The influence of the ratio of liver cells and bone marrow in the implantable cell-engineering structures of the liver on the recovery efficiency of functional and morphological par... by M. Yu. Shagidulin, N. A. Onishchenko, M. E. Krasheninnikov, A. O. Nikolskaya, E. A. Volkova, I. M. Iljinsky, N. P. Mogeiko, V. I. Sevastianov, S. V. Gautier

“…During studying the liver CECs with various cell ratios of liver cells and MMSC BM (1 : 1; 5 : 1 and 10 : 1 respectively), it was found that the most optimal ratio of cells into the CECs is 5 : 1, because at this ratio of cells, there were a more distinct normalization of the morphological and functional liver parameters within 365 days after modeling CLF and maintenance of the structural homeostasis into the CECs. …”
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Silver Jubilee of HER2 targeting: a clinical success in breast cancer by Jianli Zhao, Ziyue Zhou, Phei Er Saw, Erwei Song

“…With more than two decades of development, the potential for further advances in HER2-targeted therapies continues to grow. …”
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MdUGT88F4 involved in the synthesis of isosalipurposide positively regulates the salt stress response of apple plants by Ying Ye, Yanrong Hu, Yuan Liu, Cheng Yu, Kun Zhou, Fengwang Ma, Xiaoqing Gong

“…In addition, OX plants accumulated less Na+ but more K+ than WT plants, and the expression of several genes involved in Na + transport was upregulated in OX plants. …”
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Post-Exercise Hypotension Induced by a Short Isometric Exercise Session Versus Combined Exercise in Hypertensive Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease: A Pilot Study by Matteo Vitarelli, Francesco Laterza, Saúl Peñín-Grandes, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Alejandro Santos-Lozano, Maurizio Volterrani, Giuseppe Marazzi, Vincenzo Manzi, Elvira Padua, Barbara Sposato, Valentina Morsella, Ferdinando Iellamo, Giuseppe Caminiti

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> We observed that CES was more effective than IES in reducing systolic BP; IES was as effective as CES in inducing diastolic PEH in hypertensive patients with underlying IHD.…”
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Cold-water coral mounds and reefs off Mauritania and associated megafauna by Hammoud El Vadhel, Hammoud El Vadhel, Lene Buhl-Mortensen, Mohamed El Khalil Med Mahmoud, Yeslem El Vally, Beyah Meissa, François Le Loc’h, Lenaick Menot

“…This study presents the megafauna related to coral mounds (coral remains) and cold-water coral (CWC) reefs off Mauritania. …”
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Morphosyntactic production and processing skills in relation to age effects and lexical-phonological levels among children with cochlear implants and typically hearing peers: a foc... by Sophie Fagniart, Sophie Fagniart, Brigitte Charlier, Brigitte Charlier, Véronique Delvaux, Véronique Delvaux, Véronique Delvaux, Bernard Georges Harmegnies, Bernard Georges Harmegnies, Bernard Georges Harmegnies, Anne Huberlant, Myriam Piccaluga, Myriam Piccaluga, Kathy Huet, Kathy Huet

“…Despite this, CI users showed distinct patterns of function word use, with fewer complex forms and more frequent errors, likely reflecting the perceptual challenges linked to CI. …”
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Exploring Treatment Protocol Adherence and Variations in Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Center Cohort Study by Kevin Ku, Jack Healy, Christian A. Lee, Maha Khan, Kevin D. Chao, Saleh Hassan, Ching-Fang Tiffany Tzeng, Yu-Lin Hsieh, Andrew Shedd, Toral Bhakta, Dahlia Hassani, Eric H. Chou

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: In our cohort, an initial 12 mg adenosine dose was more effective than 6 mg for SVT conversion in the ED. …”
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Assessment of the Cepheid 3-gene Host Response Fingerstick Blood Test (MTB-HR) on rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis by Xiaocui Wu, Guangkun Tan, Jian Ma, Juan Yang, Yinjuan Guo, Haiwen Lu, Hui Ke, Mengran Li, Yi-Wei Tang, Wei Sha, Fangyou Yu

“…In conclusion, the MTB-HR assay shows potential as a rapid, blood-based screening and triage test for ATB, especially for untreated ATB, with the advantage of increased diagnostic yield since blood is more readily available.…”
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Indicators of Quality of Clinical Care for Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar: A Retrospective Analysis by Saleh Attal, Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Muna Taher Aseel, Ady Candra, Paul Amuna, Mohamed Elnagmi, Mostafa Abdallah, Nahed Ismail, Ahmed Abdelrazek, Dia Albaw, Abdulsalam Albashir, Hisham Elmahdi

“…The chi-squared test was used to compare two or more proportions. Results. There were 643 patients (male = 60.3%; female = 39.7%), and the majority (71.7%) aged between 40 and 64 years. …”
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Primary Echinococcus Hydatid Cyst of the Uterus: An Unusual Location by Farouk Ennaceur, Dhekra Toumi, Farouk Jaouad, Aymen Mabrouk, Ahmed Hajji, Mouna Gara, Atef Chamakh, Ines Zouari, Mohamed Maatouk, Sami Daldoul, Sofien Sayari, Karim Haouet, Yacine Ben Safta, Raja Faleh, Mounir Ben Moussa

“…The first case is that of a 62-year-old woman, G7P5A2, who presented with an eight-month history of chronic pelvic pain. …”
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Clinical features and prognostic analysis of 120 patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a hospital-based real-world study by Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Jing Wang, Dapeng Wang, Feifei Ma, Zhilin Li, Zhilin Li, Zhilin Li, Shuxin Wen, Shuxin Wen

“…Patients with p16-positive OPSCC were more likely to present with a neck mass as the initial symptom (73.2%, P = 0.019). …”
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A functionally tunable magnetic nanochains platform for N-glycoproteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from ultratrace biofluids by Mingyang Li, Xiaorong Song, Haixia Tu, Jie Sun, Yuanyuan Deng, Bing Wang, Yuhan Cai, Yulian Wang, Bin Li, Yue Wang, Xiangzheng Zhang, Dong Wei, Xiaoyu Yang, Yueshuai Guo, Xiang Li, Jie Gu, Jie Ni, Yifan Zhou, Zhongze Gu, Zhuoying Xie, Yan Li, Xuejiang Guo

“…The streamlined EVGpro platform identified up to 17 times more EV glycoproteins than ultracentrifugation across seven biofluids, profiling 398 EV glycoproteins from just 1 μL tear. …”
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Interpersonal violence-related physical injury in low- and middle-income countries and its association with markers of socioeconomic status: a systematic review by Kevin J. Blair, Haley Tupper, Jordan M. Rook, Michael de Virgilio, Thiago S. Torres, Akshayaa K. Chittibabu, M. Wynn Tranfield, Bethany Myers, Alan Hubbard, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Mary-Margaret Ajiko, Catherine Juillard, Rochelle Dicker, Fanny Nadia Dissak-Delon

“…Collated data relating these SES indicators with IPVRPI were presented in forest plots. Results A total of 34 studies from 20 LMICs were included. …”
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Determination of the Stage of Periodontitis with 20 ng/mL Cut-Off aMMP-8 Mouth Rinse Test and Polynomial Functions in a Mobile Application by Miika Penttala, Timo Sorsa, Julie Toby Thomas, Andreas Grigoriadis, Dimitra Sakellari, Vaibhav Sahni, Shipra Gupta, Pirjo Pärnänen, Tommi Pätilä, Ismo T. Räisänen

“…Second, we used an already published periodontitis detection function to separate stage I patients from healthy patients. Third, one more function was created that divided stage II and III patients from each other. …”
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Traumatic knee injuries and career drop-outs in adolescent competitive alpine skiers aged 15–19: a longitudinal 4-year follow-up study examining rates, biomechanical injury risk fa... by Jonas Hanimann, Daniel P. Fitze, Thomas Koller, Flavia Schürmann, Stefan Fröhlich, Georg C. Feuerriegel, Christoph Stern, Johannes Scherr, Eling D. de Bruin, Reto Sutter, Jörg Spörri

“…At baseline, female skiers who experienced ACL injury during follow-up presented smaller knee flexion angles during drop jump landing than non-injured skiers did (p = 0.013).Conclusion Between 15 and 19 years of age, one-third of competitive alpine skiers suffer from traumatic knee injury and more than half of skiers end their sports careers. …”
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Weight-adjusted waist index and deficit accumulation frailty trajectories in middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal study by Peng Zeng, Cheng Jiang, Han Yin, Mengyuan Zhou, Huijie He, Da Yin, Feng Lin

“…The Weight-adjusted Waist Index (WWI), a better indicator of central obesity, may provide a more accurate measurement. The primary aim of this study was to estimate the impact of WWI on frailty progression and compare its effects across different metabolic statuses. …”
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Post-processing of a distributed source method for the localization of somatosensory cortex in a cohort of epilepsy patients by Kevin Tyner, Matthew McCumber, Srijita Das, Carmen Urban, Anthony J. Maxin, Tiffany Chu, Mustaffa Alfatlawi, Stephen V. Gliske

“…Our objective in this paper was to present a method to post-process the distributed source localization results to yield a directly interpretable, distributed region of activation. …”
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Implications of step-chilling on meat color investigated using proteome analysis of the sarcoplasmic protein fraction of beef longissimus lumborum muscle by Yi-min ZHANG, Xiu-ze ZHANG, Tian-tian WANG, David L. Hopkins, Yan-wei MAO, Rong-rong LIANG, Guang-fu YANG, Xin LUO, Li-xian ZHU

“…Of these, pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit beta showed a positive correlation with color L*, a*, b* values and accounted for more than 60% of the variation in color values; this protein can be considered as a potential beef color biomarker. …”
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Patient Perceptions of Social Media Use by Orthopaedic Surgeons: Comparing Responses Across the United States by Benjamin R. Wharton, M.D., Daniel J. Stokes, M.D., Alexander J. Johnson, M.D., Nicholas G. Girardi, B.S., Miranda G. Manfre, B.S., Carson Keeter, M.S., Kevin K. Shinsako, P.A.-C., Eric C. McCarty, M.D., Jonathan T. Bravman, M.D., Rachel M. Frank, M.D.

“…Clinical Relevance: The information from this study clarifies how patients use SM and what types of SM posts are more likely to be viewed positively, negatively, and which illicit a polarized response. …”
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MiceDEGdb: a knowledge base on differentially expressed mouse genes as a model object in biomedical research by O. A. Podkolodnaya, I. V. Chadaeva, S. V. Filonov, N. L. Podkolodnyy, D. A. Rasskazov, N. N. Tverdokhleb, K. A. Zolotareva, A. G. Bogomolov, E. Yu. Kondratyuk, D. Yu. Oshchepkov, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…The use of mice is advantageous because they have small size, are easy to keep and to genetically modify. Mice make up more than 90 % of the rodents used for pharmaceutical research. …”
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