Glycyrrhizic Acid Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization in Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Associated with the Activation of JNK and NF-κB by Yulong Mao, Baikui Wang, Xin Xu, Wei Du, Weifen Li, Youming Wang

“…The results expanded our knowledge about the role of GA in macrophage polarization.…”
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Examining Internal and External Consent in Consensual and Non-Consensual Contexts in Women by Nieves Moyano, Antonio Rafael Hidalgo-Muñoz, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Kristen Jozkowski, Reina Granados

“…Conclusion: Our study expands on previous conceptualization of the ICS and ECS to include both consensual and nonconsensual encounters, which provides further insight about the continuum of sexual consent.…”
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Prevalence of Obstetric Danger Signs during Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Mothers in Shashemene Rural District, South Ethiopia by Nega Terefe, Aderajew Nigussie, Afework Tadele

“…Women who have inadequate knowledge of obstetric danger signs were 2.5 times more likely to experience obstetric danger signs during pregnancy (AOR 2.5 (95% CI 1.34, 4.71)), and primigravida women were 6.3 times more likely to have obstetric danger signs during pregnancy (AOR 6.3 (95% CI 2.61, 15.09)) compared to multiparous women. Conclusion. About half of the pregnant mothers have experienced at least one obstetric danger signs. …”
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Assessing structural integrity of non-homogeneous systems by means of Acoustic Emissions and Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics by Stavros K Kourkoulis, Ermioni Pasiou, Ilias Stavrakas, Dimos Triantis

“… Taking advantage of the interevent time intervals, namely the time intervals between two successive acoustic events recorded during mechanical loading of structural elements, it is attempted to detect indices warning about upcoming failure. The innovative aspect of the study is that the analysis is implemented in the frame of Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics, a discipline founded on a class of entropies violating the additivity principle, which is the cornerstone of the Boltzmann-Gibbs Statistical Mechanics. …”
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Effect of Multiradiance Low-Level Laser Therapy and Topical Silver Sulfadiazine on Healing Characteristics of Dermal Wounds in Marine Toads (Rhinella marina) by Kate E. Archibald, Tara Harrison, Brigid Troan, Dustin Smith, Larry J. Minter

“…Silver sulfadiazine (SSD), a topical antimicrobial, is commonly utilized in amphibian medicine but little is known about its effects on wound healing in this class of animals. …”
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Salvia-Nelumbinis Naturalis Formula Improved Inflammation in LPS Stressed Macrophages via Upregulating MicroRNA-152 by Zansong Ma, Xiangbing Shu, Jie Huang, Haiyan Zhang, Zhen Xiao, Li Zhang

“…Salvia-Nelumbinis naturalis (SNN) formula is an effective agent in treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); however, the precise mechanisms are still undefined. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness and the feasibility of a group-based treatment for self-stigma in people with mental disorders in routine mental health services in North-East Italy: st... by Antonio Lasalvia, Luca Bodini, Doriana Cristofalo, Veronica Fin, Philip T. Yanos, Chiara Bonetto

“…Abstract Background Self-stigma refers to the process whereby individuals with mental disorders internalize negative societal attitudes and misconceptions about mental health conditions, potentially affecting their sense of self-worth and identity. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Ugochinyere Ijeoma Nwagbara, Emmanuella Chinonso Osual, Rumbidzai Chireshe, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Balsam Qubais Saeed, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Khumbulani W Hlongwana

“…In most sub-Saharan African countries, noncompliance is attributable to ignorance and misinformation, thereby raising questions about people's knowledge, attitudes, perception, and practices towards COVID-19 in these settings. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by Poly (Vinyl Pyrrolidone) with Potential Anticancer Activity towards Prostate Cancer by Ahmed A. H. Abdellatif, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Abdellatif Bouazzaoui, Shaaban K. Osman, Issa Saad Al-Moraya, Abdulaziz M. Saleh Showail, Mansour Alsharidah, Ashraf Aboelela, Osamah Al Rugaie, Tarek M. Faris, Hesham M. Tawfeek

“…This study suggested that AgNPs-PVP could be a possible therapeutic agent for human prostate cancer and anti-IL-6 in cancerous and noncancerous cells. …”
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Cancer patients’ sense of coherence – psycho-oncological consultations and therapeutic alliance as salutogenic factors by Natalia Cecon-Stabel, Ibrahim Demirer, Holger Pfaff, Antje Dresen

“…Participants and procedure Patients who received PC were surveyed twice (after 3 and 12 months) about their care experiences, including therapeutic alliance and SoC. …”
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A scoping review of HIV epidemiologic, sociocultural and programmatic studies related to transgender women and men who have sex with men in Cambodia, 1999-2019. by Jan W de Lind van Wijngaarden, Frits van Griensven, Ly Penh Sun, Stephen Wignall

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Research about Cambodian MSM and TGW in the context of HIV primarily concerns bio-behavioral knowledge generation. …”
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Effect of Molarity of Sodium Hydroxide on the Strength Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperature by Abbasali Saffar, Mohammad Ehsanifar, Seyed Mohammad Mirhoseini, Mohammad Javad Taheri Amiri

“…Also, with increasing the molarity of FRGPC mixtures from 12 to 16, the heat resistance behavior in FRGPC had an increase about 6%. Increasing the volume of polypropylene (PP) fibers up to 3% by volume did not have much effect on the heat resistance behavior of FRGPC. …”
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain between October 2010 and March 2011: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Workplace Health... by Ameera Ali AL-Nooh, Abdulhussain Abdulabbas Abdulla Alajmi, David Wood

“…Moreover, 24.3% were not eating daily servings of fruits and vegetables. About 16.1% of them were current smokers. The majority of the participants (95.35%) had either no or less than 3 CVD risk factors. …”
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Lethal injuries on the scaphitid ammonoid Hoploscaphites nicolletii (Morton, 1842) in the Upper Cretaceous Fox Hills Formation, South Dakota, USA by Amane Tajika, Anastasia Rashkova, Neil H. Landman, Adiël A. Klompmaker

“…Lateral breaks, measuring a few centimeters, represent about 20–40% of the maximum conch diameter. Ventral breaks are slightly larger, representing 30–70% of the diameter. …”
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Decursinol angelate relieves inflammatory bowel disease by inhibiting the ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway and pyroptosis by Yudi Wang, Yudi Wang, Jiamin Wang, Yonghu Chen, Xuezheng Li, Xuezheng Li, Zhe Jiang, Zhe Jiang

“…Molecular docking technique and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) method assay were applied to evaluate the targeting effect of DA on NLRP3 proteins, and MCC950, a specific inhibitor of NLRP3, was used as a positive control for validation.ResultsOur research indicates that DA’s distinctive molecular mechanism could entail binding to the NLRP3 protein, thereby suppressing the activation of the NLRP3 pathway and diminishing the assembly and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, thus functioning as an anti-inflammatory agent.ConclusionDA may play a role in improving BD by inhibiting the activation of the ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 signaling pathway and the release of inflammatory mediators, and by repairing the intestinal barrier function.…”
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Tarred with the same brush: An initial inquiry into courtesy stigma and problem gambling by Matthew D. Sanscartier, Jason D. Edgerton, Derek Chadee, Lance W. Roberts

“…Discussion and conclusions: Normalization of gambling in the family impacts how much shame or embarrassment one feels about their problem-gambling family member. Moreover, some religions (Catholic and Hindu) and economic positioning (unemployed and self-employed) may affect embarrassment or shame of problem gambling family members.…”
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Potential assessment of coordinated regulation of power load of emerging industrial users based on extreme scenarios of electric vehicle aggregators by Yuanshi Zhang, Bokang Zou, Yiheng Liang, Yifu Luo, Mengtong Chen, Jingwen Ye, Siqi Li, Yan Li, Xiaoyan Hu, Weiqi Pan

“…Compared with the traditional industrial user production optimization, the proposed model can tap the potential of multi‐agent scheduling operation in extreme scenarios.…”
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Paeonol Attenuates Methotrexate-Induced Cardiac Toxicity in Rats by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Suppressing TLR4-Induced NF-κB Inflammatory Pathway by Abdulla Y. Al-Taher, Mohamed A. Morsy, Rehab A. Rifaai, Nagwa M. Zenhom, Seham A. Abdel-Gaber

“…Methotrexate (MTX) is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent. Oxidative stress and inflammation have been proved in the development of MTX toxicity. …”
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Seasonal Determination of Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms and Ciprofloxacin Residues in Pork and Chicken Meats Collected from Fresh Markets in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand by Sirikwan Dokuta, Sumed Yadoung, Sayamon Hongjaisee, Phadungkiat Khamnoi, Sirinya Manochomphu, Bajaree Chuttong, Surat Hongsibsong

“…Based on this study’s findings, the people who are involved in the food chain must be concerned about food safety and food hygiene.…”
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Theoretical background to the forensic characteristics formation for hostage-taking of a government official or law enforcement officer. by V. O. Husieva, O. Yu. Prokopenko

“…It has been clarified the theoretical and practical role of forensic characteristics, and two types of sources of information necessary for its formation have been identified: persons who have information about a criminal offence, including law enforcement officers, experts and specialists, and other participants to criminal proceedings; as well as relevant documents. …”
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