Ghrelin stimulation of growth hormone-releasing hormone neurons is direct in the arcuate nucleus. by Guillaume Osterstock, Pauline Escobar, Violeta Mitutsova, Laurie-Anne Gouty-Colomer, Pierre Fontanaud, François Molino, Jean-Alain Fehrentz, Danielle Carmignac, Jean Martinez, Nathalie C Guerineau, Iain C A F Robinson, Patrice Mollard, Pierre-François Méry

“…Indeed, ghrelin does not modify synaptic currents of GHRH neurons. However, ghrelin exerts a strong and direct depolarizing effect on GHRH neurons, which supports their increased firing rate.…”
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Antifungal and anti-biofilm effects of hydrazone derivatives on Candida spp by Pierre Popczyk, Alina Ghinet, Clovis Bortolus, Laure Kamus, Marc F. Lensink, Jérôme de Ruyck, Boualem Sendid, Faustine Dubar

“…Worldwide, invasive candidiasis are a burden for the health system due to difficulties to manage patients, to the increasing of the resistance of the current therapeutics and the emergence of naturally resistant species of Candida. …”
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Hybrid compatible grid forming inverters with coordinated regulation for low inertia and mixed generation grids by Biddut Bhowmik, Moses Amoasi Acquah, Sung-Yul Kim

“…The control architecture of the HC-GFIs is designed as a multi-layered cascaded structure incorporating active power-frequency droop control, voltage regulation loops, a current-limiting regulator, and a dynamic current control layer. …”
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Winter wheat yield responses to growing degree days: Long-term trends and adaptability in major producing areas of China by Ziyang Liu, Davide Cammarano, Xiaojun Liu, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Qiang Cao

“…Over time, the total GDD accumulation increased by an average of 345.23 ℃·d, and the GDD accumulation in the three key growth stages increased by an average of 273.26 ℃·d, 27.21 ℃·d, and 44.77 ℃·d. …”
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Computer literacy as a condition for the formation of future specialists in education by Larisa Gennadievna Zvereva, Irina Alexeevna Pogodina

“…Due to the rapid society informatization and learning conditions during a pandemic, there is an increasing need to improve the computer literacy of current and future teachers, as a computer is the main device in the work of a teacher and in teaching a student in the modern world. …”
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New forms of production organization: pearl companies by L. V. Kuropatkina

“…In this context, G. B. Kleiner proposed the concept of pearl enterprises as organizations that ensure the long-term effectiveness of the activities of each employee, a team of departments and the company as a whole by expanding the range and increasing the flexibility of formal and informal, hierarchical and non-hierarchical management models used in its various segments. …”
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“When in Rome…”: structural determinants impacting healthcare access, health outcomes, and well-being of South Asian older adults in Ontario using a multilingual qualitative approa... by Diya Chowdhury, Catherine Tong, Kimberly Lopez, Elena Neiterman, Paul Stolee

“…With the increase in international migration, the need for an equitable healthcare system in Canada is increasing. …”
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A novel proof of concept approach towards generating reference microplastic particles by Simon D.J. Oster, Paul E. Bräumer, Daniel Wagner, Max Rösch, Martina Fried, Vinay K.B. Narayana, Eva Hausinger, Helena Metko, Eva C. Vizsolyi, Matthias Schott, Christian Laforsch, Martin G.J. Löder

“…Abstract For almost two decades now, scientists have increasingly focused on the occurrence of microplastic particles (MPs) in the environment and their impact on environmental and human health. …”
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Assessment of Nurse's Health Promotion of Their Lifestyles at Al-Kut City Hospitals, Iraq by Ammar A. Okab

“… Context: The importance of lifestyle is mainly due to its effect on the quality of life and disease prevention. …”
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Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development: Key Ethical Features and Proactive Initiatives Promoting Financial Inclusion by Laura Maria Franciosi

“…SDGs recognise that ending poverty is strictly intertwined with strategies to reduce inequality and spur economic growth, all while tackling climate change and preserving the environment. In this context, the lack of financial inclusion increases poverty and frustrates economic development since access to essential financial services helps people nurture their education and financial plans, and financial inclusion can help alleviate poverty and lift economic development. …”
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Burnout and its Factors in Healthcare Workers Involved in Providing Health Care for Patients With COVID-19 at Different Stages of the Pandemic by A. B. Kholmogorova, S. S. Petrikov, A. Y. Suroyegina, O. Y. Mikita, A. A. Rakhmanina, A. P. Roy

“…Abstract. In the context of the pandemic, when healthcare professionals are forced to work under extreme stress and an increased threat of infection, research on professional burnout and emotional maladjustment of medical workers is gaining particular relevance around the world.Aim of study. …”
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Development and quality assessment of Coalho cheese using indigenous Pakistani milk sources: Nili-Ravi buffalo and Kamori goat by Wahab Ali Khan, Iqra Yasmin, Syed Abdul Wadood, Abbas Khan, Aiza Qamar, Maryam Hameeda, Fatima Farooq Ali, Khunsha Qamar Khan

“…Rheological measurements depicted that goat milk contributed to cohesiveness and hardness, whereas buffalo milk enhanced softness and meltability; however, storage increases the meltability and decreases cohesiveness. …”
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Kalirin-7 is a Key Player in the Formation of Excitatory Synapses in Hippocampal Neurons by Xin-Ming Ma

“…Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons of Kal7 knockout (Kal7KO) mice show decreased spine density, spine length, synapse number, and postsynaptic density (PSD) size in their apical dendrites; are deficient in long-term potentiation (LTP); and exhibit decreased frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (sEPSC). …”
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Structural Analysis of Shipping Fleet Capacity by Lixian Fan, Sijie Zhang, Jingbo Yin

“…By considering new orders, current fleet size, and demolitions in ship capacity supply, this study develops a systematic model in both bulker and container markets. …”
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Waste-to-Taste: Transforming Wet Byproducts of the Food Industry into New Nutritious Foods by Anna Koptelova, Aurélien Ducrey, Bénédicte Lunven, Léa Köller, Natalia Nagornova, Edouard W. Appenzeller, Tiffany Abitbol

“…Indeed, the end-of-life of our food crops is increasingly important to consider in the context of circularity, ensuring that land, water, and chemical inputs to agriculture are sustainable. …”
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Corrosion Resistance of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy with Pulse Electrodeposited Ni-SiC Nanocomposite Coating by A. Amadeh, M. Hajiali Fini

“…Microhardness of specimens was measured and the results revealed a significant enhancement from 74 H for bare AZ91 magnesium alloy to 523 HV for the specimen coated in the bath containing 15 g.L–1 SiC. The Corrosion behavior of the samples was studied by potentiodaynamic polarization, and the obtained data showed superior corrosion resistance for coated AZ91 magnesium alloy, i.e. the corrosion current density decreased from 2.69 mA.cm–2, for the uncoated sample, to 0.00046 mA.cm–2, for coated specimen in the bath containing 15 g.L–1 SiC and the corrosion potential increased from – 2.069 V to – 0.33 V at the same conditions. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Preventable Socioeconomic Damage in Different Approaches to the Prevention of Vaccine-Controlled Infections in the Framework of the National Vaccination S... by N. I. Briko, L. D. Popovich, A. Ya. Mindlina, O. I. Volkova, E. O. Kurilovich

“…Relevance.The strategy for the development of vaccine prevention in the Russian Federation among other areas involves improving the National schedule of preventive vaccinations and ensuring its flexibility, taking into account the current epidemic situation and the emergence of new vaccines.Goal: to Assess the socio-economic damage from five vaccine-controlled infections in different vaccine prevention scenarios.Materials and methods: a simulated retrospective model was constructed with a time horizon of 3 years (2016-2018), which assumes an assessment of changes in lost/ saved years of life including in monetary terms in the context of differentiated disease outcomes and vaccine costs under different scenarios of vaccination coverage and the vaccine prevention algorithm.Results: if the established algorithm is maintained and the age cohort of children under 2 years of age is covered by vaccination, the annual loss of years of life will remain at a high level. …”
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Trends in Global Agricultural Carbon Emission Research: A Bibliometric Analysis by Jinhao Hu, Jianhua Dong, Dan Xu, Qiliang Yang, Jiaping Liang, Na Li, Haipeng Wang

“…Despite the evolution of research domains and methodologies, the global context remains closely connected to the current state of the discipline. …”
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Challenges and Strategies for Expanding Enterprise-Based Training to Develop Skills for the ICT Industry in the Philippines by Jooyoung Voeller

“…Research on the challenges and strategies for increasing employer participation in EBT, especially within the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, is currently lacking. …”
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Effects of Economic Sanctions on Russian Labor Market by Olga F. Alyokhina, Larisa M. Butova, Vera A. Akimenko, Denis V. Dmitrov

“…They used the methods of economic analysis, logical approach, and comparison to conduct a dynamic analysis of the labor market in 2021–2024 and reveal the causes of the current situation in the context of economic sanctions. …”