Tuning the electronic and optical properties of dumbbell quantum dot via electric field by N.Y. Yengibaryan, G.A. Mantashian, T.A. Sargsian, C. Garoufalis, S. Baskoutas, D.B. Hayrapetyan

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Reduced Levels of miR-145-3p Drive Cell Cycle Progression in Advanced High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer by Eva González-Cantó, Mariana Monteiro, Cristina Aghababyan, Ana Ferrero-Micó, Sergio Navarro-Serna, Maravillas Mellado-López, Sarai Tomás-Pérez, Juan Sandoval, Antoni Llueca, Alejandro Herreros-Pomares, Juan Gilabert-Estellés, Vicente Pérez-García, Josep Marí-Alexandre

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Reflexions entorn la formació de formadors i formadores a Catalunya by Maria Teresa Colén, Núria Giné Freixes

“…It outlines specific skills that are required by this profession, the functions and tasks that must be assumed and the lines that can be taken in the management of its training.…”
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Inhibition of Selenoprotein I promotes ferroptosis and reverses resistance to platinum chemotherapy by impairing Akt phosphorylation in ovarian cancer by Jing Li, Mimi Chen, Dingwen Huang, Ziyin Li, Yu Chen, Jinhua Huang, Yuanqun Chen, Zhili Zhou, Zhiying Yu

“…Abstract Ovarian cancer (OV) ranks among the deadliest gynecological cancer, known for its high risk of relapse and metastasis, and a general resistance to conventional platinum‐based chemotherapy. …”
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Psychometric evaluation and community norms of the PHQ-9, based on a representative German sample by Sören Kliem, Cedric Sachser, Anna Lohmann, Dirk Baier, Elmar Brähler, Elmar Brähler, Harald Gündel, Jörg M. Fegert

“…BackgroundThe Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a popular tool for assessing depressive symptoms in both general and clinical populations. The present study used a large representative sample of the German adult population to confirm desired psychometric functioning and to provide updated population norms.MethodsThe following psychometric properties were assessed: (i) Item characteristics (item means, standard deviations and inter-item correlations), (ii) Construct validity (correlations of the PHQ-9 sum-score with scores obtained from instruments assessing depression, anxiety and somatization (GAD-7, BSI-18), (iii) Internal consistency (coefficient omega), (iv) Factorial validity (via confirmatory factor analysis of the assumed one factorial model) as well as (v) Measurement invariance (via multi-group confirmatory factor analyses across gender, age, income and education).ResultsThe study found that the PHQ-9 had sound psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency and construct validity, and that measurements obtained with the tool could be compared across gender and age.LimitationsDespite using a representative sample, the response rate was only 42.6%. …”
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Comprehensive workflow with optical navigation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective study by Kangheng Niu, Zhenzhen Tao, Le Cheng, Zhong Wei, Hui Kang, Tanjun Wei, Biwang Huang, Feng Xu, Chengjie Xiong

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Promotion of NLRP3 autophagosome degradation by PV-K nanodevice for protection against macrophage pyroptosis-mediated lung injury by Yan Fan, Jian Mei, Yuehao Shen, Ying Gao, Lina Zhao, Shuqi Meng, Shuai Zhou, Yu Qian, Ying Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Yu Song, Jianfeng Liu, Shuaijie Pei, Yan Cui, Hong Yang, Shan-Yu Fung, Keliang Xie

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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Background Lower urinary tract symptoms particularly affect older men and their quality of life. General practitioners currently have no easily available assessment tools to diagnose lower urinary tract symptom causes. …”
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Clinical Surveillance vs. Anticoagulation For low-risk patiEnts with isolated SubSegmental Pulmonary Embolism: protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled non-inferior... by Marc Carrier, Christine Baumgartner, Drahomir Aujesky, Menno V Huisman, Frederikus A Klok, Jeanne Moor, Marc Righini, Jürg-Hans Beer, Martina Peluso, Damiana Rakovic

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Prospects for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Provision of New Types of Insurance in the Republic of Uzbekistan by A. B. Abdusalomov

“…In particular, the author emphasizes that the development of insurance services is achieved both by the development of existing software products, and by the development of new technological, software and information solutions based on the introduction of digital technologies.This paper shows that an information system is of great importance for the effective functioning of an insurance company, which includes a complex of interrelated subsystems providing the effective functioning of an insurance company in the economic market.Particular importance in this article is given to the use of the global Internet network. …”
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LINGUISTIC BASICS OF TEACHING FOREIGN STUDENTS OF PREPARATORY DEPARTMENTS THE SCIENTIFIC SPEECH STYLE IN THE STUDY OF NATURAL DISCIPLINES by Olexandr O. Kalenyk, Tetiana L. Tsaregradskaya, Maryna Yu. Rebenko, Iryna V. Ovsiienko

“…Improving the quality of training of foreign students at preparatory departments is a priority, which requires improving the forms, methods and technologies of teaching foreign students languages and the formation of scientific functional-linguistic style, which is the basis of communication in the professional sphere. …”
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E2F1-driven EXOSC10 transcription promotes hepatocellular carcinoma growth and stemness: a potential therapeutic target by Haoyue Deng, Dingyong Wu, Yongpeng He, Xiaolei Yu, Jifei Liu, Yanrui Zhang, Bing Leng, Xiaofeng Yuan, Liguo Xiao

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RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE STATE AS A PARTICIPANT OF CRIMINAL LAW RELATIONS by GUZEEVA O.S.

“…Such a status should be perceived as a developing category, the general outlines of which are refined as the law develops and the legal dominance is established in the functioning of the state. …”
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Integrated Whole-Life Cycle Accuracy Valvular Heart Disease Epidemiology Cohort Study (iWAVE): protocol for a prospective cohort study by Xiang Liu, Lulu Liu, Yuqiang Wang, Yongzhao Zhou, Yingqiang Guo, Tingqian Cao, Shi Jun

“…This prospective cohort study aims to facilitate the examination of risk factor screening, disease progression, diagnostic and treatment strategies, and the long-term functional recovery trajectories of patients following valve surgery.Methods and analysis The Integrated Whole-Life Cycle Accuracy Valvular Heart Disease Epidemiology Cohort Study is a prospective cohort study that plans to enrol approximately 10 000 participants, including both patients with VHD and members of the general population, by 2028. …”
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Target-specific peptides for BK virus agnoprotein identified through phage display screening: advancing antiviral therapeutics by Xiaofei Xing, Jingxian Han, Keke Wang, Fuyun Tian, CuiXia Jiang, Wei Liang, Lin Qi, Xin Yue, Yinhang Wen, Yuwei Hu, Hui Qiao

“…Abstract BK virus is implicated in polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) and hemorrhagic cystitis, particularly in kidney transplant recipients, affecting the functionality of the transplanted kidney and posing a risk of graft loss. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index as a predictor of one-year mortality in non-diabetic acute ischemic stroke by Shengyuan Wang, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Yu Zhao

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Plasma testosterone concentration is correlated with circulating immune cell abundance in transgender young people on gender-affirming hormone treatment by Alice A. White, Alice A. White, Thomas Pearce, Thomas Pearce, Isabelle Coenen, Xander Bickendorf, Xander Bickendorf, Julia K. Moore, Julia K. Moore, Penelope Strauss, Liz A. Saunders, Liz A. Saunders, Georgia Chaplyn, Aris Siafarikas, Aris Siafarikas, Aris Siafarikas, Ashleigh Lin, Martyn French, Martyn French, Christian Tjiam, Christian Tjiam, Deborah Strickland, Jonatan Leffler

“…This cross-sectional observational study of young trans individuals suggests that testosterone treatment may have immune modulatory effects, which should be investigated further, including functional studies. While oestrogen treatment was associated with differences in some immune cells in trans females compared with controls, these were generally not associated with plasma oestradiol levels but rather with testosterone levels. …”
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The epididymal microenvironment in Akodon cursor (Muridae, Sigmodontinae, Akodontini): The lifetime of spermatozoa from production to maturation by Tatiana Prata Menezes, Fernanda Carolina Ribeiro Dias, Nara Clara Lazaroni e Merchid, Camila Folly Batista, Camilo Jose Ramirez-Lopez, Arabela Guedes de Azevedo Viana, Renner Philipe Rodrigues Carvalho, Adrielli Ribeiro Araújo, José Lino-Neto, Gisele Lessa, Arlindo A. Moura, Mariana Machado-Neves

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Recipient 3-Hepatic Vein Technique with Graft Venoplasty to Maximize Venous Outflow in Left Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation by Yuki Miyazaki, MD, PhD, Masato Fujiki, MD, PhD, Munkhbold Tuul, MD, PhD, Mazhar Khalil, MD, Alejandro Pita, MD, Jaekeun Kim, MD, Andrea Schlegel, MD, Choon H.D. Kwon, MD, PhD, Federico Aucejo, MD, Antonio D. Pinna, MD, Charles Miller, MD, Koji Hashimoto, MD, PhD

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Correlation between postprandial hypotension and post-induction hypotension in the elderly: a protocol for a prospective cohort study by Li Xu, Lu Che, Quexuan Cui, Han Zang, Tianchun Li

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