Análisis de la susceptibilidad a meticilina en Staphylococcus aureus y fenotipos de resistencia al complejo MLSb by Alina Choy Marrero, Mayda Guerra Martínez, Dianiley García Gómez, María Caridad Arbolaez Goicochea, Yasel Díaz Sánchez, Thalía Alina Oliva Choy

“…Conclusiones: No se observa una correspondencia de la resistencia en las cepas SARM-AC con respecto a la resistencia inducida a clindamicina, en cambio sí sucede con relación a los aislados SARM-AH; la resistencia en este microorganismo dificulta el reto terapéutico. …”
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Inhibition of Extracellular Calcium Influx Results in Enhanced IL-12 Production in LPS-Treated Murine Macrophages by Downregulation of the CaMKKβ-AMPK-SIRT1 Signaling Pathway by Xin Liu, Ning Wang, Yuanfeng Zhu, Yongjun Yang, Xiaoli Chen, Shijun Fan, Qian Chen, Hong Zhou, Jiang Zheng

“…AMPK activation increased the NAD+/NADH ratio and activated Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), a NAD+-dependent deacetylating enzyme and negative regulator of inflammation. Chemical inhibitor or siRNA of SIRT1 enhanced IL-12 release while its agonist suppressed IL-12 production. …”
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La degradación de tierras como eje en la organización de los contenidos en Geografía by María Elena Chiementon, Verónica G. Cortese

“…Los procesos degradatorios son producto de las transformaciones que se introducen en el sistema natural, asociadas sobre todo a la aceleración de la erosión hídrica y ólica, que modifican el equilibrio y la dinámica de las relaciones entre todos sus componentes. Si bien se trata de un problema que se expresa fundamentalmente en la alteración de procesos naturales, su raíz es política, social y económica. …”
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Supervivencia de implantes dentales de zirconio monoblock a largo plazo (5 años): Una revisión sistemática by Virginia Machado, Alejandro Francia, Andres Rodriguez, Fernando Massa

“…La proporción de éxito combinada que se obtuvo del metaanálisis fue del 95% (88%; 98%). Conclusiones: Si bien los estudios son heterogéneos, después de 5 años, los implantes de circonio mostraron altas tasas de supervivencia, siendo una alternativa posible a los implantes de titanio. …”
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Solidification behavior and environmental risk assessment of toxic elements on tailings from carbothermic reduction-magnetic separation of lead blast furnace slag by Jiang Z.-W., Li M.-T., Wei C., Cao Y.-L., Li X.-B., Deng Z.-G.

“…In addition, the XRD, SEM-EDS, and FTIR results showed the formation of PbCa2Si3O9, ZnAl2O4, and Ca3(AsO4)2 phases. The leaching concentrations of Pb, Zn, As, and Cd in TS were much lower than the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) and China standard leaching test (CSLT) limits. …”
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Preferential Expression of B7-H6 in Glioma Stem-Like Cells Enhances Tumor Cell Proliferation via the c-Myc/RNMT Axis by Hanqing Chen, Yundi Guo, Jing Sun, Jun Dong, Qinghua Bao, Xueguang Zhang, Fengqing Fu

“…Functionally, knockdown of B7-H6 in GSLCs by siRNAs led to the inhibition of cell proliferation, with decrease in the expression of the oncogene Myc as well as inactivation of PI3K/Akt and ERK/MAPK signaling pathways. …”
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Material and Technique Analysis of Qing Dynasty Official Style Architectural Polychrome Paintings in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China by Ling Shen, Dan Hua, Baisu Nan, Yao Yao, Hong Duan, Jiakun Wang

“…The appearance of pigments such as artificial ultramarine (Na₆Al₄Si₆S₄O₂₀) and emerald green (Cu(C₂H₃O₂)₂·3Cu(AsO₂)₂) indicates that the paintings were made at least after the 1830s, and the use of malachite green dye and copper phthalocyanine blue (PB 15:X) suggests that unrecorded restorations were also performed after the 20th century. …”
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Le mutilazioni genitali femminili e l’ostetrica: uno studio osservazionale tra formazione e competenza by Chaymae Ahnou, Rosanna De Serio, Chiara Gatti, Fabia Pioli, Gloria D'Angelo, Tania Miconi, Renato Rocchi, Stefano Marcelli

“…Il 45% delle partecipanti dichiara di aver approfondito l’argomento durante il proprio percorso formativo, mentre il 60% si è imbattuto in casi simili durante l’esperienza lavorativa. …”
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Medial Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Partial Meniscectomy and Without Cyst Excision for Popliteal Cysts: A Case Series by Kang-Il Kim, Jun-Ho Kim

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Probing the Catalytic Efficiency of Supported Heteropoly Acids for Esterification: Effect of Weak Catalyst Support Interactions by Ali Alsalme, Aliyah A. Alsharif, Hamda Al-Enizi, Mujeeb Khan, Saad G. Alshammari, Mshari A. Alotaibi, Rais Ahmad Khan, Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui

“….% of heteropolytungstate (HPW) supported on various clays or SiO2 were prepared, and their catalytic efficiency was evaluated for esterification of acetic acid with heptanol. …”
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Niveles de actividad física y su relación con el nivel socioeconómico en adultos de la comuna La Florida by Germán Mauricio Moreno Leiva, Miguel Ángel Álvarez Zúñiga, Alex Véliz Burgos, Juan Guillermo Estay Sepúlveda

“…<br /><strong>Objetivo</strong>: verificar si existe relación entre el nivel socioeconómico y los niveles de actividad física en adultos pertenecientes a la Región Metropolitana de Chile.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Paclitaxel-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects and Antimicrobial Activity by Tutku Tunç, Ceylan Hepokur, Afşin Kari̇per

“…When selectivity indices were calculated, AgNPs-PTX was more selective in the A549 cell line (SI value 6.53 μg/mL). AgNPs-PTX was determined to increase apoptosis cells by inducing DNA fragmentation. …”
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β-Hydroxybutyrate-induced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) release mediated innate inflammatory response in bovine mammary epithelial cells by inhibiting autophagy by Yihui Huo, Taiyu Shen, Tianyin Feng, Moli Li, Wanli Zhao, Juan J. Loor, Ben Aernouts, Androniki Psifidi, Chuang Xu

“…Notably, STING inhibition via si-STING transfection reversed BHB-induced inflammation. …”
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Factores relacionados con la letalidad en pacientes con neumonía adquirida en la comunidad hospitalizados by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Iris González Morales, María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Héctor Cruz de los Santos

“…<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> se ratifica la importancia de un grupo de factores relacionados con las condiciones del paciente, el proceso morboso en sí, con los exámenes complementarios y la intervención terapéutica, en la evolución final del paciente con neumonía adquirida en la comunidad.…”
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High-performance composite anodes based on SBA-15 mesoporous silica modified with silicon, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and germanium oxide for lithium-ion batteries by Radu Dorin Andrei, Giorgian Cosmin Ungureanu, Luisa Roxana Mandoc, Violeta-Carolina Niculescu, Jeremy Rodriguez, Mihaela Ramona Buga, Athanasios Tiliakos

“…The composite anodes, especially Ti/SBA-15 and Ge/SBA-15, displayed stable coulombic efficiencies and gradually increasing capacities with steady trends, with the Ti/SBA-15 anode reaching 240 mAh g–1 and the Ge/SBA-15 one rising higher at 550 mAh g–1 after 500 cycles, thus outperforming the Si/SBA-15 anode which, in contrast, reached the high mark of 550 mAh g–1 within the first 50 cycles but continued with gradually diminishing performance and unstable efficiency. …”
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A new process for extracting vanadium by direct calcification using the heat of molten vanadium slag by Qu J.-W., Zhang T.-A., Lv G.-Z., Chen Y.

“…However, when too much CaO was added, Ca2SiO4 and CaTiO3 were also formed. These phases wrapped part of the vanadium and reduced the leaching rate of vanadium. …”
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Asociación de polimorfismos del gen del receptor de vitamina D y la gravedad de la psoriasis by Claudia Romina Contreras, Isabel Acosta Colmán, Ana Ayala Lugo, Valerie Jolly, María Teresa Martínez de Filártiga, María Eugenia Acosta

“…Aunque no se encontró asociación entre los polimorfismos y la gravedad de la psoriasis, sí se halló una asociación alélica en el polimorfismo TaqI en los pacientes con psoriasis. …”
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TFE3 Regulates the Function of the Autophagy-Lysosome Pathway to Drive the Invasion and Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Hongsheng Lu, Chumeng Zhu, Yanyun Ruan, Lilong Fan, Kena Wei, Zhaohui Yang, Qi Chen

“…After inducing TFE3 overexpression by plasmid or TFE3 downregulation by small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection, MTT, wound healing, and cell migration and invasion assays were used to verify the effects on invasion, migration, and the levels of autophagy-lysosome system-related proteins such as P62/SQSTM1, LC3, CTSL, and CTSB. …”
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USP20 mediates malignant phenotypic changes in bladder cancer through direct interactions with YAP1 by Wensun Chen, Siqi Wu, Yifan Chen, Weijian Li, Yiqing Cao, Yingchun Liang, Xiyu Dai, Xinan Chen, Yilin Chen, Tian Chen, Shenghua Liu, Chen Yang, Haowen Jiang

“…In this study, we identified USP20 as a Hippo/YAP1 pathway-related deubiquitinase using combined siRNA screening and a deubiquitinase overexpression assay. …”
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Cornukaempferia puangpeniae sp. nov. and C. aurantiiflora var. vespera var. nov. (Zingiberaceae) from Northern Thailand by Piyaporn Saensouk, Surapon Saensouk, Thawatphong Boonma, Chainarong Techa, Sarayut Rakarcha, Areerat Ragsasilp, Danh Duc Nguyen

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