Matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors as upcoming biomarker signatures of connective tissue diseases-related interstitial lung disease: towards an earlier and accur... by Verónica Pulito-Cueto, Belén Atienza-Mateo, Joao C. Batista-Liz, María Sebastián Mora-Gil, Víctor M. Mora-Cuesta, David Iturbe-Fernández, Sheila Izquierdo Cuervo, Carolina Aguirre Portilla, Ricardo Blanco, Raquel López-Mejías

“…Finally, in RA-ILD+ patients, higher MMP-10 levels were associated with worse pulmonary function, increased MMP-2 levels were related to the treatment with conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, and decreased TIMP-1 levels were linked with positivity rheumatoid factor status. …”
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Assessing the effects of Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) tea consumption on cardiometabolic indices in people living with hypertension by Hamdia Ibrahim Seidu, Marina Aferiba Tandoh, Isaac Amoah, Judith Odei Owusu-Asante, Redeemer Kofi Agbolegbe

“…The use of Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) tea as a natural remedy and functional food high in flavonoids and other phytochemicals may improve bodily function, as well as help attain blood pressure control. …”
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Comparative analysis of microwave indices for freeze/thaw state monitoring and adaptive thresholding implications by Zhicheng Yang, Tianjie Zhao, Qingfeng Wang, Lihua Peng, Youhua Ran, Yu Bai, Jingyao Zheng, Panpan Yao, Zhiqing Peng, Jinbiao Zhu, Xiaokang Kou, Yuei-An Liou, Jiancheng Shi

“…Near-surface soil freeze-thaw (F/T) cycles constitute a critical interface process regulating global hydrological dynamics, ecosystem succession, and climate feedback mechanisms. …”
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The prognostic power of major pathological response in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy: a multi-center cohort study by Shuhan Xie, Shuhan Xie, Shuhan Xie, Shuhan Xie, Shijie Huang, Zilu Tang, Hai Zhang, Jinxin Xu, Sunkui Ke, Jinbiao Xie, Rongyu Xu, Ying Chen, Zhinuan Hong, Zhinuan Hong, Zhinuan Hong, Zhinuan Hong, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang

“…BackgroundFor esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC), neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (nICT) constitutes an innovative therapeutic strategy. However, The relationship between its short-term efficacy and long-term prognosis requires further clarification. …”
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Medical embryology and regenerative medicine: research and applications in clinical practice by Julia Soczyńska, Julia Soczyńska, Wiktor Gawełczyk, Wiktor Gawełczyk, Patrycja Obrycka, Patrycja Obrycka, Mateusz Żołyniak, Mateusz Żołyniak, Adrian Muzyka, Adrian Muzyka, Krzysztof Majcherczyk, Krzysztof Majcherczyk, Julia Papierkowska, Julia Papierkowska, Sławomir Woźniak

“…Taking this progress a step further, the ability to introduce stem cells into damaged tissues, thereby facilitating the formation of functional structures, has led to the growing interest in organoids -three-dimensional models that replicate key functions of real organs. …”
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Changes in glycinergic neurotransmission alter mammalian retinal information processing by Anneka Joachimsthaler, Anneka Joachimsthaler, Katharina Hauf, Katharina Hauf, Anja Armbruster, Shiri Zayit-Soudry, Efrat Naaman, Ido Perlman, Rina Leibu, Alina Kurolap, Hagit Baris Feldman, Hagit Baris Feldman, Jan Kremers, Jan Kremers, Volker Eulenburg, Volker Eulenburg, Volker Eulenburg

“…Glycine, along with GABA, constitutes the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. …”
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Macrophages foster anti-tumor immunity by ZEB1-dependent cytotoxic T cell chemoattraction by Kathrin Fuchs, Elisabetta D’Avanzo, Isabell Armstark, Ruthger van Roey, Ana Clavel Ezquerra, Nino Bindel, Katharina Siebenkäs, Yussuf Hajjaj, Renato Liguori, Fulvia Ferrazzi, Lukas Amon, Johanna Bulang, Julian Hübner, Marcel Edler, Ece Grace, Annemarie Schwab, Marwin Alfredo, Maria Faas, Jochen Ackermann, Elena Percivalle, Claudia Günther, Markus H. Hoffmann, Gerhard Krönke, Christoph Becker, Diana Dudziak, Philipp Arnold, Miriam Woehner, Falk Nimmerjahn, Simone Brabletz, Marc P. Stemmler, Thomas Brabletz, Harald Schuhwerk

“…Abstract Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) dynamically influence anti-tumor immunity. Understanding TAM function is therefore critical to design immunotherapies. …”
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Deciphering the microbiome potential and metabolic profiling of animal waste co-composting reveals the co-occurrence network of non-microbial and microbial biostimulants to strengt... by Argha Chakraborty, M. K. Saroja, Sourav Garai, Sukamal Sarkar, Aiswarya Bhattacharjee, Kalyan Roy, Sanchayeeta Misra, Rupak Goswami, Sudipta Tripathi, Natesan Ravisankar, Gautam Chatterjee

“…We also investigate the plant biostimulant potential of Kunapajala and further establish its function as an organic fertilizer in a controlled pot-based assay in red amaranth. …”
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Comparison of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Acute Respiratory Failure Patients Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation by Zubair Bashir, Feven Ataklte, Shuyuan Wang, Edward W. Chen, Vishnu Kadiyala, Charles F. Sherrod, Phinnara Has, Christopher Song, Corey E. Ventetuolo, James Simmons, Philip Haines

“…Multivariable regression models, adjusted for illness severity score, chronic cardiac disease, acute respiratory failure etiology, body mass index, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, evaluated associations between LV function parameters and the presence of IMV. Among 376 patients, TTE-IMV, TTE-bIMV, and TTE-aIMV groups constituted 223, 68, and 85 patients, respectively. …”
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Genomic and proteomic analyses of Nus-dependent non-lambdoid phages reveal a novel coliphage group prevalent in gut: mEpimmI by Honorio Negrete-Méndez, Guadalupe Valencia-Toxqui, Omar A. Sepúlveda-Robles, Emmanuel Ríos-Castro, Jairo C. Hurtado-Cortés, Victor Flores, Adrián Cázares, Luis Kameyama, Eva Martínez-Peñafiel, Fernando Fernández-Ramírez

“…Approximately 50% corresponded to non-lambdoid temperate phages integrating a single immunity group, namely immunity I (mEpimmI), and these were as prevalent as the lambdoid phages identified in such collection.MethodsIn this work, we present the structural and functional characterization of six representative mEpimmI phages (mEp010, mEp013, mEp021, mEp044, mEp515, and mEp554). …”
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Estratégias de posicionamento do recém-nascido prematuro: reflexões para o cuidado de enfermagem neonatal [Positioning strategies for premature newborns: implications for neonatal... by Swya Oliveira Xavier, Maria Aparecida de Luca Nascimento, Maria Elisa Moreira Badolati, Márcia Barbosa de Paiva, Fátima Cristina Mattara de Camargo

“…Analysis of the documents showed that therapeutic positioning directly affects the premature’s physiological functions, promoting optimization of the respiratory function, reduction of reflux episodes and gastric emptying time, in addition to intervening in cerebral circulation and neurobehavioral development. …”
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Exploring the mutational spectrum of key kinase genes PIK3CA, BRAF, EGFR, ALK and ROS1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma by Fouzia Nawab, Wafa Naeem, Sadia Fatima, Asif Ali, Ali Talha Khalil, Aamir Mehmood, Muhammad Fazeel, Hilal Ahmad, Mohammed Alorini, Muslim Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Syed Ali Khurram

“…A total of 33 mutations were identified which constituted 28/33 (84.84%) SNVs, 4/33 (12.12%) frameshift deletions and 1/33 (3.03%) stop-gain mutation. …”
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Produção do pimentão adubado com esterco bovino e biofertilizante Bell pepper yield fertilized with cattle manure and biofertilizer by Evanduir N. de Araújo, Ademar P. de Oliveira, Lourival F. Cavalcante, Walter E. Pereira, Noelma M. de Brito, Cynthia M. de L. Neves, Érllens É. da Silva

“…The experimental design was randomized block, with three replications in sub-divided plots. The plot was constituted by 32 and the sub-plot by 16 plants, spaced at 1.00 x 0.50 m. …”
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De macrostructuur van het boek Samuël en de theologische implicaties daarvan by HJ Koorevaar

“…The begetting of Samuel and its function. a. 1.1. The begetting of Samuel. b. 1.2:1-11. …”
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Teadvuse dekonstruktsioon: Husserli fenomenoloogia Nietzsche ja Derrida vahel / Deconstruction of Consciousness: Husserl’s Phenomenology between Nietzsche and Derrida by Jaanus Sooväli

“…Husserl then shows that in communication, expression as a meaningful sign always has to function also as an indication because it indicates to the hearer that the speaker has such and such sense-giving inner experiences and intentions. …”
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Alte und neue Wege in der Rheometrie der Polymer-Schmelzen by Joachim Meissner

“…Capillary rheometry is the standard method for the determination of the viscosity function up to high shear rates. In capillary flow, the melt elasticity leads to extrudate swell, and the melt fracture phenomenon terminates the range of stable, laminar flow. …”
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Methods to Quantitatively Evaluate the Effect of Shale Gas Fracturing Stimulation Based on Least Squares by DENG Cai, SUN Kexin, WEN Huan, HU Chaolang

“…ObjectiveShale gas fracturing constitutes the cornerstone of contemporary energy extraction, with horizontal well-staged multi-cluster fracturing technology emerging as a pivotal technique for achieving efficient shale gas development. …”
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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activities of Khaya anthotheca and Faidherbia albida Extracts Used in Chad by Traditional Healers for the Treatment of Helminthiasis and In Silico Study of Ph... by Baigomen Christalin, Masoud Besati, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Mahdi Yaghoobi, Yamssi Cédric, Claire Ciancia, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand, Vincent Khan Payne, Haibo Hu

“…Helminthiasis is endemic in Chad and constitutes a public health problem, particularly among school-age children. …”
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SEMIÓTICA DOS SÍTIOS CERÂMICOS DA REGIÃO DO CARIRI OCIDENTAL, PB by Carlos Xavier de Azevedo Netto, Conrad Rodrigues Rosa, Pablo Gomes de Miranda

“…For this discussion would have appealed to the Theory of Peirce, as it is considered that the attributes of artifacts are constituted as signs of the conduct of its production and valuation. …”
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Targeted allele-specific FGFR2 knockdown via human recombinant ferritin nanoparticles for personalized treatment of Crouzon syndrome by Federica Tiberio, Martina Salvati, Luca Polito, Giada Tisci, Alessia Vita, Ornella Parolini, Luca Massimi, Lorena Di Pietro, Pierpaolo Ceci, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Alessandro Arcovito, Elisabetta Falvo, Wanda Lattanzi

“…Crouzon syndrome is a rare genetic craniofacial malformation caused by heterozygous gain-of-function mutations in the FGFR2 gene. The resulting constitutive activation of the FGFR2 signaling causes the premature osteogenic differentiation of calvarial mesenchymal stromal cells in skull sutures, leading to early suture ossification. …”
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