Radiation Induces Pulmonary Fibrosis by Promoting the Fibrogenic Differentiation of Alveolar Stem Cells by Lu-Kai Wang, Tsai-Jung Wu, Ji-Hong Hong, Fang-Hsin Chen, John Yu, Chun-Chieh Wang

“…In this study, we found that both LSCs and LSC-derived type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECII) can repair radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks, but the irradiated LSCs underwent growth arrest and cell differentiation faster than the irradiated AECII cells. …”
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THE USSR AND FRG’S “NEW OSTPOLITIK” by A. M. Filitov

“…The positions of the détente supporters both in the USSR and in the FRG turned out to be strong enough for a conclusion of the Moscow Treaty on August 12, 1970,– a hall-mark of Soviet-West German rapprochement. …”
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Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Comorbidities Among Elderly Diabetic Individuals in China by Luyao Qiao, Xin Pan, Tianpei Li, Shouqin Yi, Zhenyu Tang

“…With the exception for dyslipidemia (OR = 1.195, 95% CI: 0.969, 1.475), individuals with hypertension, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, memory‐related disease, or arthritis/rheumatism were prone to develop depressive status in the fully adjusted model. …”
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Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Pancreatic Tumor Cell Lines: The Role of Neutrophils and Neutrophil-Derived Elastase by Thomas Große-Steffen, Thomas Giese, Nathalia Giese, Thomas Longerich, Peter Schirmacher, G. Maria Hänsch, Matthias M. Gaida

“…Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is frequently associated with fibrosis and a prominent inflammatory infiltrate in the desmoplastic stroma. Moreover, in PDAC, an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is observed. …”
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Identification of Novel Clinical Factors Associated with Hepatic Fat Accumulation in Extreme Obesity by Glenn S. Gerhard, Peter Benotti, G. Craig Wood, Xin Chu, George Argyropoulos, Anthony Petrick, William E. Strodel, Jon D. Gabrielsen, Anna Ibele, Christopher D. Still, Christopher Kingsley, Johanna DiStefano

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Effect of Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose-Beeswax Composite Edible Coatings Formulated with or without Antifungal Agents on Physicochemical Properties of Plums during Cold Storage by Sule Gunaydin, Hakan Karaca, Lluís Palou, Beatriz de la Fuente, María B. Pérez-Gago

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Exploring The Influence Of Vitamin D In The Management Of Acne Vulgaris: A Pilot Study by Aqsa Naheed, Aashi Mughal, Tehzeeb Zehra, Rahila Aamir, Samina Fida, Taha Naveed

“…Exclusion criteria included the use of topical or oral treatments for acne, including retinoids, as well as those with a history of multivitamin or systemic steroid intake, and patients with any chronic disease. …”
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Effect of celecoxib and paracetamol on the functional state of the central nervous system, pain sensitivity, and physical endurance of rats with acute heat injury by P.O. Chuikova, S.Yu. Shtrygol’

“…Without timely treatment, heat stroke can lead to severe damage to the central nervous system with cerebral edema, profound disturbances in the water-salt balance and internal organs, coma and death. …”
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Structural basis for the interaction between the Drosophila RTK Sevenless (dROS1) and the GPCR BOSS by Jianan Zhang, Yuko Tsutsui, Hengyi Li, Tongqing Li, Yueyue Wang, Salma Laraki, Sofia Alarcon-Frias, Steven E. Stayrook, Daryl E. Klein

“…We further narrowed down the interacting binding epitopes on both dROS1 and BOSS using hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS). This includes beta-strands in dROS1’s third Fibronectin type III (FNIII) domain and a C-terminal peptide in BOSS’ ECR. …”
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Efficient calculation of self magnetic field, self-force, and self-inductance for electromagnetic coils with rectangular cross-section by Matt Landreman, Siena Hurwitz, Thomas M. Antonsen

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A New HPLC-ELSD Method for Simultaneous Determination of N-Acetylglucosamine and N-Acetylgalactosamine in Dairy Foods by Ho Jin Kim, In Kyung Bae, Min Hee Jeong, Hye Jin Park, Jin Sil Jung, Jang Eok Kim

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A nonrevisiting genetic algorithm based on multi-region guided search strategy by Qijun Wang, Chunxin Sang, Haiping Ma, Chao Wang

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Chronic Endometritis and Antimicrobial Resistance: Towards a Multidrug-Resistant Endometritis? An Expert Opinion by Francesco Di Gennaro, Giacomo Guido, Luisa Frallonardo, Laura Pennazzi, Miriana Bevilacqua, Pietro Locantore, Amerigo Vitagliano, Annalisa Saracino, Ettore Cicinelli

“…Chronic endometritis (CE) is a persistent inflammatory condition of the endometrium characterized by abnormal infiltration of plasma cells into the endometrial stroma. Frequently associated with repeated implantation failure, recurrent pregnancy loss, and infertility, CE significantly impacts women’s health, contributing to conditions such as abnormal uterine bleeding and endometriosis. …”
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Dermatologic Adverse Events Following Afatinib in a Woman with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report by Tsaqilah L, Putri AD, Avriyanti E

“…The administration of afatinib was continued and the patient was treated with moisturizer, sunscreen, and mild cleanser, topical antibiotic, and topical steroid along with oral doxycycline and oral cetirizine for four weeks. …”
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Efficient and secure attribute-based heterogeneous online/offline signcryption for body sensor networks based on blockchain by Jawaid Iqbal, Arif Iqbal Umar, Noorul Amin, Abdul Waheed

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Optimization of Edible Coating Formulation Using Response Surface Methodology for Delaying the Ripening and Preserving Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Fruits by Franck Laurins Tchouala Tazo, Gabriel Kanmegne, Alain Ngotio Tchinda, Odelonne Justine Kenfack, Eugéne Tafré Phounzong

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Role of Janus Kinase inhibitors in the management of pulmonary involvement due to Long COVID-19 disease: A case control study by Pawan Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokesh Kumar Lalwani, Dhruva Chaudhry, Manjunath B. Govindagoudar, Chaudhari Pramod Sriram, Aman Ahuja

“…We aimed to find the outcome of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) as a steroid-sparing agent to treat OSC. METHODS: In this single-center case-controlled study comparing JAKi and corticosteroids in OSC cases, data of 41 cases out of 86 were included – 21 in the JAKi group and 20 in the corticosteroid group from 4 weeks of acute illness to the next 4 weeks. …”
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Laboratory information systems for research management in biology by A. M. Mukhin, F. V. Kazantsev, S. A. Lashin

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Identification of a Heterozygous Mutation in the TGFBI Gene in a Hui-Chinese Family with Corneal Dystrophy by Qin Xiang, Lamei Yuan, Yanna Cao, Hongbo Xu, Yunfeiyang Li, Hao Deng

“…Clinical examinations demonstrated bilaterally abundant multiple grayish-white opacities in the basal epithelial and superficial stroma layers of corneas of the two patients. Whole exome sequencing revealed that a heterozygous missense mutation (c.1663C > T, p.Arg555Trp) in the transforming growth factor beta-induced gene (TGFBI) was shared by the two patients, and it cosegregated with this disease in the family confirmed by Sanger sequencing. …”
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Demonstrating the Qualitative Differences between Semantic Aphasia and Semantic Dementia: A Novel Exploration of Nonverbal Semantic Processing by Krist A. Noonan, Peter Garrard, Elizabeth Jefferies, Sheeba Eshan, Matthew A. Lambon Ralph

“…Multi-modal semantic impairment can also be a feature of post-stroke aphasia (referred to here as “semantic aphasia” or SA) where patients show impaired regulatory control accompanied by lesions to the frontal and/or temporo-parietal cortices, and thus the two patient groups demonstrate qualitatively different patterns of semantic impairment [1]. …”
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