Impact of high hemoglobin levels on carotid artery intima–media thickness and its predictive value for hypertension in high-altitude areas: a real-world study by Long Hongyu, Long Ga, Zhang Yiqian, Xu Qiuyu, Li Kemin, Qing Maiyongcuo, Xiong Min

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that age, CO2-CP, ALT, APOB, CRP, and HGB were independent risk factors for increased carotid artery intima–media thickness (P < 0.05). …”
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Young adults’ cigarillo risk perceptions, attention to warning labels and perceptions of proposed pictorial warnings: a focus group study by Michelle Jeong, Olivia A Wackowski, Stefanie K Gratale, Andrew A Strasser, Cristine D Delnevo, Zeinab Safi, Anupreet Sidhu

“…We asked participants their first associations of cigarillos and beliefs about product harms/addictiveness, and then discussed existing warning labels and examples of potential pictorial warnings.Setting Focus groups were conducted remotely via the Adobe Connect platform, with participants from 20 US states.Participants Participants included 42 young adults (ages 18–29; 50% male), who were recent cigarillo users (ie, past 30 days) or less frequent users (ie, past 12 months).Results Participants frequently used cigarillos as blunts and often conveyed uncertainty about cigarillo risks and addictiveness, in general and relative to cigarettes. …”
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Combining and congruence evaluation of phylogenetic signals from different genes based on geometric approach by V. M. Efimov, V. Yu. Kovaleva, Yu. N. Litvinov

“…The algorithm is used for the analysis of more than 1500 nucleotide sequences of two nuclear (apoB, brca1) and two mitochondrial (co1, cytb) genes of 15 Palaearctic and Nearctic shrews species of genus Sorex (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla). …”
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Plasma Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Glucose Metabolism, Lipid, and Sex Hormone Profiles in Females with Metabolic-Related Diseases by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Rufei Shen, Linlin Zhang, Hua Hu, Jun Wu, Xiuli Wang, Hua Qu, Shaodong Guo, Min Long, Hongting Zheng

“…Plasma asprosin was significantly higher in T2DM females than in healthy subjects (P<0.001) and was positively correlated with fasting blood glucose (FBG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and HOMA-IR (P<0.05). Asprosin in PCOS subjects was also higher than in healthy subjects (P<0.001) but lower than in T2DM subjects (P<0.05), and it was positively correlated with FBG, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, LDL-c, APOB, APOE, and testosterone (P<0.05). …”
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Estimation and Correlation of Clinical Significance of Lipoprotein (a) as a Risk Factor of Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in Elderly: A 1-year Cross-sectional Study in KLE’s Dr. P... by Yashoda Tushar Maladkar, Veerappa Annasaheb Kothiwale

“…Lp(a) consists of one LDL particle containing apoB-100 and one molecule of a large, highly polymorphic glycoprotein known as apo (a). …”
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Deployment of next-generation sequencing approach for variant detection in myocardial infarction: A concise investigation by Desaraju Suresh Bhargav, Nadeem Siddiqui, Bhadra Murthy V, Vijaya Tartte, Vanaja V

“…Results: Variants in the APOB, MTHFR, WDR12, CELSR2, and MIA3 genes were identified as more predominant in the sequenced individuals and two novel variants were observed from CELSR2 which were not reported previously. …”
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The consistency and efficacy of optical coherence tomography for the evaluation of ocular torsion angle in children by Rongjun Liu, Jingjing Zhao, Kaili Yu, Dehai Zhu

“…The fundus photographs were taken using a fundus camera and then imported into the Adobe Photoshop 2021 software. The fovea-disc angle (FDA) was calculated manually. …”
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ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ НЕЙРОМЕРЕЖ У ВИЩІЙ ОСВІТІ УКРАЇНИ by Олексій Олексійович Наливайко

“…Було визначено найбільш вживані та популярні на час проведення дослідження нейромережі: ChatGPT, Tome, Midjourney, Compose AI, Runway, Adobe Podcast. Крім того, проаналізовано можливості для освіти деяких вищезазначених нейромерж. …”
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منصات النشر الذاتي للصور الفوتوغرافية الرقمية : دراسة مقارنة by فاطمة خمیس

“…للصورة أهمية کبيرة کمصدر من مصادر المعلومات ، والنشر الذاتي للصور هو امتداد للنشر الذاتي للکتب وغيرها من أوعية المعلومات ، ولذلک تهدف الدراسة إلى حصر منصات النشر الذاتي للصور الفوتوغرافية الرقمية، مقارنة بين أربعة من أهم وأشهر منصات النشر الذاتي للصور الرقمية وهى : منصة Shutterstock ومنصة Adobe stock ومنصة iStock ومنصة Alamy من حيث الحجم العددي للصور والمصورين المساهمين في کل منصة والانتشار الجغرافي للمنصة ، سهولة التسجيل في المنصة وشروطه ، وسياسة المنصة في قبول ورفض الصور المرفوعة والوقت الذي تستغرقه المنصة في مراجعتها ، الدعم الفني المقدم للمصورين المساهمين من قبل المنصة ، الشروط الفنية للصورة المرفوعة ، وأخيراً التعاملات المالية بين المصور المساهم والمنصة من حيث نسبة العمولات والأرباح التي يحصل عليها المصور المساهم وطريقة استلامها والحد الأدنى لاستلام الأرباح ، وقد استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي ، وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى أن نسبة الأرباح التي يحصل عليها المصور تختلف من منصة إلى أخرى ، حيث سجلت أعلى نسبة أرباح يحصل عليها المصور في منصة Alamy حيث تخصص المنصة للمصور 50% من ثمن بيع الصور الحصرية ، 40% من ثمن بيع الصور غير الحصرية ، يليها منصة I stock ، حيث تخصص للمصور 45% من ثمن بيع الصورة کحد أقصى ، 15% من ثمن بيع الصورة کحد أدنى ، أما منصة Shutterstock تخصص للمصور 25 ,0 دولار مقابل کل صورة يتم تنزيلها من على المنصة ، أما إذا وصلت أرباح المصور الى 500 دولار فإن نسبة الأرباح تصل الى 33 ,0…”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Metformin and Berberine in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sickness-Like Behaviour in Mice by Triveni Kodi, Sharanya Praveen, Sravan Kumar Paka, Runali Sankhe, Adarsh Gopinathan, Nandakumar Krishnadas, Anoop Kishore

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La compasión como habilidad socioemocional en la práctica pedagógica by Sandra Milena Sanchez Galindo

“…Se realizó una revisión de diversas perspectivas occidentales y orientales, lo que facilita entender el alcance y valorar su posicionamiento teórico y epistemológico, que permite acoger la compasión como un camino que valida otras maneras de ser y de estar. …”
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Lycium barbarum glycopeptide ameliorates aging phenotypes and enhances cardiac metabolism by activating the PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy pathway in D-galactose-induced mice by Tianchan Peng, Jian Xiang, Yun Tian, Xiaogen Tang, Lina Wang, Lijuan Gao, Oscar Junhong Luo, Li’an Huang, Guobing Chen

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Accounting treatment of tax credits arising from the exclusion of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS calculation base of publicly traded companies by Douglas Willian Nascimento Schmidt, José Antonio Cescon, Antônio Carlos Brunozi Junior, Julio César Ferreira

“…In analyzing this data, Excel® spreadsheet systems and PDF readers (Foxit® and Adobe®) were used to search for information on the accounting treatment of credits arising from the exclusion of ICMS. …”
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Genetic association analysis of lipid-lowering drug target genes in chronic kidney disease by Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Guangyang Ou, Lei Peng, Jian Pan, Shaohua Zhang, Jianguo Shi

“…This Mendelian randomization (MR) study aims to elucidate the potential effects of lipid-lowering drug targets on CKD development.MethodsWe extracted 11 genetic variants encoding targets of lipid-lowering drugs from published genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics, encompassing LDLR, HMGCR, PCSK9, NPC1L1, APOB, ABCG5/ABCG8, LPL, APOC3, ANGPTL3, and PPARA. …”
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HDL Particle Size and Functionality Comparison between Patients with and without Confirmed Acute Myocardial Infarction by Raissa de Miranda Teixeira, Nicole Cruz de Sá, Ana Paula Caires dos Santos, Vanessa Rocha Anjos e Silva, Elaine Christine de Magalhães Cabral Albuquerque, Luiz Claudio Lemos Correia, Ricardo David Couto

“…The HDL particle size was measured by laser light scattering (LLS), after separation of HDL from apoB-rich lipoproteins. The paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) activity was determined in a spectrophotometer by using paraoxon as a substrate. …”
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Análisis correlacional de tipologías de violencia y estrate-gias de gestión para la convivencia escolar en el recreo by Gustavo Adolfo Cardona Ortiz, Gerardo Malaver, Johana Fatnory Giraldo Montealegre

“…Conclusiones: Visto de esta manera, la investigación concluye que es vital acoger en el análisis de intervención, una base empírica que permita conocer de fondo las diversas formas en las que se exterioriza la violencia en el contexto educativo. …”
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Significando los juegos en contextos multilíngues: el acto de jugar en un territorio de frontera by Karina Nazario Moschkowich, Jorgelina Ivana Tallei

“…La escuela como espacio de socialización de saberes acoge sujetos con comportamientos heterogéneos, plurilingües y multiculturales, por lo que es necesario considerar cómo son acogidos estos sujetos en su diversidad e identificar posibles espacios inclusivos relacionados con la heterogeneidad del público que conforma la región fronteriza. . …”
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Machine learning-driven prediction of medical expenses in triple-vessel PCI patients using feature selection by Kuan-Yu Chen, Yen-Chun Huang, Chih-Kuang Liu, Shao-Jung Li, Mingchih Chen

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EM-Act: A Modular Series Elastic Actuator for Dynamic Robots by Ramesh krishnan Muttathil Gopanunni, Lorenzo Martignetti, Francesco Iotti, Alok Ranjan, Franco Angelini, Manolo Garabini

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Guia Beabá do Câncer: Validação de Livro Educativo para Crianças, Famílias e Profissionais de Saúde by Simone Lehwess Mozzilli, Pedro Emílio Gomes Prates, Isadora Cardoso Salles Fila Pecenin, Lucas Thiago Pereira da Silva, Marina de Góes Salvetti

“…Objetivo: Validar o conteúdo do livro educativo “Guia Beabá do Câncer” sob a perspectiva de crianças, adolescentes, famílias e profissionais da saúde. …”
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