Water Risk and Mining Firms’ Stock Return by Maryam Davallou, Shirin Mehrali

“…Also, the results showed that the amount of rainfall and drought in the region affects the firm's stock returns only up to three seasons, and its long-term effect is zero with a slight tolerance. Additional research findings indicate that during water crises, mining companies may experience a decline in value ranging from 15 to 45 percent. …”
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The optimal treatment of invasive ductal and lobular carcinoma occurring at the same time needs to be established by Supriya Peshin, Rafi Iftekher, Rabia Iqbal, Shagun Singh, Moka Nagaishwarya

“…The complexity of this case was further heightened by a significant family history of breast and colon cancers, and comorbid conditions including borderline diabetes, hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD), which required careful therapeutic consideration to balance efficacy and tolerability. Pathological evaluation confirmed stage II, grade 2 IDC in the right breast with one positive sentinel lymph node and stage I, grade 1 ILC in the left breast with no nodal involvement. …”
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Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study by Daniela Ohlendorf, Charlotte Doerry, Vanessa Fisch, Sebastian Schamberger, Gerhard Oremek, Hanns Ackermann, Johannes Schulze

“…Their body weight ranged from 46 to 106 kg (60.3±7.9 kg), the heights from 1.53 to 1.82 m (1.69±0.06 m) and the body mass index from 16.9 kg/m² to 37.6 kg/m² (21.1±2.6 kg/m²).Outcome measures A three-dimensional back scan was performed to measure the upper back posture in habitual standing. The tolerance ranges and CI were calculated. Group differences were tested by the Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney U test.Results In normal posture, the spinal column was marginally twisted to the left, and the vertebrae were marginally rotated to the right. …”
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High-throughput phenotyping of wheat root angle and coleoptile length at different temperatures using 3D-printed equipment by Nevzat Aydin, Mesut Ersin Sönmez, Tuğba Güleç, Bedrettin Demir, Hadi Alipour, Aras Türkoğlu

“…This method can be seamlessly integrated into breeding programs to enhance drought tolerance, rapidly phenotyping populations for root and coleoptile characteristics.…”
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Feasibility of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation combined with personalized word retrieval for improving naming in primary progressive aphasia by Allan George, Eric McConathey, Amy Vogel-Eyny, Elizabeth Galletta, Giuseppina Pilloni, Leigh Charvet

“…The intervention was well-tolerated with no treatment-limiting adverse events. …”
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Small Magnets, Big Future: Low-Field MRI Technology and Clinical Utility by Mohamamdreza Elhaie, Abolfazl Koozari, Iraj Abedi, Mahmoud Mohammadi-Sadr, Abbas Monsef

“…It enables the scanning of anxious patients and children who cannot tolerate enclosed high-field scanners due to discomfort. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of the CIPK Gene Family in Jasmine and Expression Analysis Under Salt Stress by Shuang Zhang, Xin Huang, Lili Yin, Jiawei Li, Jiacan Xu, Ruigang Wu

“…These findings would lay a foundation for future functional studies of these two genes in jasmine related to salt stress and provide useful resistance genes for the molecular breeding of new varieties of salt-tolerant jasmine.…”
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A <i>SMALL AUXIN UP-REGULATED RNA</i> Gene Isolated from Watermelon (<i>ClSAUR1</i>) Positively Modulates the Chilling Stress Response in Tobacco via Multiple Signaling Pathways by Duo Wang, Gangli Ma, Jia Shen, Xinyang Xu, Weisong Shou, Zhengying Xuan, Yanjun He

“…The overexpression of <i>ClSAUR1</i> in tobacco lines was contrasted and analyzed, revealing an increased tolerance to chilling stress. This was evidenced by a reduced degree of wilting and chlorosis compared to wild-type (WT) plants. …”
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Quality of Life Assessment in Diabetic Patients Using a Validated Tool in a Patient Population Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India by Dayanidhi Meher, Sonali Kar, Mona Pathak, Snigdha Singh

“…The pretested tool has 8-domain role limitation due to physical health, physical endurance, general health, treatment satisfaction, symptom botherness, financial worries, emotional/mental health, and diet advice tolerance. The validated tool had 34 items (questions) that were selected to represent these domains on the basis of extraction communality, factor loading, and interitem and item-total correlations. …”
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Examining the impact of probiotic Lactiplantibacillus pentosus 6MMI on inhibiting biofilm formation, adhesion, and virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115 by Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Mostafa Rahmati-Joneidabad, Morteza Taki

“…In the next step of the study, the Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) model accurately predicted bile tolerance and acid parameters with a high R2 of 0.99 and minimal Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) values of 0.33 % and 0.21 %, respectively. …”
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Low Citrate Synthase Activity Is Associated with Glucose Intolerance and Lipotoxicity by Yosra Alhindi, Lobke M. Vaanholt, Mustafah Al-Tarrah, Stuart R. Gray, John R. Speakman, Catherine Hambly, Bader S. Alanazi, Brendan M. Gabriel, Arimantas Lionikas, Aivaras Ratkevicius

“…During HFD feeding, glucose tolerance of mice decreased progressively and to a greater extent in B6.A females compared to B6 females, with males showing a similar trend. …”
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Zingiber striolatum phytochemicals ameliorated hyperglycemia symptoms by modulating gut microbial communities in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Tingting Liu, Xiaodong Ge, Lu Song, Huanhuan Wu, Xue Qian, Bowen Jia, Chao Zhao, Yi Zhuang

“…The remaining 48 mice were employed T2DM model, and then randomly assigned to four groups: the model group, a low-dose ZSE group (ZSE-L, 100 mg/kg/day), a high-dose ZSE group (ZSE-H, 300 mg/kg/day), and a positive control group treated with metformin hydrochloride (MET, 100 mg/kg/day).ResultsAfter a 4-week intervention, the results revealed that ZSE significantly ameliorated fasting blood glucose (FBG), area under the curve of oral glucose tolerance test (AUC of OGTT) and glycated serum protein (GSP) in T2DM mice. …”
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The effect of cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen on the viability of flax seeds by An. V. Pavlov, E. A. Porokhovinova, N. B. Brutch, Al. V. Pavlov, V. G. Verzhuk

“…A two-factor analysis of variance showed that liquid nitrogen had significant effect on laboratory germination energy, field germination capacity, laboratory germination energy and capacity after 6 months of storage at room temperature: the effect size was 42, 11, 31, and 24%, respectively, while treatment with P(3HB) had no significant effect on any of the options of the experiment with its application.Conclusion. Flax seeds tolerated direct immersion in liquid nitrogen (t = –196°C) best of all in gauze packaging. …”
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The Genetic Expression Difference of A2058 Cells Treated by Plasma Direct Exposure and Plasma-Treated Medium and the Appropriate Treatment Strategy by Chao-Yu Chen, Chung-Hsien Chou, Yun-Chien Cheng

“…The fibroblasts showed higher tolerance to plasma treatments. From gene expression analysis, the initial observations showed that both treatments influenced transcription-related pathways and exhibited shared or unique cellular stress responses. …”
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Demographic Associations of Diabetes Status by Both Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and Glycated Hemoglobin in a Community Survey in Galle District, Sri Lanka by Keddagoda Gamage Piyumi Wasana, Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake, Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna, Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana Jayatilaka

“…Diagnostic tools used in detecting individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) include fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The present study was aimed to determine the demographic associations of diabetes status by both tests (FPG and HbA1C) in Galle district, Sri Lanka. 147 adults (30–60 years) who are having FPG ≥ 126 mg/dL underwent demographic evaluations and testing for HbA1C. …”
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Discovery and development of ANV419, an IL-2/anti-IL-2 antibody fusion protein with potent CD8+ T and natural killer cell-stimulating capacity for cancer immunotherapy by Patrizia Murer, Barbara Brannetti, Jean-Michel Rondeau, Laetitia Petersen, Nicole Egli, Simone Popp, Catherine Regnier, Kirsten Richter, Andreas Katopodis, Christoph Huber

“…In cynomolgus monkeys, the estimated half-life of ANV419 is 24 h, and doses that induced sustained expansion of effector cells were well tolerated without the severe toxicities typically observed with high-dose IL-2. …”
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Pilot study of extended-release lorcaserin for cocaine use disorder among men who have sex with men: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. by Glenn-Milo Santos, Janet Ikeda, Phillip Coffin, John E Walker, Tim Matheson, Matthew McLaughlin, Jennifer Jain, Eric Vittinghoff, Steven L Batki

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>We found that it is feasible, acceptable, and tolerable to conduct a placebo-controlled pharmacologic trial for MSM with CUD who are actively using cocaine. …”
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Analysis of oral cancer carcinogens in repeatedly heated cooking oils by Vidhant Krishna Nambiar, Vidya Mudliar, Inosi Salababa

“…Conclusion: Elevated 3-MCPD levels were found in Soya bean and olive reheated cooking oils exceeding tolerable daily intake levels and indicating potential health risks. …”
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Efficacy in Japanese adults with growth hormone deficiency receiving weekly somapacitan or daily growth hormone: results from phase 3 REAL 1 trial by Fumio Otsuka, Michael Højby Rasmussen, Takaaki Endo, Claus Sværke, Shigeyuki Tahara, Gudmundur Johannsson

“…Somapacitan was well tolerated, with a safety profile similar to daily GH.ConclusionsIn Japanese treatment-naïve individuals with AGHD, once-weekly somapacitan demonstrated similar efficacy and safety to daily GH after 34 weeks of treatment. …”
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Gestational weight gain patterns as predictors of cesarean deliveries in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus by Tzu-Ling Chen, Su-Fen Cheng, Chien-Lin Kuo, Chu-Yu Huang, Chia-Hsun Wu

“…GDM was diagnosed by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) during 24–28 weeks of gestation. …”
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