Arterial Hypertension as a Risk Comorbidity Associated with COVID-19 Pathology by Alexander Kamyshnyi, Inna Krynytska, Victoriya Matskevych, Mariya Marushchak, Oleh Lushchak

“…Current clinical data suggest that, in COVID-19 patients, arterial hypertension (AH) is one of the most common cardiovascular comorbidities; it can worsen outcomes and increase the risk of admission to intensive care unit (ICU). …”
Get full text

CROP WILD RELATIVES IN MAGADAN PROVINCE OF RUSSIA: INVENTORYING AND CONSERVATION by G. V. Talovina, E. V. Aistova

“…Plant genetic resources (PGR) conservation is an indispensable condition for ensuring the country’s economic and environmental security. The most important component of the PGR status assessment is the study of crop wild relatives in a particular region. …”
Get full text

Can restoring wolves aid in lynx recovery? by William J. Ripple, Aaron J. Wirsing, Robert L. Beschta, Steven W. Buskirk

“…Abstract Herein, we examine the hypothesis that relatively low densities of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) and the imperiled status of lynx (Lynx canadensis) may be partially due to an ecological cascade caused by the extirpation of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in most of the conterminous United States decades ago. …”
Get full text

THE PRINCIPLES AND POSSIBILITIES OF FORECASTING: THE PAYABLES AND RECEIVABLES BALANCE SETTLEMENTS by T. P. Karpova, V. V. Karpova

“…Thus, the study of theoretical and practical aspects of budgeting and real-time accounting of fulfillment of obligations is considered to be very pertinent.The article highlights factors which are claimed to have a great impact on the state of payables and receivables as the most important elements of economic relations and should be taken into account while predicting the behavior of settlements with counteragents, employees and other debtors and creditors.The authors worked out the budgeting method for incurrences and repayments of indebtedness on the basis of approximated linear dependence. …”
Get full text

A novel chimpanzee adenovirus vector with low human seroprevalence: improved systems for vector derivation and comparative immunogenicity. by Matthew D J Dicks, Alexandra J Spencer, Nick J Edwards, Göran Wadell, Kalifa Bojang, Sarah C Gilbert, Adrian V S Hill, Matthew G Cottingham

“…Recombinant adenoviruses are among the most promising tools for vaccine antigen delivery. …”
Get full text

GDF-15 as a Target and Biomarker for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Translational Prospective by Ramu Adela, Sanjay K. Banerjee

“…Age, smoking, and environmental factors are other risk factors that may increase GDF-15 level. Most of the scientific studies reported that GDF-15 plays a protective role in different tissues. …”
Get full text

Peritoneal Catheters Malposition/Dysfunction and Their Approach with Catheterography and Radiologic Manipulation in Peritoneal Dialysis: A Minireview and Case Series by Martina Cacciapuoti, Anna Basso, Lucia Federica Stefanelli, Federico Nalesso, Lorenzo A. Calò

“…Peritoneal catheter dysfunction is one of the most frequent complications of peritoneal dialysis. …”
Get full text

Antimicrobial susceptibility of select respiratory tract pathogens in Dakar, Senegal by Aissatou Geuye Ndiaye, Cheikh Saadbou Boye, Edwige Hounkponou, Fatou Bintou Gueye, Aida Badiane

“… Background : Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most common causative agents of respiratory tract infections (RTIs).  …”
Get full text

Gastric Ulcers Caused by Non-Helicobacter pylori Infections by Bong Eun Lee

“…Gastric ulcers are characterized by mucosal damage extending into the submucosa or deeper, with the most common causes being Helicobacter pylori infection and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use. …”
Get full text

GC–MS and FTIR Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia laxiflora Root and Mitragyna inermis Stem Bark by Sylvenus Aguree, Samson Abah Abagale, Isaac Sackey

“…In Northern Ghana, where health resources are scarce coupled with endemic poverty, most traditional folks rely heavily on plants as a source of treatment. …”
Get full text

Optimizing infrastructure resource allocation in rural areas using clustering and decision tree analysis: a case study of Golestan Province, Iran by Seyyed Najib Hosseini, Vali Borimnejad, Hadi Rahmani-Fazli, Sahar Dehyouri

“…The results demonstrate that integrating clustering and decision tree techniques can significantly enhance resource allocation decisions' effectiveness, enabling strategically prioritizing resources and addressing the most pressing infrastructural challenges in rural communities. …”
Get full text

Biomimetic Fabrication of Silica Microcapsules Using Bifunctional Peptides by Fei Hou, Zichao Guo, Yue Hui, Chun‐Xia Zhao

“…The study evaluated the performance of different peptide surfactant formulations for emulsion‐template stabilization and silicification, identifying AM1 as the most effective. Using a microfluidic device, AM1 efficiently generated uniform oil‐in‐water micro‐sized emulsion templates due to its excellent surface activity, and the formation of a metal‐peptide crosslinking network around the droplets. …”
Get full text

A THERP/ATHEANA Analysis of the Latent Operator Error in Leaving EFW Valves Closed in the TMI-2 Accident by Renato A. Fonseca, Antonio Carlos M. Alvim, Paulo Fernando F. Frutuoso e Melo, Marco Antonio B. Alvarenga

“…This integration provides also, as a result, an intermediate method with the following features: (1) it allows the analysis of the action arising from the plant operational context upon the operator (as in ATHEANA), (2) it determines, as a consequence from the prior analysis, the aspects that most influence the context, and (3) it allows the change of these aspects into factors that adjust human error probabilities (as in THERP). …”
Get full text

Small bowel obstruction caused by hiatal hernia by Jacob Cabrejas, Kara Zweerink, Wesley Eilbert

“…It is a common condition and asymptomatic in most cases. Case report: We present the case of a 52-year-old male with a past medical history of previous hiatal hernia repair who presented to the emergency department with one day of diffuse abdominal pain and multiple episodes of emesis. …”
Get full text

UDCA ameliorates inflammation driven EMT by inducing TGR5 dependent SOCS1 expression in mouse macrophages by Ashna Fathima, Trinath Jamma

“…The persistent prevalence of these conditions in the gut is a predisposing factor for Colitis-Associated Cancer (CAC), one of the most common sub-types of Colorectal Cancer (CRC), emphasizing the role of inflammation in tumorigenesis. …”
Get full text

Inhalable Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Inflammatory Lung Diseases by Doaa Elsayed Mahmoud, Seyedeh Hanieh Hosseini, Hassaan Anwer Rathore, Alaaldin M. Alkilany, Andreas Heise, Abdelbary Elhissi

“…Medical nebulizers have been found to be the most appropriate type of inhalation devices for the pulmonary delivery of nanoparticles, since formulations can be prepared using straightforward techniques, with no need for liquefied propellants as in the case of pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs), or complicated preparation procedures as in the case of dry powder inhalers (DPIs). …”
Get full text

Cochlear implants and 1.5 T MRI scans: the effect of diametrically bipolar magnets and screw fixation on pain by Ingo Todt, Grit Rademacher, Gloria Grupe, Andreas Stratmann, Arne Ernst, Sven Mutze, Philipp Mittmann

“…Moreover, MRI scan-related artifacts, dislodging magnets, and pain are often the most frequent complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of pain in patients with cochlear implant systems using 1.5T MRI scans. …”
Get full text

Evaluating and Securing Text-Based Java Code through Static Code Analysis by Jeong Yang, Young Lee, Amanda Fernandez, Joshua Sanchez

“…About 13% of the total bugs found were security bugs and the most common security bug was related to the Pseudo Random security vulnerability. …”
Get full text

Relationship between Core Stability Muscle Endurance and Static and Dynamic Balance in Basketball Players by farzaneh saki, masumeh Baghban

“…Objective: Balancing is the most basic function of the neuromuscular system in performing all simple and complex activities that contribute to health-related physical fitness. …”
Get full text

DNA Barcoding as a Tool for Surveying <i>Cytospora</i> Species Associated with Branch Dieback and Canker Diseases of Woody Plants in Canada by Evgeny Ilyukhin, Svetlana Markovskaja

“…A DNA barcoding approach combined with morphological characterization identified 15 known species of <i>Cytospora</i> associated with these diseases: <i>C. chrysosperma</i>, <i>C. curvata</i>, <i>C. euonymina</i>, <i>C. hoffmannii</i>, <i>C. kantschavelii</i>, <i>C. leucosperma</i>, <i>C. leucostoma</i>, <i>C. nitschkeana</i>, <i>C. piceae</i>, <i>C. populina</i>, <i>C. pruinopsis</i>, <i>C. pruinosa</i>, <i>C. ribis</i>, <i>C. schulzeri</i>, and <i>C. sorbina</i>. The most common species isolated from multiple hosts were <i>C. sorbina</i> (10), <i>C. chrysosperma</i> (8), <i>C. nitschkeana</i> (6), and <i>C. pruinosa</i> (6). …”
Get full text