A Prospective Study Comparing Two-Time Points of Thyroid Hormone Replacement during the Holy Month of Ramadan by Zeinab Dabbous, Buthaina Alowainati, Sara Darwish, Hamda Ali, Seleena Farook, Mariam Al Malaheem, Abeir Abdalrubb, Wajiha Gul, Wajiha Abu Haliqa

“…Our study aims to compare two-time points of levothyroxine intake during Ramadan in terms of change in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), compliance, and convenience. Study Design and Methods. …”
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Antimicrobial Residues in Poultry Litter: Assessing the Association of Antimicrobial Persistence with Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains by Paula Cortés, Ekaterina Pokrant, Karina Yévenes, Aldo Maddaleno, Andrés Flores, María Belén Vargas, Lina Trincado, Matías Maturana, Lisette Lapierre, Javiera Cornejo

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A Case of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone with Chronic Thyroiditis: Discovery of a Novel Mutation (I54V) by I. Kammoun, C. Bouzid, H. Kandara, L. Ben Salem, Z. Turki, C. Ben Slama

“…Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a rare disorder characterized by variable tissue hyporesponsiveness to thyroid hormone, usually caused by mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRβ). …”
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Estradiol/testosterone ratio: unveiling links between hormones, sexual function, and health in chronic non-communicable diseases by María A. Gómez-Gutiérrez, Juan M. Huertas-Cañas, Juan M. Montoya-Osorio, Andrés Bedoya-Ossa

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Development of Scalable Elastic Gelatin Hydrogel Films Crosslinked with Waterborne Polyurethane for Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Strain Recovery by Soon Mo Choi, Eun Joo Shin, Sun Mi Zo, Madhusudana Rao Kummara, Chul Min Kim, Anuj Kumar, Han Jo Bae, Ankur Sood, Sung Soo Han

“…This method not only preserves the intrinsic elasticity of polyurethane but also significantly augments the films’ tensile strength and strain. Comprehensive characterizations of these hydrogel films and pre-formed hydrogel reaction mixtures were conducted using viscosity measurements, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), and the universal testing machine (UTM) for tensile-recovery assessments, alongside evaluations of their biocompatibility. …”
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Sequence Variation in Toxoplasma gondii rop17 Gene among Strains from Different Hosts and Geographical Locations by Nian-Zhang Zhang, Ying Xu, Si-Yang Huang, Dong-Hui Zhou, Rui-Ai Wang, Xing-Quan Zhu

“…The rop17 gene was amplified and sequenced from 10 T. gondii strains, and phylogenetic relationship among these T. gondii strains was reconstructed using maximum parsimony (MP), neighbor-joining (NJ), and maximum likelihood (ML) analyses. …”
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Sciatic nerve analysis in thyroid hormone transporters Mct8 and Oatp1c1 knockout mice by Steffen Mayerl, Andrea Alcaide Martin, Reinhard Bauer, Heike Heuer

“…Objective: Mutations in the thyroid hormone (TH) transporter monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) cause Allan–Herndon–Dudley syndrome (AHDS), a severe form of psychomotor retardation with muscle hypoplasia and spastic paraplegia as key symptoms. …”
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Effects of reproductive technologies and SPF status on some physiological and behavioral characteristics in rats with arterial hypertension (ISIAH strain) by D. S. Ragaeva, T. O. Abramova, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, E. V. Kalinichenko, T. N. Igonina, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

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Digital Health Program to Support Family Caregivers of Children Undergoing Growth Hormone Therapy: Qualitative Feasibility Study by Alba Jiménez-Díaz, Maitena Pierantonelli, Patricia Morte Coscolín, Amaia Salinas-Uhalte, Silvia Quer-Palomas, Octavio Rivera-Romero, Rocío Herrero, Luis Fernández-Luque, Rosa Baños, Ricardo C Berrios, Antonio de Arriba

“… BackgroundCaregivers of children with growth hormone deficiency often face emotional challenges (eg, stress) associated with their children’s health conditions. …”
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BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE GENOME OF THE Geobacillus stearothermophilus 22 STRAIN ISOLATED FROM THE GARGA HOT SPRING, BAIKAL REGION by A. S. Rozanov, T. V. Ivanisenko, A. V. Bryanskaya, S. V. Shekhovtsov, M. D. Logacheva, O. V. Saik, T. K. Malup, P. S. Demenkov, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, V. A. Ivanisenko, S. E. Peltek

“…A new strain, Geobacillus stearothermophilus 22 was isolated from the Garga hot spring in the Bargusin Valley, Baikal Region, Russia. …”
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Growth, feed conversion and retention, and proximate of eel juvenile treated by immersion of recombinant giant grouper growth hormone by Boyun Handoyo, . Alimuddin, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo

“… This study was aimed to determine the immersion dose of recombinant giant grouper growth hormone (rElGH) to increase growth of eel juvenile (glass eel). …”
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Comment on “The Effect of a Community-Based, Primary Health Care Exercise Program on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Hormone Levels” by Bunyamin Koc, Hakan Sarman, Ismail Boyraz

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Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone Cholestasis and Pericardial Effusion Due to Brucellosis Infection: A Case Report by Ahmet Cumhur Dülger, Özgür Kemik, Aziz Sümer, Hüseyin Akdeniz, Mehmet Emin Küçükoğlu, Esra Turan Canbaz, Veyis Itik, Enver Aytemiz

“…Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is an extremely rare complication of infectious diseases. …”
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Crack Detection of Reinforced Concrete Member Using Rayleigh-Based Distributed Optic Fiber Strain Sensing System by Tingjin Liu, Honghao Huang, Yubing Yang

“…With the aid of a high space resolution (up to 1 mm) and measurement accuracy (±1 micro strain) interrogator (OSI-S by Semicon), continuous strain measurements inside of the RC member are elaborately implemented. …”
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Clinical and microbiological analyses of colistin-resistant strains among carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex clinical isolates by Jinyoung Yang, Jin Yang Baek, Jae-Hoon Ko, Kyungmin Huh, Sun Young Cho, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Hee Jae Huh, Kwan Soo Ko, Cheol-In Kang

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Thoracolumbar fascia ultrasound shear strain differs between low back pain and asymptomatic individuals: expanding the evidence by Norio Tomita, Marie-Hélène Roy-Cardinal, Boris Chayer, Stacey Daher, Ameer Attiya, Aline Boulanger, Nathaly Gaudreault, Guy Cloutier, Nathalie J. Bureau

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Short-term effects of follicle-stimulating hormone on immune function, lipid, and vitamin metabolism in transiently castrated men by Jéssica Guedes, Indira Pla, Aniel Sanchez, Gyorgy Marko-Varga, Gilberto Barbosa Domont, K Barbara Sahlin, Berk Hazir, Aleksander Giwercman, Fábio César Sousa Nogueira, Johan Malm, Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman

“…Background: Prostate cancer therapy with surgical or chemical castration with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists has been linked to elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, which may contribute to secondary health disorders, including atherosclerosis and diabetes. …”
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Chromosome 1 Sequence Analysis of C57BL/6J-Chr1KM Mouse Strain by Fuyi Xu, Tianzhu Chao, Yiyin Zhang, Shixian Hu, Yuxun Zhou, Hongyan Xu, Junhua Xiao, Kai Li

“…In this study, we sequenced the genome of the C57BL/6J-Chr1KM (B6-Chr1KM) strain, the chromosome 1 (Chr 1) of which was derived from one KM mouse. …”
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A Study of the Different Strains of the Genus <i>Azospirillum</i> spp. on Increasing Productivity and Stress Resilience in Plants by Wenli Sun, Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, Na Wang

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Semianalytical Solutions to the Axisymmetric Free Strain Consolidation Problem of Unsaturated Soils under the Homogeneous and Mixed Boundary Conditions by Yuanchun Huang, Lei Wang, Sidong Shen

“…However, the mixed boundary conditions of axisymmetric free strain consolidation of unsaturated soils have not been fully considered. …”
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