En Balance: The Contribution of Physical Activity to the Efficacy of Spanish Diabetes Education of Hispanic Americans with Type 2 Diabetes by Dequina A. Nicholas, Lorena M. Salto, Kristen Lavelle, Joy Wilson, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Marino De Leon

“…Conclusions. En Balance participants with decreased kynurenine levels had significantly improved glycemic control. …”
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Effects of brain renin- angiotensin system inhibition in ISIAH rats with inherited stress-induced arterial hypertension by L. O. Klimov, M. A. Ryazanova, L. A. Fedoseeva, A. L. Markel

“…The mRNA level of RAS genes in the kidney does not significantly change due to this inhibition. Thus, the participation of the central RAS in the pathogenesis and maintenance of hypertensive status during stress induced form of hypertensive disease in ISIAH rats was confirmed.…”
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Processes of salt slag recycling in aluminum production to obtain powder material with a high content of aluminum oxide phases by B. M. Nemenenok, I. V. Rafalski, P. E. Lushchik, L. P. Dolgi, A. D. Rulenkov

“…It is shown that the powder mixture obtained after hydraulic treatment of aluminum slag includes various forms of structural components in the form of films, shells, submicroand nanostructures of various morphologies with the participation of various types of nano‑components, in which the phases of non‑metallic compounds predominate, mainly ceramic substances and salts (corundum Al2O3, aluminum oxynitride Al2.85O3.45N0.55, aluminum nitride AlN, sodium chloride NaCl) and metallic aluminum. …”
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Metabonomic-Transcriptome Integration Analysis on Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Ningyang Gao, Li Ding, Jian Pang, Yuxin Zheng, Yuelong Cao, Hongsheng Zhan, Yinyu Shi

“…Metabolites like ethanol and tyrosine might participate differentially in OA and RA progression via the gap junction pathway and phagosome pathway, respectively. …”
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Plasma levels of anti phosphocholine IgM antibodies are negatively correlated with bone mineral density in humans by Michela Palmieri, Spyridoula Maraka, Horace J. Spencer, Jeff D. Thostenson, Katherine Dishongh, Micheal Knox, Betty Ussery, Jesse Byrd, Jacqueline K. Kuipers, Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki, Chitharanjan Duvoor, Yuanjie Mao, Lakshmi Menon, James S. Williams, Stavros C. Manolagas, Robert L. Jilka, Elena Ambrogini

“…We investigated the relationship between anti-PC IgM plasma levels and bone mineral density (BMD) in a cross-sectional study of 247 participants [mean age: 65.5 (± 8.6) years] without medical conditions known to influence BMD or antibody production. …”
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Oxygen Saturation and Perceived Discomfort with Different Face Masks among Dental Professionals – A Cross-sectional Study by Prarthana Manoharan, Lalithambigai Gunasekaran, Girish R. Shavi, Shankar Shanmugam, Senthil Kumar Sennan

“…People who are all dentists by profession can participate in this study. All the collected information was sent for statistical analysis. …”
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Sequential exploratory mixed-method research of an eHealth intervention on blood pressure, sleep quality and physical activity in obstructive sleep apnoea: rationale and methodolog... by Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre, Ferran Barbé, Oriol Martínez-Navarro, Francisco José Verdejo-Amengual, Fran Valenzuela-Pascual, Joan Blanco-Blanco, Rabie Adel El Arab, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Maria Masbernat-Almenara, Francesc Rubí‑Carnacea, Blanca Manuel Martí

“…This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an eHealth tool in managing the pathophysiological consequences of OSA and how they impact the quality of life after 3 months of intervention among adults.Methods and analysis This is a mixed-method sequential exploratory study protocol. Participants will be≥18 years with a new diagnosis of moderate OSA and diagnosed with hypertension. …”
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La frontière comme espace liminal by Marie-Christine Fourny

“…L’article se propose d’examiner la liminalité comme une figure particulière de la frontière et de la limite. …”
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Association between cardiopulmonary bypass duration and early major adverse cardiovascular events after surgical repair of supravalvular aortic stenosis by Simeng Zhang, Caiyi Wei, Bo Peng, Lizhi Lv, Fengbo Pei, Jianming Xia, Jun Yan, Jie Liu, Qiang Wang, Yi Shi

“…Various statistical methodologies were employed to investigate the association between CPB duration and early postoperative MACE, including multivariate adjustment, propensity score adjustment, propensity score matching, and logistic regression based on propensity score weighting.Results297 participants were included and 164 were finally matched. …”
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Desarrollo territorial y desigualdades regionales en la provincia de Santa Cruz by Alejandro Fabián Schweitzer, Cristian Ampuero, Pablo Godoy

“…Tomando como punto de partida conceptos clave como el de desarrollo territorial y analizando las estrategias y articulaciones de los grupos dominantes, el estado y sociedades en el área de estudio, en los últimos años y en aproximaciones desde distintas escalas, la ponencia apunta a analizar los proyectos de territorio a partir del estudio de las iniciativas hacia los territorios por parte del estado y las empresas y reflexionar sobre las situaciones conflictivas y las resistencias desde las sociedades regionales.   …”
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Government support for the agro-industrial complex: the experience of a programme-oriented approach in Australia by Yu. P. Maidanevych, N. S. Sergienko, Yu. V. Gnezdova

“…The article indicates that in most countries, government support measures were aimed at ensuring domestic food supplies and overcoming market disruptions. …”
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The 3Cs in Volunteerism: Proposing a Model of Service-Learning in Education by Edwin B. Estrera

“…Emerging trends include project-based learning and community partnerships for students to address real-world problems; as such, selected courses employ service-learning as a method of volunteerism. However, the participation of the students ends as soon as the course ends. …”
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Behavioral phenotyping of Kaiso-deficient mice by V. S. Korostina, A. V. Kulikov

“…Kaiso is a methyl DNA-binding protein, which participates in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. …”
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Dimethomorph induces heart and vascular developmental defects by disrupting thyroid hormone in zebrafish embryos by You Wei, Yunlong Meng, Kun Jia, Weijian Lu, Yushan Huang, Huiqiang Lu

“…Thyroid hormone supplementation partially reverses the toxicity induced by DMT, increasing eye size, restoring body length, reducing spine curvature, and reducing pericardial edema. …”
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La construcción de los derechos del grupo social transgénero by Jimena Cardona-Cuervo

“…Se asume como punto de partida que en las sociedades modernas la aceptación del derecho de igualdad sin distinción de sexo ha suprimido la correlación entre género y exclusión, pero no ha conseguido eliminar los efectos de la exclusión de la que son objeto algunos grupos con el consiguiente atentado a su dignidad, particularmente los que componen el grupo de las personas transgénero. …”
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Adolescents from Broken Homes: The Role of Emotional Regulation in Reducing Aggressive Tendencies by Yohana Eronika Antikaningsih, Dewita Karema Sarajar

“…Findings revealed a significant inverse relationship between emotional regulation and aggression (r = -0.560, p < 0.001), with higher emotional regulation correlating with lower aggression levels. Most participants exhibited moderate emotional regulation and aggression, indicating the capacity to manage emotions in typical situations but vulnerability to reactive aggression under stress. …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…The rapid increase of educational participation and connected democratisation from the 1960s made the grant system influential, however costly. …”
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Natural Modulators of Endosomal Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Psoriatic Skin Inflammation by Chao-Yang Lai, Yu-Wen Su, Kuo-I Lin, Li-Chung Hsu, Tsung-Hsien Chuang

“…The currently approved biological drugs adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, ustekinumab, ixekizumab, and secukizumab are antibodies against effector cytokines that participate in the initiation and development of psoriasis. …”
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The association between experiences of racism and mental health on children and young people in the UK: rapid scoping review by Fiyory Tzeggai Ghezae, Zonke Zungu, Ann John, Kadra Abdinasir, Kamaldeep Bhui, Adenike Adebiyi, Cathy Creswell

“…Method Inclusion criteria were: (a) peer-reviewed publications containing original data; (b) UK-based research; (c) included examination of associations between mental health and experiences of direct or indirect racism (quantitative or qualitative); (d) inclusion of an assessment of mental health outcomes; (e) participant ages up to and including 18 years of age or (if the range went beyond 18) with a mean age of 17 years or less. …”
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Bio-Inspired Polarization Compass for Solar Azimuth Prediction Under Clear and Cloudy Sky Conditions by Devyansh Agarwal, Ben Potter, Jawad Yaseen Siddiqui, Yahia M. M. Antar, Muhammad Zulfiker Alam

“…Sunlight becomes partially polarized due to Rayleigh scattering while passing through the atmosphere. …”
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