A 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Challenged with Capecitabine by Michael Chahin, Nithya Krishnan, Hardik Chhatrala, Marwan Shaikh

“…Causes that must be considered include organ involvement of the cancer, electrolytes abnormalities, and even chemotherapeutic agents. A 32-year-old female patient had been recently started on FOLFOX for metastatic colon cancer. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles in Antifungal Applications: A Comparison of Biosynthesized and Physical Synthesized Nanoparticles on Paper-Biodegrading Fungi by Akram Kheiri, Parisa Mohammadi, Parinaz Ghadam

“…The AgNPs’ effectiveness ranked as follows: (1) AgNPs produced by Nostoc pruniforme, (2) AgNPs produced by M. sylvestris, (3) AgNPs produced by Nostoc IBRC-M5064, (4) AgNPs produced by J. regia, and (5) physically synthesized AgNPs.Conclusion: These findings highlight the potential of biologically synthesized AgNPs as environmentally friendly biocidal agents for preventing and controlling paper biodegradation.…”
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Asociatividad empresarial: estrategia para la competitividad en las pymes del sector turístico by Gladys Fernández, Mercy Narváez

“…se concluye que para implementar el modelo propuesto, es necesario for talecer el capital social local, así como la presencia de un agente ar ticulador que dirija la ejecución de cada una de sus fases.…”
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Evaluation of the Effects of systemic Therapy on Inflammatory Markers and Disease Severity in Patients With Pemphigus by Mehmet Enes Güner, Perihan Ozturk, Mine müjde Kuş

“…Objective: In this study, our objective was to investigate changes in the inflammatory markers NLR, PLR, MPV, LMR, CRP and ESR, which are inflammatory markers, before treatment and during follow-up, and the correlation of disease severity with these markers in patients with pemphigus receiving IVIG and/or systemic immunosuppressant agents. Method: 76 pemphigus patients who received systemic treatment, and used these treatments for at least 6 months were included. …”
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Análisis Marginal: Un Procedimiento Económico para Seleccionar Tecnologías o Prácticas Alternativas by Edward A. Evans

“… Hoy en día, muchos agentes de extensión e investigadores agrícolas incorporan cierto nivel de análisis económico a las decisiones relacionadas con la selección de tecnologas o prácticas que recomiendan a los productores agrícolas para mejorar sus ingresos. …”
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Protective Effects of Gemigliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice by Seung Hee Choi, Jaechan Leem, In-Kyu Lee

“…Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are widely used antihyperglycemic agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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The Neuroprotective Disease-Modifying Potential of Psychotropics in Parkinson's Disease by Edward C. Lauterbach, Leonardo F. Fontenelle, Antonio L. Teixeira

“…The most promising neuroprotective investigative priorities will involve disease-modifying trials of the safest agents alone or in combination to capture salutary effects on H3 histone deacetylase, gene transcription, glycogen synthase kinase-3, α-synuclein, reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), apoptosis, inflammation, and trophic factors including GDNF and BDNF.…”
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Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Physician’s Choices by Asim Jamal Shaikh, Shiyam Kumar, Sajjad Raza, Maria Mehboob, Osama Ishtiaq

“…The choice of adjuvant hormonal therapy in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer has remained a matter of controversy and debate. The variety of agents is available, with each claiming to be superior. …”
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Food Safety Risk Communication between the Food Regulator and Consumer in China: An Evolutionary Game Perspective by Ying Zhu, May Chu, Xiaowei Wen, Yiqin Wang

“…In the end, some numerical examples have been displayed to simulate the agents’ choices. The results show that penalty cost, governance intensity, communication cost, and reputation of the government have an essential impact on consumers’ enthusiasm for food safety risk communication decision-making behavior. …”
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Late Endocrine Effects after Stem Cell Transplant in a Young Girl with Griscelli Syndrome by Shana R. Mencher, William V. Tamborlane, Anisha D. Patel

“…It is important to monitor pubertal progression as the majority of those treated with alkylating agents prior to SCT have pubertal and ovarian failure and remain at risk for premature menopause.…”
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Changes in Testing and Treatment Methods in Osteoporosis Care by Takashi Nagai, Koji Ishikawa, Koki Tsuchiya, Soji Tani, Yusuke Dodo, Yusuke Oshita, Keizo Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Kawate, Yoshifumi Kudo

“…Regarding therapeutic agents, bisphosphonates decreased in usage, whereas parathyroid hormone and romosozumab witnessed an increase. …”
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Costo de capital bajo riesgos asimétricos en el mercado de valores mexicano by M. Rodríguez, K. Cortez, H. García

“…El siguiente artículo tiene como fin calcular el costo de financiamiento de las empresas al momento de captar recursos de la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, costo al que también se denomina costo de capital o tasa de rendimiento mínimo aceptable. Utilizamos la metodología del capital asset price model (CAMP) propuesta por W. …”
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Enhanced Hepatocarcinogenicity Due to Agonists of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Senescent Rats: Role of Peroxisome Proliferation, Cell Proliferation, and Apoptosis by Jihan Youssef, Mostafa Badr

“…This paradoxical effect may be responsible for the exaggerated sensitivity of the aged liver to the carcinogenic effect of agents that activate PPARs.…”
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Botulinum Toxin Suppression of CNS Network Activity In Vitro by Joseph J. Pancrazio, Kamakshi Gopal, Edward W. Keefer, Guenter W. Gross

“…The botulinum toxins are potent agents which disrupt synaptic transmission. While the standard method for BoNT detection and quantification is based on the mouse lethality assay, we have examined whether alterations in cultured neuronal network activity can be used to detect the functional effects of BoNT. …”
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The Use of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Claw Lesions in Cows by Nataly Kostyuk, Andrei Prytychenka

“…At the same time, the problem of finding new agents to improve tissue regeneration remains. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) cells may be considered as such a remedy. …”
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Unveiling the impact of community knowledge in malaria programmes: A scoping review protocol. by Faizul Akmal Abdul Rahim, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip, Ahmad Mohiddin Mohd Ngesom, Mohd Amierul Fikri Mahmud, Norzawati Yoep

“…This concerted effort aims to adeptly leverage community knowledge, thereby propelling progress toward the achievement of malaria elimination goals.…”
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Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates from Hospitalized Patients by Amit Karmakar, Parimal Dua, Chandradipa Ghosh

“…Antibiogram analysis of isolated Staphylococcus aureus strains with respect to different antimicrobial agents revealed resistance pattern ranging from 57 to 96%. …”
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Detection by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Virally Mediated Skin Diseases by Linda Zhou, Thomas H. Leung

“…Viruses are well-documented agents of specific skin diseases. However, their role and precise mechanism of action in other skin diseases remain unknown. …”
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Identification of Molecular Subtypes and Prognostic Features of Breast Cancer Based on TGF-β Signaling-related Genes by Jia Qu, Mei-Huan Wang, Yue-Hua Gao, Hua-Wei Zhang

“…Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and pharmacological agents that target TGF-β offer significant potential as therapeutic options for cancer. …”
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Infections in systemic lupus erythematosus: A study of incidence and risk factors in 100 patients from western India by Ankan Jha, Tridip Das, Sunilkumar Rajmani Singh, Jyotsna Oak

“…Significant risk factors for infection included use of prednisolone, prednisolone dose higher than 10 mg, use of cyclophosphamide within the preceding 3 months of infections, use of other immunosuppressive agents, and leukopenia. Renal lupus and presence of comorbidities did not have a significant association with occurrence of infections. …”
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