Molecular mechanism of DdSOC1 gene regulating flower bud initiation in Diospyros deyangensis by WAN Jianqi, DING Yu, REN Han, LI Wenxia, YANG Yong, HUANG Jinmeng, GUAN Changfei

“…For Y2H, the first deficient plate had plaques, whereas the third plate had none. It demonstrated that DdSOC1 did not have autotoxicity and autoactivation. …”
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Protocols and complications in the reconstruction of major scalp defects by Julio Wilson Fernandes, Kátia Sheylla Malta Purim, Michael Hikaru Mikami

“…Three immunosuppressed patients had squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) (one underwent liver transplant, one underwent renal transplant, and one had rheumatoid arthritis). …”
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The medieval Muslim interpretation of a Roman municipium: The vision of Mārida (Mérida) in the work of al-idrīsī and al-Ḥimyarī by J. Gómez de Caso Zuriaga

“…Both writers reflected the image of Merida in their works. This city had great importance in Roman and Visigothic times. …”
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Assessment of hemodynamic disturbances and impaired ventricular filling in asymptomatic fontan patients: A 4D flow CMR study by Li-Wei Hu, Xiaodan Zhao, Shuang Leng, RongZhen Ouyang, Qian Wang, Ai-Min Sun, Yi-Man Liu, Wei Dong, Liang Zhong, Yu-Min Zhong

“…Echocardiography evaluated functional ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Results: Fontan patients had a higher median functional single ventricle (FSV) residual volume compared to controls (28 % vs. 23 %, P = 0.034), with lower median FSV direct flow (32 % vs. 40 %, P = 0.005) and delayed ejection flow (17 % vs. 24 %, P = 0.024). …”
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Characteristics of myocardial work during exercise stress echocardiography in healthy adults by Liwei Huang, Liwei Huang, Luwei Ye, Luwei Ye, Hongmei Zhang, Hongmei Zhang, Qingfeng Zhang, Qingfeng Zhang, Geqi Ding, Geqi Ding, Chunmei Li, Chunmei Li, Yan Deng, Yan Deng, Lixue Yin, Lixue Yin, Yi Wang, Yi Wang

“…Furthermore, the multivariable linear regression analysis showed that GWE was independently associated with PPS (β = −0.395, p = 0.018) and EF (β = −0.236, p < 0.001).ConclusionSex had a minimal effect on MW-based LV systolic function in healthy adults. …”
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Case Report: Failure of eculizumab to block complement to prevent relapse of anti-phospholipid syndrome in kidney transplant recipient by Thibault Laban, Fredéric Pigneur, Constance Guillaud, Marie Agnès Dragon Durey, Marie Agnès Dragon Durey, Houcine Hamidi, Caroline Pilon, Caroline Pilon, Marc Michel, Nizar Joher, Philippe Grimbert, Philippe Grimbert, Philippe Grimbert, Hamza Sakhi, Hamza Sakhi, Antoine Morel, Marie Matignon, Marie Matignon, Marie Matignon

“…One year after KT, the renal allograft function was impaired. This suggests that inadequate complement blockade leads to a relapse of APS in the renal allograft with cortical necrosis and dysfunction. …”
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Beneficial Impact of Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 on the Mental Health of IPF Patients by Ioannis Tomos, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Zoe I. Daniil, Ilias E. Dimeas, Paraskevi Kirgou, Athena Gogali, Konstantinos Tatsis, Ilias Papanikolaou, Vasilios Tzilas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Panayiota Tsiri, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Pachalis Ntolios, Areti Xyfteri, Katerina Antoniou, Emmanouil Symvoulakis, Aggeliki Haritou, Maria Maniati, Lykourgos Kolilekas, Elvira-Markella Antonogiannaki, Vasiliki Apollonatou, Maria Kallieri, Kostas Samaras, Stylianos Loukides, Anna Karakatsani, Demosthenes Bouros, Effrosyni Manali, Spyros Papiris

“…A significant reduction in HADS, both in anxiety and depression scales, was observed one month after vaccination against SARS-COV-2), independent of age, smoking, lung function impairment, and prior history of depression (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Arylsulfatase K attenuates airway epithelial cell senescence in COPD by regulating parkin-mediated mitophagy by Ruonan Yang, Yuan Zhan, Zhesong Deng, Jiaheng Zhang, Shanshan Chen, Yating Zhang, Hao Fu, Xiangling Meng, Jixing Wu, Yiya Gu, Qian Huang, Congyi Wang, Jungang Xie

“…ARSK overexpression alleviated CS-induced epithelial cellular senescence and improved mitophagy and mitochondrial function, while ARSK knockdown had an opposite effect. …”
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Effects of liver-specific LCMT1 gene knockout on glycolipid metabolism, learning and memory in mice by CHEN Sihong, TANG Tingting, CAI Haiqing, WANG Xinhang, WANG Minghong, PENG Yang, ZHANG Minhua, WEI Meifang, ZHU Congrui, ZHANG Jing, LI Xiaoying, LU Cailing, TANG Shen, LI Xiyi

“…HE staining of the liver tissue and serum liver function tests showed that, compared with WT mice, the liver-specific LCMT1 knockout had no effect on liver tissue morphology, serum AST and ALT levels (P > 0.05), and did not impair liver function. …”
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Sex-specific changes in energy demand during the preplaque stage in a transgenic Alzheimer’s mouse model by Rongwan Sun, Leonie-Kim Zimbalski, Stefanie Schreyer, David Baidoe-Ansah, Aida Harutyunyan, Arnd Heuser, Rachel N. Lippert, Joachim Spranger, Knut Mai, Sebastian Brachs

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Comparative Analysis of Short-Term and Long-Term Clinical Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Different Sources in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Network Meta-Analysis by Qi Xin Ding, Xu Wang, Tian Shu Li, Yue Fang Li, Wan Yue Li, Jia Huan Gao, Yu Rong Liu, WeiSheng Zhuang

“…The evaluation of literature quality showed that the included studies had excellent methodological quality. A meta-analysis revealed that different sources of MSCs improved knee function and pain more effectively among patients suffering from knee OA (KOA) than controls. …”
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High fat diet-induced loss of pituitary plasticity in aging female mice with ablated leptin signaling in somatotropes by Tiffany K. Miles, Tiffany K. Miles, Angela K. Odle, Stephanie D. Byrum, Stephanie D. Byrum, Stephanie D. Byrum, Alex N. Lagasse, Anessa C. Haney, Victoria G. Ortega, Ashley K. Herdman, Melanie C. MacNicol, Melanie C. MacNicol, Angus M. MacNicol, Gwen V. Childs

“…The resulting GH deficiency contributes to adult-onset obesity in the mutant, due to an increase in abdominal fat.ObjectivesThis study examined how a high-fat diet (HFD) affected pituitary transcriptomic function in older (10-month) female mutants lacking leptin receptors (LEPR) in somatotropes and intact littermate controls. …”
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Improved Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Underwater Localization Algorithm by Logistic Chaos Mapping and Differential Evolution by Jiaxing CHEN, Yang LIU, Xiaoqian LIU, Zhihua LIU

“…The chaotic sequence generated by the mapping function was employed as a replacement for the random number generator, with the objective of achieving a more uniform distribution of the population during the initial distribution phase. …”
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Effects of dietary carbohydrate and protein levels on the growth performance, nutrient metabolism and flesh quality of channel catfish (Ictarulus punctatus) by Xiaomin Hu, Bo Dong, Zheng Chen, Haokun Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Shouqi Xie

“…In conclusion, the addition of carbohydrates to the diet of channel catfish had a protein-sparing effect. Dietary carbohydrate and protein levels didn’t affect liver function, while induced several modifications on flesh quality in channel catfish.…”
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Long-term outcomes of dupilumab therapy in severe asthma: A retrospective, multicenter, real-world study by Carlo Mümmler, MD, Alexandra Lenoir, MD, Jeremias Götschke, MD, Michael Gerckens, MD, Merle Kaiser, MD, Moritz Kayser, MD, Nora Drick, MD, Hendrik Suhling, MD, Leonie Biener, MD, Carmen Pizarro, MD, Dirk Skowasch, MD, Nikolaus Kneidinger, MD, PhD, Jürgen Behr, MD, Katrin Milger, MD

“…Patients who continued dupilumab for 36 months had significant reductions in annual exacerbations (−1; P < .0001) and oral corticosteroid dose (−5.5 mg/day; P < .001) as well as significant improvements in asthma control (asthma control test +5; P < .0001) and lung function (percent predicted of FEV1 +7%; P < .001) compared with baseline. …”
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Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies protect against human adenovirus type 55 infection in transgenic mice and tree shrews by Xinglong Liu, Zhengfeng Li, Xiao Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yali Zheng, Wan Su, Ying Feng, Yutong Liu, Weixuan Wu, Xikui Sun, Nana Wang, Xianmiao Ye, Zhichao Zhou, Wenkuan Liu, Jun He, Wei Wang, Linbing Qu, Rong Zhou, Ling Chen, Liqiang Feng

“…Further analysis revealed that fibre-targeting mAbs blocked the attachment of HAdV55 to host cells, whereas hexon-targeting mAbs, regardless of their targeting HVRs, mainly functioned at post-attachment stage via inhibiting viral endosomal escape. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of abnormal left coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery: A single-center experience by Kahraman Yakut, Niyazi Kursad Tokel, Murat Ozkan, Birgul Varan, Ilkay Erdogan, Mehmet Sait Aslamaci

“…At discharge, there was a significant improvement in left ventricular (LV) systolic functions. At the last visit, all patients had normal LV systolic functions except four who had mild dysfunction. …”
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF JEMBER UNIVERSITY LECTURERS by Ainul Qismatil Katsiiroh, Anita Dewi Prahastuti Sujoso

“…Result: The results showed that most respondents were male (54.7%), aged 28 to 46 years (64.1%), married (91.4%), had ≤2 children (62.5%), had functional positions of lectors (35.2%), had no structural positions (59.4%), and had no side jobs (68.8%). …”
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Spectrum of liver affection in children with sickle cell disease: case series by Fatma S. E. Ebeid, Noura B. Farghal, Nihal H. Aly

“…The final diagnosis was reached with a more individualized approach; two had significant coagulopathy and were diagnosed with sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis, while one had normal synthetic functions of the liver with rising transaminases and bilirubin levels, as well as high titer of Epstein–Barr virus diagnosed as acute viral hepatitis complicated with sickle cell hepatic crisis. …”
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Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in post-COVID-19 patients: A pre- and post-interventional study by Medha Deepak Bargaje, Priyasha Sharma, Jyoti Deepak Londhe, Sanjeevani Vishwanath Patil, Anita Tulsiramji Anokar, Purwa Prakash Doke, Jitendra Shankarlal Oswal, Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke, Kranti Laxman Rayamane, Nachiket Sandeep Sule, Aruna Bhimsen Deshpande

“…Results The study enrolled 155 post-COVID patients (Males, 102 and female, 53), out of which 28 (18.1%) had mild, 55 (35.5%) had moderate and 72 (46.5%) had severe COVID. …”
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