Integrated Solution Combining Low-Frequency Forced Oscillation Technique and Continuous Equivital Sensor Monitoring for Assessment of Non-Invasive Ambulatory Respiratory Mechanics by Ghada Ben Othman, Amani R. Ynineb, Erhan Yumuk, Hamed Farbakhsh, Cristina Muresan, Isabela Roxana Birs, Alexandra De Raeve, Cosmin Copot, Clara M. Ionescu, Dana Copot

“…Traditional methods like spirometry are limited in continuous monitoring and patient compliance as they require forced maneuvers with significant patient cooperation, which may not be available in fragile individuals. …”
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Identification of the effective components in liability and compensation for marine pollution in the light of international law by Nahid Seyrafian, Mansour Pournouri, Hamidreza Ghaffarzadeh, Reza Simbar

“…Four components of contextual conditions involved type of environmental risks, level of risk, theoretical foundations, and national and cross-border cooperation. Five intervening factors were national laws and regulations, international environmental law and international treaties, international sanctions and restrictions, governance approach and government policies, and arbitration conditions. …”
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Doxorubicin-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Potential Use as Drug Delivery Systems by Alua Imantay, Nariman Mashurov, Balnur A. Zhaisanbayeva, Ellina A. Mun

“…In comparison to this, the covalent conjugation of DOX via amide (typically formed by coupling carboxyl groups on DOX with amine groups on the nanoparticle or a linker, often facilitated by carbodiimide reagents), hydrazone (which results from the reaction between hydrazines and carbonyl groups, offering pH-sensitive cleavage for controlled release), or disulfide bonds (formed through the oxidation of thiol groups and cleavable by intracellular reducing agents such as glutathione) is more promising as it offers greater bonding strength. …”
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Safety Profile and Effects of Pulsed Methylprednisolone on Vital Signs in Thyroid Eye Disease by Kai-Ling Yong, Chiaw Ling Chng, Hla Myint Htoon, Lee Hooi Lim, Lay Leng Seah

“…Severe hypertension may occur in susceptible individuals such as those with underlying hypertension and uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction, whereas bradycardia may be more likely in those on beta-blockers.…”
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Performance Analysis of Proxy-Based Object-Oriented Distributed Systems Using Game Theory by Hossein Sadr, Pyman Bayat, Mozhdeh Nazari Solimandarabi

“…But when there is a strategy of an infinitely-repeated game, the cooperation between nodes will depend on the discount factor, or the probability of the next stage.…”
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Cordycepin Decreases Compound Action Potential Conduction of Frog Sciatic Nerve In Vitro Involving Ca2+-Dependent Mechanisms by Li-Hua Yao, Hui-Min Yu, Qiu-Ping Xiong, Wei Sun, Yan-Liang Xu, Wei Meng, Yu-Ping Li, Xin-Ping Liu, Chun-Hua Yuan

“…However, the depressive action of cordycepin on amplitude and conductive velocity was not observed in Ca2+-free medium or in the presence of Ca2+ channel blockers (CdCl2/LaCl3). Pretreatment with L-type Ca2+ channel antagonist (nifedipine/deltiazem) also blocked cordycepin-induced responses; by contrast, T-type and P-type Ca2+ channel antagonists (Ni2+) failed to block such responses. …”
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Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

“…Our results verified the significant role of grouping in mitigating adverse health and microbiota alterations caused by isolation in female cynomolgus monkeys and emphasized the importance of training NHPs to cooperate with experimental procedures under socially housed condition, which could not only improve the welfare of cynomolgus monkeys but also enhance the accuracy and reliability of scientific results.…”
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TNF-α and Microalbuminuria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by I.-Th. Lampropoulou, M. Stangou, A. Papagianni, T. Didangelos, F. Iliadis, G. Efstratiadis

“…Patients with microalbuminuria were older, with higher glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c) and they more frequently had diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease and were on treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and/or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). ACR was significantly correlated with the presence of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and HbA1c levels and the administration of clopidogrel and ACEi or ARBs. …”
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Effect of Dementia on the Use of Drugs for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease by Nicole R. Fowler, Amber E. Barnato, Howard B. Degenholtz, Angela M. Curcio, James T. Becker, Lewis H. Kuller, Oscar L. Lopez

“…To examine the effect of dementia on the use of four medications recommended for secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease (IHD): angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, lipid-lowering medications, and antiplatelet medications. …”
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DETERMINING GROSS TONNAGE OF PURSE SEINERS USING A PHYSICAL MODELING APPROACH IN TEGAL, CENTRAL JAVA by Suharyanto Suharyanto, Ratih Purnama Sari, R. Mohamad Adha Akbar, Yaser Krisnafi, Tonny Kusumo

“…Tiara, and village cooperative unit (KUD) Karya Mina, at Tegal, Central Java, in October 2023. …”
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Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by the pattern recognition molecules langerin, mannan-binding lectin, and surfactant protein D: the influence of capsular polysaccharides and w... by Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Stig Hill Christiansen, Stig Hill Christiansen, Anders Grønnegaard Schlosser, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jean C. Lee, Steffen Thiel, Steffen Thiel

“…A competition assay revealed that MBL and SP-D inhibit langerin’s interaction with S. aureus, highlighting the intricate redundancy and cooperation within the innate immune system. This study highlights the dynamic interplay of langerin, MBL, and SP-D in recognizing specific surface structures on S. aureus and provides insight into how this pathogen evades innate immune recognition.…”
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Hybrid multi‐level hardware Trojan detection platform for gate‐level netlists based on XGBoost by Ying Zhang, Sen Li, Xin Chen, Jiaqi Yao, Zhiming Mao, Jizhong Yang, Yifeng Hua

“…Therefore, multi‐level localization and modular HT structure detection can be respectively or cooperatively applied for specific HT detection issues, which proves that the proposed hybrid‐mode gate‐level HT detection scheme is practical and effective.…”
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The Mechanism of Activation of Investment Potential in the Post-Conflict Period of Development of the Tourism Industry by Sergiy Tsviliy, Denys Mykhailyk, Viktoriia Ogloblina, Darya Gurova, Olga Korniienko

“…The types of clusters of tourist destinations in the regional systems of Ukraine have been changed with international cooperation with European countries-donors – generators of investment potential for the development of the country-recipient in the long term. …”
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Irisin: A Potential Link between Physical Exercise and Metabolism—An Observational Study in Differently Trained Subjects, from Elite Athletes to Sedentary People by Stefano Benedini, Elena Dozio, Pietro Luigi Invernizzi, Elena Vianello, Giuseppe Banfi, Ileana Terruzzi, Livio Luzi, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli

“…We compared irisin levels among groups of differently trained healthy individuals to explore the role of irisin as a physiological linker between exercise and metabolic health. Irisin and biochemical parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism were assessed in 70 healthy volunteers stratified for sport performance level into four groups: (1) 20 elite athletes of national level, (2) 20 subelite athletes of local level, (3) 20 recreational athletes, and (4) 10 sedentary subjects. …”
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Two Cases of Heerfordt’s Syndrome: A Rare Manifestation of Sarcoidosis by Keishi Fujiwara, Yasushi Furuta, Satoshi Fukuda

“…Therefore, we otolaryngologists should diagnose and treat Heerfordt’s syndrome appropriately in cooperation with pneumologists and ophthalmologists.…”
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Interdisciplinarity and intersectoriality in the Family Health Strategy and Nuclei of Support to Family Health: potentialities and challenges by Luís Felipe Ferro, Emelin Cristina da Silva, Ana Beatriz Zimmermann, Regina Célia Titotto Castanharo, Fernanda Rodrigues Leite de Oliveira

“…NASF, composed by different professionals, aim to increase the scope of ESF actions and its outcomes, working in cooperation with the family health teams. In this context, this study aims to understand the potentials and difficulties regarding the practice of interdisciplinary and intersectorial actions by ESF e NASF professionals of a Primary Care Unity of Curitiba. …”
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The control strategy for distributed energy storage devices using fully diffusion strategy by Zejian Liu, Ping Yang, Xu Lin, Ziwei Fan, Cencen Hong

“…Thus, diffusion strategy can achieve a higher convergence rate and lower mean-square-error than consensus strategies. …”
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Molecular identification of chitinase and its function in growth of Odontobutis potamophila by Siyu Lu, Lin Du, Ting Zhang, Dan Wang, Jinjuan Wan, Guoxing Liu, Yuning Hu, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Xuguang Li

“…The predicted amino acid sequence of OpCht consisted of a typical catalytic domain and a chitin-binding domain interconnected with a linker region. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that OpCht has appeared in the teleost-specific monophyletic branches (CHIO). …”
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Study on In Situ Stress Measurement and Surrounding Rock Control Technology in Deep Mine by Zhongcheng Qin, Bin Cao, Yongle Liu, Tan Li

“…When the prestress ratio of bolt and cable is constant, the smaller the length ratio of bolt and cable is, the better the effect of prestressed field formed by cooperative support is. The results are applied to the support design of the mining roadway in the Shuanghe coal mine. …”
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Commercially Supplied Amine-Modified siRNAs May Require Ultrafiltration prior to Conjugation with Amine-Reactive Compounds by Shannen Lau, Bim Graham, Ben J. Boyd, Colin W. Pouton, Paul J. White

“…In attempting to conjugate siRNA to albumin, we used commercially sourced amine-modified siRNA and reacted it with the heterobifunctional linker succinimidyl 4-[N-maleimidomethyl]cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (SMCC) to introduce a maleimide group suitable for conjugation to the thiol group of the surface-exposed cysteine residue (Cys 34) within albumin. …”
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