Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcome of Pregnancies Complicated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Diana Cristina SECARA, Madalina Daniela IORDACHE, Ana Veronica UZUNOV, Octavian MUNTEANU, Alexandru BAROS, Monica Mihaela CIRSTOIU

“…It’s been speculated, based on what is known about other pathogenic viruses, SARS-CoV-2 virus can interfere with placental defense mechanisms and increase the miscarriage and preterm birth rate. …”
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Graphene reinforced biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) nano-composites by V. Sridhar, H. Park, I. Lee, H. H. Chun

“…Differential thermal analysis (DTA) showed an increase in temperature of maximum degradation. Soil degradation tests of PHBV/graphene nanocomposites showed that presence of graphene doesn’t interfere in its biodegradability.…”
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Epidemiology and Burden of Chronic Constipation by Maria Ines Pinto Sanchez, Premysl Bercik

“…Because constipation is more common in older patients and life expectancy is increasing, an increase in the prevalence of constipation is expected in the years to come, with the associated impact on quality of life and socioeconomic burden.…”
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Implications of resistance exercise practice to flexibility by Cristiane Eri Shiromoto, Albertino de Oliveira Filho, Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini

“…Through the ‘t’ test a significant increase in both male and female flexibility was observed. …”
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Improving the cognitive functions in the middle-aged patients with essential arterial hypertension after the treatment with amlodipine/valsartan single-pill combination by O. D. Ostroumova, E. V. Borisova, A. I. Kochetkov, T. M. Ostroumova, O. V. Bondarec

“…After the treatment with A/V SPC significantly improved results of cognitive tests in hypertensive patients: decreased time in Trail Making Test part B (from 114.7±37.0 to 96.3±26.5 s; р=0.001); time difference between part B and part A of Trail Making Test (from 75.2±32.8 to 57.7±20.1 s; р=0.002); time in Stroop test part 3 (from 117.0±28.1 to 108.0±28.4 s; р=0.013); and interference score (from 50.9±19.2 to 43.1±22.0 s; р=0.011); increased MoCA score (from 28.4±1.3 to 29.4±1.2; р=0.001); as well as increased the 10-item word list learning task – immediate recall (from 5.7±1.3 to 6.5±1.2 words; р=0.001); 10-item word list learning task – delayed recall (from 6.3±2.1 to 6.9±1.7 words; р=0.006); literal fluency (from 11.7±3.4 to 13.2±3.2 words; р=0.020) and categorical fluency (from 7.3±2.5 to 9.5±2.9 words; p<0.001). …”
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Maximizing Recovery in the Postpartum Period: A Timeline for Rehabilitation from Pregnancy through Return to Sport by Rachel Selman, Kate Early, Brianna Battles, Misty Seidenburg, Elizabeth Wendel, Susan Westerlund

“…Increased participation and duration in sport has become commonplace for women with their involvement often including the transition to motherhood in the peak of their athletic careers. …”
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Histoire de l’hôpital. L’éclairage des salles d’opération aux XIXe et XXe siècles : l’apparition du scialytique by Francis Dreyer

“…The lighting of operating rooms in hospitals, and, more especially the lighting of operating zones, was a persistent problem which could interfere with certain surgical operations. Shadows, focussing and the heat from the light source were nuisance for the surgeons. …”
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Biochanin a modulates steroidogenesis and cellular metabolism in human granulosa cells through TAS2Rs activation: a spotlight on ovarian function by Francesca Paola Luongo, Sofia Passaponti, Alesandro Haxhiu, Irene Ortega Baño, Rosetta Ponchia, Giuseppe Morgante, Paola Piomboni, Alice Luddi

“…Abstract Background Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interfere with the endocrine system and negatively impact reproductive health. …”
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Brain Fog and Cognitive Dysfunction in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Evidence-Based Review by Sanger BD, Alarachi A, McNeely HE, McKinnon MC, McCabe RE

“…Comorbid physical and mental health conditions may also increase the risk of experiencing “brain fog” among individuals with PTSD. …”
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Calcium Mass Balance during Citrate Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Normal and Low Ionized Calcium Target Ranges. by Jakob Gubensek, Alesa Orsag, Rafael Ponikvar, Jadranka Buturovic-Ponikvar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) during hemodialysis interferes with calcium homeostasis. Optimal ionized calcium (iCa) target range during RCA and consequent calcium balance are unknown.…”
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Design and screening of novel endosomal escape compounds that enhance functional delivery of oligonucleotides in vitro by H. Yesid Estupiñán, Tom Baladi, Samantha Roudi, Michael J. Munson, Jeremy Bost, Oskar Gustafsson, Daniel Velásquez-Ramírez, Deepak Kumar Bhatt, Daniel Hagey, Dennis Hekman, Shalini Andersson, Samir EL Andaloussi, Anders Dahlén

“…., gapmers), while SSOs alter transcript splicing to restore or inhibit protein function. RNA interference (RNAi) is another approach to down-regulate gene expression via the RISC complex. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Source Analysis of “Three Nitrogen” in Shallow Groundwater in Hailun Area of Heilongjiang Province by Lijun LI, Qiang LIU

“…BACKGROUNDWith the increase of population, urbanization development, the large discharge of industrial wastewater and the excessive application of agricultural nitrogen fertilizer, the problem of “three nitrogen” (nitrate nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, and nitrite nitrogen) pollution in groundwater has become increasingly serious. …”
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Aquaporins modulate the cold response of Haemaphysalis longicornis via changes in gene and protein expression of fatty acids by Han Wang, Ruwei Bai, Tingwei Pei, Jianglei Meng, Chuks F. Nwanade, Yuchao Zhang, Xiujie Liang, Yunsheng Tang, Jingze Liu, Zhijun Yu

“…RNAi knockdown of AQPs significantly increased tick mortality after treatment at a sublethal temperature of − 14 °C for 2 h. …”
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Identification and expression analysis of the heat shock proteins Hsp70, Hsp90, and Hsp90b in Litopenaeus vannamei under low-temperature stress by Min Peng, Hui Wang, Shuiping Wen, Zheng Liang, Zheng Huang, Bin Zhang, Tianchong Chen, Qingyun Liu, Qiangyong Li, Yuan Meng, Yuliu Huang, Chunling Yang, Digang Zeng, Manyuan Li, Weilin Zhu, Yongzhen Zhao

“…During low-temperature stress, hsp70 and hsp90 expression levels increased gradually in both families, while hsp90b expression decreased. …”
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Regimen comprising GLP-1 receptor agonist and basal insulin can decrease the effect of food on glycemic variability compared to a pre-mixed insulin regimen by Yi-Hsuan Lin, Chia-Hung Lin, Yu-Yao Huang, Hsin-Yun Chen, An-Shun Tai, Shih-Chen Fu, Sheng-Hwu Hsieh, Jui-Hung Sun, Szu-Tah Chen, Sheng-Hsuan Lin

“…Abstract Background Increasing evidence suggests that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RA) can stabilize glycemic variability (GV) and interfere with eating behavior. …”
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NRF2 maintains redox balance via ME1 and NRF2 inhibitor synergizes with venetoclax in NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia by Jiayuan Hu, Zihao Yuan, Yan Shu, Jun Ren, Jing Yang, Lisha Tang, Xingyu Wei, Yongcan Liu, Fangfang Jin, Qiaoling Xiao, Xinyi Chen, Nan Wu, Wen Zhao, Ziwei Li, Ling Zhang

“…Targeting NRF2/ME1 axis reduced NADPH/NADP+ ratio, increased ROS levels, impaired leukemia cell viability, and promoted apoptosis. …”
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Analysis of microstructure properties of Ni-Fe MOFs and their influence on selective recognition of single and binary dye systems by Dan Xu, Xiaolin Cao, Jie Zhou, Zhihao Lin, Jing Wang, Jiatong Han, Ge Chen, Guangyang Liu, Xiaomin Xu, Yanguo Zhang, Donghui Xu

“…As the molar ratio of Ni/Fe increased, the structures of the five materials transformed from nanoflowers(Fe-MOFs) to nanospheres(Ni/Fe(3:1)MOFs), and eventually to rhombic blocks(Ni-MOFs). …”
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Spatial Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Human Settlement Environment in the Kuye River Basin by Zhonghua ZHANG, Hao WU

“…The systematic balance of scale, quality and source and sink of water resources should be considered in the development of human settlements in a basin to avoid the deterioration of water resources caused by excessive interference in a certain aspect. The roundness and length – width ratio of a basin are the secondary factors influencing the human settlement environment in the basin. …”
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Protection against Indirect Expropriation under National and International Legal Systems by Max Gutbrod, Steffen Hindelang, Yun-I Kim

“…Such conflicts, which earlier clearly had an “internal component”, would increasingly become international only and would, in this sense, be externalized.…”
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Application of collaborative innovation between the logical brain and the associative brain in oil and gas gathering and transportation systems by Jing GONG, Siheng SHEN, Daqian LIU, Qi KANG, Shangfei SONG, Haihao WU, Bohui SHI

“…However, the inherent characteristics of these systems, such as nonlinearity and emergence, have posed increasingly prominent challenges for management and decision-making. …”
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