Therapeutic Effects of Umbilical Cord Serum for Dry Eye Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bo Da Li, Jia Xuan Jiang, Qi Zhang, Yi Ran Chu, Ze Ying Chen, Kai Hu

“…Results: Eight studies were included in the meta-analysis, with two relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving a total of 204 patients. Most of the included studies had a follow-up time of less than 2 months. …”
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The Effects of <i>Echinacea</i> (EP107^TM) on Anxiety: A Comparison of Anxiety Measures in a Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study by József Haller, Gábor Faludi, Gábor Kovacs, György Purebl, Zoltán Füzesi, Tamás F. Freund

“…<b>Methods</b>: To investigate the influence of the anxiety measure on the detectability of anxiolytic effects, we examined the effects of <i>Echinacea</i> EP107^TM using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale–anxiety subscale (HADS-A), which focuses on psychic symptoms, and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), most items of which involve physical symptoms. The study was placebo-controlled, double-blind, and multicenter. …”
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Chemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Potential Assessment of Wild Laurel from the National Park Skadar Lake, Montenegro by Dragica Bojović, Miomir Šoškić, Ana Žugić, Marina T. Milenković, Iva Ljumović, Vanja M. Tadić

“…Also, fatty oil from the remaining laurel fruit after EOF isolation was investigated as a possible source of bioactive compounds. The most abundant components in EOL and EOF were 1,8-cineol (35.1% and 33.3%, respectively) and α-terpinyl acetate (10.4% and 7.0%, respectively). …”
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Evaluation of the virtual care experience for persons in prospective cohorts with HIV during the COVID pandemic. by Sharon L Walmsley, Majid Nabipoor, Valerie Martel-Laferriere, Mona Loutfy, Curtis Cooper, Marie-Louise Vachon, Bryan Boyachuk, Pamela Aldebes, Marina B Klein, CTN-COVID Sub-study Group

“…In multivariable regression models (analysis with SAS and R software) use of virtual care was higher in the aging cohort (p < .0001) but did not vary with current alcohol, drug use or self-reported depression (p > .05). The most common reason for not engaging was that it was failure to offer. …”
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Addition to the summary of cryptogam vascular and gymnosperms plants: “Flora of the Lower Volga Region” (based on materials of the herbarium of SSU (SARAT)) by Boldyrev, Vladimir Alexandrovich, Nyuschenko, Ekaterina Alexandrovna, Stepanov, Michail Vladimirovich

“…The fund currently contains 1539 herbarium sheets related to the studied devisions the collections of which were carried out from 1902 to 2017. The most numerous is the Polypodiophyta devision, followed in descending order by the Equisetophyta, Pinophyta and Lycopodiophyta. …”
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Application of communication strategies in the diffusion of agricultural innovations and technologies: the case of Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia by Bewket Sisay Melaku, Enkuye Yizengaw Sefereh, Minas Hiruy Emunu, Dessalegn Yeshambel Wassie

“…Research institutions generate plenty of agricultural technologies which is capable of improving agricultural productivity. However, most of research outputs developed by research institutions were not properly communicated to the intended users. …”
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Effect of thread embedding acupuncture for facial wrinkles and laxity: a single-arm, prospective, open-label study by Younghee Yun, Inhwa Choi

“…In the global aesthetic improvement scale, improvement was graded as 1 and 2 in nine and five cases, respectively. The most common adverse events were mild bruising, swelling, and pain. …”
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A rare confluence: hepatic artery aneurysm and infective endocarditis in a patient with a mitral valve prosthesis by Fnu Arty, Shreya Devarashetty, Anoohya Vangala, Sai R. Gaddameedi, Doantrang Du

“…Introduction: Hepatic artery aneurysm (HAA) is a rare condition, comprising only 0.1% of all arterial aneurysms, yet it is the most common visceral pseudoaneurysm with a 20% prevalence among such cases. …”
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An Integrative Genomics Approach for the Discovery of Potential Clinically Actionable Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer by Mark Fertel, Duaa Mohammad Alawad, Chindo Hicks

“…<b>Background:</b> Despite remarkable progress in clinical management of patients and intensified screening, colorectal cancer remains the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States. …”
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LOCAL ANTIBODY AND CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSES TO INFLUENZA INFECTION AND VACCINATION by G. D. Petukhova, A. N. Naikhin, I. B. Barantseva, S. A. Donina, T. V. Chirkova, E. P. Grigorieva, L. G. Rudenko

“…Local immune responses of mucous membranes of an organism are the first and most significant barriers preventing many virus infections, including influenza. …”
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Comparison of composition and whey protein fractions of human, camel, donkey, goat and cow milk by Halima El-Hatmi, Zeineb Jrad, Imed Salhi, Amel Aguibi, Amel Nadri, Touhami Khorchani

“…Also the analysis of whey protein profile in different milk samples was performed by anion-exchange fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) while polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to identify a single fraction. Camel milk was the most acid (pH 6.460±0.005) and the richest in total proteins (3.41±0.31 %) and ash (0.750±0.102 %), whereas donkey milk had a neutral pH (7.03±0.02) and characterised by low proteins (1.12±0.40 %) and fat (0.97±0.03 %) content, being very close to human milk. …”
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Unraveling trends in schistosomiasis: deep learning insights into national control programs in China by Qing Su, Cici Xi Chen Bauer, Robert Bergquist, Zhiguo Cao, Fenghua Gao, Zhijie Zhang, Yi Hu

“…This study explored the progress of the 2 most recent national schistosomiasis control programs in an endemic area along the Yangtze River in China. …”
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Synthesis of a global daily average gapless land surface temperature dataset from 2003 to 2018 by Xin Pan, Xu Ding, Kevin Tansey, Rufat Guluzade, Penghua Hu, Zi Yang, Suyi Liu, Jie Yuan, Zhanchuan Wang, Ziyu Lv, Wenyi Duan, Yingbao Yang

“…Remote sensing LST is one of the most widely used and applied methods. However, due to factors such as cloud, remote sensing LST data often exhibit a significant number of missing values, which can pose challenges to its application. …”
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The effect of structural changes on the functional properties of Fe65.5Cr4Mo4Ga4P12C5B5.5 bulk metallic glass by Mitrović Nebojša, Čukić Bratislav, Nedeljković Borivoje, Kalezić-Glišović Aleksandra, Obradović Nina

“…After the third annealing at 673 K the most intensive stress relief is followed by an increase in the magnetic permeability of 23%, an increase in the Curie temperature (to 558 K), and an improvement in coercivity of about 40%. …”
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Morphology and ultrastructure of Tilioideae pollen: how to differentiate Craigia, Mortoniodendron, and Tilia by Christian Geier, Silvia Ulrich, Johannes M. Bouchal, Reinhard Zetter, Valérie Ngô Muller, Bonnie F. Jacobs, Dieter Uhl, Friðgeir Grímsson

“…New pollen data are provided for all three genera, and previous research was compiled to provide the most up-to-date comprehensive morphological and ultrastructural summary of these genera. …”
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Genome sequencing and comparison of five Tilletia species to identify candidate genes for the detection of regulated species infecting wheat by Hai D. T. Nguyen, Tahera Sultana, Prasad Kesanakurti, Sarah Hambleton

“…Of the DNA-based methods published so far, most have focused on sequence variation among tested strains at a single gene locus. …”
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Tracking WNV transmission with a combined dog and wild boar surveillance system by Cora M. Holicki, Ute Ziegler, Wolfgang Gaede, Kerstin Albrecht, Jana Hänske, Jörg Walraph, Balal Sadeghi, Martin H. Groschup, Martin Eiden

“…In the wild boars and dogs, WNV Abs were most frequent (17.64 and 3.90%, respectively) while seroprevalences in small ruminants and of USUV were lower. …”
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Special dietary food improves exercise-induced myocardial injury in mice by FENG Xu, MI Mantian, YI Long

“…Histopathological and ultrastructural analyses revealed markedly alleviated myocardial damage in the treatment groups, with the medium-dose group exhibiting the most pronounced protective effects. Conclusion‍　‍Qiji Special Dietary Food demonstrates significant protective effects against exercise-induced myocardial injury in mice, which maybe associated with its antioxidant activity and mitigation of oxidative stress. …”
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Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process and Characterization of ACE Inhibitory Peptide from Squid Skin by Zhe ZHANG, Lingyun MA, Fanfan SHANG, Yihui LIU, Qingchao XIE, Yong ZHAO

“…The results revealed that neutral protease was the most effective enzyme for this process, with optimal conditions established as follows: Hydrolysis temperature at 45 ℃, duration of 2.6 hours, substrate concentration at 2.0%, protease concentration at 7200 U/g, and a pH of 8.0. …”
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Responsible AI in Indonesian higher education: A survey in sports education and public health programs by Syahruddin Syahruddin, M. Sahib Saleh, Mailizar Mailizar, Muhammad Syahrul Saleh, Akhmad Habibi, Turki Mesfer Alqahtani

“…Results show that variations in effect sizes supported all hypotheses. The most substantial relationship emerges between responsible AI and instrumental value formation (β = 0.7770; t = 26.5200; p < .001). …”
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