Symptom Status Predicts Patient Outcomes in Persons with HIV and Comorbid Liver Disease by Wendy A. Henderson, Angela C. Martino, Noriko Kitamura, Kevin H. Kim, Judith A. Erlen

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Interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection in students – boys and girls by O. V. Myloslavska

“…It should be noted that healthy dependence is involved in relationships with the differential types of reflection only in the group of girls, in which its severity increases with increasing ability to systemic reflection and inhibition of quasi-reflection. …”
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Manual wheelchair training programs: a scoping review of educational approaches and intended learning outcomes by Kimberly Charlton, Carolyn Murray, Natasha Layton, Stacie Attrill

“…Such longer terms outcomes could have systemic cost and efficiency implications, such as reduction in wheelchair falls and readmissions to hospital. …”
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Optimizing in vitro introduction of wild common hop (Humulus lupulus L.) specimens using plant hormones by Olga V. Bychkova, Olga N. Mironenko, Elena P. Myakisheva, Inga Yu. Ivanova, Dmitry A. Dementiev

“…Wild hop samples have been shown to be successfully introduced into tissue culture at a level not lower than that of national varieties and are characterized by intensive growth of shoots and root systems in hormone-free Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium. …”
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Analysis of Benzene-Induced Effects on Rhodococcus sp. 33 Reveals that Constitutive Processes Play a Major Role in Conferring Tolerance by Tony Gutiérrez, Robert Learmonth, Iain Couperwhite

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Experiences of internationally educated nurses working with older adults: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Marianne Saragosa, Reham Abdelhalim, Eleni Philippopoulos, Ann Vo

“…Demands for more responsive health care services are driving systems of care to meet the evolving needs of the ageing population. …”
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The Myth of Air Purifier in Mitigating the Transmission Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Virus by Lip Huat Saw, Bey Fen Leo, Chin Yik Lin, Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir

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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…Hepcidin, a liver-derived peptide, has been identified as the key systemic regulator of iron homeostasis. Our study highlights the potential diagnostic role of serum hepcidin in the evaluation of anemia in elderly. …”
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Change Detection and Incremental Updates for Multi-Source Road Networks Considering Topological Consistency by Xiaodong Wang, Dongbao Zhao, Xingze Li, Nan Jia, Li Guo

“…Vector road networks are vital components of intelligent transportation systems and electronic navigation maps. There is a pressing need for efficient and rapid dynamic updates for road network data. …”
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A Phantom-Node Method with Edge-Based Strain Smoothing for Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics by N. Vu-Bac, H. Nguyen-Xuan, L. Chen, C. K. Lee, G. Zi, X. Zhuang, G. R. Liu, T. Rabczuk

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Mechanism of Radix Bupleuri and Hedysarum Multijugum Maxim drug pairs on liver fibrosis based on network pharmacology, bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation. by Lefei Yu, Pan Yu, Yongchang Cao, Weiya Cao

“…Calculation of binding free energy and decomposition free energy using MM_PBSA and MM_GBSA also validated the strong binding affinity and stability of 12 systems. MOL000098 (quercetin) was selected via MTT assay and western blot assay verified MOL000098 (quercetin) treatments remarkably decreased the protein levels of TNF and IL-6 in TGFβ stimulated LX2 cells. …”
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Inflamm-Aging Is Associated with Lower Plasma PTX3 Concentrations and an Impaired Capacity of PBMCs to Express hTERT following LPS Stimulation by Aaron L. Slusher, Tiffany M. Zúñiga, Edmund O. Acevedo

“…Aging was accompanied by the accumulation of centrally located visceral adipose tissue, without changes in body weight and BMI, and alterations in the systemic inflammatory milieu (decreased plasma PTX3 and TGF-β; increased TNF-α (p≤0.050)). …”
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Transverse Coupled Cavity VCSELs: Bridging Ultrabroadband Dynamics to Optical Supermodes by Martino D'Alessandro, Valerio Torrelli, Francesco Bertazzi, Michele Goano, Nikolay N. Ledentsov, Markus Lindemann, Mariangela Gioannini, Pierluigi Debernardi, Alberto Tibaldi

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Health inequalities, welfare state regimes and economic crisis: A comparative analysis in Sweden, Greece and Poland by Stefania Kalogeraki

“…Introduction: The aim of this paper is to explore individual-level determinants of health inequalities across three European countries (Sweden, Greece and Poland) with different welfare systems and differently affected by the recent economic crisis. …”
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Comparison of Analytic Hierarchy Process and Frequency Ratio Methods in Landslide Susceptibility Analysis: Example of Akçaabat and Düzköy districts of Trabzon province by Melek Dalkes, Mehmet Seren Korkmaz

“…ArcGIS for Desktop, one of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platforms, is used for landslide susceptibility analysis. …”
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The effects of Fe2O3 nanoparticles on catalytic function of human acetylcholinesterase: size and concentration role by Samaneh Rashtbari, Zahra Hassanpour Aydinlou, Leila Sadeghi

“…Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a cholinergic enzyme in central and peripheral nervous systems. Methods: In this work, the possible effects of Fe2O3 NPs on the structure and catalytic activity of AChE were investigated using circular dichroism (CD), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and fluorescence spectroscopies. …”
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Strategy of Russian Military Cooperation with the Countries of the Arab Region by A. A. Zhilchenko, M. N. Pasko

“…These include initiatives such as expanding licensing, leasing, offset transactions, and technology transfer initiatives; advocating for fifth-generation fighter aircraft and long-range radar detection and control systems, leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies; and prioritizing the training of foreign specialists.…”
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Development and validation of the Chinese Rural Middle-aged and Elderly Health Literacy Scale by Rui Li, Fei Wang, Jie Huang, Zhengyu Wu, Wenjuan Gong, Yoshida Koki, Yi-Chen Chiang, Maoming Jiang, Jiannan Ma, Zhengkui Liu, Dewen Wang

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Citrullinated Autoantigen–Specific T and B Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Focus on Follicular T Helper Cells and Expansion by Coculture by Tim Ammon, Julia Zeiträg, Vanessa Mayr, Manuela Benedicic, Hans‐Peter Holthoff, Martin Ungerer

“…Based on these results, new coculture systems of disease‐relevant cells are developed to simulate human secondary lymphoid tissues ex vivo. …”
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Listeria monocytogenes use multiple mechanisms to disseminate from the intestinal lamina propria to the mesenteric lymph nodes by Joshua S. Nowacki, Grant S. Jones, Sarah E. F. D'Orazio

“…It is not well understood how the bacteria migrate from the intestines to the draining mesenteric lymph nodes, which are thought to serve as the last barrier to prevent systemic infections. Results presented here reveal multiple redundant mechanisms L. monocytogenes can use to disseminate from the ileum or colon to the mesenteric lymph nodes.…”
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