Osteopontin: Relation between Adipose Tissue and Bone Homeostasis by Carolina De Fusco, Antonietta Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Emanuela Viggiano, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Anna Valenzano, Teresa Esposito, Chieffi Sergio, Giuseppe Cibelli, Marcellino Monda, Giovanni Messina

“…Because OPN is a protein principally expressed in cells with multifaceted effects on bone morphogenesis and remodeling and because it seems to be one of the most overexpressed genes in the adipose tissue of the obese contributing to osteoporosis, this mini review will highlight recent insights about relation between adipose tissue and bone homeostasis.…”
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN WORKING MEMORY PERFORMANCE: «OVERLOAD» EFFECT by Yuri G. Pavlov

“…However, changes of a thetarhythm in different groups had sharply expressed distinctions. «Highly productive» examinees have systematic expansion of a theta-rhythm in the central assignments with stabilisation on the most difficult tasks; «low productive» – while tasks performance of average complexity, a sharp falling of theta-rhythm activity is observed after achievement of its maximum activation.Scientific novelty. …”
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Innovations in Nipple-areolar Complex Reconstruction: Evaluation of a New Prosthesis by Michele Riccio, MD, Angelica Aquinati, MD, Mario Fordellone, PhD, Nicola Carboni, MD, Andrea Marchesini, MD, Francesco De Francesco, MD, PhD

“…Ninety percent of the participants expressed satisfaction or high satisfaction with the appearance and balance of the new NAC. …”
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The main directions of efficiency optimization of transport and logistics system of suppliers of spare parts for agricultural machinery by V. V. Leushkina, O. V. Kondratieva, E. A. Pogrebtsova

“…The theoretical and methodological basis of the research article is a logistics approach, expressed in a systematic approach to the study of the processes of organizing the production of a transport and logistics system in an enterprise engaged in the supply of spare parts for agricultural producers. …”
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Hierarchische und dynamische Einheit. Kontext-Eigenschaften und ›metrische Pfade‹ als Kategorien der Syntaxanalyse bei Mozart by Michael Polth

“…In order to address such ‘dynamically constituted unity’ from a theoretical perspective, one must understand that the properties, which define a musical event as part of a dynamically expressed structure, can only be understood and analysed in ‘context’, and therefore only manifest themselves to the listener if he follows the course of the music. …”
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Human microbiomes in cancer development and therapy by Chenglai Xia, Jiyan Su, Can Liu, Zhikai Mai, Shuanghong Yin, Chuansheng Yang, Liwu Fu

“…Abstract Colonies formed by bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viral groups and their genomes, metabolites, and expressed proteins constitute complex human microbiomes. …”
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Level of Knowledge of Pregnant Women about Oral Diseases by Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Silvia Marisol Gavilanez Gavilanez, Freddy Gastón Santillán Molina, Ofelia Cecilia Ramírez Hidalgo

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> more than 90 % of the pregnant women stated that they had received information on the importance of oral hygiene during pregnancy, 55 % indicated that they attended the dentist only once during the entire gestation period, 50 % stated that they had never received educational activities on oral hygiene, 55 % of the participants expressed not having information about the effects caused by oral diseases during pregnancy and more than half recognized that oral health prevention activities should be carried out. …”
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“Arming half-baked people with weapons!” Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Mala... by Susan Nayiga, Eleanor E MacPherson, John Mankhomwa, Fortunata Nasuwa, Raymond Pongolani, Rita Kabuleta, Mike Kesby, Russell Dacombe, Shona Hilton, Delia Grace, Nicholas Feasey, Clare I.R. Chandler

“…Results Participants reported that the general public had been provided information on medicine use in all three countries by national drug authorities, health care providers and in package inserts. Participants expressed concern over the danger of sharing detailed information on antibiotic use, particularly that end-users are not equipped to determine appropriate use of medicines. …”
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Osteopontin as a Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease by Georgia R. Layton, Ibrahim Antoun, Alice Copperwheat, Zaidhan Latif Khan, Sanjay S. Bhandari, Riyaz Somani, André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

“…Osteopontin (OPN) is a sialylated phosphoprotein highly expressed in atherosclerosis and upregulated in settings of both acute and chronic inflammation. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic Effects on Double Diffusion of Non‐Newtonian Hybrid Nanofluid in Circular Eccentric Annuli by Israt Jahan Supti, Md. Mamun Molla, Preetom Nag, Sadia Siddiqa, Souhail Souai

“…The study presents visualizations such as streamlines, isotherms, and iso‐concentration contours, along with the assessment of heat and mass transfer rates expressed in terms of Nusselt and Sherwood numbers. …”
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Human-Gorilla and Gorilla-Human: Dynamics of Human-animal boundaries and interethnic relationships in the central African rainforest by Takanori Oishi

“…The dual nature of dzil-elizaliza expresses a contrast between the witch-controlled man-eater and the warm-hearted reincarnated ancestral relative in a human-gorilla. …”
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Effects of Cooking Treatment on the Changes of Polyphenol and Antioxidant Activity in Sorghum Rice and Its Exploration on the Flavor Enhancement Based on the Multi-omics Technique by Ke LIU, Lei XU, Changyuan WANG, Zhijiang LI, Jingzhi DENG

“…UPLC-MS analysis showed that a total of 341 metabolites were detected in both SR and SRC, among which 223 were differentially expressed. L-tyrosine, L-isoleucine, and guaiacol in SRC might be related to its flavor formation. …”
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MicroRNA Profiling in Cartilage Ageing by Panagiotis Balaskas, Katarzyna Goljanek-Whysall, Peter Clegg, Yongxiang Fang, Andy Cremers, Pieter Emans, Tim Welting, Mandy Peffers

“…Contrasts between these samples identified twenty differentially expressed miRNAs in a cartilage from old donors, derived from an OA environment which clustered based on OA severity. …”
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Concentrations, Deposition, and Effects of Nitrogenous Pollutants in Selected California Ecosystems by Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Pamela E. Padgett, Sally D. Parry, Mark E. Fenn, Michael J. Arbaugh

“…In the mixed-conifer forest zone, elevated deposition of N may initially benefit growth of vegetation, but chronic effects may be expressed as deterioration of forest health and sustainability. …”
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Transcriptomic characterization of the functional and morphological development of the rumen wall in weaned lambs fed a diet containing yeast co-cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisia... by Zixuan Xu, Lan Yang, Hui Chen, Pengxiang Bai, Xiao Li, Dacheng Liu

“…Transcriptomic analyses revealed 202 genes that were differentially expressed between samples from the C and NM groups, with the largest proportion of these genes being associated with the oxidative phosphorylation pathway. …”
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Exploiting venom toxins in paratransgenesis to prevent mosquito-borne disease by Stephanie French, Rachael Da Silva, Janet Storm, Christida E. Wastika, India Cullen, Martijn ten Have, Grant L. Hughes, Cassandra M. Modahl

“…A variety of effectors can be expressed but venom toxins are excellent effector candidates because they are target specific, potent and stable. …”
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Perceptions of care and family support from patients and family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological study in Spain by Joana Maria Julià-Móra, Margarita Calafell-Vert, Francesca Rosa Rosal-Obrador, Ian Blanco-Mavillard, Margalida Miró-Bonet

“…Clear, consistent, and empathetic communication strategies were considered essential for patient care and satisfaction. Participants expressed gratitude toward healthcare professionals and advocated for a person-centered approach that addresses not only clinical, but also emotional and psychological needs. …”
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IL-33 Aggravates DSS-Induced Acute Colitis in Mouse Colon Lamina Propria by Enhancing Th2 Cell Responses by Junfeng Zhu, Fangli Yang, Lixuan Sang, Jingbo Zhai, Xiaoqing Zhang, Dan Yue, Shengjun Li, Yan Li, Changlong Lu, Xun Sun

“…Interleukin- (IL-) 33, a member of the IL-1 cytokine family, is an important modulator of the immune system associated with several immune-mediated diseases. IL-33 was expressed in high level on epithelial cells of intestinal tract. …”
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Digital Recording and Documentation of Endoscopic Procedures: Do Patients and Doctors Think Alike? by Nadav Willner, Maya Peled-Raz, Dan Shteinberg, Michal Shteinberg, Dean Keren, Tova Rainis

“…Results. 417 patients and 62 gastroenterologists participated in two parallel surveys regarding DRD of endoscopic procedures. 66.4% of the patients expressed interest in digital documentation of their endoscopic procedure, with 90.5% of them requesting a copy. 43.6% of the physicians supported digital recording while 27.4% opposed it, with 48.4% opposing to making a copy of the recording available to the patient. …”
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Temporal variation in habitat quality shapes the distribution–abundance relationship in waterbirds at landscape scale by Constantinos Charalambous, Petr Musil, Mathilde Legoguelin, Zuzana Musilová, David Hořák

“…Using 12 years of biannual census data across 134 intensively managed fishponds, collected in May and July, we describe variation in the slope of the DAR, expressed as the association between bird density and fishpond occupancy. …”
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