Immune Disorders in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: What Do We Know So Far? by Aleksandra Pyzik, Ewelina Grywalska, Beata Matyjaszek-Matuszek, Jacek Roliński

“…The process of programmed cell death also plays an equally important role in the pathogenesis and the development of hypothyroidism.…”
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A Digital Trail of Rupture. The German Film Exile 1933-1945 in the Data of Günter Peter Straschek by Imme Klages

“…To this end, a database of GND exile data containing names, birth and death dates, professions, and countries of exile was compiled and enriched with data from online resources (Wikidata and IMDb). …”
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Guiding the Differentiation Direction of Pancreatic Islet-Derived Stem Cells by Glycated Collagen by Gokhan Duruksu, Aysegul Aciksari

“…The results showed that the modifications did not induce apoptosis or cause cell death. However, the culture of cells on modified collagens improved the proliferation. …”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK allows for a large array of longitudinal studies, such as social mobility, migration, fertility, mortality, civil status, kinship relations, diseases, disability and causes of death. International standards of occupations (HISCO) and diseases (ICD-10) have been applied, facilitating comparability. …”
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Chemotherapy for Metastatic Gastric Cancer by Sung Eun Kim, Moo In Park, Myung Hun Lee

“…Gastric cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in Korea and remains the fifth and seventh leading cause of cancer death in males and females, respectively. Although the survival rates for gastric cancer have improved, unresectable or metastatic gastric cancer still has an abysmal prognosis, and the five-year survival rate for patients with stage IV gastric cancer is approximately 6.6% in Korea. …”
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Le pouvoir laïque est-il profane ? Classement distinctif et spiritualisation seigneuriale en Haute-Allemagne à la fin du Moyen Âge by Joseph Morsel, Camille Noûs

“…Having one’s tomb in a church is generally interpreted either in religious terms – piety, fear of death a.s.o. –, or as a form of social distinction – generic arguments that fail to consider the medieval system of representation. …”
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Neuro-inflammation, depression and fatigue in ESRD: Emerging role of microglia and acupuncture as a new treatment addressing neuro-inflammation in ESRD by Suandika Made, Handayani Rahmaya Nova, Muti Refa Teja

“…These diseases contribute to higher morbidity and death among ESRD patients. Chronic inflammation and other pathological factors contribute to the occurrence of both of the aforementioned consequences. …”
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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ryan, EdD by Paula Termuhlen

“…She was surrounded by family at the time of her death and was cared for by former students during her hospitalization. …”
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Effect of seasonal changing temperature on the growth of phytoplankton by Ming Chen, Meng Fan, Xing Yuan, Huaiping Zhu

“…The impacts of temperature on metabolism of phytoplankton such as nutrient uptake, death rate, and nutrient releasing from particulate nutrient are investigated. …”
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A. A. ZINOVIEV ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOVIET MANAGERIAL ELITE by E. M. Amelina

“…Zinoviev considers it as a consequence of the death of the spirit of communism, that is, the state of human souls that were characteristic of the first stages of the life of the Soviet administrative elite, and raised the spiritual life of people to the unattainable heights of historical romance.…”
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Evaluation of Antiproliferative Activity of Red Sorghum Bran Anthocyanin on a Human Breast Cancer Cell Line (MCF-7) by P. Suganya Devi, M. Saravana Kumar, S. Mohan Das

“…Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women worldwide both in the developed and developing countries. …”
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A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation by Yueyan Zhao, Qunfang Miao, Lingjing Qiu, Tingting Hu

“…Results The spirituality of registered volunteers for human organ donation can be summarized into three themes and seven sub themes: ① Spiritual Understanding (Love & Life Extension, Dedication to society, Death elevates life); ② The Supporting Role of Spirituality (Become a spiritual motivation for a better life, self-transcendence ); ③ The Spiritual Emotional Value of Organ Donation (Sense of accomplishment and pride, Sense of complexity and ambivalence). …”
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The returning dead: unconventional inhumations in Medieval Lithuania by Gintautas Vėlius

“…As the main reason of unquiet spirits, herewith of burials on the face or on a side of the body, should be determined an amiss, unexpected death. The great number of weapons in prone male burials presuppose attributing the latter as the graves of warriors fallen in battle. …”
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Polydatin Protects Bone Marrow Stem Cells against Oxidative Injury: Involvement of Nrf 2/ARE Pathways by Meihui Chen, Yu Hou, Dingkun Lin

“…In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of polydatin in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) death caused by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), imitating the microenvironment surrounding transplanted cells in the injured spinal cord in vitro. …”
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A concise guide on the bionomics and key morphological characteristics for identifying Aedes pertinax (Grabham, 1906) – a mosquito species from neotropics by Ana L. Romero-Weaver, Michael T. Riles, Kristin Sloyer, Yoosook Lee, Lindsay P. Campbell, Bryan V. Giordano

“…Atlanticus, another mosquito in the Protoculex Group, is a vector of the Keystone virus and the West Nile virus, which have the potential to cause encephalitis and death. Moreover, Ae. serratus, once classified as synonym of Ae. pertinax, was reported infected with yellow fever in Brazil in 2008. …”
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Trichloroacetic Acid Ingestion: Self-Harm Attempt by E. R. Black

“…While overdose of either in a self-harm attempt can warrant psychiatric hospital admission, the risk of death in TCAA ingestion is far less. Case Report. …”
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ABO Blood Groups and Cardiovascular Diseases by Hanrui Zhang, Ciarán J. Mooney, Muredach P. Reilly

“…Cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death in developed countries and their prevalence rate is rapidly growing in developing countries. …”
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Cardiovascular Effects Mediated by HMMR and CD44 by Kinga Jaskuła, Mariusz Sacharczuk, Zbigniew Gaciong, Dominik S. Skiba

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. The most dangerous life-threatening symptoms of CVD are myocardial infarction and stroke. …”
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Os Ducas e a recompensa dificilmente dividida by João Vicente de Medeiros Publio Dias

“…However, this claim for shared power produced a parallel identity for the Doukas and corresponding discourses, which lasted after the death of Alexios I and continued to exist during the reign of John II (1118-1143). …”
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Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction complicated by ipsilateral pleural effusion by Marc Assaad, Wasif Shamsi, Anthony Loschner, Maria del Mar Cirino-Marcano

“…Chronic obstructive lung disease is the third leading cause of death worldwide. It affects the airways and lung parenchyma leading to emphysema. …”
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