Cognitive Impairment among Cardiac Arrest Survivors in the ICU: A Retrospective Study by Soo Hyun Kim, Sang Hoon Oh, Kyu Nam Park, Taek Hun Kim

“…Recent studies have presented the effects of cardiac arrest on long-term cognitive function and quality of life. However, no study has evaluated cognitive function in the early stage after regaining consciousness. …”
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Liver Injury Associated with Antituberculosis Medications by Syifa Mustika, Lia Susanti

“…Early detection relies heavily on liver function tests and clinical assessments. Managing DILI involves promptly discontinuing the offending drug, closely monitoring the patient, and gradually reintroducing medications, prioritizing less hepatotoxic options, such as rifampicin. …”
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Licorice attenuates cisplatin-induced hepatotoxicity by alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis by Jie Li, Xiujuan Yang, Xiaolong Lian, Baojian Li, Quhuan Ma, Lingling Yang, Guangmiao Gao, Yi Deng, Zhijun Yang

“…A rat DILI model was constructed through intraperitoneal injection of CP, and the anti-DILI effect of GC was detected by liver coefficients, liver function tests, pathological staining, and oxidative stress indices. …”
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Epidemiology and Prognosis of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Literature Review by Ignacio Español Montero, Fernanda Hernandez-Gonzalez, Jacobo Sellares

“…The definition of disease progression, including factors such as pulmonary function test decline, radiological progression, and symptomatic worsening, was not adopted until recently, thus significantly impacting the certainty of current estimates of incidence and prevalence and prognostic outcomes. …”
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Case report: Severe arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in a young girl with compound heterozygous DSG2 and MYBPC3 variants with a 6-year follow-up by Ryotaro Hashizume, Ryotaro Hashizume, Hiroshi Imai, Hiroshi Imai, Hiroyuki Ohashi, Hirofumi Sawada, Noriko Yodoya, Ryuji Okamoto, Kaoru Dohi, Chika Kasai, Takahito Kitajima, Takumi Fujiwara, Ikuyo Mochiki, Kaname Nakatani, Sachiko Wakita, Seiko Ohno, Koichi Kato, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yoshihide Mitani, Masahiro Hirayama

“…Genetic testing identified compound heterozygous DSG2 variants (p.Arg119* and p. …”
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Evolution of Grain and Seed Cleaning Equipment in Russia by V. M. Drincha, Yu. S. Tsench

“…They showed the relevance of developing a new scientific and technical policy in the field of machine development support for grain production and its optimal functioning.(Research purpose) To carry out an evolutionary analysis of grain and seed cleaning equipment development and functioning, to determine the main periods and system-forming factors of its development.…”
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Effects of Dioscorea oppositifolia L. on growth performance, biochemical indicators, immunity, and intestinal health of weaned piglets by Xiang-Yi Pan, Xiang-Yi Pan, Xiang-Yi Pan, Zheng-Ying Qiu, Zheng-Ying Qiu, Zheng-Ying Qiu, Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Chuan Wang, Xiaowu Wang, Li-Na Huang, Si-Fan Li, Si-Fan Li, Si-Fan Li, Xiong-Wei Shi, Xiong-Wei Shi, Xiong-Wei Shi, Shao-Guang Ge, Shao-Guang Ge, Shao-Guang Ge, Rui-Hua Xin, Rui-Hua Xin, Rui-Hua Xin

“…After the feeding period, intestinal tissue samples and colon content samples were collected for testing.ResultsThe results showed that adding YAM to the diet can lower the incidence of diarrhea in weaned piglets, improve growth performance and nutrient digestibility, and reduce serum enzyme activity alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C); in addition, YAM can also increase serum immunoglobulins (Ig) and antibody titers, regulate the level of inflammatory factors, and promote the expression of secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) protein in the intestine. …”
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Clinical outcomes of kidney transplantation from expanded-criteria donors and KDPI>85% kidneys in deceased Chinese donors by Kankan Shui, Hedong Zhang, Tengfang Li, Jianfei Hou, Gongbin Lan, Fenghua Peng, Shaojie Yu, Xubiao Xie, Helong Dai, Longkai Peng

“…Additionally, the log-rank test was used to assess differences in survival rates, whereas Cox regression analysis was conducted to identify risk factors associated with graft loss. …”
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Palm Morphology and Anatomy by Timothy K. Broschat

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Disparities in neighborhood food environment and cognitive decline among US older adults: a cohort study by Boeun Kim, Roland J. Thorpe, Sarah L. Szanton, Paris B. Adkins-Jackson, Laura J. Samuel

“…Abstract Background Disparities in neighborhood food environments in the United States, attributed to numerous complex economic, social, and political factors, likely to contribute to disparities in access to healthy food and cognitive function in older adults. …”
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A Nonlinear Strength Criterion of Frozen Saline Sandy Soil at High Pressures by Dan Chang, Lizhen Feng, Jiankun Liu, Beibing Dai

“…To investigate the influences of these factors on strength parameters, a series of triaxial tests were performed for frozen saline samples. …”
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Guest Editor: Raffaella Origa THYROID DISORDERS IN HOMOZYGOUS β-THALASSEMIA: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, EMERGING ISSUES AND OPEN PROBLEMS by Vincenzo De Sanctis

“…Abstract. Changes in thyroid function and thyroid function tests occur in patients with β-thalassemia major (TM). …”
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THE CORRELATION OF ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL STABILITY TO ACADEMIC STRESS AT SMAN 3 TANGERANG REGENCY by Ika Apriliana Nur Hidayati, Abdul Santoso

“…Emotional stability is a person's ability to adapt to the surrounding environment. Factors that come from within themselves or internal factors are the low intellectual property of students, emotions and attitudes that often change, as well as impaired function of the senses of sight and hearing (eyes and ears) while factors that come from outside or external are family environmental factors,community and school. …”
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Realist synthesis protocol on the effectiveness of a rapid response system in managing mental state deterioration in acute hospital settings by Tracey Bucknall, Alison M Hutchinson, Tendayi Bruce Dziruni, Sandra Keppich-Arnold

“…This protocol aims to synthesise the evidence to test and refine initial programme theories that outline the functioning of a rapid response system.Methods and analysis This synthesis will be guided by Pawson’s key steps in realist reviews. …”
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Development of an Experimental Phytotron and its Application in the Research on the Energy-ecological Efficiency of Indoor Plant Lighting by S. A. Rakutko, E. N. Rakutko, G. V. Medvedev

“…The phytotron unit provides easy access to plants, it is compact, ergonomic and has improved functional capacity.…”
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Using machine learning to predict depression among middle-aged and elderly population in China and conducting empirical analysis. by Zhe Wang, Ni Jia

“…For depression prediction, factors such as life satisfaction, self-reported health, pain, sleep duration, and cognitive function are identified as highly significant predictive factors.…”
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Causal association of metabolic syndrome with chronic kidney disease progression: A Mendelian randomization study by Qitong Guo, Meiling Chen, Yihang Yu, Ping Li, Xu Huang, Lianju Shen, Chunlan Long, Xing Liu, Tao Lin, Dawei He, Guanghui Wei, Deying Zhang

“…Even after accounting for other variables, MVMR analysis showed a correlation between WC and the drop in kidney function indices. MetS, together with its constituents WC, SBP, and DBP, are separate risk factors for the deterioration of renal function. …”
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Diagnostic Value of the Maximal Expiratory Flow–Volume Curve for Central Airway Obstruction by Feng Y, Lian X, Wang H, Chen J, Xu J

“…Yijing Feng, Xianglin Lian, Huanxia Wang, Jianan Chen, Jinyi Xu Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Function, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jinyi Xu, Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Function, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China, Email xujinyixjy6@126.comObjective: To investigate the factors associated with plateau-like changes during the expiratory phase of maximal expiratory flow–volume (MEFV) curves and their diagnostic value in identifying central airway obstruction (CAO).Methods: Totally 59 patients with expiratory phase plateau-like changes in the MEFV curves who were treated in Henan Provincial People’s Hospital from January 2019 to November 2020 were included in this retrospective analysis. …”
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Case Report: Clinical impact of BRCA1 and BRIP1 vs. BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline double heterozygosity in ovarian cancer: a comparative case study by Limei Zheng, Qianyuan Zhu, Qianyuan Zhu, Fenglan Zhang, Hao Qiu, Lan Qin, Jianhua Yang, Ming Qi, Ming Qi, Ming Qi, Ming Qi

“…Ovarian cancer (OC) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy influenced by germline genetic factors, with BRCA1/2 mutations being well-established risk factors. …”
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Physics and Dynamics Characteristics and Energy Analysis of Freeze-Thaw Limestone by Qi Ping, Hongjian Sun, Chuanliang Zhang, Xin Zhou

“…The damage factors have the quadratic function positive correlation with the cycle time of freeze-thaw. …”
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