Studying sex differences in responses to fibroblast growth factor 21 administration in obese mice consuming a sweet-fat diet by N. М. Bazhan, T. V. Jakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, N. E. Kostina, P. E. Orlov, N. Yu. Balybina, K. О. Baranov, E. N. Makarova

“…Body weight, weights of different types of food, blood parameters, glucose tolerance, gene and protein expression in the liver, gene expression in the white, brown adipose tissues, and the hypothalamus were assessed. …”
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Effects of dietary Chlorella ellipsoidea on growth performance, body composition, and hematology of stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis by Alam Asraful, Bristy Fouzia Sultana, Amzad Hossain M., Rabiul Islam M., Fatema Umme Kaniz, Golam Rasul M.

“…In comparison to the control, dietary C. ellipsoidea of 5.0–10.0% significantly (P < 0.05) increased the protein content of stinging catfish, while lowering the lipid and moisture contents. The red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin levels of H. fossilis increased significantly (P < 0.05) when the fish were fed 5.0–10.0% dietary C. ellipsoidea compared with the control. …”
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Combined real-time fMRI and real time fNIRS brain computer interface (BCI): Training of volitional wrist extension after stroke, a case series pilot study. by Avi K Matarasso, Jake D Rieke, Keith White, M Minhal Yusufali, Janis J Daly

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In Vivo Plasticity at Hippocampal Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses: Replicability of the LTP Response and Pharmacology in the Long-Evans Rat by A. Ahnaou, E. White, R. Biermans, N. V. Manyakov, W. H. I. M. Drinkenburg

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An exploration of desired abstinent and non-abstinent recovery outcomes among people who use methamphetamine by Alex Elswick, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Karen L. Roper, Evan Batty, Christopher J. McLouth, William Stoops, Hilary L. Surratt, Carrie B. Oser

“…Results Participants were primarily White (88%), male (67%), and an average age of 40. …”
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Improving care experiences for premenstrual symptoms and disorders in the United Kingdom (UK): a mixed-methods approach by E. L. Funnell, N. A. Martin-Key, S. Bahn

“…Mean age was 34.66 (SD = 5.88), with the majority identifying as women (n = 332, 97.94%) and white/Caucasian (n = 311, 91.74%). 75.22% (n = 255) felt that care was poor. 44.25% (n = 150) felt their symptoms were not taken seriously. 37.76% perceived a lack of healthcare professional knowledge (n = 128). …”
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Intra-Amnionic Threonine Administered to Chicken Embryos Reduces Salmonella Enteritidis Cecal Counts and Improves Posthatch Intestinal Development by Alexandre L. de B. Moreira Filho, Celso J. B. Oliveira, Oliveiro C. Freitas Neto, Candice M. C. G. de Leon, Mauro M. S. Saraiva, Maria F. S. Andrade, Bryan White, Patrícia E. N. Givisiez

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Correlation of irisin with lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Wahengbam Diana Devi, Oinam Prabita Devi, Ursula Khwairakpam, Takhelmayum Paras Singh

“…Background: Irisin, a novel adipo-myokine, improves insulin sensitivity by browning of white adipose tissue and also promotes pancreatic β-cell proliferation. …”
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The role of partial splenic artery embolization in the management of refractory esophageal variceal bleeding due to portal vein thrombosis by Büşra Tetik Dinçer, Nafiye Urgancı, Aylin Hasanefendioğlu Bayrak, Özlem Durmaz, İlgin Özden

“…Laboratory findings included hemoglobin (Hgb) of 7.1 g/dL, hematocrit (Hct) of 24%, white blood cell count of 9800/mm3, platelets of 67000/mm3, and INR of 1.3. …”
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Oakland score to identify low-risk patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding performs well among emergency department patients by Daniel D. DiLena, Sean C. Bouvet, Madeline J. Somers, Maqdooda A. Merchant, Theodore R. Levin, Adina S. Rauchwerger, Dana R. Sax

“…Results We identified 8,283 patients with LGIB, 52% were female, mean age was 68, 49% were non-White, and 27% had an adverse event. The AUROC for predicting an adverse event was 0.85 (95% CI 0.84–0.86). …”
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Levels of growth factors in the lungs affected by cancer with preventive effect of 1,3-diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide in the experiment by E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Kaplieva, L. K. Trepitaki

“…Analyzing the dynamics of VEGF-А, TGF-β and their receptors in the lung tissues in rats with antitumor effect of 1,3-diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide (Stellanin).Material and methods. The study included white outbred rats weighing 180–220 g. The main group included males (n=27) and females (n=27) with sarcoma 45 (s45) inoculated into the subclavian vein but not developed in the lungs (2×106 cells in 0.5 ml of saline) due to the subsequent intragastric administration of Stellanin (0.4 mg/kg once a day) according to an intermittent scheme: administration for 5 days and a break for 2 days. …”
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Crater Dimensions on the Dwarf Planets by Veronica J. Bray, Michael F. Zeilnhofer, S. J. Robbins, P. M. Schenk, Kelsi M. Singer, O. L. White, S. A. Stern, S. D. Benecchi, K. A. Durfey, H. A. Weaver, C. B. Olkin, J. R. Spencer, the New Horizons Geology and Geophysics Investigation Team

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ICAM1 blockade improves ischemic muscle reperfusion in diabetic mice by Ninon Foussard, Célia Bourguignon, Virginie Grouthier, Caroline Caradu, Candice Chapouly, Alain-Pierre Gadeau, Thierry Couffinhal, Marie-Ange Renault

“…Importantly, we used ICAM1-blocking antibodies to demonstrate that increased ICAM1 expression in HFD + STZ mice decreases white blood cell circulation velocity within the microcirculation, which impairs its perfusion. …”
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Diffusion MRI-based analysis of functional alterations of the glymphatic system in children with non-lesional epilepsy by Bixia Wu, Gengbiao Zhang, Yanting Wang, Hongyi Zheng, Hui Tan, Wenbin Zheng

“…The ALPS index and fractional volume of free water in white matter (FW-WM) in the brain were calculated to analyze the differences between groups and the correlation between the corresponding parameters and clinical indicators such as age of onset, duration of the disease, seizure frequency, and seizure duration. …”
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Anti-GAPDH Autoantibody Is Associated with Increased Disease Activity and Intracranial Pressure in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Jingjing Sun, Xue Li, Haotian Zhou, Xiaoyun Liu, Jingjing Jia, Qizhi Xie, Sijia Peng, Xiaolin Sun, Qingwen Wang, Li Yi

“…Among the 130 SLE patients, 95 were SLE patients without neuropsychiatric symptoms and 35 had NPSLE. White blood cell (WBC) count, hemoglobin (HB), platelet count (PLT), IgG, IgA, IgM, anti-dsDNA, C3, C4, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), RF, anti-cardiolipin (Acl), ANA, AnuA, anti-SSA, anti-SSB, β2-GPI, urinalysis, and 24 h urine protein were measured by standard laboratory techniques. …”
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Development of a machine learning model related to explore the association between heavy metal exposure and alveolar bone loss among US adults utilizing SHAP: a study based on NHAN... by Jiayi Chen

“…Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White show low association with ABL compared to Non-Hispanic Black and other races. …”
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Th9 Cells in Peripheral Blood Increased in Patients with Immune-Related Pancytopenia by Qing Shao, Yangyang Wang, Zhaoyun Liu, Hui Liu, Yihao Wang, Yang Zhao, Lijuan Li, Rong Fu

“…They were negatively correlated with hemoglobin, red blood cell, white blood cell, and platelet counts and positively correlated with the percentage of CD19+B cells and CD5+CD19+/CD19+B cells, respectively. …”
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Learning and forecasting open quantum dynamics with correlated noise by Xinfang Zhang, Zhihao Wu, Gregory A. L. White, Zhongcheng Xiang, Shun Hu, Zhihui Peng, Yong Liu, Dongning Zheng, Xiang Fu, Anqi Huang, Dario Poletti, Kavan Modi, Junjie Wu, Mingtang Deng, Chu Guo

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The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data by Xiaomin Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Yi Xiang, Yiquan Zhou, Molian Tang, Jun Cai, Xinyi Xu, Hongyuan Cui, Yi Feng, Renying Xu

“…All the patients were further classified into three groups: deficiency (<12 ng/mL), insufficiency (12–20 ng/mL), and adequate (≥20 ng/mL). White blood cell (WBC) count, serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin were also measured and used to evaluate inflammation. …”
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome by Mariia Nagalievska, Khrystyna Vilkiv, Lidiya Mishchenko, Nataliia Sybirna

“…Experimental procedure: In the study were used male Wistar white rats, in which metabolic syndrome was induced by consuming a 10 % fructose solution. …”
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