Inulin Reduces Kidney Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Decreasing Inflammation and Serum Metabolomics by Jiayuan He, Xiang Li, Man Yan, Xinsheng Chen, Chang Sun, Jiajun Tan, Yinsheng Song, Hong Xu, Liang Wu, Zhengnan Yang

“…The thirty-six ICR mice were divided into three dietary groups: the normal control (NC) group, the T2DM (DM) group, and the DM + inulin diet (INU) group. The INU group mice were given inulin at the dose of 500 mg/kg gavage daily until the end of the 12th week. …”
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Motyw autobiograficzny w filmach Michaela Moore’a by Konrad Klejsa

“…Styl jego filmów można określić jako „heterogeniczny”, ponieważ są w nich wykorzystywane różnorodne wzorce stylistyczne, takie jak np. właściwe kinu dokumentalnemu tryby wyjaśniający czy uczestniczący. …”
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Schizofreniczny surrealizm ekranu by Marcin Giżycki

“…Pozostawił po sobie kilka książek o tematyce filozoficznej i jedną poświęconą kinu, która – wbrew tytułowi – nie jest wcale historią filmu surrealistycznego, ale zbiorem erudycyjnych i wyjątkowo zjadliwych esejów o tradycyjnym kinie. …”
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Functional Band and Loop Space Maintainers in Children by V. Vinothini, A. Sanguida, A. Selvabalaji, G. S. Prathima, M. Kavitha

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Inmigrantes sirio-libaneses y sus prácticas económicas (ilegales) en Colombia, 1880-1930 by Ana Milena Rhenals Doria

“…En este artículo estudio ese proceso de consolidación económica, haciendo énfasis en las prácticas económicas ilegales en las que incurrieron algunos de los inmigrantes siriolibaneses que se establecieron en el circuito comercial existente entre la provincia del Sinú, Cartagena y el Atrato. Argumento que actividades como la falsificación de monedas, el contrabando y el acaparamiento de tierras intervinieron en el proceso de acumulación de capital y de consolidación económica que algunos de estos inmigrantes lograron.…”
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Silvopastoral Systems Enhance Soil Quality in Grasslands of Colombia by Judith Martínez, Yasmín S. Cajas, Juan D. León, Nelson W. Osorio

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 13-year-old multistrata silvopastoral systems on soil quality parameters in degraded soils of the Sinu River Valley, Colombia. The results show that the trees in the silvopastoral systems increased or maintained soil pH values and nutrient availability (phosphorus, potassium, and calcium) with respect to the pastures with only grasses. …”
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Geochronology and geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic–Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the Xinlin area, northeastern China: new constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Erguna block... by Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Chenglu Li, Masroor Alam, Zhichao Song, Xiannan Zhu, Anzong Fu, Wenpeng Yang

“…The Paleozoic intrusive rocks are associated with the collision and amalgamation of the Erguna and Xing’an blocks, as well as the Songnen and Xing’an blocks. …”
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Predicting survival rates: the power of prognostic nomograms in distal cholangiocarcinoma by Jiangfeng Hu, Yuping Shi, Lihua Jin, Suhong Yi, Jinsuo Chen, Dadong Wan, Weixin Ye, Jingnan Chen, Yajing Zhang, Yang Jiang, Bensong Duan, Yuwei Dong

“…Decision curve analysis was used to evaluate the model and its clinical applicability.ResultsThe findings demonstrated that Grade, M stages, Surgery, and Chemotherapy emerged as autonomous prognostic factors for the survival of individuals with dCCA. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Lenvatinib and Toripalimab in Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: Study Protocol of a Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Ph... by Su H, Shang X, Liu H, Wang Y, Yu Y, Xu Y, Jiang K, Feng F

“…Hao Su,1,* Xiao Shang,1,* Hongruo Liu,2 Yutong Wang,1 Yang Yu,3 Yanhua Xu,4 Kui Jiang,2,* Fengzhi Feng1,* 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xing’an League People’s Hospital, Xing’an League, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinan Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fengzhi Feng, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China, Email fengfz1969@sina.com Kui Jiang, Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, People’s Republic of China, Email jk0411@163.comPurpose: Therapeutic options for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) remain a major unmet need. …”
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Ìfẹ-ìtumọ̀-lójú: Wíwá Ọ̀rọ̀-Ìperí Fún Àrùn Kòkòrò-Apa-Sójà-Ara (KASA) àti Èbólà by Clement Odoje

“… Ọ̀pọ̀ ọ̀ nà ni àwọn onímọ̀ ti dá lábàá fún síṣe àwárí tàbí ìṣẹ̀ dá ọ̀ rọ̀ -ìperí nínú èdè Yorùbá, lára wọn ni ìsàlàyé, ìhun-ọ̀rọ̀-pọ̀ , ìfisàpẹrẹ, ìlòwe, ọ̀ rọ̀ -àyálò, ìfẹ[1]ìtumọ̀ -lójú àti bẹ́ ẹ̀ bẹ́ ẹ̀ lọ. …”
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As Spirits Speak: Interaction in Wauja Exoteric Ritual by Christopher Ball

“…The Wauja practice of bringing spirits highlights issues of agency in relation to ritual performativity because it demonstrates how multiple agencies, of persons and spirits, are linked through texts that construct social reality.…”
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Înmormântări din situl arheologic de la Cetățeni by Măndescu, D., Constantinescu, M.

“…The core of the paper is represented by three archaeological features researched more than six decades ago by Dinu V. Rosetti (1899−1982), in the site at Cetățeni : two funerary / cult features from the Late Iron Age (known as “the royal tomb among rocks”, sometimes referred to as the “sanctuary among rocks”, respectively „tomb no. 1 under Colțul Doamnei”) and a medieval grave considered decisive for the dating of church no. 3 there to the mid 13 th century at the latest. …”

Application of Short Peptide Enteral Nutrition in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Children with Severe Pneumonia and Its Impact on Patient Recovery by Xu Z, Ding Y, Deng XM, Mao XX, Xia PF, Li DR, Lu YP

“…Zhe Xu,1 Yi Ding,1 Xue-Mei Deng,1 Xiu-Xiu Mao,1 Ping-Fan Xia,1 Deng-Ran Li,1 Yong-Ping Lu2 1Department of Pediatrics, Guangyuan Central Hospital, Guangyuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Science & Technology Innovation Center, Guangyuan Central Hospital, Guangyuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong-Ping Lu, Science & Technology Innovation Center, Guangyuan Central Hospital, Guangyuan, People’s Republic of China, Email luyongping_lyp@163.comObjective: To explore the application of short-peptide enteral nutrition formulation in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients with severe pneumonia and its impact on rehabilitation outcomes, providing practical clinical evidence for the nutritional support strategy in critically ill pneumonia children.Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 90 neonatal pneumonia patients undergoing mechanical ventilation from May 2022 to December 2023. …”
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Research on Fluid Viscous Damper Parameters of Cable-Stayed Bridge in Northwest China by Xiongjun He, Yongchao Yang, Xiang Xiao, Yulin Deng

“…To optimize the aseismic performance of nonlinear fluid viscous dampers (FVD) of cable-stayed bridge in the highly seismic zone, Xigu Yellow River Bridge in northwest China is taken as an example. …”
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Representation of Fictional Characters with Disabilities in Selected Crime Novels of Oͅládèͅjoͅ Òkédìjí by Oͅlálérè Adéyeͅmí

“…He identifies with the plights of a person with a disability, they are mostly victims of poverty, hunger, and crimes in the Post-colonial Nigerian society; and treats all the fictional characters with dignity and honor in line with Yorùbá thoughts and beliefs.  Òkédìjí rejects through his characterization technique and use of proverbs, the insidious kind of social categorization and stigmatization that carry with it a ‘devalued status’ for disabled people prevalent in the modern time as against the Yorùbá culture which regards those living with disability as ‘Eͅni-Òrìsà’ (offspring of the deity). …”
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Judikatura ESLP k trestání sexuálního násilí: Dobré úmysly, špatné právo? by Jakub Drápal

“…V obou případech ESLP shledal, že tresty uložené národními soudy byly nepřiměřené závažnosti spáchaných trestných činů (zejména kritizoval uložení podmíněných trestů odnětí svobody) a kritizoval úroveň odůvodnění trestů. …”
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Potential use of peptides mimicking CRAC/CARC domains as antivirulence therapies to inhibit RTX toxins activities by Vanesa Herlax

“…Specifically, we will review the mechanism of action of a group of toxins known as Repeat in ToXins (RTX) and the progress made regarding the use of peptides to inhibit their action. …”
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