LOX-1, OxLDL, and Atherosclerosis by Angela Pirillo, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Alberico Luigi Catapano

“…LOX-1 is almost undetectable under physiological conditions, but it is upregulated following the exposure to several proinflammatory and proatherogenic stimuli and can be detected in animal and human atherosclerotic lesions. …”
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Analysis of the Control Effect of <i>Bacillus amyloliquefaciens</i> C4 Wettable Powder on Potato Bacterial Wilt Caused by <i>Ralstonia solanacearum</i> by Zhixiang Xing, Dan Liu, Meng Luo, Zelin Yang, Wenyuan Pang, Yexing Feng, Jiani Yan, Fumeng He, Xu Feng, Qiang Yuan, Yingnan Wang, Fenglan Li

“…The results of the pot experiment showed that the best cost-effectiveness was achieved under 500 times dilution and spraying, with a control effect of 79.05 ± 24.79%. The physiological and biochemical results showed that C4 wettable powder could induce rapid defense enzyme responses in leaves and enhance plant resistance to pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Advances in Selenium and Related Compounds Inhibiting Multi-Organ Fibrosis by Xiao X, Huang G, Yu X, Tan Y

“…Xixi Xiao,1 Guoquan Huang,2,3 Xinqiao Yu,2 Yong Tan2,3 1The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, 445000, People’s Republic of China; 2Hubei Selenium and Human Health Institute, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, 445000, People’s Republic of China; 3Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Selenium Resources and Bioapplications, Enshi, 445000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xinqiao Yu; Yong Tan, Email 1361095717@qq.com; tanyong951018@163.comAbstract: Selenium (Se), a critically essential trace element, plays a crucial role in diverse physiological processes within the human body, such as oxidative stress response, inflammation regulation, apoptosis, and lipid metabolism. …”
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Growth, Development, and Water Consumption of Irrigated Bean Crop Related to Growing Degree-Days on Different Soil Tillage Systems in Southeast Brazil by Gerson Araujo de Medeiros, Luiz Antonio Daniel, Felipe Hashimoto Fengler

“…Degree-days may be an alternative for predicting the influence of temperature on physiological aspects of plants in a changing climate. …”
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Composition, cellularity and biochemical profile of milk from primiparous and pluriparous Holstein cows during the stages of lactation by D.D. Alves, D.G. Silva, G.A. Aguiar, G.S. Nogueira, M.F. Silva, R.V.R.S. Leite, J.C. Lacerda-Neto

“…More detailed knowledge of the physiological variations that influence milk composition can contribute to the establishment of more accurate and specific ranges of normal values to monitor the health of mammary gland.…”
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Identification of “bottlenecks” in the systems of adaptability in peach cultivars to specific abiotic factors limiting plant growth and development and affecting individual phases... by I. A. Dragavtseva, V. A. Dragavtsev, A. P. Kuznetsova, A. V. Klyukina

“…New knowledge is needed about the values of contributions to the productivity of a cultivar made by each of the genetic–physiological systems of plant adaptability (GPS-ad) when exposed to a particular lim-factor of the environment at a particular phase of ontogenesis. …”
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Toxicity of antimony in housefly after whole-life-cycle exposure: Changes in growth, development, redox homeostasis, mitochondrial function, and fecundity by Yuming Zhang, Jinghua Lv, Xiaoli Sun, Yiwen Zhang, Menghua Shao, Bingbing Shi, Yajie Zhang, Jihai Gu, Chenchen Zhao, Fengsong Liu

“…To elucidate the toxicity of Sb and its mechanism of action, this study aimed to investigate the adverse effects of Sb on a cosmopolitan insect, housefly (Musca domestica), under a whole life cycle (from embryonic to adult stage) exposure through the examination of a suite of parameters, including biological, physiological, behavioral, and molecular endpoints. A range of Sb concentrations, including moderate contamination (0.07 mM), heavy contamination (0.7 mM), and extreme contamination (7 and 70 mM), were conducted in the study. …”
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Transcriptome-Wide Analysis Reveals the Role of PPARγ Controlling the Lipid Metabolism in Goat Mammary Epithelial Cells by Hengbo Shi, Wangsheng Zhao, Changhui Zhang, Khuram Shahzad, Jun Luo, Juan J. Loor

“…Analysis of upstream regulators indicated that PPARG participates in multiple physiological processes via controlling or cross talking with other key transcription factors such as PPARD and NR1H3 (also known as liver-X-receptor-α). …”
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Amphibian newts as experimental models for studying weight gain after castration by Mai Takehara, Mitsuki Kyakuno, Kazuko Okamoto, Ichiro Tazawa, Nobuaki Furuno, Megumi Furumitsu, Kazuyoshi Ukena, Takuya Imamura, Takashi Takeuchi, Toshinori Hayashi

“…Iberian ribbed newts are thus a suitable model for comparative studies of the long-term physiologic- and endocrine-level effects of castration.…”
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Study of an outbreak of jaundice in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: a sociodemographic and clinical manifestation by Mahi Mubassira, Muntasir Alam Muhib, Syed Abeed-Ul-Haque, Sanzida Khanam, Faruk Hasan

“…Jaundice syndrome was determined by physiological and laboratory tests. Blood and urine samples were tested via an automated clinical chemistry analyzer to confirm the pathophysiology. …”
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The Chamber for Studying Rice Response to Elevated Nighttime Temperature in Field by Song Chen, Xi Zheng, Dangying Wang, Chunmei Xu, Ma. Rebecca C. Laza, Xiufu Zhang

“…The present utilitarian system, which only utilizes an air conditioner/heater, is suitable for studying the effect of nighttime temperature on plant physiological responses with minimal perturbation of other environmental factors. …”
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Fuzzy Delphi and DEMATEL Approaches in Sustainable Wearable Technologies: Prioritizing User-Centric Design Indicators by Chin-Wen Liao, Kai-Chao Yao, Ching-Hsin Wang, Hsi-Huang Hsieh, I-Chi Wang, Wei-Sho Ho, Wei-Lun Huang, Shu-Hua Huang

“…Wearable innovations for health management have introduced novel approaches to physiological monitoring and early disease detection, contributing to an improved quality of life. …”
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EFFECTS OF DHIKR ON SPIRITUALITY AND CORTISOL LEVELS AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE: A PILOT STUDY by Fanni Okviasanti, Suhartono Taat Putra, Abu Bakar, Ah yusuf

“…However, whether the spiritual practice affects physiological modulation is still questionable. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the effect of dhikr as spiritual practice on spirituality and cortisol levels among patients with HF. …”
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Complex congenital heart and lung defects as a cause of hydrops fetalis in French bulldogs –micro-CT with contrast study by Olga Szaluś-Jordanow, Karolina Barszcz, Wojciech Mądry, Michał Buczyński, Michał Czopowicz, Adam Gierulski, Agata Moroz-Fik, Zofia Nowek, Marcin Mickiewicz, Michał Grzegorczyk, Jakub Jaroszewicz, Sylwia Tarka, Tomasz Stępień, Wojciech Święszkowski

“…The hearts and pulmonary vessels were filled with barium contrast, and micro-CT scans of the physiologically connected heart and lungs were performed. …”
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The steady-state level of plasma membrane ceramide is regulated by neutral sphingomyelinase 2 by Anne G. Ostermeyer-Fay, Abhay Kanodia, Ranjana Pathak, Maria Jose Hernandez-Corbacho, Aarnoud C. van der Spoel, Yusuf A. Hannun, Daniel Canals

“…Manipulating the expression levels of nSMase2, but not other candidate enzymes of ceramide metabolism, profoundly affected PMCer. Moreover, a physiologic induction of nSMase2 during cell confluence resulted in a nSMase2-dependent dramatic increase in PMCer. …”
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Metabolic Basis for Thyroid Hormone Liver Preconditioning: Upregulation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling by Luis A. Videla, Virginia Fernández, Pamela Cornejo, Romina Vargas

“…In this context, adenosine-monophosphate- (AMP-) activated protein kinase (AMPK) constitutes an intrahepatic energy sensor regulating physiological energy dynamics by limiting anabolism and stimulating catabolism, thus increasing ATP availability. …”
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The silent pandemic of stress: impact on menstrual cycle and ovulation by Mariam Saadedine, Sarah L. Berga, Stephanie S. Faubion, Chrisandra L. Shufelt

“…In addition to the negative implications on mental well-being, stress affects physiological processes such as the menstrual cycle. …”
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Investigation of Artery Wall Elasticity Effect on the Prediction of Atherosclerosis by Hemodynamic Factors by Rasool Kalbasi, Bahador Sharifzadeh, Mehdi Jahangiri

“…The present study, for the first time, numerically investigates the pulsatile blood flow inside arteries with elastic and rigid walls in simple and double stenosis (80% stenosis) by using k-ω model and physiological pulse. The reason for applying the k-ω model in the present study was to provide more consistent results with clinical results to improve the accuracy in estimating atherosclerosis disease. …”
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Hot or not? Modulating the functionality of artificial casein micelles with the preparation temperature by Laurens J. Antuma, Yuxuan Si, Vasil M. Garamus, Jan Skov Pedersen, Volker Gräf, Elke Walz, Remko M. Boom, Julia K. Keppler

“…However, casein micelles naturally form under physiological conditions with little variation, rendering it difficult to study how temperature and other factors affect their assembly. …”
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COVID-19 in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease by Lama A Ammar, Joseph E Nassar, Fadi Bitar, Mariam Arabi

“…While the anatomic complexity of CHD does not seem to predict the severity of infection, patients with worse physiological stages are more susceptible such as cyanosis and pulmonary hypertension. …”
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