The Role of von Willebrand Factor Antigen in Predicting Survival of Patients with HBV-Related Cirrhosis by Youmin Pan, Renyong Guo, Yan Lv, Dawei Cui, Jue Xie

“…Objective. The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scoring system cannot be used to assess the deterioration of patients with liver cirrhosis caused by infection and portal hypertension. …”
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Controlled lattice deformation for high-mobility two-dimensional MoTe2 growth by Ruishan Li, Mengyu Hong, Wei Shangguan, Yanzhe Zhang, Yihe Liu, He Jiang, Huihui Yu, Li Gao, Xiankun Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Yue Zhang

“…Two-dimensional (2D) MoTe2 shows great potential for future semiconductor devices, but the lab-to-fab transition is still in its preliminary stage due to the constraints in the crystal growth level. …”
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L’établissement rural du second âge du Fer (275 av. à 15/20 ap. J.-C.) des “ Allets ” (Épeigné-les-Bois, Indre-et-Loire) et du “ Marchais Rond ” (Saint-Georges-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Ch... by Agnès Couderc, Delphine Barbier-Pain, Francesca Di Napoli, Dorothée Lusson

“…As for the palynological study, it provides remarkable results on the chronological succession of the enclosures based on the environmental markers identified at the different stages of their filling.…”
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Approach to the organization of decision support in the formulation of innovative regional development strategies applying adaptive-simulation model by L. Chernyakhovskaya, M. Nizamutdinov, V. Oreshnikov, A. Atnabaeva

“…The result of the study is a theoretical justification for the development of problem-oriented DSS, including a description of the interrelated stages, determining the main design features of this toolkit.As a part of the study, a conceptual scheme of implementation of the decision support system in the field of management of regional innovative development has been proposed, the key functional blocks of the proposed tools have been described, the place of existing tools in the structure of the regional development management system has been determined, the possibilities of its use in the formation of forecast-planned assessments of regional development, as well as the evaluation of the effectiveness of alternative management actions, have been shown.In our opinion, the proposed tools will expand the possibilities of applying the management theory and decision support methods, intelligent information technology, economic and mathematical methods, modern computer simulation technologies for strategic planning of socio-economic systems of macro- and meso-level. …”
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Clinical, histopathological and parasitological follow-up of dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum before and after miltefosine treatment and associated therapies. by Amábilli de Souza Rosar, Carolina Leite Martins, Álvaro Menin, Carolina Reck, Edmundo Carlos Grisard, Glauber Wagner, Mário Steindel, Patricia Hermes Stoco, Patricia Flavia Quaresma

“…Our findings suggest that miltefosine-based combination therapies reduce skin parasite load and improve clinical outcomes, while the dogs treated with miltefosine alone showed increased parasitic load and worsened clinical staging at T2. Considering this data belonging to a recent transmission area, treatment strategy suggests effective in controlling canine visceral leishmaniasis.…”
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New cultivars of vegetable cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) developed at VIR by M. V. Gurkina, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…‘Samma Nova’ and ‘Pasta Grin’ were included in the State Register for Selection Achievements (National List). …”
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Four cardiomyopathy patients with a heterozygous DSG2 p.Arg119Ter variant by Takuya Sumida, Shou Ogawa, Shuichiro Higo, Yuki Kuramoto, Ryo Eto, Yoshihiko Ikeda, Congcong Sun, Junjun Li, Li Liu, Tomoka Tabata, Yoshihiro Asano, Mikio Shiba, Yasuhiro Akazawa, Daisuke Nakamura, Takafumi Oka, Tomohito Ohtani, Yasushi Sakata

“…These patients were clinically diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (Pt-1), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) after ventricular septum defect closure surgery (Pt-2), DCM (Pt-3), and end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Pt-4). The patients also exhibited reduced left ventricular contractile function and varying clinical courses. …”
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Analysis of thyroid function and structure and serum metabolomics in pregnant rats exposed to airborne contaminants: Combined perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate exposure by Chenchen Wang, Xiaohui Xu, Jiangling Yuan, Ran An, Aierken Taxitiemuer, Yan Zhang, Tao Luo, Jing Zhou, Chang Wang, Ling Zhang, Shunhua Wu

“…Methods: We established a Sprague-Dawley pregnant rat model exposed to perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate at different gestational stages and compared maternal serum thyroid function levels, foetal development, thyroid morphology, and pathological changes between exposed and non-exposed groups at different concentrations. …”
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Association of ambient temperatures with suicide attempts and violence with the future projections under climate change scenarios: a nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study... by Jiwoo Park, Jieun Oh, Whanhee Lee, Yeonsu Kim, Jeong Ho Park, Ho Kim, Seungsik Hwang

“…Methods We collected nationally representative cases of suicide attempts (8,512 cases) and violence (9,742 cases) from the Korea National Hospital Discharge In-depth Injury Survey from 2005 to 2019. We performed a two-stage analysis with a time-stratified case-crossover design to evaluate the associations of outdoor temperatures with suicide attempts and violence using historical data (2005–2019). …”
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ERBB3-related gene PBX1 is associated with prognosis in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer by Shufen Mo, Haiming Zhong, Weiping Dai, Yuanyuan Li, Bin Qi, Taidong Li, Yongguang Cai

“…Our study aimed to screen and validate prognostic markers associated with ERBB3 expression by bioinformatics and affecting the prognosis of HER2 staging. Methods Analyzing differences in ERBB3-related groups. …”
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Development of the therapeutic regimen based on the synergistic activity of cyclophosphamide and double-stranded DNA preparation which results in complete cure of mice engrafted wi... by E. A. Potter, E. V. Dolgova, A. S. Proskurina, Ya. R. Efremov, O. S. Taranov, V. P. Nikolin, N. A. Popova, T. D. Dubatolova, D. D. Petrova, E. I. Vereschagin, A. M. Minkevich, O. M. Andrushkevich, S. I. Baiborodin, V. A. Rogachev, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, N. A. Kolchanov, S. S. Bogachev

“…Additionally, we quantified the changes in several biochemical, cellular and morphopathological parameters in mice throughout different treatment stages.…”
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Sustainability analysis of urban neighborhoods with emphasis on spatial and social justice Case Study: Maragheh City by Ali Movahed, Hasan Ahar, Ayub manouchehri, hadiseh gheysari, Abdolbaset Bozorgzadeh

“…According to the rates obtained from the vikor method and considering the final points, Shams Tabrizi and PehrAbad neighborhoods are in a state of affairs and the property districts, Sheikh Taj and TapaliBagi and Ohadi have a favorable situation.  …”
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Electronic contracts on medical care of the population under medical guarantees program by V. A. Кroitor

“…It has been established that signing a contract on medical care of the population under medical guarantees program includes the following stages: 1) the National Health Service of Ukraine publishes an announcement on the official website about the intention to sign such a contract under certain conditions; 2) a business entity that wishes to sign a contract with the National Health Service of Ukraine on the terms specified in the announcement must ensure that up-to-date information about its business activity, the possibility of medical practice, is entered into the system before submitting a proposal; 3) the National Health Service of Ukraine considers the received proposals within the definite term; 4) signing a draft contract by an authorized person of the National Health Service of Ukraine, which is a proposal to sign a contract (offer) with a validity period of ten calendar days from the date of its signing by an authorized person of the National Health Service of Ukraine.…”
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Combination therapy of low-dose radiotherapy and immunotherapy in advanced metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case report and literature review by Chun-Qiao Chen, Hui Huang, Min Pan, Zhe Jia, Jing Zhang, Qiu-Qiu Chen

“…Conclusion The combination of chemotherapy and LDRT with aspirin and human granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor improved the disease state of advanced NPC cancer, effectively reducing the level of tumor markers, enhanced the immune function without significant adverse reactions.…”
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Progress and prospects of research on wetland concession system by LIU Qianqian, XU Ruiliang, JIN Cheng, SUN Dongfang

“…[Results] The results show that: (1) Studies in China follow the line of object-relationship-mechanism, while international studies focus on concession-environmental-individual; (2) Studies in China have undergone three stages of change, with increasing policy guidance orientation. …”
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De Novo Mutation of m.3243A>G together with m.16093T>C Associated with Atypical Clinical Features in a Pedigree with MIDD Syndrome by Zhixin Jiang, Yinan Zhang, Jingbin Yan, Fengwen Li, Xinqian Geng, Huijuan Lu, Xiaoer Wei, Yanmei Feng, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

“…Our study showed that de novo m.3243A>G mutation accompanied by other point mutations may occur in the very early embryonic or germ cell stage without maternal inheritance, bringing about both typical and atypical clinical features.…”
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Peran Narrow Band-Imaging pada Karsinoma Nasofarings by Priyanto ., Camelia Herdini

“…This creates on better opportunity of clinician to do more invasive diagnostic testing at earlier stage of the cancer.<br />Keywords:Narrow Band-Imaging, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Endoscopy</p>…”
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Natural Cycle Frozen Embryo Transfer: Evaluating Optimal Protocols for Preparation and Timing by Kai N. Holder, Jessica S. Mormol, Jennifer B. Bakkensen, Mary Ellen Pavone, Kara N. Goldman, Chen Yeh, Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, Lia A. Bernardi

“…Settings and Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of blastocyst stage NC-FET cycles from October 2019 to July 2021 at a single academic fertility centre. …”
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Deletion of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2a gene as a marker of oropharyngeal carcinomas non-associated with human papillomavirus and its prognostic value by I.S. Shponka, Bondarenko O.O. Bondarenko ч, O.V. Kovtunenko, V.V. Rakhmanov

“…To investigate and analyze cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2a gene alterations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma comparing with clinical data (age of the patient, TNM stage), their histological features and occurrence of papillomavirus infection markers (p16 expression). …”
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Self-medication pattern among medical students in Middle Delta, Egypt by Nadira Mansour Hassan, Shimaa Mohamed Mohamed Koabar

“…The students were chosen using a two-stage cluster sampling method, and data on sociodemographic and self-medication patterns were collected using a predesigned semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. …”
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