Genetic and biochemical characterization of a radical SAM enzyme required for post-translational glutamine methylation of methyl-coenzyme M reductase by Roy J. Rodriguez Carrero, Cody T. Lloyd, Janhavi Borkar, Shounak Nath, Liviu M. Mirica, Satish Nair, Squire J. Booker, William Metcalf

“…In vitro data show that a B12-dependent radical SAM (rSAM) enzyme, designated MgmA, is responsible for this post-translational modification (PTM). …”
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Assessment of Tear Film Quality among Smokers Using Tear Ferning Patterns by Ali M. Masmali, Adil Al-Shehri, Saud A. Alanazi, Ali Abusharaha, Raied Fagehi, Gamal A. El-Hiti

“…Strong correlations were found between MacMonnies scores and both PRT (r=0.596) and TF (r=0.516). There was statistically significant difference in TF grades (p=0.00), TBUT (p=0.036) and McMonnies (p=0.02) between smokers and nonsmokers. …”
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Interpersonal Coordination between Female Soccer Players: Leader-Follower Roles within a Collision-Avoidance Task by Courtney A Fernandes, Grant E Norte, Sarah M Schwab, Alli Gokeler, Amanda Murray, David M Bazett-Jones, David A Sherman

“… # Results Perturbation disrupted the strength (R2=0.65, p<0.001, early=49.7±1.7, perturbation=41.1±1.7, d=0.39) and stability (R2=0.71, p < 0.001, early=65.0±1.6, perturbation=58.0±1.7, d=0.38) of interpersonal coordination regardless of leader-follower status. …”
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Relationship between klotho, neurotrophic factors (BDNF, NGF, GDNF) and cognitive functions in patients with bipolar disorder by Zeynep Çelebi, Esra Yazıcı, Derya Güzel Erdoğan, Onur Davutoglu, Ahmet Bulent Yazıcı

“…Klotho and NGF were predictors of Weshler 40-min test results (adjusted R2 = 0.467), and Klotho and BDNF were predictors of Stroop test colour word reading time (adjusted R2 = 0.391) with other variables. …”
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Circulating Clusterin and Osteopontin Levels in Asthma and Asthmatic Pregnancy by Brigitta Dombai, István Ivancsó, András Bikov, Dóra Oroszi, Anikó Bohács, Veronika Müller, János Rigó, Barna Vásárhelyi, György Losonczy, Lilla Tamási

“…In ANP, a positive correlation of PEF (r=0.3405; p=0.0221) and a negative correlation of Raw (r=-0.3723; p=0.0128) to clusterin level were detected. …”
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Process variables in mixture experimental design applied to wood plastic composites by Javier Cruz-Salgado, Sergio Alonso-Romero, Edgar Augusto Ruelas-Santoyo, José Alfredo Jiménez-García, Israel Miguel-Andrés, Roxana Zaricell Bautista-López

“…The model demonstrates strong predictive accuracy, with R-squared and adjusted R-squared values of 92% and 86%, respectively, and a low root mean square error (S) of 0.2818. …”
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In vitro immunomodulatory effects of thymol and cinnamaldehyde in a pig intestinal epithelial cell line (IPEC-J2) by C. Shen, L.G. Christensen, P.B. Rasmussen, K.M. Kragh

“…The expression of cytokines, tight junctions and polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) were measured by RT-PCR. The IPEC-J2 cells were cultured in the presence of TCB at concentrations ranging from 1 ng/ml to 1 μg/ml and displayed high viability (>90%). …”
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Anatomical and Visual Outcomes after LASIK Performed in Myopic Eyes with the WaveLight® Refractive Suite (Alcon® Laboratories Inc., USA) by Imene Salah-Mabed, Sarah Moran, Emmanuelle Perez, Guillaume Debellemanière, Damien Gatinel

“…Quality of vision was not affected by surgery and was more related to dry eye symptoms than to corneal HOAs (r2 = 0.49; p<0.001 vs. r2 = 0.03; p<0.001). Conclusions. …”
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Exiguobacterium acetylicum transformed poultry feathers into amino acids through an extracellular secretion of keratinolytic enzymes by Tutuka Dlume, Nonso E. Nnolim, Uchechukwu U. Nwodo

“…The bacterium with the highest keratinolytic activity was identified through 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene sequencing. The exo-keratinase production by the bacterium was optimized, and the feather hydrolysate obtained from the fermentation process was analyzed for amino acids. …”
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Future directions of spiritual care where spiritual care providers do not exist: a qualitative study by Nattawan Meeprasertsagool, Patiphat Anuraktham, Arthit Chaithanasarn, Itthipon Wongprom

“…Result The analysis resulted in the development of the S.P.I.R.I.T. model, which outlines six essential themes for the future of spiritual care: (1) Spirituality Training Programs, (2) Providers for Spiritual Care, (3) Integrating Spiritual Care into Healthcare, (4) Research and Evidence-based Practices, (5) Interdisciplinary Collaboration, and (6) Transforming Care Systems. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of ferroptosis: a comprehensive evaluation of its contribution to lung cancer by Feifei Yao, Feng Guo, Chuanzhong Sun, Erdong Wang, Hang Wang, Na Li

“…Bibliometric analysis was conducted using CiteSpace 6.2.R3, VOSviewer 1.6.20, R 4.3.0, Bibliometric and Microsoft Excel 2019.ResultsFrom 2015 to 2020, publications related to ferroptosis in lung cancer were sparse but showed a steady increase. …”
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Traditional Processing, Physicochemical Property, Phytochemical Content, and Microbiological and Sensory Quality of the Yellow “Téa Lémi” Wine Made in the Far-North of Cameroon... by James Ronald Bayoï, Yonas Vandi, Bruno Yaya Foundikou, Francois-Xavier Etoa

“…The good sensory quality (13 out of 20) of the grapefruit wine seemed to be linked to the sweetness (r = 0.999; p<0.001) and odor/flavor (r = 0.997; p<0.001). …”
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Lohusalarda Yalnızlık Hissinin Sosyal Destek, Emzirme ve Maternal Bağlanma ile İlişkisi by Ezgi Can Kantar, Tuba Uçar, Zeynep Bal

“…UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği ileÇok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği ve Emzirme Öz-Yeterlilik Ölçeği arasında istatistikselolarak negatif yönde zayıf ilişki bulundu (sırasıyla r = -0,193, p = 0,000; r = -0,132, p = 0,009).UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği ile Maternal Bağlanma Ölçeği arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiolmadığı saptandı (p gt; 0,05).Sonuç: Lohusalarda yalnızlık arttıkça sosyal desteğin ve emzirme öz-yeterliliğinin azaldığı;lohusalardaki yalnızlık ile maternal bağlanma arasında ilişki olmadığı belirlendi.…”
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Validación de precipitación estimada por CHIRPS en una región semiárida de Argentina by Yamila Lambrecht, Anabella Montico, Natasha Picone

“…Para la validación, se aplicaron el coeficiente de correlación de Pearson (r-Pearson), el error absoluto medio (mae), el error cuadrático medio (rmse) y el porcentaje de sesgo (pbias), en entorno R utilizando el paquete hydroGOF. …”
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Amyloids in bladder cancer hijack cancer-related proteins and are positive correlated to tumor stage by Diego Alem, César X. García-Laviña, Francisco Garagorry, Dardo Centurión, Joaquina Farias, Hany Pazos-Espinosa, María Noel Cuitiño-Mendiberry, Carolina Villadóniga, Susana Castro-Sowinski, Martín Fló, Federico Carrión, Brenda Iglesias, Kevin Madauss, Lucía Canclini

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Characterizing the most demanding passages of kinematic and mechanical activity in elite football: a multifactorial approach by Farzad Yousefian, Abdullah Zafar, Dan Fransson, Magni Mohr, João Brito, Bruno Travassos

“…Linear mixed model analysis demonstrated that the MDP magnitude of multifactorial variables were approximately 8–28% and 8–21% lower across the match and halves, respectively, compared to the MDP of their respective univariate constituent variables ( p ≤ 0.001; r = 0.26–0.62). The greatest differences between the respective multifactorial and discrete constituent variables were observed for sprinting (-28%) and high intensity acceleration (-22%). …”
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A case study in statistical software development for advanced evidence synthesis: the combined value of analysts and research software engineers by Naomi Bradbury, Tom Morris, Clareece Nevill, Janion Nevill, Ryan Field, Suzanne Freeman, Nicola Cooper, Alex Sutton

“…This has been achieved in the R programming language by combining existing R packages that conduct meta-analysis with the shiny web-application package. …”
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The Mediating Effect of Core Attributes of General Practice between Basic Public Health Service and Self-management Behaviors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by WANG Xiaoru, LI Yueping

“…There was a positive correlation between standardized health management, core attributes of general practice and self-management behavior (r=0.452, 0.483, P&lt;0.01), and standardized management was positively correlated with core attributes of general practice (r=0.638, P&lt;0.01). …”
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Efficiency of compost and vermicompost in supporting the growth and chemical constituents of salvia officinalis L. Cultivated in Sand Soil by M. E. El-Haddad, Mona S Zayed, G.A.M. El-Sayed, Amal M. Abd EL-Satar

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Appearance of L90I and N205S Mutations in Effector Domain of NS1 Gene of pdm (09) H1N1 Virus from India during 2009–2013 by Sachin Kumar, Shashi Khare, Bano Saidullah, Inderjeet Gandhoke, Hanu Ram, Supriya Singh, L. S. Chauhan, Arvind Rai

“…Variability in length of NS1 protein was seen in sequences from these clusters, 230-amino-acid-residue NS1 for all strains from year 2007 to 2008 and for 21 strains from year 2009 and 219-residue products for 37 strains from year 2009 and all strains from year 2010 to 2013. Mutations like K62R, K131Q, L147R, and A202P were observed for the first time in NS1 protein and their function remains to be determined.…”
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