Competitive displacement of lipoprotein lipase from heparan sulfate is orchestrated by a disordered acidic cluster in GPIHBP1 by Anamika Biswas, Samina Arshid, Kristian Kølby Kristensen, Thomas J.D. Jørgensen, Michael Ploug

“…Modeling this interface revealed widespread polyelectrolyte interactions spanning both LPL domains, which explains why the acidic tail stabilizes LPL activity and protein conformation. …”
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Assessing the ecological resilience of Ebola virus in Africa and potential influencing factors based on a synthesized model. by Li Shen, Jiawei Song, Yibo Zhou, Xiaojie Yuan, Samuel Seery, Ting Fu, Xihao Liu, Yihong Liu, Zhongjun Shao, Rui Li, Kun Liu

“…Specifically, those regions were prone to minimal seasonal variations in temperature. Both the potential anthropogenic influence and vegetation coverage demonstrate a rise-to-decline impact on the outbreaks of Ebola virus across Africa.…”
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Maternal Serum Fractalkine Concentrations in Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction by Ecem Berfun Toprak Sager, Ibrahim Kale, Hakan Sager, Aysegul Ozel, Murat Muhcu

“…CONCLUSION: Maternal serum fractalkine concentration was higher in both fetal growth restriction and small for gestational age groups compared to healthy controls, but this difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Postmortem Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol Concentration in Blood, Urine, Muscle and Bile by Agnė Okulevičiūtė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Gabija Laubner-Sakalauskienė, Robertas Badaras, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…The results of the study show that there may be differences in the levels of ethyl alcohol in different body fluids after death. These data are therefore important for the assessment of ethyl alcohol concentrations in both clinical and forensic practice. …”
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Altered O-Glycans in stimulated whole saliva from patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome and non-pSS sicca by Sarah Kamounah, Kristina A. Thomsson, Christiane Elisabeth Sørensen, Eric Paul Bennett, Niclas G. Karlsson, Anne Marie Lynge Pedersen

“…The 50 most abundant glycans were identified and their intensity compared for each sample, reflecting the relative abundance of individual monosaccharide residues. …”
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Prenatal malaria exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study of pregnant women in the Northern Region of Ghana by Akbar Fotouhi, Masud Yunesian, Hawawu Hussein, Mansour Shamsipour, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Percival Delali Agordoh, Mashoud Alabi Seidu

“…With an OR of 1.02 (95% CI 0.26 to 4.01), there was no difference in perinatal mortality between pregnant women with malaria and those without malaria after adjusting for caesarean section.Conclusion This study confirms that prenatal malaria increases the odds of both preterm and LBW deliveries. A decisive policy to eradicate or minimise perinatal malaria is needed to contribute to the prevention of LBW and adverse pregnancy outcomes.…”
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Communicating with Extension Clients about Water by Alexa J. Lamm, Phillip S. Stokes, Caroline G. Roper

“…Not only is Florida a specialty crop state, but the Florida economy also depends highly on tourism and recreation, both of which thrive on water. Water impacts Florida’s tourism, agriculture, retail, and real estate development industries, all of which significantly contribute to Florida’s economy (Odera, Lamm, Dukes, Irani, & Carter, 2013). …”
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Customised Enriched Coconut Oil as Panacea for Oral Biofilm Mediated Diseases - A Prospective Study by Shamini Sai, Raga T Nivedha, Srinivasan Narasimhan, Aruna K. Veronica, Jayaraman Selvakumar, Anand V. Susila

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Due to 5 dropouts on day 30, data were analysed based on the intention-to-treat (ITT) approach. …”
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Morpho-meristic variations of the native and Vietnam-originated climbing perch (Anabas testudineus), collected from hatchery sources in Bangladesh by Md. Arif Shahariar, Md. Mahamudul Hassan, Swagata Aditya, Tanjina Saulin, Atika Khondokar, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam

“…The nonparametric Kruskal Wallis (H) test also revealed significant variation both in morphometric and meristic characteristics. …”
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DIGITALISATION OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE BALANCING FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE AT A DISPLACED UNIVERSITY by Oleksandr Spivakovsky, Daria Malchykova, Viktoria Yatsenko

“…The transformation of business processes accelerated digitalization, and the pursuit of balance in the face of limited resources enabled the implementation of effective anti-crisis measures and the transformation of academic policy aimed at maintaining the quality of the educational process through distance learning technologies, both synchronous and asynchronous interaction formats. …”
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Beyond the storms: Exploring predictors of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico by Marie-Claire Meadows, Noelle Serino, Dahianira M. Camacho-Monclova, Kaumudi Joshipura, Sarah R. Lowe

“…Methods: To address this gap, we used data from the Preparedness to Reduce Exposures and Diseases Post-hurricanes and Augment Resilience (PREPARE) study, a cohort of mainly Hispanic Puerto Ricans who experienced Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. …”
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How Does Listening to “Fetal Heartbeats” Affect the Feelings of Pregnant Women? by Mehmet Sinan Beksac, Canan Unal, Burcu Yalaniz, Murat Cagan, Atakan Tanacan, Erdem Fadiloglu, Hanife Guler Donmez

“…Group 1 and Group 2 had similar feelings (p>0.05), however, the rate of negative feelings was higher in Group 2 (11.6% vs. 20.2%). …”
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Expectation-Maximization Aided Modified Weighted Sequential Energy Detector for Distributed Cooperative Spectrum Sensing by Mohammed Rashid, Jeffrey A. Nanzer

“…Previous studies have shown that even with fewer observed samples per energy statistics, improved detection capabilities can be achieved by aggregating both present and past ED samples in a test statistic. …”
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Role of exercise on ncRNAs and exosomal ncRNAs in preventing neurodegenerative diseases: a narrative review by Shangwu Liu, Runhong Zhang, Jamal Hallajzadeh

“…In review, we explored how ncRNAs and exosomal ncRNAs play a role in enhancing the impacts of activity on neurodegenerative disorders for future treatments. Research studies, both preclinical and clinical, that have documented the use of various exercises and their effects on ncRNAs and exosomal ncRNAs for the treatment of NDs have been compiled and enlisted from the PubMed database, spanning the time period from the year 2000 up to the current time. …”
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Nanomaterials: Promising Tools for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocardial Infarction by Ge Y, Wu L, Mei S, Wu J

“…Advances in nanotechnology have increasingly drawn attention to the application of nanomaterials in both diagnosing and treating myocardial infarction. …”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer Mortality Attributed to Air Pollution in Türkiye in 2019 by Didem Han Yekdeş, Ali Cem Yekdeş, Ülfiye Çelikkalp, Pelin Sarı Serin, Miraç Çağlayan, Galip Ekuklu

“…Abstract Approximately seven million premature deaths occurred due to several health problems caused by air pollution. …”
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Wet Feeding Promotes Growth without Affecting Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression in Growing Broiler Chicks by Tomoya Matsunami, Yuhui Zhang, Yuji Taniguchi, Sei-ichi Hinomoto, Takaoki Saneyasu, Hiroshi Kamisoyama, Kazuhisa Honda

“…These findings suggest that wet feeding contributes to both meat yield and animal welfare during broiler production.…”
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USE OF GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN DISTANCE LEARNING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN GEOGRAPHY by Vasyl V. Leta, Mykola M. Karabiniuk, Mykhailo M. Mykyta, Mykhailo M. Kachailo

“… Geoinformation technologies are an important element of professional education for future geographers and are widely used in their training program, at the same time geoinformation technologies depend on the participants` technical support in the educational process, both in full-time education and distance learning. …”
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‘Underestimation of fall risks by older adults: The need for professional evaluation to identify home hazards’ by E．Y Ishigaki, A．S Passos, L．E．G Leme

“…The HSSAT, a 67-item self-assessment tool covering nine household areas, was administered by trained researchers. Data were collected through both self-assessment by the older adults and assessments by healthcare professionals to analyze perception discrepancies. …”
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Re-presentations to the emergency department initial presentation with COVID-19: Insights from the omicron wave by Daniella Audish, George Braitberg, Anselm Wong

“…Background: Relapsing symptoms post-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) infection, particularly with variants like Omicron, remain poorly understood and cumulative mortality rates are in the millions worldwide. Re-presentation rates to emergency departments (ED) post initial presentation are poorly defined. …”
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