Dynamic Impact of the Sleep Disorder, Depression and Anxiety on the Cognitive Function in the First-Episode Depressive Patients by Zhang W, Zhou N, Li J

“…Wenqiong Zhang,1,* Nan Zhou,1,* Jie Li2 1Department of Mood Disorders, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin City, 300222, People’s Republic of China; 2The Dean’s Office, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin City, 300222, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Li, The Dean’s Office, Tianjin Anding Hospital, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin City, 300222, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-022-88188326, Email jielimd859@163.comBackground: Sleep disorder is closely related to depressive and anxious status as well as cognitive symptoms.Materials and Methods: A total of 173 cases with the first-episode major depressive disorder (MDD) were involved in this study. …”
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A Novel Pathogenic Splicing Mutation of OFD1 is Responsible for a Boy with Joubert Syndrome Exhibiting Orofaciodigital Spectrum Anomalies, Polydactyly and Retinitis Pigmentosa by Chen L, Zhao MF, Deng HW, Liao M, Fan LL, Zhong QB, Wang J, Li K, Wu ZH, Yin JY

“…Liang Chen,1,* Mei-Fang Zhao,2,* Hui-Wen Deng,1 Min Liao,1 Liang-Liang Fan,2 Qi-Bao Zhong,3 Jun Wang,1 Ke Li,1 Zheng-Hui Wu,4,* Jian-Yin Yin1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Facial Features, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Child Rehabilitation, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian-Yin Yin, Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital. …”
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Study on the Mechanism of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets Loading Sr2+ Used in Photothermal Antibacterial Treatment by Ma G, Li B, Diao J, Zhang Y, Zhang B, Wu D, Gui H, Zhong J, Zhu H, Zhang D

“…Gaoqiang Ma,1,* Binyang Li,1,* Jiayong Diao,1 Yongzhi Zhang,1 Bing Zhang,1 Dongni Wu,1 Houda Gui,1 Junhao Zhong,1 Hongguang Zhu,2 Dongjiao Zhang1 1Department of Implantology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Stomatology, Weifang People’s Hospital, Weifang, 261000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongjiao Zhang; Hongguang Zhu, Email djzhang1109@sdu.edu.cn; zhuhongguang9025@126.comPurpose: Bacterial infections seriously affect the health of patients and their incidence is very high. …”
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Relationship Between Soil Aggregate Stability and Associated Carbon and Nitrogen Changes Under Different Ecological Construction Measures in the Karst Region of Southwest China by Meiting Li, Keqin Wang, Xiaoyi Ma, Mingsi Fan, Biyu Li, Yali Song

“…Furthermore, both plantation and contour reverse slope terrace treatments demonstrated an equal contribution of carbon and nitrogen across all aggregate sizes. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Treated with Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Tertiary Care Hospital by Mohammed Al Nuhait, Laila C. Abu Esba, Khalid Al Harbi, Meshary Al Meshary, Rami T. Bustami

“…However, further investigation with an equal larger sample size is needed to confirm our findings.…”
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Parental Evaluation of a Responsive Parenting Program for Infants with Hearing Loss by Reinhild Glanemann, Karen Reichmuth, Stephanie Brinkheetker, Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, Katrin Neumann

“…Conclusions: This evaluation of the MPP from a parental point of view has revealed equally high satisfaction with the content, setting, and didactics amongst all parents regardless of any potentially influential parent or child variables. …”
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Ketahanan dan Kualitas Visual Watermarked Image Menggunakan Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) dan Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) by Bambang Harjito, Eka Tri Kustanti

“…The results obtained that Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR)  values are close to 1 and Normalized Correlation Coefficient (NCC)  equal to 0.71337. shows the IWT and CRT methods are able to produce watermarked images with good visual quality or imperceptibility and are able to provide image resistance to several attacks such as gaussian, salt & pepper and JPEG2000 compression but are not resistant to rotation and contrast attacks because the NCC value is below 0.5 …”
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Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Sarah Byford, Abigail Jones, Shelley Potter, Paul White, Diana Harcourt, Helena Lewis-Smith, Patricia Fairbrother

“…Therefore, we aim to establish the feasibility of conducting a fully powered randomised controlled trial to evaluate online delivery of ABC.Methods and analysis 120 women who have received treatment for breast cancer and are experiencing body image concerns will be randomised equally to either the ABC or standard care control group. …”
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Gender and antimicrobial resistance: a conceptual framework for researchers working in livestock systems by Fiona Emdin, Alessandra Galiè, Arshnee Moodley, Arshnee Moodley, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk

“…Integrated questions offer a deeper understanding of gender dynamics and norms in livestock systems with the aim of improving them, while strategic questions focus on gender-related issues in livestock as entry points, highlighting some of the mechanisms behind these gender issues to progress towards gender equality.ConclusionAs gender-analysis in livestock research gains prominence, there is an increasing expectation for AMR researchers to integrate gender considerations into their work. …”
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Determination of the Levels of Selected Essential Metals in Sycamore (Ficus sycomorus L) Fruit and Seed Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry by Dessie Ashagrie Tafere, Minbale Admas Teshager

“…Mn (3.04 ± 0.16 mg·kg−1) was found in equal amount in both the seed and fruit of F. sycomorus L. …”
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Human Platelets Take up Anti-VEGF Agents by B. Sobolewska, B. Fehrenbacher, P. Münzer, H. Kalbacher, S. Geue, Konstantinos Stellos, M. Schaller, F. Ziemssen

“…Ranibizumab and aflibercept were mainly detected in alpha-granules; however, bevacizumab was equally localized in alpha-granules and in platelet vesicles. …”
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Cyanidin and Cyanidin-3-Glucoside Alleviate Peptic Ulcer Disease: Insights from in vitro, and in vivo Studies by Prayoga DK, Aulifa DL, Budiman A, Levita J, Jiranusornkul S

“…Deshanda Kurniawan Prayoga,1,* Diah Lia Aulifa,2,* Arif Budiman,3,* Jutti Levita,4,* Supat Jiranusornkul5,* 1Doctoral Program in Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia; 2Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, Indonesia; 3Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, Indonesia; 4Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, Indonesia; 5Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jutti Levita, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, West Java, 46363, Indonesia, Tel +6222 84288888 Ext 3510, Email jutti.levita@unpad.ac.idAbstract: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) remains a significant global health issue, affecting millions despite a decrease in overall prevalence. …”
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Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates and High-Strength Concrete Integrating Recycled Tire Steel Fib... by Hasan A. Alasmari, Ibrahim A. Sharaky, Ahmed S. Elamary, Ayman El-Zohairy

“…In the first phase, twelve beams were subjected to an overload equal to 80% of their total expected bearing capacity to obtain damaged RC beams, while one beam was loaded to failure (reference beam, RB0). …”
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The Life Mission Theory III. Theory of Talent by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jorgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The three core dimensions of human existence are considered of equal importance for expression of our life purpose, life mission, or core talent. …”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the SCHNOS in French by Marie-Renée Atallah, Daniel Milad, Youcef-Hamza Benamer, Mikhail Saltychev, Sam P. Most, Sami P. Moubayed

“…All four SCHNOS-O items were equally “important” in defining the total score. The F-SCHNOS-C total score was defined by mostly four out of six items. …”
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Radioprotective Effects of Vitis vinifera L. Seed against Radiation-Induced Short-Term Memory Loss in Young Adult Wistar Rats by Ayomide Abe, Fatai Balogun, Olugbenga Ayannuga

“…Material and Methods: Seventy-two young adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three equal groups. Group A was the control group, while Groups B and C were subjected to 40 Gy of fractionated whole-brain gamma irradiation. …”
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Prevalence and Distribution of Nonsyndromic Dental Anomalies in Children in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Radiographic Study by Eman A. Bakhurji, Fatima Aldossary, Jood Aljarbo, Fatimah AlMuhammadi, Maysaa Alghamdi, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

“…Of 2226 reviewed patients’ records, 1897 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. The study sample had equal distribution of males (52.6%) and females (47.4%) and comprised 81.2% Saudi children with a mean age of 8.8 ± 1.84 years. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Magnitude and Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Eticha, Temesgen Bati Gelgelu

“…Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) were identified as MRSA strains after having a zone of inhibition less than or equal to 21 mm to the cefoxitin (30 ug) disc. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were computed. …”
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Targeting B and T Lymphocyte Attenuator Regulates Lupus Disease Development in NZB/W Mice by Gherardi L, Aubergeon L, Sayah M, Fauny JD, Dumortier H, Monneaux F

“…Léa Gherardi,* Lucie Aubergeon,* Mélanie Sayah, Jean-Daniel Fauny, Hélène Dumortier, Fanny Monneaux CNRS UPR3572, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Strasbourg, 67084, France*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fanny Monneaux, CNRS UPR3572, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 2 Allée Konrad Roentgen, Strasbourg, 67084, France, Email f.monneaux@ibmc-cnrs.unistra.frPurpose: The co-inhibitory receptor B and T Lymphocyte Attenuator (BTLA) negatively regulates B and T cell activation. …”
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Quantifying LAGA mutated mouse IgG2a monoclonal antibody with a rapid pepsin digestion enabled immunoaffinity LC/MS/MS assay by Linlin Dong, Susan Chen, Konstantin Piatkov, Dong Wei, Mark G. Qian

“…A sensitive and specific bioanalytical method was required to measure the exposure of a LAGA-mutated surrogate mouse IgG2a monoclonal antibody in mouse plasma, but the lack of highly specific reagents for the LAGA mutant hindered the development of a ligand-binding assay. Equally problematic is that no sensitive unique tryptic peptides suitable for quantitative mass spectrometric analysis could be identified in the mIgG2a complementarity-determining regions. …”
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