Identification and validation of depression-associated genetic variants in the UK Biobank cohort with transcriptome and DNA methylation analyses in independent cohorts by Muataz S. Lafta, Aleksandr V. Sokolov, Gull Rukh, Helgi B. Schiöth

“…Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions resulting from a complex interaction of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. …”
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Investigating resource productivity: the ecological potential of printed electronics as alternative to PCB by Marieke van Diemen, Jan Brusselaers, Corné Rentrop

“…To fill this gap in the literature, this research evaluates and compares PCB circuitry production to that of a common printing technology; screen printing. A combination of a resource productivity and pollution intensity evaluation and a material input and output analysis is performed. …”
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Effects of Different Cultivation Modes on the Storage Quality and Flavor of Harvested Chinese Leek by ZHOU Xinyuan, TAO Jiejie, LIU Mingchi, ZUO Jinhua, WU Zhanhui, ZHENG Yanyan, KANG Xinna, LIANG Hao, MU Jianlou, CHEN Jie, JI Yanhai

“…The main flavor substances of Chinese leek were aldehydes, alcohols, esters, ethers and heterocyclic compounds, among which α-terpineol, isoamyl butyrate, methyl salicylate and phenylacetaldehyde were common to the three samples, both before and after storage. …”
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Prevalence of Erosive-ulcerative Lesions of the Stomach and Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by N. A. Ponkratova, P. V. Pavlov, O. S. Shifrin

“…H. pylori infection is less common in patients with ulcerative colitis than in individuals not suffering from inflammatory bowel disease.…”
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Forms of interaction of units of the National Police units with the public under martial law by O. M. Muzychuk, A. T. Komziuk, V. O. Naida

“…An attempt has also been made to outline the features of police activity under martial law, which in one way or another are related to interaction with the public. Also, the most common forms of interaction between the police and the public were separately considered: joint delivery of humanitarian aid to the civilian population and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the escort by the police of humanitarian cargo organized by the public; joint evacuation of the population from the regions of active hostilities, ensuring public safety at all stages of evacuation; joint trainings for the public on safety issues, provision of police premises, including shelter, for public safety needs; the use of police premises as “points of invincibility”, allowing the public to use generators, heaters, etc.; conducting trainings by the representatives of the public for the personnel of police units, in particular, participation in the organization of trainings on pre-medical care of representatives of public organizations, paramedics and professional trainers on pre-medical care. …”
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Biliary atresia: The profile, management and outcome of patients treated at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa by E Brits, S M le Grange

“…Without intervention, the disease rapidly progresses to liver cirrhosis and fibrosis, with end-stage liver failure and death occurring within the first 3 years of life. It is the most common indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the paediatric population. …”
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Terbinafine versus itraconazole: a long-term, randomized, double-blind, clinical trial in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. A pilote study by Gianfranco Schiraldi, Salvatore Lo Cicero, Claudio Rossetti, Delia Colombo, Michele Chiericozzi, Elvana Kola, Luigi Allegra

“…Standard oral treatment is associated with tolerability problems and interactions with commonly used medications. Present data suggest that terbinafine may be a useful alternative for chronic forms. …”
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Food-based indices for the assessment of nutritive value and environmental impact of meals and diets: A systematic review protocol. by Eva-Leanne Thomas, David Livingstone, Anne P Nugent, Jayne V Woodside, Paul Brereton

“…Food-based labelling is a common public-health strategy aimed at influencing consumption practices, primarily displaying front-of-pack nutrition labelling to encourage healthier choices. …”
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Stiffness Determination of Backfill-Rock Interface to Numerically Investigate Backfill Stress Distributions in Mine Stopes by Guangsheng Liu, Xiaocong Yang, Lijie Guo

“…Moreover, the plotting methods of stress distributions and the coefficient of lateral earth pressure of backfill in simulated stopes with proposed interface stiffness were discussed to further clarify the reasonable methods to investigate the backfill stresses in mine stopes, especially after considering the effects of the convergence from rock walls, which is a very significant and common phenomenon in practical mining engineering.…”
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Triple antiviral therapy in patient with liver cirrhosis: complications and options of pharmacological treatment by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…AVT with good efficacy and sufficient safety profile in patients with compensated cirrhosis, is as well as for patients in the Waiting list for liver transplantation currently possible. The most common complication of triple AVT are hematological adverse events — development of anemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia (or aggravation of severity of the latter in patients with severe fibrosis and LC). …”
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Study on the Seismic Performance of Small-Diameter Bolts Reinforced in Grottoes by Ningbo Peng, Bo Sun, Jizhong Huang, Yun Dong, Ye Zhu

“…Various diseases have appeared in the grottoes under the general influence of natural and artificial factors. Bolt support is a commonly employed method for grotto reinforcement and has been widely applied in many projects. …”
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Isolation, characterization and therapeutic efficacy of lytic bacteriophage ZK22 against Salmonella Typhimurium in mice by Yihong Sun, Qing Qu, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Hua Xiang, Wei Wang

“…Abstract Background Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is one of the most common serovars of Salmonella associated with clinical cases. …”
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The Therapeutic Effect of Nordic Walking on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study by Agata Wróblewska, Agata Gajos, Urszula Smyczyńska, Andrzej Bogucki

“…The results show, for the first time, that FoG during turning and step initiation, two most common forms of this gait disorder, has been significantly reduced by NW training. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites of dogs and associated risk factors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Tsedalu Yirsa, Amare Bihone, Getenew Teshager, Yimer Muktar, Abebe Berihun

“…Intestinal parasites commonly infect dogs and can potentially spread to humans globally. …”
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Mid-Epidemic Forecasts of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths: A Bivariate Model Applied to the UK by Peter Congdon

“…The effectiveness of lockdown or lockdown relaxation can also be assessed by modelling later epidemic stages, possibly using a multiphase epidemic model. Methods. Commonly applied methods to analyse epidemic trajectories or make forecasts include phenomenological growth models (e.g., the Richards family of densities) and variants of the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) compartment model. …”
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Poisoned” khans: the phenomenon of the sudden death of rulers in the mental perception of medieval Mongols by Vorotyntsev L.V., Galimov T.R.

“…Based on a critical analysis of the information presented in written sources, as well as the use of data from natural science disciplines (medicine, geography), the authors conclude that the misconceptions common in historical science about the violent nature of the deaths of the above-mentioned Mongolian rulers are false. …”
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Effectiveness of skull X-RAY to determine cochlear implant insertion depth by Vinay Fernandes, Yiqiao Wang, Robert Yeung, Sean Symons, Vincent Lin

“…A post-op skull X-RAY is commonly used to assess insertion depth, however its effectiveness has not been well established. …”
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Pure Neuritic Leprosy In Children With Grade 2 Disability On Hands And Feet: A Rare Case And Literature Review by Gunawan H, Ruchiatan K, Puspitosari D, Hindritiani R, Usman HA, Widjaja S

“…On physical examination, there were finger contractures on both hands and feet, accompanied by bilateral ulnar, common peroneal, and posterior tibial nerve enlargement without any skin lesions. …”
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Relationship between Blood Lipid Profiles and Risk of Lupus Nephritis in Children by Jiajia Liu, Wenqi Song, Dawei Cui

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a relatively common rheumatic disease in children. The characteristics of blood lipid metabolism in children with LN are little reported. …”
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Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increased Ponoxarase 1 Level in Neonatal Cord Blood by Serhat Ege, Hasan Akduman, Ayşegül Aşır, Tuğcan Korak

“…Additionally, the correlation analysis showed a significant relationship between BMI change and fetal gestational age, but not with other demographic or clinical features. A total of 24 common protein interactors associated with PON1, obesity, and oxidative stress were identified. …”
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