Ultrasonographic Assessment of Intima-Media Thickness (IMT), as a Surrogate of Future Atherosclerosis and Cardiac Diseases in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Concomitant... by Maryam Alaei, Mohamad Ghazanfari Hashemi, Seyedeh Nooshin Miratashi Yazdi, Mohammad Ali Kaviani, Ali Asadifar, Sahand Adib Moradi, Khazar Adibmoradi Langaroudi, Helia Helali, Mina Mahboudi, Aynaz Gerami

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Association of C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 (CTRP9) Level with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Zexuan Li, Yunhui Du, Lixin Jia, Jingyao Fan, Ruifeng Guo, Xinliang Ma, Xiao Wang, Shaoping Nie, Yongxiang Wei

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Are the acute phase proteins related to anestrus in primiparous water buffaloes? Preliminary results by Frank Díaz-Huerta, Anthony Meléndez-Becerra, Justin Dijak, Héctor Nava-Trujillo

“…C-reac- tive protein averaged 60±24 mg/dL and 33±18 mg/dL for early and late postpartum buffaloes, respectively (p=0.137). At the same time, fibrinogen levels were 318.5±161.77 mg/dL for early postpartum and 318.83±69.78 mg/dL, respectively (p = 0.914). …”
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The Association between Type-2 Diabetes Duration and Major Adverse Cardiac Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Botey Katamu Benjamin, Chunguang Qiu, Zhanying Han, Wenjie Lu, Guoju Sun, Xiaofei Qin, Xule Wang, Xi Wang, Ran Li, Liang Pan

“…Angiographic and clinical follow-up were conducted 12 months after the procedures for all the patients and at any given time during the study when needed. Results. A significantly higher rate of myocardial infarction (MI) in diabetic patients with the longest diabetes duration (7.7% vs. 0% and 0.6%, P=0.001) was observed compared with groups of shorter duration. …”
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The association between body roundness index and new-onset hyperuricemia in Chinese population: the Kailuan cohort study by Xi Cai, Naihui Zhao, Xuemei Yang, Jiajia Ma, Yajing Liang, Yicheng Liao, Ruiyue Liu, Xinran Wen, Shuohua Chen, Guodong Wang, Na Li, Shouling Wu, Liufu Cui

“…A multivariate Cox regression model was used to test the correlation between BRI and hyperuricemia. At the same time, the restricted cubic spline was applied to solve the dose-response relationship between BRI and the risk of hyperuricemia.Then, stratified analysis was carried out using multivariate Cox regression according to age, sex, hs-CRP level, TG level, education level, smoking status and hypertension status. …”
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Dietary supplementation with Epimedium contributes to the improvement of hormone levels, gut microbiota, and serum metabolite composition in the Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus b... by Shan Xie, Shan Xie, Qinlin Yang, Zaixiang Ying, Zaixiang Ying, Mingcheng Cai, Wenqiao Fan, Hanyu Gao, Hanyu Gao, Xiaolan Feng, Yongjiang Wu

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Risk of residual/recurrent cervical diseases in HPV-positive women post-conization depends on HPV integration status by Wenyu Lin, Yuxuan Huang, Yan Zhang, Lixiang Huang, Hongning Cai, Guanxiang Huang, Ye Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Huifeng Xue, Binhua Dong, Pengming Sun

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Development of New Gluten-Free Maize-Field Bean Bread Dough: Relationships Between Rheological Properties and Structure of Non-Gluten Proteins by Awatif Fetouhi, Agnieszka Sujak, Leila Bentallah, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Monika Szymańska-Chargot, Marta Tomczyńska-Mleko, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Mohammed Nasreddine Zidoune

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Effects of a novel non-pharmacological intervention based on respiratory biofeedback, neurofeedback and median nerve stimulation to treat children with ADHD by Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Anayali Estudillo-Guerra, Lna Ali, Diana Martinez, Roberto Hornero, Roberto Hornero, Leon Morales-Quezada

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Ursodeoxycholic acid protects against sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by activating Nrf2/HO-1 and inhibiting NF-κB pathway by Yunpeng Lou, Hongguang Shi, Ning Sha, Feifei Li, Xiaofeng Gu, Huiyan Lin

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CHANNELING: SEARCH OF THE METAANTHROPOLOGIC MEAS-UREMENTS OF MIND BEING IN THE UNIVERSE (based on the World Wide Web) by Anatoly T. Tshedrin

“…Analysis of the phenomenon of channeling as a projection of the fundamental problems of life ETI, its representation on the World Wide Web, the impact on the archaism of postmodern culture posing problems meta an-thropological dimensions of existence in the universe of reason and contact with him in the doctrinal grounds channeling. …”
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Survey of medication history of patients with stroke after discharge from an acute hospital ward: a case series study by Yuko Fukuda, Risa Ito, Misaki Kakihana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuji Kanemoto, Toshiyuki Sahara, Masahiko Tsujikawa, Mitsuko Onda

“…Abstract Background Stroke is a leading cause of death, reducing disability-free life expectancy. After acute treatment, patients require rehabilitation to prevent recurrence. …”
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Frequency and Molecular Characteristics of Mismatch Repair-deficient Status among Multiple Synchronous Colorectal Cancers by Kenichi Chikatani, Noriyasu Chika, Noriko Tanabe, Yoshiko Mori, Okihide Suzuki, Takatoshi Matsuyama, Keiichiro Ishibashi, Hidetaka Eguchi, Yasushi Okazaki, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Ishida

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Evaluation of composting of several plant biomass wastes with different types of starters by Junita Barus, Dewi Mustikawati, Endriani Endriani, Dian Meithasari, Rr Ernawati, Nila Wardani, Soraya Soraya, Nandari Suretno, Reny Tambunan, Marsudin Silalahi

“…The decrease in the C/N ratio is also in line with the decomposition process and was faster with the adding of the starter.Conclusion: The starter made from the rumen of local cattle (grass feed) and from company cattle (concentrate feed) could decompose plant biomass waste (rice straw, corncobs, and coffee husks) with an average speed that was not significantly different from a starter from factories (EM 4).…”
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REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE OF AIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE MODERNISATION OF THIS PROCESS by Іnna Honcharuk, Dina Tokarchuk

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The Association between the Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Isolated Metabolic Syndrome Patients: A Multimarker Approach by Bulent Demir, Esra Demir, Gonul Acıksarı, Turgut Uygun, Irem Kırac Utku, Asuman Gedikbasi, Ilker Murat Caglar, Osman Pirhan, Hande Oktay Tureli, Ersan Oflar, İsmail Ungan, Serkan Ciftci, Osman Karakaya

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Unraveling the genetic spectrum of inherited deaf-blindness in Portugal by Telma Machado, Telmo Cortinhal, Ana Luísa Carvalho, Francisco Teixeira-Marques, Rufino Silva, Joaquim Murta, João Pedro Marques

“…Genetic variants were classified according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics; only likely pathogenic or pathogenic variants were considered relevant for solved cases. …”
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Oleanolic Acid Cubic Liquid Crystal Nanoparticle-Based Thermosensitive Gel Attenuates Depression Symptoms in Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Rats by Shi Z, Wang Q, Li Q, Jia F, Xu W

“…The AUC0-t of brain tissue after nasal OANG administration was 1.21 times that observed after intravenous administration. …”
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Identification of mesenchymal stem cell populations with high osteogenic potential using difference in cell division rate by Maya Watanabe, Yukiyo Asawa, Dan Riu, Tomoaki Sakamoto, Kazuto Hoshi, Atsuhiko Hikita

“…To compare the ability to produce bone matrix in vitro, osteogenic differentiation cultures were performed and mineral deposition was confirmed by alizarin red staining. Real-time qPCR was also performed to examine the differences in gene expression between the fast- and slow-dividing cell groups immediately after aliquoting and after osteogenic differentiation. …”
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Protocol publication rate and comparison between article, registry and protocol in RCTs by Sylvain Mathieu, Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Laurent Renard Triché, Emmanuel Coudeyre, De Chazeron Ingrid, Finotto Thomas, Catherine Laporte, Xavier Moisset, Ludovic Samalin, Guillaume Villatte, Bruno Pereira, Methodology And Evidence Statistics for Transparency in medical Research and Outcome reporting (MAESTRO) working group

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