Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…Etiological and pathogenetic features of NAFLD require diverse therapeutic actions from dietic recommendations and physical activity correction of the prescription of various pharmacological agents. Results of clinical efficacy estimation of the new drug Bicyclol in the Russian market, that it was developed in the People’s Republic of China demonstrate reduction of severity of inflammation, steatosis, fibrosis and decrease of NAFLD activity scores.…”
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Trayectorias, debates y experiencias clínicas en torno a los tratamientos quirúrgicos solicitados por la población trans. Sentidos profesionales a la luz de los debates feministas... by Anahí Farji Neer

“…Otras se propusieron entender a las mujeres cisgénero como agentes de decisión al solicitar dichas intervenciones y no como sujetos alienados por los mensajes culturales que afirman su subordinación. …”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…African animals resistance ( AATr) continues to undermine global efforts to eliminate the transmission of africa intrypanosomiasis in endemic communities. the continued lack of new trypanocides has participated drug misuse and over use, thus contributing to the devlopment of the AADr phenotype. in this study, we investigated the threate associated with AAtr by using the major globally available chemotherapeutic agents. Methods: A total of seven electronic databases were screened for an article on trypanocide resistance in AATr by using keywords on preclinical and clinical trials with the number of animals with treatment relapse, days taken to relapse, and resistant gene markers using the PRISMA checklist. …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Byabagambi, Jane Turyasingura, Tamu, JohnBosco Munezero, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Also, the majority of participants (81.2%) were on oral hypoglycemic agents. Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi, Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco, Mfitumukiza1, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Also, the majority of participants (81.2%) were on oral hypoglycemic agents. Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. …”
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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Practices Among Secondary School Students in Ndorwa East Constituency in Kabale District. by Twinomuhwezi, Benja

“…Despite the world-wide Global Hand Washing Day campaign which targets school children as the most effective agents for behaviour change, there is limited documentation in various school settings. …”
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Impact of different pathogen classes on the serum N-glycome in septic shock by Helena Torpy, The Huong Chau, Sayantani Chatterjee, Anastasia Chernykh, David J. Torpy, Emily J. Meyer, Morten Thaysen-Andersen

“…In our search for new lines of potential sepsis biomarkers, we here explore the impact of various classes of infectious agents on the serum N-glycome in a septic shock cohort. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade Caused by Cutibacterium acnes: An Updated and Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Ghina Fakhri, Christelle Tayeh, Ghassan Dbaibo, Omar El Sedawy, Nour Abdul Halim, Fadi Bitar, Mariam Arabi

“…The incidence of pericarditis caused by this organism is underreported as it is often dismissed as a skin flora contaminant. However, if left untreated, Cutibacterium acnes can cause pericarditis with serious complications. …”
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Strengthening HIV Education and Health Promotion in Schools: A Case Study of ‘Aisyiyah Junior High School Bantul, Indonesia by Dhesi Ari Astuti, Muhamad Saleh, Nurul Kurniati, Siti Fatimah, Cindy Putri Febrianti, Khoirunnisah Hasibuan

“…The school has adequate facilities, including a health unit, but these aren’t being fully utilized for HIV education. While there are some efforts in advocacy, both internal and external, they aren’t as effective as they could be. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Associated with Cell Phones of Healthcare Professionals in Selected Hospitals in Saudi Arabia by Saeed Banawas, Ahmed Abdel-Hadi, Mohammed Alaidarous, Bader Alshehri, Abdul Aziz Bin Dukhyil, Mohammed Alsaweed, Mohamed Aboamer

“…A. otitis, a cause of acute otitis media showed multidrug resistance. One isolate, a confirmed hetero-vancomycin intermediate-resistant S. aureus, was resistant to antibiotics, commonly used to treat skin infection. …”
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Visual and High-Efficiency Secretion of SARS-CoV-2 Nanobodies with <i>Escherichia coli</i> by Shuai Zhao, Wanting Zeng, Fang Yu, Pingping Xu, Chin-Yu Chen, Wanping Chen, Yanming Dong, Fei Wang, Lixin Ma

“…Nanobodies have gained attention as potential therapeutic and diagnostic agents for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) due to their ability to bind and neutralize the virus. …”
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Real-World Outcomes of Pralsetinib in RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC by Francesca Lucibello, MD, Valérie Gounant, MD, PhD, Mihaela Aldea, MD, PhD, Michaël Duruisseaux, MD, PhD, Maurice Perol, MD, Christos Chouaid, MD, Jaafar Bennouna, MD, PhD, Vincent Fallet, MD, Aldo Renault, MD, Florian Guisier, MD, PhD, Etienne Giroux-Leprieur, MD, PhD, Marie Wislez, MD, PhD, Anne-Claire Toffart, MD, PhD, Julien Mazieres, MD, PhD, Clémence Basse, MD, PhD, Nadia Hegarat, PhD, Matthieu Carton, MD, Nicolas Girard, MD, PhD

“…We also observe the aggressive nature of disease progression, frequent utilization of chemotherapy and antiangiogenic agents as initial subsequent therapies, and limited insight into resistance mechanisms due to infrequent rebiopsy and genomic profiling at progression.…”
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Production, Purification, and Characterization of Thermostable α-Amylase Produced by Bacillus licheniformis Isolate AI20 by Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah, Nadia A. Soliman, Nabil M. El-Toukhy, Hamada El-Gendi, Rania S. Ahmed

“…Additionally, the enzyme activity was slightly inhibited by detergents, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), or chelating agents such as EDTA and EGTA. On the other hand, great enzyme stability against different divalent metal ions was observed at 0.1 mM concentration, but 10 mM of Cu2+ or Zn2+ reduced the enzyme activity by 25 and 55%, respectively.…”
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The efficiency of some post-emergence herbicides for controlling problematic weeds of lawn areas by R. Gürbüz, H. Alptekin

“…  (1.23 weed/m2), Melilotus albus Medik. (1.07 weed/m2) and Convolvulus arvensis L. (1.03 weed/m2), the density of 5 of them was determined as 1 weeds/m2 and above. …”
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Metformin in COVID-19: a magical role beyond the hyperglycemia by Gaurav Kumar Chaubey, Rahul Dilawari, Radheshyam Modanwal, Sharmila Talukdar, Asmita Dhiman, Manoj Raje

“…To date, there have been myriad reports ranging from the repurposing of the classical antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to several other antiviral and anti-bacterial agents like remdesivir, favipiravir, and most recently azithromycin, which has entered clinical use in many countries for combating COVID-19 infections. …”
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Abejas de las orquídeas como bioindicadores del estado de conservación de un bosque by Bleysin Orcina Rojas Ovalle, Oliver Vásquez, Alonso Santos Murgas, Rafael Mauricio Cobos Hernández, Iris Yaneth Gómez Robles

“…En esta investigación, se realizaron colectas a nivel de sotobosque, por medio de “Bottle Traps”, y colectas manuales por método de zigzag, en el cual se emplearon redes entomológicas, las abejas serán atraídas con atrayentes químicos como: aceite de eucalipto, esencia de eugenol y esencia de vainilla. …”
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Screening for diabetic retinopathy at a health centre in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by Ntokozo Zulu, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M. Webb, Wezi G. Maphenduka, Steve Cook, Paul Rheeder

“…Most participants (64.2%) were on oral agents, and 66.7% were women. The mean haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was 8.3%, with a median diabetes duration of 8 years. …”
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Screening potential antileukemia ingredients from sweet potato: integration of metabolomics analysis, network pharmacology, and experimental validation by Lianling Xu, Lianling Xu, Kaixuan Zeng, Kaixuan Zeng, Zuoyue Duan, Zuoyue Duan, Jing Liu, Yan Zeng, Miao Zhang, You Yang, Qulian Guo, Yanling Jin, Wenjun Liu, Ling Guo

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“No estamos tan mal como Barcelona”: análisis de la proliferación y regulación de las viviendas de uso turístico en Madrid y Barcelona by Alvaro Ardura Urquiaga, iñigo Lorente Riverola, Inmaculada Mohino Sanz, Javier Ruiz Sanchez

“…En Madrid se aprobó el Plan Especial de Hospedaje (PEH) dos años después. En este caso, los agentes económicos y parte de la administración abogaban por una regulación laxa bajo el argumento de “no estar tan mal como Barcelona”, pese a admitir cierta turistificación del tejido residencial. …”
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Pan-caspase inhibitor protects against noise-induced hearing loss in a rodent model by Maria Fernanda Yepes, Kayla Minesinger, Federica M. Raciti, Maria Camila Salazar, Suhrud M. Rajguru, Suhrud M. Rajguru, Suhrud M. Rajguru

“…Z-VAD-FMK, an apoptosis inhibitor, has demonstrated protective effects against cochlear hair cells exposed to ototoxic agents; however, its potential for treating NIHL remains unexplored. …”
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