Effect of Metal Dopant on Ninhydrin—Organic Nonlinear Optical Single Crystals by R. S. Sreenivasan, N. Kanagathara, G. Ezhamani, N. G. Renganathan, G. Anbalagan

“…The grown crystals have been subjected to single crystal XRD, powder X-ray diffraction, FTIR, dielectric and SHG studies. …”
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Predictive fatigue life modelling for aluminum alloys winder high temperature and shot peening interact by Allawi H. Alwin, Hatem Ksibi

“…Enhancing the surface quality of shells subjected to high stress is a major task. A variety of procedures are employed for dealing with this issue. …”
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Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Intense Pulsed Light in the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction by Xiaodan Jiang, Huibin Lv, Hang Song, Mingzhou Zhang, Yan Liu, Xiaodan Hu, Xuemin Li, Wei Wang

“…Ten ocular surface symptoms were evaluated with a subjective face score at every visit. Best spectacle corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), conjunctival injection, upper and lower tear meniscus height (TMH), tear break-up time (TBUT), corneal staining, lid margin and meibomian gland assessments, and meibography were also recorded at every visit, as well as the adverse effects on the eye and ocular surface. …”
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Validation of mixed reality in planning orbital reconstruction with patient-specific implants by K. Dubron, E. Shaheen, R. Jacobs, C. Politis, R. Willaert

“…Objective endpoints were evaluated blindly, while subjective endpoints were analyzed through a double-blind process. …”
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Assessment of in ovo soursop (Annona muricata L.) leaf extract injection on intestinal microbes in Noiler chicks by Timothy T. Kuka, Simplice D. Karou, Anani Kokou, Batomayena Bakoma

“…At ten days of age, two chicks per replicate were sacrificed, caeca contents of the chicks were collected aseptically and used for microbial enumeration following standard microbial procedures and specific agars. Data collected was subjected to analysis of variance and means were compared using Tukey’s HSD at p ≤ 0.05. …”
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Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls by Cleo Kritzinger, Eva-Juliane Vollstedt, Katja Hückelheim, Anne Lorwin, Julia Graf, Sinem Tunc, Christine Klein, Meike Kasten

“…After postal screening of 10,000 citizens of Lübeck, 642 participants were examined and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was sufficiently answered by 477 subjects. Based on motor examinations, we distinguished PD patients, Healthy Controls (HC, no motor impairment), and Disease Controls (DC, motor impairment other than PD). …”
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A Subgroup of Latently Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infected Individuals Is Characterized by Consistently Elevated IgA Responses to Several Mycobacterial Antigens by Ralf Baumann, Susanne Kaempfer, Novel N. Chegou, Wulf Oehlmann, Ralf Spallek, André G. Loxton, Paul D. van Helden, Gillian F. Black, Mahavir Singh, Gerhard Walzl

“…In the present study, IgA and/or IgG responses to the mycobacterial protein antigens AlaDH, NarL, 19 kDa, PstS3, and MPT83 were determined in a blinded fashion in sera from 53 LTBI controls, 14 healthy controls, and 42 active TB subjects. Among controls, we found that elevated IgA levels against all investigated antigens were not randomly distributed but concentrated on a subgroup of <30%—with particular high levels in a small subgroup of ~5% comprising one progressor to active TB. …”
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Effects of aerobic training with blood flow restriction on aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and hypertrophy in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhendong Gao, Yan Li, Jinjin Zhang, Liqiang Li, Tao Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Hao Wang

“…A total of 16 studies, involving 270 subjects, were included in the meta-analysis. The results revealed that AT-BFR induced greater improvements in VO2max (SMD = 0.27, 95%CI: [0.02, 0.52], p &lt; 0.05), and muscle strength (SMD = 0.39, 95%CI: [0.09, 0.69], p &lt; 0.05), compared to aerobic training with no blood flow restriction (AT-noBFR). …”
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Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Cardiovascular Remodeling in Hypertensive Patients with Nephrosclerosis by Otelio Randall, John Kwagyan, Tamrat Retta, Kenneth Jamerson, Velvie Pogue, Keith Norris, Muluemebet Ketete, Shichen Xu, Tom Greene, Xuelei Wang, Lawrence Agodoa

“…We studied 1094 nondiabetics with nephrosclerosis in the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension. Subjects were randomly assigned to usual MAP goal (102–107 mmHg) or a lower MAP goal (≤92 mmHg) and randomized to beta-blocker, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, or calcium channel blocker. …”
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Physical Activity May Be Associated with Conditioned Pain Modulation in Women but Not Men among Healthy Individuals by Yukiko Shiro, Tatsunori Ikemoto, Yuta Terasawa, Young-Chang P. Arai, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Takahiro Ushida, Takako Matsubara

“…Eighty-six healthy young subjects (M/F, 43/43) participated in this study. Participants were assessed on the basis of their mechanical pressure pain threshold (PPT), CPM response, body mass index (BMI), basal metabolic rate (BMR), and duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) over a week, using a motion counter. …”
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Exploring the effects of gut microbiota on cholangiocarcinoma progression by patient-derived organoids by Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Nele Görrissen, Tinh Thi Nguyen, Clemens Kreutz, Hannah Rasel, Fabian Bartsch, Hauke Lang, Kristina Endres

“…An impact of the gut microbiota on cholangiocarcinoma development and progression is plausible due to the enterohepatic circulation and is therefore the subject of scientific debate, however evidence is still lacking. …”
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“Doctor, I Want to Be Like This!”: Exploring Global Beauty Body Standards Through a Multicenter Survey by Damiano Tambasco, MD, Jordi Mir, MD, Alfredo Hoyos, MD, David Sieber, MD, Mauricio Viaro, MD, Jack Zamora, MD, Carlos Manfrim, MD, Edwin Zara, MD, Federica Tomaselli, MD, Christian Montes, MD, Miriam Isola, MD, Maria De Martino, MD, Pier Camillo Parodi, MD, Roberta Albanese, MD, Mario Mendanha, MD

“…Aesthetic standards are influenced by subjective factors, including technology and social media’s effect on self-perception and beauty ideals. …”
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Clinical Performance of MAGLUMI Diagnostic Tests for the Automated Detection of Dengue Virus by Bo Peng, Zhonggang Fang, Cong Li, Kun Liu, Ting Wang, Ke Huang, Fan Yang, Yalan Huang, Chunli Wu, Yue Li, Dana Huang, Qian Zhang, Yijun Tang, Xiaolian Liu, Wei Rao, Xiaolu Shi

“…Dengue-confirmed and excluded samples, validated by qPCR, were subjected to testing with MAGLUMI Denv NS1 in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. …”
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Selenium improves the flavor-promoting substances of summer tea (Camellia sinensis) by altering the expression of flavonoid and amino acids metabolic genes by Ruiming Zhang, Huishan Tang, Xinlong Hu, Yuqiong Chen, Dejiang Ni, Mingle Wang

“…This study examines the alteration of trace elements, the metabolome, and the transcriptome in tea plants subjected to Se treatment. Se application increased the concentrations of B, Fe, Zn, and Se in the summer tea shoots of certain cultivars. …”
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Aspects of Improvement in Exploitation Process of Passenger Means of Transport by Marian Brzeziński, Magdalena Kijek, Paulina Owczarek, Katarzyna Głodowska, Jarosław Zelkowski, Piotr Bartosiak

“…In addition, most often the studies concern single objects of exploitation, while the subject of research are groups of objects of passenger transport means. …”
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The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness by Paul A. McAuley, Nancy S. Smith, Brian T. Emerson, Jonathan N. Myers

“…Cardiorespiratory fitness was quantified in metabolic equivalents (METs) using final treadmill speed and grade achieved on a maximal exercise test. Subjects were grouped for analysis by METs: unfit (lowest third) and fit (upper two-thirds); and by body mass index (kg/m2): nonobese (18.5−29.9) and obese (≥30.0). …”
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Exertional Myopathy in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Entangled in a Large Mesh Gillnet by Brianne E. Phillips, Sarah A. Cannizzo, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brian A. Stacy, Craig A. Harms

“…If possible, sea turtles subjected to incidental capture and entanglement that exhibit weakness or dull mentation should be clinically evaluated prior to release to minimize the risk of delayed mortality. …”
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The Role of Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity in Insulin Sensitivity, Beta Cell Function, and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance by Lou Rose Malamug, Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, Raynald Samoa, Ken C. Chiu

“…We calculated and compared homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and beta cell function (HOMA-B) in subjects without diabetes based on the H. pylori status. …”
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Spectroscopic investigation of the ultrasound impacts on the molecular structures of blood proteins by Aysh Y. Madkhli, Waad A. Al-Otaibi, Sahar M. AlMotwaa, Amal Mohsen Alghamdi, Norah T.S. Albogamy, Manal A. Babaker, Eida M. Alshammari, Mohammed J. Al Nahari, Abdu Saeed

“…Blood samples from five volunteers were subjected to LFUWs for periods of 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 min. …”
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The Effects of Thyroid Hormone Levels on Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Newborns by Basak KAYA, Hasan AKDUMAN, Dilek DILLI, Semra CETINKAYA, Ahmet OKTEM, Utku Arman ORUN, Mehmet TASAR, Aysegul ZENCIROGLU

“…Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 65 newborns diagnosed with hemodynamically significant PDA (hs-PDA), with a premature rate of 81.5% (n=53). The subjects were divided into two groups according to the nature of the ductal closure as medically responsive 'MR-PDA' or surgically treated 'ST-PDA'. …”
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