Determination of Puberulic Acid in Monascus-Fermented Red Yeast Rice by LC-MS/MS Combined with Precolumn Derivatization by Hui-Qin Pan, Rui Feng, Yan-Nan Tan, Xiao-Ya Qin, Yi-Min Cao, Xiu-Hong Mao, Qing Hu, Heng Zhou

“…The average recovery rate was between 82.2% and 84.2%, and the repeatability (RSD of 2.1% to 10.4%, n = 6) was satisfactory. The derivatized PA remained stable within 48 h. …”
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Threshold responses of freshwater fish community size spectra to invasive species by Bradley Novak, Brent A. Murry, Jeff S. Wesner, Vojsava Gjoni, Caroline C. Arantes, Erin Shepta, Justin P. F. Pomeranz, James R. Junker, Kathrine Zipfel, Andrew Stump, Levi E. Solomon, Kristopher A. Maxson, Jason A. DeBoer

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Mechanism of the blood-brain barrier modulation by cadherin peptides by Elinaz Farokhi, Ahmed L. Alaofi, Vivitri D. Prasasty, Filia Stephanie, Marlyn D. Laksitorini, Krzysztof Kuczera, Teruna J. Siahaan

“…The binding properties of ADTC5, ADTC7, and ADTC9 to the extracellular-1 (EC1) domain of E-cadherin were evaluated using chemical shift perturbation (CSP) method in the two dimensional (2D) 1H-15N-heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. …”
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İki Hâşiyenin Serencamı -Hayâlî ve İbn Ebî Şerîf’in Şerhu’l-Akāid Hâşiyeleri- by Hasan Sefa Turan

“…Bunlar arasında öne çıkan en meşhur metinlerden birisi Hayâlî’nin yazmış olduğu Hâşiye alâ Şerhi’l-Akāidi’n-Nesefiyye adlı eserdir. Nitekim Hayâlî’nin bu hâşiyesi, Şerhu’l-Akāid üzerine yazılan hâşiyeler arasında üzerine en fazla hâşiye yazılan eserdir. …”
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Evaluating NfL and NTproBNP as predictive biomarkers of intracranial injuries after mild traumatic brain injury in children presenting to emergency departments by Anne-Cécile Chiollaz, Virginie Pouillard, Michelle Seiler, Céline Habre, Fabrizio Romano, Céline Ritter Schenck, Fabian Spigariol, Christian Korff, Fabienne Maréchal, Verena Wyss, Lyssia Gruaz, Joan Montaner, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Sergio Manzano

“…We aim to assess the performances of two routinely used biomarkers in other fields: the neurofilament light chain protein (NfL), and the N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP), to safely discharge children without intracranial injuries (ICIs).MethodsA prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted, enrolling children suffering from mTBI, both with and without imaging during their acute management in the PED. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using polyaniline-coated XTiO3(X = Co, Ni) nanocomposites by Mariyem Abouri, Abdellah Benzaouak, Mohamed Elouardi, Lahcen El Hamdaoui, Fatima Zaaboul, Khalil Azzaoui, Belkheir Hammouti, Rachid Sabbahi, Shehdeh Jodeh, Mohammed Alaoui El Belghiti, Adnane El Hamidi

“…The study elucidates the degradation mechanism through intermediate identification via HPLC-MS analysis, highlighting N-de-ethylation, aromatic ring cleavage and eventual mineralization into CO2 and H2O as critical pathways. …”
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Muscle power is associated with higher levels of walking capacity and self-reported gait performance and physical activity in individuals with cerebral palsy by Mattie E. Pontiff, Mattie E. Pontiff, Abhinandan Batra, Li Li, Noelle G. Moreau

“…IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between a Power Leg Press test (PLP) with walking capacity and self-reported performance and participation in individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and to compare the strength of the associations between two power tests (PLP and isokinetic (IsoK)) with walking capacity.MethodsAmbulatory individuals with CP (n = 33; age 17.89 ± 7.52 years) performed five inclined power leg presses at 40%–50% of their 1-repetition maximum “as fast as possible”. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells at Various Passages on Acute Liver Failure in Rats by Yongting Zhang, Yuwen Li, Wenting Li, Jie Cai, Ming Yue, Longfeng Jiang, Ruirui Xu, Lili Zhang, Jun Li, Chuanlong Zhu

“…We examined the therapeutic potential of passage five (P5) and ten (P10) human umbilical cord- (hUC-) MSCs via their transplantation into Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with D-galactosamine (D-GalN) and LPS-induced acute liver failure (ALF). SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group, P5 hUC-MSCs group, and P10 hUC-MSCs group. …”
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Single‐cell landscape of the intrahepatic ecosystem in alcohol‐related liver disease by Xiaofang Zhao, Senyan Wang, Qi Liu, Wenjuan Wei, Xiaoyan Sun, Hao Song, Jing Xu, Shuijun Zhang, Hongyang Wang, Jing Fu

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Deficiency of ATF3 facilitates both angiotensin II‐induced and spontaneously formed aortic aneurysm and dissection development by activating cGAS–STING pathway by Yifan Du, Poyi Hu, Xiangchao Ding, Dashuai Wang, Jingjing Luo, Sheng Le, Lingyun Ren, Manhua Chen, Ping Ye, Jiahong Xia

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Acetylation of proximal cysteine-lysine pairs by alcohol metabolism by Courtney D. McGinnis, Peter S. Harris, Brenton I.M. Graham, John O. Marentette, Cole R. Michel, Laura M. Saba, Richard Reisdorph, James R. Roede, Kristofer S. Fritz

“…Here, acetylation can occur through the transfer of an acetyl moiety via an S → N transfer reaction. Alcohol-mediated redox stress is known to occur coincidentally with lysine acetylation, yet the biochemical mechanisms related to cysteine and lysine crosstalk within ALD remain unexplored. …”
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Epidemiological features of uterine fibroid-associated imaging changes in Chinese women of reproductive age: a retrospective study by Wei Xu, Lijun Zhang, Qiuling Shi, Fan Xu, Ke Chen, Yanyan Huang, Ruoyan Gong, Yang Pu, Xueyao Su, Jiayuan Zhang, Bingqian Zhou

“…Age-stratified (≤40 years and >40 years) risks were ascertained.Results Besides the entry ‘Potential UF’, 17 other entries of UF-associated imaging changes screened by the expert consultation were included, involving a total of 46 864 records (n=33 915), and crude prevalence=25.18%; crude incidence density/1000-woman-years=63.28. …”
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Composition and the predicted functions of fungal communities and the key drivers in acidic soils of Jiaodong Peninsula, China by Jing Liu, Zafran Gul Wazir, Guoqin Hou, Guizhen Wang, Fangxu Rong, Yuzhi Xu, Kai Liu, Mingyue Li, Aiju Liu, Hongliang Liu, Hongwen Sun

“…Redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed that soil pH as well as nitrate nitrogen (NO3−-N) and total nitrogen (TN) significantly associated with fungal community at the phylum level, whilst soil pH was the only factor significantly linked to individual fungal classes (p < 0.01 or 0.05). …”
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Revealing the effects of environmental and spatio-temporal variables on changes in Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) high abundance fishing grounds based on interpretable... by Yongchuang Shi, Lei Yan, Shengmao Zhang, Fenghua Tang, Shenglong Yang, Wei Fan, Haibin Han, Yang Dai

“…Results: 1) From 2014 to 2021, the annual catch showed an overall increasing trend and peaked at 220,009.063 tons in 2021; the total monthly catch increased and then decreased, with a peak of 76, 033.4944 tons (July), and the catch was mainly concentrated in the regions of 39.5°-43°N and 146.75°-155.75°E; 2) Catboost model predicted better than LightGBM and XGBoost models, with the highest values of accuracy and F1-score, 73.8% and 75.31%, respectively; 3) the overall importance ranking of the model’s built-in method differed significantly from that in the SHAP method, and the overall importance ranking of the spatial variables in the SHAP method increased. …”
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Impact of Methotrexate and 7‐Hydroxymethotrexate Exposure on Renal Toxicity in Pediatric Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma by Hao Bing, Yi Ma, Jiamin Xu, Qixian Ling, Yanlong Duan, Libo Zhao

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Loading of CAR‐T cells with magnetic nanoparticles for controlled targeting suppresses inflammatory cytokine release and switches tumor cell death mechanism by Felix Pfister, Lucas R. Carnell, Lisa Löffler, Philipp Boosz, Niels Schaft, Jan Dörrie, René Stein, Malte Lenz, Erdmann Spiecker, Christian M. Huber, Sami Haddadin, Carola Berking, Christoph Alexiou, Christina Janko

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Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of Group Antenatal Care at the health post level on continuation in antenatal care and facility based delivery in Ethiopia... by Reena Sethi, Rediet Fasil, Walelegn W. Yallew, Della Berhanu, Yenealem Woldemariam, Gayane Yenokyan, Alemayehu Worku, Dedefo Teshite, Konjit Wolde, Anne Hyre, Stephanie Suhowatsky, Lisa Noguchi

“…The design includes three time periods: a six-month control period with no G-ANC implementation, followed by another six-month period when G-ANC will be introduced in half (n=18) of the study health posts, then a final six-month period when G-ANC will be implemented in the remaining 18 health posts. …”
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Postoperative brachytherapy alone for 217 patients with early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma by C. Schweizer, V. Strnad, M. Lotter, S. Kreppner, R. Merten, R. Fietkau, A. Karius

“…Introduction: Postoperative radiotherapy is generally recommended for pT1/2pN0 squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (OSCC) if risk factors are present. …”
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Immunogenetics of longevity and its association with human endogenous retrovirus K by Lisa M. James, Lisa M. James, Lisa M. James, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

“…Here we tested the hypothesis that certain HLA alleles may promote longevity by enhanced ability to counter virus antigens that may otherwise contribute to morbidity and mortality.MethodsWe utilized high-resolution genotyping to characterize HLA and apolipoprotein E in a large sample (N = 986) of participants (469 men, 517 women) ranging in age from 24 to 90+ years old (mean age: 58.10 years) and identified 244 HLA alleles that occurred in the sample. …”
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More than the barrier effect: Biodegradable Mg-Ag alloy membranes for guided bone/tissue regeneration by Sihui Ouyang, Xiong Wu, Li Meng, Xuerui Jing, Liying Qiao, Jia She, Kai Zheng, Xianhua Chen, Fusheng Pan

“…Among the alloys, Mg-9Ag exhibited optimal mechanical strength and moderate plasticity (tensile yield strength of 205.7 MPa, elongation of 20.3%, and a maximum bending load of 437.2 N). Furthermore, the alloying of Ag accelerated the cathodic reaction of pure Mg, leading to a slightly increased corrosion rate of the Mg-Ag alloys while maintaining acceptable general corrosion. …”
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