Nicotine dependence is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic, non-communicable inflammatory disease: a large-scale retrospective cohort study by Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Cristian Papara, Katja Bieber, David A. De Luca, Jan Philipp Klein, Marlene A. Ludwig, Philip Curman, Philip Curman, Philip Curman, Philip Curman, Artem Vorobyev, Astrid Dempfle, Ralf J. Ludwig

“…CIDs develop over the span of several years, and the risk of developing CIDs has been linked to genetic and environmental factors. Thus, modification of environmental factors is a promising approach for the prevention of CIDs. …”
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Exploring ketogenic diet resistance in glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome: A comprehensive review and critical appraisal by Raffaele Falsaperla, Vincenzo Sortino, Gerhard Josef Kluger, Thomas Herberhold, Andrea Rüegger, Pasquale Striano, Martino Ruggieri, Joerg Klepper, Georgia Ramantani

“…EEG consistently revealed 2–3.5 Hz generalized spike‐and‐wave discharges. Genetic investigations revealed point mutations and deletions in two cases each. …”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…It is currently unclear how genetic differences in vWF genes relate to the incidence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT). …”
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Effect of rhGH treatment on lipidome and brown fat activity in prepuberal small for gestational age children: a pilot study by Lorena González, Carolina Gonzalez-Riano, Pablo Fernández-García, Rubén Cereijo, Aina Valls, Andrea Soria-Gondek, Nativitat Real, Belén Requena, Joan Bel-Comos, Patricia Corrales, David Jiménez-Pavón, Coral Barbas, Francesc Villarroya, David Sánchez-Infantes, Marta Murillo

“…Exclusion criteria included endocrinological, genetic, or chronic diseases. Untargeted lipidomics analysis was performed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and serum biomarker levels were measured using ELISA assays. …”
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Hepatic and renal functions of paediatric patients with thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study from two large thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka by Meranthi Fernando, Anuja Premawardhena, Sachith Mettananda, Hashan Pathiraja, Wasana Wijenayake, Raveen Thennakoon, Dayananda Bandara, Roshitha De Silva

“…Objectives Thalassaemia is a genetic disorder of haemoglobin synthesis characterised by life-long chronic anaemia. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Cysticercus tenuicollis Isolated from Some Intermediate Host in Kurdistan-Iraq by Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Rostam Hama Zorab, Fatima Mohammed Ali, Awaz M. Salih, Amer Abdullah Hassan

“…The selected cysts were preserved in 70% Ethanol for DNA extraction and molecular study,  The mt-CO1 gene was amplified with a conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the PCR product purified and DNA sequencing for reverse and forward strands was determined by a genetic analyzer, the obtained sequences aligned with the DNA sequences of T. hydatigena in Iran, Turkey and Palestine, which deposited in GenBank under the following accession number (JQ710588), (JN827307) and ( KM032284) respectively. …”
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Enhancement of CD8+T cell cytotoxicity activity by IFN-α implies alternative pathologic role in systemic lupus erythematosus by Chen-xing Zhang, You-ying Mao, Yu-pin Tan, Mei-yu Zhang, Kang Shao, Shu-jun Wang, Ping Ji, Jia-yuan Wang, Lei Yin, Ying Wang

“…Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease which is affected by the environmental, genetic factors as well as the immune system. Previous reports have implicated IFN-α in the pathogenesis of SLE. …”
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Protective potential of structural proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in protecting against COVID-19 by Inna V. Dolzhikova, Daria M. Grousova, Ilya D. Zorkov, Anna A. Ilyukhina, Anna V. Kovyrshina, Olga V. Zubkova, Olga D. Popova, Tatiana A. Ozharovskaya, Denis I. Zrelkin, Daria M. Savina, Ekaterina G. Samokhvalova, Amir I. Tukhvatulin, Dmitry V. Shcheblyakov, Denis Yu. Logunov, Alexander L. Gintsburg

“…Recombinant adenoviral vectors rAd5-S, rAd5-N, rAd5-M were used for immunization of animals. Various genetic, virological and immunological methods, as well as methods of working with animals, were used in the study. …”
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Survival and risk factors for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a history of prior malignancy by Yiwen Qiu, Nida Cao, Dan Meng, Jian Yuan, Yingjie Zhu

“…Therefore, we advocate for active standardized treatment for these patients and propose expanding the range of prior malignancies included in clinical trials based on publication timelines, primary tumour locations, and genetic testing results. The objective is to facilitate timely and proactive treatment for patients following the disclosure of results, thereby instilling confidence in the management of mCRC.…”
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Integration of artificial intelligence and advanced optimization techniques for continuous gas lift under restricted gas supply: A case study by Leila Zeinolabedini, Forough Ameli, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…To optimize the selected input variables, including tubing inside diameter, gas injection rate, and separator pressure, various optimization algorithms such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), ant colony optimization (ACO), genetic algorithm (GA), and a Novel optimization algorithm in a gas-lift study called grey wolf optimization (GWO), were utilized considering the constraint of the limited available gas. …”
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Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species by Irene Bisang, Flavien Collart, Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten, Lars Hedenäs

“…Modelling environmental data at higher resolution, smaller scale and expanding geographic coverage to include more sporophyte occurrences, and comparing genetic diversity in sporophytic with non-sporophytic populations, are future lines of this research.…”
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Assessing molecular changes underlying isopropylated phenyl phosphate (IPP)-induced larval sensorimotor response deficits in zebrafish by Sunil Sharma, Alfredo Rojas, Abhishek Gour, Rosemaria Serradimigni, Connor Leong, Abhisheak Sharma, Subham Dasgupta

“…Collectively, our data shows that IPP exposures can disrupt a battery of biological pathways spanning neurometabolomic, genetic, epigenetic as well as organ-level targets. …”
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Identifying [between] Geser and Genghis Khan. Part 1: Contamination of Images in Folklore and Historical Memories of Central and Inner Asia by Natalia N. Nikolaeva, Evgenii V. Nolev

“…Methods of comparative analysis ― the comparative/genetic and historical/typological ones ― have proven instrumental in tracing common images and plots of Turko-Mongolian folklore narratives, and considering the latter both within related origins and typological proximities arising from actual historical conditions. …”
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Parents’ use of coercive and indulgent feeding practices for children with avid eating behaviour: an Ecological Momentary Assessment study by Abigail Pickard, Katie L. Edwards, Claire Farrow, Emma Haycraft, Moritz Herle, Clare Llewellyn, Helen Croker, Alice Kininmonth, Jacqueline Blissett

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Bioinformatics screening and clinical validation of CircRNA and related miRNA in male osteoporosis by Jiayi Li, Sijia Guo, Qingyun Sun, Ning An, Jisheng Lin, Qi Fei

“…Abstract Background The pathogenesis of male osteoporosis (MOP) remains unclear, with the role of genetic factors attracting the attention of researchers. …”
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Differentiated approach at the choice of chronic hepatitis C antiviral therapy mode (real clinical practice experience) by I. Yu. Pirogova, N. B. Kovaleva, E. P. Patlusov, E. S. Radchenko

“…To estimate efficacy and safety of cepeginterferon-alpha 2b (cPEG-IFNα2b) and ribavirin combination for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC), to define necessity of IL-28V genetic polymorphism diagnostics, to estimate liver elastometry scores at the background of antiviral therapy. …”
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Klasifikasi Kebutuhan Jumlah Produk Makanan Customer Menggunakan K-Means Clustering dengan Optimasi Pusat Awal Cluster Algoritma Genetika by Yudi Istianto, Shofwatul 'Uyun

“…This study tries to apply data mining to classify the number of customer needs for food products using k-means clustering with optimization initial cluster center genetic algorithm. In this study used 210 data from product sales for three weeks. …”
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The clinical role of blood coagulation and platelet receptors gene allelic variants in development of Wilson’s disease by T. P. Rozina, S. V. Fastovets, E. E. Starostina, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Krasnova

“…Original study included 85 patients with a Wilson’s disease who were divided into two groups: without neurological symptoms (abdominal form; n=51) and with neurologic symptomatology (mixed form; n=34). Genetic polymorphism testing was carried out by real-time polymerase chain reaction with melting curve analysis. …”
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Factors Influencing the Pregnancy Outcome of Intrauterine Insemination and Follow-Up Treatment by Xuan Huang, Qin Sun, Xu Tang, Meiling Li, Cheng Zhou, Xi Cheng, Bing Yao, Li Chen

“…Furthermore, there were 240 couples who not pregnant received one or more cycles of in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection/ pre-implantation genetic technology treatment, and another 182 couples forgo follow-up treatment. …”
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Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a study in a large clinical sample of patients using a novel automated method by Robert Stewart, Hitesh Shetty, Matthew Broadbent, Angus Roberts, Rashmi Patel, Philip McGuire, Richard D Hayes, Nishamali Jayatilleke, Genevieve Gorrell, Chin-Kuo Chang, Richard Jackson, Nadia Foskett, Caroline Johnston

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