Comparison of keratometry versions in patients with corneal astigmatism by A. N. Kulikov, E. V. Danilenko, E. Yu. Kozhevnikov

“…The devices of group I, 6 mm area, were the most stable.Conclusions. The highest values of keratometry are obtained when only the anterior surface of the cornea is taken into account, the lowest values are characteristic of the posterior surface. …”
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Food security: The ultimate one-health challenge by James A. Roth, Jane Galyon

“…Humans depend on three major species for most animal-origin food: Chickens (meat and eggs), cattle (meat and milk), and swine (meat). …”
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Features of Epidemic Process of Tuberculosis in the Territory with High Prevalence of HIV Infection by S. N. Shugaeva, E. D. Savilov, O. G. Koshkina, A. E. Suzdalnitskiy, N. N. Chemezova

“…A striking example of this situation is the Irkutsk region – the territory with the highest prevalence of HIV infection in the Russian Federation and one of the most unsuccessful one on tuberculosis – in 2010 became Russian “leader” and in prevalence of the HIV-associated tuberculosis, keeping a position “in the first five” so far. …”
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Impact of the financial crisis on revenues of urban municipalities in Poland – experiences the COVID-19 pandemic by Katarzyna Maj-Serwatka, Anna Wichowska

“…The aftermath of the pandemic-induced crisis began to be felt particularly by local government units (LGUs), which are responsible for the implementation of most public tasks at local level. As a consequence, the role of budget planning increases and the rationalization of public expenditure in response to declining revenues becomes important. …”
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Neuroregulation of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis in Humans: Effects of GABA-, Mineralocorticoid-, and GH-Secretagogue-Receptor Modulation by Roberta Giordano, Micaela Pellegrino, Andreea Picu, Lorenza Bonelli, Marcella Balbo, Rita Berardelli, Fabio Lanfranco, Ezio Ghigo

“…Alprazolam (ALP), a GABA-A receptor agonist, shows the most marked inhibitory effect on both spontaneous and stimulated HPA axis activity, in agreement with its peculiar efficacy in panic disorders and depression where an HPA axis hyperactivation is generally present. …”
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Dual Passive-Aggressive Stacking k-Nearest Neighbors for Class-Incremental Multi-Label Stream Classification by Hann Hsen Tan, Chu Kiong Loo, Chaw Seng Woo

“…Class-incremental multi-label stream classification (class-incremental MLSC) requires learning algorithms to adapt to concept drifts, perform single-pass online learning, and handle emerging new labels in the data stream. Most learning algorithms in the literature can fulfill only a subset but not all of these desiderata. …”
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eDNA metabarcoding reveals differences in fish diversity and community structure in heterogeneous habitat areas shaped by cascade hydropower by Ruli Cheng, Yang Luo, Yufeng Zhang, Qinghua Li, Yingwen Li, Yanjun Shen

“…Abstract Freshwater ecosystems are under great threat from humans, among which habitat heterogeneity is the most obvious, being one of the important reasons for the decline of fish diversity. …”
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Signed log-likelihood ratio test for the scale parameter of Poisson Inverse Weibull distribution with the development of PIW4LIFETIME web application. by Sukanya Yodnual, Jularat Chumnaul

“…Moreover, the ANMLE generally exhibits low power in most cases, indicating reduced sensitivity to detecting true effects in small samples. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PREVALENCE OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME / ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS IN AN AREA OF TASHKENT (according to a cohort prospective stu... by R. S. Mamutov, O. . Urinov, M. R. Anarbayev, I. R. Bekbulatova, D. E. Abidova

“…The potential of major factors of risk among men and women with AMI/ACS had the features: overweight most often met in age groups of 45-49 years and 55-59 accordingly at men and women.…”
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An Eight-Year Experience of Transvaginal Urethral Diverticulectomy: A Single-Center Study by Hyeon Woo Kim, Jeong Zoo Lee, Yangkyu Park, Dong Gil Shin

“…The pre- and post-operative symptoms, post-operative complications, and pathological findings were analyzed by reviewing the medical records. Results The most frequent pre-operative symptom was dysuria (n=18), followed by incontinence (n=14), and these symptoms persisted until 3 months post-operatively in one and six patients, respectively. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-OC43 regulate host m6A modification via activation of the mTORC1 signalling pathway to facilitate viral replication by Shixiong Zhou, Xianfeng Hui, Weiwei Wang, Chunbei Zhao, Meilin Jin, Yali Qin, Mingzhou Chen

“…N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent post-transcriptional modification in eukaryotic RNA and is also present in various viral RNAs, where it plays a crucial role in regulating the viral life cycle. …”
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Structurally diverse polyketides and alkaloids produced by a plant-derived fungus Penicillium canescens L1 by Wei-Ye Wu, Xun Wei, Qiong Liao, Yi-Fan Fu, Lei-Ming Wu, Lei Li, Shu-Qi Wu, Qing-Ren Lu, Fang-Yu Yuan, Dong Huang, Zhang-Hua Sun, Tao Yuan, Gui-Hua Tang

“…The bioassay on the NCI-H1975 cell model showed that two compounds had good cytotoxic activities, and the most significant activate compound 13 had an IC50 value of 4.24 ± 0.13 μM, more than the positive control drug (12.99 ± 0.13 μM). …”
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UV-C and hydration state drive pulsed light-induced proteome damage in Bacillus pumilus spores by Imed Dorbani, Imed Dorbani, Jean Armengaud, Frédéric Carlin, Catherine Duport

“…Furthermore, proteins most affected by PL were enriched in photosensitive amino acids such as tryptophan, histidine, tyrosine, cysteine, and methionine, suggesting oxidation and photoreactivity as key degradation mechanisms.DiscussionAlthough the overall inactivation rate could not be directly correlated with proteome damage, we identified that core proteins involved in DNA and RNA protection and repair were specifically targeted by PL. …”
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Using the <i>bca</i> Gene Coupled with a Tetracycline and Macrolide Susceptibility Profile to Identify the Highly Virulent ST283 <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> Strains in Thailand by Kwanchai Onruang, Panan Rattawongjirakul, Pisut Pongchaikul, Pitak Santanirand

“…The ST283 (29.24%) and ST1 (27.07%) were the most common STs. The absence of the <i>bca</i> gene was an excellent marker to rule out ST283. …”
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Omalizumab in Food Allergy in Children: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives by Cristiana Indolfi, Alessandra Perrotta, Giulio Dinardo, Angela Klain, Carolina Grella, Paola Palumbo, Michele Miraglia del Giudice

“…Future research should focus on optimizing treatment protocols and identifying which patients will benefit the most. Integrating omalizumab into food allergy management could revolutionize pediatric care, offering hope for a safer, more effective approach to desensitization.…”
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Outcome of enzyme replacement therapy for hematological and visceral manifestations in children with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency: a single center experience in upper Egypt by Mervat A. M. Youssef, Esraa Hefzy Shaker, Nahed A M Saleh

“…Abstract Background Thrombocytopenia is the most common hematologic manifestation of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD). …”
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Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3-Hydrazonoindolin-2-one Derivatives as Novel HIV-1 RNase H Inhibitors by Yiying Zhang, Rao Wang, Yueyue Bu, Angela Corona, Laura Dettori, Enzo Tramontano, Christophe Pannecouque, Erik De Clercq, Shuai Wang, Ge Meng, Fen-Er Chen

“…Among the compounds examined, the hit compound demonstrated potent inhibition of HIV-1 RNase H, boasting a Ki value of 2.31 μM. Additionally, the most potent compound of this general structure exhibited remarkable inhibitory activity, with Ki values of 0.55 μM. …”
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Optimizing battery health monitoring in electric vehicles using interpretable CART–GX model by Mohnish Karthikeyan B, Anirudh N, Navaneetha Krishnan S, Christopher Columbus C, Aravind C. K

“…Moreover, this research employs SHAP values to interpret the results of CART-GX, identifying that the battery capacity in each cycle contributes the most to the estimation of SoH in both datasets. The proposed model achieved exceptional performance, with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.0130 %, mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.0087 %, and an R² value of 99.999 % on the NASA dataset, and maintained robust accuracy on the CALCE dataset, achieving RMSEs as low as 1.23 % and R² values exceeding 99 %. …”
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Analysis of Flexibility, Strength, and Speed Using Dynamometer and Accelerometer Tests in Swimming Sports by Sungkowo, Tandiyo Rahayu, Bambang Widjanarko, Taufiq Arif Setyanto, Dewangga Yudhistira

“…Furthermore, no substantial correlation exists between other aspects. Conclusions. This is most likely due to the limited sample size, which prevents adequate generalization of the results. of course, the author agrees with the existing theory that there is a correlation between flexibility, strength, and speed. …”
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The Impact of Interleukin-6 and Hypoxia on the Expression of Brain Injury Marker Proteins in a Cellular Model of the Neurovascular Unit by A. A. Ivkin, E. V. Grigoriev, E. D. Khilazheva

“…Sera with the highest IL-6 levels induced the most pronounced reduction in injury marker fluorescence.Conclusion. …”
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