Buffalo milk quality in southern Italy: trace elements & endocrine disruptors. A One Health analysis by Luigi Jacopo D’Auria

“…Buffalo milk is mainly used for the production of “mozzarella di bufala”, a soft, un-ripened cheese variety of the pasta filata family, highly appreciated worldwide for its good characteristics and particular taste. In the period 2015-2018, buffalo milk production in Italy increased by 27%, from 195,270 to 247,158 tons. …”
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Targeting HVEM-GPT2 axis: a novel approach to T cell activation and metabolic reprogramming in non-small cell lung cancer therapy by Yuanshan Yao, Chunji Chen, Bin Li, Wen Gao

“…Subsequent experiments confirmed that HVEM’s influence on T cell activation and metabolism is potentially mediated through its regulation of GPT2. In addition, GATA1 was validated to regulate HVEM expression in activated Jurkat T cells. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of the dyadic psychological stress among patients with lung cancer and their family caregivers: a cross-sectional study by Juan Li, Chan Li, Jie Zou, Fang-Qun Cheng, Li Peng, Li-Hong Deng, Pei-Pei Wu, Sai-Yu Gao, Zhi-Yao Xiong, Ying Zuo, Yan Luo, Xiao-Hua Rao, Bo Yuan, Ou-Ying Chen, Jing-Ping Zhang

“…Abstract Background A lung cancer diagnosis has a huge impact on the psychological well-being of both patients and family caregivers. However, the current psychological stress status among dyads remains unclear. …”
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The benefits and trade-offs of multi-variable calibration of the WaterGAP global hydrological model (WGHM) in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins by H. M. M. Hasan, P. Döll, P. Döll, S.-M. Hosseini-Moghari, F. Papa, A. Güntner, A. Güntner

“…Calibration against observed <span class="inline-formula"><i>Q</i></span> was crucial for reasonable streamflow simulations, while additional calibration against TWSA was crucial for the Ganges basin and helpful for the Brahmaputra basin to obtain a reasonable simulation of both <span class="inline-formula"><i>Q</i></span> and TWSA. …”
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Unsteady ground: understanding the problem of BPPV in the world of sports by Wojciech Nowak, Mirosław Sawicki, Jagoda Mikołajczyk, Paulina Krzemińska, Maciej Gołębski, Zuzanna Kukla, Sebastian Musialik, Stella Mieruszyńska, Jakub Włosiański, Izabela Sadowska

“…In modern world, sport has become a part of everyday life, both in professional in amateur matter. Different sports, may lead to different types of injuries and related complications, one of them is dizzyness and vertigo. …”
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Involvement of RBP-J interacting and tubulin-associated protein in the distribution of protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 in mitotic spindles by Julia Caspers, Andreas Ritter, Badi Bahrami, Samira Catharina Hoock, Susanne Roth, Alexandra Friemel, Franz Oswald, Frank Louwen, Nina-Naomi Kreis, Juping Yuan

“…These data suggest a novel role for RITA in mitotic distribution of PRC1 and that its deregulation may contribute to defective chromosome movement during mitosis. As both RITA and PRC1 are closely associated with malignant progression, further work is required to elucidate the detailed molecular mechanisms by which RITA acts as a modulator in central spindle formation and cytokinesis.…”
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Posteromedial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy has favourable outcomes in simultaneous medial meniscus posterior root repair and varus medial knee osteoarthritis patients withou... by Ali Engin Dastan, Elcil Kaya Bicer, Huseyin Kaya, Mehmet Argin, Emin Taskiran

“…The preoperative and follow-up MMEs of Group 1 were greater than those of Group 2 (p < 0.001). The KSs and KFSs in both Group 1 and Group 2 increased during follow-up [KS; Group 1: 43 (36;53) vs. 86 (84;95), p < 0.001. …”
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N-2-Hydroxypropyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride Chitosan-Aluminum Nano-Adjuvant Elicit Strong Immune Responses in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Inactivated Vaccine by Jin Z, Liu J, Guo S, Xu S, Gong X, Zhang C, Zhao K

“…PED inactivated vaccine (N-2-HACC-Al/PEDV) was prepared by electrostatic adsorption method, and mice were inoculated by intramural injection and orally to evaluate the immune enhancement effect and application potential of the N-2-HACC-Al/PEDV.Results: The hemolysis rate was 3.89 ± 0.12% and the activity of PK15 cells was 77.40 ± 1.74%, indicating that the N-2-HACC-Al/PEDV had good biosafety. The levels of PEDV antibodies induced by the N-2-HACC-Al/PEDV were higher than those of commercially available vaccines, both by intramural injection and oral administration. …”
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Ion recognition enables fast Mg–Cl bond dissociation kinetics and better Mg plating/stripping reversibility by Jiacheng Yang, Jinlei Zhang, Kun Zhang, Jing Liu, Zhenfang Zhou, Zhenjiang Li, Guicun Li, Guanglei Cui, Zhonghua Zhang

“…The decreased overpotential has been verified in both magnesium organohaloaluminates electrolyte (from 290 mV to 189 mV) and conventional Mg(TFSI)2-based electrolyte (from 600 mV to 200 mV). …”
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Experimental Study on Impermeability Law of Aquiclude Reconstructed by Mudstone of External Dump in Arid Zone by Li Ma, Chendong Liu, Yinli Bi, Suping Peng, Kaisheng Jiang, Hui Zhang, Qiang Luo, Fei Xue, Tianxin Xu, Tianxiang Li, Jing Wu, Jiahao Tian, Dongxu Zhang

“…In order to achieve the goal of ecological restoration, plant irrigation, and water retention in the external dump of open-pit coal mine in the arid desert area, it is proposed to use the mudstone in the stripped material to reconstruct the surface aquiclude and improve the water holding capacity of the topsoil. …”
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Equalizer Design: HBOA-DE-trained radial basis function neural networks by Santosh Kumar Das, Satya Ranjan Pattanaik, Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, Saroja Kumar Rout, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Muhammed Basheer Jasser, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…Based on a suitable network topology and transfer function, the presented work proposes an algorithm for training radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs) that is applied to the problem of channel equalization. Both BOA and DE are advantageous in the proposed algorithm, which permits it to produce efficient results by balancing exploration and exploitation. …”
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Potential roles of cigarette smoking on gut microbiota profile among Chinese men by Jiayao Fan, Fangfang Zeng, Haili Zhong, Jun Cai, Wentao Shen, Chunxiao Cheng, Chunfeng He, Yuanjiao Liu, Yuan Zhou, Shujie Chen, Yimin Zhu, Tao Liu, Ju-Sheng Zheng, Lan Wang, Yu-Ming Chen, Wenjun Ma, Dan Zhou

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Effective control of southern blight and root rot of Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux by endophytic Bacillus velezensis YN-2-6S by Qian Wang, Yujie Qiu, Siyu Wang, Yumei Gou, Hongji Hou, Tianwei Su, Lan Zou, Jing Huang

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Insights Into Causal Effects of Genetically Proxied Lipids and Lipid‐Modifying Drug Targets on Cardiometabolic Diseases by Liwan Fu, Qin Liu, Hong Cheng, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Jingfan Xiong, Jie Mi

“…Summary data for 10 cardiometabolic diseases were compiled from both discovery and replication data sets. Expression quantitative trait loci data from relevant tissues were employed to evaluate significant lipid‐modifying drug targets. …”
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Metabolism: A Novel Shared Link between Diabetes Mellitus and Alzheimer’s Disease by Yanan Sun, Cao Ma, Hui Sun, Huan Wang, Wei Peng, Zibo Zhou, Hongwei Wang, Chenchen Pi, Yingai Shi, Xu He

“…Emerging evidence suggests that both oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are related to amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology. …”
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Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis associated with regulatory ceRNA network in a mouse model of postoperative cognitive dysfunction by Jingrun Lin, Xiaoqiu Zhu, Xuan Li, Yu Hong, Yaohui Liang, Siqi Chen, Chenzhuo Feng, Lin Cao

“…Additionally, drugs were predicted as potential therapeutic candidates for POCD treatment. Conclusion Both aging and surgery have complex effects on the hippocampal transcriptome in mice. …”
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Systemic Overexpression of GDF5 in Adipocytes but Not Hepatocytes Alleviates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver in Mice by Yan Yang, Wenting Zhang, Xiaohui Wu, Jing Wu, Chengjun Sun, Feihong Luo, Zhou Pei

“…Compared to that of cells in the FAA-free control group, LO2 cells with in situ overexpression of GDF5 developed lipid droplets after FFA treatment; the levels of triglycerides, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were significantly increased in both the GDF5 lentivirus and control lentivirus groups compared with those of the FAA-free group. …”
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Dataset of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain variants in complex with antigen-binding fragments targeting COVID-19 vaccine-referenced variantsModel Archive by Ferdinando Spagnolo, Florigio Lista, Claudia Curcio

“…The dataset consists of six sets of complex structures generated by combining 14 RBD variants with three different Fab pairs.The SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein sequence variants included in the dataset are Wild Type, BETA, EPSILON, IOTA, ETA, GAMMA, LAMBDA, KAPPA, BA.2, BA.4, XBB.1.5, EG.5.1, and KP.2. …”
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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…The 30 s chair stand test was the main secondary (efficacy) outcome.Results No adverse events (AEs) occurred during testing or in telerehabilitation sessions; 38% (11/29) of the intervention group compared with 60% (9/15) of the control group experienced an AE (p=0.21), most of which were minor, over the course of the 12-week study. 27 of 29 participants (93%; 95% CI 77% to 99%) receiving the intervention attended ≥75% of sessions. Both groups demonstrated clinically meaningful improvement in secondary outcomes with no statistically significant differences between groups.Conclusion Fully remote telerehabilitation was safe, feasible, had high adherence for COVID-19 recovery, and may apply to other medically complex patients including those with barriers to access care. …”
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Comparison of sagittal measurements of cervical spine in spondylosis patients between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radiograph [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Rajagopal Kadavigere, Saikiran Pendem, Varsha R, Tancia Pires, Surbhi Gupta Aggarwal, Shailesh S Nayak, Priyanka -, Maria Nicolet

“…Methods The study was done retrospectively. 77 patients who underwent both MRI and radiograph were included in the study. …”
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