Patterns and Determinants of Change in Cortisol Levels and Thyroid Function as a Function of Cardiac Risk in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery by Khouloud Abdulrahman Al-Sofyani, Mohammed Shahab Uddin, Ebtehal Ahmed Qulisy, Osman Osama Al-Radi

“…A composite cardiovascular outcome was analyzed as a numerical variable and calculated as the number of cardiovascular events. Results. Overall, the changes in thyroid function parameters resulted in a U-shaped curve, while cortisol levels yielded a bell-shaped curve. …”
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Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Tafluprost in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients with Corneal Disorders: A Taiwan Experience by Ju-Kuo Lin, Fu-Tsung Wei, Yi-Chun Liu, Yung-Chang Yen

“…Secondary outcomes included changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), tear break-up time (TBUT), hyperemia score, and other ocular and nonocular adverse events. Results. Of the 20 patients initially enrolled, 17 patients, all with POAG, completed the study. …”
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Ground Testing of a Miniature Turbine Jet Engine for Specific Flight Conditions by Ryszard Chachurski, Łukasz Omen, Andrzej J. Panas, Piotr Zalewski

“…Quantitatively, the measured temperature value in the exhaust system does not exceed 700 °C and the temperature increase resulting from the introduction of water and the engine’s response to the out-of-operation event is approximately 50 °C for the JetCat 140. …”
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Mechanistic insights into endosomal escape by sodium oleate-modified liposomes by Ebrahim Sadaqa, Satrialdi, Fransiska Kurniawan, Diky Mudhakir

“…MD simulations revealed that under acidic endosomal conditions, SO is protonated to oleic acid, which integrates into the membrane, enhancing fluidity and promoting fusion events essential for cytosolic release. SO-Lipo enhance endosomal escape through a fusogenic mechanism, facilitating cytosolic delivery with reduced cytotoxicity. …”
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The Role of Social Accelerators in Promoting Authentic Leadership in Social Entrepreneurs by Ignacio Alvarez de Mon, Margarita Núñez-Canal, María de las Mercedes de Obesso

“…This profile is based on the presence of some key characteristics: triggering events in the form of critical life experiences, a deep reflection on fundamental personal values, self-aware personalities in the process of developing their projects, efficiency and effectiveness compatible with accomplishing a social purpose, and a rich social network built around long-term relationships with valuable stakeholders. …”
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Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon for the Treatment of Coronary Lesions in Complex ACS Patients: The SELFIE Registry by Gianluca Caiazzo, Mario De Michele, Luca Golino, Vincenzo Manganiello, Luciano Fattore

“…At the 11 ± 7 months follow-up, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) were 3 (4.8%). Cardiovascular death (CD) occurred in 1 (1.6%) patient and myocardial infarction (MI) in 2 patients (3.2%) as well as ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization (TLR). …”
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Parental Involvement in the Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care for Youth with Chronic Illness: A Scoping Review of the North American Literature by Bryn Badour, Amanda Bull, Abha A. Gupta, Raza M. Mirza, Christopher A. Klinger

“…Three themes emerged from the literature: the impacts of maintaining parental involvement during transition to adult care for patients, parents experiencing feeling loss of stability and support surrounding the transition of their child’s care, and significant nonmedical life events occurring for youths at the time of transition of care. …”
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Hikaya as a literary genre (based on A. Eniki's literary works of the 1940s–1960s) by V.R. Amineva

“…The narration is, as a rule, focused on one character and one event of their personal life which causes fundamental changes in their thinking, attitude, and world perception. …”
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Point-Based Grading System: Advantages and Disadvantages by N. N. Мaltseva, V. Е. Рenkov

“…The article proposes specific measures to improve the point-based grading system, so as to achieve a more objective assessment of competence level in students of higher educational institutions: 1) at least 50% of the total score should be planned for the final test event; 2) the final certification should include a small number of questions, which will allow, on the one hand, to save students’ time and effort, and, on the other, to master the material in depth; 3) dual accounting should be helpful – of the total number of points in the PBGS and of the final certification grades in the subject; 4) it is necessary to provide for an option to “transfer” points from one kind of work to another. …”
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Comparative study on the bioavailability and bioequivalence of rifapentine capsules in humans by Ying Qi, Pengfei Zhao

“…Both formulations were well-tolerated with no serious adverse events reported.DiscussionThe results of this study confirm the bioequivalence of the test and reference formulations of rifapentine under the conditions tested. …”
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Optimization and standardization of the work of a health care facility during a chemical accident by O.V. Hudoshyna, N.V. Kurdil

“…The aim of the work was justification of the development and set of measures for the implementation of standard operating procedures in the event of a chemical incident. The legal documents and recommendations of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, management of the World Health Organization and the Red Cross on the topic of the study were used. …”
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Physical and motivational effects of Exergames in healthy adults-A scoping review. by Katrin Hoffmann, Josef Wiemeyer, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken

“…A systematic literature search was performed in EBSCOhost, WoS CC, SURF, and Science Research for studies meeting the following criteria: a) randomized controlled trials with Exergames compared to conventional training and/ or no treatment; b) healthy adults (age: 18 to 64 years); c) Exergame training interventions; d) assessment of pre-post differences, primary outcomes: endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, balance, sensorimotor coordination, sports skills, player experience; secondary outcomes: adverse events, physical activity level, attitudes, and knowledge. …”
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The Impact of C-Peptide and Diabetes Mellitus on Coronary Ectasia and Effect of Coronary Ectasia and C-Peptide on Long-Term Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kenan Toprak, Mustafa Kaplangoray, Ali Palice

“…A total of 6611 patients who underwent coronary angiography were followed up retrospectively, and their major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) status of an average of sixty months was recorded. …”
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RADIO PLAYS AS A SPECIAL GENRE IN THE WORK OF E. JELINEK by Tatiana V. Akasheva, Alexandra D. Zharkova

“…However, the author is known not only as a talented novelist and playwright, but also as a public figure who always openly expresses his own point of view on topical and controversial issues and events of today's era. The rebellious nature of E. …”
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Factors associated with fear of hypoglycaemia among the T1D Exchange Glu population in a cross-sectional online survey by Jingwen Liu, Jeoffrey Bispham, Ludi Fan, Jiat-Ling Poon, Allyson Hughes, Alicia Mcauliffe-Fogarty, Oralee Varnado, Beth Mitchell

“…Multivariable regressions were performed on assessment scores.Results The study included 494 participants (mean±SD age 43.9±12.2 years, duration of T1D mellitus 16.6±16.8 years, self-reported glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) 6.9%±0.8% (52±9 mmol/mol)), 63% men, 89% on insulin pump, 25% experienced a severe hypoglycaemic event in the last 6 months. Multivariable regression analyses showed higher anxiety, depression severity and diabetes distress were independently associated with FoH (all p<0.01). …”
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Sports in Udmurt State Agrarian University (using the example of participation in various competitions from 1954 to 2024) by Rubtsova, Lyubov V., Zhuikov, Roman A., Vorotova, Maria S.

“…Enthusiastic teachers searched for talented student-athletes, and various sports events were held. In the 1960s, the first masters of sports appeared in cycling, cross-country skiing, freestyle wrestling, and athletics. …”
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Tissue-specific effects of benzo[a]pyrene and DDT on microRNA expression profile in female rats by D. S. Ushakov, T. S. Kalinina, A. S. Dorozhkova, V. Y. Ovchinnikov, L. F. Gulyaeva

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the chain of events “xenobiotic administration – receptor activation – up-regulating microRNA expression – down-regulation target genes expression” as one of the key factors in the chemically-induced carcinogenesis. …”
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Synchronization frequency analysis and stochastic simulation of multi-site flood flows based on the complicated vine copula structure by X. Yu, Y.-P. Xu, Y. Guo, S. Chen, H. Gu

“…Applied in the Shifeng Creek watershed, China, the findings reveal that vine copula models are superior in capturing complex variable relationships, demonstrating significant spatial interconnectivity crucial for flood risk prediction in heavy-rainfall events. Interestingly, the study observes that expanding the model's dimensions does not inherently enhance simulation precision. …”
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Sport and National Pride: A Literature Review by Rizal Kurniawan, Indriyani Santoso, Amin Akbar, Hanifa Dalimunthe, Hanny Damra, Iftita Rahmi, Anindra Guspa, Free Dwatra, Mario Pratama

“…Results: the results show that national pride in sports fluctuates more than other sources of national pride. Major sports events play an essential role in shaping the national pride of the citizens of a country. …”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

“…The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO became a landmark event in the evolution of the military and political situation in the Arctic. …”
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