Determination of antioxidant and phytochemical properties of premix extract of brown macroalgae Padinaaustralis, Sargassum licifolium and Stoechospermum marginatum from Chabahar co... by Paria Akbary

“…Statistical data analyses were performed using SPSS software and based on One-Way ANOVA test. The normality of the data was checked using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the equality of variances was checked using the Levene test. …”
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Kangtaizhi Granule Alleviated Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats and HepG2 Cells via AMPK/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Jiaxin Zhang, Haixia Du, Menglan Shen, Zhengqi Zhao, Xinmiao Ye

“…In an in vivo study, SD rats were randomly divided into five groups: control (rats fed with normal diet), NAFLD (rats fed with high-fat diet), and KTZG 0.75, 1.5, and 3 groups (NAFLD rats treated with KTZG 0.75, 1.5, and 3 g/kg, respectively). …”
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Cuproptosis-Related Signature Predicts the Prognosis, Tumor Microenvironment, and Drug Sensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xiangjun Qi, Jiayun Guo, Guoming Chen, Caishan Fang, Leihao Hu, Jing Li, Chi Zhang

“…A total of 13 CRGs are differentially expressed between the tumor and normal samples, while the mutation of CRGs in HCC is infrequent. …”
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Jiawei Suanzaoren decoction for the treatment of perimenopausal insomnia: clinical observation and experimental study by Li-Qiong Chen, Yong-Can Zhou, Fang Ning, Ming-Jin Zhu

“…The model group received normal saline, the western medicine group received lorazepam suspension, and the Chinese medicine group received Jiawei Suanzaoren decoction. …”
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Polygonatum kingianum polysaccharide alleviated intestinal injuries by mediating antioxidant ability and microbiota by Reng Qiu, Chuangye Pan, Yuxi Qin, Qianfei Wei, Yue Yu, Ying Zhang, Xuehan Xie, Jianqin Li, Shouhai Chen, Kun Li, Dalia Fouad, Yi Wu, Qiu Zhong

“…Mice in group H were supplemented with 100 mg/kg Polygonatum kingianum polysaccharides, while groups C and M were treated with the same amount of normal saline by gavage for 18 days. On the 18th day animals in groups M and H were induced by LPS (10 mg/kg).ResultsThe results showed the weight of mice in group MH significantly dropped (P < 0.0001), while mice in the PK group had a higher weight (P < 0.01). …”
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Cambio estacional en el rendimiento aeróbico de jugadores jóvenes de fútbol by Gürkan, Raif, Hüseyin, Sadi

“…En los análisis, las evaluaciones de distribución normal de los datos se realizaron con la prueba de Shapiro-Wilk y las homogeneidades de varianza se probaron con la prueba de Levene. …”
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Enhancing deep learning methods for brain metastasis detection through cross-technique annotations on SPACE MRI by Tassilo Wald, Benjamin Hamm, Julius C. Holzschuh, Rami El Shafie, Andreas Kudak, Balint Kovacs, Irada Pflüger, Bastian von Nettelbladt, Constantin Ulrich, Michael Anton Baumgartner, Philipp Vollmuth, Jürgen Debus, Klaus H. Maier-Hein, Thomas Welzel

“…Methods Retrospective contrast-enhanced (gadobutrol 0.1 mmol/kg) SPACE and MPRAGE data of 157 patients with BM were used, either annotated on MPRAGE resulting in normal annotation quality (NAQ) or on coregistered SPACE resulting in HAQ. …”
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Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis by Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Patients with Rheumatic Disease on Long-Term Methotrexate Treatment by Arindam Nandy Roy, Anjani Kumar Darapureddy, Yarram Ashok Kumar

“…Around 45.83% (n = 22) of the patients had normal liver stiffness values (<2.5) whereas stages F0 (2.5–2.9 kPa), F1 (2.9–3.5 kPa), F2 (3.5–4.0 kPa), F3 (4.0–5.0 kPa), and F4 (>5.0 kPa) were observed in 12.5% (n = 6), 18.75% (n = 9), 10.42% (n = 5), 10.42% (n = 5), and 2.08% (n = 1) of the patients, respectively. …”
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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…Methods: SD rats were fed continuously for 8 weeks and then randomly divided into normal and high-fat groups. The high-fat group was injected intraperitoneally with streptozotocin (STZ) solution at one time to establish a type 2 diabetic rat model. …”
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Observed climate trends and farmers’ adaptation strategies in Dendi District, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Busha Getachew, Gonfa Kewessa, Worku Hailu, Gezahegn Girma

“…As rain-fed crop production relies on the timely and normal distribution of rainfall, these events significantly disrupt agricultural operations, particularly in mid-altitude and lowland areas. …”
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Voacanga africana-artesunate and Voacanga africana-amodiaquine combinations as effective anti-plasmodial agents in mice by Daniel Ampomah Frimpong, Aliu Moomin, Samuel Asare Nkansah, Aaron Opoku Antwi, Abubakar Ibn Sidik, Paa Kofi Tawiah Adu-Gyamfi, Kwesi Boadu Mensah

“…Treatment of mice with VA alone at doses (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg) significantly (p < 0.05) reduced parasitaemia levels in mice when compared to the normal saline control group. Similarly, artesunate and VA (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg) showed a significant (p < 0.01) reduction in body temperature as compared to the control. …”
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Domestic sewage irrigation on dynamics of nutrients and heavy metals in soil and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production by S. R. Salakinkop, C. S. Hunshal

“…None of the treatments did show accumulation of these heavy metals in wheat plant parts more than normal range found in food plants. The values of these metals were below the recommended maximum tolerable levels proposed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, Summary and conclusions. …”
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An FPGA-Based SiNW-FET Biosensing System for Real-Time Viral Detection: Hardware Amplification and 1D CNN for Adaptive Noise Reduction by Ahmed Hadded, Mossaad Ben Ayed, Shaya A. Alshaya

“…Addressing these limitations, this paper proposes an advanced biosensing system integrating a Silicon Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor (SiNW-FET) biosensor with a high-gain amplification circuit and a 1D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) implemented on FPGA hardware. …”
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New compounds with a dihydropyridine framework as promising hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective agents by Elena S. Ketova, Anna V. Myazina, Elena Yu. Bibik, Sergey G. Krivokolysko

“…Results: The study shows that all the new compounds studied in the experiment – AZ-383, AZ-257, AZ-020 – have hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective properties, which manifested in the reduced levels of liver biochemical markers of blood, which had increased after simulating metabolic disorders, in the reduced concentration of total cholesterol and triglycerides in blood, in the normalization of liver microarchitecture, as well as in the proliferative activity of hepatocytes. …”
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Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters and those seeking sex selection: a case-control study by Mohamad Javad Mahmodi, Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Haleh Soltanghoraee

“…Therefore, we conducted a case-control study to examine the seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters (Case) and individuals seeking sex selection services and those with normal sperm parameters (Control). Method Blood samples were collected from infertile males seeking fertility treatment, and those seeking sex selection at the Avicenna Infertility Clinic in Tehran, Iran between July 2023 and February 2024. …”
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Statistical Downscaling Method for Vegetation Optical Depth Based on NDVI by Wang Xinyu, Fang Shibo, Han Jiahao

“…Therefore, the downscaling of VOD is of significant importance.The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is a widely used vegetation index. …”
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Influence of Extra-Articular Augmentation on Clinical Outcomes and Survival in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Pseudorandomized Study by Antonio Maestro, Nicolás Rodríguez, Iván Pipa, Carmen Toyos, Lucía Lanuza, Filipe Machado, César Castaño, Santiago Maestro

“…Nor were differences found in the limb symmetry index; the single hop test (<i>p</i> = 0.710); the triple hop test (<i>p</i> = 0.653); the crossover hop test (<i>p</i> = 0.682); the 6 meter timed hop test (<i>p</i> = 0.360); the normalized Y-balance test (YBT) (<i>p</i> = 0.459 anterior; <i>p</i> = 0.898 posterolateral; and <i>p</i> = 0.211 posteromedial directions); or the limb symmetry index of the composite YBT (<i>p</i> = 0.488). …”
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Demanda cardiovascular do beach tennis recreacional em mulheres normotensas e hipertensas de meia-idade by Leandro de Oliveira Carpes, Nathalia Jung, Lucas Betti Domingues, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Hirofumi Tanaka, Rodrigo Ferrari

“… Objetivo: O objetivo do estudo foi analisar e comparar as respostas cardiovasculares de uma única sessão de beach tennis (BT) em mulheres de meia-idade com pressão normal (NTN) e hipertensão (HTN). Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 26 mulheres (13 NTN e 13 HTN; ≈ 47 ± 7 anos) que foram submetidas a uma sessão de BT composta por 5-min de aquecimento, seguidos por 3 jogos de 12-min com intervalos de 2-min entre elas. …”
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Variations and anomalies in the structure and branching of lumbosacral spinal nerve roots: a case report and global insights by O. S. Nekhlopochyn, V. V. Verbov, M. M. Leshko, Ye. V. Cheshuk, I. M. Ivanovych, T. A. Malysheva

“…A thinner bundle, comparable in diameter to a normal nerve root, exited through the L5-S1 intervertebral foramen, while a considerably thicker bundle followed a path parallel to the axis of the dural sac and exited through the S1-S2 intervertebral foramen. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Paclitaxel-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects and Antimicrobial Activity by Tutku Tunç, Ceylan Hepokur, Afşin Kari̇per

“…We investigated the antiproliferative activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized by adding paclitaxel on MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma cell line), A549 (lung carcinoma cell line), C6 (brain glioma cell line) cells, and healthy WI-38 (fibroblast normal cell line) cell lines and their antimicrobial activities on 10 different microorganisms. …”
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