Modulatory effects of cinnamomi cortex and its components epicatechin and linalool on skin circadian rhythms by Ji-Young Kim, Juyeon Lee, Soo-Hyeon Lee, Eui-Man Jung, Kyung-Ha Lee

“…During molecular docking simulations, both EC and LO exhibited strong binding affinities for RORA, a key nuclear receptor involved in circadian regulation. …”
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Serial visual reversal learning in captive black-handed spider monkeys, Ateles geoffroyi by Jules Dorschner, Laura Teresa Hernandez Salazar, Matthias Laska

“…Therefore, we assessed the ability of 12 black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), a highly frugivorous platyrrhine primate with strong fission-fusion dynamics, to succeed in a serial visual reversal learning task. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Climate Extremes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Potential Impact of Oceanic Teleconnections by Lormido Ernesto Zita, Flávio Justino, Carlos Gurjão, James Adamu, Manuel Talacuece

“…The CHIRPS dataset showed strong positive correlations with CPC in spatial patterns and similarity in simulating interannual variability and in almost all seasons. …”
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Targeting SLC4A4: A Novel Approach in Colorectal Cancer Drug Repurposing by Krunal Pawar, Pramodkumar P. Gupta, Pooran Singh Solanki, Ravi Ranjan Kumar Niraj, Shanker L. Kothari

“…Molecular dynamics simulations revealed strong protein–ligand interactions with consistent RMSD (~0.25 nm), RMSF (~0.5 nm), compact Rg (4.0–3.9 nm), and stable SASA profiles, indicating that the SLC4A4 structure remains stable upon ligand binding. …”
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Formulation of Salam (Syzygium polyanthum (wight) walp) Leaves Ethanolic Extract Matrix Patch and Its Evaluation by Dian Eka Ermawati, Novi Andriani, Ulfa Afrinurfadhilah Darojati

“…Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and alpha-cellulose (AC) were polymers that can increase the rate of drug diffusion and form a strong film layer. Salam leaves were extracted by maceration using ethanol 96%. …”
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Exploration of the shared diagnostic genes and molecular mechanism between obesity and atherosclerosis via bioinformatic analysis by Wenrong An, Kegong Tang, Juan Liu, Wenfei Zheng, Guoxia Li, Yunsheng Xu

“…Additionally, higher immune cell infiltration expression was found in both diseases and strongly linked to the diagnostic genes. Finally, we constructed the TF-gene and miRNA-gene networks. …”
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Long-Term Survivorship of Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated with Radical Intent by Alex Agranovich, Colleen E McGahan, Anagha Gurjal

“…From all the potential prognostic factors examined by univariate and multivariate analyses, only male sex and use of CRT were strongly associated with better survivorship. There was no significant difference in the outcomes among the different regimens of CRT. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Nondiabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Diabetes: A Single-Center Study by Francesco Fontana, Rossella Perrone, Francesco Giaroni, Gaetano Alfano, Silvia Giovanella, Giulia Ligabue, Riccardo Magistroni, Gianni Cappelli

“…Absence of DR and coexistence of a hematological condition (especially MGUS) were strong predictors of NDKD in our cohort.…”
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Rarefied Nozzle Flow Computation Using the Viscosity-Based Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method by Deepa Raj Mopuru, Nishanth Dongari, Srihari Payyavula

“…The μDSMC results are validated against traditional DSMC outcomes, showing strong agreement. Grid convergence studies indicate that the radial grid size must be less than one-third of the mean free path, with a more relaxed requirement on axial grid size. …”
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Clinical characteristics and predictive biomarkers of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support by Tae Higuchi, Tomomi Ide, Takeo Fujino, Takeshi Tohyama, Yuta Nagatomi, Tomoyuki Nezu, Masataka Ikeda, Toru Hashimoto, Shouji Matsushima, Keisuke Shinohara, Masaaki Nishihara, Takeshi Iyonaga, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Tomoki Ushijima, Akira Shiose, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Kohtaro Abe

“…Creatine kinase, troponin T, interleukin (IL)-15 levels on admission were significantly higher, whereas hemoglobin and albumin levels were significantly lower in the ICU-AW group. A strong negative correlation was observed between the initial MRC scores and IL-15 levels. …”
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Internal Whistleblowing and Perceptions of Organizational Politics, Pressure, and Professional Commitment by Ilyona Risty, Aprilia Beta Suandi, Muhammad Ikhsan Alif

“…Findings/Results: The findings of this research suggest that employees' views on organizational politics and the corresponding pressure hinder their willingness to report violations. Nevertheless, a strong level of professional dedication does not lessen the impact of organizational politics on perceived pressure. …”
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Diagnostic Role of Plasma MicroRNA-21 in Stable and Unstable Angina Patients and Association with Aging by Md Sayed Ali Sheikh

“…This research finding suggested that plasma microRNA-21 may be considered as a suitable new biomarker for early detection of stable and unstable angina patients, and it has a strong correlation with aging.…”
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Organic manure and fertilizer N management strategies improve soil health at different growth stages of pearl millet under pearl millet-wheat sequence by Sunita Sheoran, Dhram Prakash, Dev Raj, Parmod Kumar Yadav, Rameshwar Singh, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Saud Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Shahbaz Khan

“…Conclusions Principal component analysis (PCA) effectively distinguished soil variables and treatments, with β-glucosidase and arylsulfatase activity (ARA) showing the highest loading (0.294) in the first principal component (PC1), followed by dissolved organic carbon (DOC) at 0.292 and dehydrogenase activity (DHA) at 0.291. A strong polynomial relationship was noted between soil organic carbon (SOC) and various soil properties, with R² values between 0.93 and 0.99. …”
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How Can the Protection of Important Agricultural Heritage Sites Contribute to the Green Development of Agriculture: Evidence from China by Li Mo, Song Chen, Shenwei Wan, Lei Zhou, Shiyuan Wang

“…Since ancient times, China has been founded on agriculture, and the number of important agricultural cultural heritages ranks first in the world, with strong representativeness. The two-way fixed effects model was employed to empirically test the positive impact of agricultural heritage site protection on the green development of agriculture, utilising data from 30 provincial units in China over a 21-year period from 2001 to 2021 in this paper. …”
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Integral Roles of Specific Proteoglycans in Hair Growth and Hair Loss: Mechanisms behind the Bioactivity of Proteoglycan Replacement Therapy with Nourkrin® with Marilex® in Pattern... by Jan Wadstein, Erling Thom, Aida Gadzhigoroeva

“…The expression pattern of specific proteoglycans is strongly correlated with follicular phase transitions, which further affirms their functional involvement. …”
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Detection of new regulatory SNPs associated with colorectal cancer predisposition by E. Yu. Leberfarb, L. O. Bryzgalov, I. I. Brusentsov, T. I. Merkulova

“…In order to select rSNPs potentially associated with colorectal cancer we chose those in strong linkage disequilibrium with SNPs asso-ciated with this pathology according to GWAS and ClinVar data. …”
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Charge transport optimisation in SnO2 nanoparticles via Zn doping to achieve a power factor of 83 μW/m.K2 by Najaf Abbas Khan, A. Ali, K. Mahmood, Muhammad Isram, S. Ikram

“…Hall measurements were performed. A strong increment in the electrical conductivity was observed from 28 to 156 S/cm with an increase in Zn doping concentration from 0.05 to 0.20 %. …”
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Factors influencing student interest in STEM careers: motivational, cognitive, and socioeconomic status by Ijtihadi Kamilia Amalina, Tibor Vidákovich, Könül Karimova

“…We found that motivational and cognitive factors were crucial predictors in shaping student interest in general STEM and STEM discipline–specific fields. A strong indirect effect was found in the relationship between self-efficacy and career interest through the outcome expectation factor, and the indirect effect of mathematics and science knowledge on interest in STEM careers through academic achievement is an important concern. …”
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Matters arising: cost-utility and cost-effectiveness analysis of disease-modifying drugs of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a systematic review by Carlo Lazzaro, Roberto Bergamaschi, Mauro Zaffaroni, Rocco Totaro, Damiano Paolicelli

“…In fact, for both the healthcare sector and societal perspectives adopted in our Markov model-based cost-utility analysis, the baseline results showed teriflunomide in RRMS naïve patients to be strongly dominant (that is, producing more QALYs and being, at the same time, cost-saving) vs. …”
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ANTIGENIC AND PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF ASSOCIATED VIRUS VACCINE AGAINST SHEEP POX, GOAT POX AND PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS by A. V. Konstantinov, S. K. Starov, V. I. Diev, N. V. Moroz, E. V. Kurnenkova, D. K. Basova, A. V. Kononov, K. Yu. Fedoseyev, V. P. Melnikov

“…The vaccination induced high level of virus neutralizing antibodies against each of the above listed diseases and ensured formation of strong immunity tat is supported by the results of tallenge of sheep with virulent sheep pox virus (“Afghanistan” strain). …”
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