Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Optic Disc and Retinal Microvasculature Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Mine Ozturk, Deniz Kumova Guler, Ekin Ece Oskan, Feyza Onder

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: There are long-term changes that mainly point to the ischemia in the COVID-19 patients. …”
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Historical education of primary school children: from theory to practice by Irina V. Verkhovykh, Natalya P. Shityakova, Inga V. Zabrodina

“…The theoretical significance of the research lies in the author’s formulation of the concept of «historical education of primary school children», which refers to the activity of a teacher aimed at forming children’s initial historical knowledge in connection with an interest in the history of their Fatherland, a personal understanding of the significance of the main events, the desire to preserve historical memory. …”
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Validation of a B-type natriuretic peptide as a prognostic marker in pneumonia patients: a prospective cohort study by Yu Hashimoto, Daisuke Usuda, Ryusho Sangen, Emiri Muranaka, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Tsugiyasu Kanda

“…Three cut-off points, namely 40, 100 and 200 pg/mL, as well as the mean, were applied when comparing BNP levels.Main outcome measures 30-day mortality.Results Of the 369 patients finally included, 137 were diagnosed with CAP, 122 with AP, 74 with HCAP, and 36 with PAHF. …”
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Phthalates toxicity in vivo to rats, mice, birds, and fish: A thematic scoping review by Mohammad Shah Alam, Zannatul Maowa, Mohammad Nazmol Hasan

“…Interestingly, studies of combinations of two or more phthalates were also present. The main laboratory animals employed were rats (48.37 %) and mice (39.87 %), while the least studied were birds (5.22 %) and fish (6.53 %). …”
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Whole-genome sequencing-based characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis and Kentucky isolated from laying hens in northwest of Iran, 2022–2023 by Shirin Vakili, Mehri Haeili, Adel Feizi, Kiarash Moghaddasi, Maryam Omrani, Arash Ghodousi, Daniela Maria Cirillo

“…Abstract Background The transmission of Salmonella spp. to human through the consumption of contaminated food products of animal origin, mainly poultry is a significant global public health concern. …”
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Multicenter Surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From Blood: Clinical Distribution Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Hebei Province, China (2016&ndash;... by Qiang C, Liu X, Qin P, Wen H, Li Z, Yang J, Niu Y, Wang W, Ouyang Z, Zhao M, Li J, Zhang Y, Zhao J

“…Resistance rates were notably higher in pediatric and intensive care medicine, particularly in neonatal patients, where resistance to antimicrobial drugs, such as piperacillin/tazobactam, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin, exceeded 75%.Conclusion: The main isolates of P. aeruginosa were from elderly and intensive care patients, with a male predominance. …”
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Variability of microbiomes in winter rye, wheat, and triticale affected by snow mold: predicting promising microorganisms for the disease control by Ildar T. Sakhabutdinov, Inna B. Chastukhina, Egor A. Ryazanov, Sergey N. Ponomarev, Olga A. Gogoleva, Alexander S. Balkin, Viktor N. Korzun, Mira L. Ponomareva, Vladimir Y. Gorshkov

“…Our study aimed to assess the variability of the snow mold pathocomplex in different winter cereal crops (rye, wheat, and triticale) in different agrocenoses following the peak disease progression and to arrange a hierarchical list of microbial taxa predicted to be the main candidates to prevent or, conversely, stimulate the development of snow mold pathogens. …”
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Relationship Between Vertical Facial Patterns and Palatal Morphology in Class I and Class II Malocclusion by Ilaria Tucci, Simone Sferra, Luca Giuliante, Andrea Scribante, Alice Mannocci, Cristina Grippaudo

“…Furthermore, the same palatal measures were used to compare Class II with Class I subjects. (2) A sample of 197 Class II Caucasian subjects (112 females and 85 males) with untreated skeletal Class II was collected retrospectively (from a private dental clinic specialized in orthodontics) and divided into two main groups according to the ANB angle: 74 Class I patients (0° ≤ ANB ≤ 4°) and 123 Class II patients (ANB > 4°). …”
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Levels of growth factors in the lungs affected by cancer with preventive effect of 1,3-diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide in the experiment by E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Kaplieva, L. K. Trepitaki

“…The study included white outbred rats weighing 180–220 g. The main group included males (n=27) and females (n=27) with sarcoma 45 (s45) inoculated into the subclavian vein but not developed in the lungs (2×106 cells in 0.5 ml of saline) due to the subsequent intragastric administration of Stellanin (0.4 mg/kg once a day) according to an intermittent scheme: administration for 5 days and a break for 2 days. …”
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Manipulated Slow Release of Florfenicol Hydrogels for Effective Treatment of Anti-Intestinal Bacterial Infections by Luo W, Zhang M, Jiang Y, Ma G, Liu J, Dawood AS, Xie S, Algharib SA

“…Wanhe Luo,1,2 Mengdi Zhang,1 Yongtao Jiang,1 Guocai Ma,3 Jinhuan Liu,1,4 Ali Sobhy Dawood,5 Shuyu Xie,6 Samah Attia Algharib7 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, 843300, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Livestock and Forage Resources Utilization Around Tarim, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, 843300, People’s Republic of China; 3Instrumental Analysis Center, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, 843300, People’s Republic of China; 4Lab for Sustainable Antimicrobials, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, People’s Republic of China; 5Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat city, 32897, Egypt; 6National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MARA Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh, 13736, EgyptCorrespondence: Wanhe Luo; Samah Attia Algharib, Email luowanhe0728@163.com; samah.alghareeb@fvtm.bu.edu.egObjective: The difficulty of establishing slow release at intestinal infection sites, weak antibacterial effects, as well as the limited broad use of florfenicol oral formulations are the main targets of the current study. Novel hydrogels derived from sodium alginate were developed using a complexation form for florfenicol delivery to achieve slow release at the site of intestinal infection and enhance its antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli.Methods: The optimal formulation, physicochemical properties, stability, pH-responsive performance, antibacterial activity, and in vitro biosafety of the florfenicol hydrogels have been studied systematically.Results: The created hydrogels had a consistent spherical morphology, with an average diameter of 531.9± 12.6 nm. …”
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The added value and potential of long-term radio occultation data for climatological wind field monitoring by I. Nimac, J. Danzer, G. Kirchengast, G. Kirchengast

“…In this study we focus on three main goals, explored through the fifth version of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis (ERA5) and RO datasets, using monthly-mean January and July data over 2007–2020. …”
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Nature's defense against emerging neurodegenerative threats: Dynamic simulation, PCA, DCCM identified potential plant-based antiviral lead targeting borna disease virus nucleoprote... by Noimul Hasan Siddiquee, Md Ifteker Hossain, Farhana Mansoor Priya, Sakia Binte Azam, Md Enamul Kabir Talukder, Durjoy Barua, Salina Malek, Niloy Saha, Sidratul Muntaha, Ridoy Paul, Israt Jahan Ritu, Farjana Islam Tuly, Abir Hossain

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) identified three main components (PC1, PC2, and PC3) that accounted for 53.43%, 12.31%, and 5.97% of the variance, respectively. …”
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ICAM1 blockade improves ischemic muscle reperfusion in diabetic mice by Ninon Foussard, Célia Bourguignon, Virginie Grouthier, Caroline Caradu, Candice Chapouly, Alain-Pierre Gadeau, Thierry Couffinhal, Marie-Ange Renault

“…Methods Considering diabetes is one of the main risk factors contributing to PAD exacerbation into CLTI, we compared hind limb ischemia recovery in HFD STZ vs. non-HFD STZ mice to identify new mechanisms responsible for the exacerbation of PAD. …”
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Research on the deformation mechanism and law caused by the influence of seepage on foundation pit dewatering by Qingyuan Yang, Song Chen

“…The calculation results of the theoretical formula are in good agreement with the experimental results, which has good accuracy and applicability. (2) The surface settlement outside the pit caused by dewatering in the foundation pit is mainly concentrated in the surrounding seepage area, and the change value of surface settlement outside the pit caused by double well dewatering is 2∼3 times greater than that caused by single well dewatering. …”
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Ten Years of the Global Reform of Financial Regulation: What is ahead? by L. S. Khudyakova

“…The author selects and reviews three main periods of development of the global financial regulation’s institutional mechanism. …”
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Biomechanical Responses and Injury Characteristics of Knee Joints under Longitudinal Impacts of Different Velocities by Yan Xiong, Xueliang Zhao, Hongyi Xiang, Yunjiao Wang, Zhikang Liao, Xiyan Zhu, Hui Zhao

“…The impact experiments and finite element simulation found that low-speed impact mainly led to medial injuries and high-speed impact led to both medial and lateral injuries. …”
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Investigation on acute chromium poisoning accident occurred in process of electroplating tank cleaning by Jinbin LUO, Qiang CHEN, Tao LI, Wenlong LI, Binbin ZHU, Fangjun WANG

“…The patient’s condition was stable and gradually improved after the treatment. ConclusionThe main causes of the poisoning accident include weak awareness of the employer of occupational disease prevention and control; failures in fulfilling legal obligations of occupational disease prevention and control, implementing effective occupational disease prevention measures, and providing proper occupational health and safety training and effective personal protective equipment. …”
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Treatment options for Achilles tendinopathy: a scoping review of preclinical studies by Nathanael Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh, Huub Maas, George L. Burchell, Neal L. Millar, Maarten H. Moen, Theodoor Henri Smit

“…Results A total of 98 studies is included, which investigated 65 different treatment options. 80% of studies reported significant improvement in the Achilles tendon characteristics after treatment. The main results were; maximum load and stiffness improvement; fibre structure recovered and less inflammation was observed; collagen I fibrils increased, collagen III fibrils decreased, and fewer inflammatory cells were observed after treatment. …”
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Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach by Ines Van den houwe, Rachel Chase, Julie Sardos, Max Ruas, Els Kempenaers, Valentin Guignon, Sebastien Massart, Sebastien Carpentier, Bart Panis, Mathieu Rouard, Nicolas Roux

“…Although the conservation of global banana diversity is the main objective of the ITC, significant value comes from its holistic approach to better understand and promote its germplasm through numerous research activities and resources. …”
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Indicative features of tissue and microbial sensitization in the pathogenesis of generalized parodontitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis by A.M. Proschenko, N.S. Proschenko, L.L. Reshetnyk, N.A. Zelinskaya, N.V. Chervonna, Т.А. Melnychyk

“…Immunological studies were carried out in 335 people, who were divided into 4 groups: Group 1 – the main – consisted of 136 patients with GP on the background of RA; Group 2 – control – 71 people with GP without signs of RA; Group 3 – comparison – 128 people without GP, but with diseases of the musculoskeletal system not related to RA and Group 4 – 30 practically healthy people. …”
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