Bio-indicator Bacteria Levels in Riva Stream, an Important Stream in İstanbul, Türkiye by Serap Koşal Şahin, Selma Dilara Karaman Baş, Meryem Öztaş, Gülşen Altuğ, Pelin Saliha Çiftçi Türetken

“…When the FC/IE ratios were analyzed, the maximum FC/IE ratio was recorded as 52.10 during the winter sampling period at the station. The detection of bioindicator bacteria levels above the standard limit throughout the sampling period (especially during the summer period) was associated with a high level of domestic waste in the region. …”
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AKR1D1*36 C>T (rs1872930) allelic variant is associated with variability of the CYP2C9 genotype predicted pharmacokinetics of ibuprofen enantiomers – a pilot study in healthy volun... by Kapedanovska Nestorovska Aleksandra, Jakjovski Krume, Naumovska Zorica, Sterjev Zoran, Geskovska Nadica Matevska, Mladenovska Kristina, Suturkova Ljubica, Dimovski Aleksandar

“…Remarkable changes in the PK values pointing to reduced CYP2C9 enzyme activity were detected only in the CYP2C9*2 allelic variant carriers. …”
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Synergistic Stimulation with Different TLR7 Ligands Modulates Gene Expression Patterns in the Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Line CAL-1 by Tobias Hilbert, Folkert Steinhagen, Christina Weisheit, Georg Baumgarten, Andreas Hoeft, Sven Klaschik

“…Microarray technique was used to detect modified gene expression patterns upon synergistic stimulation, revealing underlying functional groups and networks. …”
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The Care Pathway Delays of Cervical Cancer Patient in Morocco by Hind Mimouni, Khalid Hassouni, Boujemaa El Marnissi, Bouchra Haddou Rahou, Leila Alaoui, Rachid Ismaili, Abderraouf Hilali, Leila Loukili, Rachid Bekkali, Ahmed Nejmeddine

“…The aim of this study is to document time intervals in cervical cancer care pathways, from symptom onset to disease detection and start of treatment, and evaluate how clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment factors influence delays throughout a patient’s clinical pathway. …”
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Cardiac computed tomography‐derived myocardial tissue characterization after anthracycline treatment by Koichi Egashira, Daisuke Sueta, Masafumi Kidoh, Mai Tomiguchi, Seitaro Oda, Hiroki Usuku, Kaori Hidaka, Lisa Goto‐Yamaguchi, Aiko Sueta, Takashi Komorita, Fumi Oike, Koichiro Fujisue, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Shinsuke Hanatani, Seiji Takashio, Satoshi Araki, Kenichi Matsushita, Yutaka Yamamoto, Toshinori Hirai, Kenichi Tsujita

“…Although cardiac magnetic resonance and echocardiography are recognized as the ‘gold standard’ for detecting cardiotoxicity, they have many shortcomings. …”
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Mapping dynamic regulation of gene expression using single-cell transcriptomics and application to complex disease genetics by Hanna Abe, Phillip Lin, Dan Zhou, Douglas M. Ruderfer, Eric R. Gamazon

“…As an application, we show that the approach detects known and new genes associated with schizophrenia and enables insights into context-dependent disease mechanisms. …”
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Heart in Acromegaly: The Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Acromegaly in Various Stages of the Disease by Agata Popielarz-Grygalewicz, Jakub S. Gąsior, Aleksandra Konwicka, Paweł Grygalewicz, Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś, Wojciech Zgliczyński, Marek Dąbrowski

“…In patients with acromegaly, the following findings were detected: increased left atrial volume index, increased interventricular septum thickness, increased posterior wall thickness, and increased left ventricular mass index, accompanied by reduced diastolic function measured by the following parameters: E’med., E/E’, and E/A. …”
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Bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds from a wheat beer enriched with alginate-encapsulated wine industry by-product by Anna Carolyna Goulart Vieira, Genilton Alves da Silva, Renata Valeriano Tonon, Gizele Cardoso Fontes Sant’Ana, Maria Helena Miguez da Rocha Leão, Daniel Perrone, Priscilla Filomena Fonseca Amaral

“…The phenolic compounds observed in WIBP and not in the craft beer (quercetin, rutin and syringic acids) were only detected after simulated digestion of WIBP beads that had been immersed in the beer, showing that the encapsulation of WIBP with calcium alginate beads protected the phenolic compounds until consumption. …”
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Practical considerations for DNA sensing using Faradaic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy on ENIG PCB electrodes by Shruti Ahuja, Avani Kulkarni, Richa Pandey, Kiran Kondabagil, Siddharth Tallur

“…We also present preliminary results for utilizing this sensing mechanism to detect E. coli from wastewater samples.…”
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Clinical outcome and volumetric 3D analysis of biofluorescence imaging system guided surgery for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw(MRONJ) by Sooshin Hwang, Hyouk Keun Jee, Yesel Kim, Hong-Cheol Yoon, Pil-Young Yun, Jeong-Kui Ku

“…Methods BIS-guided surgery for MRONJ surgery was performed by grinding red-fluorescent area from remained residual bone detected by Qray-pen. CBCT data was collected preoperatively, postoperatively, and at last follow-up more than 3 months of each patient. …”
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Circular RNA ITCH Is a Tumor Suppressor in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis through miR-106b-5p/PDCD4 Axis by Ping Gao, Yong Huang, Yanmei Hou, Qian Li, Haimei Wang

“…Western blot was utilized to detect metastasis-related protein expression. A xenograft tumor model was established to evaluate the role of circ-ITCH in vivo. …”
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Genomic insights into a clinical Salmonella Typhimurium isolate carrying plasmid-mediated blaNDM-5 by Fan Huang, Genglin Guo, Lu Feng, Tongbo Cai, Xu Huang

“…Moreover, we conducted an epidemiologic analysis and focused on studying the mechanisms of plasmid-mediated blaNDM transmission, incorporating genomes deposited in the NCBI Pathogen Detection database. Results: The clinical isolate 23S9 belonged to serovar Typhimurium, antigenic profile 4:i:-, ST34, and carried pNDM_23S9 harbouring several antimicrobial resistance genes, including aac(6′)-Ib-cr6, OXA-1, catB3, arr-3, qacEdeltal and blaNDM. …”
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PPARγ Antagonizes Hypoxia-Induced Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cell through Cross Mediating PI3K/AKT and cGMP/PKG Signaling by Qinghui Zhang, Shihao Xiang, Qingqian Liu, Tao Gu, Yongliang Yao, Xiaojie Lu

“…Next, levels of PPARγ, α-SMA, and desmin as well as PKG and cGMP activity were detected using PI3K/AKT and a cGMP activator or inhibitor. …”
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Classification of Strawberry Maturity Stages and Varieties Using Neural Networks Based on Volatile Organic Compounds by Jing Huang, Xuenan Zhang, Hang Yang, Zhenbiao Li, Zhengfang Xue, Qingqing Wang, Xinyuan Zhang, Shenghua Ding, Zisheng Luo, Yanqun Xu

“…Feature importance analysis indicated that the NN model exhibited the most balanced reliance on various VOCs, contributing to its optimal performance with the broad-spectrum VOC detection method, GC-IMS. Overall, these findings underscore the potential of NN modeling for accurate and efficient fruit classification based on integrated VOC profiles.…”
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Luminescence of bound excitons created near sodium impurity ions in KCl:Na single crystals by K. Shunkeyev, А. Kenzhebayeva, A. Krasnikov, V. Nagirnyi, Sh Sagimbayeva, D. Sergeyev, А. Tilep, Zh Ubaev, A. Lushchik

“…The intensity of the X-ray luminescence (XRL) bands peaked at 2.8 and 3.1 eV (emission of recombinationally formed and relaxed ELFs) increases with both, the concentration of sodium impurity ions (10 → 1000 ppm) and the detection temperature (85 → 350 K). It is worth noting that at room temperature, the light yield of these XRL bands in KCl:Na practically coincides with that for the luminescence measured in the same way in classical scintillators, CsI and CsI:Na crystals. …”
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Emerging of Fatal Colitis with Multidrug-Resistant Candida glabrata after Small Bowel Transplantation by Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Hamed Nikoupour, Hasti Nouraei, Hamid Morovati, Kamiar Zomorodian

“…Abdomen computed tomography showed diffuse moderate small bowel wall thickening. After detection of budding yeast in the stool samples, stool culture was positive for Candida, DNA was extracted, and ITS1-5.8s-ITS2 region of the fungal agent was amplified. …”
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Analysis of Several PLA2 mRNA in Human Meningiomas by Yves Denizot, Rafael De Armas, Karine Durand, Sandrine Robert, Jean-Jacques Moreau, François Caire, Nicolas Weinbreck, François Labrousse

“…PLA2-IIE, PLA2-IIF, PLA2-IVD, and PLA2-XIIB are not detected. Plasma (PLA2-VIIA) and intracellular (PLA2-VIIB) platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase transcripts are expressed in human meningiomas. …”
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Lipid Biomarkers in Urban Soils of the Alluvial Area near Sava River, Belgrade, Serbia by Gordana Dević, Sandra Bulatović, Jelena Avdalović, Nenad Marić, Jelena Milić, Mila Ilić, Tatjana Šolević Knudsen

“…Using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), a broad range of alkanes, including linear <i>n</i>-alkanes (C₁₀ to C₃₃) and isoprenoids, was analyzed in all samples. …”
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Leptin Promoted IL-17 Production from ILC2s in Allergic Rhinitis by Yanhui Wen, Qingxiang Zeng, Xi Luo, Renqiang Ma, Yiquan Tang, Wenlong Liu

“…ILC2 was stimulated by leptin, and the expression of IL-17, IL-5, and IL-13 was detected by ELISA. The correlated pathways were confirmed by real-time PCR. …”
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Phase II Study of Personalized Peptide Vaccination with Both a Hepatitis C Virus-Derived Peptide and Peptides from Tumor-Associated Antigens for the Treatment of HCV-Positive Advan... by Shigeru Yutani, Kazuomi Ueshima, Kazumichi Abe, Atsushi Ishiguro, Junichi Eguchi, Satoko Matsueda, Nobukazu Komatsu, Shigeki Shichijo, Akira Yamada, Kyogo Itoh, Tetsuro Sasada, Masatoshi Kudo, Masanori Noguchi

“…Peptide-specific CTL responses before vaccination were observed in only 3 of 42 patients, but they became detectable in 23 of 36 patients tested after vaccination. …”
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