The Effect of Different Sulphur Sources Applied at Various Rates on Soil pH by Fatma Nur Kılıç, Osman Sönmez

“…The use of Sulphur for the amelioration of alkaline soils will continue to be a crucial strategy for enhancing agricultural sustainability in the future. …”
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Exploring the functional diversity and metabolic activities of the human gut microbiome in Thai adults in response to a prebiotic diet by Amornthep Kingkaw, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Narissara Suratannon, Massalin Nakphaichit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Wanwipa Vongsangnak

“…ABSTRACT Exploring dietary methods to alter microbial communities and metabolic functions is becoming an increasingly fascinating strategy for improving health. Copra meal hydrolysate (CMH) is alternatively used as a gut health supplement. …”
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H. Wendl Leaf Metabolites Potentiate the Radiosensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Ki67 and PARP Inhibition by Nabil M. Selim PhD, Seham S. El-Hawary PhD, Soheir M. El Zalabani PhD, Rehab Nabil Shamma PhD, Nariman El Sayed Mahdy PhD, Noheir H. Sherif PhD, Khayrya A. Youssif PhD, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen PhD, Mai H. Mekkawy PhD, Hanan A. Fahmy PhD

“…Conclusion: NE of W. robusta extract may possess a radiosensitizing novel impact and provide a new strategy to combat HCC in clinical practices.…”
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Redo Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from Western Experience by Arber Aliu, Klodiana Durici, Ira Lazo, Altin Veshti

“…It underscores the urgent need to develop an optimal strategy for managing these patients and offers fresh insight.  …”
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Turkish-Iranian Relations in the Middle East: in Search of the Regional Balance by I. A. Svistunova

“…Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 has put Turkish and Iranian «models» in adversary positions to one another emphasizing religion vs secularism.The Turkish side has broadened the range of its instruments after Justice and Development Party coming to power in Ankara, although its aim remains to be the promotion of Western concepts in the Middle East. The Party’s strategy to expand Turkish influence in the region takes into account the Ottoman heritage, which modern Ankara seeks to popularize in order to reinforce its claims to regional leadership. …”
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Epigenetic alterations in salivary gland neoplasms and the impact of these alterations in tumor progression and prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Karolina Skarlet Silva Viana, Mariana Saturnino de Noronha, Cristiane Squarize, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Maria Cássia Ferreira Aguiar, Vanessa Fátima Bernardes

“…The PECO question was “What are the epigenetic alterations in salivary gland neoplasms and their role in the progression and the prognosis of the tumor?“. A search strategy was elaborated to retrieve studies able to answer this question and applied to each database: PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus, as well as the Grey Literature. …”
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Functional connectome gradient of prefrontal cortex as biomarkers of high risk for internet gaming disorder by Xinwen Wen, Lirong Yue, Zhe Du, Jiahao Zhao, Mengjiao Ge, Cunfeng Yuan, Hongmei Wang, Qinghua He, Kai Yuan

“…Early screening for high-risk individuals with IGD and exploring the underlying neural mechanisms is an effective strategy to reduce the harm of IGD. We recruited 219 non-internet gaming addicted college students and evaluated them with magnetic resonance imaging, followed by a two-year longitudinal follow-up. …”
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CTLA-4 and PD-1 Ligand Gene Expression in Epithelial Thyroid Cancers by Chiara Tuccilli, Enke Baldini, Salvatore Sorrenti, Antonio Catania, Alessandro Antonelli, Poupak Fallahi, Francesco Tartaglia, Susi Barollo, Caterina Mian, Andrea Palmieri, Giovanni Carbotta, Stefano Arcieri, Daniele Pironi, Massimo Vergine, Massimo Monti, Salvatore Ulisse

“…The dysregulation of PD-1 ligands (PD-L1 and PD-L2) and CTLA-4 ligands (CD80 and CD86) represents a tumor strategy to escape the immune surveillance. Here, the expression of PD-L1, PD-L2, CD80, and CD86 was evaluated at the mRNA level in 94 patients affected by papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and 11 patients affected by anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC). …”
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Formation of the Educational Trajectory: Educational Motives and Choices in the Narratives of Students from Moscow Leading Universities by A. V. Noskova, D. V. Goloukhova, E. I. Kuzmina

“…Educational choices related to keeping or changing the educational trajectory are determined by the desire to avoid risks and having a high level of satisfaction with studies in the case of linear trajectories and the desire  to  gain  new  educational  experience,  obtaining  competencies  that  go  beyond  the  scope of the specialty being studied, as well as environmental factors of the university in the case of non-linear tracks.It is shown that a qualitative research strategy allows the researchers to look at reflected educational choices from the perspective of their semantic content, which is especially in demand due to the growing trend towards individualization of the educational process. …”
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Transformation and articulation of clinical data to understand students’ clinical reasoning: a scoping review by Marie-France Deschênes, Nicolas Fernandez, Kathleen Lechasseur, Marie-Ève Caty, Busra Meryem Uctu, Yasmine Bouzeghrane, Patrick Lavoie

“…The narrative synthesis shows positive results when integrating various educational strategies within clinical reasoning curricula compared to a single strategy used episodically. …”
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Vegetation runoff and sediment reduction benefits and influential factor in the Loess Plateau of China: A meta-analysis by Mengrou Jia, Cong Han, Jianzhi Niu, Miao Wang, Linus Zhang, Ronny Berndtsson

“…The Loess Plateau is one of the most severely affected regions in China by soil erosion, where vegetation restoration is the principal strategy for soil and water conservation. Runoff and sediment reduction benefits (RRB and SRB) are key indicators used to evaluate the effectiveness of vegetation measures. …”
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SILAC-based quantification reveals modulation of the immunopeptidome in BRAF and MEK inhibitor sensitive and resistant melanoma cells by Melissa Bernhardt, Anne Rech, Marion Berthold, Melina Lappe, Jan-Niklas Herbel, Florian Erhard, Annette Paschen, Bastian Schilling, Bastian Schilling, Andreas Schlosser

“…We established a data analysis workflow that integrates the de novo sequencing-based tool Peptide-PRISM for comprehensive HLA peptide identification with MaxQuant for accurate quantification.ResultsWe employed this strategy to explore the modulation of the immunopeptidome upon MAPK pathway inhibition (MAPKi) and to investigate alterations associated with early cellular responses to inhibitor treatment and acquired resistance to MAPKi. …”
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Symptom-related experience and sexual health of female patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: protocol for a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis by Ye He, Zhu Yang, Lixiao Yang, Fangfang Ma

“…The protocol outlines a methodology for synthesising qualitative research to amplify women’s voices and enhance our understanding of PAH’s impact on female patients.Methods and analysis Search strategy: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research studies and qualitative components of mixed-methods studies will be conducted. …”
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis-derived nicotinic acid improves host skeletal muscle mitochondrial function to ameliorate sarcopenia by Zeng Zhang, Quan Guo, Zhihan Yang, Yukai Sun, Shuaiming Jiang, Yangli He, Jiahe Li, Jiachao Zhang

“…Our findings suggest that B. adolescentis-derived nicotinic acid could be a promising therapeutic strategy for individuals with sarcopenia.…”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Postprandial Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jihang Du, Yinhao Feng, Qiang Yuan, Haiping Gong, Jie An, Liu Wu, Qian Dai, Bojun Xu, Haozhong Wang, Jian Luo

“…Our results supported that acupuncture was an effective therapeutic strategy for postprandial distress syndrome.…”
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Global cervical cancer elimination: quantifying the status, progress, and gaps by Liangru Zhou, Yi Li, Hongyun Wang, Ruixi Qin, Zhen Han, Ruifeng Li

“…We summarised quantitative results concerning CC elimination across these countries, including the progress in implementing three prevention levels (human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccination, CC screening, and treatment for patients with CC) and achievement of interim Global Strategy for Cervical Cancer Elimination targets. Methods Data were obtained from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and country responses to the WHO National Capacity Survey on Non-Communicable Diseases. …”
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Characterization of the fungal genus Sphaerellopsis associated with rust fungi: species diversity, host-specificity, biogeography, and in-vitro mycoparasitic events of S. macroconi... by Paula Andrea Gómez-Zapata, Jorge Ronny Díaz-Valderrama, Samira Fatemi, Cristhian Orlando Ruiz-Castro, M. Catherine Aime

“…Finally, we confirm the mycoparasitic strategy of S. macroconidialis through in-vitro interaction tests with the urediniospores of Puccinia polysora. …”
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Synergistic Effect of Sugarcane Bagasse and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Eco-Remediation of Cadmium-Contaminated Saline Soils in Wheat Cultivation by Emad M. Hafez, Khadiga Alharbi, Hany S. Gharib, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Essam Elatafi, Maha M. Hamada, Emadelden Rashwan, Tarek Alshaal

“…These results underscore the potential of SCB and ZnO NPs as eco-friendly amendments for improving wheat productivity in contaminated soils, offering a promising strategy for sustainable agriculture in salt-affected areas.…”
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Effectively alleviate rheumatoid arthritis via maintaining redox balance, inducing macrophage repolarization and restoring homeostasis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes by metformin-... by Rui Zhang, Xingyu Lin, Rongjie Lin, Zhenbin Chen, Chenfang Miao, Yao Wang, Xiaoqin Deng, Jianlong Lin, Shishui Lin, Shaohuang Weng, Min Chen

“…Hence, synergistic combination of ROS scavenging, macrophage polarization from pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype towards M2 anti-inflammatory phenotype, and restoring homeostasis of FLSs will provide a promising therapeutic strategy for RA. In this study, we successfully synthesized metformin-derived carbon dots (MCDs), and investigated the antirheumatic effect in vivo and in vitro. …”
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Prophylactic ECMO Support during Elective Coronary Percutaneous Interventions in High-Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience by Claudiu Ungureanu, Marc Blaimont, Hugues Trine, Pierre Henin, Romain Courcelle, Yves Laurent, Patrick Van Ruyssevelt, Caroline Lepièce, Vincent Huberlant

“…Prophylactic use of VA-ECMO in elective patients is an acceptable strategy for revascularization by high-risk coronary percutaneous interventions with good long-term outcomes for patients considered inoperable when a clear clinical benefit is expected. …”
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