PPARGC1A regulates transcriptional control of mitochondrial biogenesis in early bovine embryos by Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Idrees, Zaheer Haider, Chalani Dilshani Perera, Safeer Ullah, Seo-Hyeon Lee, Seung Eun Lee, Sung-Sik Kang, Sung Woo Kim, Il-Keun Kong, Il-Keun Kong, Il-Keun Kong

“…PGC-1α regulates transcription of the gene encoding mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), and immunofluorescence analysis indicated significantly lower TFAM expression in the 16-cell KD embryos and day-8 KD blastocysts. …”
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Impact of an extended light regimen imposed during nursery period on the performance and lipid metabolism of weanling pigs by Guangfan Liu, Fen Su, Xingyue Zou, Xingming Yang, Liang Tian

“…Moreover, up-regulated mRNA or protein expression of PPARγ and CEBPα, and lower mRNA or protein expression of MTR1, ATGL, HSL, PPARα, and CPT1α, were observed in back subcutaneous fat of LP group compared with that of SP group. …”
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Acupuncture for somatosensory deficits after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shumeng Ren, Yuhang Chen, Yu Liu, Qiuyi Lv, Jing Peng, Lei Song, Yihuai Zou, Hua Zhang, Xing Chen

“…The Visual Analog Scale in the acupuncture group was lower [MD = −1.44, 95%CI (−1.81, −1.07), I2 = 94.5%, P < 0.001]. …”
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Effects of in ovo administrated aflatoxin b1 on the embryonic development of proximal tibial growth plate in broiler chickens by Yasemin Öznurlu, İlhami Çelik

“…The results of tibial measurements have revealed that AFB, treated groups displayed lower mean tibial lengths and weights when compared to the drilled-sealed and solvent groups (P<0.05). …”
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Prognostic biomarker soluble ST2 exhibits diurnal variation in chronic heart failure patients by Sandra Crnko, Markella I. Printezi, Tijn P.J. Jansen, Laurynas Leiteris, Manon G. van derMeer, Hilde Schutte, Martijn vanFaassen, Bastiaan C. duPré, Nicolaas deJonge, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Carlo A.J.M. Gaillard, Hans Kemperman, Pieter A. Doevendans, Joost P.G. Sluijter, Linda W. vanLaake

“…Conclusions sST2 exhibits a diurnal rhythm with lower values in the morning than in the late afternoon. …”
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Short Pulse Epiretinal Stimulation Allows Focal Activation of Retinal Ganglion Cells by Laurin X. Koppenwallner, Gunther Zeck, Paul Werginz

“…Computational modeling points to somatic polarization as the underlying mechanism for lower somatic thresholds. Our results demonstrate focal activation with pulses in the range of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$10\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>s as a potential strategy to avoid the long-standing problem of axonal co-activation in epiretinal implants.…”
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Suicides of famous chefs of today: stories and reasons by Oksana Nykyha, Olha Romanchuk, Rostyslav Koval, Myroslava Danylevych, Yuliia Kalymon

“…It was established that the reasons for their suicides were mostly depression, emotional exhaustion and burnout, economic crisis, a drop in profits and lower ratings, loss of a loved one / close person, influence of reality shows, constant pressure, irregular work schedule, unjustified accusations. …”
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Comparison of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data quality for Clostridioides difficile genome analysis and their application for epidemiological surveillance by Semeh Bejaoui, Sofie Holtsmark Nielsen, Astrid Rasmussen, John Eugenio Coia, Dorte Terp Andersen, Tobias Bruun Pedersen, Martin Vad Møller, Marc Trunjer Kusk Nielsen, Dorte Frees, Søren Persson

“…However, the short analysis time, lower cost and more simple procedure combined with correctly identified STs and virulence genes, makes it an alternative when fast and less detailed analyses are preferred.…”
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Adherence patterns, risk factors and complications among patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study at Nsawam Government Hospital by Abraham Norman Nortey, Amanda Adjoda, Amidu Alhassan, Godfred Yawson Scott

“…The positive trend in adherence underscores the importance of considering socioeconomic factors, as lower income was identified as a potential barrier to consistent medication adherence…”
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The presence of iteroparous salmonid spawning grounds affects the stable isotope signatures of food web components in Swedish boreal streams by Rahmat Naddafi, Magnus Enbom, Carin Magnhagen, Nazila Hajizadeh Koupayh, Daniel Holmqvist, Hans Lundqvist

“…Both Atlantic salmon and sea trout eggs had higher δ15N values and lower δ13C values than their muscles. A Bayesian mixing model revealed variations in the diet of brown trout in different streams. …”
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Credit Rating Model of Small Enterprises Based on Optimal Discriminant Ability and Its Empirical Study by Zhanjiang Li, Lin Guo

“…The small enterprise credit rating division not only satisfies the principle that the higher the credit grade, the lower the default loss rate, but also satisfies the principle that the credit group of small enterprises matches the credit grade, with credit data of 3111 small enterprises from a commercial bank for empirical analysis. …”
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Hypolipidemic effect of coffee silver skin in rats fed a high-fat diet by Ayman Mohammed El-Anany, Rehab Farouk M. Ali

“…The weight gain of the rats fed a HFD supplemented with 10, 15 and 20% CSS was ∼1.05, 1.08 and 1.12 times lower than that of those rats fed HFD, respectively. …”
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Salivary Cortisol Determination in ACTH Stimulation Test to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis by Lara Albert, Joaquím Profitós, Jordi Sánchez-Delgado, Ismael Capel, José Miguel González-Clemente, David Subías, Albert Cano, Eugenio Berlanga, Anna Espinal, Marta Hurtado, Rocío Pareja, Mercedes Rigla, Blai Dalmau, Mercedes Vergara, Mireia Miquel, Meritxell Casas, Olga Giménez-Palop

“…Because these patients have lower levels of cortisol-binding carrier proteins, their total serum cortisol (TSC) correlates poorly with free serum cortisol (FC). …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Awareness, Exercise Practices and Metabolic Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Nigeria: A Cross-sectional, Multicentre Study by Nura Hamidu Alkali, Andrew E. Uloko, Ijuptil Chiroma, Ayuba Mugana, Maria Ahuoiza Garba, Innocent Onoja Okpe, Elijah Tonde Gargah, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Lumsami Shadrach, Ibrahim Abdullahi Haladu

“…Participants with adequate exercise had lower systolic BP and serum urea compared to those with inadequate exercise, but there were no significant differences in BMI, fasting glucose, HbA1c, serum lipids, creatinine or uric acid. …”
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Analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics of reverse-transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for dengue virus serotypes 1-4: A scoping review to inf... by Paul Arkell, Dumrong Mairiang, Adisak Songjaeng, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Kerri Hill-Cawthorne, Panisadee Avirutnan, Pantelis Georgiou, Alison Holmes, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano

“…These were heterogenous in design and reporting. Assays' lower limit of detection (LLOD) and linear range of quantification were comparable to RT-qPCR (with lowest reported values 2.2x101 and 1.98x102 copies/ml, respectively, for studies which quantified target RNA copies) and analytical specificity was high. …”
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Emerging biofilm formation and disinfectant susceptibility of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by Hanan S. Khalefa, Amany A. Arafa, Dalia Hamza, Khaled A. Abd El-Razik, Zeinab Ahmed

“…The disinfectants containing peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide were the most effective, producing the largest inhibition zones, while disinfectants based on sodium hypochlorite and isopropanol showed lower efficacy. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in the effectiveness of disinfectants against K. pneumoniae isolates across various sample origins (P < 0.05). …”
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CuO-Fe2O3/calcium alginate-carboxymethylcellulose-chitosan as efficient nanocomposite beads for catalytic reduction of water pollutants by Nujud Maslamani, Sher Bahadar Khan, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Kalsoom Akhtar, Metab Alharbi

“…The results demonstrated that the beads were more efficient for reduction of 4-NP and MO in milk, while, in juices required more time and had a lower reduction percentage.…”
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Growth and survival of giant gourami juvenile immerse indifferent frequencies using recombinant growth hormone by Aras Syazili, . Irmawati, . Alimuddin, Komar Sumantadinata

“…Fish body weight of all controls was lower than the rGH-immersed fish. Average body weight of four time rGH-immersed fish (4.01 g) remained higher than other treatment and control (1.96 to 2.36 g) on 8th week of fish rearing. …”
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Exploring the impact of health literacy on pregnant women from ethnic minority groups: A scoping review. by Sarah E Feldman, Laura Lennox, Natasha Dsouza, Keivan Armani

“…<h4>Results</h4>All 19 articles highlighted lower health literacy in BAME women compared to other groups. …”
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Risk Factors for Fracture in Patients with Coexisting Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial by Tamara K. Young, Nigel D. Toussaint, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Clare Arnott, Carinna Hockham, Amy Kang, Aletta E. Schutte, Vlado Perkovic, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Rajiv Agarwal, George L. Bakris, David M. Charytan, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Adeera Levin, Carol Pollock, David C. Wheeler, Hong Zhang, Meg J. Jardine

“…Independent fracture predictors were older age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.04, confidence interval [CI] 1.01–1.06), female sex (HR 2.49, CI 1.70–3.65), previous fracture (HR 2.30, CI 1.58–3.34), Asian race (HR 1.74, CI 1.09–2.78), vitamin D therapy requirement (HR 2.05, CI 1.31–3.21), HbA1c (HR 1.14, CI 1.00–1.32), prior cardiovascular event (HR 1.60, CI 1.10–2.33), and serum albumin (HR 0.41, CI 0.23–0.74) (lower albumin associated with greater risk). The goodness of fit of the various hypothesis sets was similar (AIC range 1870.92–1849.51, SBC range 1875.60–1948.04). …”
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