A Case of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Hiatal Hernia in Late Third Trimester of Pregnancy by Stefania Di Francesco, Mariano Matteo Lanna, Marcello Napolitano, Luciano Maestri, Stefano Faiola, Mariangela Rustico, Enrico Ferrazzi

“…Congenital hiatal hernia is a condition characterized by herniation of the abdominal organs, most commonly the stomach, through a physiological but overlax esophageal hiatus into the thoracic cavity. …”
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The regulation of glutamatergic nervous system in sleep-wake states and general anesthesia by Wei Luo, Meiyi Duan, Enpeng Liang, Siwei Wang, Jie Yuan

“…We discuss the involvement of glutamatergic neurons across various brain regions, including the brainstem, basal forebrain, thalamus, hypothalamus, and cortex, highlighting their contributions to physiological sleep-wake and anesthesia modulation. Recent advancements in techniques such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, and neural tracing have enhanced our understanding of these neurons' functions. …”
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Conformable Fractional-Order Modeling and Analysis of HIV/AIDS Transmission Dynamics by Esam Y. Salah, Bhausaheb Sontakke, Mohammed S. Abdo, Wasfi Shatanawi, Kamaleldin Abodayeh, M. Daher Albalwi

“…Additionally, varied values of fractional orders are simulated numerically, demonstrating that the results generated by the conformable fractional derivative-based model are more physiologically plausible than integer-order derivatives.…”
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Circadian Rhythm Disturbances in Mood Disorders: Insights into the Role of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus by Chelsea A. Vadnie, Colleen A. McClung

“…The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), in the ventral part of the anterior hypothalamus, orchestrates physiological and behavioral circadian rhythms. The SCN consists of self-sustaining oscillators and receives photic and nonphotic cues, which entrain the SCN to the external environment. …”
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Mitochondrial Dynamics: In Cell Reprogramming as It Is in Cancer by Javier Prieto, Josema Torres

“…Given the significant physiological differences between the somatic and pluripotent cells, cell reprogramming is associated with a profound reorganization of the somatic phenotype at all levels. …”
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Research Progress on the Interaction between Taurine Metabolism and the Gut Microbiota by YANG Xinyu, WU Qingjie, MI Shengquan, ZHANG Yanzhen, GUO Junxia

“…The interaction between taurine/Tau-Bas and the gut microbiota significantly influences both physiological and pathological processes. This article provides an overview of the gut microbiota and the sources and transformation of taurine in the body, and focuses on the interaction between taurine and the gut microbiota and the effect of taurine supplementation on reshaping gut microbiota homeostasis. …”
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Unmasked by Pregnancy: A Review of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Changes in Pregnancy by Anita Lukic, Larisa Cmelak, Dominik Draženović, Hrvoje Kojundzic, Ivan Kresimir Lukic, Vicko Gluncic

“…To recognize the PAVM that becomes symptomatic in pregnancy, one must be able to distinguish the patient’s symptoms caused by developing complications of PAVM, as in the case we present, from physiological changes accompanying a healthy pregnancy, including their degree in relation to the stage of pregnancy. …”
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Chilling Injury of Grapefruit and its Control by Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou, Greg T. McCollum

“… Chilling injury (CI) is a physiological disorder that is occasionally reported on fresh citrus shipments from Florida. …”
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The Orchid MADS-Box Genes Controlling Floral Morphogenesis by Wen-Chieh Tsai, Hong-Hwa Chen

“…The versatility and specialization in orchid floral morphology, structure, and physiological properties have fascinated botanists for centuries. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Copolymeric Resveratrol Conjugates by Yan-Jing Ng, Heather A. E. Benson, David H. Brown, Yan Chen

“…The length of the PCL chain was found to affect the micelle formation, hence the stability in physiological buffers and rat plasma.…”
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Cell Secretion: Current Structural and Biochemical Insights by Saurabh Trikha, Elizabeth C. Lee, Aleksandar M. Jeremic

“…Essential physiological functions in eukaryotic cells, such as release of hormones and digestive enzymes, neurotransmission, and intercellular signaling, are all achieved by cell secretion. …”
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Computation of the topological entropy in chaotic biophysical bursting models for excitable cells by Jorge Duarte, Luís Silva, J. Sousa Ramos

“…This work provides an example of how our understanding of physiological models can be enhanced by the theory of dynamical systems.…”
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The Fate of Allogeneic Pancreatic Islets following Intraportal Transplantation: Challenges and Solutions by Xinyu Li, Qiang Meng, Lei Zhang

“…Pancreatic islet transplantation as a therapeutic option for type 1 diabetes mellitus is gaining widespread attention because this approach can restore physiological insulin secretion, minimize the risk of hypoglycemic unawareness, and reduce the risk of death due to severe hypoglycemia. …”
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Simultaneous multimodal measures for aesthetic evaluation of furniture color and form by Yaohui Ji, Yao Sun, Song Qiu, Xiaojie Geng

“…Thus, this study introduces a multimodal method by integrating various modalities, which allowed us to investigate the factors that significantly affect subjective preference evaluation and physiological feedback. The results indicated significant correlations between behavioral data, first fixation duration, and average pupil diameter. …”
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Brain Plasticity and Cell Competition: Immediate Early Genes Are the Focus by Pavel P. Tregub, Yulia K. Komleva, Maria V. Kukla, Anton S. Averchuk, Anna S. Vetchinova, Natalia A. Rozanova, Sergey N. Illarioshkin, Alla B. Salmina

“…In this review, we analyze the current understanding of the role of IEGs (c-Fos, c-Myc, Arg3.1/Arc) in controlling brain plasticity in physiological and pathological conditions, including brain aging and neurodegeneration. …”
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Potential Roles of Exosomal lncRNAs in the Intestinal Mucosal Immune Barrier by Shanshan Chen, Ruonan He, Beihui He, Li Xu, Shuo Zhang

“…Exosomes are phospholipid bilayer nanovesicles that allow cell-cell communication by secreting physiologically active substances including proteins, lipids, transcription factors, mRNAs, micro-RNAs (miRNAs), and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). …”
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Mechanistic insights into connexin-mediated neuroglia crosstalk in neurodegenerative diseases by Simona Denaro, Simona D’Aprile, Nunzio Vicario, Rosalba Parenti

“…Neuroglial crosstalk is physiologically ensured by extracellular mediators and by the activity of connexins (Cxs), the forming proteins of gap junctions (Gjs) and hemichannels (HCs), which maintain intracellular and extracellular homeostasis. …”
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Osteopontin Bridging Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Autoimmune Diseases by Nausicaa Clemente, Davide Raineri, Giuseppe Cappellano, Elena Boggio, Francesco Favero, Maria Felicia Soluri, Chiara Dianzani, Cristoforo Comi, Umberto Dianzani, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Osteopontin (OPN) regulates the immune response at multiple levels. Physiologically, it regulates the host response to infections by driving T helper (Th) polarization and acting on both innate and adaptive immunity; pathologically, it contributes to the development of immune-mediated and inflammatory diseases. …”
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Oxi-Inflamm-Aging: a New Theory with Practical Implications by Ángel Julio Romero Cabrera, Leocadia Amores Hernández

“…Oxidative stress causes an impairment of the physiological systems essential for maintaining homeostasis, including the immune system. …”
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Anaesthetic Management of Parturient with Acute Atrial Fibrillation for Emergency Caesarean Section by Madhu Gupta, Shalini Subramanian, Preeti Adlakha

“…Mitral stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease complicating pregnancy in developing countries. The physiological changes during pregnancy may exacerbate their cardiac symptoms. …”
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