Comprehensive Screening of Gene Function and Networks by DNA Microarray Analysis in Japanese Patients with Idiopathic Portal Hypertension by Kohei Kotani, Joji Kawabe, Hiroyasu Morikawa, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Makoto Hashizume, Susumu Shiomi

“…Analysis using network-based pathways revealed decreased expression of adenosine deaminase, ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 4, ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C, member 1, transforming growth factor-β, and prostaglandin E receptor 2; increased expression of cytochrome P450, family 4, subfamily F, polypeptide 3, and glutathione peroxidase 3; and abnormalities in the immune system, nucleic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid/leukotriene pathways, and biological processes. …”
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Las condiciones laborales de las empleadas domésticas. ¿dignificación o precariedad? by Iván Alejandro Salas Durazo, Fátima Gabriela Ordóñez de la Cruz

“…Como principal resultado se identificó que las empleadas domésticas son en la actualidad un grupo social vulnerable e invisible del foco de la atención gubernamental, caracterizado por una serie de factores que agravan su vulnerabilidad, tanto por su origen como por su actividad profesional, que nos remite a su precariedad histórica.…”
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« Ici, pas de politique » by Alfredo Mignini

“…This article deals with Otello Palmieri’s atypical life trajectory: after taking part to the Resistance war as a member of the Italian communist party and reaching Prague as a political refugee in 1949-53, as soon as he arrived in Switzerland he dismissed all political activity, although his interest in Italian political affairs remained acute. …”
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Model development of Rejang culture-cased Islamic religious education textbook to improve hard work character by Aziza Aryati, Riyanto Riyanto, Bambang Sahono, Wasidi Wasidi

“…The implication of this research is that as the distance between students and learning materials closes, the use of local culture in textbooks creates an attraction for reading books, fostering enthusiasm for learning, making it easier to absorb, understand, and achieve learning goals faster. …”
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Varroa Volatiles Offer Chemical Cues to Honey Bees for Initial Parasitic Recognition by Qinglong Zhao, Xinning Wang, Ahsan Mustafa, Ying Wang, Hongfang Wang, Xuepeng Chi, Baohua Xu, Zhenguo Liu

“…The ectoparasitic mite <i>Varroa destructor</i> poses a significant threat to the health of the honey bee <i>Apis mellifera</i> worldwide and has garnered global attention. To better understand the chemical ecology of this host–parasite relationship, we collected and characterized the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from <i>V. destructor</i> and used electroantennography (EAG) to record the responses of honey bee (<i>A. c. cerana</i> and <i>A. m. ligustica</i>) antennae to the different VOCs. …”
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The efficacy and safety of rhGH treatment combined with letrozole/GnRHa in adolescent boys by Ying Zhang, Xin Yuan, Kenneth McCormick, Xiao-Hong Yang, Shi-Jun Chen, Rui-Min Chen

“…Eighteen patients in the letrozole group and seventeen patients in the GnRHa group attained final adult height (FAH). Results The increase in height of the letrozole group was significantly more than the GnRHa group both in the first year [(10.37 ± 2.19) vs. (7.78 ± 1.55) cm] and at two years [(18.82 ± 2.49) vs. (13.84 ± 2.17) cm] (p < 0.05), however, there was no significant group difference in the advancement of bone age (BA) of in the first year or at two years (p > 0.05). …”
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Intravascular Leiomyomatosis as a Rare Cause of Nonthrombotic Pulmonary Embolism by Julie Van Maercke, Anne-Sophie Van Rompuy, Willy Poppe, Tom Verbelen, Marion Delcroix, Catharina Belge

“…Analysis demonstrated a lesion consisting of cells without atypia, showing expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha SMA) and desmin with partial expression of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR), leading to the diagnosis of intravascular leiomyomatosis. …”
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A Push on Job Anxiety for Employees on Managing Recent Difficult to Understand Computing Equipment in the Modern Issues in Indian Banking Quarter by Ragunathan Gopalakrishnan, Chellapa Swarnalatha

“…In our work progresses we have been taken of two main parameters for consideration and it detriment in which area stress are mainly responds, and also the paper envelopes certain valuable stress management tactics and techniques that are particularly compassionate for people who have been working in the banking sector. Also an attempt to diagnose the impact of underside stress of day to day life in mounting a bigger level stress upon the employees has been made. …”
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Effect of short inter-pregnancy interval on perinatal and maternal outcomes among pregnant women in SSA 2023: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh, Simachew Animen Bantie, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu

“…<h4>Background</h4>After a live birth, the recommended interval before attempting the next pregnancy is at least 24 months (birth to pregnancy interval) in order to reduce the risk of adverse maternal, perinatal and infant outcomes. …”
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Multipel Sklerosis pada Anak by Fredyton Rizminardo, Iskandar Syarief, Rahmi Lestari, Tuti Handayani

“…Berbeda halnya dengan yang terjadi pada populasi dewasa, penyakit MS pada populasi anak memiliki sejumlah variasi manifestasi klinis demielinisasi atipikal yang menyebabkan pengenalan dan diagnosis MS pada pasien anak merupakan suatu proses yang rumit. …”
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Adsorption of Mo and O at S-vacancy on ReS2 surface of ReS2/MoTe2 vdW heterointerface by Puneet Kumar Shaw, Jehan Taraporewalla, Sohaib Raza, Akash Kumar, Rimisha Duttagupta, Hafizur Rahaman, Dipankar Saha

“…Nanoscaled devices based on atom-thin 2D layered materials, exhibit promising switching between non-conducting and conducting states. …”
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VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY – SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO OVERCONSUMPTION by Aleksandra Burgiel, Izabela Sowa, Jolanta Zrałek

“…To attain these purposes we defined VS, described its relationships with sustainable consumption and also characterized consumers who adopt simple lifestyle. …”
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Qualitative research in journalism by A.S. de Beer

“…Partly in response to this discontent renewed attention is focused on the qualitative approach. This approach, it is argued, is especially applicable to researching the more fundamental problems of journalism. …”
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Blind Spot in the Radar of MEST-C Score: Type and Severity of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in IgA Nephropathy by Iram Asrar, Mudassar Hussain, Aurangzeb Afzal, Usman Hassan, Sheeba Ishtiaq

“…Renal biopsies of patients who had a history of transplant, autolyzed tissue, no glomeruli on histological examination, and/or a tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis score of 2 (T2) in MEST-C scoring were excluded. …”
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Preirradiation Graft Polymerization of Styrene in a Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Film Investigated by Time-Resolved Small-Angle Neutron Scattering by Hiroki Iwase, Shin-ichi Sawada, Tetsuya Yamaki, Yasunari Maekawa, Satoshi Koizumi

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Sustainable Agricultural Management of Land Using Technology for Soil and Water Conservation within the Central Rift Valley, Central Ethiopia by Tesfaye Birhan, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign

“…The concerned stakeholders need to pay more attention to community mobilization for the conservation, upkeep, and development of traditional and modern soil and water conservation structures. …”
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Microbes from Peat Swamp Forest — The Hidden Reservoir for Secondary Metabolites? by Kuan-Shion Ong, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Catherine M. Yule, Sui-Mae Lee

“…The interactions observed are attributed to their genomes and to their production of secondary metabolites including antimicrobials. …”
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A arte como refúgio: intertextualidade, espaço e (imagi)nação em “Aqueles dois”, de Caio Fernando Abreu by Jacob Brown

“…Muchos estudios se acercan al cuento mediante la teoría queer, pero sólo algunos examinan atentamente sus diversas referencias intertextuales al arte, a la poesía, a la música y al cine. …”
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Peace in the spirituality of Thomas á Kempis. An aesthetic perspective on the Imitatio Christi 4.25 by P.G.R. de Villiers

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Adaptive Distributed Fixed-Time Cooperative Three-Dimensional Guidance Law for Multimissiles against Manoeuvring Target by Jiwei Gao, Xiaojing Li, Shaofei Zang, Jianwei Ma, Jinpeng Zhang

“…Within the specified time, both control tasks of simultaneous attack and the desired impact angles can be completed before the final time of the guidance process. …”
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