Caracterización de pacientes en aislamiento por COVID-19 en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2021 by Alexis Díaz Brito, Vivian Hernández Monzón, Manuel Fernández Urquiza, Yannis Manuel Martín Rosales, Claudia Cruz González, María Isabel Mantecón Ledo

“…Conocer las características de los pacientes aislados sirve como línea de base para el desarrollo de nuevas medidas sanitarias.…”
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Immunomodulatory effects of thymol and cinnamaldehyde in chicken cell lines by C. Shen, L.G. Christensen, S.Y. Bak, N. Christensen, K. Kragh

“…This study evaluated the immune modulating effects of a thymol and cinnamaldehyde blend (TCB) in the intestinal system of poultry in vitro, using two chicken cell lines, LMH (liver cell line) which has been used to mimic epithelial cell responses, and HD-11 (monocyte/macrophage-like). …”
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Cytoreductive Nephrectomy and Nephrectomy/Complete Metastasectomy for Metastatic Renal Cancer by Paul Russo, Mark Synder, Andrew Vickers, Varuni Kondagunta, Robert Motzer

“…Sixty-four percent of patients had a single site of metastatic disease, with lung the most common, followed by bone, adrenal, brain, and liver. Sixty-one patients (67%) had nephrectomy with removal of all metastatic sites (nephrectomy/complete metastasectomy) and 30 (33%) had cytoreductive nephrectomy alone. …”
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Desarrollo de nuevos diseños vegetales: Mejora genética vs transformación genética y edición génica by Pedro Martínez Gómez

“…Finalmente, un análisis funcional de la biotecnología en general y la obtención de plantas modificadas en particular, puede mejorar su percepción social en línea con la mayor entrañabilidad de la tecnología, sería también de interés de cara a neutralizar el rechazo inicial de la tecnología.    …”
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Inflammasome Genes’ Polymorphisms in Egyptian Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: Influence on Vulnerability to Infection and Response to Treatment by Shady Z. K. Estfanous, Sahar A. Ali, Sameh M. Seif, Sameh H. A. Soror, Dalia H. A. Abdelaziz

“…Chronic inflammation is a pivotal contributor to the liver damage mediated by hepatitis C virus (HCV). …”
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Primary cerebral cystic echinococcosis in a child from Roman countryside: Source attribution and scoping review of cases from the literature. by Adriano Casulli, Stefania Pane, Franco Randi, Paola Scaramozzino, Andrea Carvelli, Carlo Efisio Marras, Andrea Carai, Azzurra Santoro, Federica Santolamazza, Francesca Tamarozzi, Lorenza Putignani

“…Parasitic cysts causing human CE are mainly localized in the liver and in the lungs. In a smaller number of cases, larvae may establish in any organ or tissue, including the central nervous system (CNS). …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B: A Cross-Sectional Assessment in Southeastern China by Ping Chen, Fen Zhang, Yiqun Shen, Yubo Cai, Chaolei Jin, Yan Li, Mingmin Tu, Weizhen Zhang, Yu Wang, Shi-Feng Zhang, Jiangyun Wang, Lanjuan Li

“…HRQoL was assessed using Short-Form 36 (SF-36) version 2, European quality of life questionnaire-5 dimensions (EQ-5D), and chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ). Intergroup score differences were detected with U tests. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families by Daniele L. F. Wiley, Kadie N. Omlor, Ariadna S. Torres López, Celina M. Eberle, Anna E. Savage, Matthew S. Atkinson, Lisa N. Barrow

“…We screened and quantified infection loads via quantitative PCR for three major pathogens: the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), double-stranded viruses in the lineage Ranavirus (Rv), and the alveolate parasite currently referred to as Amphibian Perkinsea (Pr). …”
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Contribution à l’étude de la mobilité de l’hallux et de la phylogénie des primates actuels by J Norbert Kuhlmann

“…It suggests rather that the origin of the human lineage is much more ancient than it is usually thought.…”
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Impact of late effects after treatment for bladder cancer with radical cystectomy on Quality of life: a case-control study by Rikke V. Milling, Ninna K. Nielsen, Charlotte Graugaard-Jensen, Peter Christensen, Helle Pappot, Jørgen B. Jensen

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Carnívoros en el sudoeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires: ecología y conflictos con los ganaderos by N. CARUSO, E.M. LUENGOS VIDAL, M. LUCHERINI, M. GUERISOLI, S. MARTINEZ, E.B. CASANAVE

“…La aplicación de modelos lineales generalizados a los datos de trampeo fotográfico determinó que el uso del hábitat de los carnívoros sería influenciado por la alteración de los ambientes naturales de la región. …”
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Estimation of Suspended Sediment Concentration from Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurement over Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Zelalem R. Womber, Fasikaw A. Zimale, Mebrahtom G. Kebedew, Bekalu W. Asers, Nikole M. DeLuca, Christian D. Guzman, Seifu A. Tilahun, Benjamin F. Zaitchik

“…MODIS-Terra reflectance in NIR was found best related to in situ water quality data and varies linearly with SSC (r2 = 0.81) and turbidity (r2 = 0.85). …”
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Relación entre la precipitación e índices de vegetación durante el comienzo del ciclo anual de lluvias en la provincia de córdoba, Argentina by A. De La Casa, G. Ovando

“…En todos los casos se obtuvieron respuestas no lineales altamente significativas (P < 0,001) entre los factores (variables independientes) y el índice espectral de vegetación. …”
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Korelasi Kadar Protein C-Reaktif dengan Rasio Kolesterol Total / HDL pada Penyandang Obes di RSUP Dr M Djamil Padang by Nanda Oktavia, Ellyza Nasrul, Efrida Efrida

“…C-reactive protein is an acute-phase protein produced by the liver in response to inflammation. Dyslipidemia can trigger the inflammatory reaction in the blood vessels, causing atherosclerosis. …”
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Trajectories of self-rated health in an older general population and their determinants: the Lifelines Cohort Study by Barbara C van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E de Rooij, Marlies Feenstra, Janet L MacNeil Vroomen

“…Covariates included demographics (age, gender, education), chronic diseases, health-risk behaviour (physical activity, smoking, drinking) and physiological markers (body mass index, cardiovascular function, lung function, glucose metabolism, haematological condition, endocrine function, renal function, liver function and cognitive function).Results Four stable trajectories were identified, including excellent (n=607, 6%), good (n=2111, 19%), moderate (n=7677, 65%) and poor SRH (n=1205, 10%). …”
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Predictors of response to daclatasvir in addition to sofosbuvir in hepatitis C virus-infected patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease and patients on maintenance hemodia... by Rasha Gawish, Eman Elgohary, Mona Tahoun, Mona Elkaraly, Heba Mohsin, Ahmed Kamal

“…Non-responders had statistically significantly lower hemoglobin, platelets, and albumin, while they had higher INR, liver enzymes, bilirubin, and APRI scores. FIB-4 scores were significantly lower among responders (1.64 ± 0.74 versus 4.81 ± 1.82) (p < 0.001). …”
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CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis reveals an essential role of PI4KB in promoting growth and resisting hemorrhagic disease caused by GCRV-II infection in juvenile grass carp by Jie Zhang, Liqiang Zhang, Xiaoman Wu, Minhui Tao, Yang Chen, Mingxian Chang

“…Compared with WT grass carp without infection, PI4KB F0 juvenile grass carp crispants without infection or WT grass carp infected with GCRV-II, higher expression levels for many genes involved in metabolic diseases and viral infections were observed in the liver from PI4KB F0 juvenile grass carp crispants infected with GCRV-II. …”
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Structure-based identification of HNF4α agonists: Rosmarinic acid as a promising candidate for NAFLD treatment by Xi Chen, Xinqi Zhu, Gang Wu, Xiaobo Wang, Yu Zhang, Nan Jiang

“…The prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), have emerged as critical global health challenges. …”
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Absence of Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria from Slaughtered Livestock Tissues and Environmental Samples, Gauteng Province, South Africa by Vuyokazi Mareledwane, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, Tiny M. Hlokwe

“…The cross-sectional study employing random sampling from cattle, pigs, and sheep (with the collection of liver, lung, spleen, and different lymph nodes) irrespective of lesions was carried out in 19 red meat abattoirs. …”
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Las periodistas deportivas en Twitch durante el mundial masculino de fútbol de Catar by Alba Adá-Lameiras, Ana Bernal-Triviño

“…En definitiva, la infrarrepresentación de las periodistas deportivas en los nuevos canales de difusión mediática como Twitch muestran una realidad en la que las periodistas deportivas siguen apartadas injustamente de la primera línea de la cobertura deportiva. …”
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