Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-supported ciprofloxacin therapy effectively protects the kidney parenchyma and functional integrity against acute pyelonephritis damage in rod... by Chih-Chao Yang, Ya Yue, Pei-Lin Shao, Ben-Chung Cheng, Tsuen-Wei Hsu, Yi-Ling Chen, Sheung-Fat Ko, Hon-Kan Yip, Mel S. Lee

“…The in vivo results revealed that the day-5 mortality rate and creatinine levels at days 2 and 5 were significantly greater in group 2 than in groups 1 and 5 ( P = 0.01), whereas the kidney injury score and inflammatory cell infiltration in the kidney were highest in group 2, lowest in group 1, and significantly greater in groups 3 and 4 than in group 5; however, there was no difference between groups 3 and 4 (all P < 0.0001). …”
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Transcriptional and microbial profile of gastric cancer patients infected with Epstein-Barr virus by Klezzer de Oliveira Carneiro, Taíssa Maíra Thomaz Araújo, Ronald Matheus Da Silva Mourão, Samir Mansour Moraes Casseb, Samia Demachki, Fabiano Cordeiro Moreira, Ândrea Kely Campos Ribeiro Dos Santos, Geraldo Ishak, Daniel de Souza Avelar Da Costa, Leandro Magalhães, Amanda Ferreira Vidal, Rommel Mario Rodriguez Burbano, Paulo Pimentel de Assumpção

“…IntroductionGastric cancer (GC), which has low survival rates and high mortality, is a major concern, particularly in Asia and South America, with over one million annual cases. …”
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Levels and types of physical activity in Russia according to the ESSE-RF study: is there a trace of the COVID-19 pandemic? by M. B. Kotova, S. A. Maksimov, S. A. Shalnova, A. V. Kontsevaya, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, V. A. Kutsenko, G. A. Muromtseva, N. S. Karamnova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. V. Kapustina, O. A. Litinskaya, M. S. Pokrovskaya, E. B. Yarovaya, T. V. Repkina, T. O. Gonoshilova, A. V. Kudryavtsev, N. I. Belova, L. L. Shagrov, M. A. Samotrueva, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, E. N. Chernysheva, S. V. Glukhovskaya, I. A. Levina, E. A. Shirshova, E. B. Dorzhieva, E. Z. Urbanova, N. Yu. Borovkova, V. K. Kurashin, A. D. Tokareva, Yu. I. Ragino, G. I. Simonova, A. D. Khudyakova, V. N. Nikulin, O. R. Aslyamov, G. V. Khokhlova, A. V. Solovyova, A. A. Rodionov, O. V. Kryachkova, Yu. Yu. Shamurova, I. V. Tantsyreva, I. N. Baryshnikova, M. G. Ataev, M. O. Radjabov, M. M. Isakhanova, M. A. Umetov, L. V. Elgarova, I. A. Khakuasheva, E. I. Yamashkina, M. V. Esina, T. A. Kunyaeva, A. M. Nikitina, N. V. Savvina, Yu. E. Spiridonova, E. A. Naumova, A. A. Keskinov, V. S. Yudin, S. M. Yudin, O. M. Drapkina

“…Compared to the urban population, rural residents have higher physical activity rates (23,9 vs 20,3%, p&lt;0,001). The proportion of people with high physical activity is also higher among people with higher income levels (p&lt;0,001). …”
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Dramatic resurgence of malaria after 7 years of intensive vector control interventions in Eastern Uganda. by Moses R Kamya, Joaniter I Nankabirwa, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, John Rek, Maato Zedi, Catherine Maiteki-Sebuguzi, Jimmy Opigo, Sarah G Staedke, Ambrose Oruni, Martin J Donnelly, Bryan Greenhouse, Jessica Briggs, Paul J Krezanoski, Teun Bousema, Philip J Rosenthal, Peter Olwoch, Prasanna Jagannathan, Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer, Grant Dorsey

“…In Busia, An. gambiae s.s. remained the primary vector throughout the observation period. Sporozoite rates were approximately 50% higher among An. funestus compared to the other common malaria vectors. …”
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Treatment of total hip arthroplasty between two surgical access routes associated chronic pain, function and biomechanical parameters in older after osteoporotic femur fracture: co... by Marco Antônio Leite Pereira Pinto, Giovanna Truyts Biscardi Pinto, Mariana Afonso Ribeiro Sarquis Ude, Claudia Aparecida de Morais, Ana Paula Ribeiro

“…Conclusion Total hip arthroplasty via the posterolateral approach proved to be more successful when associated with reducing chronic pain, improving functional parameters and hip joint mobility, as well as facilitating a more efficient gait pattern with lower rates of plantar overload and enhanced body balance in older adults undergoing total hip arthroplasty after osteoporotic femur fracture. …”
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Dynamic Effects of Sodium Selenite on the Rhizospheric Microenvironment, Growth, and Antioxidative Responses of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by Fang Qin, Han Zhang, Feiyan Zhang, Xiangrui Zhu, Hongji Li, Yuefeng Xu

“…Soil selenium (Se) speciation characteristics and their influence on the Se enrichment pattern and physiological characteristics of wheat are poorly understood. …”
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The Study of Three-Dimensional Granular Stream Flowing through the Test Hopper-Shaped Target by Chengwen Qiang, Weifeng Yang, Long Li, Fei Wang, Weiping Deng, Qiang Zhao, Cong Liu, Xueying Zhang

“…Variation of the flow rate with elevated frequency of the screw conveyor is further studied. …”
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Testis in Postvasectomy Case – A Clinico-Pathological Study of 50 Cases by Prabha Bastian, Sara Varghese, P. A. Thomas, Ramakrishnan K. Nair

“…The different histological findings noted are normal histology, sloughing and disorganisation with active spermatogenesis, hypospermatogenesis, Leydig cell hyperplasia, focal atrophy of tubules, peritubuler thickening. extravasation of spermatozoa spermatogenic maturation arrest and sertoli cell only pattern (Table II). Surgical success was 94.8%, and pregnancy rate, 63.2%. …”
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Spatiotemporal Simulation of Tourist Town Growth Based on the Cellular Automata Model: The Case of Sanpo Town in Hebei Province by Jun Yang, Peng Xie, Jianchao Xi, Quansheng Ge, Xueming Li, Fanqiang Kong

“…Results showed that (1) average annual growth rate of the entire region was 1.5 Ha2 per year from 2005 to 2010, 4 Ha2 per year from 2010 to 2015, and 2.5 Ha2 per year from 2015 to 2020; (2) urban growth rate increased yearly, with regional differences, and had a high degree of correlation with the Euclidean distance of town center, traffic route, attractions, and other factors; (3) Gougezhuang, an important village center in the west of the town, demonstrated traffic advantages and increased growth rate since 2010; (4) Magezhuang village has the largest population in the region, so economic advantages have driven the development of rural urbanization. …”
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Towards a theory of urban fragmentation: A cross-cultural analysis of fear, privatization, and the state by Setha Low

“…This paper employs a cross-cultural analysis to explore regional and national variations in residential gating and enclosure as a first step in developing an integrated theory of urban fragmentation. …”
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Early maladaptive schemas in trichotillomania and skin-picking disorder: their relationships with symptom severity and subtypes by Ella Flagstad, Benjamin Hummelen, Erna Moen, Toril Dammen, Åshild Haaland, Tor Sunde, Bjarne Hansen, Diana Strand Johnsen, Douglas Woods, Torun Grøtte

“…Several EMSs were significantly positively associated with self-reported and clinician-rated symptoms and picking/pulling styles of TTM and SPD, with some indications of diagnosis-specific association patterns. …”
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Association of psychosocial factors and biological pathways identified from rare-variant analysis with longitudinal trajectories of treatment response in major depressive disorder by Haiping Tang, Yan Xia, Chenjie Gao, Yufan Cai, Yongqi Shao, Wenji Chen, Yonggui Yuan, Chunyu Liu, Zhijun Zhang, Zhi Xu

“…Treatment response trajectories were identified through cluster analysis using normalized score change ratios from the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17) at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8. …”
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Spatial-temporal variations of stroke mortality worldwide from 2000 to 2021 by Siyi Xing, Xiaoliang Chen, Hong Zhu, Xinmei Li, Ge Zhang, Jie Li

“…Results The result showed that ① From 2000 to 2021, the number of stroke deaths increased worldwide, but the AMSR due to stroke showed a downward trend; ② The spatial distribution of the global AMSR due to stroke varies across geographic regions. with the highest in Asia and southern Africa, and the lowest in Europe and North America; ③ The spatial pattern of hot and cold spots of AMSR due to stroke remained relatively stable from 2000 to 2021, with the greatest changes in Africa and Asia; ④ Generally, countries belong to higher economic groups have lower stroke mortality rate, and this pattern persisted throughout the study period. …”
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Ultrahigh-throughput single-pixel complex-field microscopy with frequency-comb acousto-optic coherent encoding (FACE) by Daixuan Wu, Yuecheng Shen, Zhongzheng Zhu, Tijian Li, Jiawei Luo, Zhengyang Wang, Jiaming Liang, Zhiling Zhang, Yunhua Yao, Dalong Qi, Lianzhong Deng, Zhenrong Sun, Meng Liu, Zhi-Chao Luo, Shian Zhang

“…However, limitations such as slow pattern projection rates and time-consuming reconstruction algorithms hinder its throughput for real-time imaging. …”
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Assessing the impact of AI tools on mobility and daily assistance for children with down syndrome in Saudi Arabia by Rayan Alanazi, Adel Sabre Alanazi, Sohil Alqazlan, Houcine Benlaria

“…Among AI users only, perceived effectiveness was rated moderately high for daily independence (M = 3.85, SD = 0.93) and mobility (M = 3.78, SD = 1.18). …”
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Short physical performance battery: Pilot study of a human motion capture app (MobiSPPB) by Lucas Küppers, Richard Pfannenstiel, Arezoo Bozorgmehr, Stephan Jonas, Birgitta Weltermann, Lara Marie Reimer

“…Two experienced raters rated the SPPB performance, and a smartphone recorded at the same time. …”
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Ангари як архітектурний елемент авіаційних музейних комплексів by Yuriy Doroshenko, Alexander Khlyupin, Bohdana Nikolchuk

“…Most common hangars have rectangular profiles, large arches or gates; they are often over 100 meters wide. Depending on their function, hangars are divided into warehouses, in which the main one is used for parking and zberigaan, maintenance and preventive inspection; hangars for the repair of aircraft, helicopters and other aviation equipment. …”
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Heat and Mass Transfer of Boundary Layer Jeffrey Ternary Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Over Porous Wedge With Surface-Catalysed Chemical Reactions: An ANFIS Model by M. Shanmugapriya, A. S. Ashwinth Jeffrey, R. Sundareswaran

“…It is found that, on increasing φAg, φCuO,φSWCNT, the heat transfer and mass transfer rate gets enhanced in THNF than the hybrid nanofluid (HNF) and nanofluid (NF). …”
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Integration Method with Backpropagation by Nidhal AL-Assady, Jamal Majeed, Shahbaa Khaleel

“…In this research, a new method is discovered (combined method) to accelerate the backpropagation network by using the expected values of source units for updating weights, we mean the expected value of unit by the sum of the output of the unit and its error term multiplied by the factor Beta to accelerate the algorithm and also adjust the value of learning coefficient continuously if the value of energy function E decreases the learning rate is increased by a factor , if the value of the energy function E increases , the value of the learning rate is decreased by a factor . …”
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Exploring heterogeneity of perimenopause with application of multivariable analysis approaches by Zhongyu Huang, Huazhi You, Lijuan Li, Shuang Wang, Zipan Lyu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Changyan Zhu, Minqing Li, Han Yan, Yaojuan He

“…The assessing framework was developed over the initial item pool as integration of 4 scales including Insomnia severity index, Modified Kupperman index, Self-rating anxiety scale, and Self-rating depression scale. …”
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