The results of diagnostic and treatment of patients with diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration at a diabetes type 2. by I. V. Vorobyova, L. G. Mikhaleva, A. S. Kochergin

“…Purpose: Explore the changing clinical and functional and morphological changes of the retina against application of angiogenesis inhibitor in patients with diabetes type 2 with comorbidity fundus: diabetic retinopathy (DR) and agerelated macular degeneration (AMD).Patients and Methods. …”
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Expression of genes belonging to the interacting TLR cascades, NADPH-oxidase and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in septic patients. by Laura A Nucci, Sidnéia S Santos, Milena K C Brunialti, Narendra Kumar Sharma, Flavia R Machado, Murillo Assunção, Luciano C P de Azevedo, Reinaldo Salomao

“…Interferon signaling, marked by changes in JAK-STAT modulation, had prominent changes in both survivors and non-survivors, whereas the redox imbalance (iNOS signaling, oxidative phosphorylation and superoxide radical degradation) affecting mitochondrial functions was prominent in non-surviving patients.…”
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Serum level of laminin in rats fed with a high-fat diet with sulodexide administration by O. G. Gileva, E. G. Butolin, M. V. Tereshchenko

“…In addition, synthesis of extracellular matrix components was activated with an increase in the serum level of laminin, which performs important structural and regulatory functions.Conclusion. The use of sulodexide had a favorable effect on the studied metabolic disorders caused by a high-fat diet. …”
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The Efficacy of Treatment of Hemangiomas in Infants with Nonselective β-Blockers (Propranolol) by Kuzyk A.

“…Hemangiomas – are tumorlike vessel changes that occur in children starting from an early age and can appear as minor cosmetic defects that sometimes spontaneously decrease, or can cause serious functional disorders or even be a threat to life. As of today the choice of treatment strategy remains controversial. …”
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A Battery of Jump Tests Helps Discriminating Between Subjects With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability by Claudio Legnani, Matteo Saladini, Martina Faraldi, Giuseppe M. Peretti, Alberto Ventura

“…A reproducible battery of jump tests performed with a simple and low-cost instrument can be applied in the clinical setting allowing for reliable measurements of functional ability of subjects with CAI. Our findings support the idea that side-hop tests could be more accurate than vertical jump tests for detecting functional deficits in patients suffering from CAI.…”
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Low Tuberculosis (TB) Case Detection: A Health Facility-Based Study of Possible Obstacles in Kaffa Zone, Southwest District of Ethiopia by Mengistu Abayneh, Shewangizaw HaileMariam, Abyot Asres

“…Thus, improving functioning of diagnostic centers, active TB case finding activities, and expanding health education on TB disease will help to improve TB case detection in the districts.…”
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Perivascular Adipocytes’ Adipogenesis Is Defined by Their Anatomical Location in the Descending Thoracic Aorta by G. Andres Contreras, C. Javier Rendon, Alyssa Shadowens, Miguel Chirivi, David Salcedo-Tacuma, D. Adam Lauver, Stephanie W. Watts

“…DEG analysis revealed LP had higher expression of adipogenic regulators and basal collagens <i>Col4a2</i> and <i>Col4a4</i>. …”
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Safety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial vertebrobasilar artery dissection by Nuo Wang, Wei Liu, Huangbin Lin, Benqiang Deng, Kaijun Zhao, Tao Wu, Tao Wu

“…It may offer better functional outcomes compared to standard therapy. Larger, prospective, multicenter studies are needed for definitive validation.…”
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A TECHNICAL NOTE ON SAFE DEFINITIVE EXTERNALIZED LOCKED PLATING FOR BIOLOGICAL FRACTURE HEALING IN COMPLEX TIBIAL FRACTURES by B. Makelov

“…According to HSS and AOFAS scores, good and excellent functional results in knee and ankle joints’ range of motion were accomplished among 90 percents of the patients. …”
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Development of nanocomplex mimic‐hsa‐miR‐143‐3p loaded exosome (exo‐miR) to inhibit viability, migration and proliferation of triple‐negative breast cancer by Fita Nilasari, Sofia Mubarika Haryana, Dwi Aris Agung Nugrahaningsih, Pamungkas Bagus Satriyo

“…It is known that miR‐143‐3p functions as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer, and its overexpression corresponds with an increased survival rate. …”
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Cobalt-induced oxidative stress and defense responses of Adhatoda vasica proliferated shoots by Abeer A. Radi, Fatma A. Farghaly, Fatma A. Al-Kahtany, Ahmed M. Zaher, Afaf M. Hamada

“…In contrast, higher Co concentrations (100–1000 µM) had detrimental effects on proliferated shoot development, water content, and photosynthetic pigment concentrations. …”
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The OpenMindat v1.0.0 R package: a machine interface to Mindat open data to facilitate data-intensive geoscience discoveries by X. Que, J. Zhang, W. Chen, J. Ralph, X. Ma

“…In addition to providing functions for querying data subjects on the API, the package supports exporting data to various formats. …”
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Serum neurofilament heavy chains as a biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis relapse by P. Beliaziūnas, R. Godelienė, L. Malcienė, V. Natkevičius, V. Gintauskienė, B. Šitkauskienė, M. Malciūtė

“…Patients with no disease modifying treatment had higher serum neurofilament heavy chains levels but the difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Factors Associated with Fall Risk in the Elderly by Zehra Can Karahan, Fatma Nur Seymen, Ayşenur Özcan, Ceyhun Türkmen

“…Results: Participants had a mean age of 71.26±6.20 years and experienced 0.41±1.02 falls in the past year. …”
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MEDIUM-TERM RESULTS OF TOTAL ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by A. G. Aliev, R. M. Tikhilov, I. I. Shubnyakov, A. N. Kovalenko, A. V. Ambrosenkov, A. P. Antipov

“…The success of total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) over the past decades could improve the functional results of this surgery. However, the frequency of complications and reinterventions remains high. …”
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Antibacterial Efficacy of Zinc and Zirconium Based Metal Organic Frameworks against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by Mulyati Tri Ana, Ekowati Juni, Rias Yohanes Andy, Mu’arofah Binti, Wardani Siska Kusuma, Pujiono Fery Eko

“…The results of analysis using ATR-FTIR show that the Zn-MOF functional groups appear at wavelengths 3666-3036 cm-1(vO-H), 1587 cm-1 (v-OCO-sym), 1392 cm-1 (v-OCO-asym), 837 cm-1 (vC-H), 748cm-1 (vC=C) and 651cm-1(vZn-O) while the Zr-MOF functional group appears at a wavelength of 3658-3174 cm-1 (vO-H), 1562cm-1 (v-OCO-sym), 1390cm-1 (v-OCO-asym), 823cm-1 (vC-H), 742cm-1 (vC=C) and 563cm-1 (vZr-O). …”
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Fixed Regimen Treatment in Unselected Naïve Patients Cohort with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Ricardo P. Casaroli-Marano, Carolina Bernal-Morales, Lillian Chamorro-López, Marina Dotti-Boada, Juan P. Figueroa-Vercellino, Socorro Alforja

“…The search for a satisfactory treatment regimen, whose anatomical and functional stability may be achieved, is a challenge and a goal to be reached. …”
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Party System Transformation in Central Asian Countries in the Context of Strengthening Political Regimes by Boris P. Guseletov, Nataliya M. Velikaya

“…A distinctive example was Kyrgyzstan, where parties sought and had the opportunity to influence the activities of political institutions, which was especially evident during the presidency of A. …”
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Drying kinetic models, thermodynamics, physicochemical qualities, and bioactive compounds of avocado (Persea americana Mill. Hass variety) seeds dried using various drying methods by Desta Dugassa Fufa, Tilahun Bekele, Aynadis Tamene, Geremew Bultosa

“…Avocado seeds can be used in many functional food and non-food applications, due to their nutritional and health-promoting properties. …”
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Effective elimination of Pb (II) cations from waste water and polluted water using siderite magnetic biochar by Saeid Gitipour, Mahsa Sanaei, Razyeh Lak, Abdolreza Karbassi

“…At pH 5.0 and T = 45 °C, Pb had its highest adsorption capability on magnetic biochar 96.92%. …”
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