Mediators of Inflammation and Their Effect on Resident Renal Cells: Implications in Lupus Nephritis by Susan Yung, Kwok Fan Cheung, Qing Zhang, Tak Mao Chan

“…Expression of IL-6, TNF-α, type I IFNs, and hyaluronan are increased in the kidneys of patients and mice with active lupus nephritis and have been shown to contribute to disease pathogenesis. There is also evidence that despite clinical remission, ongoing inflammatory processes may occur within the glomerular and tubulointerstitial compartments of the kidney, which further promote kidney injury. …”
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Causality Extraction from Medical Text Using Large Language Models (LLMs) by Seethalakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Luciana Garbayo, Wlodek Zadrozny

“…Some practical extensions of extracting causal statements from medical text would include providing additional diagnostic support based on less frequent cause–effect relationships, identifying possible inconsistencies in medical guidelines, and evaluating the evidence for recommendations.…”
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An Interstitial 4q Deletion with a Mosaic Complementary Ring Chromosome in a Child with Dysmorphism, Linear Skin Pigmentation, and Hepatomegaly by J. Carter, H. Brittain, D. Morrogh, N. Lench, J. J. Waters

“…Further microarray studies in the proband using a different microarray platform showed no evidence of mosaicism. This case highlights the importance of an integrated approach to cytogenetic analysis and demonstrates the value of G-banding for detecting mosaicism, as current microarray platforms are unable to detect low level mosaics.…”
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Polyphenol-Protein Complexes and Their Consequences for the Redox Activity, Structure and Function of Honey. A Current View and New Hypothesis – a Review by Brudzynski Katrina, Maldonado-Alvarez Liset

“…There is increasing evidence that protein complexation by honey polyphenols is changing honey structure and function. …”
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Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Refractory Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia: A Systematic Review of the Literature by M. Maida, S. Camilleri, M. Manganaro, S. Garufi, G. Scarpulla

“…The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review of literature in order to assess current evidence supporting the effectiveness of this technique for treatment of refractory GAVE. …”
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Sequence Analysis of How Disability Influenced Life Trajectories in a Past Population from the Nineteenth-Century Sundsvall Region, Sweden by Lotta Vikström, Helena Haage, Erling Häggström Lundevaller

“…To our knowledge this is the first study to employ sequence analysis on a substantially large number of cases to provide demographic evidence of how disability shaped human trajectories in the past during an extended period of life. …”
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What are the impacts of oral complications from cancer therapy on the quality of life of children? A protocol to update a scoping review. by Nona Attaran, Apoorva Sharma, Martin Morris, Olawale Dudubo, Mary Ellen Macdonald

“…Building on a previous review published in 2012, this scoping review aims to identify and map the current evidence base underpinning the oral health-related impacts of cancer treatment on the quality of life of children with cancer.…”
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Local sympathetic nerve depletion does not alter vitiligo progression in a mouse model by Zhichao Hu, Zhichao Hu, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Daoming Chen

“…However, direct experimental evidence for the role of sympathetic nerves in vitiligo development has been lacking. …”
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Judge's Managerial Competences: a Case Study of a High-Performance Court by Livia Lúcia Oliveira Borba, Fabricio Castagna Lunardi, Tomas Aquino Guimarães

“…The data was assessed using content analysis, with the support of ATLAS.ti and Iramuteq software. The results evidence eight judges’ managerial competencies and one resource (support team expansion). …”
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Validity, Reliability, and Efficiency of a Standard Goniometer, Medical Inclinometer, and Builder’s Inclinometer by June Hanks, Betsy Myers

“…Standard patient and inclinometer positioning is recommended to enhance reliability. # Level of Evidence 2…”
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Combined Dexamethasone Suppression-Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Test in Studies of Depression, Alcoholism, and Suicidal Behavior by Leo Sher

“…Major depression, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior are public health problems around the world. Considerable evidence suggests that HPA dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of depressive disorders, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior. …”
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The politics of gating (A response to Private Security and Public Space by Manzi and Smith-Bowers) by Rowland Atkinson

“…I argue that the key ‘problematic’ raised by gated communities is less one of empirical evidence on their impacts, since much work already points to a range of problems, and rather what these developments forecast for the character and dynamics of the urban spaces and societies we wish to live in. …”
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MENTAL BARRIERS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO INJURY DURING A FALL: AN ELEMENTARY ISSUE OF PERSONAL SAFETY IN A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION by Bartłomiej Gąsienica-Walczak, Artur Kalina, Artur Litwiniuk, Joanna Baj-Korpak

“…The cognitive aim of the study was to argue, based on evidence, that radical progress in preventing the consequences of unintentional falls is possible as long as mental barriers are broken down among actors with the potential competence to make changes from the micro to macro scale. …”
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The protective effect and experimental research progress of pleotropic statins in intervertebral disc degeneration by Xianxu Zhang, Shicheng Li, Xin Liu, Zhong Ma, Qiang Zhang, Yuji Zhang, Jiangdong An, Zhiqiang Luo

“…With the advancement of research into the pleiotropic effects of statins, an increasing body of evidence suggests their potential as effective therapeutic agents for IVDD. …”
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Stable Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Maritime Pine Based on Kanamycin Selection by José M. Alvarez, Ricardo J. Ordás

“…The highest transformation efficiency (11.4 events per gram of fresh mass) was achieved when a vigorously growing embryonal mass (embryogenic line L01) was cocultivated with Agrobacterium strain AGL1 at the optical density (OD600 nm) of 0.3 for 72 h. Evidence of the stable transgene integration was obtained by polymerase chain reaction for the nptII and uidA genes and expression of the uidA gene. …”
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Biochemical Markers as Predictor of Preterm Labor - and Their Clinical Relevance - the Current Status by Suneeta Singh, Madhusudhan Dey, Sanjay Singh, Shibu Sasidharan

“…This paper provides a summary of the current literature on the use of biochemical markers in predicting spontaneous preterm birth in symptomatic and high risk-asymptomatic women. Evidence from the literature suggests cervico vaginal fetal fibronectin,interleukin-6, phosphorylated Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1(phIGFBP1), placental alpha macroglobulin-1 (PAMG-1) and serum …”
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Applying cognitive diagnostic models to mechanics concept inventories by Vy Le, Jayson M. Nissen, Xiuxiu Tang, Yuxiao Zhang, Amirreza Mehrabi, Jason W. Morphew, Hua Hua Chang, Ben Van Dusen

“…As part of a broader project to develop a cognitive diagnostic assessment for introductory mechanics within an evidence-centered design framework, we identified and tested the student models of four skills that cross content areas in introductory physics: apply vectors, conceptual relationships, algebra, and visualizations. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Digital Leadership Dimensions on Service Economics Dimensions: An Empirical Study of Service Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Badreldin Mohamed Ahmed Abdulrahman, Sanaa Mostafa Mohammed

“…This study contributes to the current literature by providing empirical evidence on the relationship between digital leadership and service economics. …”
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Can Sensory- and Attachment-Informed Approaches Modify the Perception of Pain? An Experimental Study by Pamela Joy Meredith, Nicole Emma Andrews, Jessica Thackeray, Sophie Bowen, Cory Poll, Jenny Strong

“…Accumulating evidence linking pain with both attachment and sensory processing variables introduces the possibility that attachment- and sensory-informed strategies may modify pain experiences. …”
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Asthma in Sickle Cell Disease by Manisha Newaskar, Karen A. Hardy, Claudia R. Morris

“…In recent years, evidence has increased that asthma predisposes to complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), such as pain crises, acute chest syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and stroke, and is associated with increased mortality. …”
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