Strabismic Adults' Expectations of Psychosocial Support From Healthcare Professionals–A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Anna Mason, Katja Joronen, Laura Lindberg, Marika Kajander, Nina Fagerholm, Anja Rantanen

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Strabismus, an eye misalignment, impacts the functional and psychosocial health‐related quality of life in adult patients. …”
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HJP 272, an endothelin receptor antagonist, and its role in cancer cell migration and invasion by Nabeela Baig, Rameswari Chilamakuri, Saurabh Agarwal, Aaron Muth, Sandra E. Reznik

“…However, focus is now being directed towards investigating the functions of the ET axis in the progression of different tumor types including ovarian, prostate, breast, lungs etc. …”
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Aquaporins are critical for provision of water during lactation and intrauterine progeny hydration to maintain tsetse fly reproductive success. by Joshua B Benoit, Immo A Hansen, Geoffrey M Attardo, Veronika Michalková, Paul O Mireji, Joel L Bargul, Lisa L Drake, Daniel K Masiga, Serap Aksoy

“…All organs, tissues, and body parts examined had distinct AQP expression patterns. Two AQP genes, gmmdripa and gmmdripb ( = gmmaqp1a and gmmaqp1b) are highly expressed in the milk gland/fat body tissues. …”
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Molecular Basis of Dipeptide Recognition in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Homologue, AnCE by Joanna Żukowska, Kyle S. Gregory, Adam Robinson, R. Elwyn Isaac, K. Ravi Acharya

“…Importantly these dipeptides are found in functional foods, making them potentially available from diets. …”
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Experience of Nusinersen in children with proximal spinal muscular atrophy 5q in Moscow region by M. V. Panteleeva

“…Treatment outcomes were evaluated using the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND) in children with type I SMA and Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HFMSE) in children with type II–III SMA.Results. …”
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The Wrocław curia of the Dukes of Legnica and Brzeg in the early modern period – research perspectives by Rafał Eysymontt, Łukasz Krzywka, Agnieszka Seidel-Grzesińska

“…The heyday of the edifice was during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, when the dukes of Legnica and Brzeg had their residence here, followed by the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union. …”
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Acclimation temperature influences the thermal sensitivity of injury accumulation in Folsomia candida at extreme low and high temperatures by Micha Wehrli, Stine Slotsbo, Jian Ge, Martin Holmstrup

“…Using logistic modelling, we found, at each exposure temperature, the time until 50% mortality had been reached (Lt50). The exponential functions of TDT curves were found by linear regression of log10 Lt50 values against exposure temperature. …”
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The subthalamic microlesion story in Parkinson's disease: electrode insertion-related motor improvement with relative cortico-subcortical hypoactivation in fMRI. by Robert Jech, Karsten Mueller, Dušan Urgošík, Tomáš Sieger, Štefan Holiga, Filip Růžička, Petr Dušek, Petra Havránková, Josef Vymazal, Evžen Růžička

“…We studied this phenomenon by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) when considering the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-III) and collateral oedema. …”
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GRHPR gene variations in Iraqi patients infected with calcium oxalate kidney stones by Duha Abed Almuhssen Muzahim Alzubaidy, Luma Hassan Alwan Al Obaidy

“…Biochemical investigations for kidney functions (creatinine, urea, and uric acid), were performed on the sera of both groups. …”
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Exploring the Acceptance and Opportunities of Using a Specific Generative AI Chatbot to Assist Parents in Managing Pediatric Rheumatological Chronic Health Conditions: Mixed Method... by Cheryl W Y Lau, Klaudia Kupiec, Polly Livermore

“…Future research should evaluate users’ engagement with a functional prototype to investigate its usefulness and explore its implementation into families’ everyday lives. …”
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Comparison of Multiple-Choice Question Formats in a First Year Medical Physiology Course by L. Britt Wilson, Christine DiStefano, Huijuan Wang, Erika L. Blanck

“…Thus, the NSF questions discriminated better, had fewer NFDs, and were more difficult than SF questions. …”
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Transforming Health: The role of mobile applications in lifestyle changes for hypertension by Annaram Ravali, D. Sunil Kumar, Shruddha, Deepika Yadav

“…The application incorporated functionalities for monitoring blood pressure and managing their lifestyle. …”
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Mineral and Amino Acid Composition of Germinated and Canned Wheat Grains by Zenkova M.

“…Grain germination can improve the nutritional value and functional properties of grain. The research featured the effect of technological processing on the quality of the finished product as in the case of natural, germinated, and canned wheat grains. …”
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Prevalence of flatfoot and analysis of plantar pressure distribution in adolescents based on body mass index: a regional study by Jiangtao Shen, Ji Liu, Feng Liang, Xiaohui Liu, Mingzhu Zhang

“…Assessment of plantar pressure distribution could provide key clinical information on foot functions. However, the mechanism that links body mass index to injury is not clear. …”
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Past, present, and future of exosomes research in cancer: A bibliometric and visualization analysis by Yafei Xie, Xingqi Mi, Yikai Xing, Zhangyi Dai, Qiang Pu

“…Additional, “surface functionalization,” “plant,” “machine learning,” “nanomaterials,” “promotes metastasis,” “engineered exosomes,” and “macrophage-derived exosomes” were promising research topics. …”
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Factors associated with arthrofibrosis-related revision following 14,325 total or unicompartmental knee arthro-plasties: an analysis from the Dutch Arthroplasty Registry by Myrthe P F van de Ven, Joris Bongers, Anneke Spekenbrink-Spooren, Sander Koëter

“…Conclusion: Younger patients, men, non-smokers, patients with a lower BMI, and those who had primary TKA were more often associated with revision due to arthrofibrosis than other reasons for revision. …”
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HIV-specific antibodies capable of ADCC are common in breastmilk and are associated with reduced risk of transmission in women with high viral loads. by Jennifer Mabuka, Ruth Nduati, Katherine Odem-Davis, Dylan Peterson, Julie Overbaugh

“…There are limited data describing the functional characteristics of HIV-1 specific antibodies in breast milk (BM) and their role in breastfeeding transmission. …”
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THE POSITION OF THE TONGUE AND VOLUME OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IN PATIENTS WITH MALOCCLUSION by O.A. Stasiuk

“… This study is a fragment of the planned research work "Features of rehabilitation of orthodontic patients in various ages" state registration No. 022U201229. Malocclusion and functional disorders that accompany them are not only a health problem, but also a rather important aspect in the process of personality formation and adaptation in society. …”
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Analysis of adherence to treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by P. O. Postnikova, P. S. Kovalenko, I. S. Dydykina, A. V. Aboleshina, A. M. Lila

“…Patients with RA had predominantly an average level of adherence to drug therapy, medical support, and a low level of adherence to recommendations for lifestyle changes. …”
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Influence of Segment Shape Optimization Parameter in Radiotherapy Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Planning of Cervical Cancer by Nidhi Jain, Alok Kumar, Ashok Kumar

“…Introduction: The aim of this study is to find out the influence of different Segment shape optimization (SSO) parameters in radiotherapy Volumetric Modulated Arc therapy (VMAT) planning of Cervical Cancer and to find out the optimized value for cervical cancer patients.Material and Methods: It was a retrospective study of 20 Ca cervix patients. Every patient had six plans named SL1, SL5, SL10, SL15, SL20, and NSL. …”
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