Resilience analysis of road tunnels subject to refurbishment work by Ciro Caliendo, Isidoro Russo, Gianluca Genovese

“…The implementation of digital technologies, such as variable message signs, might reduce the resilience loss of the tunnel system. …”
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Lymphatics and Lymphangiogenesis in the Eye by Shintaro Nakao, Ali Hafezi-Moghadam, Tatsuro Ishibashi

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The study of the correlations between handgrip strength and some anthropometric characteristics of upper extremity of elite and sub-elite Olympic style weightlifting athletes by Kenan Erdağı

“…Background and Study Aim: Handgrip strength is widely used as a functionality parameter of the upper extremity and general health. …”
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Salt, Aldosterone, and Parathyroid Hormone: What Is the Relevance for Organ Damage? by Cristiana Catena, Gian Luca Colussi, Gabriele Brosolo, Nicole Bertin, Marileda Novello, Andrea Palomba, Leonardo A. Sechi

“…Recent evidence suggests that aldosterone might functionally interact with the parathyroid hormone and thereby affect calcium homeostasis with important sequelae for bone mineral density and strength. …”
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Disturbances of sensation occasioned by experimental arrest of blood flow by Alfred Auersperg, Orlando Aidar, Eros A. Erhart

“…So, it seems that accentuation is related to specific nerve fibers, but it is only brought about when a special function is at play. Therefore, enhancement of those paresthesias is limited to the correlated function of proprioceptors and touch receptors when indicating the moment of encountering an object. …”
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RNA silencing response in chloroplast-replicating viroid siRNA biogenesis in plants by Pengcheng Zhang, Xinlian Zhang, Atef M. Mohamed, Leizhen Wang, José-Antonio Daròs, Shifang Li, Mahmut Tör, Yiguo Hong

“…In plants, a combined functionality of DCL2 and DCL3 is crucial for their synergistic defence against whilst DCL4 is required for nucleus-replicating viroid. …”
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Transcriptional Sequencing and Gene Expression Analysis of Various Genes in Fruit Development of Three Different Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Varieties by Choy Yuen Khew, Jennifer Ann Harikrishna, Wei Yee Wee, Ee Tiing Lau, Siaw San Hwang

“…Gene expression profiling of flower formation-related genes reveals that other than regulating the flowering in black pepper, the flowering genes might also be implicated in the fruit development process. …”
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Why It Is Necessary to Use the Entire Root rather than Partial Root When Doing Contralateral C7 Nerve Transfer: Cortical Plasticity Also Matters besides the Amount of Nerve Fibers by Jinding Guo, Xin Zhao, Jie Lao, Kaiming Gao

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the division modes of the CC7 nerve and cortical functional reorganization of Sprague-Dawley rats. We hypothesized that different methods of CC7 nerve transection might induce differences in cortical functional reorganization, thus resulting in differences in surgery efficacy. …”
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Alterations in the Plasma and Red Blood Cell Properties in Patients with Varicose Vein: A Pilot Study by Lukasz Gwozdzinski, Anna Pieniazek, Joanna Bernasinska-Slomczewska, Pawel Hikisz, Krzysztof Gwozdzinski

“…This type of vein dysfunction might be a result of the development of oxidative stress. …”
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An updated insight into the Sialotranscriptome of Triatoma infestans: developmental stage and geographic variations. by Alexandra Schwarz, Nora Medrano-Mercado, Günter A Schaub, Claudio J Struchiner, M Dolores Bargues, Michael Z Levy, José M C Ribeiro

“…These salivary components can be immunologically recognized by their vector's hosts and targeted with antibodies that might disrupt blood feeding. These antibodies can be used to detect vector exposure using immunoassays. …”
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Analysis of Gene Regulatory Networks of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.) Soluble Starch Synthase Based on DeGN and KASP Marker Development by Lu Jiang, Jianmei Yin, Li Wang, Xiaoyong Han, Peitong Zhang

“…Among three cloned soluble starch synthase (SS) genes, CeSS II might be the key gene responsible for soluble starch synthesis in taro corm. …”
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Douglas-fir seedlings exhibit metabolic responses to increased temperature and atmospheric drought. by Kirstin Jansen, Baoguo Du, Zachary Kayler, Rolf Siegwolf, Ingo Ensminger, Heinz Rennenberg, Bernd Kammerer, Carsten Jaeger, Marcus Schaub, Jürgen Kreuzwieser, Arthur Gessler

“…In the future, periods of strongly increased temperature in concert with drought (heat waves) will have potentially detrimental effects on trees and forests in Central Europe. Norway spruce might be at risk in the future climate of Central Europe. …”
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Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Genetic Mechanisms - Focus on Vitamin D Receptor and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphisms by Andra-Maria COCOLOS, Catalina POIANA

“…Mutations in BRAF, RET, RAS, NTRK1, PAX8-PPARG are commonly found in DTC but studies show that genetic alterations with apparently no correlation to DTC might improve or aggravate prognosis. Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms is consider to be one of these factors, due to the fact that it exerts immunological and antineoplastic functions thought its antiproliferative and pro-differentiating actions. …”
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Antibiotics change the population growth rate heterogeneity and morphology of bacteria. by Morten Kals, Emma Kals, Jurij Kotar, Allen Donald, Leonardo Mancini, Pietro Cicuta

“…Strikingly, the magnitude of this heterogeneity correlates with the functional distance between the ribosome and the specific cellular processes targeted by the antibiotics. …”
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RISK FACTORS HIERARCHY by Е. О. Taratukhin

“…Such theoretical model might be applied to any RF and to help practitioner by stratification of approaches and efforts in modification, and in facilitation of healthy behavior changes.…”
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Integrated Information Theory and the Phenomenal Binding Problem: Challenges and Solutions in a Dynamic Framework by Chris Percy, Andrés Gómez-Emilsson

“…As well as specifying the dilemma, we describe three ways IIT might dissolve the dilemma before it gains traction. …”
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Acute aerobic exercise intensity does not modulate pain potentially due to differences in fitness levels and sex effects: results from a pharmacological fMRI study by Janne Ina Nold, Tahmine Fadai, Christian Büchel

“…Exercise might lead to a release of endogenous opioids, potentially resulting in pain relief. …”
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Measuring health-related quality of life: a qualitative study of mental health patients’ experiences of impacts of mental health issues by Yeujin Ki, Andrew Athan Mcaleavey, Janne-Merete Torset Øien, Tron Anders Moger, Christian Moltu

“…Background Existing instruments used in health economics to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have been criticized as they might not sufficiently reflect the HRQoL impacts of mental health problems. …”
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Is telomere length a biomarker for aging: cross-sectional evidence from the west of Scotland? by Geoff Der, G David Batty, Michaela Benzeval, Ian J Deary, Michael J Green, Liane McGlynn, Alan McIntyre, Tony Robertson, Paul G Shiels

“…This may be because the criteria are too strict or because a composite measure might be more appropriate. Telomere length has attracted a great deal of attention as a candidate BoA. …”
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Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among individuals with Fontan palliation: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Firyal Khansa, Chairul Ichwan, Muhammad Haneef Ghifari, Muhammad Brilliant Daffa, Farah Rizky Nadia, Putri Oktaviani Zulfa, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Amanda Yufika, Naufal Gusti, Muhammad Iqhrammullah

“…Background: Children with one functional ventricle might receive the Fontan procedure as palliative management to prolong their lives. …”
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