Identification and Classification of Factors Influencing the Regulation of Priority Goods Markets Based on Network Governance with an Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach by sadegh Dadashi, Fattah Sharifzadeh, Reza Vaezi, Hossein Aslipour

“…Additionally, network governance has become essential, particularly as solitary public sector efforts have proven inadequate in solving complex social issues. …”
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Optimization of the Screw Conveyor Device Based on a GA-BP Neural Network by Qiang Guo, Yunpeng Zhuang, Houzhuo Xu, Wei Li, Haitao Li, Zhidong Wu

“…The optimization results of the traditional BP (Back Propagation) and GA—BP were compared. It was proven that GA—BP could effectively compensate for the deficiencies of the BP neural network and substantially enhance the model’s accuracy. …”
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Fibrinogen-albumin ratio predicts treatment response in phospholipase A2 receptor-associated membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome by Suyan Duan, Si Chen, Chen Chen, Fang Lu, Ying Pan, Yifei Lu, Qing Li, Simeng Liu, Bo Zhang, Huijuan Mao, Changying Xing, Yanggang Yuan

“…Therefore, this study aims to clarify the association between FAR and disease activity and therapy response of PMN.Methods 110 biopsy-proven phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) -associated PMN participants with nephrotic syndrome from January 2017 to December 2021 were recruited in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. …”
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Neoadjuvant atezolizumab plus bevacizumab prior liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Parissa Tabrizian, Rebecca Marino, Sherrie Bhoori, Marcus Zeitlhoefler, Neil Mehta, Vanessa Banz, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Massimo Iavarone, Chiara Mazzarelli, Nicolò Simonotti, Francis Yao, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Josep M. Llovet

“…During the 25-month median follow-up period, two cases of mild (rejection activity index ≤4), biopsy-proven rejection were reported but no instances of severe allograft rejection or graft loss were reported. …”
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Liver Elastography for Liver Fibrosis Stratification: A Comparison of Three Techniques in a Biopsy-Controlled MASLD Cohort by Antonio Liguori, Giorgio Esposto, Maria Elena Ainora, Irene Mignini, Raffaele Borriello, Linda Galasso, Mattia Paratore, Maria Cristina Giustiniani, Laura Riccardi, Matteo Garcovich, Antonio Gasbarrini, Luca Miele, Maria Assunta Zocco

“…<b>Background:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy in fibrosis staging of a novel shear wave elastography (SWE) device (S-Shearwave Imaging by Samsung) and a previously validated 2D-SWE by Supersonic Imagine (SSI) in patients with biopsy proven metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). …”
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Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the Invaplex_AR-Detox <i>Shigella</i> Vaccine Co-Administered with the dmLT Adjuvant in Dutch and Zambian Adults: Study Protoc... by Geert V. T. Roozen, Nsofwa Sukwa, Masuzyo Chirwa, Jessica A. White, Marcus Estrada, Nicole Maier, Kevin R. Turbyfill, Renee M. Laird, Akamol E. Suvarnapunya, Aicha Sayeh, Flavia D’Alessio, Candice Marion, Laura Pattacini, Marie-Astrid Hoogerwerf, Rajagopal Murugan, Manuela Terrinoni, Jan R. Holmgren, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Sophie Houard, Michelo Simuyandi, Meta Roestenberg

“…This trial addresses the issue of hyporesponsiveness in an early stage of clinical development by testing the vaccine and adjuvant in an endemic setting (Zambia) after the first-in-human administration and the dose-escalation has proven safe and tolerable in a low-endemic setting (Netherlands). …”
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Polygonatum kingianum polysaccharide alleviated intestinal injuries by mediating antioxidant ability and microbiota by Reng Qiu, Chuangye Pan, Yuxi Qin, Qianfei Wei, Yue Yu, Ying Zhang, Xuehan Xie, Jianqin Li, Shouhai Chen, Kun Li, Dalia Fouad, Yi Wu, Qiu Zhong

“…IntroductionPolygonatum kingianum is a well-known medicinal herb with proven bioactivities; however, little is known about the effects of its polysaccharide on intestinal injuries in animals induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).MethodsA total of 30 Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice were divided into control (CH), induced (MH), and treated (H) groups. …”
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Outcomes and risk factors of transported patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ECMO center experience by Lingjuan Liu, Dingji Hu, Tong Hao, Shanshan Chen, Lei Chen, Yike Zhu, Chenhui Jin, Jing Wu, Haoya Fu, Haibo Qiu, Yi Yang, Songqiao Liu

“…Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been proven to be a support method and technology for patients with cardiopulmonary failure. …”
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Effects of taurine on growth performance, body composition and physiological responses of western white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei broodstock by Vahid Morshedi, Mahmoud Nafisi Bahabadi, Mansour Torfi Mozanzadeh, Amin Oujifard, Naser Agh, Khalegh Maneii, Ahmad Qasemi, Nehzat Bakhshi, Hadi Ebrahimi, Rezvan Tamadoni, Shirin Hamedi, Reza Bagherpour, Fatemeh Solimani

“…Taurine (Tau = 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is an amino sulfonic acid, which has been proven to be conditionally essential for some aquatic animals when these animals are fed with diets containing high plant protein levels, due to taurine deficiency in plant-based protein sources. …”
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High SUVs Have More Robust Repeatability in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Results from a Prospective Test-Retest Cohort Imaged with 18F-DCFPyL by Rudolf A. Werner, Bilêl Habacha, Susanne Lütje, Lena Bundschuh, Takahiro Higuchi, Philipp Hartrampf, Sebastian E. Serfling, Thorsten Derlin, Constantin Lapa, Andreas K. Buck, Markus Essler, Kenneth J. Pienta, Mario A. Eisenberger, Mark C. Markowski, Laura Shinehouse, Rehab AbdAllah, Ali Salavati, Martin A. Lodge, Martin G. Pomper, Michael A. Gorin, Ralph A. Bundschuh, Steven P. Rowe

“…In this prospective, IRB-approved trial (NCT03793543), 21 patients with history of histologically proven PC underwent two 18F-DCFPyL PET/CTs within 7 days (mean 3.7, range 1 to 7 days). …”
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Soluble and cell-based markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated nephritis by Sandra M Herrmann, Riley Fadden, Ryan J Sullivan, Kerry L Reynolds, Harish Seethapathy, Meghan E Sise, Shruti Gupta, Alexandra-Chloe Villani, Qiyu Wang, Daiana Moreno, Destiny Harden, R Neal Smith, Ivy A Rosales, Robert B Colvin, Sarah Chute, Lynn D Cornell, Nancy J Yang, Sara Barmettler, Sophia Wells, Jocelyn Farmer

“…Because ICIs block immune checkpoint pathways that include cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4), we hypothesized that biomarkers of immune dysregulationpreviously defined in patients with congenital CTLA4 deficiency, including elevated soluble interleukin-2 receptor alpha (sIL-2R) and flow cytometric cell-based markers of B and T cell dysregulation in peripheral blood may aid the diagnosis of ICI-nephritis.Methods A retrospective cohort of patients diagnosed with ICI-nephritis was compared with three prospectively enrolled control cohorts: ICI-treated controls without immune-related adverse events, patients not on ICIs with hemodynamic acute kidney injury (hemodynamic AKI), and patients not on ICIs with biopsy proven acute interstitial nephritis from other causes (non-ICI-nephritis). sIL-2R level and flow cytometric parameters were compared between groups using Wilcoxon rank sum test or Kruskal-Wallis test. …”
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Innovación en sueño by Laura Vigil, Toni Zapata, Andrea Grau, Marta Bonet, Montserrat Montaña, María Piñar

“…However, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in sleep medicine has made it possible to automate the analysis of sleep phases and respiratory events with high accuracy.Machine learning algorithms and neural networks have proven to be effective in automatic sleep coding, with hit rates comparable to those of human experts. …”
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Mise au point d'un protocole d'évaluation du stress chez les primates captifs et sauvages by Morgane Debuigne, Victor Narat, Baptiste Sadoughi, Michel Saint Jalme, Sabrina Krief

“…En milieu naturel, nous avons récolté des échantillons provenant de chimpanzés en Ouganda (2 lots de poils et 20 fèces), de bonobos en RDC (20 fèces) et de gorilles au Cameroun (2 lots de poils). …”
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The role of smell in medical and psychological disorders: An interdisciplinary approach by Giuseppe Riva

“…There are only limited treatments available for smell disorders. A proven effective treatment is only available where nasal illnesses causes the smell disorder and consists of surgical treatment (endoscopic sinonasal surgery) and the application of corticosteroids [12, 13]. …”

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Green Cementless Mortar Incorporating Waste Paper Sludge Ash by Aida Nabila Jamaluddin, Siti Asmahani Saad, Siti Aliyyah Masjuki, Wan Nur Firdaus Wan Hassan, Siti Noratikah Che Deraman, Nadiah Md Husain

“…As for the curing process, the heat-cured method is evident in accelerating strength development in the WPSA-based geopolymer mortar compared to the ambient curing method due to the rapid polymerization process in the geopolymer system. It is proven that 60 ? is the optimum temperature for the curing process for geopolymer mortar. …”
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The graded heat-health risk forecast and early warning with full-season coverage across China: a predicting model development and evaluation studyResearch in context by Qing Wang, Chen Chen, Huaiyue Xu, Yuanyuan Liu, Yu Zhong, Jing Liu, Menghan Wang, Mengxue Zhang, Yiting Liu, Jing Li, Tiantian Li

“…Interpretation: The HHSEW model has been proven to surpass the current heatwave early warning system. …”
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Ovarian stimulation alternatives for in vitro production of embryos in water buffaloes by Alexis Bandeo, José Luis Konrad, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Marina J. Sansinena, Gustavo Crudeli, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…In vitro fertilization (IVF) was performed after 24 hours of oocyte in vitro maturation using cryopreserved semen from buffalo bulls of proven fertility. In vitro culture (IVC) was carried out for 6.5 days, and all embryos that reached the blastocyst stage were graded and vitrified. …”
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Evolution of Green Technology, Technology Gap and International Trade A Comparative Study of Developing and Developed Countries by Mehrnoosh Patimar, Zahra Zamani

“…Green technology and its positive consequences serve as a turning point for mitigating environmental damage and, most importantly, preventing further harm. It has proven to be highly effective and requires the collective efforts of all countries to achieve their economic goals while preserving and expanding their trade relationships, ultimately bringing their technological levels closer together. …”
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Clinical and experimental rationale for using phenylephrine with hypromellose for the treatment of extra accommodation strain in patients with myopia by M.V. Makhova, E.V. Shikh, V.V. Strakhov, D.S. Blinov, G.K. Poluosmak, E.V. Semeleva, E.V. Blinova

“…The same results were obtained in this study comparing the clinical efficacy of 2.5% phenylephrine solution with hypromellose and its preparations without hypromellose used for the treatment of schoolchildren with extra accommodation strain amid myopia, as proven by the significant improvement of the accommodation indices during the treatment. …”
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A Comparative Study of Mulla Sadra and Plantinga’s Views on the Issue of Evil by Masoumeh Ameri, Farida Rezaei

“…This issue indicates that, at best, the free will defense is incomplete, and it is necessary to specify the possible reason for God to create humans who voluntarily commit evil to such an extent. If it is proven from the beginning that each of the evils seen in the world is compatible with the overall design of creation, no one will ever criticize the existence of evils; because evils are in harmony with the best possible system.…”
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