Efferocytosis-related gene IL33 predicts prognosis and immune response and mediates proliferation and migration in vitro and in vivo of breast cancer by Xiao He, Xianjie Cheng, Zhun Zhang, Lanhui Chen, Changjun Xie, Mengjie Tang

“…The enrichment of metabolic pathways within the detected clusters was evaluated using gene set variation analysis (GSVA) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). …”
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Genetic Predisposition and Salt Sensitivity in a Chinese Han Population: The EpiSS Study by Kuo Liu, Bo Xi, Zheng Liu, Han Qi, Bin Liu, Jie Zhang, Han Cao, Yuxiang Yan, Min Zhao, Yan He, Ling Zhang

“…A modified Sullivan’s acute oral saline load and diuresis shrinkage test was used to detect salt sensitivity. Logistic regression was used to estimate the joint effect of the SNPs on SS both overall and after stratification by hypertension. …”
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Sex differences in intracranial plaque burden in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease: a pilot study based on high-resolution MRI by Xuejiao Yan, Ling Li, Jie Gao, Lihui Wang, Kai Ai, Xiaoyan Lei, Min Tang, Xiaoling Zhang, Dongsheng Zhang

“…Poisson regression models or negative binomial regression models were used to analyze the interaction between sex and treatment in relation to plaque burden.ResultsA total of 495 plaques were detected in 120 patients (75 male; mean age, 60.77 ± 11.01 years), including 311 proximal and 184 distal plaques. …”
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Biological Characteristics and Whole-Genome Analysis of a Porcine <i>E. coli</i> Phage by Shenghui Wan, Nana Li, Sajid Habib, Pei Zheng, Yanfang Li, Yan Liang, Yonggang Qu

“…No known resistance, lysogenic, or virulence-related genes were detected. The whole genome contains 55 open reading frames (ORFs). (4) Conclusions: This study isolated a bacteriophage that is capable of lysing multidrug-resistant <i>E. coli</i>. …”
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Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tara Cain, Jacinta Brinsley, Hunter Bennett, Max Nelson, Carol Maher, Ben Singh

“…A significant reduction in stress was observed 12 hours post-CWI (SMD: -1.00, [95% CI: -1.40, -0.61], p <  0.01), however, no significant effects on stress were detected immediately (SMD: -0.09 [95% CI: -0.45, 0.63], p >  0.05), 1 hour (SMD: -0.29 [95% CI: -0.66, 0.08], p >  0.05), 24 hours (SMD: -0.06 [95% CI: -0.50, 0.38], p >  0.05), or 48 hours (SMD: 0.09 [95% CI: -0.28, 0.46], p >  0.05) post-exposure. …”
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Immune Profile Differences between IgG4-Related Diseases and Primary Sj&ouml;gren&rsquo;s Syndrome by Qin Y, Shang L, Wang Y, Feng M, Liang Z, Wang N, Gao C, Luo J

“…IgG subclasses (IgGSc) were detected using a Siemens BN P, and lymphocyte subsets were analyzed using flow cytometry. …”
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Evaluating the use of coronary artery calcium scoring as a tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk stratification and its association with coronary stenosis and CAD risk factor... by Afrose Liaquat, Ameerdad Khan, Saeed Ullah Shah, Hania Iqbal, Safa Iqbal, Atif Iqbal Rana, Habib Ur Rahman

“…Objective Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk stratification plays a fundamental role in the early detection and optimal management of CAD. The aim of our study is to investigate the use of coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) as a tool for CAD risk stratification through evaluation of its correlation with the degree of coronary stenosis and its association with conventional cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic patients.Design Single-centre, retrospective, cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at a tertiary centre (Shifa International Hospital) in Islamabad, Pakistan, through review of medical records of patients who underwent coronary CT between the years 2016 and 2020.Participants A total of 1014 patients were included in the study. …”
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Anthropometric and metabolic parameters associated with visceral fat in non-obese type 2 diabetes individuals by Ming Jiao, Jiaoli Chen, Xiaoling Wang, Wenyu Tao, Yunhua Feng, Huijun Yang, Haiying Yang, Shanshan Zhao, Ying Yang, Yiping Li

“…Anthropometric and metabolic parameters were detected. Novel insulin resistance indices, such as lipid accumulation product (LAP) was calculated. …”
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Aux sources de la spécialisation hémisphérique cérébrale du langage : l'intérêt de l'IRM anatomique chez le babouin by Adrien Meguerditchian, Damien Marie, Muriel Roth, Romain Lacoste, Bruno Nazarian, Ivan Balansard, Jean-Luc Anton, Olivier Coulon, Alice Bertello, Jean-Noël Benoit, Scott A. Love, Thomas Brochier, Martine Meunier, Sandrine Melot‑Dusseau, Jean‑Christophe Marin, William D Hopkins

“…Au regard de la proximité phylogénétique des primates humains et non humains, les études sur les asymétries des systèmes de communication de nos cousins les primates peuvent nous aider à détecter les précurseurs éventuels de cette spécialisation hémisphérique du langage chez notre ancêtre commun. …”
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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…Finally, the WGS data were linked with sheep horn length for association analysis, and significantly different single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected and validated by Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) genotyping. …”
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Immune Mediator Profile in Aqueous Humor Differs in Patients with Primary Acquired Ocular Toxoplasmosis and Recurrent Acute Ocular Toxoplasmosis by Claudia Thieme, Stephan Schlickeiser, Sylvia Metzner, Claudia Dames, Uwe Pleyer

“…Moreover, a positive correlation was detected between IL-7, VEGF, IL-13 and age at aqueous humor sampling (p<0.05). …”
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Hydra Radio Access Network (H-RAN): Multi-Functional Communications and Sensing Networks, Initial Access Implementation, and Task-2 Approach by Rafid I. Abd, Daniel J. Findley, Kwang Soon Kim

“…This means that networks can automatically detect issues, assess their impact, implement corrective measures, and modify operating parameters in response to variations in user behavior or environmental factors. …”
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals key genes and pathways associated with egg yolk percentage in chicken by Wen Li, Yuxing Luo, Shoujia Zhu, Mengyuan Wang, Xuli Zhao, Zhonghua Ning

“…A total of 322 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 128 significantly differential metabolites (SDMs) (VIP>1, P < 0.05) were identified in the liver, whereas 419 DEGs and 215 SDMs were detected in the ovary, and 238 DEGs along with 47 SDMs were found in the magnum. …”
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Assessment of Chaves Low-Temperature CO2-Rich Geothermal System (N-Portugal) Using an Interdisciplinary Geosciences Approach by J. M. Marques, P. M. Carreira, L. A. Aires-Barros, F. A. Monteiro Santos, M. Antunes da Silva, P. Represas

“…., resistivity and AMT soundings) detected conductive zones concentrated in the central part of the Chaves graben as a result of temperature combined with the salinity of the Chaves low-temperature CO2-rich geothermal waters in fractured and permeable rock formations. …”
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iRGD-Targeted Biosynthetic Nanobubbles for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of Osteosarcoma by Liu T, Liang X, Liu W, Yang S, Cui T, Yan F, Li Z

“…In vivo contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of iRGD-sGVs was performed in osteosarcoma-bearing mice, and the expression of avβ3 in osteosarcoma was detected through immunofluorescence staining assay. …”
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Association between cadherin-related family member 3 rs6967330-A and human rhinovirus-C induced wheezing in children by Hanhaoyu Fu, Ri De, Yu Sun, Yao Yao, Runan Zhu, Dongmei Chen, Yutong Zhou, Qi Guo, Linqing Zhao

“…Results EV/HRVs (15.2%; 1,616/10,608) were the more common viruses detected in inpatients with ARIs. Among the enrolled samples, 148 were positive for HRV-A (49.83%; 148/297), 129 for HRV-C (43.4%; 129/297), and 20 for HRV-B (6.7%; 20/297). …”
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The prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of respiratory pathogens isolated from feedlot cattle in Canada by Porjai Rattanapanadda, Porjai Rattanapanadda, Dana Ramsay, Alyssa Butters, Calvin W. Booker, Sherry J. Hannon, Steve Hendrick, Joyce Van Donkersgoed, Brian N. Warr, Sheryl P. Gow, Paul S. Morley

“…Resistance to ≥3 antimicrobial classes was detected in 2.4% of M. haemolytica, 3.4% of H. somni, and 21.3% of P. multocida isolates. …”
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Organotin(IV) trifluoromethanesulfonate chemistry: isolation and characterization of novel 1,10-phenanthroline-based derivatives by Cattey, Hélène, Plasseraud, Laurent

“…The reactivity of 1 toward 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline was also explored (dmphen), leading to the detection of characteristic fingerprints of distannoxanes 2 and 4 by 119Sn{119H} NMR, and to the crystallization of phenanthrolinium triflate salts, which were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis as dmphenHOTf and dmphenHOTf·dmphen.…”
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Upper circumpolar deep water influences microbial functional gene composition and diversity along the southern Central Indian Ridge and eastern Southwest Indian Ridge by Sheryl Oliveira Fernandes, Dhiraj Paul, Surya Prakash Lankalapalli, Srinivas Rao Arvapalli, Vidya PJ, John Kurian Palayil

“…Availability of hydrothermally derived substrates in plumes detected along the ridges triggered an increase in the abundance of genes encoding for remediation of polycyclic aromatics, nitrate reduction, and arsenic and mercury resistance. …”
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Enhancing safety in CT-guided lung biopsies: correlation of MinIP imaging with pneumothorax risk prediction by Michael P. Brönnimann, Leonie Manser, Bernhard Gebauer, Timo A. Auer, Dirk Schnapauff, Federico Collettini, Alexander Pöllinger, Alois Komarek, Miltiadis E. Krokidis, Johannes T. Heverhagen

“…MinIP imaging identified higher pneumothorax risk post-CT lung biopsy with superior accuracy. Our method detects high-risk lung changes linked to pneumothorax without additional software. …”
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