The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss by Tracy L. Tylka, Rachel A. Annunziato, Deb Burgard, Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Ellen Shuman, Chad Davis, Rachel M. Calogero

“…We offer a theoretical framework that organizes the research included in this review and discuss how it can guide research efforts and help health professionals intervene with their patients and community.…”
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De Novo Assembly of the Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Nodule Transcriptome by Vladimir A. Zhukov, Alexander I. Zhernakov, Olga A. Kulaeva, Nikita I. Ershov, Alexey Y. Borisov, Igor A. Tikhonovich

“…Although transcriptome sequencing provides extensive information about expressed genes, some tissue-specific transcripts can only be identified from particular organs under appropriate conditions. In this study, we performed RNA sequencing of polyadenylated transcripts from young pea nodules and root tips on an Illumina GAIIx system, followed by de novo transcriptome assembly using the Trinity program. …”
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Effect of Incessant Strike Actions on the Academic Performance of University of Ibadan Medical Students by Uzendu Ezinne, Babatunde Ademusire, Chibuzo Makata, Nnaemeka Ozonta, Kenechukwu Okeke, Hope Abu, Immanuella Yisa, Tobi Ogunleye, Toluwanimi Adeyanju, Oluwasomidoyin Bello

“…A strike is an organized work stoppage by employees. It has become an adopted lingua franca for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to effectively communicate their demands in Nigeria. …”
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Neostigmine Attenuates Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Preoptic Area but Not Choroid Plexus during Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Systemic Inflammation by Andrzej P. Herman, Dorota Tomaszewska-Zaremba, Marta Kowalewska, Aleksandra Szczepkowska, Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz, Agata Krawczyńska, Maciej Wójcik, Hanna Antushevich, Janina Skipor

“…The study was designed to examine whether the administration of neostigmine (0.5 mg/animal), a peripheral inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), during an immune/inflammatory challenge provoked by intravenous injection of bacterial endotoxin—lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 400 ng/kg)—attenuates the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines in the ovine preoptic area (POA), the hypothalamic structure playing an essential role in the control of the reproduction process, and in the choroid plexus (CP), a multifunctional organ sited at the interface between the blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the ewe. …”
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IMAGE QUALITY ANALYSIS 4 CHAMBER SECTIONS OF CARDIAC MRI WITH AND WITHOUT UTILIZING SHIM VOLUME IN THE STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION SEQUENCES by Clinton Johan Ade Wicaksono, Susy Suswaty, Nursama Heru Apriantoro, Ary Sasongko

“…The effect of the use of volume shim on moving organs, such as the heart is relatively unknown and noticed by radiographers and cardiologists. …”
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34th Malaysian Association of Clinical Biochemists Annual Conference in collaboration with 2nd Malaysian Biomedical Science Association Symposium 2024 by Wan Amir Nizam Wan Ahmad, Seri Narti Edayu Sarchio, Nur Najmi Mohamad Anuar, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Suvik Assaw, Rhun Yian Koh, Chooi Ling Lim, Nur Aishah Sharudin, Norlida Harun, Nurulamin Abu Bakar, Mohd Arifin Kaderi

“… The Malaysian Association of Clinical Biochemists (MACB) and the Malaysian Biomedical Science Association (MyBiomed) successfully organized the 34th MACB Conference in conjunction with the 2nd MyBiomed Symposium 2024. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae employs a type VI secretion system to overcome microbiota-mediated colonization resistance by Andrew S. Bray, Christopher A. Broberg, Andrew W. Hudson, Weisheng Wu, Ravinder K. Nagpal, Maidul Islam, Juan D. Valencia-Bacca, Fawaz Shahid, Giovanna E. Hernandez, Noah A. Nutter, Kimberly A. Walker, Emma F. Bennett, Taylor M. Young, Andrew J. Barnes, David A. Ornelles, Virginia L. Miller, M. Ammar Zafar

“…By enabling K. pneumoniae to thrive in the gut, the T6SS indirectly contributes to the pathogenic potential of this organism. These observations advance our molecular understanding of how K. pneumoniae successfully colonizes the GI tract.…”
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Reprogramming of Adult Retinal Müller Glial Cells into Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as an Efficient Source of Retinal Cells by Amélie Slembrouck-Brec, Amélie Rodrigues, Oriane Rabesandratana, Giuliana Gagliardi, Céline Nanteau, Stéphane Fouquet, Gilles Thuret, Sacha Reichman, Gael Orieux, Olivier Goureau

“…The generation of self-organized retinal structures from these iPSCs offers the opportunity to study retinal development and model-specific retinal disease with patient-specific iPSCs and provides the basis for cell replacement strategies. …”
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Surveyed Factors Affecting Lake Tourism Of The Development In Iran (Case Study: Lakes Fars province) by ALiakbar Anabestani, Mahdi Masoumi

“…For binary comparison and a final weight criteria and options, of AHP fuzzy, ANP and GRA techniques in the form of questionnaires and 20 teachers and experts from organizations linked to tourism have been used. The results confirms that: Based on the results of the paired comparison of factors affecting lake tourism of the development using multiple fuzzy AHP and ANP in terms of tourism experts, Criteria attractions by weight of 0.247 in fuzzy AHP and 0.246  in the ANP model and The criteria infrastructural factors weighing 0.229 in fuzzy AHP and 0.234 in the ANP model Has the greatest impact on the lake tourism of development. …”
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Hepatitis in Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Infection by Markus U Göttke, Philip Wong, Channy Muhn, Mansour Jabbari, Suzanne Morin

“…Success rates are high, and serious side effects are infrequent but can affect every organ system. A 79-year-old patient with recently diagnosed TCC who was treated with intravesical BCG for a recurrence after initial surgical treatment is reported. …”
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secreting Pheochromocytoma Underlying Glucocorticoid Induced Pheochromocytoma Crisis by Gil A. Geva, David J. Gross, Haggi Mazeh, Karine Atlan, Iddo Z. Ben-Dov, Matan Fischer

“…Pheochromocytoma crisis is a life threatening event in which high levels of catecholamines cause a systemic reaction leading to organ failure. Case Description. A 70-year-old man was admitted with acute myocardial ischemia following glucocorticoid administration as part of an endocrine workup for an adrenal mass. …”
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Evaluating the Cause of Death in Obese Individuals: A Ten-Year Medical Autopsy Study by Jad Saab, Steven P. Salvatore

“…The primary cause of death in each group was categorized into malignancy, infection, stroke, ischemic and nonischemic heart disease, pulmonary embolism, hemorrhage, and primary nonneoplastic diseases of different organ systems. Results. Of 849 autopsies, 32.3% were obese. …”
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Characterization and Otoprotective Effects of Polysaccharides from <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> by Matteo Banti, Mercedes Garcia-Gil, Lorenzo Guidotti, Graziano Di Giuseppe, Simona Rapposelli, Daniela Monti, Silvia Tampucci, Marinella De Leo, Francesca Gado, Paola Nieri, Clementina Manera

“…On these bases, this study describes the extraction, purification, and characterization of water-soluble polysaccharides from <i>A. platensis</i> (SPPs) and the investigation of their protective role against cisplatin toxicity on House Ear Institute-Organ of Corti (HEI-OC1) cells. The results showed that SPPs (5–80 µg/mL) induced a dose-dependent increase in viability, statistically significant at 40 µg/mL and 80 µg/mL. …”
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Leachate characterization and identification of dominant pollutants using leachate pollution index for an uncontrolled landfill site by S. De, S. Maiti, T. Hazra, A. Debsarkar, A. Dutta

“…The overall LPI, LPI organic (LPIor), LPI inorganic (LPIin) and LPI heavy metals (LPIhm) of both the dumping grounds largely exceeded the LPI and sub-LPI values for treated leachate before disposal to the inland surface water. …”
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A Cyber-ITS Framework for Massive Traffic Data Analysis Using Cyber Infrastructure by Yingjie Xia, Jia Hu, Michael D. Fontaine

“…All these techniques are based on data-driven and application-oriented models and are organized as a component-and-workflow-based model in order to achieve technical interoperability and data reusability. …”
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Daratumumab treatment for kidney-involved light chain deposition disease prevents renal function progression: a case report with 3 years of follow-up and review of the literature by Xueying Chen, Jie Sun, Pingyan Shen, Zijin Chen, Wen Zhang

“…Light chain deposition disease (LCDD) is a clonal plasma cell disorder characterized by the deposition of nonamyloid monoclonal light chains in multiple organs. It can affect various systems throughout the body, mainly the kidneys. …”
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Feasibility of Sharia Oversight on Regulations Outside the Jurisdiction of the Administrative Justice Court by Ali Fattahi Zafarghandi, Hamid Feli, Mohsen Abolhasani

“…It is based on this that the possibility of filing a lawsuit against government regulations for the violation of the Sharia rights of individuals, through inquiries from the jurists of the Guardian Council, is foreseen in Articles 84 and 87 of the Code of Organizations and Procedures of the Court of Administrative Justice. …”
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Toxicological Assessment of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl. Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract in Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Studies by Donatus Wewura Adongo, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Robert Peter Biney, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye, Eric Woode

“…Weight change as well as histological evaluation of the organs indicated no toxicity. The study demonstrates that an ethanolic extract of P. microcarpa given orally to rats is safe.…”
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Clinicopathological Features of Cutaneous Findings of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Bengu COBANOGLU, Filiz CEBECI, Mustafa SIMSEK, Seyma OZKANLI

“…Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) can affect different organ systems, including the skin. Recently, COVID-19 cases with skin lesions of different clinicopathological features have been published. …”
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Current Views of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in Liver Diseases by I. V. Maev, T. I. Karlovich, A. I. Burmistrov, I. A. Chekmazov, D. N. Andreev, V. I. Reshetnyak

“…TTV DNA content in blood is proposed as an endogenous immune status marker to observe prior to organ transplantation.Conclusion. High TTV dispersion in human population suggests its persistence in the human viriome. …”
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