A prevalent caveolin-1 gene rs926198 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Thai population by Metha Yaikwawong, Pornpimon Ek-eudomsuk, Gunya Sittithumcharee, Vipavee Anupunpisit, Thavatchai Peerapatdit, Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Thep Himathongkam, Siwanon Jirawatnotai, Somlak Chuengsamarn

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From a dictionary to an atlas: segmental mapping of the linguistic picture of the world by S. N. Gagarin

“…No coherent methodology has been proposed to date as to how it should be consistently structured to result in a systemic and navigable map of its core words and concepts. …”
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Gasping in Response to Basic Resuscitation Efforts: Observation in a Swine Model of Cardiac Arrest by Mathias Zuercher, Gordon A. Ewy, Charles W. Otto, Ronald W. Hilwig, Bentley J. Bobrow, Lani Clark, Vatsal Chikani, Arthur B. Sanders, Robert A. Berg, Karl B. Kern

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A game-theoretic approach for analyzing the effects of revenue sharing contracts and consumer surplus on supply chain sustainability under government interventions by Zahra Ghayoumian, Morteza Rasti Barzoki, Mohammad-Ali Eghbali

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Predictors of One-Year Change in How Youth Perceive Their Weight by Karen A. Patte, Wei Qian, Scott T. Leatherdale

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An in-vivo herb-drug interaction study of IME-9 and glimepiride in nicotinamide-STZ-induced diabetic rats by Archana K. Thikekar, Asha B. Thomas, Sohan S. Chitlange

“…It is worth noting that herbs comprise different amounts of active phytochemicals that can affect enzymatic systems, transporters and physiological processes. …”
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Multiscale Composites: Assessment of a Feasible Manufacturing Process by R. Volponi, P. Spena, F. De Nicola, L. Guadagno

“…The properties of carbon nanotubes (CNT) make them an effective candidate as fillers in polymer composite systems to obtain ultralight structural materials with advanced electrical and thermal characteristics. …”
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Using Targeted Virotherapy to Treat a Resistant Ewing Sarcoma Model: From the Bedside to the Bench and Back by Hesham Abdelbary, Christopher W. Brown, Joel Werier, John Bell

“…Our hypothesis is that systemic delivery of VSVΔM51 can demonstrate tumor-specific killing of resistant EWS cells, as well as a significant decrease of tumor burden in EWS bearing mice. …”
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Human Capital Growth and Employee Performance in Local Government in Uganda by moses Agaba

“…Improve the quality of employees by updating to new systems such as management information systems and policy regulations. …”
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The Climate Change Impact on Agriculture Productivity in Karama Sector, Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Odile, Twagiramariya

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A Class of Weak Dual Wavelet Frames for Reducing Subspaces of Sobolev Spaces by Jianping Zhang

“…However, the requirement of the Bessel property of wavelet systems is always required, which is too technical and artificial. …”
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Biosensors in Health Care: The Milestones Achieved in Their Development towards Lab-on-Chip-Analysis by Suprava Patel, Rachita Nanda, Sibasish Sahoo, Eli Mohapatra

“…It entails continuous development in technology towards multiplexing ability, fabrication, and miniaturization of biosensor devices so that they can provide lab-on-chip-analysis systems to the community.…”
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Overview of Cull Cow Beef Quality Issues by Amie Imler, Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich, Max Irsik

“…The non-fed beef cattle market (cattle that are not managed through traditional feedlot finishing systems) is comprised primarily of cull cows and bulls. …”
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Differences and Similarities: Variability and Fractality in CDST by Zhizi Chen

“… Variability and fractality, two key concepts in Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST)—the former concerning changes and variations, and the latter concerning recursiveness and self-similarities—may seem contradictory at first glance. …”
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece by Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…After conducting an epidemiologic and environmental investigation, the water distribution systems (WDSs) were identified as the possible source of infection, as Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) was isolated from both clinical and environmental samples. …”
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An Integrated Framework to Achieve Interoperability in Person-Centric Health Management by Fabio Vergari, Tullio Salmon Cinotti, Alfredo D'Elia, Luca Roffia, Guido Zamagni, Claudio Lamberti

“…In order to handle the heterogeneity of relevant information and to overcome the fragmentation of out-of-hospital instrumentation in person-centric healthcare systems, a shared and open source interoperability component can be adopted, which is ontology driven and based on the semantic web data model. …”
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ADVANCEMENT OF CONSULTING SERVICES BASED ON THE USE OF INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS by V. Zhukov, M. Zhukova

“…It requires consulting companies to develop a single systemic multichannel communication aimed at establishing two-way long-term contact with the target market integrated marketing communications.The main tools of integrated marketing communications: advertising, public relations, sales promotion and direct marketing - has been analyzed in detail. …”
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Computational Modelling of Thermal Stability in a Reactive Slab with Reactant Consumption by O. D. Makinde

“…Graphical results are presented and discussed quantitatively with respect to various embedded parameters controlling the systems. The crucial roles played by the boundary conditions in determining the thermal ignition criticality are demonstrated.…”
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Integrated Confocal and Scanning Probe Microscopy for Biomedical Research by B.J. Haupt, A.E. Pelling, M.A. Horton

“…More frequently, it is being used in combination with other optical imaging methods, such as confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and fluorescent imaging, to provide a more comprehensive understanding of biological systems. To date, AFM has been used increasingly as a precise micromanipulator, probing and altering the mechanobiological characteristics of living cells and tissues, in order to examine specific, receptor-ligand interactions, material properties, and cell behavior. …”
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Recurrent Syncope, a Clue in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy by Julian A. Marin-Acevedo, Catalina Sanchez-Alvarez, Ali A. Alsaad, Ricardo J. Pagán

“…Herein, we illustrate a case of recurrent syncope as the initial presenting symptom for systemic amyloid with polyneuropathy and cardiomyopathy as a cause of syncope. …”
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