Combined Age with Mean Decrease Rates of Total Bilirubin and MELD Score as a Novel and Simple Clinical Predictor on 90-Day Transplant-Free Mortality in Adult Patients with Acute Li... by Di Jin, Kai Kang, Bing-zhu Yan, Jian-nan Zhang, Jun-bo Zheng, Zhi-hui Wang, Di Wu, Yu-jia Tang, Xin-tong Wang, Qi-qi Lai, Yang Cao, Hong-liang Wang, Yang Gao

“…All deaths could be attributed to ALF-induced severe and life-threatening complications or even multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Most of the enrolled adult patients with ALF were men (76.71%, 56/73), with a median age of 48.77 years. …”
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Performance evaluation of four cascade impactors for airborne ultrafine-particle (UFP) collection: the influence of particle type, concentration, mass, and chemical nature by E. Eckenberger, A. Mittereder, N. Gawlitta, N. Gawlitta, J. Schnelle-Kreis, J. Schnelle-Kreis, M. Sklorz, D. Brüggemann, R. Zimmermann, R. Zimmermann, A. C. Nölscher

“…We compared two additional impactor-specific factors crucial for mass-based analyses of organic marker compounds: the evaporation of semi-volatile compounds due to a high-pressure drop across the impactor and material addition from larger particles bouncing off upper stages. …”
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Détection de différents rétrovirus chez des primates non-humains infectés par STLV-1 ou SFV et pathologie viro-induite by Jocelyn Turpin, Sandrine Alais, Ambroise Marçais, Olivier Hermine, Réjane Rua, Antoine Gessain, Romain Lacoste, Renaud Mahieux

“…Une PVL élevée était retrouvée dans plusieurs organes : ganglions, rate, poumon et les analyses anatomopathologiques montrent un dysmorphisme marqué des différents tissus lymphoïdes secondaires, confirmant le diagnostique lymphomateux. …”
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Evaluation of Arabic lesson teaching in higher education based on the Kirkpatrick model by Ali Akbar Mollaie, Mohammad Aslam Raiesi

“…Donald Kirkpatrick proposed a comprehensive model and implemented it in various organizations including Barclay Bank. This model was described as a simple, comprehensive and scientific model for many training situations. …”
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The prognosis and metabolite changes of NSCLC patients receiving first‐line immunotherapy combined chemotherapy in different M1c categories according to 9th edition of TNM classifi... by Liang Zheng, Fang Hu, Wei Nie, Jun Lu, Bo Zhang, Jianlin Xu, Shuyuan Wang, Ying Li, Xiaoxuan Zheng, Wei Zhang, Yinchen Shen, Runbo Zhong, Tianqing Chu, Baohui Han, Hua Zhong, Xueyan Zhang

“…Abstract Background The 9th edition of the TNM Classification for lung cancer delineates M1c into two subcategories: M1c1 (Multiple extrathoracic lesions within a single organ system) and M1c2 (Multiple extrathoracic lesions involving multiple organ systems). …”
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Les ports romains atlantiques et intérieurs en France : équipement, architecture, fonction et environnement by Jimmy Mouchard

“…These introductory remarks, which may also serve as a brief history of the development of an Atlantic coast and river port archeology in France, additionally provide useful historiographical and epistemological references for a better understanding of the origins of and motivations behind the colloquium organized in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) in June 2018: Roman ports in Atlantic Europe and the corresponding internal waters. …”
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Optimizing Extractability, Phytochemistry, Acute Toxicity, and Hemostatic Action of Corn Silk Liquid Extract by Zead Helmi Abudayeh, Uliana Karpiuk, Viktoriia Kyslychenko, Qais Abualassal, Loay Khaled Hassouneh, Sami Qadus, Ahmad Talhouni

“…A single injection of a liquid extract has no effect on internal organs when compared to a control group. Corn silk liquid extract’s hemostatic efficacy was assessed using blood clotting time, prothrombin time, and blood clot retraction index. …”
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Risk Predictors for Mortality in Inpatients with Cancer and Coronavirus Disease 2019 during the Omicron Wave by Kuan-Yu Chen, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chien-Tai Huang, Yin-Hsun Feng

“…Univariate logistic regression revealed the following factors to be significantly associated with a higher risk of inhospital mortality among the patients with cancer and COVID-19: nosocomial COVID-19 infection (P = 0.037), lung metastasis (P = 0.005), received anticancer therapy in the preceding 3 months (P = 0.083), active and progressing cancer (P = 0.008), and quick Sequential Organ Function Assessment (qSOFA) score ≥2 (P < 0.001). …”
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Crude Oil Foulant Deposition Studies on a Heated Surface Using a Novel Batch Stirred Coupon Test Rig by Pragya Singh, Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Krishnaswamy Ponnani, Ankur Verma, Jaya Rawat

“…In the temperature range investigated, the hard and soft deposits were largely inorganic and organic in nature, respectively. The fluid bulk temperature was found to influence hard and soft deposit formation. …”
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Repairable electronic products for the circular economy: a review of design for repair features, practices and measures to contrast obsolescence by Nataliia Roskladka, Gianmarco Bressanelli, Nicola Saccani, Giovanni Miragliotta

“…The identified DfR features, practices and measures are then organized into a comprehensive framework, which sheds light on the operationalization of repair as a CE strategy and support designers and R&D engineers in designing products to be repaired. …”
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Fetuin-B and oxidative stress disrupt placental trophoblasts during maternal undernourishment by Mia Camilliere, Marella R. Verde, Michael S. Wolin, May M. Rabadi, Brian B. Ratliff

“…We examined the MUN placentas and the downstream effects of fetuin-B and oxidative stress at the whole organ and trophoblast levels. We examined fetuin-B’s role in trophoblast pathology by measuring apoptosis, proliferation, TLR4 activation, expression of NF-ΚB p65, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial superoxide production. …”
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Probiotic Bacterium-Derived p40, p75, and HM0539 Proteins as Novel Postbiotics and Gut-Associated Immune System (GAIS) Modulation: Postbiotic-Gut-Health Axis by Feray Gençer Bingöl, Duygu Ağagündüz, Ferenc Budán

“…Postbiotics are bioactive metabolites such as organic acids, peptides/proteins, cell wall components, functional enzymes, short-chain fatty acids, vitamins, and phenols. …”
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The pharmacology, toxicology, and detoxification of Aconitum kusnezoffii Reichb., traditional and modern views by Kenneth Happy, Sungyu Yang, Chang Ho Kang, Youngmin Kang

“…Data from several databases, including Google scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Web science, peer-reviewed journal articles, classic herbal medicine books, and Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) were critically retrieved, organized and analyzed. The article’s findings indicate that, various ethnic groups in Asia have utilized different techniques, involving fire, water, or a combination of both to maximize the plant’s therapeutic potential and ensure safety. …”
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Model calculation of a radio communication line based on remote sensing data by Andrey T. Albuzov, Pavel E. Shakhov, Vladimir I. Filatov

“…The main purpose of the work is determined by the need to develop algorithms and software implementation of the tool, which will eventually allow, given the characteristics of the hardware, to promptly and adequately analyze the possibility and evaluate the parameters for organizing stable radio communications even at the planning stage using interactive satellite maps. …”
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Evaluation of University’s Place in the Adult Education Ecosystem by G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…The study was conducted using a semiformalized interview method (n=36) with representatives of the commercial and public sector occupying key positions (heads and top management of universities, corporate universities, educational consulting organizations, providers of non-formal education services, etc.).   …”
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Understanding Youth Athlete Motivation, Training, and Activity Progression During and After the COVID-19 Sports Interruption by Elliot Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, J. Todd Lawrence, Theodore Ganley

“… # Study Design Observational / Survey Study # Methods A survey designed to determine activity changes, type of organized instruction, and athlete preferences for training support were distributed by email using snowball sampling methodology to athletes 14-21 years old who were involved in competitive sports when pandemic restrictions were enacted. …”
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Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Tribomechanical Characteristics of Powder Coatings via the Integration of Functionalized HF‐Free MXene Reinforcements by Ziba Nazarlou, Naeimeh Sadat Peighambardoust, Peyman Lahe Motlagh, Umut Aydemir

“…This study presents an effective and sustainable approach to improve the mechanical, tribological, and long‐term corrosion protection of organic coating, thereby exhibiting great potential for using HF‐Free MXene as a multipurpose additive.…”
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Integrating Individual-Based Indices of Contaminant Effects by Christopher L. Rowe, William A. Hopkins, Justin D. Congdon

“…Habitat contamination can alter numerous biological processes in individual organisms. Examining multiple individual-level responses in an integrative fashion is necessary to understand how individual health or fitness reflects environmental contamination. …”
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Antihuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activity of Rare Earth Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxycoumarins in Cell Culture by Ilia Manolov, Sevda Raleva, Petya Genova, Alexey Savov, Liliana Froloshka, Daniela Dundarova, Radka Argirova

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Radiological, Clinical, and Histological Findings in the Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus with Phenol Injection by Tonguc Utku YILMAZ, Omer YAVUZ, Ahmet Oktay YIRMIBESOGLU, Hasan Tahsin SARISOY, Cigdem VURAL, Umay KIRAZ, Nihat Zafer UTKAN

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