Epidemiological Features of Clostridium difficile Colonizing the Intestine of Jordanian Infants by Eman N. Abu-Khader, Eman F. Badran, Asem A. Shehabi

“…Colonization of the infants with C. difficile toxigenic strains (TcdA and TcdB) was observed in 54% of the isolates, whereas those colonized with nontoxigenic strains were 46% and only one isolate was positive for binary toxin. Breast feeding of infants is a significant factor associated with decreased colonization with C. difficile. …”
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DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Affects Infants' Cellular but Not Humoral Immune Response by Esther Granot, Einat Jakobovich, Ruth Rabinowitz, Paloma Levy, Michael Schlesinger

“…Methods. 60 women in ≥3rd pregnancy studied; 30 randomly assigned to receive DHA 400 mg/day from 12th week gestation until 4 months postpartum. From breast-fed infants, blood obtained for anti-HBs antibodies, immunoglobulins, lymphocyte subset phenotyping, and intracellular cytokine production. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cannonball Leaves and Their Cytotoxic Activity against MCF-7 Cell Line by Preetha Devaraj, Prachi Kumari, Chirom Aarti, Arun Renganathan

“…Green synthesized silver nanoparticles by cannonball leaf extract show cytotoxicity to human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). Overall, this environmentally friendly method of biological silver nanoparticles production provides rates of synthesis faster than or comparable to those of chemical methods and can potentially be used in various human contacting areas such as cosmetics, foods, and medical applications.…”
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Benchmarking cell type annotation methods for 10x Xenium spatial transcriptomics data by Jinming Cheng, Xinyi Jin, Gordon K. Smyth, Yunshun Chen

“…Results We compared performance of five reference-based methods (SingleR, Azimuth, RCTD, scPred and scmapCell) with the marker-gene-based manual annotation method on an imaging-based Xenium data of human breast cancer. A practical workflow has been demonstrated for preparing a high-quality single-cell RNA reference, evaluating the accuracy, and estimating the running time for reference-based cell type annotation tools. …”
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Pathology Databanking and Biobanking in The Netherlands, a Central Role for PALGA, the Nationwide Histopathology and Cytopathology Data Network and Archive by M. Casparie, A. T. M. G. Tiebosch, G. Burger, H. Blauwgeers, A. van de Pol, J. H. J. M. van Krieken, G. A. Meijer

“…Among external users are the Dutch cancer registry, population-based screening programs for cancer of the uterine cervix and breast cancer in The Netherlands, and individual investigators addressing a range of research questions. …”
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Causes and Metabolic Consequences of Gynecomastia in Adult Patients by Ralitsa Robeva, Atanaska Elenkova, Sabina Zacharieva

“…Gynecomastia (GM) is a benign enlargement of male breast due to glandular tissue proliferation. GM is a symptom of systemic or local hormonal disturbances, which could be associated with functional changes or pathological conditions. …”
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A predictive model for electrical conductivity of polymer carbon nanofiber composites considering nanofiber/interphase network and tunneling dimensions by Yasser Zare, Muhammad Tajammal Munir, Kyong Yop Rhee, Soo-Jin Park

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Quantification of nipple size and shape among an ethnically diverse sample of US women by Peter Wildfeuer, Alexis Alban, Bob Worrell, Shilo Ben Zeev, Judith Shamian, Mike Woolridge

“…A total of 510 women were recruited into this study—using an iPhone App, employing the ‘True Depth Scanning’ software, and scanning their torso from both the left and right aspect to secure an image of each breast. They provided 1,129 scans, of which 835 (74%) were submitted to a purpose-built algorithm which isolated the nipple-areola complex as a definable 3D cube, which was re-aligned to enable key parameters of nipple geometry to be measured. …”
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LncRNA MBNL1-AS1 Suppresses Cell Proliferation and Metastasis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma through Targeting Carcinogenic miR-301b-3p by Chouman Sulidankazha, null Alidake, Hai Lin, Tieying He, Wei Han, Qilong Chen

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Twist-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Confers Specific Metabolic and Mitochondrial Alterations by Haleigh N. Parker, Kayla L. Haberman, Tolulope Ojo, Juli Watkins, Adhwaitha Nambiar, Kayla Morales, Bernd Zechmann, Joseph H. Taube

“…Here, we analyze Twist-induced EMT in non-transformed HMLE cells as well as a breast cancer cell line with (MDA-MB-231) and without (MCF7) EMT features to compare differences in metabolic pathways and mitochondrial morphology. …”
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Sociobiology meets oncology: unraveling altruistic cooperation in cancer cells and its implications by Muhammad Sufyan bin Masroni, Evelyn Siew-Chuan Koay, Victor Kwan Min Lee, Siok Bian Ng, Soo Yong Tan, Karen Meiling Tan, Marco Archetti, Sai Mun Leong

“…Against the backdrop of existing knowledge on various social organisms found in nature, we explore the mechanisms underlying the manifestation of altruism within breast tumors, revealing a complex interplay of seemingly counteracting cancer signaling pathways and processes that orchestrate the delicate balance between cost and benefit underlying altruistic cooperation. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of Needle-Tissue Interaction Applied to Soft Tissue Damage During Needle Extraction by Erick D. Chavez Pereda, Hernan A. Gonzalez Rojas, Antonio J. Sanchez Egea

“…A hypodermic needle was inserted into ex vivo turkey breast tissue at different insertion speeds. The size of the tissue hole and the friction stress from the needle-tissue interaction were used to measure damage and develop the damage model. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Iodinated Chitosan Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Cancer Cells by Germán Alvarado Tenorio, Roberto Espinosa Neira, Carlos Alberto Ávila Orta, Gabriela Yolotzín Romero Zúñiga, Hortensia Ortega Ortiz

“…The cytotoxic effects on human tumor cells of chitosan and iodine-modified chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs-I and CSNPs-IO3) were evaluated for 24 h in a range from 0.15 mg/mL to 0.95 mg/mL concentrations, where CSNPs-IO3 presented the lower viability for lung cancer A549, followed by cervical cancer HeLa cell and finally breast cancer MDA-MB-231, with a weight content of iodate ion in a range of 8.7 to 15 μg. …”
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Comparison of molecular analysis results determined by next-generation sequencing to immunohistochemical indicators and clinicopathological parameters in prostate adenocarcinomas by Merve Çırak Balta, İbrahim Halil Erdoğdu, Esin Oktay, Nil Çulhac

“…Results: As a result of statistical analysis, a significant relationship was found between the pathogenic mutation detected in androgen receptor and Breast Cancer Gene 2 genes and tumour volume. In all cases with a pathogenic mutation in the androgen receptor gene, a pathogenic mutation in the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog gene was also observed and a significant relationship was found between them. …”
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Incidence and Evaluation of Incidental Abnormal Bone Marrow Signal on Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Gunjan L. Shah, Aaron S. Rosenberg, Jamie Jarboe, Andreas Klein, Furha Cossor

“…One patient who had not undergone evaluation developed breast cancer 24 months after the MRI. Conclusions. …”
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Synthesis of Some Polysubstituted Nicotinonitriles and Derived Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines as In Vitro Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Candidates by Hassan M. Faidallah, Sherif A. F. Rostom, Khalid A. Khan

“…They were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic effects against three different human tumor cell lines (human colon carcinoma HT29, hepatocellular carcinoma Hep-G2, and Caucasian breast adenocarcinoma MCF7). Nine compounds displayed variable cytotoxic potential, among which alkylthio analogs 33, 34, and 37 emerged as the most active members, being almost twice as active as doxorubicin against the colon carcinoma HT29 cell line. …”
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Use of morphometry in the arborization of Paragominas city, Pará, Brazil, with Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos (Bignoniaceae) by Victor Pereira de Oliveira, Michael Douglas Roque Lima, Walmer Bruno Rocha Martins

“…Mean values for Total Height (TH), Canopy Width (CW), Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and Canopy Diameter (CD) were 6.48, 3.98, 0.19 and 4.95, respectively. …”
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Profil Tumor Ganas Ovarium di Laboratorium Patologi Anatomi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas Periode Januari 2011 Sampai Desember 2012 by Iwani Rahmah Rambe, Aswiyanti Asri, Adrial .

“…<br />Kata kunci: tumor ganas ovarium, paritas, sel asal tumor</p><p>Abstract<br />Malignant ovarian tumour is third rank after malignant cervic tumour and malignant breast tumour that cause death in Indonesia. The research found 143 cases of malignant ovarian tumours. …”
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Effect of Forest Management on Carbon Stock of Tropical Moist Afromontane Forest by Damena Edae Daba, Bikila Workineh Dullo, Teshome Soromessa

“…A total of 100 main plots of 400 m2 were laid to record trees and shrubs with a diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm. The soil data were collected from 1 m2 subplots established at the four corners and the center of each main plot. …”
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Impacts of Filtration on Contrast-Detail Detectability of an X-ray Imaging System

“…The corresponding X-ray spectra and contrast-detail detectabilities were measured using two phantoms of different thicknesses simulating breast tissue under different exposures. The added Mo filters reduced the low-energy as well as the high-energy photons, hence providing a narrowband for imaging quality improvement. …”
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