Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5: In Vitro Cytotoxicity Effects on Renal Tubular Cells and Inflammatory Profile by Alessandra Brocca, Grazia Maria Virzì, Chiara Pasqualin, Silvia Pastori, Stefano Marcante, Massimo de Cal, Claudio Ronco

“…Plasma cytokine profile of CRS Type 5 patients was significantly different from controls: we observed the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators in these patients. …”
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Impact of short-term soil disturbance on cadmium remobilization and associated risk in vulnerable regions by Zhong Zhuang, Hao Qi, Siyu Huang, Qiqi Wang, Yanan Wan, Huafen Li

“…Fertilization significantly increased these exceedance probabilities by 6.1 %87.4 %, with the highest risks observed in irrigation-contaminated soils, particularly under mineral phosphorus fertilization. …”
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Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1-Induced Protein 1 Is Highly Expressed in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Negatively Regulates Neutrophil Activities by Jian Lin, Gengfeng Li, Chunjin Xu, Huiying Lu, Cui Zhang, Zhi Pang, Zhanju Liu

“…Consistently, the same functional changes were observed in neutrophils from mice with myeloid-targeted overexpression of MCPIP-1 as MG-132 did. …”
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Space and Time Resolved Detection of Platelet Activation and von Willebrand Factor Conformational Changes in Deep Suspensions by Jacopo Biasetti, Kaushik Sampath, Angel Cortez, Alaleh Azhir, Assaf A. Gilad, Thomas S. Kickler, Tobias Obser, Zaverio M. Ruggeri, Joseph Katz

“…VWF globular and unfolded conformations and self-aggregation are also observed. The ability to track the size and shape of VWF-platelet strands in space and time provides means to detect pro- and antithrombotic processes.…”
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Virtual bronchoscopic navigation and guided radial endobronchial ultrasound for peripheral pulmonary lesions: harmonizing modalities to optimize accuracy by Parul Mrigpuri, Sidharth Raj Yadav, Divyendu Sharma, Sonam Spalgais, Vidushi Rathi, Nitin Goel, Balakrishnan Menon, Raj Kumar

“…This retrospective observational study evaluated the diagnostic yield of VBN-guided R-EBUS in patients with PPLs identified on computed tomography. …”
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CD133 Antigen as a Potential Marker of Melanoma Stem Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies by Tomasz Kloskowski, Joanna Jarząbkowska, Arkadiusz Jundziłł, Daria Balcerczyk, Monika Buhl, Kamil Szeliski, Magdalena Bodnar, Andrzej Marszałek, Gerard Drewa, Tomasz Drewa, Marta Pokrywczyńska

“…No statistical differences in mitosis number and tumor necrosis area were observed. Simultaneous detection of CD133 antigen with other markers is necessary for accurate identification of these melanoma cancer stem cells.…”
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Development of a fixed-order $$H_{\infty }$$ controller for a robust P&O-MPPT strategy to control poly-crystalline solar PV energy systems by Moussa Sedraoui, Mohcene Bechouat, Ramazan Ayaz, Yahya Z. Alharthi, Abdelhalim Borni, Layachi Zaghba, Salah K. ElSayed, Yayehyirad Ayalew Awoke, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim

“…The proposed robust control strategy involves two stages: first, modifying the standard Perturb and Observe (P&O) algorithm to generate an optimal reference voltage using real-time measurements of temperature, solar irradiance, and wind speed. …”
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Influence of the Nd:YAG Laser Pulse Duration on the Temperature of Primary Enamel by R. A. Valério, V. S. da Cunha, R. Galo, F. A. de Lima, L. Bachmann, S. A. M. Corona, M. C. Borsatto

“…Nd:YAG laser pulse duration provided no difference on the temperature changes on primary enamel, in which the following means were observed: A = EL (23.15°C ± 7.75), B = LP (27.33°C ± 11.32), and C = SP (26.91°C ± 12.85). …”
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Effects of Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potato Lyophilized Powder on the Physicochemical Properties, Lactic Acid Bacteria Viability, Microstructure, and Textural Properties of Stirred Yogu... by Paulo Cezar da Cunha Júnior, Carlos Alberto Cruz Pinto, Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva, Elisa Helena da Rocha Ferreira

“…No post-acidification processes were observed during storage. YLP2, YLP4, and YLP6 showed higher stability regarding the number of viable lactic acid bacteria cells compared to the control sample (without enrichment) during storage. …”
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Impact of Inherited Prothrombotic Disorders on the Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Patients with Diabetes by Michal Dubský, Alexandra Jirkovská, Libuše Pagáčová, Robert Bém, Andrea Němcová, Vladimíra Fejfarová, Veronika Wosková, Edward B. Jude

“…The genotypic frequency of Leiden allele G1691A was significantly associated with a risk of unsuccessful PTA in comparison with successful PTA group and control group (OR 8.8 (1.1–70.6), p=0.041, and OR 9.8 (1.2–79.2), p=0.032, resp.). However, we only observed a trend for the association of the prothrombin allele G20210A and risk of PTA failure. …”
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Research on Groundwater Drought and Sustainability in Badain Jaran Desert and Surrounding Areas Based on GRACE Satellite by Xiaojun Liu, Naiang Wang, Yixin Wang, Nan Meng, Yuchen Wang, Bin Qiao, Rongzhu Lu, Dan Yang

“…This study utilizes GRACE satellite data and in situ observation data to establish a groundwater storage anomaly (GWSA) time series for the Badain Jaran Desert and its surrounding areas (BJDCA) from 2003 to 2022. …”
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How to Distinguish Patients with pSS among Individuals with Dryness without Invasive Diagnostic Studies by Agata Sebastian, Maciej Sebastian, Maria Misterska-Skóra, Patryk Woytala, Katarzyna Jakuszko, Piotr Wiland

“…The study included 68 patients with pSS and 43 healthy controls with dryness. FS ≥ 1 was observed in 90% of patients with pSS (with or without dryness), and only in 23% of the control group (only with xerostomia). …”
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Factor XII (Hageman) Levels in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss by A. Seval Ozgu-Erdinc, Cihan Togrul, Ayla Aktulay, Umran Buyukkagnici, Elif Gul Yapar Eyi, Salim Erkaya

“…Women who were referred to our hospital for two consecutive abortions or three abortions in between 2007 and 2013 were included in this retrospective observational study. Women were further grouped according to factor XII levels, as <60% and ≥60%. …”
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Chromatin accessibility and differentially expressed genes profiling in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) head kidney cells following iridovirus infection by Chaowei Song, Ying Huang, Fang Han, Zhiyong Wang, Zhiyong Wang

“…Additionally, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to analyze the expression pattern of immune response genes upon LYCIV infection.ResultsSubstantial alterations in chromatin accessibility were observed, particularly in the regulatory regions of key immune-related genes. …”
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Perceptions and experiences of healthcare professionals of implementing the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act in England during the Covid-19 pandemic by Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Leah McLaughlin, Lorraine Williams, Jane Noyes, Stephen O’Neill, Paul Boadu, Jennifer Bostock, Nicholas Mays

“…Methods Mixed-methods study informed by Normalisation Process Theory, based on two national surveys of health care professionals and interviews, observations and document analysis, across two case study sites. …”
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PROFILE OF HIV/AIDS PATIENTS COINFECTED WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN IBNU SINA DISTRICT HOSPITAL, GRESIK,EAST JAVA, INDONESIA by Lilik N. Widyaningrum, Dwi W. Indriati, Diyantoro, Aliyah Siti Sundari

“…Method: The method used is observational analytical cross-sectional. Patients with TB and HIV coinfection were recapitulated from the Case Report Form (CRF). …”
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Human Fetal Liver: An In Vitro Model of Erythropoiesis by Guillaume Pourcher, Christelle Mazurier, Yé Yong King, Marie-Catherine Giarratana, Ladan Kobari, Daniela Boehm, Luc Douay, Hélène Lapillonne

“…In this in vitro model, maturation that is enucleation reaches a lower level compared to adult sources as observed for embryonic or iP, but, interestingly, they (i) displayed a dramatic in vitro expansion (100-fold more when compared to CB CD34+) and (ii) 100% cloning efficiency in hematopoietic progenitor assays after 3 days of erythroid induction, as compared to 10–15% cloning efficiency for adult CD34+ cells. …”
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Simultaneous Evolutionary Fits for Jupiter and Saturn Incorporating Fuzzy Cores by Ankan Sur, Roberto Tejada Arevalo, Yubo Su, Adam Burrows

“…With the recent realization that there likely are stably stratified regions in the interiors of both Jupiter and Saturn, we construct new nonadiabatic, inhomogeneous evolutionary models with the same microphysics for each that result at the present time in respectable fits for all major bulk observables for both planets. These include the effective temperature, radius, atmospheric heavy-element and helium abundances (including helium rain), and the lower-order gravity moments J _2 and J _4 . …”
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Changes in the Size of a Ruptured Pheochromocytoma after Transcatheter Arterial Embolization by Takahiro Ichikawa, Chikako Oyabu, Megumi Minamida, Yusuke Ichijo, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Mai Asano, Hiroya Iwase, Toru Tanaka, Michiaki Fukui

“…Six months after TAE, elective laparoscopic surgery was performed, and the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. We observed a decrease in the size of the ruptured pheochromocytoma after TAE. …”
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Genomic adaptation of Clostridium perfringens to human intestine by Ke Wu, Juan Wang, Zelin Yan, Yanyan Zhu, Shaolin Wang, Bo Fu, Chengtao Sun, Ruichao Li, Edward M. Fox, Séamus Fanning, Li Bai, Yang Wang, Yizhi Tang, Zhe Yin, Rong Zhang, Hongning Wang

“…Notably, the food poisoning‐associated toxin gene cpe was identified in a fusion plasmid for the first time in an isolate, indicating fusion of pCP13‐like and pCW3‐like plasmids and the potential for transfer of cpe across genetic backgrounds. Moreover, we observed that the genomic characteristics of C. perfringens correlate with host species, with specific toxin genes, such as pfoA and colA, potentially influencing host selectivity. …”
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