Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…Across all three studies, we asked whether pressures to conform have disproportionate effects on particular groups, by exploring the effects of gender (Studies 1 and 3), immune-status (Studies 2 and 3) and race (Study 3). …”
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Avian adenovirus infections: diversity of pathogens, hazard to poultry industry and problems of immunoprophylaxis (review) by Yu. R. Zelenskiy, M. S. Volkov, I. A. Komarov, N. V. Moroz, N. S. Mudrak, T. V. Zhbanova

“…Special attention is paid to problematic issues of immunoprophylaxis due to lack of cross-immunity between different virus serotypes. There is no single and effective approach in the global strategy of immunoprophylaxis of avian adenoviruses, therefore, improving the means of avian adenovirus disease control is an urgent and important task. …”
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Lipidomics-based natural products for chronic kidney disease treatment by Rui Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Chenguang Wu, Lifan Wang, Peng Liu, Ping Li

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Identification of biomarkers associated with ferroptosis in macrophages infected with Mycobacterium abscessus using bioinformatic tools. by Jiahua Qian, Chenghua Lu, Kai Meng, Zhihong Xu, Honghao Xue, Weijie Yang

“…Functional enrichment analysis showed that these genes were involved in immune responses, inflammation, cellular metabolism, cell death, and apoptosis. …”
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Tracheal perforation and subcutaneous emphysema secondary to pseudomembranous invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis successfully managed with endotracheal tube manipulation by Kazushige Shiraishi, Takkin Lo

“…Introduction: Aspergillus is a ubiquitous fungus causing various pulmonary diseases depending on the host’s immune status. Aspergillus tracheobronchitis, a rare form of invasive aspergillosis, primarily affects severely immunocompromised or critically ill patients. …”
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Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Induce Inflammatory Response and Alter the Gene Expression of Junction-Associated Proteins in Human Intestin... by Bahareh Nadalian, Banafsheh Nadalian, Mohammad Reza Zali, Abbas Yadegar

“…The aim of this study was to determine the ability of OMVs derived from AIEC strain LF82 to induce the host immune response, leading to production of proinflammatory cytokines and also altering the gene expression of junction-associated proteins in the human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cell line. …”
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Efficacy of CLT4A variants as immunoregulatory molecules among Vitiligo patients in Saudi Arabia by Amal F. Alshammary, Ghada BinSaif, Imran Ali Khan

“…Abstract Vitiligo is a skin depigmentation condition caused by the immune-mediated perdition of melanocytes. In vitiligo, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes damage melanocytes, causing skin depigmentation. …”
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The Japanese encephalitis virus NS1' protein facilitates virus infection in mosquitoes. by Yuwei Liu, Yutian Huang, Ruidong Li, Chang Miao, Yi He, Changhao Xu, Xi Zhu, Bowen Li, Rui Wu, Qin Zhao, Yiping Wen, Xiaobo Huang, Qi-Gui Yan, Yi-Fei Lang, Shan Zhao, Yiping Wang, Yajie Hu, San-Jie Cao, Senyan Du

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Our research demonstrated that the JEV NS1' protein contributes to immune escape, thereby enhancing viral infection in mosquitoes. …”
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A minimal mathematical model for the initial molecular interactions of death receptor signalling by Christian Winkel, Simon Neumann, Christina Surulescu, Peter Scheurich

“…TNF itself is a strong proinflammatory regulator of the innate immune system, but has been also recognized as a major factor in progression of autoimmune diseases. …”
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Preliminary screening of new biomarkers for sepsis using bioinformatics and experimental validation. by Hao Wang, Wei Xiong, Wu Zhong, Yingchun Hu

“…S100A11 and QPCT were widely distributed in all immune cells, and QPCT was mainly localized in the macrophage cell lineage. …”
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Triptolide Inhibits Th17 Response by Upregulating microRNA-204-5p and Suppressing STAT3 Phosphorylation in Psoriasis by Qi He, Xingyue Wu, Quan Shi

“…Background. Psoriasis is an immune and inflammation-related skin disease. Triptolide with immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties has been utilized for psoriasis treatment. …”
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Condition Monitoring of Marine Diesel Lubrication System Based on an Optimized Random Singular Value Decomposition Model by Shuxia Ye, Bin Da, Liang Qi, Han Xiao, Shankai Li

“…Applied to a marine diesel engine lubrication system, the method demonstrates significant improvements in noise immunity and monitoring reliability. Comparative analyses of condition monitoring models before and after denoising reveal that the relative error of the proposed monitoring index under varying noise amplitudes is within 1%, substantially lower than that of other indices. …”
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Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease Treated by Retransplantation by Ingerid Weum Abrahamsen, Bjørn Christer Grønvold, Else Marit Inderberg, Nadia Mensali, Jonas Mattsson, Tobias Gedde-Dahl

“…This case reports successful use of cyclophosphamide after transplantation as GVHD prophylaxis, preserving virus-specific immunity.…”
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Artificially Positive Crossmatches Not Leading to the Refusal of Kidney Donations due to the Usage of Adequate Diagnostic Tools by G. Schlaf, B. Pollok-Kopp, E. Schabel, W. Altermann

“…Two prospective female recipients destined for a living as well as for a cadaver kidney donation, respectively, exhibited positive CDC-based crossmatch outcomes although for both patients no historical immunizing events were known. Furthermore, solid phase-based screening or antibody differentiation analyses never led to positive results. …”
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Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19 by Marta Komarowska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Kamil Grubczak, Alicja Pawelczyk, Adam Hermanowicz, Wojciech Debek, Ewa Matuszczak

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Neutralizing antibody landscape of the non-polio Enteroviruses and future strategy by Hongye Wang, Wenbing Zhu, Ya Li, Ming Sun

“…Currently, apart from inactivated EV-A71 vaccines that were developed in China, no effective measures are available to prevent or treat NPEV infections. Antibody-mediated immunity is crucial for preventing and limiting viral infections, and potent neutralizing antibodies could serve as potential therapeutic agents. …”
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Hubungan Kepatuhan Minum Obat dan Jumlah CD4 Terhadap Kualitas Hidup Orang dengan HIV AIDS di Poliklinik Voluntary Counseling and Testing RSUP Dr M Djamil Padang by Rihaliza Rihaliza, Arina Widya Murni, Alfitri Alfitri

“…Abstrak Infeksi Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang serius yang dapat menimbulkan masalah yang cukup luas yakni meliputi masalah fisik, sosial dan emosional. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth and the Orbicularis Oris Muscle: How Do They Behave When Exposed to a Proinflammatory Stimulus? by Alessander Leyendecker Junior, Carla Cristina Gomes Pinheiro, Daniela Yukie Sakai Tanikawa, José Ricardo Muniz Ferreira, Mariane Tami Amano, Daniela Franco Bueno

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been studied as a promising type of stem cell for use in cell therapies because of their ability to regulate the immune response. Although they are classically isolated from the bone marrow, many studies have sought to isolate MSCs from noninvasive sources. …”
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Pathological Characteristics, Prognostic Determinants and the Outcome of Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali by Delphine Uwamariya, Déogratias Ruhangaza, Belson Rugwizangoga

“…Mean age of the participants was 54.26 years, the main symptom was rectal bleeding (46.5%), rectal adenocarcinoma NOS represented 40.6%, conventional adenocarcinoma was 60.4%, most tumors were of Grade II (54.5%), most common stage was pT3N0 (20.8%), resection margins were free at 71.3%, lympho-vascular invasion was 49.5% of cases, a high immune response was in 71.3% of cases and of 101cases, and 55.4% were still alive at the end of the data collection, with 29.3% of patients have overall survival of 5 years. …”
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Bioactive compounds of Calotropis gigantea for cancer treatment by Jayalekshmi C, Nishanth Mohan Das, Rajiv Periakaruppan

“…These bioactive compounds exert their effects through multiple mechanisms, including induction of apoptosis, inhibition of cell proliferation, suppression of angiogenesis, and modulation of immune responses. Additionally, C. gigantea compounds have shown synergistic interactions with conventional chemotherapeutic agents, enhancing treatment efficacy and overcoming drug resistance. …”
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