Longitudinal impact of past-year reproductive coercion on contraceptive use dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from eight population-based cohortsResearch in context by Shannon N. Wood, Haley L. Thomas, Georges Guiella, Rosine Mosso, Peter Gichangi, Simon P.S. Kibira, Fredrick Makumbi, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Michele R. Decker

“…Summary: Background: Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of abuse where a partner intentionally attempts to interfere with fertility through deception or violence, often by manipulating one’s contraceptive use or reproductive decision-making. …”
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NLRP3 activation maintains intestinal epithelial barrier and reduces liver injury in alcoholic liver disease mice by Shi‐Qing Li, Ya‐Ru Wang, Zhong‐Liang Xie, Yan Wang, Zi‐Han Feng, Jian‐Hao Xu, Bing Yuan, Yi‐Tong Zhang, Guan Yang, Jing‐Lin Wang, Yuan Yuan

“…Furthermore, the compromised immune defence in ALD mice may contribute to their heightened susceptibility to bacterial pathogens. …”
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Периоперационное кондиционирование оксидом азота для предотвращения острого почечного повреждения при кардиохирургических вмешательствах у пациентов с хронической болезнью почек: п... by Николай Олегович Каменщиков, М. А. Тё, Ю. К. Подоксенов, И. В. Кравченко, Е. А. Чурилина, М. С. Козулин, Ю. С. Свирко, А. М. Гусакова, Б. Н. Козлов

“…МАТЕРИАЛ И МЕТОДЫ: Проведен промежуточный анализ результатов одноцентрового проспективного рандомизированного контролируемого исследования DEFENDER. На данный момент в исследование включены 96 пациентов с ХБП, которым были выполнены кардиохирургические операции в условиях ИК. …”
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The hypolipidemic effect of MI-883, the combined CAR agonist/ PXR antagonist, in diet-induced hypercholesterolemia model by Jan Dusek, Ivana Mejdrová, Klára Dohnalová, Tomas Smutny, Karel Chalupsky, Maria Krutakova, Josef Skoda, Azam Rashidian, Ivona Pavkova, Kryštof Škach, Jana Hricová, Michaela Chocholouskova, Lucie Smutna, Rajamanikkam Kamaraj, Miloš Hroch, Martin Leníček, Stanislav Mičuda, Dirk Pijnenburg, Rinie van Beuningen, Michal Holčapek, Libor Vítek, Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg, Oliver Burk, Thales Kronenberger, Radim Nencka, Petr Pavek

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Multiparametric MRI and artificial intelligence in predicting and monitoring treatment response in bladder cancer by Yuki Arita, Thomas C. Kwee, Oguz Akin, Keisuke Shigeta, Ramesh Paudyal, Christian Roest, Ryo Ueda, Alfonso Lema-Dopico, Sunny Nalavenkata, Lisa Ruby, Noam Nissan, Hiromi Edo, Soichiro Yoshida, Amita Shukla-Dave, Lawrence H. Schwartz

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Automated method of bronchus and artery dimension measurement in an adult bronchiectasis population by Angelina L.P. Pieters, Qianting Lv, Jennifer J. Meerburg, Tjeerd van der Veer, Eleni-Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Pierluigi Ciet, James D. Chalmers, Michael R. Loebinger, Charles S. Haworth, J. Stuart Elborn, Harm A.W.M. Tiddens

“…Computed tomography (CT) plays an important role in the detection and quantification of BE. The aim of this study was three-fold: 1) to assess bronchus–artery (BA) dimensions using fully automated software in a cohort of BE disease patients; 2) to compare BA dimensions with semi-quantitative BEST-CT (Bronchiectasis Scoring Technique for CT) scores for BE and bronchial wall thickening; and 3) to explore the structure–function relationship between BA-method lumen dimensions and spirometry outcomes. …”
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Identifying Touchpoints for Foreign Tourists in the Customer Journey through 5 A's Approach by Mostafa Esmaeili Mahyari, Mohammad Ghaffari, Hamid Reza Irani, Elham Ebrahimi

“…Finally, in the Advocacy stage, aspects like recommendation, defending against negative comments, willingness to revisit, bringing others in next travels, content creation on social media, and caring about Iran news play a role. …”
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Sodium Butyrate: A Multifaceted Modulator in Colorectal Cancer Therapy by Alexandra Laura Mederle, Alexandra Semenescu, George Andrei Drăghici, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Nicolae-Valentin Vlăduț, Dragoş Vasile Nica

“…By targeting both short-term and long-term anti-apoptotic defenses, NaB shows promise as a preventive and therapeutic agent in CRC, particularly in high-risk phenotypes with compromised p53 functionality. …”
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Aspergillus fumigatus Influences Gasdermin-D-Dependent Pyroptosis of the Lung via Regulating Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Regulatory T Cell Differentiation by Wei Yan, Yi-si Zhao, Ke Xie, Yu Xing, Fang Xu

“…ELISA kits we used to detect the expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-2R, and IL-10 in the serum and flow cytometry to detect the percentage of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs in the patients’ peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). …”
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<i>Bacillus cabrialesii</i> subsp. <i>cabrialesii</i> Strain TE5: A Promising Biological Control Bacterium Against the Causal Agent of Spot Blotch in Wheat by Ixchel Campos-Avelar, Michelle Fabiela García Jaime, Pamela Helué Morales Sandoval, Fannie Isela Parra-Cota, Sergio de los Santos Villalobos

“…<i>cabrialesii</i> strain TE5 as a promising biological control agent against the wheat pathogen <i>Bipolaris sorokiniana</i> while suggesting lipopeptides as the potential mode of action, together with plant growth and defense stimulation.…”
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VECTOR: Velocity-Enhanced GRU Neural Network for Real-Time 3D UAV Trajectory Prediction by Omer Nacar, Mohamed Abdelkader, Lahouari Ghouti, Kahled Gabr, Abdulrahman Al-Batati, Anis Koubaa

“…This paper addresses the challenge of predicting 3D trajectories for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in real-time, a critical task for applications like aerial surveillance and defense. Current prediction models primarily leverage only position data, which may not provide the most accurate forecasts for UAV movements and usually fail outside the position domain used in the training phase. …”
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KATALIKYBĖ IR VISUOMENĖ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Protesting against too active wardship of an individual and a distrust in his (her) ability to make an independent choice and conscious self-determination, which dominated in the practice of the Churc of that times, the modernists defended the necessity to revitalize the authentic faith, deeply hidden in a human, to strengthen his (her) religious aspirations and in such way to cherish a spirituality, because no conscious and morally responsible activities are not able without it. …”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of <i>Campylobacter</i> Plasmids Identified in Food Isolates by Yiping He, Gretchen Elizabeth Dykes, Siddhartha Kanrar, Yanhong Liu, Nereus W. Gunther, Katrina L. Counihan, Joe Lee, Joseph A. Capobianco

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INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL MECHANISMS OF JUDICIAL LIABILITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC GLOBALISATION OF MODERN SOCIETY by Konul Akhundova

“…The mechanism for bringing judges to disciplinary responsibility has been established in accordance with international standards, including 1) a special procedure for bringing judges to disciplinary responsibility, which is defined by law; 2) the formation of an independent body that should consider such cases; 3) ensuring the right of a judge to participate in such procedure directly or through a representative, to exercise his right of defence and to express his opinion; 4) the right to appeal against the decision taken on the basis of the results of this procedure; 5) the exhaustiveness of the sanctions that can be applied and their proportionality. …”
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Organisational Enablers of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Public Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review by Nina Tomaževič, Eva Murko, Aleksander Aristovnik

“…Practical implications: Drawing from experiences in the private sector, public institutions are increasingly adopting AI technologies across various subsectors such as public finance (taxation), research, healthcare, law enforcement, defence, education. This requires a transformation in both hard (structure, processes etc.) and soft aspects (people, organisational culture etc.). …”
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Recherche d’alcaloïdes dans les plantes consommées par Pan paniscus et celles utilisées pour le traitement des maladies gastro-intestinales par Homo sapiens à LuiKotale (Parc Natio... by Gaby Kitengie Matshimba, Barbara Fruth, Nono Bondjengo Ikombe, Dieudonné Musibono, Constantin Lubini, Gottfried Hohmann

“…Les métabolites secondaires sont considérés comme des moyens de défense des plantes contre les herbivores. Servant d’antidotes, dans certains cas, ils peuvent être ingérés pour l'automédication chez les animaux. …”
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Perbedaan Kadar Superokside Dismutase pada Remaja dengan Dismenore Primer dan Tanpa Dismenore Primer by Yanti ., Ermawati ., Eliza Anas

“…Superokside Dismeutase (SOD) is a bioactive ingredient that is known as antioxidants, protecting cells against harmful SOD oxidants (free radicals) SOD convert superoxide anion into hydrogen perokxide and oxygen, often call  as primary defense agains oxidative stress. Primary dysmenorrhoe increased uterine activity or increased uterine contractions cause arteriolar vasospasm resulting in ischemia and lower abdominal  cramping and increased a lots of oxygen produced. …”
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Çocuklarda Dental Anksiyete: Başarılı Dental Tedavinin Önündeki Engel by Aysun Avşar, Büşra Mutlu

“…By controlling potential threats, the amygdala provides the activation of the sympathetic nervous system with its connections with the hypothalamus; with its connections with the central midbrain, it creates behavioral defense responses such as fight or flight. The prevalence of anxiety was found to be between 5% and 20.6% in studies conducted with children in different age groups who underwent different dental treatments in various countries. …”
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Analyzing Serum Level Changes in Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Dihydrotestosterone, Progesterone, and Prolactin after Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Mehrosadat Alavi, Mohammad Atefi, Farzaneh Raeisi

“…However, there are concerns about possible side effects of RIT on different hormones that are important in different aspects including the immune defense system, cardiovascular system, pregnancy, and reproductive health. …”
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KATALIKYBĖ IR VISUOMENĖ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Protesting against too active wardship of an individual and a distrust in his (her) ability to make an independent choice and conscious self-determination, which dominated in the practice of the Churc of that times, the modernists defended the necessity to revitalize the authentic faith, deeply hidden in a human, to strengthen his (her) religious aspirations and in such way to cherish a spirituality, because no conscious and morally responsible activities are not able without it. …”
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