Abdelmottaleb, Gadiou, Roger

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Optimization extraction process of Shenghua Decoction and evaluation of its analgesic effects by Zhonghui Pu, Lijuan Chen, Huaidan Liu, Jingzhu Deng, Li Li, Liang Xiong, Liuying Li

“…The optimized values of SHD extraction process variables were found to be 40 mL/g of liquid–solid ratio, 2 h of soaking time, 1.5 h of decocting time, 70 % of ethanol precipitation concentration. …”
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Profile of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Referred to a Hospital in Iran by Amin Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Pazoki, Bahar Allahverdi, Pejman Rohani, Parisa Rahmani

“…Results: The majority of children were male (74%), with a mean age of 118.04±42.01 months and a mean BMI of 26.37 kg/m2 (75.93% overweight). A significant proportion of participants had a family history of fatty liver disease (57.4%). …”
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Promising markers of CIMP+ colon tumors identified on the basis of TCGA data analysis by G. S. Krasnov, A. D. Beniaminov, R. A. Tychko, G. A. Puzanov, R. O. Novakovskiy, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. A. Dmitriev

“…To verify the obtained data in independent sampling, first, the quantitative PCR was used to assess the relative mRNA level of the AMOTL1, ZNF43, ZNF134, and CHFR genes in 30 paired (tumor/histologically normal tissue) colon samples. …”
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The influence of body mass index on efficacy and outcomes of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery (PTES) for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases: a retrospectiv... by Chenyang Zhuang, Yun Xu, Hong Lin, Yutong Gu

“…There was no significant difference in X-ray projection (times), operation time (mins), blood loss (mL) and length of stay (days) between two groups (7/5–11 vs. 5/5–10, 58.17 ± 9.20 vs. 53.65 ± 10.06, 6.41 ± 1.43 vs. 5.50 ± 2.45, 3.17 ± 1.44 vs. 2.96 ± 0.53, P > 0.05). …”
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Epidemiological and molecular characterization of investigation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum of goose origin in Guangdong (China) by Nan Zhang, Yixin Jia, Weihuo Li, Yangshuo Li, Jingyi Liang, Zhaofeng Yao, Sheng Yuan, Hong Yang, Huanzhong Ding, Yuanyuan Zhou

“…The mgc2 gene typing results revealed that the clinical strain of MG in goose was of the H∼M type, distinct from the reference strain of MG in chickens (A∼G type). …”
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FeO–alumina catalyst for reforming waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pyrolyzed products: synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation by Audu, Ephraim Akuaden, Ade-Ajayi, Adebola Femi, Osigbesan, Aisha Ayoola, Gano, Zaharaddeen Sani, Barminas, Jeffrey Tsware

“…Scanning electron microscopy analysis of catalysts revealed particle sizes of 1.42–7.63, 1.37–10.75, and 2.66–6.34 μm for alumina, 3% FeO/Al, and 5% FeO/Al, respectively. …”
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Preparation and ablation behavior of solid solution ceramic Ta0·2Zr0·8C–SiC matrix-modified C/C composites under high heat flux by Yuanming Zhou, Zhenxiao Tang, Ruizhi Liu, Zhe Zhou, Maozhong Yi, Ke Peng

“…During the ablation test under an oxyacetylene flame with high heat flux, the ablation resistance of C/C–Ta0.2Zr0·8C–SiC improved with prolonged ablation time, reaching mass and linear ablation rates of 0.67 mg/s and 0.18 μm/s after 120 s of ablation. Compared to the C/C–ZrC–SiC and C/C–TaC–SiC, the mass ablation rate of the composite was reduced by 49.24% and 68.70%, and the linear ablation rate was reduced by 97.22% and 97.71%, respectively. …”
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SARS-CoV2 pneumonia patients admitted to the ICU: Analysis according to clinical and biological parameters and the extent of lung parenchymal lesions on chest CT scan, a monocentri... by Abed Al Hadi Krisht, Kévin Grapin, Romain Chauvot de Beauchene, Benjamin Bonnet, Lucie Cassagnes, Bertrand Evrard, Mireille Adda, Bertrand Souweine, Claire Dupuis

“…<h4>Measurements</h4>Several clinical characteristics and laboratory features were collected on admission including plasma interleukin-6, HLA-DR monocytic-expression rate (mHLA-DR), and the extent of lung parenchymal lesions. …”
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Enhancing Health Equity and Patient Engagement in Diabetes Care: Technology-Aided Continuous Glucose Monitoring Pilot Implementation Project by Madhur Thakur, Eric W Maurer, Kim Ngan Tran, Anthony Tholkes, Sripriya Rajamani, Roli Dwivedi

“…Their clinical characteristics included an average BMI of 29.91 kg/m2 and a mean baseline HbA1c level of 9.73%. Results indicate that the CGM program reduced HbA1c levels significantly from baseline to first follow-up (P<.001) and second follow-up (P<.001), but no significant difference between the first and second follow-up (P=.94). …”
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High-entropy alloys: Electrochemical Nanoarchitectonics toward high-performance Water splitting by Christian Iffelsberger, Katarina A. Novčić, Eva Kolíbalová, Frank-Michael Matysik, Martin Pumera

“…Upon an electric arch by applying voltage drop of about 2 MV/m with high current densities and using ultra-thin Pt wire in glass, whose movement, in the aqueous solution containing the salt of the elements to be incorporated to the HEAs, is controlled by the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM), the HEAs, consisting of doped silica nanobeads are produced. …”
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Time-Dependent Prognostic Impact of Circulating Tumor Cells Detection in Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: 70-Month Analysis of the REMAGUS02 Study by François-Clément Bidard, Lisa Belin, Suzette Delaloge, Florence Lerebours, Charlotte Ngo, Fabien Reyal, Séverine Alran, Sylvie Giacchetti, Michel Marty, Ronald Lebofsky, Jean-Yves Pierga

“…After a median follow-up of 70 months, detection of ≥1 CTC/7.5 mL before chemotherapy (N=95) was significantly associated with DMFS (P=0.04) and OS (P=0.03), whereas postchemotherapy CTC detection (N=85) had no significant impact. …”
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Effects of Soil Disinfection Using Chlorine Dioxide on Soil Fungal Communities in Apple Replant Fields and the Growth of <i>Malus hupehensis</i> Rehd. Seedlings by Gongshuai Wang, Yuxin Xie, Jinhui Lv, Susu Zhang, Chengmiao Yin, Yusong Liu, Zhiquan Mao

“…In summary, disinfection of replant soil using 600 mg·L⁻¹ chlorine dioxide can enhance the growth of <i>M. hupehensis</i> Rehd. seedlings, inhibit the growth and reproduction of pathogenic <i>Fusarium</i> fungi, improve the soil environment, and effectively prevent and control ARD.…”
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Microstructural characteristics, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of Cu matrix composites reinforced with dual-phase borides by Bo Li, Yimin Gao, Cong Li, Zhen Cao, Xingjuan Yao, Da Wu, Pucun Bai, Zhong Chen

“…The effect of boride content on the microstructure, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of TiB2-MB2/Cu composites (M = Cr, Mo, and Zr) was systematically investigated. …”
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Cell-free osteoarthritis treatment with dual-engineered chondrocyte-targeted extracellular vesicles derived from mechanical loading primed mesenchymal stem cells by Peng Wang, Haiyue Zhao, Wei Chen, Yuhui Guo, Shuo Zhang, Xin Xing, Shuai Yang, Fengkun Wang, Juan Wang, Zengwu Shao, Yingze Zhang

“…Subsequent miRNA sequencing reveals that ML-EVs exert their effects by delivering miR-27b-3p, which targets ROR1 mRNA in chondrocytes and suppresses downstream NF-κB pathways. …”
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Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity in Vivo of Polysaccharides from the Leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides L. by Niannian SONG, Yuxin YI, Xiaoping ZHANG, Bo YANG, Mangsier SAINAWAER, Abuduwaili AYITUXUN

“…HRLP were extracted by water extraction and alcohol precipitation method, and homogeneous polysaccharide (HRLP-2) was obtained through DEAE-650M anion exchange column chromatography. The structure of HRLP-2 was identified based on the analysis of liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, UV, infrared spectroscopy, circular dichroism, Congo red experiment, as well as partial acid hydrolysis, periodate oxidation, and Smith degradation methods. …”
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