International Practice of Storing Human Cell Lines Intended for Clinical Use by O. A. Rachinskaya, A. A. Chaplenko, E. V. Melnikova, I. S. Semenova, Yu. V. Olefir

“…Currently, the Russian Federation does not have a well-established state-controlled market for cell banks (CB) containing cell material that is potentially applicable for clinical purposes. …”
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Global Secular Trend of Gonadal Size in Men: Review and Analysis of Publications by A. Yu. Seroukhov, A. A. Afoko, I. E. Mamaev

“…Notwithstanding the general increase in world population, there is a steady decline in birth rate. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…This paper describes the current transplant system’s use of subjective evaluation criteria, particularly psychosocial support and compliance. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing the Development of Community-Based Tourism in Rural Areas, Case Study: Villages Targeted by Tourism in the Markazi Province by Hamid Afshari, Behrouz Mohammadi Yeganeh, Hossein Farahani, Mehdi Cheraghi

“…In the socio-cultural dimension, it should be said that there is a strong relationship between cultural sustainability and participation, and the local community is very vulnerable to the indiscriminate and unprincipled increase in tourism. The results of the current research showed that due to the lack of correct and principled planning in all dimensions, including the cultural dimension, the participation of the local community in tourism was very small. …”
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Metabolizable energy and digestible nutrient values of protease-supplemented field pea for broiler chicken by Tofuko A. Woyengo, Anna Rogiewicz, Robert Patterson

“…The supplemental protease increased (P < 0.05) AMEn values of the SBM and field by an average of 187 kcal/kg but decreased (P < 0.05) the SID values of all indispensable AA (except His) for the SBM and field, by an average of 2.7 percentage points. …”
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Evaluation of New Derivatives of 2,4-dioxobutanoic Acid Salts in Behavioral Studies of Laboratory Animals by A. I. Krasnova, V. D. Polezhaeva, N. A. Pulina

“…Correction of pathological anxiety is currently an important task of modern pharmacology, since anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicle as A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Chemotherapy-Induced Male Infertility: A Review Article by Maryam Taher, Hanieh Jalali, Homa Mohseni Kouchesfehani, Gholamreza Kaka

“…Chemotherapy has been shown to induce cellular stress in testicles, leading to testicular dysfunction and the activation of apoptotic pathways in response to external and internal stress. The current research aims to review the potential therapeutic advantages of sEVs derived from MSCs in addressing sperm abnormalities and male infertility resulting from chemotherapy. …”
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Justificación del valor educativo de la Educación Física y el docente. ¿Qué profesional del deporte debe impartir la materia de Educación Física? ¿El Maestro/a y Profesor/a de Educ... by Vicente Miñana-Signes, Manuel Monfort-Pañego

“…This theoretical review aims at explaining and reflecting on what quality Physical Education and teachers’ professional competencies are, so as not to confuse it with school sports. Currently, there are several institutions that recommend a Quality Physical Education, and among other aspects they emphasize that this should increase up to 3 hours per week both in the stage of compulsory primary and secondary education. …”
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A collaborative approach to advancing research and training in Public Health Data Science—challenges, opportunities, and lessons learnt by Elisha Abade, Wondwossen Mulugeta, Idah Orowe, Getachew Hailemariam, Patrick Weke, Rahel Bekele, Isabelle Zaugg, Jeff Goldsmith, Tiffany Sanchez, Kiros Berhane

“…However, there is a severe lack of well-trained data scientists and home-grown educational programs to enable context-specific training. The lack of human capacity and resources for public health data analysis as well as the dire need to use modern technology for better understanding and possible intervention cannot be dealt with currently available educational programs and computing infrastructure, demanding a great deal of collaboration and investments within Africa and with the Global North This paper describes processes undertaken to establish sustainable research training programs and to train a new generation of data scientists with knowledge, mentoring, professional skills, and research immersion. …”
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Effects of intercropping with legume forage on the rhizosphere microbial community structure of tea plants by Yuhang Jiang, Yuhang Jiang, Yuhang Jiang, Xiaoqin Lin, Wenxiong Lin, Wenxiong Lin

“…ContextIntercropping in agriculture is crucial for addressing challenges in intensive tea farming. …”
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Empowering older adults in medication safety by Jennifer A. Stoll, Andrew D. Baumgartner, Laura A. Brady, Alexandria M. Wahler, Roopsy Kamboj, Robert G. Wahler, Ranjit Singh

“…The semi-structured questions were open ended and based on patient empowerment models and previous research assessing videos to increase knowledge and promote behavior change. Focus groups were recorded and transcribed verbatim. …”
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Evaluating the effect of vitamin D3 fortification on physicochemical and sensory properties of yogurt by Saneela Saleem, Zahra Khan, Imtiaz Hussain, Faran Khan, Fahad Al-Asmari, Faima Atta Khan, Alyan Ali Zafar, Muhammad Abdul Rahim, Zongo Eliasse, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan

“…During the first week of storage, the viscosity of yogurt increased but later it started decreasing because of syneresis. …”
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Factors driving the biomass and species richness of desert plants in northern Xinjiang China. by Cheng Fei, Yi Qiang Dong, Sha Zhou An

“…Accurate estimations of the biomass and species richness of desert plants are of great value for maintaining ecosystem stability; however, current assessments remain a challenge due to the large spatial heterogeneity in biomass and species richness and difficulties posed by time-consuming field surveys, particularly in remote areas. …”
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Synergistic potential of co-millinged edible argan oil (Argania spinosa L.) and oregano leaves (Origanum vulgare L.) in food applications by Samira Oubannin, Abderrahim Asbbane, Otmane Hallouch, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, El Hassan Sakar, Said Gharby

“…In general, AO samples containing OL exhibited increased phenolic, chlorophylls, and carotenoid contents and lower peroxide and p-anisidine values. …”
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nonrheumatic Valvular Heart Disease and Its Attributable Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990 to 2019: Results From the Glob... by Le Li, Limin Liu, Zhicheng Hu, Likun Zhou, Zhuxin Zhang, Lingmin Wu, Ligang Ding, Zhao Hu, Lihui Zheng, Yan Yao

“…In the context of population aging, a detailed report on the epidemiological trends of NRVD is crucial for policymakers to effectively allocate health care resources. …”
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Strategic Elements in Holocene Sediments of the Tinto River Estuary (SW Spain) by Verónica Romero, Francisco Ruiz, María Luz González-Regalado, Joaquín Rodríguez Vidal, Luis Miguel Cáceres, Antonio Toscano, Paula Gómez, Manuel Abad, Tatiana Izquierdo, Gabriel Gómez

“…River mouths act as containers for pollution episodes that have occurred in their drainage basins over time. …”
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VigorBaby dietary supplement administration to mice during pregnancy and lactation alleviated ovarian disorders induced by Zearalenone in offsprings by Xuan Liu, Wen-Meng Bian, Yan-Qin Feng, Jia-Tian Tang, Ning Zuo, Jun-Jie Wang, Massimo De Felici, Xin Wang, Wei Shen

“…We exposed pregnant and lactating mice to 40 μg/kg body weight (bw) of ZEN to confirm and extend previous observational reports. The current study demonstrated that ZEN exposure increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA damage, and mitochondrial dysfunction in the ovaries of neonatal offspring, leading to primordial follicle (PF) impairment. …”
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Factor-H-related protein 1 (FHR1), a promotor of para-inflammation in age-related macular degeneration by Andjela Sekulic, Sarah M. Herr, Kelly Mulfaul, Inga-Marie Pompös, Silvia Winkler, Carola Dietrich, Benedikt Obermayer, Robert F. Mullins, Thomas Conrad, Peter F. Zipfel, Florian Sennlaub, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

“…Polymorphisms in complement factor-H increase, while absence of factor-H-related protein-1 (FHR1) decreases the AMD risk, currently explained by their opposing relationship. …”
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NMDA Receptor–Mediated Ca2+ Flux Attenuated by the NMDA Receptor/TRPM4 Interface Inhibitor Brophenexin by Jordan Casby, Benjamin M. Gansemer, Stanley A. Thayer

“…Incubating cultures in Mg2+‐free buffer containing tetrodotoxin, 6‐cyano‐7‐nitroquinoxaline‐2,3‐dione, and bicuculline for 30 min inhibited NMDA‐evoked increases in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) recorded at 22°C by 50% ± 18% and prevented inhibition by brophenexin. …”
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Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: a RCT (SupportBack 2) by Adam W A Geraghty, Taeko Becque, Lisa C Roberts, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E Foster, Lucy Yardley, Beth Stuart, David A Turner, Gareth Griffiths, Frances Webley, Lorraine Durcan, Alannah Morgan, Stephanie Hughes, Sarah Bathers, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Simon Wathall, Gemma Mansell, Malcolm White, Firoza Davies, Paul Little

“…Participants Participants had current low back pain without indicators of serious spinal pathology. …”
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