β-glucan attenuates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice by promoting glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion by WANG Wei, HAN Ben, SUN Lihua

“…Methods‍　‍Male C57BL/6 mice (6~8 weeks old) were subjected, and finally, the experiments had sham group, II/R group, II/R+BG group (0.1 mg/mL BG in drinking water for 2 weeks before modeling), II/R+liraglutide (LLT, GLP-1 analogue) group (0.2 μg/g LLT injected every 12 hours for 3 consecutive days before modeling), and II/R+BG+Ex9-39 (GLP-1R antagonist) group (intraperitoneal injection of 2 μg/g Ex9-39 1 h before modeling). …”
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First Case of Respiratory Infection in Rabbits Caused by <i>Alcaligenes faecalis</i> in Romania by Vlad Iorgoni, Ionica Iancu, Ionela Popa, Alexandru Gligor, Gabriel Orghici, Bogdan Sicoe, Corina Badea, Cristian Dreghiciu, Călin Pop, Timea Bochiș, Janos Degi, Luminita Costinar, Corina Pascu, Viorel Herman

“…In the current study, we present a case involving a 3-month-old male rabbit that developed a generalized infection, ultimately leading to the animal’s death. …”
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Expanded screening for Fabry disease in patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis: a multicenter Italian experience by Yuri Battaglia, Federica Baciga, Meilad Shakkour, Savio Russo, Giulia Carnicella, Michela Erlati, Gemma Sartori, Giulia Tronconi, Renzo Mignani, Federico Pieruzzi, Paolo Colomba, Laura Scichilone, Michele Andreucci, Concetto Sessa, Giovanni Duro

“…Inclusion criteria were: (1) females ≥18 years old; (2) males aged between 18 and 70 years; (3) NDD-CKD stages 1–5. …”
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Prevention of Aeromonas hydrophila on catfish juvenile using garlic and shatterstone herb by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Retno Astrini, Mia Setiawati

“…ABSTRACT   This study aimed to determine the dose of garlic and shatterstone herb mixed into the feed in 11-day old catfish juvenile (body length 1.53±0.26 cm, body weight of 40±16 mg). …”
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Factors affecting quality of life in women post mastectomy for breast cancer in Baheya Foundation (Egypt): ‘A retrospective cohort study’ by Salsabil Mohammed Abdelrahman, Maher Hassan Ibraheem, Hemat Allam, Vikash Sewram

“…Generalized linear regression indicated that higher cognitive functioning (22.45; p < 0.050) and BCS (6.026, p < 0.010) was positively correlated with women > 60 years old. Urban women correlated with a lower SWB (-2.679, p < 0.05) and higher degree of insomnia. …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Transanal Endoscopic Surgery for Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum by Ziwei Zeng, Xianrui Wu, Junji Chen, Shuangling Luo, Yujie Hou, Liang Kang

“…The mean age was 32 years old (range 21-54 years). The median duration of symptoms was 10 years (range 1 month-50 years). …”
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Hubungan Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alfa (Tnf-A) dengan Kadar Hemoglobin dan Parasitemia pada Infeksi Malaria Falciparum by Lili Irawati

“…Age was around 14 – 60 years old. The data processing Pearsonn correlation test by computerized system and it was consider to be significant if it gets p &lt; 0.05. …”
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MXenes in biosensing: Enhancing sensitivity and flexibility – A review of properties, applications, and future directions by Ali Mohammad Amani, Lobat Tayebi, Ehsan Vafa, Alireza Jahanbin, Milad Abbasi, Ahmad Vaez, Hesam Kamyab, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…Additionally, we created an experimental tumor model using 6-week-old female mice to validate our findings.Results: In the concurrent group, the median overall survival was indefinite; however, it was 13 months in the sequential group (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.7– 19.3 months, P=0.010). …”
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Prediction of digestible energy requirement in growing finishing stage of pigs using machine learning models by Nibas Chandra Deb, Jayanta Kumar Basak, Sijan Karki, Elanchezhian Arulmozhi, Dae Yeong Kang, Niraj Tamrakar, Eun Wan Seo, Junghoo Kook, Myeong Yong Kang, Hyeon Tae Kim

“…Two experiments were conducted in 2022 and 2023, involving a total of eighteen 65-day-old crossbred pigs during each experimental period. …”
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Successful Treatment of Plasma Cell-Rich Acute Rejection Using Pulse Steroid Therapy Alone: A Case Report by Yo Komatsuzaki, Yasuyuki Nakada, Izumi Yamamoto, Mayuko Kawabe, Takafumi Yamakawa, Ai Katsuma, Haruki Katsumata, Aki Mafune, Akimitsu Kobayashi, Yusuke Koike, Hiroki Yamada, Jun Miki, Yudo Tanno, Ichiro Ohkido, Nobuo Tsuboi, Keitaro Yokoyama, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Takashi Yokoo

“…Herein, we report an unusual case of PCAR that responded well to pulse steroid therapy alone. A 47-year-old man was admitted for a protocol biopsy three months after kidney transplantation, with a stable serum creatinine level of 1.6 mg/dL. …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…Creating memorable experiences is significant for retaining old customers and attracting new ones. This study investigates the desired digital experience of customers when shopping online in a highly competitive environment. …”
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L’entrepreneuriat touristique local : une opportunité d’inversion du processus de marginalisation d’un centre historique ? Une analyse dans la médina de Fès au Maroc by Merryl Joly

“…It emphasizes its social, economic and political marginalization until the early 1980s. The craze for old houses and their conversion into guest houses by foreigners then aroused the interest of public authorities who sought to accompany this new entrepreneurial dynamic to better supervise and manage it. …”
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Florid Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia-Associated Simple Bone Cyst Showing Marked Irregular Border and High Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value by Ikuho Kojima, Takashi Nishioka, Maya Sakamoto, Yuko Sai, Yushi Ezoe, Masahiro Iikubo, Hiroyuki Kumamoto, Tetsu Takahashi

“…We report a case of a 39-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital because a panoramic radiograph of her right mandible showed asymptomatic radiolucency in the apical molar area. …”
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Surgical Resection with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Appendiceal Cancer Invading the External Iliac Vessels by Jun Takahashi, Shingo Tsujinaka, Nao Kakizawa, Noriya Takayama, Erika Machida, Kazuki Iseya, Fumi Hasegawa, Rina Kikugawa, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Koichi Suzuki, Toshiki Rikiyama

“…This report presents a case of locoregionally recurrent appendiceal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection with vascular reconstruction. A 68-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with appendiceal cancer and underwent ileocecal resection. …”
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Playing hide and seek with primates: A comparative study of Theory of Mind by Aurore San‑Galli, Marie Devaine, Cinzia Trapanese, Shelly Masi, Sébastien Bouret, Jean Daunizeau

“…We first validated our model in human subjects and then tested 6 species of captive non-human primates (3 species of great apes: orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and 3 species of old-world monkeys: lion-tailed macaques, rhesus macaques and collared mangabeys) in an adaptation of the task used in the human study. …”
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Self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition among people in prisons in Iran: A nationwide survey in 2017 by Zahra Abdolahinia, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Soheil Mehmandoost, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Abedin Iranpour, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…Higher odds of high self-perceived risk were associated with being < 30 years old (AOR: 1.50; 95% CI: 1.13–2.00), having never got married (AOR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.12–2.23), engaging in condomless sex (AOR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.13–2.16), same-sex practices among men (AOR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.43–2.51), and recent sexually transmitted infection symptoms (AOR: 2.18; 95% CI: 1.19–3.57). …”
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A Pilot Study on the Age-Dependent, Biomechanical Properties of Longitudinal Ligaments in the Human Cervical Spine by Narendra Singh, Ana Trajkovski, Jovan Trajkovski, Robert Kunc, Jose Felix Rodriguez Matas

“…To explore age-related changes, we classified the samples into two groups—below and above 50 years old—aligning with the peak incidence of major musculoskeletal disorders. …”
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Serum Level Alteration of IL-6, IL-1β, and IFN-γ in Groups of Healthy Adults with Oxidative DNA Damage in Najaf Governorate by Dhuha S. Saleh, Hayder S. Hussain, Hasan N. Al-Haidari, Samia K. Abbas, Ayaid K. Zgair, Seenaa M. Ali

“…Group 1 (G1; n, 29) inhabitants of Al-Ansar, Al-Abbaseyeh, and Al-Manathera districts, Group 2 (G2; n, 27) inhabitants of 22 different scattered districts of the governorate, Group 3 (G3; n, 32) inhabitants of Kufa city and center districts in the old Najaf city. According to previous authors' findings, all participants had uranium contamination in their urine and blood samples, and also, they had DNA damage according to the level of urinary 8-OHdG compound. …”
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Documentation of lead exposure-associated comorbidity among 4538 workers in China by Qian Hua, Pingyang Zhang, Yong Yang, Jingchao Ren, Shouming Cui, Yuxin Yang, Loulou Cai, Jia Ding, Shouyuan Cui, Mingyang Gao, David C. Christiani, William Au, Yanchun Ma, Zhongjun Du, Guang-hui Zhang, Zhao-lin Xia

“…Results Among the 4538 recruited workers, there were 2780 males and 1758 females, with a median age of 34 years old, and BLC ranging from 7.70 to 722.70 μg/l. Among them, 1247 (27.4%) had multiple morbidities (comorbidity). …”
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