Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rats by Enes Aydın, Serpil Mungan Durankaya, Osman Yilmaz, Günay Kirkim, Safiye Aktaş, Salim Neşelioğlu, Özcan Erel, Yüksel Olgun, Abdullah Dalgıç

“…After sacrificing the rats, the right and left temporal bones of each rat were removed and stained with hematoxylin eosin for histological studies to explore any pyknotic changes in spiral ganglion cells. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Pharmacotherapy in Augmenting Quit Rates Among Hispanic Adults in an App-Delivered Smoking Cessation Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Contr... by Margarita Santiago-Torres, Kristin E Mull, Brianna M Sullivan, Ana Paula Cupertino, Ramzi G Salloum, Matthew Triplette, Michael J Zvolensky, Jonathan B Bricker

“…ObjectiveThis secondary analysis used data from a randomized controlled trial that compared the efficacy of 2 smoking cessation apps, iCanQuit (based on acceptance and commitment therapy) and QuitGuide (following US clinical practice guidelines), to explore the association between pharmacotherapy use and smoking cessation outcomes among the subsample of 173 Hispanic participants who reported on pharmacotherapy use. …”
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EGFR inhibition augments the therapeutic efficacy of the NAT10 inhibitor Remodelin in Colorectal cancer by Yongbin Zheng, Dan Song, Ming Guo, Chenhong Wang, Mingzhen Ma, Gongcai Tao, Licui Liu, Xiaobo He, Fengyu Cao, Dan Luo, Qingchuan Zhao, Zhongyuan Xia, Yanxin An

“…Additional in vivo and in vitro experiments, including CCK-8 assays, colony formation and mouse xenograft models, were conducted to explore the biological role of NAT10-mediated ac4C modifications. …”
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Elliptic and Quadrangular Flow of Protons in the High-Baryon-Density Region by Shaowei Lan, Zuowen Liu, Like Liu, Shusu Shi

“…In addition to comparing the transverse momentum (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>), rapidity, and centrality dependence of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>v</mi><mn>4</mn></msub><mo>/</mo><msubsup><mi>v</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mn>2</mn></msubsup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> between HADES data and model calculations, we also explore its time evolution and energy dependence across <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msqrt><msub><mi>s</mi><mrow><mi>N</mi><mi>N</mi></mrow></msub></msqrt><mo>=</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 2.4 to 4.5 GeV. …”
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Association of dietary quality and mortality in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis populations: NHANES 2005–2018 by Xingyong Huang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Xuanyu Hao, Tingting Wang, Peng Wu, Lufan Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Kai Zhang

“…Despite the abundance of dietary guidelines for managing NAFLD, the precise impact of diet quality on mortality among individuals with advanced fibrosis remains elusive. This study aims to explore the influence of five dietary quality indexes on mortality among NAFLD patients and advanced fibrosis patients.MethodsThis study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning from 2005 to 2018 to assess dietary quality based on the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), Healthy Eating Index-2020 (HEI-2020), Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH), Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), and Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII). …”
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Cohort retention in a pandemic response study: lessons from the SARS-CoV2 Immunity & Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study by Anna Howells, Katie Munro, Sarah Foulkes, Atiya Kamal, Jack Haywood, Sophie Russell, Dominic Sparkes, Erika Aquino, Jennie Evans, Dale Weston, Susan Hopkins, Jasmin Islam, Victoria Hall

“…We conducted two focus groups with research teams in February 2023 and conducted thematic analysis exploring cohort retention challenges and facilitators. …”
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The triglyceride-glucose index trajectories are associated with cardiovascular diseases in people living with HIV: evidence from a prospective cohort study in China, 2005–2022 by Yinsong Luo, Liqin Sun, Yun He, Fang Zhao, Duo Shan, Fan Bu, Lingyun Ge, Xiaorui Li, Yiyao Hu, Xi Xiao, Hongzhou Lu, Jiaye Liu

“…Further studies are needed to validate these findings in other cohorts and to explore their applicability in women.…”
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A novel α-conotoxin [D1G, ΔQ14] LvIC decreased mouse locomotor activity by Wen Wang, Wen Wang, Meiting Wang, Huanbai Wang, Weifeng Xu, Conggang Wang, Jie Pei, Xiaodan Li, Dongting Zhangsun, Dongting Zhangsun

“…This study aims to examine the activities of [D1G, ΔQ14] LvIC and explore its potential mechanisms in vivo.MethodsThe study involved the injection of [D1G, ΔQ14] LvIC into the lateral cerebral ventricle (LV) of mice. …”
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The role of FTO in m6A RNA methylation and immune regulation in Staphylococcus aureus infection-related osteomyelitis by Sijing Liu, Sijing Liu, Sijing Liu, Kai Li, Changhai Long, Mingwu Lao, Biao Ma, Changquan Liu, Haoyuan He, Chunjiang Wang, Wangzhu Chen, Bin Yu

“…BackgroundRegulators of n6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification play important roles in many diseases; however, their involvement in Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)-related osteomyelitis remains inadequately explored. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the role of m6A in S. aureus infection-related osteomyelitis and elucidate its underlying mechanisms.MethodsWe downloaded the S. aureus infection-related osteomyelitis infection dataset GSE30119 from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. …”
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Chain-mediated effect of physical activity between Chinese language-based L2 motivational self-system and intended effort by Zixia Bu, Yu Liu, Yi Ba, Shan Jiang, Huijuan Liu, Jiyuan Li, Fuqiang Dong, Haohan Yu, Xindi Zhao

“…Therefore, the present study examined PA as a mediator and explored its ameliorative effects in L2MSS. A total of 981 international students from different countries were selected from 8 universities in Beijing as research subjects and were surveyed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), L2MSS, Learning Experience Scale, and Intended Effort Scale. …”
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Spatial Changes in Soil Nutrients in Tea Gardens from the Perspective of South-to-North Tea Migration: A Case Study of Shangluo City by Ziqi Shang, Jichang Han, Yonghua Zhao, Ziru Niu, Tingyu Zhang

“…[Objective] This study focused on the primary tea-producing regions of Shangluo City (ranging from 108°34′20″ E to 111°1′25″ E and 33°2′30″ N to 34°24′40″ N), which include Shangnan County, Zhen’an County, Zhashui County, Danfeng County, and Shanyang County. The aim was to explore the characteristics and influencing factors of soil nutrient content variation across different tea gardens in the area. …”
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Attitudes Toward Psychotherapeutic Treatment and Health Literacy in a Large Sample of the General Population in Germany: Cross-Sectional Study by Rebekka Schröder, Tim Hamer, Ralf Suhr, Lars König

“…Additionally, associations between sociodemographic factors, experience with psychotherapy, and attitudes toward psychotherapy were explored. MethodsA random sample was drawn from a panel representative of the German-speaking population with internet access in Germany and invited to participate in the study via email. …”
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Global prevalence of Eimeria species in goats: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Endris A. Ali, Abdul Ghafar, Juan C. Angeles-Hernandez, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Yaseen, Charles G. Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Sandra Baxendell, Abdul Jabbar

“…A random-effects model was used to calculate pooled prevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CI), followed by subgroup meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis to identify factors contributing to high prevalence and explore sources of heterogeneity among studies.ResultsThe estimated global prevalence of Eimeria spp. in goats was 62.9% (95% CI: 58.6–67.2). …”
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Effects on Soil Aggregates and Organic Carbon Under a Triple-Cropping System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River by Binjuan Yang, Qin Liu, Ning Liu, Yao Huang, Guoqin Huang

“…Over two consecutive years, this study was conducted to explore the impacts of the triple-cropping system on soil aggregate stability, soil carbon pool, and carbon sequestration characteristics in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. …”
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Construction and management of echelon talent of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine nursing in general hospitals (综合性医院中西医结合护理人才梯队建设管理实践)... by TAN Lei (谭蕾), CUI Yuqian (崔玉倩), ZHANG Zhenyu (张振宇)

“…Objective To explore the construction and management of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing team and talent training, improve the supervision system, establish a reasonable structure, professional, high quality of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing talent echelon, and then lead and promote the high-quality development of nursing work in the hospital. …”
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MSC-exosomes pretreated by Danshensu extracts pretreating to target the hsa-miR-27a-5p and STAT3-SHANK2 to enhanced antifibrotic therapy by Jiabin Liang, Jingxiu Zhao, Lin Yang, Qian Wang, Jing Liao, Jianhao Li, Weizhao Zhuang, Fanghong Li, Jinxian He, Yukuan Tang, Hanwei Chen, Chen Huang

“…Additionally, the differential expression of miRNAs between DSS-Exo and Exo was explored and validation of key miRNA. Results DSS-Exo significantly upregulated E-cadherin, downregulated VEGFA, α-SMA, CTGF and Fibronectin expression in HMrSV5 cells compared to untreated Exo. …”
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Coupling Bio-Resonance Neurotechnology (BRNT) and Dual Hemispheric Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Reduces Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generali... by Sunder K, Makale MT, Makale M, Bodhanapati J, Murphy KT, Dennen CA, Baron D, Thanos PK, Hanna C, Ashford Jnr JW, Lewandrowski KU, Blum K

“…Further, more extensive, much larger sham-controlled and blinded studies are required to confirm these encouraging results and explore this multifaceted intervention.Keywords: reward deficiency syndrome(RDS), RDS, parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS), rTMS, novel bio-résonance neurotechnology…”
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Application of failure mode and effect analysis combined with risk assessment tracking in the management of arthroscopy day surgery instruments (失效模式与效应分析联合风险评估追踪在关节镜日间手术器械管理中的应用)... by NI Ting (倪婷), BI Yaxi (毕雅晞), GONG Ronghua (龚荣花)

“…Objective To explore the effectiveness of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) combined with risk assessment tracking in the management of arthroscopic day surgery instruments. …”
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa by J-D K Lotz, J Porter, H Conradie, T Boyles, B Gaunt, S Dimanda, D Cort

“…To describe the outcomes of participants treated for DR-TB using a shorter, compared with a longer, regimen in a deeply rural SA setting, and to explore other factors affecting these outcomes. …”
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Application of iron-rich slag to capture carbon dioxide gas through direct gas-solid carbonation by F. Abdul, R.F. Rahman, K.A. Purwanto, F.I. Ma'ruf, Y. Setiyorini, V.A. Setyowati, S. Pintowantoro

“…Further investigation can be conducted in the future to explore the potential of utilizing iron-rich slag for capturing carbon dioxide gas, building upon the findings of this preliminary study.…”
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