The Role of Rotational Thromboelastometry in Early Detection of the Hemostatic Derangements in Neonates with Systemic Candida Infection by Rozeta Sokou, Alexia Eleftheria Palioura, Aikaterini Konstantinidi, Alexandra Lianou, Maria Lampridou, Martha Theodoraki, Daniele Piovani, Stefanos Bonovas, Konstantina A. Tsante, Petros Ioannou, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Andreas G. Tsantes

“…Specifically, neonates with SCI had significantly prolonged clotting time (CT) and clot formation time (CFT), as well as lower clot amplitude at 10 min (A10) and maximum clot firmness (MCF) when compared to healthy neonates (<i>p</i> values < 0.05), findings that remained consistent after adjusting for confounding factors such as gestational age, birth weight, and sex. …”
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Balancing Yield and Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Supplemental Lighting in Commercial-Scale Cucumber Cultivation by Seyed Mohammad Hashemi, Andrzej Kurenda, Selin Karatepe, Nick A. Savidov

“…Economic analysis revealed that iLEDs also offered the most cost-effective solution due to lower energy consumption and extended lifespan. This study focused on the interaction between light spectra, photosynthetic performance, stress resilience, and resource efficiency, advancing sustainable strategies for energy-efficient food production in CEA systems.…”
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Financial Performance Evaluation Between Traditional Bank and Digital Bank During Digital Transformation: Evidence From Indonesia by Ahmad Jihan Tamami, Tony Irawan, Dikky Indrawan

“…Compared to traditional banks, digital banks exhibit lower LDR and ROA but higher EAR and NIM. Conclusion: The study highlights key financial performance aspects associated with digital bank transformation. …”
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Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by L. M. Pechmann, T. H. Jonasson, V. S. Canossa, H. Trierweiler, G. Kisielewicz, R. R. Petterle, C. A. Moreira, V. Z. C. Borba

“…The mean HGS value was lower in the T2DMG (24.4 ± 10.3 kg) compared with the CG (30.9 ± 9.15 kg), p<0.001, with low HGS in 46 (25.9%) and 10 (9%) in the T2DMG and CG, respectively (p<0.001). …”
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A novel nomogram to predict all‐cause readmission or death risk in Chinese elderly patients with heart failure by Mengxi Yang, Liyuan Tao, Hui An, Gang Liu, Qiang Tu, Hu Zhang, Li Qin, Zhu Xiao, Yu Wang, Jiaxai Fan, Dongping Feng, Yan Liang, Jingyi Ren

“…The independent risk factors associated with both 30 day and 1 year readmission or death were older age, stroke, diastolic blood pressure < 60 mmHg, body mass index ≤ 18.5 kg/m2, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, and BNP > 400 pg/mL (all P < 0.05). …”
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Association of Septic Shock with Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China by Shaoqiu Chen, Zitong Gao, Ling Hu, Yi Zuo, Yuanyuan Fu, Meilin Wei, Emory Zitello, Gang Huang, Youping Deng

“…Patients taking hypnotics had a much lower chance to develop septic shock (HR = 0.096, p=0.0014). …”
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Correlation between selenium levels and selenoproteins expression in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: a study from Karachi by Hareem Nisar, Rafat Amin, Sadaf Khan, Tehseen Fatima, Qamar-Un-Nisa, Jawwad-Us-Salam

“…Selenium levels in cases were significantly lower as compared to controls (p = 0.031). No statistically significant differences were observed between the serum levels of selenoproteins GPx1, TRxR1 and SEPW1 in epileptic patients and the healthy group. …”
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In vitro sperm generation from immature mouse testicular tissue using plasma rich in growth factors by Seyyed Amir Moradian, Mansoureh Movahedin

“…Moreover, 5% PRGF showed a significantly lower mean fluorescence intensity of the pro-apoptotic marker Bax, with no significant difference in the anti-apoptotic marker Bcl-2 compared to KSR. …”
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Role of the Specialized Proresolving Mediator Resolvin D1 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Preliminary Results by Luca Navarini, Tiziana Bisogno, Domenico Paolo Emanuele Margiotta, Alessandra Piccoli, Silvia Angeletti, Alice Laudisio, Massimo Ciccozzi, Antonella Afeltra, Mauro Maccarrone

“…Discriminatory ability for SLE has been evaluated by the area under the ROC curve. Results. Lower levels of RvD1, 45.6 (35.5–57.4) pg/ml, in patients with SLE have been found compared to HSs, 65.1 (39.43–87.95) pg/ml (p=0.0043). …”
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Targeting MYCN upregulates L1CAM tumor antigen in MYCN-dysregulated neuroblastoma to increase CAR T cell efficacy by Laura Grunewald, Lena Andersch, Konstantin Helmsauer, Silke Schwiebert, Anika Klaus, Anton G. Henssen, Teresa Straka, Marco Lodrini, Sebastian G. Wicha, Steffen Fuchs, Falk Hertwig, Frank Westermann, Alice Vitali, Carlotta Caramel, Gabriele Büchel, Martin Eilers, Kathy Astrahantseff, Angelika Eggert, Uta E. Höpken, Johannes H. Schulte, Thomas Blankenstein, Kathleen Anders, Annette Künkele

“…Primary neuroblastomas possessing high MYCN levels expressed lower levels of both the L1CAM transcript and L1CAM tumor antigen. …”
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Impact of HPV Catch-Up Vaccination on High-Grade Cervical Lesions (CIN2+) Among Women Aged 26–30 in Northern Norway by Amanda Sørensen Jørgensen, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye

“…Conclusions: The catch-up vaccination program significantly reduced the incidence of HPV-16/18 and high-grade cervical lesions in Troms and Finnmark, even with the lower vaccination coverage observed in the catch-up program. …”
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The accurate determination of Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) removal efficiency by integrated-sonochemical system by Debabrata Panda, Maxime Cochennec, Stéfan Colombano, Benjamin Laulier, Pascal Tierce, Alexandre Baudouard, Sebastian Bristeau, Anne Togola, Julie Lions, Nicolas Devau, Eric D. van Hullebusch

“…The specific energy requirement for reaching 90 % removal while considering the power consumed by the ultrasonic system from the main electrical source was determined to be 700 kWh/m3, which is much lower than other reported work under similar conditions. …”
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Preserved Expression of Skin Neurotrophic Factors in Advanced Diabetic Neuropathy Does Not Lead to Neural Regeneration despite Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation by František Saudek, Monika Cahová, Terezie Havrdová, Klára Zacharovová, Helena Daňková, Luděk Voska, Věra Lánská, Nurcan Üçeyler, Claudia Sommer

“…We analyzed the expression of 29 factors potentially related to nerve degeneration and regeneration in skin biopsies from 13 type 1 diabetic pancreas and kidney recipients with severe DPN including severe depletion of intraepidermal nerve fibers (IENF) in lower limb skin biopsies (group Tx1 1st examination). …”
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Blood pressure variation and hypertension rates in a pre-modernized Bedouin population: data from tribes of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) by Hani Monk-Vitelson, Israel Hershkovitz, Eugene Kobyliansky

“…HTN rates in the 4 male tribal groups range between 6% and 20%.No consistent age-dependent increase is evident for males in either BP or HTN rates, although for both traits the youngest Towara men (17-19 years) have lower values than the oldest group (50+): 117/79 vs. 125/86, and 5% vs. 19%. …”
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Genomic characteristics and phylogenetic relationships of Cutibacterium acnes breast milk isolates by Jiaqi Sun, Guoxuan Hang, Huimin Lv, Yu Li, Qiujie Song, Zhi Zhong, Zhihong Sun, Wenjun Liu

“…However, breast milk-derived isolates exhibited significantly lower copies of the carbohydrate metabolic enzyme genes GT5 and GT51 (P < 0.05) and a higher copy number of the GH31 gene (P < 0.05) than others. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with and without Diabetes in Wuhan Red Cross Hospital by Guozhen Li, Qin Deng, Jiali Feng, Fang Li, Nian Xiong, Qiong He

“…Compared with nondiabetics, patients with diabetes were older and had high levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), D-dimer, white blood cells, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and total bilirubin (TBIL) and lower levels of lymphocytes, albumin and oxygen saturation (SaO2), and higher mortality (P<0.05). …”
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Evaluation of root development of mandibular first molar of children (6-12) years old visiting P.O.P. department College of Dentistry/ Hawler Medical University. by Yara Ismail Ameen, Manal Muhammed Taher, Mahmood Fawzi Abduljabar

“…This research evaluated the crown and root development stages of lower FPMs on both sides, as found by Demirjian et al. (1973). …”
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Short-term caloric restriction or resveratrol supplementation alters large-scale brain network connectivity in male and female rats by Judith R. A. van Rooij, Judith R. A. van Rooij, Monica van den Berg, Monica van den Berg, Tamara Vasilkovska, Johan Van Audekerke, Johan Van Audekerke, Lauren Kosten, Daniele Bertoglio, Daniele Bertoglio, Mohit H. Adhikari, Mohit H. Adhikari, Marleen Verhoye, Marleen Verhoye

“…Moreover, Rsv supplementation lowered FC within the hippocampal network and between the hippocampal and the default mode like network, the lateral cortical network and the sensory network—an effect not observed for the CR rats.DiscussionOur findings reveal that both CR and Rsv induce a similar female-specific decrease of FC in RSNs associated with memory and emotion, all the while CR and Rsv induce dissimilar changes in body weight and other within- and between-RSN FC measures. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Since 2009 we follow up the patient (female, 47 years old) who for the first time addressed to the doctor with complaints of pain and muscle weakness, mainly — of lower extremities, and also hip, ankle joints pain, which essentially complicated locomotion capacity. …”
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Dıscrete-tıme dynamıc water qualıty ındex model ın coastal water by H. Hapoğlu, Ş. Camcıoğlu, B. Özyurt, P. Yildirim, L. Balas

“…In three stations studied, seasonal comparison of the enclosed coastal water quality showed that the quality in winter (72±2) is lower than the one (82±8) in other seasons. The past and future daily predictions of water quality index changes versus discrete-time were realized successfully by using the proposed software and the data measured approximately once a month. …”
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