Endothelial injury is one of the risk factors for the progression of vascular calcification in patients receiving maintenance dialysis by Dan-Dan Yao, Xiao-Wei Yan, Yan Zhou, Zuo-Lin Li, Fang-Xin Qiu

“…The median (IQR) follow-up time was 1.9 (1.8–2.0) years for all patients. By the end of 2-year follow-up, progression of vascular calcification (including CAC and AAC) was observed in 58.0% of patients. …”
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Distributed public service broadcasting as an alternative model for public service broadcasting in South Africa by Pieter Jacobus Fourie

“…Finally, the article should be read against the background of what were, at the time of writing in 2010, a number of serious governmental threats to freedom of expression with government proposing, inter alia, the introduction of a controversial Bill on the Protection of Information and also of a Media Appeals Tribunal – both of these constituting further threats to the autonomy of the public broadcaster and which makes it even more urgent that a new broadcasting model be considered. …”
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NAT10 promotes ovarian cancer cell migration, invasion, and stemness via N4-acetylcytidine modification of CAPRIN1 by Yang Song, Min Cheng

“…The expression of NAT10 and CAPRIN1 in OC cells lines were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting. …”
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Chemicals That Disrupt the Endocrine System and Their Effects on Behavior by Yousaf Khan1, Abdul Sattar1, Syed Amin Ullah1, Zia-Ur-Rehman2, Hakimullah3, Madeeha Bibi4, Hina Sarfraz1, Anila Mukhtiar1

“…Still a lot is to be done and there is a huge potential of research in this area which if focused properly can prove as an agent of change in the field of Medical and Health Sciences and Human race can be saved from diverse diseases which may be linked to these disruptors and can be treated timely. In the light of the above, there is dire need of research in this area so as to be familiar to the hazardous and health related issues in Humans caused by these disruptors and to find an alternative for the chemicals and items in order to save the humanity from the negative impacts of these disruptors. …”
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The grain market in Kazakhstan: An economic analysis of exports and domestic consumption by Assel Rakhimbekova, Aigul Mukhamejanova, Alikhan Babassov, Zhanat Abzhan, Nurgul Shaikenova

“…Although imports did not surpass exports, they increased more than sevenfold over time. During the study period, grain reserves in the country grew by 9%, accompanied by a significant rise in market prices. …”
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Resilience to climate-induced food insecurity in Nigeria: a systematic review of the role of adaptation strategies in flood and drought mitigation by Timothy A. Akinkuolie, Timothy A. Akinkuolie, Timothy O. Ogunbode, Aruna O. Adekiya

“…Findings indicate a growing threat to Nigeria’s food security, as frequent flooding destroys infrastructure, erodes topsoil, and reduces agricultural productivity, leading to lower food output and increased costs. At the same time, droughts, particularly in the semi-arid north, drastically reduce crop yields and worsen food insecurity by depleting vital water resources. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulation and Exact Statistical Mechanical Lattice Models as a Development Tool for Zeolite Multi-Component Adsorption Isotherm Derivation by G. Manos, L.J. Dunne, S. Jalili, A. Furgani, T. Neville

“…The latter technique has the known capability of being able to reproduce experimental isotherms reliably, but can be very time consuming and expensive. In contrast, the lattice model adsorption isotherms can be parameterized by comparing with those obtained by Monte Carlo simulation and thereafter used to cheaply and rapidly explore a very wide range of mixture concentrations and conditions. …”
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Tabu Search Algorithm for Optimization of Blood Distribution Routes by Agus Mulyadi, St. Nova Meirizha, Ari Andriyas, Irsan Pratama

“…Therefore, it is necessary to determine vehicle routes to meet demand due to the limited number of vehicles. The distribution time limit is another obstacle in the distribution process due to delays in delivering blood products from UTD to hospitals or hospital blood banks. …”
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Factors Leading To Severe Anaemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease by Erum Afaq, Humera Afaq, Naila Parveen, Hira Fatima Waseem, Anwar Ali, Shazia Nazar

“…It often stays unrecognized in the earlier stages but over time it may lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). …”
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A Study on Coronavirus Disease-2019 Stigma Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019 Warriors and an Insight into Community Perception by Madhavi GAJULA, Suwarna MADHUKUMAR

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for 6 months. The sample size was time-bound, and a mixed method of sampling was employed. …”
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Exploring Metal Ions as Potential Antimicrobial Agents to Combat Future Drug Resistance in <i>Mycoplasma bovis</i> by Mauida F. Hasoon Alkhallawi, Majed H. Mohammed, Farhid Hemmatzadeh, Kiro Petrovski

“…In contrast, conventional antimicrobials showed limited effectiveness: tetracycline inhibited 31.25% of isolates at ≥16 mg/L, tylosin inhibited 25% at 16 mg/L, and tulathromycin MICs ranged from 0.5 to 8 mg/L. Time–kill assays revealed a reduction in <i>M. bovis</i> viability after eight hours of exposure to silver and colloidal silver, though higher concentrations (4×–8× MIC) were required for complete eradication. …”
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Economic security of the enterprise: The essence, structure and mechanism of ensuring by Liubov Kovalska, Оleksandr Holii, Valentyn Holii

“…The prerequisites (efficient and rational use of all available and potential resources; rapid response to changes in economic, political, social, market, geopolitical, international and other factors of influence; availability of preventive mechanisms for protection and prevention of negative impact of factors) and Consequences (Ensuring the economic development of the enterprise in time dimension; ensuring the sustainability of the socio-economic system of the enterprise) ensuring the economic security of the enterprise. …”
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Integrated Care for People Living With Rare Disease: A Scoping Review on Primary Care Models in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries by Nada Vidic, Anna McGlynn, Fatemeh Abdi, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Reginald Michael Crampton, Kean-Seng Lim, Elizabeth Emma Palmer, Natalie Taylor, Ben Harris-Roxas

“…Conclusions: Sufficient communication from specialists, information, resources, time and reimbursement for complex care are still needed. …”
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A Case of Atypical Neurofibromatous Neoplasm of Uncertain Biologic Potential: Unravelling the Enigma by Apoorva Pande, Samarth Shukla, Sourya Acharya, Pravin Gadkari, Milind Pande

“…This case underscores the complexity and diagnostic challenges associated with such swellings, necessitating thorough examination and ongoing monitoring for timely intervention. This case highlights the importance of thorough clinical evaluation, histopathological examination, and molecular analysis in accurately characterising such tumours, guiding clinical management decisions, and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. …”
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Research priorities for preterm lung health research across the lifespan: a community priority setting partnership by Anne McKenzie, Shannon J Simpson, Naomi R Hemy, Amber Bates, Belinda Frank

“…The substantial gaps in our understanding of prematurity-associated lung disease presented a timely opportunity to determine the community’s research priorities.Objective To conduct a priority setting partnership (PSP) to determine the top 10 research priorities for preterm lung health.Design We undertook a modified James Lind Alliance methodology comprising three main stages: (1) an idea generating survey with open questions to ascertain the community’s most important ideas for future preterm lung health research, (2) prioritisation survey to distill the main themes into a shortlist of 20 and (3) consensus workshop where participants were tasked with ranking their final top 10. …”
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The Impact of Cancel Culture on Politics and International Relations by L. V. Deriglazova, A. M. Pogorelskaya

“…As a kind of social control cancel culture could contribute to overcoming gap between manifested values and social practices, preserving social order and fighting elitism and inequality. At the same time cancel culture could be used as instrument of unfair competition, political struggle and suppression of opinions. …”
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Features of therapy selection in patients with glaucoma and “dry eye” syndrome by Zh.G. Oganezova, E.A. Egorov

“…In addition to neuroprotective effect, brimonidine has a double mechanism to reduce the level of IOP: at the same time, it reduces the production of water moisture and activates an uveoscleral outflow. 0.2% solution of brimonidine (Luxfen) contains in its formulation composition a moisturizing component — polyvinyl alcohol, due to which the problem of protecting the eye surface can be solved by prescribing more than one drug containing a preservative for a long period.…”
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A Model of High Latitude Ionospheric Convection Derived From SuperDARN EOF Model Data by M. M. Lam, R. M. Shore, G. Chisham, M. P. Freeman, A. Grocott, M.‐T. Walach, L. Orr

“…Our model has the potential to be used to forecast the ionospheric electric field using the real‐time solar wind data available from spacecraft located upstream of the Earth.…”
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Improving the Military Vocational Training of Cadets at Military Institute by Yu. G. Bychenko, T. M. Balandina

“…Administrative technologies of interaction between the teacher and the students prevail, there are no favorable conditions for creative self-realization, complex development of creative projects, self-development of the intellectual potential of cadets, the practice of including cadets in the system of tactical management and self-management, organizing their own leisure time is limited. In this regard, changes are necessary in two directions: 1) providing organizational and informational conditions and opportunities for the creative implementation of students, as well as stimulating creative educational, scientific, and self-governing leisure activities of cadets; 2) the formation of organizational structures that purposefully support and organize innovative, managerial and selfgoverning activities of cadets. …”
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Causal Effects of PM2.5, NOx, and NO2 on Cognitive Function: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Yilin Tang, Zhenyu Li, Yicheng Fu, Mingyi Zhao

“…The exposure factors in our analysis were air pollutants, including “particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5); 2010”, “nitrogen oxides air pollution; 2010” and “nitrogen dioxide air pollution; 2010”, while our outcome variables focused on cognitive function, including the “fluid intelligence score”, “mean time to correctly identify matches”, and “number of incorrect matches in the round”. …”
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