Association of the Monocyte to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Neutrophil to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio With the Severity of New-Onset Coronary Arter... by Shu H, Han S, Qiu W, Li J, Zhang X, Su H, Wu H, Zhao G, Li Q

“…However, the correlation between MHR, NHR, and the severity of newly diagnosed coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been thoroughly explored.Methods: In this retrospective study, we enrolled 1489 patients who underwent coronary angiography for the first time between January 2022 and December 2023, of which 1143 were diagnosed with CAD. …”
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Clinical Effects of Smart Phone Speech Training Combined with Scalp Acupuncture in Patients with Non-fluent Aphasia after Stroke by Mingyue XIONG, Yanyan TANG, Lihua CAO, Dian HUANG, Xiaodan LI, Jie TAN

“…Objective:To observe the clinical effect of smart phone speech training combined with scalp acupuncture in patients with non-fluent aphasia after stroke, in order to explore a suitable combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine therapy for aphasia.Methods:A total of 40 patients with non-fluent aphasia after stroke were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 20 cases in each group. …”
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Effect of Acarbose on High Carohydrate Diet Induced Liver Injury in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Yanhao CAO, Xiaolong BO, Hongli LIU, Xiaoli HUANG

“…Then, largemouth bass with an initial body weight of 7.5 mg/kg was fed with acarbose to explore the therapeutic effects of acarbose on high carbohydrate diet-induced liver injury by using gross pathology, histopathology, enzymology, and flow cytometry. …”
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Effect of Exercise Preconditioning on Protein Expression of VEGF and NeuN in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion by Fei PEI, Xuedong WANG, Baolong LI, Qiang TANG, Luwen ZHU

“…Objective:To explore the effects of exercise preconditioning on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and neuronal core antigen (NeuN) proteins in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.Methods:The rats were randomly divided into sham-operation group, model group, exercise sham-operation group (exercise pretreatment and sham-operation group) and exercise model group (exercise pretreatment and model group) by the random number table method, with 24 rats in each group. …”
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JEJAK KEKERASAN PADA NOVEL "TARIAN BUMI" KARYA OKA RUSMINI by Novi Diah Haryanti

“…This novel also tells the story of the struggle of Balinese women to obtain and restore the things that have been lost due to the intersection of the figures with the political tragedy'65 as well as the result of customary violations. This paper will explore: 1) the role of <em>adat</em> and politics in giving birth to violence that is difficult to erase and forgotten by women leaders, and 2) the struggle of women leaders as subalterns to survive and voice their desires. …”
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Mechanism of Bushen Huoxue Recipe on Improving Arterial Calcification in Rats with Osteoporosis Based on OPG/RANKL Signaling Pathway by LIN Xiaorong, YANG Na, ZHENG Bei, ZHAO Hu, XU Junxia

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Bushen Huoxue Recipe on thoracic aortic calcification and explore the possible mechanism of improving arterial calcification by Bushen Huoxue Recipe based on osteoprotegerin / receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand (OPG/RANKL) signaling pathway in rat model of osteoporosis.MethodsA total of 32 seven-month-old male SD rats were randomly divided into control group, sham operation group, osteoporosis group and Bushen Huoxue group, with eight rats in each group. …”
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Metal mixtures exposure with risk of elevated serum neurofilament light chain concentrations in U.S. general adults, NHANES 2013–2014 by Yan Wang, Keyi Zhang, Hao Li, Si Liu, Linyao Ying, Lu Xiang, Na Liang, Liangkai Chen, Lin Xiao, Gang Luo

“…Survey-weighted multivariate linear regression was used to explore the correlation between single-metal effect and sNfL concentrations. …”
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Enhanced therapeutic effects of hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles in renal ischemic injury by Fei Yuan, Jie Liu, Liang Zhong, Pengtao Liu, Ting Li, Kexin Yang, Wei Gao, Guangyuan Zhang, Jie Sun, Xiangyu Zou

“…In this study, we investigated the alterations occurring in MSCs and the production of MSC-EVs following hypoxia pre-treatment, and further explored the key intrinsic mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of hypoxic MSC-EVs in the treatment of renal IRI. …”
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MAP17 is a Novel NASH Progression Biomarker Associated with Macrophage Infiltration, Immunotherapy Response, and Oxidative Stress by Huang Z, Chen J, Liu S, Xiang X, Long Y, Tan P, Fu W

“…However, the role of membrane-associated protein 17 (MAP17) in NASH remains unclear, which prompted this study to explore its relationship with immune infiltration and its regulatory mechanisms.Methods: We employed weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) to construct a gene co-expression network aimed at identifying key genes associated with NASH progression. …”
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Anti-Methanogenic Potential of Seaweeds and Impact on Feed Fermentation and Rumen Microbiome In Vitro by Pradeep Kumar Malik, Atul Purshottam Kolte, Shraddha Trivedi, Govindan Tamilmani, Archit Mohapatra, Shalini Vaswani, Johnson Belevendran, Artabandhu Sahoo, Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan, Raghavendra Bhatta

“…A series of in vitro studies were conducted to explore the anti-methanogenic potential of five seaweeds collected from the Indian sea and to optimize the level(s) of incorporation of the most promising seaweed(s) into a straw and concentrate diet to achieve a significant reduction in methane (CH₄) production without disturbing rumen fermentation characteristics. …”
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A clinical efficacy analysis of single-port thoracoscopic lung resection in the treatment of male patients with non-small cell lung cancer using surface localization and CT-guided... by Qinghua Wang, Yujie He, Xiaowei Xie, Qinghua Wu

“…Background: This study was done to explore the effectiveness of single-port thoracoscopic anatomical lung wedge resection in conjunction with Computed Tomography (CT)-guided sclerosants and surface localization for treating male patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Soil chemical factors contributing to differences in bacterial communities among tea field soils and their relationships with tea quality by Shuning Zhang, Shuning Zhang, Naoki Yanagisawa, Mio Asahina, Hiroto Yamashita, Hiroto Yamashita, Hiroto Yamashita, Takashi Ikka, Takashi Ikka, Takashi Ikka, Takashi Ikka

“…We conducted pot cultivation of tea plant ‘Yabukita’ to investigate how soil chemical factors affect bacterial communities and their influences on the nutrient status and quality of tea plants, and finally explored the complex relationships between soil bacterial features and tea quality.Results and discussionThe results showed that soil bacterial α-diversity was higher level in soils D and E, with distinct β-diversity patterns separating higher pH soils (D and E) from lower pH soils (A, B, and C). …”
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Particulate matter emission in agricultural biomass residue combustion by M.G. Nugraha, A. Sharfan, V.S.Y. Prakoso, M. Hidayat, H. Saptoadi

“…Closed burning experiments explore variations in reloading frequency, air-fuel ratio, and air staging.FINDINGS: Yogyakarta's air quality assessment involves comparing rice harvest trends with atmospheric particulate matter concentrations during 2020-2022. …”
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Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was conducted to explore the linear relationship between the log-transformed Hs-CRP (Log10Hs-CRP) and POD risk.ResultsThe total population consisted of 644 individuals with a mean age of 64.02 ± 13.20 years, 506 (78.60%) of whom were male, and 114 patients (17.7%) had POD. …”
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Changing patterns of cardiovascular diseases and subtypes induced by kidney dysfunction among 25–64 years in China from 1992 to 2021 by Guoqiang Zeng, Hongliang Wang, Pinghui Cao, Jinyang Zhao, Lingyun Liu, Hui Guo

“…This study analyzed trends in the burden of KD-induced CVD and subtypes among the working-age population (25–64 years) in China over the past 30 years and explored its association with age, period, and birth cohort. …”
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Peripheral blood cell counts as predictors of immune-related adverse events in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xinyu Zhang, Bei Zhang, Danfei Li, Yunchao Yang, Sen Lin, Ruiqi Zhao, Yijia Li, Lisheng Peng

“…However, further research is needed to determine the optimal cutoff values and to explore the efficacy of blood cell counts in predicting specific types of irAEs.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024592126.…”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Research on the efficacy of Celastrus Orbiculatus in suppressing TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting HSP27 and TNF-α-induced NF-κB/Sna... by Yaodong Zhu, Yanqing Liu, Yayun Qian, Xiaojun Dai, Ling Yang, Jue Chen, Shiyu Guo, Tadashi Hisamitsu

“…In vivo, the anti-metastasis mechanisms of COE in the peritoneal gastric cancer xenograft model was explored and the effect was tested. Results The non-cytostatic concentrations of COE effectively inhibited TGF-β1 induced EMT process in SGC-7901 cells, which is characterized by prevented morphological changes, increased E-cadherin expression and decreased Vimentin, N-cadherin expression. …”
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Genomic insights into the alphaproteobacterium Georhizobium sp. MAB10 revealed a pathway of Mn(II) oxidation-coupled anoxygenic photoautotrophy: a novel understanding of the biotic... by Xiuli Xu, Litao Zhang, Fuhang Song, Guoliang Zhang, Linlin Ma, Na Yang

“…This study uses genomic and biochemical assays to explore the genetic basis of Mn(II) oxidation-coupled anoxygenic photoautotrophy. …”
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Application of acupuncture therapy combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (针灸治疗联合中医护理在带状疱疹后神经疼痛患者中的应用)... by ZHOU Xu (周旭), LIU Xuan (刘璇)

“…Objective To explore the application effect of acupuncture combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). …”
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Identification of QTL for Plant Height Traits in Single-segment Substitution Lines of Wild Rice by Xingxin DAI, Yanjie LIU, Chengxia LI, Rui TANG, Jiamei MU, Xuelin FU

“…【Objective】Plant height is an agronomic trait closely related to rice plant architecture, which has an important role in the formation of rice yield. Through fully exploring the elite genetic loci for plant height in wild rice, it would be helpful in the enrichment of dwarf genes and to provide new genetic resources for breeding rice varieties with ideal plant height.…”
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