Reconciling the IPC and Two-Hit Models: Dissecting the Underlying Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Two Seemingly Opposing Frameworks by Carlos F. M. Morris, Muhammad Tahir, Samina Arshid, Mariana S. Castro, Wagner Fontes

“…On a different front, ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has risen to light as a readily applicable tool for modulating the inflammatory response to ischemia and reperfusion. …”
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Increased Circulating Chemerin in Relation to Chronic Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Ping Gu, Wei Wang, Yue Yao, Yixin Xu, Liping Wang, Pu Zang, Jian Ma, Cuihua Yang, Junya Liang, Bin Lu, Jiaqing Shao

“…The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between plasma chemerin levels and microangiopathy in patients with T2DM. Methods. A total of 598 T2DM patients were classified into two groups: with and without microvascular complications. …”
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Predictions of Muscle Forces During the Cross-Body Adduction and Hand-Behind-the-Back Tests to Assess Osteoarthritis of the Acromioclavicular Joint by Kamal Gautam, Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Kyle Behrens, Abdul A. Mustapha

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International prevalence of consultation with a naturopathic practitioner: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amie Steel, Jon Adams, Brenda Leung, Holger Cramer, Matthew J Leach, Jon Wardle, Joshua Goldenberg, Janet Schloss, Rebecca Redmond, Joanna Elizabeth Harnett, Claudine Van de Venter, Andy McLintock, Ryan Bradley, Jason Hawrelak, Kieran Cooley

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Evaluation of Bone Healing on Sandblasted and Acid Etched Implants Coated with Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite: An In Vivo Study in Rabbit Femur by Lory Melin Svanborg, Luiz Meirelles, Victoria Franke Stenport, Per Kjellin, Fredrik Currie, Martin Andersson, Ann Wennerberg

“…The torque analysis did not show any significant differences between the implants at any healing time. …”
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Dopamine Suppresses Osteogenic Differentiation of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells via AKT/GSK-3β/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway by Zhili Kuang, Zheng Chen, Shaoqin Tu, Zhihui Mai, Lin Chen, Xiaoning Kang, Xiaochuan Chen, Jiaming Wei, Yuxuan Wang, Yun Peng, Hong Ai

“…LY294002 (AKT inhibitor) administration exacerbated the inhibitory effects of dopamine on osteogenic differentiation of rBMSCs. Taken together, these findings indicate that dopamine suppresses osteogenic differentiation of rBMSCs via AKT/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway. …”
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Comportamiento sexual de estudiantes de primer año de medicina de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Influencia del rol de género en las conductas de riesgo by Ana Teresa Fernández Vidal, Anabel Geroy Fernández, Galia Ibis Pérez Rumbaut, Laura Naranjo Hernández, Yanet Villafuerte Reinante

“…Se aplicó una encuesta para recoger las variables: edad, sexo, edad de inicio de las relaciones sexuales, tiempo transcurrido desde la primera relación sexual hasta la actualidad, número de parejas sexuales, hábitos tóxicos, uso de condón, motivaciones para iniciar la vida sexualmente activa y persona seleccionada para su iniciación, número de compañeros o compañeras en un mismo periodo de tiempo. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Some psychological principles driving individuals are primary needs and on top of these needs are the physiological ones like drink and eat. …”

Effects of Lipoic Acid Supplementation on Activities of Cyclooxygenases and Levels of Prostaglandins E2 and F2α Metabolites, in the Offspring of Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Di... by Hisham Y. Al-Matubsi, Ghaleb A. Oriquat, Mahmoud Abu-Samak, Othman A. Al Hanbali, Maher D. Salim

“…Supplementation of diabetic rats with LA was found to significantly (p<0.05) reduce resorption rates in diabetic rats and led to a significant (p<0.05) increase in liver, plasma, and fetuses total glutathione from LA-TD rats as compared to those from V-TD. …”
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A prediction model for sleep disorders in shift workers of a chemical fiber enterprise by SHEN Lili, PAN Yahui, FENG Jiafeng

“…Methods: Shift workers were sampled from a chemical fiber enterprise in Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province using a cluster sampling method from August 2022 to July 2024. …”
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Elecciones presidenciales 2006: una aproximación a los actores del proceso by Paulina Recalde

“…A más de los dos candidatos finalistas, Rafael Correa y Álvaro Noboa (con propuestas y concepciones del país totalmente antagónicas), las elecciones tuvieron como protagonistas a un Tribunal Supremo Electoral, organismo rector del proceso bajo sospecha, a encuestas de intención de voto, como idealizados referentes, y a medios de comunicación figurando en actividades proselitistas. …”
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Krize ontologie – výzva edukace by Michal Černý

“…Tato redukce byla v době průmyslové revoluce a rané moderny mimořádně produktivní, ale současně vede k omezené schopnosti edukačně vhodně reflektovat komplexní fenomén. Studie se v tomto bodě opírá především o koncepty nepředmětného a předmětného myšlení u Hejdánka. …”
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THE RESULTS OF MODULAR ENDOPROSTHESIS OF PERIACETABULAR REGION IN TUMOR LESIONS OF THE ACETABULUM AND HIP JOINT by G. D. Iluridze, V. Yu. Karpenko, V. A. Derzhavin, A. V. Bukharov

“…Surgical treatment of patients with tumoral defeat of pelvic bones, of preacetabular region, in particular, is one of the most challenging topics of modern oncorthopedics. Currently, one of the most modern methods of reconstruction of the pelvic bones is the use of modular endoprostheses based on the conical leg, the advantage of which is the ability to intraoperatively simulate an endoprosthesis that best meets the specific clinical situation. …”
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Sigma-1 Receptor Modulates CFA-Induced Inflammatory Pain via Sodium Channels in Small DRG Neurons by Yuanlong Song, Zifen Xu, Liangpin Zhang, Linlin Gao

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The insurance services market in Ukraine: Problems and determinants of development in the conditions of digitization of the economy by Аnzhela Nikolaieva

“…The study of the problem reflected in the article is carried out in the following logical sequence: analysis of the current state and development trends of the domestic insurance services market over the past six years; identifying the features of the activities of insurers during the war; systematization of key problems hindering their development with determination of ways to solve them; identification of priority digital technologies, the use of which can become a driver for the development of the domestic insurance market and will increase its competitiveness. The methodological tools of the study were a set of complementary methods: analysis and synthesis, causal analysis – to systematization of the reasons for restraining the insurance services market development in Ukraine, system-analytical, logical generalization – to develop ways to solve the identified problems and determine of the main determinants of its development. …”
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MCP-1-Induced Histamine Release from Mast Cells Is Associated with Development of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Rat Models by Jianwei Lv, Yiran Huang, Shiguo Zhu, Ganggang Yang, Yujian Zhang, Jing Leng, Juanjie Bo, Dongming Liu

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Theoretical Analysis of Superphenalene Using Different Kinds of VDB Indices by K. Julietraja, Ammar Alsinai, Abdu Alameri

“…Topological indices (TIs) are numerical quantities that enable theoretical chemists to analyse molecular structures mathematically. …”
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Exact Interior Reconstruction with Cone-Beam CT by Yangbo Ye, Hengyong Yu, Ge Wang

“…These results have many implications in the CT field and can be extended to other tomographic modalities, such as SPECT/PET, MRI.…”
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The $$(1+3)$$ ( 1 + 3 ) -dimensional ‘quantum principle of relativity’ is Einstein’s principle of relativity by Matthew J. Lake

“…Their $$(1+3)$$ ( 1 + 3 ) -dimensional ‘superflip’, which is claimed to interchange time and space dimensions for a superluminal observer, travelling with infinite speed, is equivalent to applying the identity operator together with an arbitrary relabeling. Physically, it corresponds to staying put within the canonical rest frame, then renaming space as ‘time’ and time as ‘space’. …”
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Inteligência artificial e suas implicações éticas e legais: revisão integrativa by Sabrina Maciel Nascimento, Tábita Maika Gama de Paiva, Marcos Paulo Maciel Kasuga, Thiago de Assis Furtado Silva, Conceição Maria Guedes Crozara, Jonas Byk, Silvania da Conceição Furtado

“…Constatou-se que o uso dessa tecnologia na área da saúde resultou em um cenário disruptivo e que, portanto, ela precisa ser urgentemente regulamentada em todas as subáreas de forma ética e responsável. É necessário mais trabalho das partes interessadas para continuar a abordar a questão da privacidade e da proteção dos dados por meio de acordos mundiais e pactos transdisciplinares.…”
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