Temperature variability and its effect on seasonal yield of rice in Bangladesh: a long-term trend assessment by Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Abdur Rouf Sarkar, Mou Rani Sarker, Andrew M. McKenzie, Sheikh Arafat Islam Nihad, Md. Arafat Hossain, Akbar Hossain

“…Despite localized disruptions, Bangladesh has sustained rice self-sufficiency through adoption of stress-tolerant varieties, mechanization, and improved practices. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of HepE Hecolin® in chronic hepatitis B patients at clinically stable stage: An open-label study in China by Li Zhang, Qiufen Zhang, Jiaye Liu, Wenlong Wu, Zechun Jiang, Bingyu Yan, Qingfan Cao, Haidong Liu, Huirong Pan, Jingjing Lv, Yi Feng, Fujie Xu, Shoujie Huang, Aiqiang Xu

“…The HepE was highly immunogenic and well tolerated among clinically stable CHB patients and healthy adults.…”
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Short-Course Induction Treatment with Intrathecal Amphotericin B Lipid Emulsion for HIV Infected Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Pradeep Sukumar Yalla, Praveen Kumar Naik, Raghuprakash Reddy

“…However, the good tolerability of intrathecal administration of AmB lipid emulsion and the clinically important mortality reduction observed with the short-course induction treatment warrant further research, ideally through a randomized clinical trial.…”
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Visibility Enhancement of Lesion Regions in Chest X-Ray Images With Image Fidelity Preservation by Ryoichi Ishikawa, Tomohisa Yuzawa, Taiki Fukiage, Masataka Kagesawa, Toru Watsuji, Takeshi Oishi

“…As the inference network requires training, the model predictor computes the reference parameters that maximize the visibility of the lesions within a tolerable loss of fidelity using image pairs—with and without lesions. …”
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Expression of Glutathione Peroxidase and Glutathione Reductase and Level of Free Radical Processes under Toxic Hepatitis in Rats by Igor Y. Iskusnykh, Tatyana N. Popova, Aleksander A. Agarkov, Miguel Â. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho, Stanislav G. Rjevskiy

“…It can be proposed that the overexpression of these enzymes could be a mechanism of enhancement of hepatocytes tolerance to oxidative stress.…”
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Genome Sequencing of a Mung Bean Plant Growth Promoting Strain of P. aeruginosa with Biocontrol Ability by Devaraj Illakkiam, Manoharan Shankar, Paramasivan Ponraj, Jeyaprakash Rajendhran, Paramasamy Gunasekaran

“…In addition, niche-specific genes such as phosphate solubilising 3-phytase, adhesins, pathway-specific transcriptional regulators, a diguanylate cyclase involved in cellulose synthesis, a receptor for ferrienterochelin, a DEAD/DEAH-box helicase involved in stress tolerance, chemotaxis/motility determinants, an HtpX protease, and enzymes involved in the production of a chromanone derivative with potent antifungal activity were identified.…”
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Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs): Revisiting Their Role in Sport and Health by Aleksandra Kajtel, Anna Skowronek, Martyna Piekarska, Katarzyna Dąbek, Michał Ochwat, Maria Sudoł, Gabriela Mierzwa

“…Safety data indicates leucine is well-tolerated at dosages up to 0.53 g/kg/day, but optimal dosages and timing require further study. …”
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Characterization and genome analysis of a novel phage BP15 infecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Te-Ken Hsu, Yi-Yin Chen, Shiao-Wen Li, Hui-Yu Shih, Hsin-Yiu Chou, Jeff Chia-Kai Hsu, Han-Ching Wang, Li-Li Chen

“…Phage BP15 exhibited tolerance to a range of temperatures and pH values. …”
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Non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced alopecia – a literature review by Izabela Ochonska, Karolina Jaglarz, Maciej Kuca, Marcin Cholewa, Maria Jasiewicz

“…Scalp cooling is generally well-tolerated. Other potential methods include scalp injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma, which contains growth factors and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and microneedling, an invasive procedure with uncertain effectiveness, especially as a standalone treatment, that aims to stimulate angiogenesis. …”
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Recycling of biogas digestates in plant production: NPK fertilizer value and risk of leaching by Trine A. Sogn, Ivan Dragicevic, Roar Linjordet, Tore Krogstad, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Susanne Eich-Greatorex

“…The N fertilization can simply be based on the digestate NH4 + concentration and, at least for wheat production, considerable variation in the concentrations of K and P can be tolerated.…”
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Effects of a Novel Glucokinase Activator, HMS5552, on Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Ping Wang, Huili Liu, Li Chen, Yingli Duan, Qunli Chen, Shoumin Xi

“…The levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, fasting plasma insulin (FINS), and glucagon (FG) were determined, and an oral glucose tolerance test was performed. The expression patterns of proteins and genes associated with insulin resistance and GK activity were assayed. …”
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Study of Soluble HLA-G in Congenital Human Cytomegalovirus Infection by Roberta Rizzo, Liliana Gabrielli, Daria Bortolotti, Valentina Gentili, Giulia Piccirilli, Angela Chiereghin, Claudia Pavia, Silvia Bolzani, Brunella Guerra, Giuliana Simonazzi, Francesca Cervi, Maria Grazia Capretti, Enrico Fainardi, Dario Di Luca, Maria Paola Landini, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) is a nonclassical HLA class I antigen that is expressed during pregnancy contributing to maternal-fetal tolerance. HLA-G can be expressed as membrane-bound and soluble forms. …”
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Thermal and ballistic characterization of epoxy matrix composites reinforced with babassu (Attalea speciosa) fiber: An experimental investigation by Lucas Moura Montenegro Reis, Pedro Henrique Poubel Mendonça da Silveira, Yago Soares Chaves, Rafael Travincas Pinto, Lucas de Mendonça Neuba, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento

“…However, the 30 vol% fiber composites displayed greater damage tolerance and structural integrity, remaining intact after five successive impacts. …”
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The Effect of Preoperative Type 2 Diabetes and Physical Fitness on Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Cathrine L. Wimmelmann, Michael T. Lund, Merethe Hansen, Flemming Dela, Erik L. Mortensen

“…Measures included oral and intravenous glucose tolerance tests, VO2max test, Symptoms Checklist (SCL-90), Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36), Body Image Questionnaire, and a questionnaire assessing sociodemographic factors and medical status. …”
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Development and validation of PCR marker array for molecular selection towards spring, vernalization-independent and winter, vernalization-responsive ecotypes of white lupin (Lupin... by Anna Surma, Michał Książkiewicz, Wojciech Bielski, Bartosz Kozak, Renata Galek, Sandra Rychel-Bielska

“…Abstract White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is an ancient grain legume that is still undergoing improvement of domestication traits, including vernalization-responsiveness, providing frost tolerance and preventing winter flowering in autumn-sowing agriculture, and vernalization-independence, conferring drought escape by rapid flowering in spring-sowing. …”
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N-Acetylcysteine Attenuates Diabetic Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury through Inhibiting Excessive Autophagy by Sheng Wang, Chunyan Wang, Fuxia Yan, Tingting Wang, Yi He, Haobo Li, Zhengyuan Xia, Zhongjun Zhang

“…NAC confers cardioprotection against diabetic heart I/RI primarily through inhibiting excessive autophagy which might be a major mechanism why diabetic hearts are less tolerant to I/RI.…”
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Postoperative Complications Leading to Death after Coagulum Pyelolithotomy in a Tetraplegic Patient: Can We Prevent Prolonged Ileus, Recurrent Intestinal Obstruction due to Adhesio... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Gurpreet Singh, Peter Hughes

“…Following surgery, he developed pulmonary atelectasis; he required tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation. He did not tolerate nasogastric feeding. CT of abdomen revealed bilateral renal calculi and features of proximal small bowel obstruction. …”
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Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study by David A Groneberg, Daniela Ohlendorf, Charlotte Doerry, Vanessa Fisch, Sebastian Schamberger, Christina Erbe, Eileen M Wanke

“…Their average body mass index (BMI) was 21.1±2.61 kg/m².Outcome measures A pressure measuring platform was used to measure the weight distribution and postural sway in habitual standing. Median, tolerance range and CI were calculated.Results Height, weight and BMI are comparable to the average young German female population. …”
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The relationship between psychological distress and neurotrophins in patients with alopecia areata: A crosssectional study by Hatice Parlak Subaşı, Hilal Kaya Erdoğan, Ersoy Acer, Evin Kocatürk, Ali Ercan Altınöz, Zeynep Nurhan Saraçoğlu, Muzaffer Bilgin

“…Materials and Methods: The study included 50 AA patients and 50 healthy volunteers as a control group. The Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were used in the evaluation of psychological distress. …”
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Myocardial Expression of PPARγ and Exercise Capacity in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery by Izabela Wojtkowska, Tomasz A. Bonda, Jadwiga Wolszakiewicz, Jerzy Osak, Andrzej Tysarowski, Katarzyna Seliga, Janusz A. Siedlecki, Maria M. Winnicka, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Janina Stępińska

“…We evaluated the relationship between expression of PPARγ in the myocardium during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and exercise tolerance initially and during follow-up. 6-minute walking test was performed before CABG, after 1, 12, 24 months. …”
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