Myostatin Levels and the Risk of Myopenia and Rheumatoid Cachexia in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Fabiola Gonzalez-Ponce, Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava, Eli Efrain Gomez-Ramirez, Melissa Ramirez-Villafaña, Heriberto Jacobo-Cuevas, Norma Alejandra Rodriguez-Jimenez, Eva Maria Olivas-Flores, Yussef Esparza-Guerrero, Alejandro Martelli-García, Aline Priscilla Santiago-Garcia, Cesar Arturo Nava-Valdivia, Alejandra Martinez-Hernandez, Sergio Antonio Gonzalez-Vazquez, Alfredo Celis, Carlos Enrique Cabrera-Pivaral, Sylvia Totsuka-Sutto, Ernesto German Cardona-Muñoz, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez

“…Myostatin is a regulator of muscle size. To date, there have been no published studies focusing on the relation between myostin levels and myopenia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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The association between perceived social support and self-management behaviors in adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease: the chain mediating role of basic psychological needs and anxiety/depression by Yangfan Zhu, Yangfan Zhu, Yueyue Chen, Yuman Tang, Xin Zhang, Qiao Shen, Fei Li, Hao Wang, Xianlan Zheng

“…IntroductionThe incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been increasing, with adolescents and young adults being the peak age of onset. …”
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Variations in Water Stress and Its Driving Factors in the Yellow River Basin by Haodong Lyu, Jianmin Qiao, Gonghuan Fang, Wenting Liang, Zidong Tang, Furong Lv, Qin Zhang, Zewei Qiu, Gengning Huang

“…The results indicate that water stress in the Yellow River Basin has been alleviated, as indicated by the decreasing WSI due to increased precipitation. …”
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Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering by Haojiang Li, Shi Shen, Haitao Fu, Zhenyong Wang, Xu Li, Xiang Sui, Mei Yuan, Shuyun Liu, Guiqin Wang, Quanyi Guo

“…Tissue engineering (TE) technology has been used in multiple tissues and organs using its biomimetic and cellular cell abilities, and scaffolds are now seen as an important part of building seed cell microenvironments. …”
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Preventive Effects of Intrauterine Injection of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Conditioned Media on Uterine Fibrosis Immediately after Endometrial Curettage in Rabbit by Sanaz Bazoobandi, Nader Tanideh, Farhad Rahmanifar, Shahrokh Zare, Omid Koohi-Hosseinabadi, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi, Mehdi Dianatpour, Masoumeh Ahmadi, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Iraj Nabipour, Zahra Khodabandeh, Amin Tamadon

“…The MSC-CM were collected from cultivated BM-MSCs 48 hours after having been washed three times and replaced in serum-free media. …”
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LncMPEG1/miR-2c regulates exoskeleton biocalcification via engrailed in bivalve by Minxin Liang, Caixia Cai, Ziqi Ren, Zhiqing Li, Ronglian Huang, Qingheng Wang, Yongshan Liao, Chuangye Yang, Zhe Zheng

“…LncRNAs and miRNAs has been reported to play important regulation roles in skeleton growth. …”
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The prolonged health sequelae “of the COVID-19 pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Melsew Setegn Alie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma

“…This situation has placed additional strain on global healthcare systems, underscoring the urgent need for ongoing clinical management of these patients. …”
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Cardiovascular outcomes associated with treatment of type 2 diabetes in patients with ischaemic heart failure by Thomas R. Godec, Daniel I. Bromage, Mar Pujades‐Rodriguez, Antonio Cannatà, Arturo Gonzalez‐Izquierdo, Spiros Denaxas, Harry Hemingway, Ajay M. Shah, Derek M. Yellon, Theresa A. McDonagh

“…However, worse outcomes have been reported when used at the time of MI. We compared outcomes of patients with T2DM and HF of ischaemic aetiology according to antidiabetic treatment. …”
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Advancing health equity: evaluating AI translations of kidney donor information for Spanish speakers by Oscar A. Garcia Valencia, Charat Thongprayoon, Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Shennen A. Mao, Napat Leeaphorn, Pooja Budhiraja, Nadeen Khoury, Justin H. Pham, Iasmina M. Craici, Maria L. Gonzalez Suarez, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

“…ChatGPT, an AI language model with sophisticated natural language processing capabilities, has been identified as a promising tool for translating critical health information into Spanish. …”
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Insights into ozone pollution control in urban areas by decoupling meteorological factors based on machine learning by Y. Qiu, X. Li, X. Li, W. Chai, Y. Liu, M. Song, X. Tian, Q. Zou, W. Lou, W. Zhang, J. Li, Y. Zhang

“…Although a series of emission reduction measures have been implemented in urban areas, the effectiveness of O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> pollution control proves inadequate. …”
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Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Insomnia di Poliklinik Saraf RS DR. M. Djamil Padang by Lydia Susanti

“…Djamil hospital Padang has never been done. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the incidence of insomnia in neurology outpatient of DR. …”
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Monster Radio Jet (>66 kpc) Observed in Quasar at z ∼​​​​​ 5 by Anniek J. Gloudemans, Frits Sweijen, Leah K. Morabito, Emanuele Paolo Farina, Kenneth J. Duncan, Yuichi Harikane, Huub J. A. Röttgering, Aayush Saxena, Jan-Torge Schindler

“…These large radio lobes have been argued to remain elusive at z  > 4 due to energy losses in the synchrotron emitting plasma as a result of scattering of the strong cosmic microwave background at these high redshifts. …”
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Insights Into Antimicrobial Resistance From Dental Students in the Asia–Pacific Region by Saba Ghafoor, Gabriela Salvadori, Shiho Kino, Vy Thi Nhat Nguyen, Tam Thi-Thanh Nguyen, Miho Ishimaru, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Dileep De Silva, Jun Aida, Belinda Farias Nicolau, Ratilal Lalloo, Roger Junges

“…Dental students’ perceptions about the topic have been underexplored in the Asia–Pacific region, a key location for the development and spread of AMR. …”
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Identification of QTL for Plant Height Traits in Single-segment Substitution Lines of Wild Rice by Xingxin DAI, Yanjie LIU, Chengxia LI, Rui TANG, Jiamei MU, Xuelin FU

“…Importantly, qPHm2-1, qPHm2-2, qPHm3-1, qPHm4-2, and qPHm5-4 have not been reported previously, which were considered novel QTLs controlling plant height traits in MER-SSSLs from O. meridionalis. …”
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HIV-1 transcription start sites usage and its impact on unspliced RNA functions in people living with HIV by Saiful Islam, Frank Maldarelli, Olga A. Nikolaitchik, Zetao Cheng, Robert Gorelick, Maria A. Nikolaitchik, Vinay K. Pathak, Wei-Shau Hu

“…How HIV-1 unspliced RNA fulfills these two essential and yet distinct roles in viral replication has been a long-standing question in the field. In this report, we demonstrate that in people living with HIV, the virus uses multiple transcription start sites to generate several unspliced RNA species that are 99% identical in sequence but differ functionally. …”
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Clinical features of early multiple sclerosis by I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, M. Malciūtė, R. Balnytė

“…In recent years, the incidence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been increasing worldwide. Its heterogeneous presentation in combination with various conditions mimicking MS presents great diagnostic difficulties. …”
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Insiden Malaria di Puskesmas Sungai Durian dan Puskesmas Talawi Kota Sawahlunto Bulan Oktober 2011 sampai Februari 2012 by Mareza Dwithania, Nuzulia Irawati, Rosfita Rasyid

“…The data was obtained by microscopic examination of thick and thin blood preparations from peripheral blood samples that had been daubed with Giemsa staining. From 312 samples, there were 13 positive malaria blood preparations. …”
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Effect of molases addition on survival and growth of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fab. larva treated with SKT-b Vibrio probiotic bacteria by , Widanarni, Wira H Saputra, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…   ABSTRACT Probiotic bacteria SKT-b Vibrio that belong to heterotrophic bacteria have been tested can suppress the growth of pathogenic Vibrio harveyi in tiger shrimp larvae. …”
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MicroRNA Expression in Cutaneous Lupus: A New Window to Understand Its Pathogenesis by Silvia Méndez-Flores, Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Gabriela Hernández-Molina, Gustavo Ramírez-Martinez, Nora E. Regino-Zamarripa, Blanca Ortiz-Quintero, Luis Jiménez-Alvarez, Alfredo Cruz-Lagunas, Joaquín Zúñiga

“…The role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus has not been studied. Objective. It was to assess the levels of a selected panel of circulating miRNAs that could be involved in the regulation of the immune response, inflammation, and fibrosis in cutaneous lupus. …”
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Association between monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney diseases: A data analysis from national health and nutritio... by Wenwu Liu, Shuwei Weng, Chenghui Cao, Yuting Yi, Yue Wu, Daoquan Peng

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) was used to investigate the dose-response relationship between MLR and mortality, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves is used to compare the efficacy of MLR with different clinical biological indicators in assessing the risk of death.Results During a median follow-up of 10.3 years in CKD population, 1398 (43%) all-cause deaths and 526 (16%) CVD deaths occurred. It has been found that individuals with CKD have higher MLR level. …”
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