Effect of Skin Protectants on the Total Inward Leakage of N95 Respirators: Testing with an Advanced Static Headform by Xinyi Niu, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Michael Yermakov, Roman Jandarov, Iliya Rivkin

“…The TIL was shown to be significantly affected by the interaction of the skin protectant type, breathing flow rate and FFR models. …”
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25-Gauge Vitrectomy in Open Eye Injury with Retained Foreign Body by G. Sborgia, N. Recchimurzo, A. Niro, L. Sborgia, A. Sborgia, G. Alessio

“…In this retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series, we performed 25-gauge vitrectomy on 10 patients affected by open globe injuries with retained foreign body, over 3 years. …”
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Effects of cereal rye residue biomass and preemergence herbicide on the emergence of troublesome southeastern weed species by Annu Kumari, Andrew J. Price, Steve Li, Audrey Gamble, Alana Jacobson

“…In both greenhouse and field conditions, the emergence of ivyleaf morningglory was not affected by the increasing biomass of cereal rye residue. …”
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A sustainable breakthrough in rodent pest control: laboratory validation of novel neem-andrographolide bait with dual toxic and contraceptive effects by Meenu Verma, Harjinder Kaur, Bhupinder Kaur Babbar

“…Mating behaviour and reproductive success were also affected in all the treated groups. Results thus revealed irreversible antifertility effect of treated bait even after 15 and 30 days of treatment. …”
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Genotypes among Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Teaching Hospital of Nepal by Roshan Pandit, Balkrishna Awal, Sumesh Shreekhanda Shrestha, Govardhan Joshi, Basista Prasad Rijal, Narayan Prasad Parajuli

“…Among suspected cases of UTI, we found that 15.2% were having UTI and female patients of the reproductive age group were more affected (p<0.05). Escherichia coli (154, 62.1%) was the key uropathogen, and majority (∼64.9%) of them were multidrug resistant (MDR). …”
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Light-regulated microRNAs shape dynamic gene expression in the zebrafish circadian clock. by Zuo Wang, Shuang Wang, Yi Bi, Alessandra Boiti, Shengxiang Zhang, Daniela Vallone, Xianyong Lan, Nicholas S Foulkes, Haiyu Zhao

“…Furthermore, treatment with mimics and inhibitors of these two miRNAs significantly affected the dynamic expression of their target genes but also other core clock components (clock1a, bmal1b, per1b, per2, per3), as well as the rhythmic locomotor activity of zebrafish larvae. …”
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Effects of Different Inspiratory Muscle Training Protocols on Exercise Capacity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Hypertension by İrem Hüzmeli, Nihan Katayıfçı, Fatih Yalçın, Esra Doğru Hüzmeli

“…This study aimed to explore how varying inspiratory muscle training workloads affect exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), depression, peripheral and respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, dyspnea, fatigue, and physical activity levels in hypertension (HT) patients. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL SPHERE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DURING PANDEMIC THREATS by V. S. Blikhar, I. M. Zharovska

“…Based on the study of statistical reports, international analysis and the use of personal authorial methods, the following can be stated: the methods of combating the modern pandemic have directly affected everyone on national and international level. …”
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Effect of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the growth and development of young foals under subtropical conditions of Pakistan. by Muhammad Athar Chatha, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Muhammad Saadullah, Jawaria Ali Khan

“…However, the influences of housing conditions and weaning age on survival were not statistically significant (P > 0.05), indicating these factors do not substantially affect foal survival within the first year. These results underscore the critical roles of weaning age, housing conditions, and age of dams in influencing foal growth and survival, highlighting the importance of tailored management practices in optimizing outcomes for the growth and development of young equines under subtropics.…”
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STAT6 deficiency mitigates the severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension caused by chronic intermittent hypoxia by suppressing Th2-inducing cytokines by Pan Jiang, Huai Huang, Zilong Liu, Guiling Xiang, Xiaodan Wu, Shengyu Hao, Shanqun Li

“…STAT6 deficiency (STAT6-/-) improved PH and PA remodeling in CIH-induced PH mouse models.STAT6 deficiency impaired the T helper 2 (Th2) immune response, affecting IL-4 and IL-13 secretion. IL-4, rather than IL-13, activated STAT6 in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (hPASMCs). …”
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Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin by Xiao Ma, Xin Fan, Kora Chabi Youssaou, Junfei Zhang, Xingyi Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Shuping Tian, Yujing Gao

“…Most patients in group B had severe anemia and prostration. Delirium affected significantly more patients in group C than in groups A and B. …”
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Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

“…Retrospective study of consecutive patients affected by NGAU referred to the Ocular Immunology Unit of the AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy, between January 2016 and January 2019. …”
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Analisis Seleksi Atribut Dalam Memprediksi Kegagalan Skripsi Mahasiswa Menggunakan Algoritme Naïve Bayes pada Jurusan Sistem Informasi Universitas Brawijaya by Satrio Hadi Wijoyo, Satrio Agung Wicaksono, Admaja Dwi Herlambang

“…Meanwhile, the result of attribute selection that has been carried out is that the Old P2 is the attribute with the top ranking that affects the classification results. …”
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Similar Material Simulation Study on Protection Effect of Steeply Inclined Upper Protective Layer Mining with Varying Interlayer Distances by Zhigang Yuan, Yaohua Shao, Zhuohui Zhu

“…However, how does interlayer distance affect the protection effect of steeply inclined upper protective layer mining is not understood fully. …”
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Psychometric accuracy of the Dutch Child and Adolescent Trauma Screener by Lieke H. Kooij, Irma M. Hein, Cedric Sachser, Samantha Bouwmeester, Madelief Bosse, Ramón J. L. Lindauer

“…The convergent-discriminant validity pattern showed medium to strong correlations with measures of internalization problems, such as anxiety and affective problems (r = .44–.72) and low to medium correlations with externalizing symptoms (r = .21–.36). …”
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A century of Azolla filiculoides biocontrol: the economic value of Stenopelmus rufinasus to Great Britain by Corin F. Pratt, Kate Constantine, Suzy V. Wood

“…Methods Estimated economic costs (based on the length/area of affected waterbodies, their infestation rates, and the proportion targeted for management) were calculated for three scenarios in which A. filiculoides occurs in GB: (1) without weevils; (2) with naturalised weevil populations; and (3) with naturalised weevil populations plus augmentative weevil releases. …”
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Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, R. Guerrero, O. D. Messina, C. Rios

“…Identifying pathways that affect both bone and muscle could facilitate the development of treatments that simultaneously improve osteoporosis and sarcopenia.…”
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Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux by Lauren C. Breza, A. Stuart Grandy, A. Stuart Grandy

“…IntroductionUnderstanding how nutrient inputs affect nitrogen (N) transformations and storage is vital for developing sustainable agroecosystems. …”
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Latvia and Estonia's View to the Separation of Klaipėda from Lithuania in 1939 by Zenonas Butkus, Magnus llmjärv

“…The issue of Klaipėda, which was one of the key international problems for Lithuania in interwar years, affected the international status and the stability of its northern neighbor countries, including other Baltic states - Latvia and Estonia. …”
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Evaluation of spring bread wheat accessions from the VIR collection for resistance to loose smut by M. M. Kovaleva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…Three years of evaluation showed that 10 varieties were moderately resistant (no more than 5% affected ears): 4 from Russia, 2 from Canada, and single accessions from Spain, China, Pakistan and Tajikistan. …”
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