Analysis of the Regulatory Effects of lncRNAs on Kidney Tissue in Ascites Susceptible Broiler by Kasra Ahmadian, Mohammadreza Nassiry, Karim Hasanpur, Ali Javadmanesh

“…For this reason, the lncRNAs obtained from the RNA-seq data of the kidney tissue were investigated in the occurrence of ascites.Materials and Methods :700 one-day-old chicks from one of the paternal lines of a commercial strain were kept under standard conditions until 21 days old. …”
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Impact of Milk Enrichment with Manganese Supplement in Organic and Inorganic Forms on Performance, Biochemical, Antioxidant Parameters and Feeding Behavior of Suckling Calves by Ayda Teymouri, Abdolhakim Toghdory, Taghi Ghoorchi, Mohammad Asadi

“…Manganese plays several important roles in the immune system, including its involvement in antioxidant pathways, its contribution to phagocytic activity, and its role in maintaining the structural integrity of epithelial barriers against infections. …”
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Contemporary contexts of higher medical education development: Patient-centred care in medical students’ understanding by T. D. Podkladova, L. G. Smyshliaeva, A. O. Okorokov, I. I. Soshenko

“…The research methods include theoretical, phenomenological, and structural types of analysis; survey method, expert assessments, and focus groups.Results. …”
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Sífilis congênita no recém-nascido: repercussões para a mãe [Congenital syphilis in newborns: repercussions for the mother] [Sífilis congénita en el neonato: repercusiones para la... by Jéssica Gama da Silva, Giovana Calcagno Gomes, Juliane Portella Ribeiro, Camila Magroski Goulart Nobre, Pâmela Kath de Oliveira Nörberg, Marina Soares Mota

“…Method: in this qualitative study of 15 mothers of newborns with congenital syphilis admitted to a public hospital in southern Brazil, data were collected by semi-structured interview, and treated by content analysis. …”
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Contato pele a pele e amamentação no nascimento: interfaces com aleitamento materno exclusivo na alta hospitalar [Skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding at birth: interfaces with e... by Camila Aparecida de Mello Chaves Barreiros, Ana Leticia Monteiro Gomes, Maria Estela Diniz Machado, Bruna Nunes Magesti, Elisa da Conceição Rodrigues, Marialda Moreira Christoffel

“…Method: this cross-sectional study was conducted with 157 postpartum women and 160 newborns from a public maternity hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Data were collected from July 2020 to January 2021, through a structured questionnaire, and analyzed by descriptive statistics and Poisson regression with robust variance. …”
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Making temporary homes by Marjolein Overtoom

“…But what do people do to make a home and how exactly do they do these things? Semi-structured interviews with students, starters on the housing market and refugees accepted for permanent residency were conducted to increase our understanding of what people do to make a space into a home. …”
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Menstrual Health Literacy Among Young Female Adults in Northern Mindanao: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study by Izzy D. Abayabay, Chariefa Aaliyah C. Al Ali, Kyramae M. Alava, Trisha Andree J. Aquino, Yuri Benedict J. Autor, Ranieza Jazz R. Baltazar, Jasmine Kyle C. Casicas, Ma. Melevir Madelyn A. Castañares, Cristine M. Dulfo, Raenah Patrizia B. Dy, Paolo B. Araune, Rodesa Shaira B. Cornito

“…Participants were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using a self-administered, structured questionnaire, which included 28 close-ended items adapted from the menstrual practices questionnaire and tailored to local cultural contexts. …”
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Paediatric endoscopy in Spain: current situation and recent developments by María Navalón Rubio, Carmen Jovani Casano, Marta Soria López, Alfonso Rodríguez Herrera, Miguel Ángel López Casado, Víctor Manuel Navas-López, Víctor Vila Miravet

“…We compared the results with data from 2015. Results: Eighty-one of the 103 invited hospitals participated (66.4%). …”
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in pastoralists and their livestock in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. by Emmanuel P Lita, Erneo B Ochi, Gerald Misinzo, Henriette van Heerden, Robab Katani, Jacques Godfroid, Coletha Mathew

“…Current literature provides scant data regarding the seroprevalence of brucellosis in South Sudan. …”
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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance based on the novel Omale INDEPT FORCIS Framework and recommendations for subsequent pandemics: a qualitative study among community m... by Ugwu I. Omale, Azuka S. Adeke, Onyinyechukwu U. Oka, Cordis O. Ikegwuonu, Osarhiemen Iyare, Olaedo O. Nnachi, Victor U. Uduma, Chidinma I. Amuzie, Glory E. Nkwo, Ugochi I. A. Nwali, Okechukwu O. Ukpabi, Ifeyinwa M. Okeke, Richard L. Ewah

“…Data was analysed using deductive (with some inductive) thematic analytic approach. …”
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Implementing Positive Youth Development in Primary Physical Education: The Learning Trajectories of a Physical Education Department Head (Fomentar el Desarrollo Positivo de los Jóv... by Fernando Santos, Cláudio Farias, Ivo van Hilvoorde, Daniel Gould, Paulo Pereira

“…Findings showed the PE department head progressed from a perspective of PYD as an inherent and naturally emerging outcome to an understanding of PYD as more structured programmes of activities that include a deliberate approach. …”
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⁴⁰Ar ∕ ³⁹Ar age constraints on the formation of fluid-rich quartz veins from the NW Rhenohercynian zone (Rursee area, Germany) by A. A. O. Huseynov, J. Wijbrans, K. Kuiper, J. van der Lubbe

“…The Rursee area (Rhenish Massif, Germany), part of the Variscan foreland zone on the Avalonia microcontinent, represents a key locality for studying Variscan quartz vein formation. Based on structural grounds, two groups/types of Rursee quartz veins have been linked with the early stages of Variscan, but their absolute ages are still unknown.…”
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Evaluation of Technical and Anthropometric Factors in Postures and Muscle Activation of Heavy-Truck Vehicle Drivers: Implications for the Design of Ergonomic Cabins by Esteban Ortiz, Daysi Baño-Morales, William Venegas, Álvaro Page, Skarlet Guerra, Mateo Narváez, Iván Zambrano

“…In countries like Ecuador, making major structural changes to cabin design is not feasible. …”
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Redução de hemoglobina: risco para lesão renal aguda após revascularização do miocárdio [Hemoglobin decrease: risk for acute kidney injury after myocardial revascularization] [Red... by Tayse Tâmara Paixão Duarte, Wellington Luiz Lima, Alisson Henrique Santos Ribeiro, Marcia Cristina Silva Magro

“…Method: this prospective, observational study was conducted between February and June 2016 with 51 patients who underwent myocardial revascularization surgery at a specialist cardiology hospital specializing in the Federal District. Data were collected using a structured instrument. …”
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Seropositive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of the spectrum of clinical manifestations and therapy according to a retrospective study by М. I. Kaleda, I. P. Nikishina, E. S. Fedorov, S. V. Arsenyeva, A. N. Shapovalenko

“…Demographic indicators, data from clinical, laboratory, and instrumental examinations, and performed therapy were assessed.Results and discussion. …”
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Synovial cesys in children: clinical features, diagnostics, treatment (analytical review of the literature and own observation) by V.S. Konoplitskyi, Yu. Ye. Korobko, B.L. Pavlenko, H.M. Rudenko, O.A. Korobko, S.V. Klymenko

“…Synovial cysts are structurally mucinous pseudotumors that usually arise from the underlying joint capsule, bursa, tendon sheath, or subchondral bone. …”
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Clinical-pathagenetic, Age, Gender, Genetic Aspects of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonviral Chronic Hepatitis Without, and also with Comorbid Hypothyroidism; Improving of... by Prysyazhnyuk V., Voloshyn O.

“…The correlation between the cytokines plasma content and the biochemical markers of cytolytic, cholestatic, intoxication syndromes, lipid profile are indicative of their important role in pathogenesis of NAFLD and CH. Changes in the structural and functional parameters of the heart, increase of the left ventricle myocardium mass and its index, and ejection fraction reduction were determined with age among NAFLD patients and CH patients. …”
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Investigating the Factors Influencing the Resilience Capacity of Rural Households Affected by Drought: A Case Study of the Villages of Zehak City by A.R. Sani Heidary, M. Daneshvar Kakhki, M. Sabouhi, H. Mohammadi

“…According to Cochran's formula, the sample size is estimated to be 376 households. Data were collected by completing multidimensional questionnaires along with semi-structured interviews from households in 2023. …”
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Cryogenic Thermo-Optical Coefficient of SU-8 Measured Using a Racetrack Resonator at 850 nm by Salvador A. Medina-Rangel, Nicola Maraviglia, John O’Hara, Artem S. Vorobev, Simone Iadanza, Emanuele Pelucchi, Liam O’Faolain

“…SU-8 is an emerging polymer material for integrated optical circuits that has demonstrated good structural properties in a cryogenic environment. In this article, we investigate the thermo-optical properties of SU-8 for a wavelength <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>λ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>850</mn><mtext> </mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">n</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, from room temperature to cryogenic temperature down to 14 K. …”
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Impact of medical school on quality of life and mental health in Brazil: a cross-sectional comparative study by Marina Silveira de Resende, Isabelle Martins Santos, Eduardo Cardoso de Moura, Renata de Almeida Pedro, Marcelo Gobbo

“…To address these challenges, this study investigates the specific impact of medical education on students’ mental health and QoL, aiming to identify potential structural changes that could mitigate these negative outcomes.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted in private higher education institutions in Brazil.Setting Data were collected online via the QuestionPro platform in August 2024, encompassing 32 units located across 14 states and 4 geographic regions in Brazil.Participants The sample included 10 844 students, 33.7% of whom were enrolled in medicine and 66.3% in other fields (administration, agronomy, agribusiness, systems analysis and development, architecture, architecture and urbanism, biomedicine, computer science, accounting, economics, social communication/advertising and propaganda, law, physical education, nursing, civil engineering, computer engineering, production engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics engineering, aesthetics and cosmics, pharmacy, physics, physiotherapy, speech, speech therapy, environmental management, commercial management, human resources management, financial management, history, Portuguese-English literature, logistics, marketing, mathematics, veterinary medicine, nutrition, dentistry, pedagogy, management processes, psychology, advertising and propaganda, computer networks, social work, information systems and theology). …”
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