Development and application of an LC-MS/MS method for the combined quantification of oxysterols and bile acids by Martin Roumain, Giulio G. Muccioli

“…We here report the development of a sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the combined quantification of 18 oxysterols, 11 unconjugated, 15 conjugated bile acids, and 1 bile acid precursor, using 8 isotope-labeled internal standards, addressing the need for a more comprehensive analysis of these interesting lipid families. During the method development, we investigated different extraction protocols, set up a purification step, and achieved chromatographic separation for these lipids, overcoming challenges such as the large number of analytes, isomers, and wide range of polarity across the analytes. …”
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Updates to the checklist of nocturnal Macroheterocera (Lepidoptera) of the Central High Atlas of Morocco: One new species added for Morocco by Nidal Fetnassi, Omar Er-rguibi, Abdessamad Aglagane, Mohamed Ghamizi, Erki Õunap

“…Identification of the collected specimens involved a comprehensive approach, including examination of external morphology, dissections of genitalia and DNA barcoding.In this study, we recorded a total of 123 species belonging to the families Noctuidae, Erebidae, Geometridae, Eutelidae and Drepanidae. …”
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Evaluating the impact of an after-school program on overhand throwing and perceived motor competence among students from low socio-economic backgrounds in the U.S. by Omar Albaloul, Omar Albaloul, Kahyun Nam, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Conner Acri

“…CSPAP can improve overhand throwing in students from low-income families, but new strategies are needed to enhance perceived motor competence in after-school contexts.…”
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Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hedayat Jafari, Dariush Ghasemi-Semeskandeh, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Tahereh Heidari, Azar Jafari-Koulaee

“…Coherent and systematic programs, including psychosocial empowerment counselling for the elderly and workshops for their families, are also needed. Researchers can also use the results of this study for future research.…”
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Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of Slovakia: an annotated checklist, new records, and bibliography by Andrej Mock, Karel Tajovský, Adrián Purkart, Ivan Hadrián Tuf

“…To date, 48 species from 14 families have been recorded in Slovakia. Of these, 30 species are autochthonous, while 18 species have been introduced into anthropogenic habitats, with eight species found exclusively in greenhouses. …”
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Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Insulin Secretion and Signaling-Related Genes in Etiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Zahra Shaaban, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Amir Amiri-Yekta, Fariborz Nowzari, Mohammad Reza Jafarzadeh Shirazi, Amin Tamadon

“…Despite the finding that the genetic origin of PCOS is well demonstrated in previous twin and familial clustering studies, genes and factors that can exactly explain the PCOS pathophysiology are not known. …”
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Two Sisters with Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis by Mehmet Gencer, Erkan Ceylan, Muharrem Bitiren, Ahmet Koc

“…All these findings suggested that familial or allergic factors, as well as immunological factors, might have contributed to the etiology of IPH.…”
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Valorisation de l’identité socioculturelle et politique des Wolofs dans les contes d’Amadou Koumba de Birago Diop by Birame SÈNE

“…L’entrelacement en question ne se limite pas au cadre familier (Woundou-le-chat, Nièye-l'Éléphant, Thile-le-Chacal. …”
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Pigeon racing in South Africa: Exploring the socio-economic nature and extent of this 'unknown sport' by Cecilia MOSTERT, Ronnie DONALDSON

“…Pigeon-related activities are explored, emphasizing the sport's familial and youth development aspects. The economic analysis highlights the industry's substantial job creation and estimates its total economic worth between R528,968,608 and R1,620,390,112. …”
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Questioning the Dimensions of Digital Surveillance and Parental Supervision: YouTube Challenges and Video Recommendation System by Tuğça Poyraz, Elif Özuz Dağdelen

“…After conducting netnography on YouTube, the sample of the study was determined using purposeful sampling and snowball sampling techniques, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 23 children upon obtaining consent forms from their families. The findings of the research revealed that usage patterns of social media platforms and the resulting consequences can reach very dangerous levels and that the degree of parental supervision should be reconsidered.…”
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¿<i>Dónde Vive la Ciencia en su Comunidad?</i>: How a Community Is Using Photovoice to Reclaim Local Green Spaces by Espacio: Familias y Comunidad

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Flavour deconstructing the composite Higgs by Sebastiano Covone, Joe Davighi, Gino Isidori, Marko Pesut

“…The flavour deconstruction means the couplings of the light families to the composite sector (and therefore the pNGB Higgs) are suppressed by powers of a heavy mass scale (from which the Higgs is nevertheless shielded by compositeness), explaining the flavour puzzle. …”
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A Comparative Study of Three Resolving Parameters of Graphs by Hafiz Muhammad Ikhlaq, Hafiz Muhammad Afzal Siddiqui, Muhammad Imran

“…It is shown that these parameters are constant, and a comparative analysis is also given for the said families of graphs.…”
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Trends in research on novel antidepressant treatments by Agnieszka Zelek-Molik, Ewa Litwa

“…This phenomenon poses significant challenges for healthcare professionals, families, and patients alike. As a result, there is an urgent need for therapies that are both rapid-acting and safe. …”
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Advanced Malware Detection: Integrating Convolutional Neural Networks with LSTM RNNs for Enhanced Security by Balsam Ridha Habeeb Alsaedi

“…The images used in our experiments contained malware from nine different families. To evaluate the performance of our proposed approach, we conducted experiments on the MaliMG dataset, which includes a diverse range of malware samples. …”
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Social and Cultural of Stigma For Children With Stunting: A Literatur Review by Badrul Nurul Hisyam, Tantut Susanto

“…Social stigmas arising from traditional cultures, norms, and beliefs exacerbate families' access to health services and negatively impact children's mental and emotional well-being. …”
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The Experiences of Nursing Students Who Attended Hospital Clinicals During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study by Yasemin Özer Güçlüel, Gülcan Kendirkiran, Pelin Gökoğlu Gürer

“…These main themes are the psychological effects of COVID‐19 on students, the effects on their families, the effects on their clinical practice, the students' perspectives on the profession, the behaviours of the staff in the clinical area and the behaviours of patients/patient relatives. …”
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LEADING INDIAN BUSINESS-GROUPS by M. A. Vorobyeva

“…But against this background the leading Indian business-groups keep main traditional peculiarities: they mostly still belong to the families of their founders, even today they observe caste or communal relations which are the basis of their non-formal backbone tides, they still remain highly diversificated structures with weak interrelations. …”
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De Novo Mutation of the ADAMTS13 Gene with Mesenteric Ischemia in an Infant with Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Ibrahim Alharbi, Sarah Alqarni, Wed Khayyat, Amirah Almatrafi

“…On day 8, genetic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of autosomal recessive familial thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and revealed a unique homozygous deletion mutation on exon 23 of ADAMTS13: c.2883del p.…”
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The Impact of Listening to Quran Recitation during Pain-Inducing Procedure among Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation Support: An Interventional Study by Mohammad Rababa, Shatha Al-Sabbah, Audai Hayajneh

“…Complementary medicine is essential to the healthcare plans of critically ill patients and their families. Holy Quran recitation has been reported to be a useful nonpharmacological intervention for critically ill Muslim patients.…”
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