A Cytokine That Is Involved in Immune Responses in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Patients by Noor R. Abady, Zeana Shakir Al-Al Hindi

“…Gaining insight into the function of IL-17 may help develop more effective therapies for CHB and LC patients. …”
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Production of Pitch from Coal Tar of the Coke Chemical Production “Qarmet” by Aigul T. Ordabaeva, Zainulla M. Muldakhmetov, Mazhit G. Meiramov, Sergey V. Kim, Zhenisgul I. Sagintaeva

“…It was found that in the obtained pitch sample, indicators such as the content of insoluble in toluene (41.86%), the softening temperature (85–91 °C), and the yield of volatile substances (1.5%) are more consistent with the standards for electrode pitch grade “V”. …”
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Outcome of Buprenorphine maintenance treatment among Indian females with opioid dependence: Report from a tertiary addiction treatment center by Piyali Mandal, Atul Ambekar, Hemant Choudhary, Shubha Bagri

“…Indian experience with Buprenorphine-based treatment is more than 2 decades old now. No study has reported the outcome of maintenance treatment among Indian women with opioid dependence till date. …”
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A simple and low-cost electrode based on Nafion-stabilized silver nanoparticles supported on FTO for the electrochemical determination of Pb (II) and Cu (II). by Leonardo J Monroy-Cruz, Akemi Morales-Kato, Yndira Dolores-Maldonado, Katiuska Castro, Alen Zimic-Sheen, María Belén Balta, Geraldine J Otayza-Melgarejo, Raúl León, Patricia Sheen, Wilner Valenzuela, Mirko Zimic

“…Increasing awareness of the environmental risks posed by heavy metal accumulation in the environment-due to their toxicity and persistence in biological systems-has driven the development of more efficient and accessible detection methods. …”
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Interpreting political participation as communicative action: a comparison of younger and older adults by András Déri, Andrea Szabó, Andrea Szabó

“…Respondents assessed various political acts in terms of whether they considered them to be political participation. The sample was divided into two age cohorts: 18–29 and 60+ years.ResultsThe results reveal significant differences between age groups: while younger respondents are more likely to associate institutional forms with participation, older individuals display greater recognition of online engagement and conversational activities as legitimate forms of political involvement. …”
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Relation between the morphometric parameters of Thymus and fetal weight. by Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Marta Rosa Gonzalez Debén, Alfredo Quiñones Ceballos

“…We took a sample of thymus of 147 cases of fetal death, out of a total of 151 cases, from the 17th gestational week to the end of the gestation period. …”
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The effect of 8 weeks of high intensity interval training on Plasma E-selectin levels and white blood cells indicators in cardiovascular patients by محمد محمدی ده چشمه

“…Abstract aim: cardiovascular disease predictive inflammatory markers are more accurate than lipid profiles in diagnosing diseases. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection after Effects: Multi-Organ Damage through Oxygen Radicals by Debatosh Datta, Rajveer Singh, Ravichandiran Velayutham, Arka Bhattacharya, Ujjwayini Ray, Sarbani Dasgupta, Soma Dutta, Aditi Saha, Debabrata Roy, Srinika Ghosh, Somasundaram Arumugam, Pallab Datta, N K Ganguly

“…Objective: This clinical report, part of a community screening of unexplained clinical outcomes in post-COVID presentation, carries findings focusing on ROS production and possible ROS-induced damages. Materials and Methods: Flow cytometry was used to quantify the samples' total ROS, superoxide production, and apoptosis quantification. …”
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Is Bad Tooth Position Associated with Bullying among Schoolchildren? by Marijara Vieira de Sousa Oliveira, Carlos Antônio Amaro Lira, Niely Enetice de Sousa Catão, Luana de Carvalho Lourenço, Rebecca Durand Garrido Ramalho, Cibele da Cruz Prates Oliveira, Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Cavalcanti

“…The sample was probabilistic by cluster, resulting in 381 students of both sexes aged 12-15 years. …”
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Efficacy of On-Site Evaluation in EBUS-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Versus Cell Block by Motia Kanwal , Anum Usman , Hafsa Waseem , Fakhra Noureen , Ama Tul Naval , Ayesha Sarwar

“…The age limit was more than 20 years and less than 65 years, including both genders. …”
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Beliefs about medication, medication adherence and seizure control among adult epilepsy patients in Kimberley, South Africa by C. Egenasi, W. J. Steinberg, J. E. Raubenheimer

“…Patients’ medication adherence did influence the seizure control in this sample.…”
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Evaluating the performance of personality-based profiling in predicting physical activity by Kentaro Katahira, Keisuke Takano, Takeyuki Oba, Kenta Kimura

“…This analysis is based on survey data from a sample of 20,573 individuals regarding physical activity and psychological traits, including the Big-Five personality traits. …”
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BALANCING MOTHERHOOD AND ACADEMIC PURSUITS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIGERIAN WOMEN by Rosemary Onchi Daniel, Doris Lami Madugu

“…Guided by the theoretical framework of liberal feminist theory, which emphasizes gender equality and women's rights. A sample size of 374 Nigerian mothers on academic journey from various universities was selected using a mixed-methods approach. …”
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Adropin and Preptin Levels in β-Thalassemia Major Complications in Babylon Province by Zinah Abbass Ali, Samar Hasan Shammar

“…Commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits were used to measure cystatin-C, ferritin, insulin, preptin, and adropin, while serum blood urea (B. urea), serum creatinine (S.Cr), and lipid profile along with fasting glucose concentration were calculated by colorimetric kit using the spectrophotometer method. Results: Serum samples were used to measure biochemical parameters of S.Cr, urea, cystatin-C, ferritin, fasting insulin, fasting glucose, adropin, preptin, and lipid profile. …”
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Accuracy of predicting the genetic risk of disease using a genome-wide approach. by Hans D Daetwyler, Beatriz Villanueva, John A Woolliams

“…The predictions represent an upper bound of accuracy which may be achievable with improved effect estimation methods. The formulae derived will help researchers determine an appropriate sample size to attain a certain accuracy when predicting genetic risk.…”
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Comparative analysis of the photosynthetic potential of new spring barley varieties in the arid climate zone of the Lower Volga region by A. V. Guzenko, A. V. Solonkin, А. А. Dontsova

“…All records and observations were carried out according to generally accepted methods. During the vegetation period, there were carried out observations and there were taken samples to study photosynthetic indicators in the sprouting, tillering, booting, heading stages. …”
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Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“…Conclusion: Patients with severe COVID-19 infection often develop more severe AKI, and those in the severe or critical stages often exhibit proteinuria and dipstick hematuria. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer Induced by Microwave Ablation by Huarong Li, Lei Liang, Jianming Li

“…The plasma samples were used for chemokine detection purposes. …”
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A positive psychotherapy group intervention to increase distress tolerance and reduce feelings of entrapment in patients with multiple sclerosis by Yaghoob Harooni Jamalooei, Maryam Esmaeili, Ahmad Abedi, Mohammad R. Najafi

“…The context should be repeated and include larger and more ethnically and socioeconomically diverse examples.…”
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A cross- sectional study on perceptions and practice regarding rational use of antibiotics among persons attending outpatient department of a medical college and hospital by Archismita Santra, Sayanti Bandyopadhyay, Soumit Roy, Poulami Sarkar

“…Persons (Patients and their attendants) attending OPDs of our Medical College were included in the study. Materials and Methods: The study duration was 3 months, and sample size was 289. …”
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