THE POSSIBILITIES OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM WITH METASTATIC BRAIN LESION by A. M. Zaytsev, E. G. Novikova, O. N. Kirsanova, M. I. Kurzhupov, E. A. Potapova

“…The survival median of patients with metastatic ER and cervical cancer was significantly lower, amounting to only 5.4 months.Conclusion. The article presents modern views on the problem of treating patients with intracranial metastases of malignant tumors of the female reproductive system. …”
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The relationship between anxiety and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents with obesity: propensity scores by Miguel Angel Villasis-Keever, Jessie Nallely Zurita-Cruz, Areli Zulema Pichardo-Estrada, Wendy Alejandra Mazón-Aguirre

“…After matching using their zBMI, we found that the adolescents with anxiety had higher serum uric acid levels (5.9 mg/dl vs. 5.4 mg/dl, p = 0.041), an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome (39.1% vs. 15.9%, p = 0.002), hyperglycemia (21.7% vs. 8.6%, p = 0.020), and lower HDLc (67.3% vs. 34.7%, p < 0.001), than those without anxiety. …”
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Environment-friendly Ca2+/Cr3+ co-doping LaAlO3 ceramics with excellent infrared radiation performance for energy-saving by Xinglai Yuan, Qinghu Wang, Runke Wu, Shaobai Sang, Yibiao Xu, Xiong Liang, Liping Pan, Bingbing Fan, Yawei Li, Rui Zhang, Jiangtao Li, Olena Volkova

“…Compared with the undoped ceramics, the addition of 20 wt% residual Al2O3 resulted in a 78.5% reduction to 18.44 mg/kg (lower than the EU standard of 20 mg/kg) in Cr6+ dissolution and a decrease in 77.8% CrO3(g) volatilization. …”
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Government Responses to COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis of Visegrad Countries by Zafer Koca

“…Compared to many other countries in Europe or in the world, they had less cases and lower death rates. What made them successful was timely and decisive reactions and harsh measures to curb Covid-19. …”
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Comparison of Spatiotemporal Gait Variables Between Healthy Individuals and Patients with Heel Spur During Walking by Mohamad amin Shahbazi, Ali Jalalvand

“…Results Individuals with plantar fasciitis exhibited a higher percentage of double support, step time, stride time, and visual pain intensity, alongside lower cadence and walking speed compared to the healthy control group. …”
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A Comparative Study on Growth Performance, Body Composition, and Liver Tissue Metabolism Rearing on Soybean Lecithin-Enriched Artemia Nauplii and Microdiet in Rock Bream (Oplegnath... by Pian Zhang, Peng Tan, Lei Zhang, Wenliang Zhu, Ruiyi Chen, Ligai Wang, Dongdong Xu

“…Retard weaning onto MD led to lower growth performance, which was likely due to the diversity of lipid and protein metabolism.…”
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Microstructural lateralization of thalamocortical connections in individuals with a history of reading difficulties by Yueye Zhao, Jianyi Liu, Xue'er Ma, Zi-Gang Huang, Jingjing Zhao

“…Results revealed that individuals with reading difficulties had significantly lower NDI values in the left and right frontal-thalamic and occipital-thalamic fiber tracts compared to good readers. …”
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Heart Rate Variability: A Psychophysiological Factor Related to Both Regular Physical Activity and Eudaimonic Well‐Being Among Young Adults by Yoshino Murakami, Daisuke Goto, Hayato Tsukamoto, Kazuho Yamaura, Takeshi Hashimoto

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Eudaimonic well‐being (EWB), which refers to optimal human functioning, is associated with psychophysiological outcomes, such as reduced inflammation and a lower risk of depression. Although physical activity (PA) and mindfulness have been shown to be predictive factors for EWB, potential mediators of the relationships of PA or mindfulness with EWB have yet to be identified. …”
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Effects of nanoencapsulated essential oil blend in diet of Lohmann Brown hens on posture percentage, quality and egg oxidative stability by Gilmar Mendoza–Ordoñez, Miguel Callacná–Custodio, Vanessa Armas–Azabache, Bruno Loyaga–Cortéz, Roberto Ybañez–Julca, Daniel Asunción–Alvarez, Hugo Saavedra–Sarmiento, Aníbal Rodriguez–Vargas

“…The oxidative stability of the egg yolk evaluated through the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), showed that both the T1 and T4 groups had lower levels of MDA (P>0.05) compared to the standard diet (T0). …”
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Comprehensive Landscape of ARID Family Members and Their Association with Prognosis and Tumor Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Ji Sun, Nan-sheng Cheng

“…Overall survival rates were considerably lower for those with high risk scores compared to those with low risk scores. …”
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Review of Laboraotory and Clinical Studies of Olestra, a Nonabsorbable Lipid by Carolyn M Bergholz, Ronald J Jandacek, Alan BR Thomson

“…Using olestra to reduce the amount of fat in high fat foods, without affecting other nutrient, should contribute to a diet lower in energy from fat and higher in energy from carbohydrate.…”
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In Vitro Biological Activity of Beauveria bassiana, Beauveria peruviensis, and Metarhizium sp. against Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Beimer Chuquibala-Checan, Magdiel Torres-de la Cruz, Santos Leiva, Elgar Hernandez-Diaz, Karol Rubio, Malluri Goñas, Marielita Arce-Inga, Manuel Oliva-Cruz

“…The highest mortality occurred in the treatments of B. bassiana 1 × 109 conidia/mL−1, B. bassiana 1 × 107 conidia/mL−1, and B. peruviensis 1 × 109 conidia/mL−1. The treatments with lower LT50 and LT90 were B. bassiana 1 × 109 conidia/mL−1 and B. peruviensis 1 × 109 conidia/mL−1, and the strains with the lowest LC50 and LC90 were B. peruviensis and B. bassiana. …”
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Reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone in the adult Lebanese population: Results from the last decade by Elie Naous, Riam Hijazi, Marianne Chalhoub, Nada El Ghorayeb, Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared

“…There was a decrease in lower reference limit (LRL) and an increase in upper reference limit (URL) with the increase in age categories (p < 0.001 for both comparisons). …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Younger Adults with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS): A Retrospective Study by Ali M. Al Khathaami, Bayan Al Bdah, Abdulmjeed Alnosair, Abdulkarim Alturki, Rayan Alrebdi, Shorug Alwayili, Sulaiman Alhamzah, Fahad A. M. AlKhathaami, Nasser Alotaibi

“…Younger adults compared with older adults with ESUS had fewer vascular risk factors, including lower rates of hypertension (43.6% vs. 70.3%; P=0.004), diabetes (35.9% vs. 57.4%; P=0.03), and dyslipidaemia (12.8% vs. 28.7%; P=0.05). …”
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Value of Magnifying Chromoendoscopy and Magnifying Optical Enhancement Technology in Classifying Colorectal Polyps: A Prospective Controlled Study by Ying-Hao Song, Ruo-Xin Xu, Yong Zhang, Meng-Xuan Xing, Li-Dong Xu, Kun-Kun Li, Xing-Guo Xiao, Lu Li, Yan-Jing Xiao, Yu-Lei Qu, Ying-Jie Ma, Bao-Hui Jia, Hui-Li Wu

“…The average diagnosis time was lower in ME-OE than ME-CE (83±26.4 s vs. 194±17.7 s, p<0.001). …”
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Effects of a foot-ankle strengthening programme on clinical aspects and gait biomechanics in people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tania F Salvini, Glauko Dantas, Isabel C N Sacco, Ana F dos Santos, Ricky Watari, Alessandra B Matias, Paula R M S Serrao, Henrique Pott-Junior

“…Introduction Studies have indicated that hip and knee muscle strengthening are effective in reducing pain, improving self-reported function and increasing lower limb strength, without, however, decreasing knee joint overload during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). …”
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Static and dynamic assessments of park accessibility and equity across different living circles in shenzhen’s core area by Zhongshan Huang, Qiyue Jia, Shixian Luo, Zhigang Tu, Lei Zhao, Siyuan Li, Zhengyan Lu

“…The results show significant differences between static and dynamic population distributions, with overall park accessibility being lower for the dynamic population than for the static population. …”
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Are there benefits of culture-based detection of Mycobacterium avium spp paratuberculosis over histopathology? by Motlatso T. Hlokwe, Nomawethu S. Masina, Boitumelo Letsoko, Sewellyn C. Davey, Anita L. Michel

“…Overall, the VersaTREK automated liquid culture in combination with IS900 PCR showed a comparable level of detection in tissues (12.6%) as histopathology (13.5%), but the detection rate for faecal samples was lower than for tissues (10.8%). A combination of histopathology and faecal culture increased the detection rate from 13.5% (n = 14/104) and 9.6% (n = 10/104), respectively, to 15.4% (n = 16/104). …”
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Synthesis, In vitro antimicrobial activity, and In silico bioinformatical approach of xanthone-fatty acid esters against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albica... by Yehezkiel Steven Kurniawan, Ervan Yudha, Jumina, Harno Dwi Pranowo, Eti Nurwening Sholikhah

“…Xanthyl laurate also yielded minimum inhibition concentration values of 31.25–62.50 μg/mL, which was 2 times lower than of 3-hydroxyxanthone. The structure-based bioinformatical approach indicated that ftsZ S. aureus, MAPK E. coli, and PDE C. albicans are the potential target for xanthyl laurate. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacies of Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation and Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension in the Treatment of Apical Prolapse: 24-Month Follow-Up Results by Engin Yurtcu, Betul Keyif, Burcu Sarigedik, Alper Basbug, Andrea Tinelli

“…Results: The study found that the rate of postoperative anterior compartment failure was significantly lower in the LLS group compared to the SSLF group (p = 0.005). …”
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