Influence of Febrile Neutropenia Period on Plasma Viscosity at Malignancy by Ibrahim Tek, Selami Kocak Toprak, Efe Hasdemir, Samed Rahatli, Aysegül Yesilkaya

“…Despite normal values of various parameters known to trigger plasma viscosity, particularly fibrinogen, it can be easily argued that the main mechanism may be the endothelial injury during infectious process and immune response mediated microcirculatory blood flow alterations.…”
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Metagenomic insights into pathogenic bacteria and antimicrobial resistance in offshore coastal sediments – An example from Gulf waters by Nazima Habibi, Saif Uddin, Hanan Al Sarawi, Ahmad Aldhameer, Montaha Behbehani, Saja Fakhraldeen, Waleed Al-Zekri, Nasreem Abdulrazzack, Farhana Zakir, Anisha Shajan

“…The environment-mediated spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a serious public health issue. …”
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Targeted nanoliposomes for precision rheumatoid arthritis therapy: a review on mechanisms and in vivo potential by Rushikesh Girase, Nayan A. Gujarathi, Amey Sukhia, Sri Sai Nikitha Kota, Tulshidas S. Patil, Abhijeet A. Aher, Yogeeta O. Agrawal, Shreesh Ojha, Charu Sharma, Sameer N. Goyal

“…Furthermore, the targeting strategies of pH-sensitive, flexible, surface-modified, PEGylated, acoustic, ROS-mediated, and biofunctionalized liposomes are addressed. …”
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Renal Protection by Genetic Deletion of the Atypical Chemokine Receptor ACKR2 in Diabetic OVE Mice by Shirong Zheng, Susan Coventry, Lu Cai, David W. Powell, Venkatakrishna R. Jala, Bodduluri Haribabu, Paul N. Epstein

“…The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR2 is a chemokine scavenger receptor which binds and sequesters many inflammatory CC chemokines but does not transduce typical G-protein mediated signaling events. ACKR2 is known to regulate diverse inflammatory diseases but its role in DN has not been tested. …”
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Binding Orientations and Lipid Interactions of Human Amylin at Zwitterionic and Anionic Lipid Bilayers by Zhenyu Qian, Yan Jia, Guanghong Wei

“…In this study, as a first step to understand the mechanism of membrane-mediated hIAPP aggregation, we investigate the binding behaviors of hIAPP monomer at zwitterionic palmitoyloleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) bilayer by performing atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. …”
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Family, friends, and financial know-how: influences on students' intentions to pursue entrepreneurship, with the moderating role of self-efficacy by Rhian Indradewa, Rizki Muharom Setiawan

“…Economic literacy was found to mediate the influence of family economic education and peer groups on entrepreneurial intentions. …”
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Collaborative modification strategy to improve the formation of biochar-derived persistent free radicals for aniline removal via peroxymonosulfate activation by Zilong Zhao, Shuting Zhu, Shuyu Qi, Ting Zhou, Yang Yang, Feng Wang, Qi Han, Wenyi Dong, Hongjie Wang, Feiyun Sun

“…These findings provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of PFR-mediated catalytic oxidation, highlighting the key roles of pyridinic rings, with or without oxygenated groups, in enhancing catalytic performance of biochar. …”
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Non-invasive physical plasma improves conventional wound management of cut and bite wounds in wild European hedgehogs by Jürgen Eichler, Björn Rulik, Alexander Abazid, Matthias B. Stope

“…The therapeutic effect is mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Based on the biomedical effects known to date, it can be assumed that NIPP can also be used for wound treatment in non-human mammals. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of differential mRNA and circRNA profiles in primary and metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by Gang Li, Jing Zhang, Bentuo Zhang, Dan Wang, Zequn Wang, Yan Pan, Lijie Ma

“…Overall, our research indicates that the SKAP1-mediated pathway is crucial in pNET development and metastasis.…”
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Cytokine-armed oncolytic herpes simplex viruses: a game-changer in cancer immunotherapy? by Howard L Kaufman, Hongbin Wang, Dipongkor Saha, Samuel D Rabkin, Mia Borlongan, Uyen Le, Hans J Nauwynck

“…Oncolytic viruses are agents that mediate antitumor activity by directly killing tumor cells and inducing immune responses. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Capybara Oil Supplementation on Steatosis and Liver Apoptosis in Obese Mice by Luciana Lontro Alves, Priscila Gomes Pereira, Bianca Torres Ciambarella, Miguel Porto Campos, Kíssila Rabelo, Ana Lúcia Rosa Nascimento, Raíssa Leal de Carvalho dos Santos Cunha, Cherley Borba Vieira Andrade, Alan Cesar Nunes Moraes, Andressa Bernardi, Fernanda Verdini Guimarães, Jemima Fuentes Ribeiro da Silva, Jorge José de Carvalho

“…Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are lipid mediators that have anti-inflammatory characteristics and can be found in animals and plants, with capybara oil (CO) being a promising source. …”
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CYP2E1 Sensitizes the Liver to LPS- and TNF α-Induced Toxicity via Elevated Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress and Activation of ASK-1 and JNK Mitogen-Activated Kinases by Arthur I. Cederbaum, Lili Yang, Xiaodong Wang, Defeng Wu

“…Increased oxidative stress from induction of CYP2E1 sensitizes hepatocytes to LPS and TNFα toxicity and oxidants, activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase and p38 and JNK MAP kinases, and mitochondrial dysfunction are downstream mediators of this CYP2E1-LPS/TNFα-potentiated hepatotoxicity. …”
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Labeling tumor-associated extracellular vesicles with antibody-DNA conjugates for quantitative analysis by Xiao Du, Xiao Du, Xiao Du, Hongxiu Li, Hongxiu Li, Hongxiu Li, Shiyi Shen, Shiyi Shen, Shiyi Shen, Chao Tian, Chao Tian, Chao Tian, Xiaohuan Cao, Xiaohuan Cao, Xiaohuan Cao, Xingang Xu, Nan Xu, Shuling Wang, Shuling Wang, Shuling Wang, Qingchang Tian, Qingchang Tian, Qingchang Tian

“…Simultaneously, DNA in the conjugate is attached to the surfaces of TAEs and holds the signal amplification post, converting protein identities to DNA amplification for protein detection, even at the molecular level.ResultsThese findings revealed that TAEs can be quantitatively detected using DNA-mediated quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). …”
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Characterization and Etiopathogenic Approach of Pediatric Renal Biopsy Patients in a Colombian Medical Center from 2007-2017 by Mayerly Prada Rico, Carmen Inés Rodríguez Cuellar, Monica Fernandez Hernandez, Luz Stella González Chaparro, Olga Lucía Prado Agredo, Ricardo Gastelbondo Amaya

“…The most prevalent biopsy diagnosis was glomerulonephritis (44%) and among these patients, glomerulonephritis mediated by immune complexes was the most frequent pathogenic type (90.5%). …”
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Improving explainability of post-separation suicide attempt prediction models for transitioning service members: insights from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servi... by Emily R. Edwards, Joseph C. Geraci, Sarah M. Gildea, Claire Houtsma, Jacob A. Holdcraft, Chris J. Kennedy, Andrew J. King, Alex Luedtke, Brian P. Marx, James A. Naifeh, Nancy A. Sampson, Murray B. Stein, Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler

“…This report presents results of an attempt to refine the model to address these limitations by re-estimating the model in a larger sample (n = 5909) and attempting to develop embedded models for differential risk of post-separation stressful life events (SLEs) known to mediate the association of model predictions with post-separation nonfatal suicide attempts (SAs; n = 4957). …”
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Long-Range Optomechanical Interactions in SiN Membrane Arrays by Xiong Yao, Matthijs H. J. de Jong, Jie Li, Simon Gröblacher

“…Photons bounce back and forth inside a high-finesse Fabry-Pérot cavity and mediate the interaction between multiple membranes over a significant distance compared to the wavelength. …”
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Role of glucocorticoid receptor expression in Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy: implications for inflammation and cardiac hypertrophy by Florencia B. González, Florencia B. González, Antonella Pacini, Araceli Castro, Susana Lioi, Silvina R. Villar, Silvina R. Villar, Luciano D’Attilio, Luciano D’Attilio, Rodolfo D. Leiva, Rodolfo D. Leiva, Liliana Favaloro, Oscar A. Bottasso, Oscar A. Bottasso, Carlos A. Vigliano, Carlos A. Vigliano, Ana Rosa Pérez, Ana Rosa Pérez

“…Recent data also suggest an association with altered regulation of glucocorticoid (GC)-mediated circuits failing to control systemic inflammation. …”
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PPAR Agonists and Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes by Anna C. Calkin, Merlin C. Thomas

“…Many of these potentially anti-atherosclerotic effects are thought to be mediated by transrepression of nuclear factor-kB, STAT, and activator protein-1 dependent pathways. …”
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The Impact of Enterprise Resource Planning on Operational Performance through Supply Chain Orientation in Faradaneh Company by Abbas Ghaedamini Harouni, Meysam Babaeefarsani, Mehrdad Sadeghi De Cheshmeh, Gholam Reza Maleki Farsani

“…The questionnaire was implemented through the participation of 135 managers and employees of Faradana company who were selected by stratified random sampling after measurement of validity (face and content validity based on Lawshe's method, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, convergence, and divergence) and reliability (Cranach's alpha method and hybrid).Findings: The results showed that ERP had a significant and strong effect on the OP of Faradaneh company by mediating the SCO, indicating the high predictive power of the ERP components (With a coefficient of determination of 0.93). …”
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Postnatal Growth Patterns in a Chilean Cohort: The Role of SES and Family Environment by D. E. Kang Sim, M. Cappiello, M. Castillo, B. Lozoff, S. Martinez, E. Blanco, S. Gahagan

“…This study examined how family environmental characteristics served as mediators in the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and infant growth in a cohort of Chilean infants. …”
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