Multiple acute complications of transarterial chemoembolization of liver metastases by R. N. Abu Shamsia, Yu. M. Zakharash

“…For timely diagnosis of purulent-septic complications after transarterial chemoembolization of liver metastases, in addition to ultrasound, computer, magnetic resonance imaging, careful clinical monitoring of the patient and a comprehensive assessment of his health are required. …”
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Effects of Location-Specific Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Daily Infection in a Tropical Climate: A Case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Ezekiel Kaura Makama, Hwee San Lim

“…A generalized additive model (GAM) was imposed on ambient temperature (T) and absolute humidity (AH) to explore their nonlinear relationship with NDI. …”
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Protective Role of Platelets in Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Kornela Hałucha, Alina Rak-Pasikowska, Iwona Bil-Lula

“…Platelets are involved in cardioprotection based on platelet-releasing molecules and antiplatelet therapy, apart from antiaggregatory effects. Additionally, the use of platelet-derived microparticles as possible markers of MI, with and without comorbidities, and their role in cardioprotection are discussed. …”
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Various scenarios of measurements using a smartphone with a LiDAR sensor in the context of integration with the TLS point cloud by Janicka Joanna, Błaszczak-Bąk Wioleta

“…The results showed that the use of additional devices such as a gimbal supports the data acquisition process and has an impact on the point cloud registration. …”
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Improving Bahasa Indonesia writing skill: a project-based learning experimental study by Lisdwiana Kurniati, Wuri Syaputri, Yudi Efendi, Rohmah Tussolekha, Dessy Saputry

“…Statistical studies demonstrated a notable enhancement in writing quality after the intervention, as shown by paired t-tests (𝑝 < 0.05). Additionally, groups that participated in various problem-based learning (PBL) activities had higher levels of engagement, as indicated by ANOVA (𝑝 < 0.05). …”
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The survey of impact of entrepreneurial courses on intention and psychological characteristics of physical education students (a case study of Iranian universities) by Fahimeh Rezaeı, Ali Zareı, Faride Ashraf Ganjoueı

“…This study presented basis for accepting additional research on sport-entrepreneurship education. …”
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Metaphoric Reading of the Poetry "Russian Nightmare" by Hossein Panahi based on Conceptual Blending Theory by Masoud Dehghan, Behnaz Vahabian

“…The research results show that some used metaphors and compositions in these poems have created new spaces with the use of blending, composition, and completion so that it can make a new space in addition to source and target. In other words, the obtained results claim that Panahi has gone beyond conceptual metaphor theory (hencforth CMT) and he has used a higher model introduced as CBT with the use of which innovative and emotive metaphors have been discovered. …”
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Effect of Pentoxifylline on Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shahrzad Shahidi, Marziyeh Hoseinbalam, Bijan Iraj, Mojtaba Akbari

“…Human studies have proved its antiproteinuric effect in patients with glomerular diseases, but this study was designed to assess the effects of add-on pentoxifylline to available treatment on reduction of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients without glomerular diseases. …”
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Neural Differentiation of Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Involves Activation of the Wnt5a/JNK Signalling by Sujeong Jang, Jong-Seong Park, Han-Seong Jeong

“…After neural induction, the expressions of Wnt2, Wnt4, and Wnt11 were decreased, but the expression of Wnt5a was increased compared with primary hADSCs in RT-PCR analysis. In addition, the expression levels of most Fzds and LRP5/6 ligand were decreased, but not Fzd3 and Fzd5. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Infection Control by Lynn Johnston, John Conly

“…This raised concerns over contamination of surgical instruments: which instruments might have been contaminated from direct exposure to tissues; can instruments become cross-contaminated by exposure to other contaminated instruments; what assessment is necessary to determine cross-contamination; and what should be done with instruments that have been contaminated. Additionally, should there be a patient traceback in the face of potential but unproven exposure? …”
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Colonial Diplomatic Relations and the Development of Pearling Industry in the Netherlands Indies, 1894-1899 by Rangga Ardia Rasyid

“…The pearling industry that developed in the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia) had a particularly Australian character. …”
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Misleading nomenclature in the IARC Monographs Programme: a straightforward solution to improve accuracy and clarity by Miguel López-Lázaro

“…PMID: 37963216). In addition, the lack of essential information about dosage and context in the IARC carcinogen lists can lead to agents with health benefits under certain conditions (e.g., solar radiation, red meat consumption, approved drugs) being perceived as universally harmful, discouraging beneficial exposures, behaviors, or treatments. …”
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Studying strategic behaviour of small industrial enterprises in the context of the organizational and industry life cycle concepts by Elena D. Vaisman, Irina S. Pylaeva, Maria V. Podshivalov

“…The results showed that mature small enterprises with an ‘aggressive’ intuitively strategic behaviour are the predominant type of business in a mature industry, while for small enterprises in a growing industry ‘defender’ and ‘counterstrategy’ are the prevalent strategies at all the life cycle stages. This paradox additionally proves the validity of our idea of the intuitively strategic behaviour of small businesses. …”
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The efficiency of using the technology of “edutainment” in teaching foreign languages by Julia D. Ermakova, Tamara M. Nosova

“…Edutainment offers resources that can be used in almost any field of teaching, and in learning a foreign language, probably even more efficiently than anywhere else. In addition to the obvious advantages of using the technology of edutainment, this article examines the effectiveness of using this kind of multimedia forstudents’ professional language skills development in comparison with traditional methods. …”
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Mechanisms of foreign language learning anxiety and enhancement strategies among Chinese tertiary students: a grounded theory approach by Junxia Gao, Yanpeng Zuo

“…Intense academic competition raises students’ self-expectations, exacerbates time management difficulties, and further intensifies their anxiety. Additionally, a vicious cycle develops between students’ foreign language learning anxiety and their internal motivation and self-efficacy. …”
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Selection of sampling sites in Germany for the International Moss Survey 2020 using statistics and decision modelling by Stefan Nickel, Winfried Schröder

“…Results This investigation was based on moss samples collected at 25 sites in Germany: Eight sites at which concentrations of persistent organic pollutants were determined in the Moss Survey 2015 were included. In addition, twelve sites were selected from the pool of the total of 400 moss collection sites in 2015. …”
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Poor Employment Conditions and Immigrant Health in Europe by Matthew D. Matsaganis, Maria Petraki, Dionysis Balourdos

“…Driven by theory and empirical analysis, we also investigate the effects of additional variables, including long-term unemployment. …”
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Effect of Plantago major L. seed mucilage on physicochemical, rheological, textural and sensory properties of non-fat yogurt by Mojtaba Yousefi, Elham Khanniri, Nasim Khorshidian

“…The apparent viscosity and dynamic moduli (Gʹ, Gʺ) of samples enhanced with increasing levels of PSM and they were higher in yogurts containing PSM. The addition of PSM decreased the adhesiveness and increased the hardness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and springiness of yogurts. …”
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Development of oats flour and bitter gourd fortified cookies: Effects on physicochemical, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and sensory attributes. by Rehenuma Tarannum, Asraful Alam, Md Sakib Hasan, Golam Rabby, Ananya Raiyan, Rashida Parvin, Mahfujul Alam, Md Ashrafuzzaman Zahid

“…Mineral contents included Na (787-754 mg/100g), Ca (873-435 mg/100g), and Zn (66.7-58.8 mg/100g). Additionally, DPPH free radical scavenging activity ranged from 13.14 to 75.51%, while TBARS activity varied from 0.78 to 1.33 mg MDA/kg. …”
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Stem cell status and prognostic applications of cuproptosis-associated lncRNAs in acute myeloid leukemia by Zhuodong Chai, Zhongyue Yuan, Yifei Chen

“…Stem cell research has highlighted the crucial role of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) in regulating cellular differentiation and self-renewal processes, which are pivotal in AML pathogenesis and therapy resistance.MethodsThis study explores the relationship between cuproptosis-related lncRNAs and AML prognosis, providing novel insights into their impact on hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.ResultsWe collected clinical information from 214 AML patients in our center and analyzed the association between granulocyte recovery after chemotherapy, cuproptosis, and prognosis. Additionally, we developed a prognostic model—the cuproptosis-associated long noncoding RNA prognostic model (CRLPM)—y analyzing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). …”
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