Macrophages and cardiac lesion in zebrafish: what can single-cell RNA sequencing reveal? by Rebeca Bosso dos Santos Luz, André Guilherme Portela Paula, Andressa Pacheco Czaikovski, Bruno Sime Ferreira Nunes, Jordana Dinora De Lima, Lais Cavalieri Paredes, Thais Sibioni Berti Bastos, Rebecca Richardson, Tarcio Teodoro Braga

“…We found that from 1 to 7 days post-injury (dpi), macrophages are present with inflammatory and reparative functions in either cryoinjury or ventricular resection. …”
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Interaction of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> T5 with a Vero Cell Culture: An Exploratory Study Using Live-Cell Imaging and Confocal Microscopy by Elizabeth Abrahams-Sandi, Mónica Prado-Porras, Johan Alvarado-Ocampo, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Lissette Retana-Moreira

“…Moreover, an increase in lysosomal activity in the cytoplasm of trophozoites of <i>Acanthamoeba,</i> and the effect of the excretion/secretion products on the actin filaments of the target cells were observed during the first 2–3 h post-infection.…”
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Improved application of the split-spectrum method to L-band interferograms for ionospheric phase mitigation: a practical recipe by Shogo Nagaoka, Youichiro Takada, Yu Morishita

“…Despite the narrow bandwidth (14 MHz) and steep topography, we successfully obtained the post-seismic deformation following the Gorkha earthquake. …”
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Effects of Competition on Left Prefrontal and Temporal Cortex During Conceptual Comparison of Brand-Name Product Pictures: Analysis of fNIRS Using Tensor Decomposition by Terrence M. Barnhardt, Jasmine Y. Chan, Behnaz Ghoraani, Teresa Wilcox

“…Conclusions: While it was possible that the novel combination of high selection and competition into a single task unlocked a semantic selection mechanism in the bilateral ATL, a number of other post-hoc explanations were offered for this unusual finding, including a re-interpretation of the high-selection task as an ad hoc categorization task. …”
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Evaluating the Protective Effects of MitoQ and Antifreeze Protein III on Cryopreserved Canine Sperm by Abbas Farshad, Emilia Diel, Axel Wehrend

“…Ejaculates were divided and diluted with a standard Tris–fructose–egg yolk extender containing MitoQ (200 nM/mL) and AFP III (0.75, 1.0, 2.0 µg/mL), individually or combined. Post-thaw, samples were evaluated for motility, viability, membrane and acrosome integrity, lipid peroxidation, apoptosis indicators, mitochondrial function, and reactive oxygen species (ROS-H₂O₂). …”
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Rituximab and COVID-19 infection in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases – A real-world study from India by Aswin M Nair, A S Chandhu, Mohammed Tanveer Zafar, G Vinodini, Bijesh Yadav, Shivraj Padiyar, Arvind Ganapati, John Mathew

“…Delayed worsening of COVID symptoms, increased hospital stays, and mortality has been reported among those infected post-RTX. This study describes the occurrence and course of COVID-19 infection among AIRD Indian patients who received RTX during this pandemic. …”
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Oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation attenuates inflammation after ischemic stroke in mice by Li-Ping Wang, Li-Ping Wang, Chang Liu, Yuanyuan Ma, Aijuan Yan, Guo-Yuan Yang, Xinkai Qu, Wenshi Wei

“…This study investigates whether oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation can downregulate inflammation to attenuate blood–brain barrier disruption following ischemic brain injury.MethodsAdult male Institute of Cancer Research mice (n = 60) underwent transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. Post ischemic assault, these mice received a stereotactic injection of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (6 × 105). …”
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Evaluation of FIR bandpass filter and Welch method implementation for centrifugal pump fault detection by Dedik Romahadi, Aberham Genetu Feleke, Tri Wahyu Adinarto, Dafit Feriyanto, Agung Wahyudi Biantoro, Fatkur Rachmanu

“…The diagnostic results reveal increased vibrations at 1x, 2x, and ball pass frequency (BPF), indicating impeller damage and disappearance. Post-repair, the vibration value experiences a significant drop, as per the fault analysis results, further confirming the high effectiveness of our approach. …”
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Thermo-mechanical viscoelastic characterization and modeling of 4D printed shape memory polymers by Israr Ud Din, Siddhesh S. Kulkarni, Kamran A. Khan

“…The stress-strain plots of the test temperature below the glass transition temperature demonstrated a clear yield point followed by a post-yield stress-softening. Under room temperature testing, a lower failure strain of ∼4 % was recorded at the fastest strain rate of 0.1/s. …”
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Real-Time Telemedical Oversight Improves Prehospital Stroke Metrics: A Five-Year Cohort Study by Ponlawat Kanchayawong, Kasamon Aramvanitch, Chaiyaporn Yuksen, Satariya Trakulsrichai, Pungkava Sricharoen, Sureerat Suwatcharangkoon, Patcharaporn Sirintaranont, Jesada Keandoungchun, Promphet Nuanprom, Chetsadakon Jenpanitpong, Suthap Jaiboon

“…Results: The study included 91 prehospital stroke patients, with 36 in the pre-protocol group and 55 in the post-protocol group. Implementation of the structured prehospital stroke protocol was associated with a significant reduction in door-to-computed tomography (CT) scan time by 10.47 (95% confidence interval (CI): -17.62 to -3.3) minutes and door-to-laboratory result time by 15.90 (95% CI: -30.48 to -1.33) minutes. …”
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Metabolic Responses of <i>Pyropia haitanensis</i> to Dehydration-Rehydration Cycles Revealed by Metabolomics by Jian Wen, Jianzhi Shi, Muhan Meng, Kai Xu, Yan Xu, Dehua Ji, Wenlei Wang, Chaotian Xie

“…Despite extensive research on its physiological responses to desiccation stress, the comprehensive metabolic pathways and recovery mechanisms post-rehydration remain poorly understood. This study investigated the metabolic responses of <i>P. haitanensis</i> to varying degrees of desiccation stress using LC-MS and UPLC-MS/MS. …”
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Changes in corneal higher-order aberrations following PreserFlo MicroShunt implantation by Taro Baba, Kazuyuki Hirooka, Naoki Okada, Hiromitsu Onoe, Kana Tokumo, Hideaki Okumichi, Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Hirokazu Sakaguchi

“…Analysis of risk factors suggested that post-implantation hypotony (≤ 5 mmHg) could influence corneal HOAs and coma-like aberrations. …”
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“Investigating the combined effects of scapular-focused training and Mulligan mobilization on shoulder impingement syndrome” a three-arm pilot randomized controlled trial by Bita Zanjani, Seyed Sadredin Shojaedin, Hamed Abbasi

“…Results The results revealed significant differences in pain scores and proprioception among female rock climbers with SIS who participated in SFTMM, SFT, and a control group (F(2, 32) = 81.01, p = 0.001, η2 = 0.83 for pain scores; F(2, 32) = 178.2, p = 0.001, η2 = 0.91 for proprioception scores). Post-hoc tests via the Bonferroni test indicated that both SFTMM and SFT significantly reduced pain levels (p = 0.001) and improved proprioception levels (p = 0.001) compared with the control group. …”
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Protective role of taurine against arsenic-induced mitochondria-dependent hepatic apoptosis via the inhibition of PKCdelta-JNK pathway. by Joydeep Das, Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Prasenjit Manna, Parames C Sil

“…Oral administration of taurine (50 mg/kg body weight for 2 weeks) both pre and post to NaAsO(2) exposure or incubation of the hepatocytes with taurine (25 mM) were found to be effective in counteracting As-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis.…”
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Method and safety of nasal allergen provocational test with house dust mite allergen in children with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis by O. V. Trusova, A. V. Kamaev, N. L. Lyashenko, I. V. Makarova

“…The protocol of the test included the introduction of a control fluid into one nostril, then dilutions of the allergen 10–4, then 10–3, 10–2, 10–1, and the undiluted allergen. Post-trial follow-up included monitoring of complaints, adverse events, registration of required therapy, and control spirometry.Results. …”
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Identifying the Patterns of Orthopaedic Trauma During the Victorian COVID-19 Lockdowns: An Interrupted Time Series Study by Lucas R. Neumaier, Joanna F. Dipnall, Susan Liew, Belinda J. Gabbe

“…An immediate increase in orthopaedic trauma admissions occurred during the intermission (time between lockdowns) and post-COVID periods by 33% and 20%, respectively, compared to the preceding week. …”
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The effect of physical interventions on pain control after orthodontic treatment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Junxiong Li, Siyu Li, Hongjun Chen, Jingzhe Feng, Ya Qiu, Lihua Li

“…The results showed that LLLT, vibration, acupuncture, and chewing effectively relieved the pain symptoms in patients after orthodontic treatment. At 24 h post-treatment, LLLT (surface under the cumulative ranking curve [SUCRA] = 80.8) and vibration (SUCRA = 71.1) were the most effective interventions. …”
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No difference in patient‐reported outcomes or range of motion between ultracongruent and posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial by Fernando Macedo, João Lucas, Patrícia Cunha, Miguel Rocha, Rui Cerqueira, Tiago Basto, João Moura

“…Abstract Purpose Ultracongruent (UC) inserts were designed to overcome potential issues with posterior stabilized (PS) inserts, including bone resection, post‐breakage, and patellar clunk syndrome. However, there remains a shortage of high‐quality studies directly comparing this insert design to the established PS Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). …”
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Effectiveness of preventive interventions on adolescents’ depression and suicidal tendency: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Lubna Ghazal, Lubna Ghazal, Naixue Cui, Cao Fenglin, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbrer, Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbrer

“…The interventions yielded varied outcomes, with approximately half of the RCTs demonstrating reductions in depression and suicidal tendencies, comparable to the control group. Post-intervention, the majority of interventions exhibited mild to moderate effect sizes; however, further research is warranted to assess their long-term efficacy. …”
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The Effect of teach-back educational method on self-management in hemodialysis patients by Rif'atul Fani, Shinta Wahyusari, Apriyani Puji Hastuti, Chairul Huda Al Husna

“…Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test design, for 137 end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis at Wava Husada Hospital. …”
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