Theaflavin Ameliorates Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats Through Its Anti-Inflammatory Effect and Modulation of STAT-1 by Fei Cai, Cai-Rong Li, Ji-Liang Wu, Jian-Guo Chen, Chao Liu, Qing Min, Wei Yu, Chang-Han Ouyang, Jin-He Chen

“…Theaflavin administration (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg, IV) ameliorated infarct and edema volume. Theaflavin inhibited leukocyte infiltration and expression of ICAM-1, COX-2, and iNOS in injured brain. …”
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Improved irradiation resistance of high entropy nanolaminates through interface engineering by Q Xu, J Eckert, D Şopu

“…However, the structural damage in the MG plate is mitigated by the redistribution of the free volume generated in the collision cascade zone, resulting in structural stability of the MG plate in the overlapping cascades.…”
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Strategy of Russian Military Cooperation with the Countries of the Arab Region by A. A. Zhilchenko, M. N. Pasko

“…Nevertheless, a discernible uptick in the trade volume of conventional weaponry, coupled with cyclical enhancements in the tactical and technical attributes of military assets, reflects positive momentum in this sector. …”
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The use of ethanol as contrast enhancer in synchrotron X-ray phase-contrast imaging leads to heterogeneous myocardial tissue shrinkage: a case report by Gabriel Bernardino, Àngels Calvet-Mirabent, Hector Dejea, Eduard Guasch, Anne Bonnin, Patricia Garcia-Canadilla

“…A rat adult heart was imaged with synchrotron-radiation-based X-ray phase contrast imaging (X-PCI) three times: before, 9 h after and 342 h after ethanol immersion. The total volume shrinkage as well as changes in the left ventricular myocardial thickness were computed. …”
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Volumetric alterations in auditory and visual subcortical nuclei following perinatal deafness in felines by Alessandra Sacco, Stephen G. Gordon, Stephen G. Lomber

“…The current study uses 7T MRI to investigate the effect of perinatal deafness on the volumes of subcortical structures in felines, focusing on key sensory nuclei within the brainstem and thalamus. …”
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Anti-fatigue Effect of Water Extract of Food as Medicine Compound Polygonati Rhizoma Composition on Mice by Yanxia CEN, Yucai LIANG, Jiangying ZENG, Shenggao YIN, Gailian ZHOU, Shiman CHEN

“…Methods: A group of 10 healthy KM mice, half female and half male, were randomly assigned to each of the following groups: blank control (equal volume of distilled water), positive control (ginseng royal jelly oral liquid, 0.62 g/mL), and low, medium, and high (0.21, 0.62, 1.85 g/mL) dosage groups of water extract of compound Polygonati Rhizoma composition. …”
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Role of platelet indices and vitamin D in forecasting deterioration of glycemic control and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes by Maryam Ahmed Obaid Al Ali, Khalid Abdelsamea Mohamedahmed, Asaad Ma Babker

“…Platelet indices were evaluated in relation to glycemic control, and significant associations were found between vitamin D levels and mean platelet volume (MPV) as well as platelet distribution width (PDW). …”
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Comparative study of bupivacaine and bupivacaine plus dexamethasone under ultrasound guidance for sacral erector plane block in pediatric urological surgeries by Esmat Mundrawala, Usha Badole, Poornima Sonkamble, Sukriti Atram

“…Under  general anaesthesia, in prone position, with  linear ultrasound probe placed longitudinally in the midline; 25 G, 90 mm spinal needle was advanced  craniocaudally  until its tip reached  the 4th sacral crest and prepared drug was injected  Group A received 1ml/kg of 0.25% Bupivacaine with 2ml saline Group B received 1 ml/kg of 0.25% Bupivacaine with 0.2mg/kg Dexamethasone in saline to make total volume of 2 ml. RESULTS:  All  patients remained haemodynamically stable intraoperatively in both groups with comparable duration of analgesia postoperatively. …”
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Effects of Contact Angle on the Hysteresis Effect of Soil-Water Characteristic Curves during Dry-Wet Cycles by Gaoliang Tao, Ziyue Li, Lisheng Liu, Yangyang Chen, Kai Gu

“…By combining this feature and based on the drying curve, the soil volume and contact angle changes during the drying and wetting processes are employed to predict the hysteretic behaviors of SWCCs. …”
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Granzyme B PET Imaging Stratifies Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Julian L. Goggi, Boominathan Ramasamy, Yun Xuan Tan, Siddesh V. Hartimath, Jun Rong Tang, Peter Cheng, Rasha Msallam, Ann-Marie Chacko, You Yi Hwang, Edward G. Robins

“…Posttherapy, in vivo tumour retention of [18F]AlF-mNOTA-GZP was correlated to changes in tumour volume and tumour-infiltrating immune cells. [18F]AlF-mNOTA-GZP successfully stratified response to immune checkpoint inhibition in the syngeneic HEPA 1-6 model. …”
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Development of an algorithm impacting COPD care through personalized nutrition and IoT-based monitoring by Prachi Sharma, Mihir Gharia, Devina Aswal, Vishva Trivedi, Bhavnita Soni, Prerna Soni, Devesh Joshi, Dhvni Lalan, Vrushali Athavale, Irfan Shaikh, Koshy Jacob

“…Methods The study involved a sample of 10 COPD patients, evaluating key parameters such as Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s (FEV1), Forced Vital Capacity, Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Fat-Free Mass Index, and Distance Covered during the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) before and after the algorithm’s implementation in the MyTatva app. …”
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Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites by T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

“…This study explores how ageing temperature and the volume percentage of Al2O3+B4C nanoparticles influence the machinability and hardness of stir-cast Al-7075 Metal Matrix Composite (MMC). …”
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Political Science in The Age of Resentment by D. B. Kazarinova

“…The book posits the idea of the fundamental irreducibility of methodology to the sum of the methods. In this regard the volume differs from similar publications aiming to present a wide scope of political methodology. …”
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Implantation of Heparin-Conjugated Fibrin Hydrogel for Local Defects of Cartilage in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case Report by Toktarov T, Raimagambetov Y, Balbossynov B, Saginova D, Abilmazhinov M, Ogay V

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Heterogeneity and permeability estimation of pore-throat structure at different scales in deep tight sandstone reservoirs: A case study of Paleogene Hetaoyuan Formation in Anpeng a... by Yan Zhu, Yunfei Yang, Yuheng Zhang, Lin Liu, Hengquan Li, Qin Sang

“…There are many small pores and micropores in the reservoir, and the pore volume has a significant positive correlation with the total porosity of the rock, but the contribution to the permeability is low. …”
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Role of brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2) in the management of subarachnoid haemorrhage: a scoping review protocol by Mauro Oddo, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Marco Fiore, Jacques Creteur, Elisa Bogossian

“…Introduction In patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), the initial brain oedema and increased blood volume can cause an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) leading to impaired cerebral perfusion and tissue hypoxia. …”
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Red blood cell indices in different hemoglobinopathies: A cross-sectional study in Eastern India by Ayandip Nandi, Manas Talukdar, Saikat Bhattacharya, Susruta Sen, Supratik Biswas, Kuntal Roy

“…Statistical Analysis: One-way analysis of variance along with Bonferroni post-hoc test was performed to find out significant differences of means of mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), hemoglobin%, red blood cell (RBC) count, and red cell distribution width (RDW-CV) among concerned hemoglobinopathies. …”
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Study on Premixed Combustion in a Diesel Engine with Ultra-multihole Nozzle by Xuelong Miao, Guiyang Zhang, Yusheng Ju, Xianyong Wang, Jian-hai Hong, Jin-bao Zheng, Xinqi Qiao, Zhen Huang

“…This study proposed a new low-temperature premixed combustion mode to achieve the simultaneous reduction of NOx and soot emissions in a volume production diesel engine of CA6DF by reconstructing key systems. …”
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Correlation of disease activity score using erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein with clinical disease activity index in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Viraj Panchal, Puja Srivastava, Dhaiwat Shukla, Devang Rana, Supriya Malhotra, Sapan Pandya

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Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Limestone Specimens Subjected to High Temperature by Qi Ping, Chuanliang Zhang, Haipeng Su, Hao Zhang

“…Test results indicated that, with the increase of temperature, the surface color of specimen changed from gray-black to gray-white, and its volume increased, while the mass, density, and P-wave velocity of specimen decreased. …”
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