Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Affecting Outcomes of Hypertensive Adolescents by Kanya Singhapakdi, Amelia Haydel, Marla Johnston, Shengping Yang, Tamara Bradford, Dedrick Moulton, Thomas R. Kimball

“…These scores were then compared with their echocardiographic data, focusing on measures of end‐organ damage known to occur in the setting of hypertension, including but not limited to indexed left ventricular (LV) mass. …”
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Repeated ionizing radiation exposure induces TRIP13 expression, conferring radioresistance in lung cancer cells by Wenqing Liu, Qijing Lei, Ans M. M. van Pelt, Geert Hamer

“…Elevated TRIP13 is also correlated with enhanced repair of radiation-induced DNA damage. We further showed the proteins NBS1 and RAD51 (homologous recombination. …”
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Comparison of arthropod communities between high and low input maize farms in Mexico by E. del-Val, E. Ramírez, M. Astier

“…Conclusions Our results suggest that conventional farming is not reducing herbivore abundances or damage inflicted to plants, but is affecting arthropod predators. …”
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Increasing extreme hourly precipitation risk for New York City after Hurricane Ida by Carolien Mossel, Spencer A. Hill, Nihar R. Samal, James F. Booth, Naresh Devineni

“…Abstract The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused major damage and death in the United States on September 1st, 2021, and 11 people drowned in flooded basement apartments within New York City (NYC). …”
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Deformation and Instability Mechanisms of a Shaft and Roadway Under the Influence of Rock Mass Subsidence by Junfeng Rong, Bin Wang

“…Excitation-induced disturbances cause bending of thin bedrock, affecting the bedrock–loose layer interface and leading to shaft rupture. (4) Measures including establishing protective coal pillars and enhancing support strength are recommended to prevent shaft damage from mining subsidence and water drainage.…”
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Regulation of Exogenous Strigolactone on Storage Substance Metabolism and Endogenous Hormone Levels in the Early Germination Stage of Rice Seeds Under Salt Stress by Jianqin Zhang, Dianfeng Zheng, Naijie Feng, Aaqil Khan, Rui Deng, Jian Xiong, Linchong Ding, Zhiyuan Sun, Jiahuan Li, Xiaohui Yang, Chen Wu

“…This reduced the oxidative damage of salt stress. Furthermore, GR24 significantly increased the contents of strigolactones (SLs), auxin (IAA), gibberellin (GA3), cytokinin (CTK) as well as IAA/ABA, CTK/ABA, GA/ABA, and SL/ABA ratios and reduced abscisic acid (ABA) levels. …”
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Impact of plastic waste fiber and treated construction demolition waste on the durability and sustainability of concrete by Selvakumar Duraiswamy, Prakhash Neelamegam, M. VishnuPriyan, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Surface analysis via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and elemental composition determination using Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) revealed minimal fiber damage post-exposure, confirming its efficiency and contribution to higher strength and reduced weight loss in optimum mix. …”
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Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract mitigates carbon tetrachloride-mediated hepatic inflammation and apoptosis via targeting oxidative stress and toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor... by Samah M. Fathy, Mohammed S.M. Mohammed

“…Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a hepatotoxin that triggers liver damage. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of phytochemicals detected in Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract (MOLE) on CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. …”
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Thymus ad astra, or spaceflight-induced thymic involution by Wataru Muramatsu, Wataru Muramatsu, Maria Maryanovich, Maria Maryanovich, Maria Maryanovich, Taishin Akiyama, Taishin Akiyama, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis

“…Cosmic radiation, an omnipresent hazard beyond Earth’s magnetosphere, accelerates DNA damage and cellular senescence in thymic epithelial cells, impairing thymopoiesis and increasing the risk of immune dysregulation. …”
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Unveiling Genital Tuberculosis: India’s hidden Infertility Epidemic by Yashvanthan VR, Angeline Grace G, Sujitha P, Ilam Ilaval T, Hariharan S

“…Hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and scarring of reproductive organs, resulting in irreversible damage. Traditional methods like microscopy and culture are inadequate for GTB detection. …”
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APLASTIC SYNDROME IN A PREGNANT WOMAN ON THE BACKGROUND OF COVID-19: A CLINICAL CASE by Индира Венеровна Сахаутдинова, Ирина Борисовна Фаткуллина, Ирина Робинзоновна Рахматуллина, Игорь Сергеевич Засядкин, Анна Юрьевна Лазарева

“…Patient B. was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection with lung damage at 26 weeks of pregnancy, and was treated with glucocorticosteroids, antiviral drugs, and antibiotics. …”
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Attribution of a record-breaking cold event in the historically warmest year of 2023 and assessing future risks by Yangbo Ye, Cheng Qian, Aiguo Dai, Yuting Zhang, Jiacheng Jiang, Xiaoye Zhang

“…Abstract An unexpected record-breaking cold event struck eastern China in December 2023, causing widespread transportation shutdowns, power supply shortages, and agricultural crop damage. The manner in which such an extraordinary cold event was formed under global warming is unclear, as is the way in which anthropogenic climate change may affect the present and future frequency and intensity of similar cold events. …”
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Thrombosed Fetal Dural Sinus Malformation: A Case Report by Tayseer Al Muteri, Muna Al Rawahi, Felipe Moretti

“…A postnatal diagnosis of thrombosis in the sinus was confirmed by MRI and venography. No brain damage or hydrocephalus was noted, and the neurological outcome was normal at 9 months of age. …”
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MeHg Developing Exposure Causes DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Elicits Cell Cycle Arrest in Spinal Cord Cells by Fabiana F. Ferreira, Dib Ammar, Gilian F. Bourckhardt, Karoline Kobus-Bianchini, Yara M. R. Müller, Evelise M. Nazari

“…After the MeHg treatment, we observed the increase on γ-H2A.X in response to DNA damage. MeHg caused a decrease in the proliferating cells and in the thickness of spinal cord layers. …”
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Potential therapeutic effect of thymoquinone on cisplatin-induced hepatotoxicity in rats by Sercan Kaya, Tuba Yalcin

“…<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>ThQ supplementation has a hepatoprotective effect against CISinduced liver tissue damage.…”
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Two-dimensional flood model for risk exposure analysis of land use/land cover in a watershed by G. Puno, R. Puno, I. Maghuyop

“…Results also showed that rice and pineapple are at risk of flooding damage with the increasing rate of exposure by a magnitude of 42.9 and 9.3 across the 2-year and 100-year flood scenarios, respectively. …”
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Part 4. Clinical Practice Guideline for Surveillance and Imaging Studies of Trauma Patients in the Trauma Bay from the Korean Society of Traumatology by Sung Wook Chang, Kang Kook Choi, O Hyun Kim, Maru Kim, Gil Jae Lee, Korean Society of Traumatology (KST) Clinical Research Group

“…It is not necessary to perform chest CT as an initial examination in all patients with suspected chest injury, but in cases of suspected vascular injury in patients with thoracic or high-energy damage due to the mechanism of injury, chest CT can be considered for patients in a hemodynamically stable condition (2B). …”
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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of an Exotic Strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Its Effect on an Affected Herd Immunized Against the Endemic Strain in Thailand by Christopher James Stott, Patumporn Jermsutjarit, Pornchai Pornpanom, Hongyao Lin, Angkana Tantituvanont, Dachrit Nilubol

“…However, piglets infected with <b>G2b</b> showed significantly more severe intestinal damage. A unique insertion in the protein structure of the novel <b>G2b</b> strain led to the identification of a new epitope and potential changes in viral properties. …”
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Impact of Local Soil Conditions on Earthquake Sensitivity in Erzincan City by Emre Özşahin, İlker Eroğlu

“…The most sensitive districts to earthquake are Atatürk, İnönü, Karaağaç, Kızılay, and Yenimahalle. The damage that may result from local soil conditions in a possible instant of earthquake will be less in the areas surrounding the city where earthquake sensitivity is moderate. …”
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Effective factors on variations of wheat production in climatic regions of Fars province by leyla sharifi, saeed bazgeer, hosain mohmmadi, alireza darbaneh astaneh, mostafa karimi ahmadabad

“…From the perspective of the farmers of the province in the translog function, respectively; Soil moisture at planting time (0.692), effective rainfall during growing season (0.68) and at planting date (0.66), heat wave at harvest time (0.63), damaging rainfall (0.59) , Profit from wheat production (0.51), farmer education (0.49), soil quality (0.49) and cultivation method (0.49) with the coefficient of the mentioned criteria next to them; The most important factors explaining wheat production in Fars province. …”
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