Effects of Occlusal Splints on Temporomandibular Disorders and Well-Being Among Fibromyalgia and Bruxism Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study by Maria Esteve, Juan Ignacio Rosales Leal

“…For the ABFB, significant reductions were observed in JFLS-8, GAD-7, OHIP-14, and PSQI and increases in WHO-5 scores (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Intelligent Wireless Power Scheduling for Lunar Multienergy Systems: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Adaptive Beam Steering and Vehicle-to-Grid Energy Optimization by Thomas Tongxin Li, Shuangqi Li, Cynthia Xin Ding, Zhaoyao Bao, Mohannad Alhazmi

“…The results validate the feasibility of DRL–based WPT control, paving the way for scalable, resilient, and self-optimizing wireless power grids on the Moon. …”
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MoMkt1, a member of XPG/RAD2 nuclease family, regulates development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae by Na Li, Junlian Xiao, Long Yan, Xiaoru Kang, Wenjuan Wang, Shen Chen, Weihuai Wu, Shulin Zhang

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of photodynamic disinfection on the cytokine profile of oral fluid in patients with chronic generalized periodontitis by L. P. Gerasimova, I. F. Ibragimova, F. Kh. Kamilov, I. A. Lakman, I. N. Usmanova, I. R. Usmanov, T. N. Shaimardanov, A. T. Shaimardanov

“…This method contributes to the improvement of clinical periodontal status, enhances immune function, and positively influences the outcomes of periodontal treatment. …”
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Pirfenidone combined with UC-MSCs reversed bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by Jingran Xu, Zulipikaer Abudureheman, Hui Gong, Xuemei Zhong, Lexin Xue, Xiaoguang Zou, Li Li

“…C57BL/6 mice were divided into nine groups: control, model, PFD (100 mg/kg), UC-MSCs (0.5 × 106, 1.0 × 106, and 2.0 × 106 cells per animal), and PFD (100 mg/kg) + UC-MSCs (0.5 × 106, 1.0 × 106, and 2.0 × 106 cells per animal). …”
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Premedication in Supravaginal Uterine Amputation in Menopausal Women by D. V Sadchikov, U. V. Stolyarova, T. S. Vartanyan

“…All the patients were divided into a study group and a control one. Group 1 included patients with uterine myoma and menopausal syndrome, which was further divided into two subgroups: Subgroup A comprised patients who as a remedial premedication, along with the standard therapy, received hormonal therapy with oral estradiol in a dose of 2 mg once daily for 7 days. …”
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The Effects of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory Joint Diseases: Current Evidence and Uncertainties by Garmish O, Smiyan S, Hladkykh F, Koshak B, Komorovsky R

“…Biologic DMARDs, particularly tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, are associated with a reduction in major cardiovascular events despite inducing lipid profile alterations. …”
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Optimal Thermal Output of an Absorption Heat Pump with Steam Heating Integrated in a PT-60/70-130/13 Steam Turbine by Oleksandr L. Shubenko, Viktoriia O. Tarasova, Mykola Yu. Babak, Oleksii Yu. Boiarshynov

“…The control parameters of these problems were: thermal capacity of the AHP, steam pressure in the turbine condenser and at the inlet to the heat pump, steam pressure in the turbine headю These problems were solved by the coordinate descent method. …”

Luteolin loaded PEGylated cerosomes: a novel treatment for MRSA skin infections by Sally A. Mohamed, Walaa A. Eraqi, Paris E. Georghiou, Mohamed Y. Zakaria

“…Bacterial skin infection affects the barrier function of skin causing depletion of the ceramide content in the stratum corneum (SC) of the epidermis. …”
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Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma by Brendan Steinfort, Mark Dexter, Nazih Assaad, Ken Faulder, Alice Ma, Timothy Harrington, Malgorzata Maciaszek

“…Possible reasons for treatment failure may include unilateral embolization, partial coiling, and absence of distal penetration of embolic agent. Large randomized control trials are currently in progress to assess the safety and efficacy of MMA embolization for this purpose.…”
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The RAE1-STOP1 module regulates ABA sensitivity in early seedlings of Arabidopsis by Yuqing Zhang, Min Huang, Yinyin Liu, Mengmeng Yang, Yuqi Hou, Chao-Feng Huang, Ning Ning Wang, Lei Li

“…Our observations suggest that RAE1 operates as an ABA-responsive factor, exerting control over STOP1 homeostasis to regulate ABA responses in Arabidopsis. …”
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Effects of long-term pioglitazone treatment on peripheral and central markers of aging. by Eric M Blalock, Jeremiah T Phelps, Tristano Pancani, James L Searcy, Katie L Anderson, John C Gant, Jelena Popovic, Margarita G Avdiushko, Don A Cohen, Kuey-Chu Chen, Nada M Porter, Olivier Thibault

“…Starting at 3 months or 17 months of age, male rats were treated for 4-5 months with either a control or a PIO-containing diet (final dose approximately 2.3 mg/kg body weight/day). …”
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The commonly used antibiotic streptomycin reduces protein synthesis and differentiation in cultured C2C12 myotubes by Chuqi He, Moritz Eggelbusch, Jelle Y. Huijts, Andi Shi, Gerard J. deWit, Carla Offringa, Richard T. Jaspers, Rob C. I. Wüst

“…C2C12 myoblasts were cultured with or without streptomycin. The control condition consisted of carbenicillin and ampicillin. …”
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Effects of Neonatal Lipopolysaccharide Injections at Various Developmental Stages on Long-term Behavioral Outcomes, Oxidative Stress, and Brain Histology in Rats by Zineb El Marzouki, Hasnaa Mallouk, Mouloud Lamtai, Amal Dimaoui, El hassan Ouanouche, Jihane Lakhlifi, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Aboubaker El Hessni

“…Disruptions, such as neonatal infections, can significantly alter brain structure and function, potentially contributing to the development of affective disorder-like behavior. …”
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Preliminary insights into the effects of spinal manipulation therapy of different force magnitudes on blood biomarkers of oxidative stress and pro-resolution of inflammation mediat... by Felipe C. K. Duarte, Martha Funabashi, David Starmer, Wania A. Partata

“…Abstract Background Evidence has been reported that spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) leads to spine segmental hypoalgesia through neurophysiological and peripheral mechanisms related to regulating inflammatory biomarker function. However, these studies also showed substantial inter-individual variability in the biomarker responses. …”
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Characterisation of patients who develop atrial fibrillation-induced cardiomyopathy by Guy Lloyd, Mehul Dhinoja, Richard J Schilling, Ross J Hunter, Nikhil Ahluwalia, Shohreh Honarbakhsh, Anthony W C Chow, Hakam Abbass

“…It is unclear why some patients develop AIC.Hypothesis Patients with AIC have a subtle cardiomyopathic process that precedes their AF-mediated LVEF reduction. Detailed assessment of cardiac function after successful catheter ablation will reveal this.Objective To evaluate the utility of measures to identify cardiomyopathic features that persist after LVEF normalisation in AIC.Methods Patients with rate-controlled persistent AF and LVEF&lt;50% undergoing catheter ablation (CA) were prospectively evaluated using echocardiography, cardio-pulmonary exercise testing and serum N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) at baseline and 6 months after CA. …”
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Trading off Iodine and Radiation Dose in Coronary Computed Tomography by Guillaume Fahrni, Thomas Saliba, Damien Racine, Marianna Gulizia, Georgios Tzimas, Chiara Pozzessere, David C. Rotzinger

“…This review summarizes current evidence, highlights the benefits and limitations of dose control approaches, and provides practical recommendations for practitioners. …”
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Optimized buccoadhesive repaglinide-loaded cubogel: In-vitro characterization and in-vivo hypoglycemic activity in a streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat model by Nihal Farid Younes, Randa Latif, Alia Badawi, Khaled Hegazy

“…Confocal microscopy further confirmed deep mucosal penetration, while in-vivo studies demonstrated a significant reduction in blood glucose levels compared to the control. …”
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Aligned silk fibroin fiber conduits with enhanced capability for guiding peripheral nerve repair by Peng Su, Yuanyuan Qian, Xinran You, Feng Zhang, Yixin Shen

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Experimental investigation of solar PVT collector with the dryer on mass and temperature of dried red chili with Machine Learning Models by Miroslav Mahdal, K. Rajathi, Muniyandy Elangovan, Prabhukumar Sellamuthu, Amit Verma

“…Machine learning (ML) models, namely the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Radial Basis Function (RBF), and Decision Tree (DT), were used to forecast the temperature and mass dryness variables.The RBF model showed the best performance with 0.98, 0.95, and 0.92 for temperature dryness, above MLP and DM. …”
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