Tetrandrine Inhibits Titanium Particle-Induced Inflammatory Osteolysis through the Nuclear Factor-κB Pathway by Zige Liu, Yan Li, Fengying Guo, Chen Zhang, Guorui Song, Jiahao Yang, Desheng Chen

“…Peri-implant osteolysis (PIO) and the subsequent aseptic loosening are the main reasons for artificial joint implant failure. Existing methods for treating aseptic loosening are far from satisfactory, necessitating advanced drug exploration. …”
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Interaction Study of Oxygen and Iron-Sulfur Clusters Based on the Density Functional Theory by Jiancun Gao, Hongbin Sui, Siyuan Wu, Renyou Zhang, Mengxin Zhang, Bolun Cui, Huilin Chu

“…In this study, we explore the reason for the extremely easy oxidation and spontaneous burning of iron sulfide compounds from a microscopic perspective to provide a theoretical foundation for the prevention and control of iron sulfide compound spontaneous combustion in the petrochemical sector.…”
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Prostate cancer screening knowledge and attitude among men over 50 at a referral Hospital in Oshana region, Namibia by Lonia Kashihakumwa, Daniel O. Ashipala, Yahaya Jafaru

“…Furthermore, this study can be used to identify possible reasons for the late reporting of men for PCa screening and aid to inform the public on the need for early-seeking behaviour through screening.…”
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Caffeine Consumption among Various University Students in the UAE, Exploring the Frequencies, Different Sources and Reporting Adverse Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms by Zelal Kharaba, Nour Sammani, Samar Ashour, Rose Ghemrawi, Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani, Ahmad Al-Azayzih, Manal Ali Buabeid, Yassen Alfoteih

“…The highest reported reason for caffeine intake was for studying purposes (59.4%). …”
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Persistence with Early-Line Abatacept versus Tumor Necrosis Factor-Inhibitors for Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated by Poor Prognostic Factors by Xue Han, Francis Lobo, Michael S. Broder, Eunice Chang, Sarah N. Gibbs, David J. Ridley, Irina Yermilov

“…We report 12-month treatment persistence, time to discontinuation, reasons for discontinuation, and risk of discontinuation between patients on abatacept versus TNFi. …”
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Gambaran Morfologi Spermatozoa pada Perokok Sedang di Lingkungan PE Group yang Datang ke Bagian Biologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Vinda Dwi Apriora, Arni Amir, Oea Khairsyaf

“…<br />Kata kunci: rokok sigaret, analisis sperma, morfologi sperma, teratozoospermia</p><p> </p><p>Abstract<br />The large number of men worldwide smoke and the fact that cigarette smoke contains detriment substances that can affect the health holistically and especially fertility it self is the main reason. It contains more than four thousands of detrimental substances for instance oxidants, carcinogenic and mutagenic agents. …”
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ANALYSIS OF A GENETIC COLLECTION OF TOMATO CULTIVARS AND HYBRID FORMS FOR RESISTANCE TO LEAF MOLD USING DNA MARKERS by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, Y. V. Gryazneva

“…Leaf mold, a disease caused by the fungus Cladosporium fulvum Cooke in tomato, is one of the reasons for a significant decrease in the fruit yield. …”
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PM2.5 in Sri Lanka: Trend Analysis, Low-cost Sensor Correlations and Spatial Distribution by Ranil Dhammapala, Ashani Basnayake, Sarath Premasiri, Lakmal Chathuranga, Karen Mera

“…The Australian “Woodsmoke” correction can be applied to quickly visualize a reasonably accurate estimate of PM2.5 concentrations. …”
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Prevalence of common conditions and associated mortalities of dogs treated at the small animal clinic, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda by James Okwee-Acai, Benard Agwai, Patrick Mawadri, Christine Kesiime, Methodius Tubihemukama, Joseph Kungu, Benard Odur

“…Conclusion We impute that parvovirus infection and other preventable diseases were the most frequent reasons for morbidity and mortality of especially puppies in Uganda. …”
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Critical Discourse Analysis of the Manifestations of English Linguistic Challenges: The Case Of The New Draft Language Policy In The South African Police Services by Tebogo Johannes Kekana, Malesela Edward Montle

“… This study explores some of the reasons why, in spite of the recently introduced new draft SAPS Language Policy, the SAPS training programme is not producing police officers with adequate English competency that is relevant to the SAPS workplace. …”
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Motivation and experiences of dentists of primary care dental clusters in Hungary: a qualitative inquiry by András Sztrilich, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Rita Teller, István Vingender

“…The WHO health system framework was chosen for the theoretical framework of the analysis.ResultsThe motivations for joining a dental cluster were financial reasons, professional development and knowledge exchange. …”
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REFERENCE POINTS OF THE PATHOGENESIS OF THE PHENOMENON OF MODEL FORMATION RISKY REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR TEENAGE GIRLS by Ирина Вячеславовна Бабенко-Сорокопуд

“…The importance of the gynecologist's work with minors is increasing: during preventive examinations and lectures-trainings, counseling sessions, there should be a dialogue with the transmission of the values and meanings of sexuality determined by society, giving the opportunity to the younger generation to form reasonable models of sexual behavior.…”
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Evaluating the impact of a multimodal perinatal education program on birth preparedness, mental health, and birth outcomes among rural primiparous women: a retrospective cohort stu... by Wei Li, TaiFang Ren, GuiHong Xu, YongShu Wang

“…There were significant differences in the mode of delivery and reasons for cesarean deliveries between the groups, with a higher rate of vaginal births (P = 0.035) and fewer maternal indications for cesareans (P = 0.021) in the Intervention Group compared to the Control Group. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy VI. The Concepts by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…In every consultation, one new concept and idea of existence can be taught to the patient, helping him or her to realize the meaning of life, the source of joy, and the reason for the actual suffering. In this way, we help the patient to mobilize hidden and known resources and to improve quality of life, subjective health, and the ability to function. …”
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ASSESMENT OF THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BORDER INSECURITY USING AHP. A CASE STUDY OF GURIN-FOFURE, ADAMAWA STATE. by JOLLY P. M, MUAZU H. G.

“…This was done in order to select stakeholders which are Police, Custom, Immigration, Army, Community leader and Youth leader in the bordering community who offered reasonable information to the research work. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to analysed the data and arithmetic mean was used to aggregate the relative weights for all the responses of each stakeholder and arrive at the final aggregated weights for each criterion of all the stakeholders. …”
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Research and Development of Civil Engineering Intelligent Structure System by Junkai Xie, Bo Gao, Huamin Cheng

“…The research on the intelligent structural system of civil engineering and the current development situation are analyzed, and the main problems are combined. Giving reasonable suggestions is of great significance to the country's vigorous development of civil engineering intelligent structure system. …”
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Considerations in assessing blood glucose in mice: coping with interferences of intraperitoneal injection, noise, fasting, housing and blood sampling by Si-Li Zheng, Xue-Lian Wang, Pin Wang, Jin Chen, Chao-Yu Miao

“…Abstract Background Blood glucose levels can fluctuate for many reasons. This study is to discuss conditions in assessing blood glucose in C57BL/6J mice, providing references to help increase the success of blood glucose testing in mouse experiments. …”
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Review of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment of Neurogenic Bladder after Spinal Cord Injury by Qianqian LIN, Chengmei LIU, Kewei CHEN, Huijie DUAN

“…In the next step, we should carry out multi center, large sample and strict randomized controlled trials, improve the registration procedures of clinical trials, scientifically and reasonably select appropriate acupuncture treatment programs according to the classification of patients with NB after SCI, and explore scientific and objective outcome evaluation indicators, so as to improve the scientificity and credibility of relevant research.…”
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Marketing of Direct Selling of Agricultural Products by Zdenka Kádeková, Anton Kretter

“…Producers are constantly looking for adequate distribution channels for their produce which would satisfied requirements of customers and obtain a reasonable effect for producers as well. Direct selling of agricultural products is a form of sales, which does not appear so frequently in the practice because of urgent need for industrial treatment of most agricultural products. …”
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Comparative embryological study of some Jerusalem artichoke (<i>Helianthus tuberosus</i> L.) accessions with different seed-setting ability from the VIR collection by O. N. Voronova, A. A. Babro, A. V. Lyubchenko

“…That is why a detailed investigation of possible reasons for the failure of seed setting is very important for this crop.   …”
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