Complications of radical and partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma up to 7 cm by Marić Predrag, Jovanović Mirko, Milović Novak, Stamenković Dušica, Košević Branko, Aleksić Predrag, Cerović Snežana, Spasić Aleksandar, Simić Dejan, Rašković Jelena

“…Radical nephrectomy (RN) is considered as the gold standard in the treatment of localized RCC, but recently the use of minimally invasive techniques are more frequently used. …”
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Skeletal Muscle mRNA Splicing Variants Association With Four Different Fitness and Energetic Measures in the GESTALT Study by Stefano Donega, Nirad Banskota, Esha Gupta, Marta Gonzalez‐Freire, Ann Zenobia Moore, Ceereena Ubaida‐Mohien, Rachel Munk, Linda Zukley, Yulan Piao, Chris Bergeron, Jan Bergeron, Arsun Bektas, Marta Zampino, Carole Stagg, Fred Indig, Lisa M. Hartnell, Mary Kaileh, Kenneth Fishbein, Richard G. Spencer, Myriam Gorospe, Supriyo De, Josephine M. Egan, Ranjan Sen, Luigi Ferrucci

“…The splicing pathway was up‐regulated with aging in low but not in high fitness participants, and transcript isoforms detected in the low fitness group pertain to processes such as cell cycle regulation, RNA/protein localization, nuclear transport and catabolism. …”
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Dietary Supplementation with Algae Powders and Carotenoids Enhances Growth Performance and Tissue-Specific Carotenoid Accumulation in Penaeus Vannamei by Pujiang Liu, Chengwei Huang, Qian Shen, Qijun Luo, Rui Yang, Haimin Chen, Wei Wu, Juanjuan Chen

“…Tissue-specific distribution patterns were observed: α-carotene and β-carotene were localized in the exoskeleton; fucoxanthin and zeaxanthin were found only in the exoskeleton and hepatopancreas, and astaxanthin was present in all three tissues. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation in rarely reported Salmonella enterica serovars from patients presenting with gastroenteritis in Nairobi, Kenya by Peter Muturi, Cecilia Mbae, Evans Kibet, Peter Njoroge, Susan M. Kavai, Darius Ideke, Jessicah Jepchirchir, John S. Gunn, John S. Gunn, Samuel Kariuki, Samuel Kariuki

“…This study highlights the diversity of NTS serovars circulating in Nairobi and emphasizes on the importance of localized studies in addressing regional variations in NTS epidemiology. …”
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MyoD is required for the differentiation of Myo/Nog cell progenitors of myofibroblasts in explants of human lens tissue by Jacquelyn Gerhart, Mara Crispin, Brian Heist, Keith Mathers, Joseph Infanti, David Venuti, Joseph F. Richards, Steven Morency, Cathy Hatcher, Mindy George-Weinstein

“…Noggin and muscle proteins were not detected in LECs in control explants or after MyoD knockdown.  …”
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Adjuvant TRastuzumab deruxtecan plus fluoropyrimidine versus standard chemotherapy in HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal cancer patients with persistence of minimal residual... by Vincenzo Nasca, Francesca Bergamo, Luisa Foltran, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Katia Bencardino, Emanuela Dell’Aquila, Salvatore Corallo, Andrea Spallanzani, Oronzo Brunetti, Daniele Spada, Stefano Tamberi, Chiara Alessandra Cella, Antonio Avallone, Lorenzo Fornaro, Samantha Di Donato, Antonia Strippoli, Alberto Puccini, Emiliano Tamburini, Federica Palermo, Federica Morano, Filippo Pietrantonio, Alessandra Raimondi

“…Abstract Background The standard treatment for localized/locally advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) is radical surgery and peri-operative FLOT treatment (5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel), but around half patients still experience disease relapse. …”
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Effects of Acupotomy on Biomechanical Characteristics of Flexor and Extensor Muscle Groups and Cartilage Degeneration in Rabbits with Knee Osteoarthritis by GAO Hainan, ZHANG Mengyi, LIU Xi, ZHONG Peirong, TANG Yanjuan, SHAO Xinxin, TAN Zili, ZHU Xiangyu

“…The Lequesne MG score was used to detect the pathological changes of KOA and explore the effect of acupotomy on the behavior of KOA rabbits. …”
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Investigation d'un cas de rage bovine dans une ferme à Loumbila, Burkina Faso, mai 2022 by Aristide Compaoré, Wendlassida Brice Armel Ouédraogo, Martial Touwendsida Nana, Bruno Lalidia Ouoba, Bérenger Kaboré, Denis Yelbéogo

“…No additional cases were detected on the farm and during the outing in the locality. …”
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Relationship between vitamin D and osteoarthritis by Natalia G. Kashevarova, Liudmila I. Alekseeva, Elena A. Taskina, Ekaterina A. Strebkova, Evgenia P. Sharapova, Natalya M. Savushkina, Kirill M. Mikhaylov, Svetlana I. Glukhova, Olga G. Alekseeva, Danil M. Kudinsky, Nikolay V. Demin, Elena Yu. Samarkina, Aleksander M. Lila

“…Also, stage II and III knee OA and OA of other localizations, clinically detected synovitis, quadriceps hypotrophy, and flat feet were more common.…”
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APPLICATION OF RADIO-WAVES COAGULATION TECHNIQUE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEMANGIOMAS OF THE MAXILLOFACIAL AREA by O.V. Gurzhiy, I.M. Tkachenko, S.V. Kolomiiets

“…A review in dynamics after 6 months allowed detecting recurrent disease in 4 patients (7%) with localization of hemangiomas in the scalp area, upper and lower lip. …”
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A Library of Plasmodium vivax Recombinant Merozoite Proteins Reveals New Vaccine Candidates and Protein-Protein Interactions. by Jessica B Hostetler, Sumana Sharma, S Josefin Bartholdson, Gavin J Wright, Rick M Fairhurst, Julian C Rayner

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We selected 39 P. vivax proteins that are predicted to localize to the merozoite surface or invasive secretory organelles, some of which show homology to P. falciparum vaccine candidates. …”
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Proteolytic degradation of Beta-Ig H3 (βigH3/TGFBI) can be quantified non-invasively in serum and predicts prognosis in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Rasmus S. Pedersen, Annika Hettich, Jeppe Thorlacius-Ussing, Lasse L. Langholm, Marina Crespo-Bravo, Inna M. Chen, Carsten P. Hansen, Julia S. Johansen, Hadi M. H. Diab, Lars N. Jorgensen, Morten Karsdal, Nicholas Willumsen

“…To evaluate the clinical relevance, we first measured cβigH3 in a cohort of 220 patients with different types of cancer with detectable levels for all 11 cancer types. We then measured the cβigH3 biomarker in pre-treatment serum from a cohort of 469 patients with locally advanced or metastatic PDAC and found that high levels of cβigH3 were associated with longer overall survival independently of age, disease stage, performance status, carbohydrate antigen 19–9 (CA19-9), and the tumor fibrosis biomarker PRO-C3 as compared to patients with high levels of cβigH3 (HR 0.78, 95% CI: 0.0.61–0.98, p = 0.04). …”
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Physiochemical, Insecticidal, and Antidiabetic Activities of Senna occidentalis Linn Root by Tahani Osman Issa, Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed Ahmed, Yahya Sulieman Mohamed, Sakina Yagi, Abdelrafie Mohamed Makhawi, Tarig Osman Khider

“…All the spots are colored under UV light, but some are localized colorless after spaying. The ethyl acetate (EtAc) extract showed eight spots, and the methanol (MeOH) extract showed thirteen spots. …”
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The influence of genetics on the endocannabinoid system gene expression and relevance for targeting reproductive conditions by Keisuke Tanaka, Akwasi A. Amoako, Sally Mortlock, Peter A. W. Rogers, Sarah J. Holdsworth-Carson, Jacqueline F. Donoghue, Wan Tinn Teh, Grant W. Montgomery, Brett McKinnon

“…Abstract Background Endocannabinoids are small lipid molecules that have critical roles in cellular proliferation and function. They are produced locally with their concentrations controlled via the endocannabinoid system (ECS). …”
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Unexpected stability in faunal population abundances following an estuary‐wide collapse of oysters by Gabrielle D. Love, Zachary A. Siders, David A. Gandy, William E. Pine III, Shirley Baker, Edward V. Camp

“…Abstract Live oyster reefs are considered a critical recruitment habitat for estuarine faunal populations as localized in situ or mesocosm studies have demonstrated many faunal species prefer live oyster habitat. …”
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Epidemiology and pathogenicity of Haemophilus parasuis in eastern China by Jingyu Xu, Jingyu Xu, Xin Jin, Xuesong Li, Xuesong Li, Dehong Yang

“…The HPM-1371 gene was detected only in serotypes 5 and 14. Serotypes 1, 11, 12, and 13 exhibited a combination of conserved wza-vta1-vta2 -vta3 genes, although 36.37% (4/11) of serotype 12 isolates lacked the wza gene. …”
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Human neutrophil antigen allele frequencies and assessment of HNA alloimmunisation risk in donors and hematological patients by I. I. Krobinets, N. V. Mineeva, I. O. Bogdanova, A. V. Chechetkin

“…Human neutrophil antigens (HNAs) are localized on glycoproteins which are positioned on the surface membrane of human neutrophils. …”
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Establishing the effect of COVID-19 lockdown policy on the utilization of facility-based delivery in Kenya: a multi-method study by MaryBennah N. Kuloba, Christoph Strupat, Thit Thit Aye, Phidelis N. Wamalwa, Judy Gichuki, Benjamin Tsofa, Manuela De Allegri

“…Future research should explore localized and socioeconomic differences in how populations respond to public health interventions during pandemics.…”
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Campylobacter jejuni regulates cell cycle progression to potentiate host cell invasion by Prabhat K. Talukdar, Megan C. Dines, Eric A. Shelden, Brandon A. Toy, Amruta Suresh Kale, Ryan R. Driskell, Lisa M. Gloss, Michael E. Konkel

“…Infection assays and confocal microscopy were employed to determine the rate of bacterial invasion and intracellular localization of C. jejuni-infected cells. Quantification of Interleukin-8 (IL-8) was determined by the ELISAs. …”
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A CASE OF MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA PRESENTING WITH DIPLOPIA by Tansu Koparmal, Caner Çulha, Aslı Odabaşı Giden, Engin Yola, Özgür Meletli, Düzgün Özatlı

“…No extraocular nodal or visceral hypermetabolic foci were detected.Orbital biopsy results confirmed marginal zone lymphoma. …”
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