Brewed for Performance: Caffeine’s Impact on Nutrition, Endurance and Strength in Sports by Michał Janiszewski, Marcin Komorowski, Rafał Kaczorowski, Jaromir Hunia, Jonasz Jurek, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Aleksandra Pelczarska, Tomasz Forenc

“…This paper examines caffeine's multifaced role in human metabolism, with an emphasis on athletes' training (endurance and strength) and post-exercise recovery. …”
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Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Psychological Rehabilitation After Lung Cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis protocol by Luchang Cao PhD, Zilin Wang MM, Xinmiao Wang PhD, Guanghui Zhu PhD, Ying Zhang PhD, Jie Li PhD

“…Background: The incidence and mortality of lung cancer is the highest among malignant tumors worldwide, and it seriously threatens human life and health. Surgery is the primary radical treatment for lung cancer. …”
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Emotional regulation as a transdiagnostic category through clinical problems: a narrative study by Alvaro Paredes-Rivera, Geraldine F Coria-Palomino, Alexandra Y Marcos-Lescano, Sthefany Sedano-Alejandro

“…However, they can become problematic if they respond automatically under the emotional level, since it interferes with goals and personal well-being. All human beings have emotion regulatory processes, that is, we are capable of deciding how to respond to the appearance of an emotion. …”
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Language models for data extraction and risk of bias assessment in complementary medicine by Honghao Lai, Jiayi Liu, Chunyang Bai, Hui Liu, Bei Pan, Xufei Luo, Liangying Hou, Weilong Zhao, Danni Xia, Jinhui Tian, Yaolong Chen, Lu Zhang, Janne Estill, Jie Liu, Xing Liao, Nannan Shi, Xin Sun, Hongcai Shang, Zhaoxiang Bian, Kehu Yang, Luqi Huang, Long Ge, On behalf of ADVANCED Working Group

“…These findings highlight LLMs’ potential when integrated with human expertise.…”
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Effect of different intraoperative blood pressure regulation levels on postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing radical mastectomy for breast cancer after receiving n... by Ying Zhang, Zhou Zhou, Xinxin Wang, Xiaobao Zhang, Hongya Liu, Xiaoqiao Sang, Yingge Liu

“…The secondary outcomes are heart-type free fatty acid-binding protein values at 1–2 hours, 6–8 hours and 24 hours postoperatively; the incidence of acute kidney injury within 48 hours postoperatively; the Quality of Recovery-15 score at 24 hours, 48 hours postoperatively; post-anaesthesia care unit length of stay; other postoperative cardiovascular complications; the number of times rescue analgesia and antiemetics are required; the time to first ambulation and length of postoperative hospitalisation.Ethics and dissemination This study involves the participation of human subjects and has received approval from the Clinical Trial Ethics Committee at The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (approval number: KY-20230915001). …”
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Uptake kinetics and distribution of flupyrimin by rice (Oryza sativa L.): Effects of subcellular fractionation and soil factors by Xugen Shi, Min Wang, Zhenyu Jiang, Ruqiang Cui, Baotong Li, Xianpeng Zhang, Lianhu Zhang, Duantao Cao

“…Elucidating the absorption and distribution properties of flupyrimin in rice will help assess the potential risks of human exposure to flupyrimin via the food chain. …”
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Specific Physical Performances of Young Male Basketball Players in Palestine: An Assessment by Maturity Status by Layla Jawabreh, Mohamed Tounsi, Ghazi Racil, Johnny Padulo, Gian Mario Migliaccio, Luca Russo, Yassine Trabelsi

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The landscape of alternative polyadenylation during EMT and its regulation by the RNA-binding protein Quaking by Daniel P. Neumann, Katherine A. Pillman, B. Kate Dredge, Andrew G. Bert, Caroline A. Phillips, Rachael Lumb, Yesha Ramani, Cameron P. Bracken, Brett G. Hollier, Luke A. Selth, Traude H. Beilharz, Gregory J. Goodall, Philip A. Gregory

“…Using 3’ end anchored RNA sequencing, we mapped the alternative polyadenylation (APA) landscape following Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β-mediated induction of EMT in human mammary epithelial cells and found APA generally causes 3’UTR lengthening during this cell state transition. …”
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Targeting protein-protein interactions in drug discovery: Modulators approved or in clinical trials for cancer treatment by Cristina Camps-Fajol, Debora Cavero, Jordi Minguillón, Jordi Surrallés

“…In consequence, their perturbation is often associated with many human diseases. Targeting PPIs offers a promising approach in drug discovery and ongoing advancements in this field hold the potential to provide highly specific therapies for a wide range of complex diseases. …”
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Induced mesenchymal stem cells generated from periodontal ligament fibroblast for regenerative therapy by Hemanathan Vembuli, Sheeja Rajasingh, Patrick Nabholz, Jefferson Guenther, Brian R. Morrow, Margaret M. Taylor, Marziyeh Aghazadeh, Vinoth Sigamani, Johnson Rajasingh, Johnson Rajasingh, Johnson Rajasingh

“…In this study, we generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a safe, nonviral and mRNA-based approach from human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLF), an easily accessible cell source. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes between Normal and T-Shaped Uteri, Diagnosed by Hysterosalpingography in Women with infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fattaneh Pahlavan, Shohreh Irani, Mehri Mashayekhi, Samira Vesali, Fatemeh Niknejad, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Narges Bagheri-Lankarani

“…Background: T-shaped uterus is a subclass of dysmorphic uteri according to the European Society of Human Reproductionand Embryology (ESHRE) classification. …”
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Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…However, there is no consensus on whether both FBOE and AE are present in human populations, or if only one of these mechanisms is at play with its effect mimicking the signature of the other mechanism. …”
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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…They convened to assess the current situation and develop a new consensus on the management of ABM, taking into consideration the human and health potential of Egypt. All the experts who participated in writing and directing this conference belong to different Egyptian universities, and their main clinical interest was infectious diseases. …”
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Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Cowpea and Optimization of Biomass Production Conditions by Hong Xu, Danyang Li, Xue Jiang, Qi Pei, Zhengqin Li, Philippe Madjirebaye, Mingyong Xie, Tao Xiong, Zhanggen Liu

“…These results demonstrated that the <i>Pediococcus pentosaceus</i> NCU006063 strain has excellent potential as a fermentation agent and can provide a theoretical base for the in-depth exploration and promotion of fermented cowpea use in human diets.…”
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Exploring policy processes against microbial threats in Iran: a qualitative policy analysis by Amirhossein Takian, Ali Akbari Sari, Masud Yunesian, Azam Raoofi

“…Effective implementation of policies was hindered by fragmented governance, inadequate communication and accountability and systemic barriers, while health system capacity was limited in terms of infrastructure and human resources. Finally, content analysis of monitoring and evaluation (M&amp;E) resulted in identification of two main themes: discrepancies in M&amp;E and barriers to effective M&amp;E. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: hERG1 channels modulate integrin signaling to trigger angiogenesis and tumor progression in colorectal cancer by Olivia Crociani, Francesca Zanieri, Serena Pillozzi, Elena Lastraioli, Matteo Stefanini, Antonella Fiore, Angelo Fortunato, Massimo D'Amico, Marika Masselli, Emanuele De Lorenzo, Luca Gasparoli, Martina Chiu, Ovidio Bussolati, Andrea Becchetti, Annarosa Arcangeli

“…The effect is modulated by the human ether-à-go-go related gene 1 (hERG1) K+ channel. hERG1 recruits and activates PI3K and Akt. …”
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Differential HLA Association of GAD65 and IA2 Autoantibodies in North Indian Type 1 Diabetes Patients by Neihenuo Chuzho, Neeraj Kumar, Neetu Mishra, Nikhil Tandon, Uma Kanga, Gurvinder Kaur, Paras Singh, Gunja Mishra, Shreya Sharma, Narinder K. Mehra

“…The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) association with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is well known but there are limited studies investigating the association between β-cell autoantibodies and HLA genes. …”
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Bioelectric stimulation outperforms brain derived neurotrophic factor in promoting neuronal maturation by María del Pilar Diego-Santiago, María Ujué González, Esther María Zamora Sánchez, Nuria Cortes-Carrillo, Carlos Dotti, Francesc Xavier Guix, Sahba Mobini

“…In this study, we demonstrate that ES outperforms BDNF in promoting neuronal maturation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y. Additionally, we address the question regarding which ES parameters regulate biological responses. …”
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Pathological variants in HPV-independent vulvar tumours by Sanja A. Farkas, Alvida Qvick, Gisela Helenius, Gabriella Lillsunde-Larsson

“…Abstract Vulvar cancer is a rare gynaecological disease that can be caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). The mutational frequencies and landscape for HPV-associated and HPV-independent vulvar tumor development are supposedly two distinctly different pathways and more detailed knowledge on target biological mechanisms for individualized future treatments is needed. …”
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Effects of water stably-enriched with oxygen as a novel method of tissue oxygenation on mitochondrial function, and as adjuvant therapy for type 2 diabetes in a randomized placebo-... by Joan Khoo, Christoph E Hagemeyer, Darren C Henstridge, Sumukh Kumble, Ting-Yi Wang, Rong Xu, Linsey Gani, Thomas King, Shui-Boon Soh, Troy Puar, Vanessa Au, Eberta Tan, Tunn-Lin Tay, Carmen Kam, Eng-Kiong Teo

“…Mitochondrial stress testing, and flow cytometry analysis of mitochondrial mass and membrane potential, were performed on human HepG2 cells cultured in four Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium media, made with ELO water or regular (control) water, at normal (5.5 mM) or high (25 mM) glucose concentrations. …”
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