circZNF532 promotes endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in diabetic retinopathy by recruiting TAF15 to stabilize PIK3CD by Xiao-Lin Fu, Fu-Tao He, Mo-Han Li, Chun-Yan Fu, Jian-Zhi Chen

“…Following rescue experiments suggested that PIK3CD overexpression partially negated the inhibitory effect of circZNF532 silencing on EndMT, migration, and angiogenesis of HG-treated HRMECs. …”
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Degree of Functionality and Perception of Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Moderate Stroke: Differences between Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Typology by Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida, Ioseba Iraurgi, Nuria Ortiz-Marqués, Silvia Martínez-Rodríguez

“…There was an improvement over time, but the scores obtained were still lower than those observed in the normative group, which indicated that the participants’ health was highly compromised. This study provides more information for faster rehabilitation after stroke; even so, more studies are needed.…”
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Features of nutrition of women and children in Ishim district of Omsk region during the Great Patriotic War by A. A. Frolova

“…The article reveals the features of catering in the Ishim district of the Omsk region during the Great Patriotic War. …”
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Validity and Realibity of the Turkish form of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Tarik TOTAN

“…Method: The research was conducted 159 (52.5%) female and 144 (47.5%) male, and total 303 Turkish young adult. The participants age mean was 20 years and 11 months. The ERQ, the Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, the Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy Scale, the Satisfaction of Life Scale and Oxford Happiness Scale (Short form) were used for data collection tools. …”
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Emotional - Behavioral Difficulties and Prosocial Behaviour among Vietnamese Adolescents: the Role of Social Support by Nguyen Thi Thuy

“… # Methods A population sample of 582 adolescents from sixth to ninth grade from four secondary schools in Vietnam voluntarily participated by completing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (α = .64) and the Social Support Scale (α = .90)…”
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Artificial intelligence-derived gut microbiome as a predictive biomarker for therapeutic response to immunotherapy in lung cancer: protocol for a multicentre, prospective, observat... by Ryo Toyozawa, Fumihiro Shoji, Takanori Yamashita, Fumihiko Kinoshita, Shinkichi Takamori, Takatoshi Fujishita, Kensaku Ito, Koji Yamazaki, Naoki Nakashima, Tatsuro Okamoto

“…Enrolment will begin in 2021, and the final analyses will be completed by 2024.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board of each participating centre in 2021 (Kyushu Cancer Center, IRB approved No. 2021-13, 8 June 2021 and Kyushu Medical Center, IRB approved No. 21-076, 31 August 2021). …”
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Possibilities for inclusion of Bulgarian protected areas on the IUCN Green List by Hristina Bancheva-Preslavska

“…Bulgaria has a well-developed network of protected areas and participates in international programs with several nature sites. …”
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A School-Based Exercise Intervention Program Increases Muscle Strength in Prepubertal Boys by Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Robin M. Daly, Magnus K. Karlsson

“…Sixty-eight boys aged 6–8 years, involved in a general school-based exercise program of 40 min per school day (200 min/week), were compared with 46 age-matched boys who participated in the general Swedish physical education curriculum of mean 60 min/week. …”
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The Board President’s Role in Controlling the Decision-making Process in Voluntary Sports Organizations by Jorge Alexandre Pereira Soares

“…The qualitative nature of the study implied a participant’s observation during board meetings (with a total of 35 sports directors - 3 professionals and 32 volunteers), as well as interviewing the six board presidents of the sports associations that are part of the study. …”
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Exploring the influence of living arrangements on mental health among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in China by Fufu Sun, Yanxin Wang, Wenqing Li, Minmin Li, Tong Hui, Wei Shi

“…Methods This cross-sectional study, conducted between October and November 2020, involved over 20,000 participants. General linear regression and one-way ANOVA were used for data analysis. …”
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Different Current Intensities of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Do Not Differentially Modulate Motor Cortex Plasticity by Dawson J. Kidgell, Robin M. Daly, Kayleigh Young, Jarrod Lum, Gregory Tooley, Shapour Jaberzadeh, Maryam Zoghi, Alan J. Pearce

“…Using a randomized, counterbalanced, crossover design, with a one-week wash-out period, 14 participants (6 females and 8 males, 22–45 years) were exposed to 10 minutes of anodal tDCS at 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 mA. …”
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Research progress in the role of β-arrestin 1 in the regulation of inflammatory response by YI Wenjing, FAN Yixuan, QIU Jiatai, FU Xiaoyan, LIU Meifang

“…Meanwhile, this protein also participates in the regulation of some immune cell development, differentiation and other functions. …”
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Association of dietary acid load with inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, and clinical features in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Jalal Moludi, Akram Rahimi, Shaimaa A. Qaisar, Soudabeh Hamedi-Shahraki, Farshad Amirkhizi

“…This cross-sectional study involved 147 participants aged 40 and above diagnosed with moderate to severe bilateral primary KOA. …”
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Project Assignments Assessment in the Content-Integrated Language Course: Stages, Forms, and Online Tools by S. V. Titova

“…The article analyzes the didactic potential of feedback during project activities and the conditions for providing effective feedback. …”
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Transdifferentiation of rat keratinocyte progenitors to corneal epithelial cells by limbal niche via the STAT3/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Bei Wang, Jiang-Lan Zhao, Gong-Yue Wang, Wan-Ying Cai, Yu-Ting Xiao, Jia-Song Wang, Chao Wang, Yu-Zhi Li, Xi Peng, Tian-Yu Yao, Ming-Chang Zhang, Hua-Tao Xie

“…Conclusions This study demonstrates the ability of LN to promote KPCs transdifferentiation into corneal epithelial cells in vitro, and this process is partially mediated by the STAT3/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. …”
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Effect of Orexin-A on Cortisol Secretion in H295R Cells via p70S6K/4EBP1 Signaling Pathway by Xiaocen Chang, Yuyan Zhao, Lei Guo

“…Our results also indicated that p70S6K and 4EBP1 kinases participated in controlling cortisol secretion via OX1 receptor in H295R cells, which implied important role of p70S6K and 4EBP1 kinases in regulating adrenal function induced by orexin-A.…”
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Key accelerometry measures for understanding walking sway during dual-task exercises by Abdulaziz A. Alkathiry

“…Methods: Twenty-six healthy adults participated in this study, undergoing various cognitive dual-task conditions while walking. …”
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The relationship between quality of sports friendships and mental health in Chinese junior high school students: the bidirectional chain mediating effects of sport motivation and e... by Xing-Yi Li

“…Methods A total of 1,083 middle school students were selected using a combination of cluster sampling and stratified sampling methods. The participants were assessed using the Sport Friendship Quality Scale, Mental Health Scale, Exercise Motivation Scale, and Physical Exercise Adherence Scale. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life, Treatment Satisfaction, Adherence and Persistence in β-Thalassemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients with Iron Overload Receiving Deferasirox: R... by John Porter, Donald K. Bowden, Marina Economou, Jacques Troncy, Arnold Ganser, Dany Habr, Nicolas Martin, Adam Gater, Diana Rofail, Linda Abetz-Webb, Helen Lau, Maria Domenica Cappellini

“…Treatment of iron overload using deferoxamine (DFO) is associated with significant deficits in patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and low treatment satisfaction. The current article presents patient-reported HRQOL, satisfaction, adherence, and persistence data from β-thalassemia (n=274) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients (n=168) patients participating in the Evaluation of Patients' Iron Chelation with Exjade (EPIC) study (NCT00171821); a large-scale 1-year, phase IIIb study investigating the efficacy and safety of the once-daily oral iron chelator, deferasirox. …”
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Problems and prospects for livestock industry development in the context of digitalization of the agro-industrial complex in the region (based on the materials of the Republic of B... by Z. T. Nasretdinova, A. M. Khazieva, A. R. Nasretdinova

“…Prospects for livestock farming digitalization development in the region have been considered, such as smart livestock farms development through automated systems for climate control, feeding, milking, and animal health monitoring, use of sensors and the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence application for data analysis, yield forecasting, feeding and treatment processes optimization, development of a single digital platform for information exchange between farmers, veterinary services, fodder suppliers, and other participants, and development of a single digital platform for the exchange of information among farmers, veterinary services, feed suppliers, and other stakeholders. …”
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