The Assessment of Different Dietary Selenium Resources on Reproductive Performance, Spawning Indicators, and Larval Production of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus × O. niloticu... by Mohammed A. E. Naiel, El-Sayed H. Eissa, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Saadea Saadony, Heba E. Abd Elnabi, Salah El-Sayed Sakr

“…The fish group fed NPSe alone or mixed with Na2SeO3 had a well-developed stroma structure, many mature vitellogenic and postvitellogenic oocytes, and a remarkable intensity of mature spermatozoa in the testis. …”
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Study of the Interplay Among Melt Morphology, Rheology and 3D Printability of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Blends by Marco Costantini, Flavio Cognini, Roberta Angelini, Sara Alfano, Marianna Villano, Andrea Martinelli, David Bolzonella, Marco Rossi, Andrea Barbetta

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Intravitreal Injections for Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion: Long-Term Functional and Anatomic Outcomes by Emilia Maggio, Maurizio Mete, Giorgia Maraone, Marcella Attanasio, Massimo Guerriero, Grazia Pertile

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Functional nanocrystal as effective contrast agents for dual-mode imaging: Live-cell sonoluminescence and contrast-enhanced echography by V. Vighetto, E. Pascucci, N.M. Percivalle, A. Troia, K.M. Meiburger, M.R.P. van den Broek, T. Segers, V. Cauda

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Study of subterranean biodiversity of the upper Neretva River catchment in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Maja Zagmajster, Ester Premate, Špela Borko, Behare Rexhepi, Vojo Milanović, Anton Brancelj, Michaela Brojer, Christophe Douady, Josef Grego, Milica Jovanović, Florian Malard, Nataša Mori, Vladimir Pešić

“…Of the latter, four species were distinguished based on morphology: two species of snails from the families Hydrobiidae and Moitessieriidae, one representative of Ostracoda and one Copepoda. Individuals of the aquatic troglobiotic isopods and amphipods were analysed molecularly, and based on molecular differences, two new species within the genus Proasellus and two within the genus Niphargus were proposed. …”
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Relikty fortalicji Kretkowskich ukazane w archeologicznych badaniach ratowniczych w Zameczku koło Chodcza by Jakub Mosiejczyk, Dawid F. Wieczorek

“…Artykuł prezentuje najnowsze wyniki badań archeologicznych w świetle przeglądu opracowań historycznych oraz na tle analiz zabytków będących rezultatem pierwszych wykopalisk przeprowadzonych w 1993 r. przez pracowników łódzkiego ośrodka badawczego (Kajzer 1997). Zaprezentowano nową bazę źródeł materialnych weryfikujących dawne poglądy i hipotezy na temat historii budowlanej dworu obronnego Kretkowskich. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…This study investigates the relationship between meteorological factors—wind direction, wind speed, boundary layer height, and atmospheric stability conditions —street trees, and PM10 concentration in three urban canyons: Avenida da Liberdade and Estrada de Benfica in Lisbon, and Marginal Tietê in São Paulo. …”
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SiC free-standing membrane for X-ray intensity monitoring in synchrotron radiation beamlines by Gabriele Trovato, Marzio De Napoli, Christian Gollwitzer, Simone Finizio, Michael Krumrey, Francesco La Via, Luca Lanzanò, Giuliana Milluzzo, Samuele Moscato, Matthias Müller, Francesco Romano, Dario Ferreira Sanchez, Massimo Camarda

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A morphometric signature to identify ductal carcinoma in situ with a low risk of progression by Marcelo Sobral-Leite, Simon P. Castillo, Shiva Vonk, Hendrik A. Messal, Xenia Melillo, Noomie Lam, Brandi de Bruijn, Yeman B. Hagos, Myrna van den Bos, Joyce Sanders, Mathilde Almekinders, Lindy L. Visser, Emma J. Groen, Petra Kristel, Caner Ercan, Leyla Azarang, Jacco van Rheenen, E. Shelley Hwang, Yinyin Yuan, Grand Challenge PRECISION Consortium, Renee Menezes, Esther H. Lips, Jelle Wesseling

“…A combined clinical-morphometric signature, characterized by small-sized ducts, a low number of cells and a low DCIS/stroma ratio, was associated with outcome (HR = 0.56; 95% CI 0.28–0.78). …”
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Quantifying the tumour vasculature environment from CD-31 immunohistochemistry images of breast cancer using deep learning based semantic segmentation by Tristan Whitmarsh, Wei Cope, Julia Carmona-Bozo, Roido Manavaki, Stephen-John Sammut, Ramona Woitek, Elena Provenzano, Emma L. Brown, Sarah E. Bohndiek, Ferdia A. Gallagher, Carlos Caldas, Fiona J. Gilbert, Florian Markowetz

“…The model also segments the vascular smooth muscle, benign epithelium, adipose tissue, stroma, lymphocyte clusters, nerves and CD-31 positive leukocytes, and we applied it to an additional 21 images from 15 patients. …”
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Collagenolytic activity of conjunctival fluid in healthy people and patients with aseptic ulcer of the cornea of various etiologies by Brzheskaya I.V., Somov E.E

“…Petersburg brunch<br> <br> The development and progression of an aseptic corneal ulcer is largely determined by the activity of proteolytic enzymes in the corneal stroma. And since it reflects the collagenolytic activity of the conjunctival fluid, its evaluation is of great practical and scientific interest.…”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of 8 Cases of COVID-19 Complicated with Pneumomediastinum in Children by FU Qiang, REN Zuolei, LIN Zhiqiang, GONG Jianfeng, WANG Changzheng, WANG Ting, HU Yalan, TAN Jufang

“…In addition, pulmonary lesions could involve the stroma or parenchyma, and both lungs were affected, with various manifestations. …”
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Cancer Burden Disease Attributable to PM2.5 and Health Risk by PM2.5-bound Toxic Species in Two Urban Chilean Municipalities by Ye Li, Franz Muñoz-lbañéz, Ana Maldonado-Alcaíno, Darby Jack, Beizhan Yan, Li Xu, Marco Acuña, Manuel Leiva-Guzman, Ana Valdés, Dante D. Cáceres

“…Abstract This study aimed to estimate the environmental cancer disease burden in adults attributable to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure using Ostro’s function methodology, and health risk indexes for particle-bound toxic chemicals through hazard quotients (HQ, HI) and carcinogenic risk (CR, CRI) indexes from EPA guidelines, of two urban Chilean Municipalities: Coyhaique and Independencia. …”
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Blood Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiles of HER2 Negative Breast Cancers Patients by Ovidiu Balacescu, Loredana Balacescu, Oana Virtic, Simona Visan, Claudia Gherman, Flaviu Drigla, Laura Pop, Gabriela Bolba-Morar, Carmen Lisencu, Bogdan Fetica, Oana Tudoran, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe

“…We also evaluated the stroma in primary tumors. Transcriptional analysis revealed distinct molecular signatures in the blood of HER2− breast cancer patients according to ER/PR status. …”
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Differential Effects of Angelicin Analogues on NF-κB Activity and IL-8 Gene Expression in Cystic Fibrosis IB3-1 Cells by Ilaria Lampronti, Maria Giulia Manzione, Gianni Sacchetti, Davide Ferrari, Susanna Spisani, Valentino Bezzerri, Alessia Finotti, Monica Borgatti, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Giorgia Miolo, Giovanni Marzaro, Giulio Cabrini, Roberto Gambari, Adriana Chilin

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Thyroid Hormone Activation Regulates the Crosstalk between Breast Cancer and Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Annarita Nappi, Vittoria D’Esposito, Caterina Miro, Alessia Parascandolo, Annunziata Gaetana Cicatiello, Serena Sagliocchi, Lucia Acampora, Sepehr Torabinejad, Federica Restolfer, Maddalena Raia, Melania Murolo, Emery Di Cicco, Pietro Formisano, Monica Dentice

“…Results: In this study, we uncovered a novel role of THs in regulating the tumor-stroma crosstalk. MCF7 cells enhanced the intracellular activation of THs through the TH-activating enzyme, D2, fostering their EMT properties and the dialogue with MSCs. …”
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Exosome-mediated delivery of miR-9 induces cancer-associated fibroblast-like properties in human breast fibroblasts by Sara Baroni, S Romero-Cordoba, I Plantamura, M Dugo, E D’Ippolito, A Cataldo, G Cosentino, V Angeloni, A Rossini, M G Daidone, M V Iorio

“…Taken together, these data provide new insights into the role of miR-9 as an important player in the cross-talk between cancer cells and stroma.…”
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Evaluation of the cross-immunity between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium abscessus in vitro by Da Xu, Yujie Gu, Guilian Li, Ruihuan Wang, Shiqi Xiao, Hongyang Duan, Jingwei Jiang, Xiuqin Zhao, Kanglin Wan, Xinyue He, Haican Liu, Yongliang Lou

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Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Analogue ZP1849 Augments Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing by Marie Kjaer, Wayne Russell, Peter Schjerling, Elena Cottarelli, Kennet N. Christjansen, Ditte M. G. Olsen, Peter-Martin Krarup, Lene Jessen, Mark Berner-Hansen, Lars N. Jorgensen, Magnus S. Ågren

“…The GLP-2 receptor (GLP-2R) is expressed in the stroma of the large bowel wall, which is the major therapeutic target area to prevent anastomotic leakage. …”
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Pathomorphological changes of the placenta in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in pregnant women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy by T.V. Savchuk

“…Factors that disrupt placental perfusion in the acute phase of COVID-19 include edema of the villous stroma, narrowing of the capillary lumen in the terminal chorionic villi, and the intervillous space. …”
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