Preclinical approaches in regenerative medicine for treating end-stage renal disease: a scoping review by Andrea Vigezzi, Paola Brani, Daniela Dalla Gasperina, Lorenzo Azzi, Cristina Giaroni, Davide Inversini, Giuseppe Pettinato, Matthew Massaad, Giulio Carcano, Giuseppe Ietto, Andreina Baj

“…Screening and selection were conducted independently by four reviewers working in pairs selected with discrepancies resolved through consensus. …”
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Internal Speech in Natural Discourse Communication: A Systematic Review and Modeling by Лариса Калмикова, Наталія Харченко, Георгій Калмиков, Інна Мисан, Віктор Коцур

“…The qualitative data selection, described in this paper, produced a corpus of data concerning the inner speech phenomena as deep stages of the processes of speaking and comprehension. …”
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Anhedonia in Youth and the Role of Internet-Related Behavior: A Systematic Review by Giovanni Cangelosi, Federico Biondini, Marco Sguanci, Cuc Thi Thu Nguyen, Gaetano Ferrara, Orejeta Diamanti, Sara Morales Palomares, Stefano Mancin, Fabio Petrelli

“…Searches were performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library (Clinical Trials section), Scopus, Embase, PsycInfo, and grey literature sources like Google Scholar. A predefined search strategy using Boolean operators was employed, and two researchers independently selected papers, with a third researcher resolving any discrepancies. …”
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When, where, and how prey pair antipredator behaviors to natural and anthropogenic mortality risks by Michael E. Egan, Abigail M. Weber, Nicole Gorman, Michael W. Eichholz, Daniel Skinner, Peter E. Schlichting, Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau

“…We used hidden Markov models to determine whether each covariate impacted the probability of transitioning between behavioral states and selection functions to determine whether deer spatially avoided each covariate. …”
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Insights into the effects of biomass feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on the energy storage capacity and durability of standard biochar-based phase-change composites by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Yujin Kang, Sumin Kim

“…Abstract Material selection and production conditions are imperative for determining the functional performances of composite materials. …”
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CD93 blockade promotes effector T-cell infiltration and facilitates adoptive cell therapy in solid tumors by Yi Sun, Eduardo Davila, YuJie Guo, Richard D Schulick, Elliott Yee, Yuki Fujiwara, Kaitlyn Dickinson, Zhiwei Sun, Junyi Hu, Yuwen Zhu

“…Our previous study revealed that targeting CD93 normalizes tumor vascular functions to improve immune checkpoint blockade therapy. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…Treatment with insulin is aimed at replicating the function of the pancreas to manage hyperglycaemia and avoid hypoglycaemia. …”
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Canopy Transpiration Mapping in an Apple Orchard Using High-Resolution Airborne Spectral and Thermal Imagery with Weather Data by Abhilash K. Chandel, Lav R. Khot, Claudio O. Stöckle, Lee Kalcsits, Steve Mantle, Anura P. Rathnayake, Troy R. Peters

“…In addition, weather information for estimating ET is very often selected from sources that do not represent conditions like heterogeneous site-specific conditions. …”
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Development of Starter Cultures for Precision Fermentation of Kombucha with Enriched Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Content by Geun-Hyung Kim, Kwang-Rim Baek, Ga-Eun Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Ji-Hyun Moon, Seung-Oh Seo

“…This study focused on developing starter cultures to produce functional kombucha through precision fermentation technology using selected microbial strains newly isolated from food sources. …”
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Identifying Disinformation on the Extended Impacts of COVID-19: Methodological Investigation Using a Fuzzy Ranking Ensemble of Natural Language Processing Models by Jian-An Chen, Wu-Chun Chung, Che-Lun Hung, Chun-Ying Wu

“…To enhance performance, we implemented an ensemble learning strategy that incorporated a reparameterized Gompertz function, which assigned fuzzy ranks based on each model’s prediction confidence for each test case. …”
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Differential expression of five genes during sclerotium formation of Rhizoctonia solani by WANG Wei, YANG Hui, WANG Zhengyi, CHEN Weiliang

“…Rhizoctonia solani is an important plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution, and the sclerotia are the main source of infection for the diseases caused by this pathogen. …”
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CALCULATION OF INTERMICROBIAL INTERACTIONS OF ORAL BIOTOPE by A.V. Zaitsev, N.V. Kotelevskaya, O.M. Boychenko, A.K. Nikolishin

“…They can describe both quantity and quality, ie function. The aim of the work is to consider the possibility of presenting the relationship between the associates of the oral habitat using mathematical analysis. …”
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Specific modes of exercise to improve rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: systematic review and meta-analysis by Dianxuan Wu, Dianxuan Wu, Dianxuan Wu, Zhicheng Wen, Zhicheng Wen, Zhicheng Wen, Haolin Ke, Haolin Ke, Haolin Ke, Jiexin Zhang, Jiexin Zhang, Jiexin Zhang, Shaozi Zhong, Shaozi Zhong, Shaozi Zhong, Jiachen Teng, Jiachen Teng, Jiachen Teng, Lan Xu, Lan Xu, Jintao Li, Jintao Li, Jintao Li, Yan Shao, Yan Shao, Yan Shao, Yan Shao, Chun Zeng, Chun Zeng, Chun Zeng, Chun Zeng

“…Study selection followed pre-set inclusion/exclusion criteria. …”
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Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Celina Wojciechowska, Ewa Romuk, Andrzej Tomasik, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Ewa Birkner, Wojciech Jacheć

“…The aim of study was to determine relationships between functional capacity (NYHA class), left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF), hemodynamic parameters, and biomarkers of redox state and inflammation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). …”
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Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…This study presents the development and characterization of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA)-loaded bigels, using coconut oil as the MCFA source. The bigels exhibited high oil binding capacity, ranging from 87% to 98%, effectively retaining MCFAs within the matrix, with lauric acid (C12) being the main component detected within the bigels at 178.32 ± 0.10 mg/g. …”
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Research note: Harnessing the potential of chicken blastodermal cells as a new frontier in poultry science and biotechnology – Establishment of embryonic stem cells and their diffe... by Małgorzata Duda, Patrycja Maciak, Grzegorz Tylko, Kamil Wartalski, Monika Trzcińska, Marek Romek, Marcin Samiec

“…Further research exploring the functional attributes of B-ESC-derived SC-LCs is required to elucidate their therapeutic potential in nerve reconstruction/repair.…”
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Targeted proteomics for absolute quantification of glucose transporter 1 in mammalian brain cells using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Yash Mehta, Dhavalkumar Patel, Iqra Pervaiz, Ulrich Bickel, Abraham Jacob Al-Ahmad

“…Glucose represents a major source of energy for mammalian brains. Its uptake is tributary to a functional glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Presenting a model of political behavior based on the theory of shadow management in the public sector with a hybrid method by Ghorbanali Khazaei Pool, davood kiakojouri, Mohammad Javad Tghipourian

“…The statistical population of the research includes scientific articles, academic theses, and books selected by examining 167 sources, and finally 51 sources identified using a purposeful method of meta-synthesis were approved for analysis. …”
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The role of oxygenation in kidney and liver machine perfusion by M. S. Novruzbekov, A. G. Balkarov, E. Yu. Anosova, I. V. Dmitriev, Yu. A. Anisimov, N. S. Zhuravel, E. V. Klychnikova, A. S. Bogdanova, B. I. Yaremin

“…All currently available methods of preservation of donor organs are aimed at maximizing the complete preservation of the functional state of the graft from the moment of its removal to implantation and reperfusion in the recipient's body.Aim. …”
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Radiation diagnostics of the state of ventilation and pulmonary circulation in patients with COPD by O. S. Sementsov, S. V. Stepanenko

“…Also a promising area is the use of functional CT (inspiratory-expiratory CT) - which should improve the assessment of respiratory function, including early detection of patients with COPD, which will promote the in time start of specific treatment, reduce episodes of exacerbations during the disease, assess the dynamics of the pathological process and the effectiveness of treatment, as well as improving the prognosis of work and life expectancy of patients. …”
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