A longitudinal study of changes in depressive symptoms and risk factors for congestive heart failure by Julia Gallucci, Justin Ng, Maria T. Secara, Brett D. M. Jones, Colin Hawco, M. Omair Husain, Nusrat Husain, Imran B. Chaudhry, Aristotle N. Voineskos, M. Ishrat Husain

“… Background Depression is prevalent among patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and is associated with increased mortality and healthcare use. However, most research on this association has focused on high-income countries, leaving a gap in knowledge regarding the relationship between depression and CHF in low-to-middle-income countries. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Fatty Acid Profiles in Erythrocyte Membranes in Vegetarians Compared to Omnivores by Marta Despotović, Jasmina Debeljak Martačić, Ivana Šarac, Gordana Petrović Oggiano, Slavica Ranković, Petar Jovanović, Marija Takić

“…The activity of delta-6 desaturases (D6D), estimated as the GLA/LA ratio, was higher in the omnivores (<i>p</i> < 0.005), while the activity of elongase 2 (ELOV2), estimated as the DPA/EPA ratio, was higher in the vegetarians (<i>p</i> < 0.005). Most of the differences presented in both vegans and vegetarians, except for GLA and D6D, where differences were observed only in vegans compared to omnivores. …”
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Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity and Probiotic Potential of Lactobacillus plantarum Isolated from Chinese Homemade Pickles by Y. Zeng, Y. Li, Q. P. Wu, J. M. Zhang, X. Q. Xie, Y. Ding, S. Z. Cai, Q. H. Ye, M. T. Chen, L. Xue, S. Wu, H. Y. Zeng, X. J. Yang, J. Wang

“…Meanwhile, organic acids were mainly responsible for the antimicrobial activity of the LAB strains, and the most abundant of these was lactic acid (19.32 ± 0.95 to 24.79 ± 0.40 g/l). …”
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The Minha Casa Minha Vida social housing programme and leprosy in Brazil: an analysis of the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort (2010–2015) by Camila S. S. Teixeira, Júlia M. Pescarini, Mauro N. Sanchez, Andrêa Jacqueline F. Ferreira, Rosemeire L. Fiaccone, Maria Yury Ichihara, Renzo Flores-Ortiz, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Peter Craig, Alastair H. Leyland, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Maria Lucia F. Penna, Gerson O. Penna, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Maurício L. Barreto

“…Our findings suggest the programme is, in fact, reaching the most vulnerable individuals, as intended in its objectives. …”
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Deciphering low-dose radiation-induced cytotoxic effects:The application of integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis in lung organoid-based 3D in vitro model by Lihui Xuan, Jinhua Luo, Huiji Pan, Dafei Xie, Xin Huang, Yang Han, Chenjun Bai, Hua Guan, Ruixue Huang, Ping-Kun Zhou

“…However, only the metabolites in the glycerophospholipid metabolism pathway increased significantly in the group treated with 0. 01 Gy radiation, with the lipid substances Carnitine C18:0(Car (18: 0)), palmitoylcarnitine, and PE (18: 3 (9 Z, 12 Z, 15 Z)/P- 16: 0) showing the most significant increase. Significantly, compared to the control, lipid metabolism can be affected by 0.01 Gy radiation. …”
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Deep learning-based delineation of whole-body organs at risk empowering adaptive radiotherapy by Zi-Hang Chen, Song-Feng Li, Ling-Xin Xu, Meng-Qiu Tian, Feng Li, Yu-Xian Yang, Chen-Fei Wu, Guan-Qun Zhou, Li Lin, Yao Lu, Ying Sun

“…Abstract Background Accurate delineation of organs at risk (OARs) is crucial for precision radiotherapy. Most previous autosegmentation models were only constructed for single anatomical region without evaluation of dosimetric impact. …”
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Bevacizumab, tislelizumab and nab-paclitaxel for previously untreated metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a phase II trial by Wei Yang, Qi Sun, Fei Xu, Jing Peng, Cong Xue, Meiting Chen, Riqing Huang, Qixiang Rong, Xiujiao Shen, Ditian Shu, Kuikui Jiang, Xin An, Haifeng Li, Yanxia Shi

“…Hypothyroidism (30.0%) was the most frequent immune-related AE. Biomarker analysis indicated that lower baseline interleukin (IL)-1α was associated with poor survival, while IL-2, vascular endothelial growth factor-A and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 levels significantly decreased at progression. …”
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Specific aspects of the radiographic morphometric and densitometric characteristics of mandible of the rats with experimental diabetes mellitus after tooth extraction by A. V. Abramov, K. S. Hanchev, Ye. V. Kadzharian

“…Radiological density of the interalveolar and interradicular septa between the 1st–3rd molar and the 1st molar root, which is the most traumatized and loaded rats' tooth, is decreased in the rats with experimental diabetes mellitus. …”
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Assessment of readability of informed consent forms of gynecologic cancer clinical trials: A (Potential) barrier to enrollment? by Wafa K. Khadraoui, Quinn M. Kistenfeger, Molly Herman, Floor Backes, Larry J. Copeland, John L. Hays, David M. O’Malley, Roberto Vargas, Laura M. Chambers

“…Results: A total of 103 informed consent forms were reviewed, capturing trials for ovarian (n = 41, 39.8 %), endometrial (n = 21, 20.4 %), cervical (n = 14, 13.6 %), vulvar/vaginal cancers (n = 3, 2.9 %), as well as multi-disease site/basket trials (n = 24, 23.3 %). Most informed consent forms were from industry-sponsored studies (n = 45, 43.7 %) and NCI, NRG Oncology, and GOG Foundation (GOG) sponsored studies (n = 42, 40.8 %). …”
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COVID-19 vaccination pharmacovigilance in Khojaly district, Uzbekistan: an epidemiological evaluation by Yunis Tursinov, Yunis Tursinov, Yunis Tursinov, Roberta Horth, Roberta Horth, Roberta Horth, Botirjon Kurbonov, Alfiya Denebayeva, Alfiya Denebayeva, Shalkar Adambekov, Shalkar Adambekov, Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova

“…Among all providers, only 13 (43%) submitted an AEFI report, and 10 (33%) did not know where to report an AEFI. The most common barriers to reporting included having a large patient load (20%) and not having access to computers (7%). …”
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The evolution of vaccine hesitancy through the COVID-19 pandemic: A semi-structured interview study on booster and bivalent doses by Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Emily A. FitzGerald, Stephana Julia Moss, Michal S. Cherak, Rebecca Brundin-Mather, Alexandra Dodds, Henry T. Stelfox, Ève Dubé, Kirsten M. Fiest, Donna M. Halperin, Sofia B. Ahmed, Shannon E. MacDonald, Sharon E. Straus, Terra Manca, Josh Ng Kamstra, Andrea Soo, Shelly Longmore, Shelly Kupsch, Bonnie Sept, Scott A. Halperin

“…Nearly half of participants identified as a woman (n = 11), the median age was 37 years (interquartile range: 32–48), and most participants were employed full-time (n = 12); no participant reported needing to vaccinate (with a primary series) for their workplace. …”
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Hematopoietic Stem Cells of Bone Marrow and Their Total RNA in Rat Liver Regeneration by Nina Onishchenko, Murat Shagidulin, Zalina Gonikova, Alla Nikolskaya, Ludmila Kirsanova, Artem Venediktov, Ksenia Pokidova, Egor Kuzmin, Natalia Kuznetsova, Igor Kozlov, Dmitry Telyshev, Natalia Kartashkina, Viacheslav Varentsov, Maria Timofeeva, Victor Sevastjanov, Andrei Elchaninov, Gennadii Piavchenko, Sergey Gautier

“…The liver mass enlarged mostly after apoptotic hematopoietic stem cells and total RNA. …”
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SLOW DEFORMATION WAVES IN THE SEISMIC REGIME AND GEOPHYSICAL FIELDS AT THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE AMUR PLATE by S. V. Trofimenko, V. G. Bykov, N. N. Grib

“…Using the data on seismicity of the most active region of the Baikal rift zone – the northwestern segment of the Amur plate, we have studied the periodic components of seismicity along the entire northern boundary of the Amur plate. …”
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CLINICAL CHRACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS AND RESULTS OF CATHETER ABLATION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN RUSSIA: SUBANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN REGISTRY 2012-2016 by E. N. Mikhailov, N. Z. Gasymova, S. А. Bayramova, V. E. Kharats, O. N. Kachalkova, A. Yu. Dmitriev, R. E. Batalov, D. P. Morgunov, I. A. Silin, A. A. Aleksandrovskiy, D. V. Kryzhanovskiy, A. B. Romanov, E. A. Pokushalov, D. S. Lebedev, V. A. Kuznetsov, G. V. Kolunin, D. A. Zamanov, S. Yu. Chetverikov, S. M. Yashin, S. V. Popov, E. A. Ivanitsky, A. I. Gorkov, S. E. Mamchur, V. A. Bazaev, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…In real clinical setting, high efficacy of CA AF was shown, resistant to antiarrhythmic therapy. In most of Russian patients there were cardiovascular comorbidities. …”
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The Impact of Vaccination on Disease Course and Outcome in Intensive Care Patients With COVID-19 by B. I. Kurilin, V. Y. Kiselevskaya-Babinina, Y. V. Kuzmicheva, A. V. Shapoval, N. E. Drozdova, K. A. Popugayev

“…Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department revealed:the average duration of stay both in clinical units and in intensive care units in vaccinated patients is significantly less than in unvaccinated patients;all patients were admitted to the hospital in a serious or extremely serious condition caused by severe clinical manifestations of coronavirus infection in unvaccinated patients and comorbid diseases in most of the vaccinated patients;the mortality among vaccinated patients is significantly lower, and the immediate cause of death was almost always complications of a severe course of competing (non-infectious)CONCLUSION The study showed that in vaccinated patients with intense post-vaccination immunity, the risk of developing a severe course of coronavirus infection (requiring resuscitation) is much lower. …”
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Considerações a propósito do tratamento medicamentoso de 1217 pacientes epilépticos: I: estudo em relação ao tipo de epilepsia e ao eletrencefalograma Drug treatment of 1.211 epile... by Luís Marques-Assis

“…Concerning the type of seizures, the author draws the following conclusions : 1) the evolution was better in patients with Bravais-Jackson seizures; 2) the highest percentual rate of remission was shown by patients with sleep seizures (59,0%); 3) the patients with "grand mal" seizures without aura were the most refractory to the treatment; 4) the patients with generalized fits secondary to focal discharges showed the best results, although evidencing lowest remission index; 5) among all types of seizures, the Bravais-Jacsonian fits showed better evolution, specially the cases without generalization; 6) significant differences of evolution were not found between convulsive and non convulsive epilepsy. …”
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The Internal Kinematics of NGC 2808 and Its Multiple Populations by M. Griggio, A. Bellini, F. I. Aros, E. Vesperini, M. Libralato, J. Anderson, H. Baumgardt, F. R. Ferraro, R. P. van der Marel, S. Raso, A. Renzini, A. Rest, R. E. Ryan Jr.

“…Finally, we measured the dispersion of the angular momentum L _z for the three main subpopulations along the main sequence, which provides further evidence of the differences in the velocity anisotropy of first-generation and second-generation stars and shows marginal evidence for the most extreme second-generation subpopulation being slightly more radially anisotropic than the other second-generation subpopulation.…”
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Molecular Identification of Hyalomma Ticks and Application of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins as an Effective Biological Acaricide by Panhwer Sana Noor, Munir Ahmed, Abdul Suboor Ansari, Javaid Ali Gadahi, Shahar Bano Memon, Mansoor Tariq, Zubair Ahmed Laghari, Feroza Soomro, Bachal Bhutto, Noor-Un-Nisa Mari, Zhengli Chen

“…Bacillus thuringiensis (B. thuringiensis) is considered one of the most important entomopathogenic microorganisms. It produces potent toxins against insects. …”
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after heart transplantation by M. A. Simonenko, M. Yu. Sitnikova, P. A. Fedotov, Yu. V. Sazonova, M. A. Bortsova, K. I. Monosova, L. A. Vasilievna, L. B. Mitrofanova, G. V. Nikolaev, M. L. Gordeev, M. A. Karpenko

“…Early diagnosis of IPA allowed for initiation of timely specific therapy in most recipients and achievement of a positive effect in 80% of them.…”
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L-Ergothioneine ameliorates 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced Parkinson’s disease in C57BL/6J mice by activating DJ-1 by Xianshe Meng, Huawen Meng, Shuzeng Hou, Zequn Yin, Xuerui Wang, Ke Gong, Feng Zhang, Qingshan Li, Shuang Zhang, Yuanli Chen, Xiaoxiao Yang, Zhiwei Zhao, Chenzhong Liao, Yajun Duan

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. The loss of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons in the substantia nigra and the decrease of dopamine (DA) levels accelerate the process of PD. …”
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