Additive Effects of Glutathione in Improving Antibiotic Efficacy in HIV–<i>M.tb</i> Co-Infection in the Central Nervous System: A Systematic Review by Leena Nabipur, Michael Mouawad, Vishwanath Venketaraman

“…Background: HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection poses a significant health challenge, particularly when involving the central nervous system (CNS), where it leads to severe morbidity and mortality. Current treatments face challenges such as drug resistance, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), and persistent inflammation. …”
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Lack of GAGA protein in Trl mutants causes massive cell death in Drosophila spermatogenesis and oogenesis by N. V. Dorogova, A. E. Zubkova, E. V. Fedorova, E. U. Bolobolova, E. M. Baricheva

“…Thus, GAF lack in Trl mutants leads to increased germ cell death through apoptosis and autophagy. …”
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Legal regulation of the circulation of pyrotechnic products in Ukraine and administrative responsibility for its violation by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…In addition, it was found that the lack of proper legal regulation and regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on the legal regime of household pyrotechnic articles leads to the fact that the judiciary closes cases of administrative offenses under Article 195-6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. …”
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Determinants of Maternal Death in a Pastoralist Area of Borena Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Jarso Sara, Yusuf Haji, Achamyelesh Gebretsadik

“…Of this, hemorrhage (45%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (23%), and obstructed labor (18%) were the leading direct causes of maternal deaths. Husbands who had no formal education were 5 times higher compared with their counterparts (AOR = 5.1, 95% CI: 1.6–16). …”
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Total and Compartmental Chest Wall Volumes, Lung Function, and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Individuals with Abdominal Obesity: Effects of Body Positions by Rattanaporn Sonpeayung, Anong Tantisuwat, Prawit Janwantanakul, Premtip Thaveeratitham

“…Abdominal obesity is a chronic condition that can contribute to impairments in lung function, leading to increased risks for respiratory-related diseases. …”
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Point-Based Grading System: Advantages and Disadvantages by N. N. Мaltseva, V. Е. Рenkov

“…Then, through a mental experiment, various pedagogical situations have been assessed in which a formal use of a point-based grading system leads to biased results. The article proposes specific measures to improve the point-based grading system, so as to achieve a more objective assessment of competence level in students of higher educational institutions: 1) at least 50% of the total score should be planned for the final test event; 2) the final certification should include a small number of questions, which will allow, on the one hand, to save students’ time and effort, and, on the other, to master the material in depth; 3) dual accounting should be helpful – of the total number of points in the PBGS and of the final certification grades in the subject; 4) it is necessary to provide for an option to “transfer” points from one kind of work to another. …”
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A Cone Bean Computer Tomography Investigation of the Newly Formed Mandibular Anterior Ridge following the Treatment of an Extended Comminuted Fracture: A 12-Year Follow-Up by Pascal Grün, Florian Pfaffeneder-Mantai, Patrick Bandura, Benedikt Schneider, Anna Sophia Bandura, Dritan Turhani

“…Extensive comminuted fractures are associated with tooth loss that ultimately leads to dimensional changes in the hard and soft tissues of the alveolar ridge. …”
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China’s Political Reforms in the Early 21^st Century by Nguyen Xuan Сuong

“…The Chinese dream will mobilize grandiose powers of unity that China deepened reforms and openness, solved all the political problems, helped a CPC to increase the leading and imperious power. Implementation process of "The Chinese dream" also means aspiration to tops of economy, policy, military science, technologies in the world, to a taking them, reflecting process of formation of the new great power which will succeed the USA. …”
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Application of Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Datasets, Methods and Tools by Yu. Yu. Dyulicheva

“…The  accumulation  of  big  educational  data  on  the  platforms  of  universities  and  social media  leads  to  the  need  to  develop  tools  for  extracting  regularities  from  educational  data,  which can be used for understanding the behavioral patterns of students and teachers, improve teaching methods  and  the  quality  of  the  educational  process,  as  well  as  form  sound  strategies  and  policies for  universities  development. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Perilla Seed Oil as an Additional Antioxidative Therapy in Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia by Chuntida Kamalashiran, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa

“…Oxidative stress plays a major role in the neurodegenerative cascade, leading to the irreversible mechanism in dementia. …”
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Clinical outcomes following shock team implementation for cardiogenic shock: a systematic review by Mohamed Abdelnabi, Ahmed Saad Elsaeidy, Aya Moustafa Aboutaleb, Amit Johanis, Ahmed K. Ghanem, Hazem Rezq, Basel Abdelazeem

“…Abstract Background Cardiogenic shock is a critical cardiac condition characterized by low cardiac output leading to end-organ hypoperfusion and associated with high in-hospital mortality rates. …”
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Strategies for Improving Irrigation Systems Based on Lamasba Regulation: A 2024 Field Study in Hoba Farms, Southeastern Algeria by Samira Attia, Guamra Kiram, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche

“…As the project expanded, new challenges arose related to water distribution, particularly in fields far from water sources, leading to the construction of small, taller water towers to improve distribution efficiency. …”
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Effect of Implantable Collamer Lens on Anterior Segment Measurement and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Based on IOLMaster 700 and Sirius by Xiaoyong Chen, Di Zhang, Ziyuan Liu, Yinan Liu, Hongyuan Cai, Qianru Wu, Yu Zhang

“…In 11 of 85 eyes, IOLMaster misjudged the anterior surface of the ICL as that of the lens, leading to an error in ACD and LT. There were no significant differences between preoperative and postoperative axial length (AL) (p = 0.223), white to white (WTW) (p = 0.100), keratometry on flat axis (K1) (p = 0.117), or central corneal thickness (CCT) (p = 0.648), measured using IOLMaster. …”
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Effective resistance to powdery mildew in Aegilops L. accessions by M. A. Kolesova, N. N. Chikida, M. Kh. Belousova, L. G. Tyryshkin

“…Severe development of powdery mildew leads to a decrease in the number and weight of grains. …”
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Foreign Policy Image of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Mass Media of the United Kingdom by Olga Yu. Vikhrova, Iaroslava S. Gorlova

“…Due to the aggravation of the political crisis in 2022, the EAEU returned to the agenda of the British media, but mainly in the context of Russia’s foreign policy. This leads to the assumption that in the period from 2014 to 2022 the EAEU did not take any actions that would contribute to the formation of its foreign policy image, which underlines the necessity of such a study in the current circumstances.…”
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Low-frequency spectral graph convolution networks with one-hop connections information for personalized tag recommendation by Zhengshun Fei, Haotian Zhou, Jinglong Wang, Gui Chen, Xinjian Xiang

“…However, in sparse observable graph structures, a significant number of connections are missing, leading to incomplete and biased propagation. To address these issues, we propose a novel model called Low-frequency Spectral Graph Convolution Networks with one-hop connections information for Personalized Tag Recommendation (LSGCNT). …”
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The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people. by Alexandra Dane, Komal Bhatia

“…<h4>Results</h4>Evidence from 50 studies in 17 countries indicates that social media usage leads to body image concerns, eating disorders/disordered eating and poor mental health via the mediating pathways of social comparison, thin / fit ideal internalisation, and self-objectification. …”
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IMMUNE THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND OPEN ISSUES. by Silvia Maria Trisolini, Alessandro Laganà, Saveria Capria

“…Until now, the criteria for response to treatment mainly took into account the normalization of platelet count and discontinuation of PEX, now with the use of caplacizumab, leading to rapid normalization of platelet count, it has been necessary to redefine the response criteria, taking into account also the underlying autoimmune disease. …”
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Characteristics and mechanism of MBT anomaly of Karakum desert related with the Hindu Kush earthquake by Yifan Ding, Ziqing Wang, Yuan Qi, Wenfei Mao, Qiqi Zhang, Lixin Wu

“…The upward transfer of P-hole particles, activated in the deep hypocenter area by accumulated crustal stress during the pre-, co- and after-EQ period, to the Quaternary surface along the stress gradient, was believed to have reduced the local ground surface dielectric constant and amplified the microwave radiation, which leading subsequently to the positive MBT anomalies. …”
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Chat GPT 4o vs residents: French language evaluation in ophthalmology by Leah Attal, Elad Shvartz, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Daniel Bahir

“…Therefore, this study's aim is to evaluate ChatGPT 4o's accuracy to MCQs from the national ophthalmology residency examination in French language, compared to residents and other leading AI chatbots Methods: A set of 600 questions from the national ophthalmology examination was translated into French and submitted to ChatGPT 4o, ChatGPT 4, and Gemini Advanced. …”
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