Age- and sex-related development of osteosarcopenia in the aging Octodon degus rodent model by Pablo Gallo-Soljancic, Pablo Gallo-Soljancic, Maria Egle De Stefano, Maria Egle De Stefano, Ana-María Lucas-Ochoa, Ana-María Lucas-Ochoa, Consuelo Sánchez-Rodrigo, Lorena Cuenca-Bermejo, Ana-María González-Cuello, Ana-María González-Cuello, Emiliano Fernández-Villalba, Emiliano Fernández-Villalba, María-Trinidad Herrero, María-Trinidad Herrero

“…Among these, osteoporosis and sarcopenia, collectively known as osteosarcopenia, have the most significant impact on the quality of life, general health and frailty in the elderly. …”
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Overexpression of the apple expansin-like gene MdEXLB1 accelerates the softening of fruit texture in tomato by Yan-hui CHEN, Bin XIE, Xiu-hong AN, Ren-peng MA, De-ying ZHAO, Cun-gang CHENG, En-mao LI, Jiang-tao ZHOU, Guo-dong KANG, Yan-zhen ZHANG

“…Semi-quantitative RT-PCR revealed that most of the expansins were expressed at the ripening stage before harvest. …”
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Relationship between digital ulcers and severity of lung function test in systemic sclerosis over a five-year period by O. B. Ovsyannikova, O. A. Koneva, L. P. Ananieva, L. A. Garzanova, M. N. Srarovoytova, O. V. Desinova, R. U. Shayakhmetova

“…PFT (measurement of forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusion lung capacity (DLco)) were made.Results. 27 (35%) pts with SSc-ILD had DUs at the end of the study. The most pts with DUs was in groups 2 and 3 (14 and 9) accordingly at the end of the study. …”
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Mechanisms behind zinc transport in a calcareous soil-wheat system and their impacts on human health by Su-rong Zhang, Jun-quan Yang, Da-ming Wang, Xue-sheng Gao, Ji-hong Liu, Jing Zhang, Xiao-long Duan, Jian-hua Wang, Ling-zhi Yang

“…Zinc deficiency has been identified as a global nutritional issue. Wheat, one of the most significant food crops for humans, is primarily planted in potentially zinc-deficient, calcareous soils in China. …”
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Brucellosis in cattle and buffalo in southern Italian provinces: trends in presence of territory-specific One Health measures by Alessandra Mazzeo, Celestina Mascolo, Celestina Mascolo, Lucia Maiuro, Marco Esposito, Carlo Ferrara, Nicola Rossi, Vincenzo Di Chiro, Sebastiano Rosati, Sebastiano Rosati, Elena Sorrentino

“…The Caserta programme specifically addresses the province’s particular vulnerabilities, which include frequent flooding events and the presence of the largest and most densely concentrated water buffalo population in Italy.DiscussionThe results highlight the fundamental importance of a One Health approach, which includes targeted interventions adapted to the specific context in which they are applied. …”
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Comparative analysis of models predicting the risks of early poor outcome of deceased-donor liver transplantation: a retrospective single-center study by A. I. Sushkov, M. V. Popov, V. S. Rudakov, D. S. Svetlakova, A. N. Pashkov, A. S. Lukianchikova, M. Muktarzhan, K. K. Gubarev, V. E. Syutkin, A. I. Artemyev, S. E. Voskanyan

“…To evaluate the applicability and accuracy of the most common models predicting the risks of early adverse outcomes in liver transplantation from deceased donors.Material and methods. …”
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Brazil’s Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer and child malnutrition: a nationwide birth cohort study by Maurício Lima Barreto, Julia M Pescarini, Rosemeire L Fiaccone, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Ila R Falcão, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Maria Y Ichihara, Natanael J Silva, João Guilherme G Tedde, Enny Paixao, Aline dos Santos Rocha, Juliana Freitas de Mello e Silva

“…The study underscores BFP participation’s benefits in child nutritional outcomes, emphasising the programme’s potential to reduce stunting in all children and to reduce overweight/obesity in the most vulnerable ones. However, BFP was also associated with an increased risk of overweight/obesity, which may be a consequence of overlapping stages of Brazil’s rapid nutrition transition, a scenario that contributes to the double burden of malnutrition. …”
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Production of Water-Soluble Chitosan from Crab Shells (Portunus sp.) by Pressurized Hydrolysis Method as an Active Material for Hand Sanitizer by Niken Dharmayanti, Dessy A Natalia, Aef Permadi, Fera R Dewi, Khamhou Thongsamouth

“… • Physical features of organoleptic water-soluble chitosan from crab’s shell hand sanitizer: neutral appearance (5), somewhat similar fragrance (6), neutral texture (5), similar (6), not homogenous, dispersion 3.59-4.03 cm, pH 6.05-6.28. • The most effective hand sanitizer formulation from crab’s shell water soluble chitosan is HS3 (including 200 mg/ml of water-soluble chitosan), which has a weak inhibition zone of 5.35±0.57 mm for S. aureus bacteria and 4.70±0.07 mm for E. coli.       …”
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Risk factors and variations in detection of new bovine tuberculosis breakdowns via slaughterhouse surveillance in Great Britain. by Trevelyan J McKinley, Debby Lipschutz-Powell, Andrew P Mitchell, James L N Wood, Andrew J K Conlan

“…The odds of an animal being a slaughterhouse case was strongly associated with the region of the country that the animal spent most of its life, with animals living in high-frequency testing areas of England having on average 21 times the odds of detection compared to animals living in Scotland. …”
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Cross Calibration of Galaxy Cluster Temperatures Measured with NuSTAR, XMM-Newton, and Chandra by Fiona Lopez, Daniel R. Wik, Cicely Potter, Randall A. Rojas Bolivar, Ayşegül Tümer, Dominique Eckert, Fabio Gastaldello, Brian W Grefenstette, Kristin Madsen, Ben Maughan, Eric D. Miller, Gerrit Schellenberger, A. N. Wallbank

“…Unfortunately, there exists a longstanding discrepancy in temperature measurements of the same galaxy clusters made by the two most sensitive X-ray observatories, Chandra and XMM-Newton. …”
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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

“…High human density (top 10.5% densest areas in France) and wetland concentration (top 19.3% most likely wetland areas) were significant factors in USUV case locations. …”
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Determining the relationship between hormonal background characteristics and signs of female sexual dysfunction in women with and without endometriosis in the prediction of gestati... by L.M. Semeniuk, V.I. Pankiv, Ye.S. Kozachuk, O.I. Kryzhanovska

“…Overcoming infertility in young women is recognized as one of the most important tasks of modern medicine. Among the factors that reduce female fertility, endometriosis remains relevant. …”
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Time course and determinants of the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in Costa Rica: the RESPIRA study by Rolando Herrero, Romain Fantin, Viviana Loría, Amada Aparicio, D. Rebecca Prevots, Michael Zúñiga, Roy Wong, Melvin Morera, Julia Butt, Marco Binder, Arturo Abdelnour, Alejandro Calderón, Roberto Castro, Bernal Cortes, Rebeca Ocampo, Juan Carlos Vanegas, Mitchell H. Gail, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Julia Flock, Kim Remans, Lukas Eberhardt, Soheil Rastgou, Vladimir Magalhaes, Carolina Porras, Allan Hildesheim, Tim Waterboer, for the RESPIRA study group

“…We estimated antibody positivity and GMTs by time since diagnosis and explored determinants using multivariate regression. Results Most participants tested 15–29 days after PCR diagnosis were seropositive for N (90%) and S1-RBD antibodies (96%) and had the highest GMTs for both antibodies. …”
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Quantifying the contributions of cardiovascular risk factors to cardiovascular disease trends in 21st century Japan: a microsimulation studyResearch in context by Soshiro Ogata, Eri Kiyoshige, Yusuke Yoshikawa, Koji Iihara, Hitoshi Fukuda, Masanobu Ishii, Kenichi Tsujita, Anna Head, Brendan Collins, Martin O'Flaherty, Kunihiro Nishimura, Chris Kypridemos

“…Interpretation: SBP and smoking reductions drove most CVD burden declines in Japan (2001–2019). Modest benefits came from LDL-c and HbA1c, while rising BMI, and low PA and FV intake partly offset these benefits. …”
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Prophylactic protection from lethal henipavirus disease mediated by Nipah-derived defective interfering particles is influenced by challenge virus strain and viral speciesResearch... by Stephen R. Welch, Jessica R. Spengler, Jessica R. Harmon, JoAnn D. Coleman-McCray, Sarah C. Genzer, Katherine A. Davies, Teresa E. Sorvillo, Florine E.M. Scholte, Sergio E. Rodriguez, Joel M. Montgomery, Stuart T. Nichol, Christina F. Spiropoulou

“…DIPs derived from NiV strain Malaysia were most effective against NiV Malaysia but also provided strong protection against the closely related NiV Bangladesh with certain regimens. …”
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Clinical efficacy and biomechanical analysis of robotic internal fixation with percutaneous screws in the treatment of both-column acetabular fractures by Xiangyu Qi, Xu Zhang, Qing Zhang, Yazhong Zhang, Shaolong Huang, Yongxiang Lv, Wenbo Li, Jun Qiang Wang, Ziqiang Zhu

“…Abstract Both-column fractures of the acetabulum represent a particularly complex category of injury, with a high proportion necessitating surgical intervention. The most common surgical method is open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), but this has problems like blood loss, long operations, and trauma after surgery. …”
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Effects of Omega-3 PUFAs on lipid profiles and antioxidant response in depressed adolescents: A metabolomic and lipidomic study by Jinfeng Wang, Shuhui Li, Dandan Wang, Yan Gao, Qian Wang, Tianqi Wang, Guanghai Wang, Daihui Peng, Yi Qiao, Jiansong Zhou, Lei Feng, Xiaowen Hu, Chunling Wan

“…Following ω3 PUFA supplementation, phospholipid metabolism emerged as the most significantly altered pathway. ω3 PUFAs markedly influenced the composition of membrane fatty acids, significantly increasing the ω3 PUFA content, decreasing the ω6/ω3 PUFA ratio, and increasing membrane fluidity. …”
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AAV‐delivered diacylglycerol kinase DGKk achieves long‐term rescue of fragile X syndrome mouse model by Karima Habbas, Oktay Cakil, Boglárka Zámbó, Ricardos Tabet, Fabrice Riet, Doulaye Dembele, Jean‐Louis Mandel, Michaël Hocquemiller, Ralph Laufer, Françoise Piguet, Hervé Moine

“…Abstract Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent form of familial intellectual disability. …”
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ROLE OF CYTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PRETERM BIRTH by N. R. Radzhabova, N. Yu. Sotnikova, A. V. Kudryashova, N. Yu. Borzova, A. I. Malyshkina

“…Chronic chorioamnionitis is the most common condition in idiopathic preterm birth and is characterized by the infiltration of maternal CD8+Tcells into the chorioamniotic membranes. …”
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Potential therapeutic effects of Ferula gummosa Boiss. Extract on Autistic-like behaviors in maternally separated mice: Role of NMDA receptor gene by Forozan Yaghoubi, Hossein Amini-Khoei, Kamal Solati, Antoni Sureda, Zahra Lorigooini

“…Ferula gummosa Boiss. is one of the most valuable medicinal plants used since ancient times for several symptomatic conditions such as vomiting and diarrhea. …”
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