Morphology and functional organization of subcutaneous adipose tissue: modern concepts of structural and functional heterogeneity and age-related changes (systematic literature rev... by M. A. Shirshakova, S. E. Shemyakov, A. A. Supil'nikov, Yu. E. Mel'nikova

“…To conduct a systematic analysis of current data on morphological organization of subcutaneous adipose tissue, its layered structure, and age-related changes with emphasis on clinical significance for aesthetic medicine. …”
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Effect of organically bound iodine in cattle feed on health indicators by D. E. Lukin, D. A. Utyanov, R. K. Milushev, N. L. Vostrikova, A. S. Knyazeva

“…This was most clearly demonstrated by the content of urea, since in the test group, its content decreased by ≈15 percentage points, and by the content of creatinine, since its increase in the test group was more than 20 percentage points. …”
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Challenges in antibody structure prediction by Monica L. Fernández-Quintero, Janik Kokot, Franz Waibl, Anna-Lena M. Fischer, Patrick K. Quoika, Charlotte M. Deane, Klaus R. Liedl

“…Specialized tools used to predict antibody structures based on different principles have profited from current advances in protein structure prediction based on artificial intelligence. …”
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Microbiota of the ocular surface in infectious/ inflammatory eye diseases by M. M. Bikbov, O. I. Orenburkina, A. E. Babushkin

“…Damaged epithelium of the cornea and conjunctiva (e. g. caused by dryness, the use of contact lenses, antibiotics, etc.) can lead to an increase in the number of bacteria on the ocular surface and disruption of the protective film containing antimicrobial compounds that lubricates the epithelium. …”
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Technologies of medical diagnosis and treatment of invasive candidiasis in children by S.O. Mokia-Serbina, S.О. Sheyko, V.I. Fesenko, T.М. Lytvynova, N.I. Zabolotnya, V.А. Shelevytska

“…The advancement of intensive care and the widespread use of invasive procedures have led to an increase in candidiasis in both immunocompromised children and children without signs of immunodeficiency. …”
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Nitrofurans for External Use (Review) by A. V. Beliatskaya, I. M. Kashlikova, А. O. Elagina, I. I. Krasnyuk (jr.), I. I. Krasnyuk, O. I. Stepanova

“…Aspects of the use of nitrofurans for external use (nitrofural, furazolidone and furazidin) are described in the article. Review of current research that is dedicated to development of drugs containing nitrofuran derivatives has been carried out. …”
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Radiological Assessment of Coal Fly Ash from Polish Power and Cogeneration Plants: Implications for Energy Waste Management by Krzysztof Isajenko, Barbara Piotrowska, Mirosław Szyłak-Szydłowski, Magdalena Reizer, Katarzyna Maciejewska, Małgorzata Kwestarz

“…It was also found that the frequency of exceeding the annual effective dose limits (IAEDs) showed an increasing trend with the increasing installed capacity of the facility. …”
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MICROVESICLES AND THROMBOSIS IN OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS by A. Aharon, B. Brenner

“…They are present in the blood circulation under normal physiological conditions, and their levels increase in a wide range of disease states. MVs contain proteins, growth and apoptotic factors, DNA fragments, microRNAs as well as messenger RNAs (mRNAs); therefore, they may function as regulators in cell-cell communication and mediators of cell signaling during multiple biological processes. …”
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Investigation of the Effectiveness of Using Luffa Cylindrica to Reduce Water Consumption in Agriculture by Alman Sikder, Sayed Huzaifa Mumit

“…The projected steady increase in population will contribute to a moderate increase in consumption, which in turn will require the development of technologies that increase soil productivity. …”
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Three-step fabrication of TiO2CdS spheres on SiO2 supports for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance by Zhengyou Li, Alexander V. Soldatov, Aslam Hossain

“…The overpotential exhibited a notable decrease from 793 mV to 264 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm², demonstrating the improved electrocatalytic efficiency as CdS concentration increased. …”
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Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice by Morvarid Sophia Esmaeilzadeh, Anna Elise Engell, Henrik Løvendahl Jørgensen, Bent Struer Lind

“…In this group, the median proBNP level increased from 12.1 pmol/L before the intervention to 13.5 pmol/L after the intervention (p < 0.0001).Conclusions This study demonstrates a significant decrease in the number of proBNP requests from general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark after the introduction of a pop-up form in the requisition system containing the current guidelines.…”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Unitization Based Memory Enhancement in Younger and Older Adults by Joshua Kah Meng Khoo, Roni Tibon

“…Accordingly, unitization has been proposed as a promising strategy to attenuate age-related associative deficits, but evidence regarding its utility was lacking. The current study aimed to establish unitization as a viable mnemonic strategy. …”
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PM2.5 prediction and its influencing factors in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration using spatial temporal graph convolutional networks by Yawen Zhao

“…Current spatiotemporal analysis methods often lack sufficient accuracy. …”
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A broad-spectrum pneumococcal vaccine induces mucosal immunity and protects against lethal Streptococcus pneumoniae challenge by Fang-Feng Chiu, Ling-Ling Tu, Wangxue Chen, Hongyan Zhou, Bing-Sin Liu, Shih-Jen Liu, Chih-Hsiang Leng

“…Pneumococcal disease is a major threat to public health globally, impacting individuals across all age groups, particularly infants and elderly individuals. The use of current vaccines has led to unintended consequences, including serotype replacement, leading to a need for a new approach to combat pneumococcal disease. …”
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Classifying social position with social media behavioral data by Júlia Koltai, Zsófia Rakovics, Zoltán Kmetty, Kata Számel, Borbála Ungvári, Bendegúz Váradi, Ákos Huszár

“…When analyzing digital behavioral data, however large scale it is, information on the social position of the users is hardly available. In the current paper, we analyze a special dataset collected with a data donation technique, which contains information on both the social position and the observed digital behavior of participants, and which is representative for the internet user population of Hungary. …”
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Microstructure and electrochemical corrosion behaviour of API 5L X90 pipeline steel in a simulated soil environment by Mahdi Yeganeh, Mostafa Eskandari, Hasan Mousavi

“…As a result of corrosion products forming on the active sites and rendering them inactive, the charge transfer resistance increased by approximately 1.5 times. Potentiodynamic polarization tests indicated an absence of passivation, accompanied by a decrease in corrosion current density and a shift in corrosion potential toward the cathodic direction during immersion. …”
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Insights and perspectives on PVDF/MgO NCs films: Structural and optical properties for optoelectronic device applications by Shivaraj Madivalappa, R.B. Basavaraj, P.B. Chethan, D.P. Aarti, P.K. Jisha

“…The dipole polarization interaction causes the absorption coefficient, direct band gap, indirect band gap, optical activation energy, and skin depth of pure PVDF and PVDF/MgO thin films to decrease, whereas increasing the dielectric constant at high frequency value, refractive index, loss, optical conductivity, and dielectric constant per effective mass of NCs films. …”
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Assessment of polyvinyl alcohol–stabilized compressed earth bricks on performance and durability of structures by Salman Farooq, Zia Ul Islam, Muhammad Saeed Khan, Muhammad Umair Umar, Abdullah Khan Jadoon

“…In recent years there have been an increasing number of studies examining the environmental trade-offs of using PVA with emphasis on its potential to decrease cement content in earth bricks. …”
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A New Hall Microdevice with Minimal Complexity by Siya Lozanova, Avgust Ivanov, Martin Ralchev, Chavdar Roumenin

“…The first two opposite electrodes are connected and the second two are fed in the same way, and third ones are the outputs. The increased sensitivity constituting 40 V/AT is due to the reduced parasitic surface currents. …”
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