Selected fermented indigenous vegetables and fruits from Malaysia as potential sources of natural probiotics for improving gut health by Olaide Olawunmi Ajibola, Raymond Thomas, Babatunde Femi Bakare

“…These strains may be more viable in metabolic systems whereby they can contribute to a substantial increase in essential biologically active element than industrial starter cultures. This review is aimed to address some essential fermented fruits and vegetables in Malaysia and their remarkable reputations as a potential sources of natural probiotics.…”
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Role of Thyroid Hormone in Neurodegenerative Disorders of Older People by Arshag D. Mooradian, Michael J. Haas

“…This protein is 83% homologous to mouse c-Abl-interacting protein-2 (Abi2), a c-Abl-modulating protein with tumor suppressor activity. In cell cultures, increasing THRP expression either with TH treatment or exogenously through transfecting neuronal or PC 12 cells causes cell necrosis. …”
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Incivility in higher education: A qualitative study by Mansoureh Sepehrinia, Mahboubeh Shali, Atefeh Vaezi

“…Results: After encoding and classifying the data, three main categories were identified: "making a civil environment", "incivility cycle breaking", and "building an academic civil culture". Conclusion: Ethical behaviors included a need for awareness, education, and identification of incivility and organizational standards, policies, and a commitment from all levels of administration to address incivility behaviors. …”
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Actin Alpha 2 (ACTA2) Downregulation Inhibits Neural Stem Cell Migration through Rho GTPase Activation by Ji Zhang, Xuheng Jiang, Chao Zhang, Jun Zhong, Xuanyu Fang, Huanhuan Li, Fangke Xie, Xiaofei Huang, Xiaojun Zhang, Quan Hu, Hongfei Ge, Anyong Yu

“…Here, primary NSCs were cultured and the expression of actin alpha 2 (ACTA2) in NSCs was determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunostaining. …”
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Are you understanding what I am saying? The critical importance of communication competency in epidemiology by Alison G. Abraham, Alison G. Abraham, WayWay M. Hlaing

“…Most epidemiology programs in academia do not focus on the skills needed to translate scientific evidence and its uncertainty into a comprehensible and culturally appropriate message to the diverse public composed of varying race/ethnicities as well as varying health and numerical literacy levels. …”
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Investigation of new exopolysaccharides produced by strains of donkey milk by Arevik Israyelyan, Tsovinar Balabekyan, Lara Aleksanyan, Inesa Sahakyan, Anna Gasparyan, Flora Тkhruni

“…Results: The antimicrobial activity of the polysaccharide and antimicrobial protein-like fractions of the genus Enterococcus strains depends on its concentration, time of interaction with the test culture, and the species of the pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Overt Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection: An Infrequent Occurrence in Archived Tissue from False TB Reactor Cattle in Michigan, USA by Scott D. Fitzgerald, Steven R. Bolin, Kathryn G. Boland, Ailam Lim, John B. Kaneene

“…Cattle were tested utilizing standard methods to confirm that all cattle were lesion and culture negative for infection with Mycobacterium bovis at postmortem examination. …”
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Barriers to Implementation of Evidence Based Practice in Zahedan Teaching Hospitals, Iran, 2014 by Mohammad Khammarnia, Mahsa Haj Mohammadi, Zahra Amani, Shahab Rezaeian, Fatemeh Setoodehzadeh

“…In addition, knowledge of barriers will help health care system and policy makers to provide a culture of EBP.…”
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Ethical Leadership and Employee Performance in the Public Sector: The Mediating Effects of Motivation and Satisfaction by Kazeem Adebayo Oladimeji, Abdulrazaq Kayode Abdulkareem

“…These findings suggest the importance of leaders’ moral behavior and their relationship with subordinates in the workplace, through motivating them to work, as well as imbibing the workplace ethics and culture. Practically, the findings imply that promoting workplace ethics becomes a crucial ingredient in stimulating individual performance, which translates to overall organizational performance and better service delivery to the citizens.…”
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High-Salt Enhances the Inflammatory Response by Retina Pigment Epithelium Cells following Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation by Dike Zhang, Chaokui Wang, Shuang Cao, Zi Ye, Bolin Deng, Aize Kijlstra, Peizeng Yang

“…In this study, we investigated the effect of high-salt on the production of inflammatory mediators by ARPE-19 cells and the possible mechanisms involved. ARPE-19 cells were cultured with LPS in DMEM to which extra NaCl had been added (20 mM and 40 mM). …”
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AHNAK2: a potential diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer related to cellular motility by Mohamed Zardab, Barts Pancreas Tissue Bank, Richard P. Grose, Hemant M. Kocher

“…This colocalization increased when cells were cultured on substrates such as Fibronectin and Collagen, as well as in hypoxia, and resulted in an augmented invasion of cancer cells. …”
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CHINESE MIGRANTS IN ITALY: POSITIVE INTEGRATION EXPERIENCE OR A CHALLENGING FACTOR? by K. G. Muratshina, K. M. Tabarintseva-Romanova, Ya. I. Mukhamadiyeva

“…The latter showed the disrespect, demonstrated by migrants to basic human rights and freedoms, and contempt to European culture and traditions, which induced the increasing discontent among Italian citizens. …”
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Ecovillages and Transition Towns: Practices of Sustainable Settlements in Urban and Rural Austria by Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun, Anna Kajosaari, Alois Humer

“…This study provides updated insights into the concepts of the Global Ecovillage Network in a rural context as well as transition culture in an urban context. In two case studies, we focus on one Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) member, the Cambium Ecovillage near the village of Fehring, Styria, and one Transition Town Network member, Graz, the capital city of Styria. …”
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia Presenting as an Enlarging Solitary Pulmonary Nodule by Krunal Bharat Patel, James Benjamin Gleason, Maria Julia Diacovo, Nydia Martinez-Galvez

“…Patient underwent bronchoscopy and biopsy that revealed granulomatous inflammation in a background of organizing pneumonia pattern with negative cultures. Respiratory symptoms resolved but the solitary nodular opacity increased in size prompting a surgical wedge resection which revealed granulomatous Pneumocystis pneumonia infection. …”
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Proteomic analysis of Trichoderma harzianum secretome and their role in the biosynthesis of zinc/iron oxide nanoparticles by Micaela B. Gallo, Araceli N. Bader, Andrés Torres-Nicolini, Vera A. Alvarez, Verónica F. Consolo

“…Different profiles of proteins secreted by the fungus grown in the culture media or in the aqueous filtrate were observed through SDS‒PAGE and LC‒MS/MS analysis identifying 99 and 304 proteins, respectively. …”
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Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in Differentiating Neurons of the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Stimulatory Influence of Serotonin Afferents by Viktoria I. Melnikova, Michael V. Ugrumov, Evgenia V. Proshlyakova, André Calas, Jean Thibault

“…For the in vitro study, embryonic neurons of the arcuate nucleus were cocultured with embryonic neurons of the raphe nucleus, the main source of serotonin innervation of the brain, including the arcuate nucleus. Co-culture of the neurons resulted in a genderspecific increase of the tyrosine hydroxylase level in the neurons of the arcuate nucleus. …”
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Agility Factors’ Analyses Framework in Project-Oriented Organizations through a Sustainability Approach in Large Projects Case Study: Isfahan Municipality by Ahmadreza Tahanian, Hasan Haleh, Farhad Etebari, Behnam Vahdani

“…By determining the agility factors’ clusters in the project-oriented organizations and calculating their importance weights, the first cluster that contains project communication management, organizational culture, and contracts management gains the maximum weight of importance.…”
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Interspecific hybridization and cell engineering of lettuce (<i>Lactuca</i> L.) by N. A. Zagnukhina, A. B. Kurina

“…This is an overview of the main advances in the production of interspecific Lactuca hybrids, including the use of cell and tissue culture techniques, and genetic engineering. Studying artificial hybridization and natural populations makes it possible to identify evolutionary relationships among various Lactuca spp. …”
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Possible Usefulness of Gadolinium-Enhanced Brain MRI for Evaluating Risk of Perioperative Hemorrhage: A Case of Infective Endocarditis by Chikahiko Koeda, Atsushi Tashiro, Tomohiro Takahashi, Masanobu Niiyama, Ryohei Sakamoto, Takumi Kimura, Yoshihiro Morino, Katsutoshi Terui, Ryoichi Tanaka, Kunihiro Yoshioka, Hajime Kin, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Motoyuki Nakamura

“…A 59-year-old woman visited a local hospital for fever and was diagnosed as having infective endocarditis (IE) on the basis of blood cultures and transthoracic echocardiography. Based on clinical episodes of subarachnoid hemorrhage after admission, it was judged that she was not a good candidate for urgent open heart surgery, and it was decided to treat her with conservative medical therapy for the acute phase. …”
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Mononuclear Aluminum–Fluoride Ions, AlF<i>_x</i>^(+/−)—Study of Plausible Frameworks of Complexes with Biomolecules and Their In Vitro Toxicity by Anja Pavlovič, Larisa Janžič, Lucija Sršen, Andreja Nataša Kopitar, Kathleen F. Edwards, Joel F. Liebman, Maja Ponikvar-Svet

“…The effects of varying concentrations of fluoride, aluminum and AlF<i>_x</i>—from micromolar to millimolar levels—on the viability and apoptosis rate of THP-1 monocytes were investigated using phosphate buffer solution as a culture media to simulate physiological conditions. …”
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