Genome-Wide Association Study of Orthostatic Hypotension and Supine-Standing Blood Pressure Changes in Two Korean Populations by Kyung-Won Hong, Sung Soo Kim, Yeonjung Kim

“…Four of 8 SNPs were located in the intergenic region of chromosome 2, and the nearest gene (CTNNA2) was located at 1 Mb of distance. CTNNA2 is a linker between cadherin adhesion receptors and the actin cytoskeleton and is essential for stabilizing dendritic spines in rodent hippocampal neurons. …”
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Joint Group and Multi Institutional Position Opinion: Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy—From Fundamentals to Applied Tactics by Ivan Rankovic, Ivana Babic, Jelena Martinov Nestorov, Jelena Bogdanovic, Maja Stojanovic, Jovanka Trifunovic, Nikola Panic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Jelena Jevtovic, Dusan Micic, Vladimir Dedovic, Nemanja Djuricic, Filip Pilipovic, Elena Curakova Ristovska, Tijana Glisic, Sanja Kostic, Nemanja Stojkovic, Nata Joksimovic, Mileva Bascarevic, Aleksandra Bozovic, Lewis Elvin, Ajibola Onifade, Keith Siau, Elizaveta Koriakovskaia, Vladimir Milivojevic

“…The role of non-selective beta-blockers in treating portal hypertension is established; however, their role in CCM remains somewhat controversial as their effect on prognosis is unclear. …”
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Response of Malt Barley (Hordeum Distichum L) Varieties to Different Row Spacing under Contrasted Environments of North Gondar, Ethiopia by Amare Assefa Bogale, Ketema Niguse, Awoke Wasae, Shegaw Habitu

“…., 20, 25, and 30 cm), six malt barley varieties (i.e., Holker, HB1963, Sabine, Ibone174/03, EH1847, and Freygebse), and two locations (Miligebsa and Kino). …”
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The Mechanics of Fear: Organic Haunted Houses in American Cinema by Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris

“…In his 1981 film The Entity, Sidney Furie stages Barbara Hershey’s body (Carla Moran) as a vehicle for the revelation process and in their 1982 Poltergeist, Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg also use young Heather O’Rourke (Carol Anne Freeling) as a medium in very different kinds of houses, no longer darkened and isolated in some desolate part of the American East Coast but now part of the West Coast urban sprawl. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medic... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, M. A. Livzan, A. I. Martynov, T. L. Lapina, A. V. Paraskevova, D. N. Andreev, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, A. Yu. Baranovsky, O. V. Zayratyants, O. Yu. Zolnikova, O. B. Dronova, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. V. Korochanskaya, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. N. Mammaev, M. F. Osipenko, S. S. Pirogov, E. A. Poluektova, D. E. Rumyantseva, R. G. Sayfutdinov, O. A. Storonova, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, A. A. Sheptulin

“…The main groups of medications used in the treatment of GERD are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), potassium-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs), alginates, antacids, and prokinetics. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Bolivia by Evan Czulada, BS, Sascha Bercovitch, BA, Yazan Alshawkani, MD, Natalia Noya Weise, MD, Adriana E. Hernani Rodrigo, BS, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, MD, Marcelo Buhezo Chamón, MD, Robert H. Gilman, MD, David T. Martin, MD

“…More frequent prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (73%) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (82%) for heart failure was reported compared to β-blockers. Ventricular tachycardia treatment was achieved more often with amiodarone (92%) than implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (46%). …”
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Health systems efficiency in China and ASEAN, 2015–2020: a DEA-Tobit and SFA analysis application by Jing Kang, Rong Peng, Zhen Li, Fen Huang, Yujun Chen, Jun Feng, Junyuan Wei, Fu Yu, Xiaorong Su, Xianjing Qin, Qiming Feng

“…It is suggested that China and ASEAN countries should enhance scale efficiency, accelerate technological progress and strengthen regional health cooperation according to their respective situations.…”
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis secondary to drugs: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yixuan Yang, Hanzhang Xie, Shuhan Liu, Ying Jia, Bingnan Cui, Zhanshuo Xiao

“…Through disproportionality analysis, we identified 34 drugs significantly associated with AEs of LABD, including antibiotics, antifungal medications, analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cardiovascular medications, and calcium channel blockers, among which the antibiotic Vancomycin showed the highest association. …”
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Synergistic Antibacterial Action of Norfloxacin-Encapsulated G4 Hydrogels: The Role of Boronic Acid and Cyclodextrin by Monica-Cornelia Sardaru, Irina Rosca, Simona Morariu, Elena-Laura Ursu, Alexandru Rotaru

“…In this present study, we developed and characterized a series of supramolecular G4 hydrogels by integrating <i>β</i>-cyclodextrin (<i>β</i>-CD) and boronic acid linkers into a supramolecular matrix to enhance antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>). …”
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Characteristics and Development Mechanisms of Northeast Cold Vortices by Bo Yang, Lijuan Wang, Yuanhong Guan

“…The circulation fields in upper and lower levels cooperate with the strong jets, promoting the continuous development and maintenance of the cold vortices. …”
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Increasing Health Burdens Driven by Global Trade Induced Air Pollution by Ruifei Li, Yu Luo, Xu Zhu, Jin Zhang, Pei Hua, Zhenyu Wang, Wenyu Yang, Qiuwen Chen, Hui Li

“…Accordingly, our findings provide profound suggestions for future policy decisions from different perspectives and demonstrate that optimizing global supply chain through cooperation would mitigate the PM2.5‐related health impacts.…”
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Unveiling the toxicity of JWH-018 and JWH-019: Insights from behavioral and molecular studies in vivo and vitro by Fenghua Zhou, Yan Shi, Sujun Tan, Xiaoli Wang, Weicheng Yuan, Shuqi Tao, Ping Xiang, Bin Cong, Chunling Ma, Di Wen

“….), and yielded dose-dependent anxiogenic effects and lower aggression behavior in zebrafish (administration dosages: 0.01, 0.05, and 0.25 µg/g, i.p.), unlike JWH-019. …”
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Effect of play therapy and storytelling on the anxiety level of hospitalized children: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Abdi, Ali Karamoozian, Mostafa Lotfilou, Fatemeh Gholami, Negin Shaterian, Alireza Abasi Niasar, Ehsan Aghapour, Mohammadamin Jandaghian-Bidgoli

“…Abstract Background Children are anxious when hospitalized due to being away from home and undergoing treatment.This anxiety has an effect on their disease process, treatment, growth and development.Children’s anxiety has an effect on parents’ anxiety and can lead to lower level of cooperation among the children and their parents with the treatment team.the present study aimed to compare the effect of play therapy and storytelling on the anxiety of hospitalized children. …”
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Unveiling gratitude in Javanese Muslim hajatan traditions: Cultural wisdom and social cohesion in the midst of modernization by Rizky Andana Pohan, M. Ramli, Adi Atmoko, Sa'dun Akbar, Fattah Hanurawan

“…Gratitude to God, nature, and fellow human beings is expressed through various practices such as communal prayers, shared meals, and gotong royong (mutual cooperation), all of which contribute to the psychological and social well-being of the community. …”
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Differences in expression profiles in malingant melanoma patients according to immunotherapy response by E. N. Lukyanova, M. S. Fedorova, E. A. Pudova, T. V. Nasedkina, E. V. Stepanova, K. M. Nyushko, A. Y. Popov, N. V. Koroban, A. A. Dmitriev, M. V. Kiseleva, A. V. Lipatova, A. S. Zasedatelev, A. V. Kudryavtseva

“…In this study, we compared two groups of patients with metastatic skin melanoma, with different responses to immunotherapy with blockers of immune control points, to identify new predictive expression biomarkers among microRNAs and mRNAs, and to identify the genes responsible for the occurrence of an objective response to therapy. …”
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Very first real-world data on zongertinib use in non-small cell lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations: A brief report by Oliver Illini, Anna Sophie Lang-Stöberl, Hannah Fabikan, Christoph Weinlinger, Arschang Valipour, Maximilian J. Hochmair

“…Three patients (50%) presented with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≥2. …”
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LINKS. A System for Historical Family Reconstruction in the Netherlands by Kees Mandemakers, Gerrit Bloothooft, Fons Laan, Joe Raad, Rick J. Mourits, Richard L. Zijdeman

“…We will discuss two matching systems, the first is the original querying system that runs within a MySQL database environment and the second is a newly developed system, called burgerLinker, which is based on knowledge graphs and which is designed as a system that can be used independently from LINKS and is made available as open source software. …”
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Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement by Shatha Abu-Mahfouz, Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management, Abdul Malek Tambi

“…IMPLICATIONS: Overall, employee cooperation proved essential to optimize organizational performance, specifically during their engagement in sustainable HRM practices and knowledge management. …”
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Performance Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell- (DSSC-) Based Natural Dyes by Clathrin Protein by Prihanto Trihutomo, Sudjito Soeparman, Denny Widhiyanuriyawan, Lilis Yuliati

“…The problem of DSSC-based natural dyes is the lower efficiency than silicon solar cells. This low efficiency is due to the barrier of electron transfer in the TiO2 semiconductor layer. …”
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25 years of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine: Achievements and prospects for development by Ірина Драч, Світлана Калашнікова, Олена Слюсаренко, Юрій Скиба, Олександр Жабенко, Леся Червона

“…The In­stitute actively cooperates with Ukrainian and foreign universities, participates in international projects aimed at the development and modernization of the higher education system. …”
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