Skeletal Muscle‐Specific Deletion of E3 Ligase Asb2 Enhances Muscle Mass and Strength by Hye Rim Jang, Shi‐Young Park, Yeonmi Lee, Dongjin Lee, Jongjun Lee, Yoonil Cho, Cheol Soo Choi, Hui‐Young Lee

“…Notably, desmin, a protein critical for structural integrity and mitochondrial function, was identified as a target protein of the ASB2 E3 ligase. …”
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Phosphoproteome Reveals the Role of Baicalin in Alleviating rPVL-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest in BMECs by Ling Hou, Jun Li, Juqing Wang, Qin You, Dongtao Zhang, Xuezhang Zhou

“…Moreover, <i>in vivo</i> analysis revealed that <i>S. aureus</i> ATCC49775 and rPVL induced dramatic structural destruction and pathological impairment of mammary gland tissues in mice and that these histopathological changes were ameliorated after baicalin intervention. …”
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Dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals in North Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023 by Fikadu Tolesa Alemu, Adugna Alemu Desta, Asfaw Getaye Tola

“…The study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling method. A pre-tested, structured, and interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information about dietary diversity. …”
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Identification of serum C4BPA as a potential diagnostic marker of right ventricular remodelling via proteomic analysis by Xuenan Wang, Cheng Yu, Meiling Li, Huiling Cai, Yongjian Yang, Cong Lan

“…Abstract Aims Right ventricular (RV) remodelling, a progressive condition characterized by maladaptive cardiac structural and functional changes, primarily results from prolonged pressure overload in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). …”
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The magnitude of untreated dental caries and its predictors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Amare Teshome Tefera, Solomon Berhe, Samuel Seifu, Martha Solomon, Zelalem Ayichew, Aynishet Adane, Wubet Birhan, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Shashe Zewdu

“…Data were collected by health professionals using pretested structured interviewer-administered questionnaires and intraoral examinations. …”
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Validity and Reliability Determination of the Persian Version of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System by Farin Soleimani, Zahra Nobakht, Nadia Azari, Adis Kraskian, Fatemeh Hassanati, Zahra Ghorbanpor

“…This coefficient was 0.957 in communication, 0.957 in community use, 0.943 in the functional pre-academic, 0.961 in home life, 0.960 in health and safety, 0.952 in leisure, 0.948 in self-care, 0.947 in self-direction, 0.954 in social and 0.962 in motor subscales, and 0.991 in total scale. To determine the structural validity, according to the eigenvalue and the percentage explained by the first factor in each subscale, it was determined that a single-factor model is the most favorable condition for implementing factor analysis in the items of each subscale. …”
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Sex-Related Differences in Heart Failure Development in Patients After First Myocardial Infarction: The Role of Galectin-3 by Milica Dekleva, Tamara Djuric, Ana Djordjevic, Ivan Soldatovic, Aleksandra Stankovic, Jelena Suzic Lazic, Maja Zivkovic

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of sex-related differences in the following: risk factors, left ventricular (LV) structural and functional changes, coronary angiography, expression of the gal-3 encoding gene <i>LGALS-3</i> and plasma gal-3 levels in heart failure (HF). …”
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Correlación de la actividad física con desempeño laboral: una visión desde Sincelejo, Sucre (Correlation of physical activity with job performance: a view from Sincelejo, Sucre)... by José Ramón Sanabria Navarro, Yahilina Silveira Pérez, William Alejandro Niebles Nuñez

“…Subsequently, the diagnosis of the research with the use of the statistical software SPSS 28.0 and finally the establishment of the model of structural equations of physical activity for work performance using the SPSS AMOS 26 software. …”
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Thirty years of declining stunting in Tanzania: Trends and ongoing challenges. by Ester Elisaria, Bet Caeyers, Esther Nkuba, Laura van der Erve, August Kuwawenaruwa

“…To combat stunting and eliminate structural obstacles, including the empowerment of marginalised groups, a multisectoral strategy is required. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Provincial Dwellers on Prevention and Control of Schistosomiasis: Evidence from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in the Gambia by Amadou Barrow, Mansour Badjie, Jainaba Touray, Bakary Kinteh, Musa Nget, Ebrima Touray, Sambou L. S. Kinteh, Saikou Omar Sillah, Lamin Darboe, Yunusa Jallow, Modou Badjan, Modou Gaye, Solomon P. S. Jatta

“…Percentages, chi-square test, and binary and multiple logistic regression models were used to identify sociodemographic factors associated with the KAP variables. …”
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Disclosure of positive HIV status to sexual partners among young people receiving treatment at an urban clinic, Kampala, Uganda by Moses Mugerwa, Juliana Namutundu, Joanita Nangendo, Victoria Babirye Tumusiime, Denis Ndekezi, Collins G. K. Atuheire, Kelvin Bwambale, Suzanne N. Kiwanuka, David Kyaddondo

“…Methods The study utilized a cross sectional design using a parallel-convergent mixed method approach. We conducted 281 structured interviews through random sampling and 16 purposively sampled in-depth interviews (IDIs) among YPLHIV (18 to 24 years). …”
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Vertebral Osteoporosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Possible Involvement of Inflammation-Related Osteoblast Ferroptosis by Lao Z, Chen X, Chen X, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Bian Y, Zhou C, Tian K, Jin H, Fu F, Wu C, Gan K, Ruan H

“…The study comprehensively evaluated bone structural changes through micro-CT analysis, histological assessment, and bone metabolic markers. …”
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HEV seroprevalence and associated risk factors among HIV-positive individuals in post-earthquake Kathmandu: a 2016 cross-sectional study by Chandramani Wagle, Jagat Bahadur Baniya, Nirmal Aryal, Dinesh Prasad Ghimire, Ajay Kumar Sah, Abhay Kumar Sah, Vivek Prasad Gupta, Birendra Prasad Gupta

“…Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical data were collected via structured interviews and medical records. Multivariable logistic regression identified independent predictors of anti-HEV IgG seropositivity. …”
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The mediating role of behavioral systems in linking physical activity and anxiety symptoms in college students by Wenli Wang, Hairong Liu

“…ANOVA, linear regression analysis and structural equation modelling were used to analyse the data and subcomponents of each variable (physical activity, anxiety symptoms, BIS/BAS) were analysed. …”
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“Less words, more pictures”: creating and sharing data visualizations from a remote health monitoring system with clinicians to improve cancer pain management by Virginia LeBaron, Natalie Crimp, Nutta Homdee, Kelly Reed, Victoria Petermann, William Ashe, Leslie Blackhall, Bryan Lewis

“…Preferences for degree of data granularity and content varied by discipline and care delivery model, and there was mixed interest in seeing caregiver reported data. …”
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Comparison of classic and novel human astrovirus MLB and VA seroprevalence in HIV and non-HIV cohorts in South China demonstrates high seroreactivity to classic human astrovirus, w... by Jianhao Wang, Binyi Liu, Sisi Liu, Yawen Sun, Ruiying He, Yun Lan, Linna Liu, Hongbing Jiang

“…Recombinant HAstV1, MLB2, and VA1 spike proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli, structurally validated using AlphaFold2, and used in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays-based serology with minimal cross-reactivity confirmed in murine models. …”
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LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF INDEPENDENT AZERBAIJAN IN RELATION TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES by Katana Gafarova

“…The relationship between the economic and legal components in the content of the country's foreign policy activity is differentiated, where the economy acts as a means and functionality for the use of a certain set of resources for the production, sale, distribution and consumption of public goods, and the law ensures the structuring of all social phenomena according to certain rules of behaviour in terms of satisfying public and private interests in the context of building a compromise model of the relationship between them. …”
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Emociones positivas del alumnado de Educación Secundaria en las prácticas de baloncesto en Educación Física (Positive emotions of the students of Secondary Education in the practi... by Felipe Nicolás Mujica Johnson, Ana Concepción Jiménez Sánchez

“…The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and personal diaries, which have been subjected to a deductive-inductive content analysis with the help of the Atlas.ti 7.5 software. …”
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The GPCR antagonist PPTN synergizes with caspofungin providing increased fungicidal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus by Thaila Fernanda dos Reis, Endrews Delbaje, Camila Figueiredo Pinzan, Rafael Bastos, Suzanne Ackloo, Sara Fallah, Bradley Laflamme, Nicole Robbins, Leah E. Cowen, Gustavo H. Goldman

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Sociocultural and Clinical Determinants of Sexual Dysfunction in Perimenopausal Women with and Without Breast Cancer by Osiris G. Delgado-Enciso, Valery Melnikov, Gustavo A. Hernandez-Fuentes, Jessica C. Romero-Michel, Daniel A. Montes-Galindo, Veronica M. Guzmán-Sandoval, Josuel Delgado-Enciso, Mario Ramirez-Flores, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Idalia Garza-Veloz, Karmina Sánchez-Meza, Carmen A. Sanchez-Ramirez, Carmen Meza-Robles, Ivan Delgado-Enciso

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