A novel mutation, Ile344Asn, in microsomal triglyceride transfer protein abolishes binding to protein disulfide isomerase by Swati Valmiki, Cindy Bredefeld, M. Mahmood Hussain

“…This knowledge may guide us in developing novel treatment modalities to reduce plasma lipids and atherosclerosis.…”
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The efficacy of an allosteric modulator of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a murine model of stroke by Katherine Hernandez, Nathan Jones, Sterling B. Ortega

“…IntroductionIschemic strokes contribute significantly to cardiovascular-related deaths in the U.S., with current interventions limited to thrombolytic agents. …”
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Assessing low-back loading during lifting using personalized electromyography-driven trunk models and NIOSH-based risk levels by Mohamed Irfan Refai, Tiwana Varrecchia, Giorgia Chini, Alberto Ranavolo, Massimo Sartori

“…These approaches can be implemented with wearable sensorized garments to monitor personalized musculoskeletal health unobtrusively in the workplace providing us a better insight into possibility of individual risk.…”
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Understanding pectin cross-linking in plant cell walls by Irabonosi Obomighie, Iain J. Prentice, Peter Lewin-Jones, Fabienne Bachtiger, Nathan Ramsay, Chieko Kishi-Itakura, Martin W. Goldberg, Tim J. Hawkins, James E. Sprittles, Heather Knight, Gabriele C. Sosso

“…This knowledge has important implications for agricultural biotechnology, informing us about the chemical properties of plant pectins that are best suited for improving crop resilience and amenability to biofuel extraction by modifying the cell wall.…”
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Could the Inflation Reduction Act Maximum Fair Price Hurt Patients? by Anne M. Sydor, Esteban Rivera, Robert Popovian

“…These price caps may reduce revenue for the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that negotiate the actual price paid for medicines in the U.S. To offset the resulting pressure on their profit margins, it is possible that PBMs would, in turn, increase patients’ out-of-pocket costs for medicines with capped prices. …”
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Rs9939609 Variant of the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene and Trunk Obesity in Adolescents by Harald Mangge, Wilfried Renner, Gunter Almer, Daniel Weghuber, Reinhard Möller, Renate Horejsi

“…No associations were found with carotis communis intima media thickness, systolic, diastolic blood pressure, ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (US-CRP), homocystein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, oxidized LDL, fasted glucose, insulin, HOMA-index, liver transaminases, uric acid, and adipokines like resistin, leptin, and adiponectin. …”
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Anton Diabellis Variationenprojekt (1819 bis 1824). Geschichtlichkeit und ästhetische Normativität by Tobias Janz

“…Both works are placed in historical perspective to enable us to experience the distance between them and the way they are perceived today. …”
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Wheat leaf epidermal pattern as a model for studying the influence of stress conditions on morphogenesis by U. S. Zubairova, A. V. Doroshkov

“…In the process of formation, the linear leaf of wheat remains in the stationary growth phase for long. This fact permits us to observe a series of successive morphogenetic events recorded in the cellular structure of the mature leaf. …”
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Use of Population Weighted Density Index for Coronavirus Spread in the United States by Huseyin Yuce, Hannah Stauss, Adrienne Persad

“…Multivariate analysis has been used to determine the elasticity of the spread. **Results:** Using U.S. county-level data, we calculated the elasticity of COVID-19 spread with respect to population-weighted density to be 0.085 after controlling for other factors. …”
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Study of the Influence of Plaque Growth and Hydrostatic Properties in an Atherosclerotic Artery, for the Prevention of Arterial Wall Damage: Application to Vascular Diseases by J. R. Tsafack Nzifack, J. S. Mabekou Takam, R. Moutou Pitti, M. Fogue, P. K. Talla

“…The great contribution of this work shows us that increasing the size of the plaque also increases arterial stress, and the radial growth of the plaque is very dangerous compared to the longitudinal growth. …”
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Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping: A Major Review by Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, Amir Hushang Beheshtnejad, Golshan Latifi, Marjan Akbari-Kamrani, Sadegh Ghafarian, Ahmad Masoomi, Seyed Ali Sonbolastan, Hamidreaza Jahanbani-Ardakani, Mehrnaz Atighechian, Laleh Banan, Hosein Nouri, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi

“…In this comprehensive synthesis, we reviewed all available data on ETM with different methods, including very high-frequency ultrasound (VHF-US) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in normal individuals, corneal or systemic diseases, and corneal surgical scenarios. …”
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Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Hg (II) Based on Hg (II)-Induced Suppressed Enzyme-Like Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Au@ZnO/Fe3O4 in a Cosmetic Skin Product by Oratile Semong, Bareki Shima Batlokwa

“…The material exhibited excellent analytical performance as marked by the very low limit of detection (LOD) of 2.34 nM, which was well below acceptable levels of 4.99 μM for mercury in cosmetics as set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and within the linear dynamic ranges of 0–10 nM. …”
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Optimal Topology Management for Software-Defined Networks Minimizing Latency and Using Network Slicing by Andrés Viveros, Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Besides, our models allow us to deal with the management of connecting users to either controller or switch-type nodes depending on the slice to which each user belongs. …”
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Gene expression of psychiatric disorder-related kinesin superfamily proteins (Kifs) is potentiated in alternatively activated primary cultured microglia by Suguru Iwata, Mitsuhiro Hyugaji, Yohei Soga, Momo Morikawa, Tetsuya Sasaki, Yosuke Takei

“…We established a primary microglia culture that enabled manipulation of the substate of cells. This allowed us to investigate the expression levels of psychiatric disorder-related Kifs messenger RNA (mRNA) in each condition. …”
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Let’s Wiggle with 5-2-1-0: Curriculum Development for Training Childcare Providers to Promote Activity in Childcare Settings by Debra M. Vinci, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Christopher K. Wirth, Caroline Kraus, Alexandra P. Venezia

“…Overweight and obesity are increasing in preschool children in the US. Policy, systems, and environmental change interventions in childcare settings can improve obesity-related behaviors. …”
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Moscow Treaty of the USSR-Germany and «Letter on German Unity». From Conflict to Compromise by A. M. Filitov

“…The article pays due attention to the "US factor" in Soviet-West German relations. Formally declaring a positive attitude to the" new Eastern policy " of Germany, in fact the American side tried to compromise it in every possible way and complicate the process of preparing the Moscow Treaty. …”
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Machine Learning in Acute Stroke Neuroimaging. A Systematic Literature Review by D. Matuliauskas, I. Stražnickaitė, A. Samuilis, D. Jatužis

“…AI solutions can be widely applied in computation of infarct volumes. Us- ing AI in stroke diagnosis still requires further research with more prospective studies, more expert human operators, and more focus on evaluating secondary outcomes. …”
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Network Graph Analysis of Gene-Gene Interactions in Genome-Wide Association Study Data by Sungyoung Lee, Min-Seok Kwon, Taesung Park

“…Recently, the development of advanced genotyping technologies has allowed us to perform genome-wide association studies (GWASs). …”
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Colonization as a Factor of Russian History in the Understanding of the Scholars of the 19th – early 20th Centuries by Nina S. Tsintsadze

“…Among the authors there are thinkers of different scientific schools and trends, which allowed us to consider a wide range of approaches to understanding the phenomenon of the colonization of Russia. …”
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Tool Used to Assess Co-Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Ecosystems for Human Wellbeing: Second Validation via Measurement Application by Karmele Herranz-Pascual, Paula Anchustegui, Carolina Cantergiani, Ioseba Iraurgi

“…To contribute to the advancement of knowledge on nature’s contribution to people in relation to this type of benefit, it is necessary for us to develop and test assessment tools to contribute to the development of a robust nature-based solutions monitoring framework. …”
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