Feasibility, safety and tolerability of estrogen and/or probiotics for improving vaginal health in Canadian African, Caribbean, and Black women: A pilot phase 1 clinical trial. by Biban Gill, Jocelyn M Wessels, Christina L Hayes, Jenna Ratcliffe, Junic Wokuri, Elizabeth Ball, Gregor Reid, Rupert Kaul, Jesleen Rana, Muna Alkhaifi, Wangari Tharao, Fiona Smaill, Charu Kaushic

“…In addition, a panel of safety blood markers measured pre- and post-intervention confirmed no clinically significant changes in blood chemistry or blood cell count.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, the administration of intravaginal estrogen and/or probiotics in pre-menopausal ACB women is feasible, safe, and well tolerated.…”
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The Analysis of Dynamic Changes and Prognosis of Posner–Schlossman Syndrome with Cytomegalovirus Infection and Antiviral Therapy by Qilian Sheng, Ruyi Zhai, Xintong Fan, Xiangmei Kong

“…CMV IgG correction ratio positive patients had smaller corneal endothelial cell density (P<0.005) and larger cup-to-disc ratio (P=0.017) than negative subjects. …”
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Die religiöse Lesart von Faust I by Ulrich Gaier

“…Les archanges y présentent la figure d’un Seigneur bienveillant et en même temps celle de son contradicteur. Enjeu de leur compétition, Faust – dont la situation est aussi une reprise moderne du Livre de Job – rassemble en une seule et même personne, par son pari et son pacte dans Cabinet d’Études II, le Seigneur, son contradicteur et Job. …”
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Prevalence and spectrum of haemoglobinopathies in females of reproductive age group- A first tertiary care center experience in Punjab, North India by Vikram Narang, Anshul Jain, Sumit Grover, Ankita Soni, Monika Narang, Ashima Taneja

“…The cases with abnormal HPLC findings were analyzed for hematological parameters including hemoglobin, RBC count, and RBC indices [mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), & red cell distribution width - coefficient of variation (RDW-CV)]. …”
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Radical Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Benign Disease by D. O. Kavanagh, C. O'Riain, P. F. Ridgway, P. Neary, T. C. Crotty, J. G. Geoghegan, O. Traynor

“…The pathological diagnosis included benign biliary stricture (two), chronic pancreatitis (two), choledochal cyst (one), inflammatory pseudotumour (one), cystic duodenal wall dysplasia (one), duodenal angiodysplasia (one), and granular cell neoplasm (one). There was no operative mortality. …”
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Optimization of the enzymatic hydrolysis process for sea buckthorn leaf polysaccharides: an investigation into their enhanced physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities by Yuning An, Buyu Wang, Ziqi Meng, Yifeng Song, Yuan Wang, Wenwen Wang, Ming Xu, Xiaoping An

“…The process of enzymatic hydrolysis facilitates the breakdown of plant cell walls, promoting the release of polysaccharides. …”
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Étude Descriptive du Processus D’ÉValuation et de Documentation de la Douleur Postopératoire dans un Hôpital Universitaire by Dave A Bergeron, Geneviève Leduc, Serge Marchand, Patricia Bourgault

“…Cette étude fait ainsi ressortir qu’il n’y a pas de corrélation significative entre l’intensité de la douleur documentée par l’infirmière et celle notée par le patient, ce qui peut expliquer en partie un soulagement non optimal.…”
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genomic insertion of functional genes into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1 by Kamilla Wiull, Lisa K. Haugen, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Geir Mathiesen

“…Two variants of RBD were successfully expressed, one directed to the cytoplasm and one directed to the cell surface. All the knock-in strains produced the target protein, although with lower yields than strains with plasmid-encoded expression.IMPORTANCEGenetic engineering of lactic acid bacteria, such as Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, has proven to be difficult. …”
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Accelerating AI-Based Battery Management System’s SOC and SOH on FPGA by Satyashil D. Nagarale, B. P. Patil

“…The BiLSTM can predict the SOC of the 18650PF lithium battery cell with MAE smaller than 0.012% for training and 0.016% for testing. …”
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Histological Consequences of Needle-Nerve Contact following Nerve Stimulation in a Pig Model by T. Steinfeldt, J. Graf, J. Schneider, W. Nimphius, E. Weihe, A. Borgeat, H. Wulf, T. Wiesmann

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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Subgroup analysis was done to evaluate risk of ACs in patients receiving cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte‐associated protein 4 inhibitor (CTLA4i) versus program cell death protein 1 inhibitor (PD1i) and program death ligand 1 inhibitor (PDL1i) inhibitors and combination treatment (CT) (CTLA4 + PD1i/PDL1i) versus PD1i/PDL1i. …”
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An artificial insurance framework for a hydrogen-based microgrid to detect the advanced cyberattack model by Mahan Fakhrooeian, Ali Basem, Mohammad Mahdi Gholami, Nahal Iliaee, Alireza Mohammadi Amidi, Amin Heydarian Hamzehkanloo, Akbar Karimipouya

“…To this end, a studied microgrid system including the wind turbine, photovoltaic, storage, tidal turbine, and fuel cell units is performed on the tested 24-bus IEEE grid to satisfy the local load demands. …”
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A vacuum lyophilization and bacterial tablet-based method for culture medium evaluation and potential use in probiotic products by Wen Cui, Liang Zhao, Yuwen Shi, Wei Feng, Xiao Chen, Hui Liu

“…The filter membrane as a carrier ensures uniform cell dispersion, forming a singular colony that can facilitate counting. …”
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Clinical Outcome Predictive Value of Procalcitonin in Patients Suspected with Infection in the Emergency Department by Pierre Leroux, Sébastien De Ruffi, Laurent Ramont, Marion Gornet, Guillaume Giordano Orsini, Xavier Losset, Lukshe Kanagaratnam, Stéphane Gennai

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Le rôle des limites locales dans la sobriété énergétique : éclairages à partir du cas de l’autoconsommation collective en France by Jessica Zaphiropoulo

“…Principalement observées aux échelles nationales ou individuelles, les limites représentent pourtant un cadre d’analyse pertinent à l’échelle locale pour comprendre les reconfigurations qui se jouent au sein des communautés énergétiques comme celles issues du dispositif français d’autoconsommation collective (ACC). …”
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Great Tit (Parus major) Nestlings Have Longer Telomeres in Old‐Growth Forests Than in Young Forests by Ronalds Krams, Dina Cīrule, Maris Munkevics, Sergejs Popovs, Priit Jõers, Jorge Contreras Garduño, Indrikis A. Krams, Tatjana Krama

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Molecular mechanisms and comparative transcriptomics of diapause in two corn rootworm species (Diabrotica spp.) by Melise C. Lecheta, Chad Nielson, B. Wade French, Emily A.W. Nadeau, Nicholas M. Teets

“…Diapause initiation involves shutdown of the cell cycle by downregulating cyclin-related genes, downregulation of aerobic metabolism, with concurrent upregulation of stress-related genes, especially heat shock proteins, the proteasome, and immune-related genes. …”
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Targeting mutant p53: Evaluation of novel anti-p53R175H monoclonal antibodies as diagnostic tools by Diana Spiegelberg, Le-Ann Hwang, Khian Hong Pua, Sashwini Chandra Kumar, Xin Yu Koh, Xiao Hui Koh, Ram Kumar Selvaraju, Kanaga Sabapathy, Marika Nestor, David Lane

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Continuous Quadrupole Magnetic Separation of Islets during Digestion Improves Purified Porcine Islet Viability by Bradley P. Weegman, Venkata Sunil Kumar Sajja, Thomas M. Suszynski, Michael D. Rizzari, William E. Scott III, Jennifer P. Kitzmann, Kate R. Mueller, Thomas R. Hanley, David J. Kennedy, Paul W. Todd, Appakalai N. Balamurugan, Bernhard J. Hering, Klearchos K. Papas

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A Fatal Case of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Recreational Waters by Edward Hamaty, Saif Faiek, Minesh Nandi, David Stidd, Manish Trivedi, Hari Kandukuri

“…Naegleria Fowleri is a single-cell, thermophilic amphizoid amoeba, and a rare known causative agent for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis with >97% mortality rate. …”
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