Postharvest wounding treatment influences flavone production and biological activities of the hairy root cultures of Scutellaria baicalensis by Hyeon Ji Yeo, Su Young Shin, Sang Un Park, Chang Ha Park

“…Results In this study, we obtained hairy roots, which are considered natural genetically modified organisms, from S. baicalensis leaves in vitro using wild Agrobacterium rhizogenes (A. rhizogenes) R1000 and investigated the effects of postharvest wounding treatment on their flavone production and in vitro antimicrobial properties. …”
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How does news coverage of suicide affect suicidal behaviour at a high-frequency location? A 7-year time series analysis by Lisa Marzano, Ruth Spence, Ian Kruger, Ian Marsh, Arianna Barbin

“…There were significant but small (r<0.3) correlations between the volume of news coverage (particularly when method-specific and location-specific) and suicidal behaviour at the site, with fatalities increasing in the immediate aftermath of reporting. …”
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Assessment of derangement in biochemical profile in primary open angle glaucoma patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital by Fatima Tuz Zuhra, Mehnaz Khattak, Sana Nadeem, Noreen Atzaz, Attika Khalid, Sami Saeed

“…hs-CRP was performed on ELISA plate reader Platos R496 while spectrophotometric analysis of serum uric acid, creatinine, and cholesterol was carried on Beckman Coulter AU-700. …”
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Cardiac Migration of Endogenous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy by Caroline Schmidt-Lucke, Felicitas Escher, Sophie Van Linthout, Uwe Kühl, Kapka Miteva, Jochen Ringe, Thomas Zobel, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe

“…A strong correlation was found between the TCG of circulating MSC and numbers of MSC (CD45−CD34−CD90+CD105+) in EMB (r=-0.73, P<0.005). SDF-1α was the strongest predictor for increased MSC in EMB (P<0.005, multivariate analysis). …”
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Gut microbiota dysfunction in Crohn’s disease by Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Gabriela Durão, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron, Olivier Rué, Olivier Rué, Yann Le Cunff, Vincent Cattoir, Guillaume Bouguen

“…Here, we investigated metagenomic functions using PICRUSt2 during the course of CD to better understand microbiota-related disease mechanisms and provide new insights for novel therapeutic strategies.MethodsWe performed 16S rRNA-based microbial profiling of 567 faecal samples collected from a cohort of 383 CD patients, including 291 remissions (CR), 177 mild-moderate (CM) and 99 severe (CS) disease states. …”
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Visit of the Soviet Union journalists' delegation to Finland and the Baltic countries in 1937: the report of the leader of the delegation, Boris Michailov, to Stalin and Molotov by Zenonas Butkus, Magnus llmjärv

“… The article presents the leader's of the USSR journalists' delegation, Michailov's, report to Stalin and Molotov on the July 19-August 10, 1937 visit to Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which was found in the Russian State Archive for Social and Political History, Molotov's Stock (f. 82, i. 2, r. 1020, p. 4-16). The document presented might seem to be complete propaganda, bloated with class struggle, and in general full of Marxist clichés. …”
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Coexistence of blaMIR-1 and blaNDM-1 resistance genes with a novel ST type in Enterobacter roggenkampii from a stool sample: A genome sequencing study by Qin Wang, Sayyed Salman, Ye Luo, XiaoMei Tong

“…Individual colonies were isolated, and bacterial species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Genomic DNA was extracted and sequenced via Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing. …”
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Docosahexaenoic acid-rich fish oil prevented insulin resistance by modulating gut microbiome and promoting colonic peptide YY expression in diet-induced obesity mice by Wanxiu Cao, Fang Liu, Robert W. Li, Yaoxian Chin, Yuming Wang, Changhu Xue, Qingjuan Tang

“…“linoleic acid metabolism”) associated with PYY expression (r > 0.80, P < 0.05). Herein, DHA-FO enhanced insulin action on glucose metabolism by altering gut microbiome and facilitating colonic PYY expression in DIO mice.…”
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Evaluation of serum amylase and lipase in diagnosed Covid-19 survivors in a North Indian Hospital, Lucknow, India by Nabeela Usmani, Mukhtar Ahmad, Saba Khan, Mohammad Mustufa Khan, Haseeb Ahsan, Sadaf Parveen, Roshan Alam

“…Methods: A case control study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry IIMS&R, Integral University, Lucknow. Two groups of subjects (70 adults consisting of 35 Covid-19 survivors and 35 controls) aged between 35 to 70 years were selected for the study with mild to moderate Covid-19 diagnosed using RT-PCR/rapid antigen test and a control group of healthy individuals without history of Covid-19. …”
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Development of Microlearning Teaching Materials Based on Local Culture of North Sumatera in The Subject of Elementary School Social Studies Education by Husna Parluhutan Tambunan, Risma, Yusra Nasution

“…The research method used is the research and development model (Research and Development/R&D) with the Van den Akker development model by developing Microlearning Teaching Materials for Elementary School Social Studies Education Based on Local North Sumatra Culture. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR ELEKTRONIK MENGGUNAKAN FLIP PDF PROFESSIONAL PADA MATERI ALAT-ALAT OPTIK DI SMA by Indah Sriwahyuni, Eko Risdianto, Henny Johan

“…Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) Model pengembangan yang digunakan yaitu model 3 D dengan langkah- langkah  Define, Design, dan Develop. …”
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Black Soldier Fly Larvae’s Optimal Feed Intake and Rearing Density: A Welfare Perspective (Part II) by Arianna Cattaneo, Simona Belperio, Luca Sardi, Giovanna Martelli, Eleonora Nannoni, Sihem Dabbou, Marco Meneguz

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Children’s Mental Health Visits to the Emergency Department: Factors Affecting Wait Times and Length of Stay by Amanda S. Newton, Sachin Rathee, Simran Grewal, Nadia Dow, Rhonda J. Rosychuk

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A bibliometric review of functional ingredients and their efficacy in developing functional biscuits [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Kshama Vishwakarma, Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, Vidya Patwardhan, Asha Kamath

“…Result The analysis was conducted using R Studio and VOS viewer. The performance analysis and science mapping tools were used to evaluate the articles. …”
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ZBiotics ameliorates T2DM-induced histopathological damage in liver, kidney and adipose tissues by modulating the NOD-like receptor signaling in Wistar rats by Mohammed Esawie, Marwa Matboli, Mariam Sameh Bushra, Amany H. Hasanin, Eman Kamal Habib, Reham Hussein Mohamed, Hebatalla Said Ali

“…Inflammation relevant genes have been downregulated regarding CHUK, NFKB1 and miR-611. Therefore, ZBiotics is speculated to operate by modulating the genetic-epigenetic network linked to inflammatory cGAS-STING and autophagy signaling. …”
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Nutrition before and during Surgery and the Inflammatory Response of the Heart: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marlieke Visser, Hans W. M. Niessen, Wouter E. M. Kok, Riccardo Cocchieri, Willem Wisselink, Paul A. M. van Leeuwen, Bas A. J. M. de Mol

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Comparison of Common Methodologies for the Determination of Knee Flexor Muscle Strength by Dan I Ogborn, Alix Bellemare, Brittany Bruinooge, Holly Brown, Sheila McRae, Jeff Leiter

“…Eccentric knee flexion torque had a high degree of correlation with isometric knee flexion torque as measured via the BD (r=0.61-0.86). The NordBord had high test-retest reliability (0.993 (95%CI 0.983-0.997, n=19) for eccentric knee flexor strength, with an MDC~95~ of 26.88 N and 28.76 N for the left and right limbs respectively…”
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Indirect determination of FMDV 146S component concentration in non-inactivated suspension by comparison of graphs of the second derivative for real-time RT-PCR curves by M. I. Doronin, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. A. Starikov, D. A. Lozovoy, A. V. Borisov

“…The dependence between FMDV 146S component concentration and the maximum extreme points of the graphs of the second derivative of the fluorescence signal accumulation curve is presented in the form of a square function: C146S FMDV = 0.0111(Cp)2 – 1.0157Cp + 20.446 with a high accuracy of approximation (R2 = 0.993). The proposed model allows to quantitatively estimate the content of 146S component in virus-containing vaccine raw materials. …”
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Theasinensin A attenuated diabetic development by restoring glucose homeostasis, improving hepatic steatosis and modulating gut microbiota in high-fat-diet/streptozotocin-induced d... by Weiqi Xu, Yujie Huang, Wangting Zhou, Yujia Peng, Xuhui Kan, Wei Dong, Guijie Chen, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Zhonghua Liu

“…As result, TSA improved polydipsia, polyphagia and impaired glucose tolerance of diabetic mice, declined the fasting blood glucose and hepatic triglyceride level, and enhanced the expression at mRNA level of insulin receptor substrate, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, protein kinase B and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) in the diabetic liver. Moreover, TSA could restore the disorder of gut microbiota of diabetic mice. …”
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Intravascular Residence Time Determination for the Cyanide Antidote Dimethyl Trisulfide in Rat by Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatography by Deepthika De Silva, Steven Lee, Anna Duke, Siva Angalakurthi, Ching-En Chou, Afshin Ebrahimpour, David E. Thompson, Ilona Petrikovics

“…The calibration curves showed a linear response for DMTS concentrations between 0.010 and 0.30 mg/mL with R2 = 0.9994. The limit of detection for DMTS via this extraction method was 0.010 mg/mL, and the limit of quantitation was 0.034 mg/mL. …”
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