Establishment and Mechanism Study of a Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Mouse Model Using Lipopolysaccharide by Si-Ji Lv, Shu-Hui Hou, Lei Gan, Jing Sun

“…TUNEL assay was carried out to evaluate granulosa cell apoptosis. Western blotting was performed to measure the levels of inflammation-, fibrosis-, and apoptosis-related proteins in the mouse ovaries. …”
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Physics‐Based Hazard Assessment of Compound Flooding From Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones in a Warming Climate by Ali Sarhadi, Raphaël Rousseau‐Rizzi, Kerry Emanuel

“…We employ a physics‐based hydrodynamic framework to numerically simulate compound flooding from TCs and ETCs in both current and future climates, focusing on the western side of Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts. Our approach leverages hydrodynamic models driven by extensive sets of synthetic TCs downscaled from CMIP6 climate models. …”
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Cold War as Social Conflict, Iron Curtains and Application of Dѐtente Policy as Cold War Concept by Effiong Ekpo, Udeoji Ebele Angela

“…It traced ideologically minded westerners that interpreted cold war as a social conflict that signifying that Moscow was trying to impose its own authoritarian system in a world that it meant to rule. …”
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Skok pokwitaniowy i budowa ciała dziewcząt z Meridy (Jukatan, Meksyk) jako sposób przystosowania do warunków życia by Anna Zielińska

“…Creoles may lead to a more “westernized” style of life than the Maya and Mestizos girls.…”
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Political and Institutional Approaches to Advancing International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Foreign Policy in 1998–2020 by V. A. Shchipkov

“…The concept became popular after the end of the Cold War when the defense of religion against socialistatheist ideas had lost its relevance due to political (the collapse of the Eastern bloc) and cultural (the growing importance of religion in many non-Western countries of the world) reasons. The article starts by reviewing the history of the emergence and development of the institutional infrastructure (legal acts, administrative entities, public and political organizations, think tanks, expert platforms, interdepartmental coordination formats, human rights projects, funding and grant programs, and new international organizations) that supported the US foreign policy advancing international religious freedom. …”
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Association of Androgen-Receptor Gene Mutations with the Copy Number of Androgen-Receptor Silk Protein A Complex and Glutathione-S-Transferases T1 and M1 in Prostate Cancer Patient... by Yan Zhang, Xiangdi Meng, Zhaosen Ma, Zhou Sun, Zhixin Wang

“…Expression levels of androgen receptor (AR) and filamin protein A (FlnA) were detected by Western blotting. RT-PCR was used to detect the copy number of T1 and M1 glutathione-S-transferases. …”
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Need factors for utilisation of institutional delivery services in Nepal: an analysis from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011 by Vishnu Khanal, Andy H Lee, Rajendra Karkee

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Theoretical innovations of Zenonas Ivinskis by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…His most significant theoretical innovation was to typologize, for the first time in Lithuanian historiography, the processes of Lithuanian history, confronting them with Western Europe. This can also be treated as a clear sign of the new paradigm - Überwindung des Historismus (overcoming of historism). …”
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Conflicts between indigenous and scientific concepts of landscape management for wildlife conservation: human-chimpanzee politics of coexistence at Bossou, Guinea by Gen Yamakoshi, Vincent Leblan

“…Even after African countries became independent, top-down operation of these reserves continued primarily due to international calls for nature conservation and to consumerist demand from western countries. For the people of Africa, this continued to be an externally-driven activity with little endogenous motivation and, quite often, real motives for opposition. …”
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Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia, Grace Ogbonna, Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy, Tuwani Rasengane, Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike, Magakwe Tshubelela Sello Simon, John Kwesi Assan, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Sandra C. Melvin

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Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies in War-Affected Urban Settings of Tigray, Ethiopia by Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, Yibrah Hagos Gebresilassie, Mekonen Aregai Gebreselassie

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Addressing technology-mediated stigma in sexual health-related digital platforms: Insights from design team members. by Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai, Amanda Fuchsia Howard, Paul J Yong, Leanne M Currie

“…., software engineers, user interface and user experience (UI/UX) designers, content creators, and project managers) who were involved in digital health design projects across two universities in western Canada. The interviews sought to undersand their perspectives of how to create destigmatizing digital technologies and were centered on strategies that they might adopt or the kind of expertise or support they might need to be able to address stigmatizing features or content on sexual health-related digital technologies. …”
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Pozzolanic Reaction in Clayey Soils for Stabilization Purposes: A Classical Overview of Sustainable Transport Geotechnics by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Michael E. Onyia, Duc Bui Van, Haci Baykara, Hyginus U. Ugwu

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Examining priorities and investments made through the Global Financing Facility for maternal and newborn health: a sub-analysis on quality by Meghan Bruce Kumar, Mary Kinney, Joël Kiendrébéogo, Donat Shamba, Joy E. Lawn, Peter Waiswa

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Targeting the EZH2-PPAR Axis Is a Potential Therapeutic Pathway for Pancreatic Cancer by Jilong Hu, Zhinan Zheng, Jia Lei, Yuxin Cao, Qiyun Li, Zhi Zheng, Chuanjun Chen

“…In vivo, CDXs of PANC-1 and AsPC-1 were established to observe the effects of bezafibrate and GSK126 on bearing tumors. Western blotting was performed to detect the protein expressions of H3K27me3, β-catenin, p-β-catenin, cyclin D1, c-Myc, and cleaved caspase 3 in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Risk factors for ischemic osteonecrosis of the femoral head after internal fixation with multiple cannulated screws for Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture by Yang Shuo

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Correlation of Body Mass Index and Waist-Hip Ratio with Severity and Complications of Hyperlipidemic Acute Pancreatitis in Chinese Patients by Lixin Yang, Jing Liu, Yun Xing, Lichuan Du, Jing Chen, Xin Liu, Jianyu Hao

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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly: A BIM-Enabled Generative Framework for Building Panelization Design by Hexu Liu, Yuxuan Zhang, Zhen Lei, Hong Xian Li, SangHyeok Han

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Triptolide Inhibits Th17 Response by Upregulating microRNA-204-5p and Suppressing STAT3 Phosphorylation in Psoriasis by Qi He, Xingyue Wu, Quan Shi

“…Gene expression at mRNA and protein levels were examined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis, respectively. The combination between microRNA-204-5p (miR-204-5p) and signal transduction and transcription activator-3 (STAT3) was confirmed by luciferase reporter assay. …”
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High craving is associated with fewer abstinent days and lesser time to relapse during treatment in severe alcohol use disorder by Soundarya Soundararajan, Pratima Murthy

“…Background: Craving, an integral aspect of addictive processes, underlies heavy alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Western studies point out that craving is associated with relapse risks in AUD treatment. …”
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