Renal function in pediatric urologic surgical patients: Insight from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program—Pediatric cohort by Victor Chalfant, Carlos Riveros, Andrew A. Stec

“…Pediatric urology patients, specifically high-risk patients undergoing genitourinary surgeries, are likely to have an underdiagnosis of renal dysfunction after surgery. Materials and methods. Cases were identified from the 2012 to 2019 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program—Pediatric database. …”
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The role of anticoagulants in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in patients combined with coronavirus infection by I. M. Fushtei, V. O. Mochonyi, O. V. Soloviov

“…It involves macrophage activation, the onset of “cytokine storm”, increased platelet adhesion and endothelial dysfunction, ultimately activating the intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways. …”
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The ecotoxicity and social impacts of industrial pollution: Insights on intervention and bioremediation strategies in Africa by Gloria Ifeoma Ujuagu, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Peter Olusakin Oladoye, Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Yakubu Adekunle Alli, Mayowa Ezekiel Oladipo, Jintu Gu

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Prognostic value of short-term trajectories of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with first myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention by T. M. Timofeeva, Zh. D. Kobalava, A. F. Safarova, M. F.E. Cabello, Zh. G. Tigay

“…In patients with first AMI and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, periprocedural evaluation of LVEF is reasonable to stratify the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.…”
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Metabolic storm in psoriatic arthritis: a cardiovascular time bomb? by Eugeniu Russu, Mircea Betiu, Alexandru Corlateanu, Lia Chislari, Larisa Rotaru, Liliana Groppa

“…Chronic inflammation, adipokine imbalance, and endothelial dysfunction contribute to accelerated atherosclerosis in this population. …”
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Comparison of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment intensive care unit scoring system as mortality predictors in intensive care... by Lokesh SB, Latha V

“…Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host response to infection. …”
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Efficiency and safety of the integrated use of medical gases thermal heliox, nitric oxide and molecular hydrogen in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary dise... by Ludmila V. Shogenova

“…Complex therapy improves the clinical condition of patients, reduces signs of hypoxemia and hypercapnia, vascular endothelial dysfunction, metabolic disorders and increases tolerance to physical activity by normalizing gas exchange in the lungs, increasing oxygen delivery to tissues, reducing the shunt fraction, and restoring metabolism.…”
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Influence of B16/F10 melanoma growth variant on calcium levels in mitochondria in various organs of female mice by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Kaplieva, V. A. Bandovkina

“…To analyze the calcium levels in mitochondria of cells in different organs in standard and stimulated growth of experimental В16/F10 melanoma. Materials and Methods. The study included female С57ВL/6 mice (n=168). …”
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The influence of systemic inflammatory markers on the development of obstetrical complications in pregnant women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by S. M. Heriak, O. I. Oleksiak

“…The aim of our study is to establish the features of changes in the cytokine profile in pregnant women with COPD and their role in the development of obstetrical and perinatal complications. Materials and methods. 77 pregnant women with clinically and instrumentally verified signs of COPD were examined, who were divided into 2 subgroups depending on the degree of bronchial obstruction: IA – 43 pregnant women with FEV1 ≥80 %, IB – 34 pregnant women with FEV1 50–79 %. …”
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Reliability of lateral cephalometric radiographs in the assessment of the upper airway: a systematic review by M. E. Balashova, Z. S. Khabadze, I. A. Voronov, I. N. Bagdasarova, N. N. Fedotova

“…To analyze the literature on the effectiveness of the using Lateral Cephalogram in the assessment of the upper airway.Materials and methods. Electronic search of articles was carried out using search engines and databases: Cyberleninka, eLIBRARY, Google Scholar, Pub Med, SCOPUS. …”
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ROLE OF COMBINED THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INFERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE FAILURES by E. V. Vartanyan, E. A. Devyatova, K. A. Tsaturova, D. R. Aglyamova

“…In hysteroscopy, chronic endometritis (CE) is diagnosed in one of three women with reproductive dysfunction. Search for novel therapeutic strategies aimed at improving the endometrium condition to overcome the RIF, remains an important goal of reproductive medicine.Aims of the study: 1) identify clinical markers of infertility and RIF; 2) characterize the structural and functional changes in the endometrium of women with infertility and RIF; 3) test the efficacy of the proposed combined therapy in correcting of «uterine factor» of infertility in women with previous in vitro fertilization (IVF) failures.Materials and methods. …”
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Case report: hyponatraemia in Wolfram syndrome by Khadijah Tukur, Zakari Sani

“…Results and Discussion: Hyponatraemia is a common clinical problem in patients with Wolfram syndrome and requires careful management because most patients have concurrent diabetes mellitus and bladder dysfunction.3Arginine vasopressin deficiency, a component of Wolfram syndrome, leads to polyuria. …”
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Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Brain Involvement in Sepsis: A Relationship Supported by Immunohistochemistry by Giuseppe Bertozzi, Michela Ferrara, Mariagrazia Calvano, Natascha Pascale, Aldo Di Fazio

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: A large amount of recent evidence suggests that cellular inability to consume oxygen could play a notable part in promoting sepsis as a consequence of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. The latter could, in fact, represent a fundamental stage in the evolution of the “natural history” of sepsis. …”
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Diagnostic and prognostic value of inflammatory indices in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus by Z.O. Shaienko, H.Yu. Morokhovets

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is cha­racterized by chronic low-grade inflammation, which significantly contributes to the development of insulin resistance and progressive metabolic dysfunction. Inflammatory indices derived from complete blood count parameters may serve as accessible and cost-effective tools for assessing meta-inflammation. …”
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INFLUENCE OF SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS OF THE KISS1 GENE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANOVULATORY INFERTILITY IN WOMEN by Анна Николаевна Лысова, Елена Петровна Шатунова, Елена Григорьевна Зарубина

“…Objective – to study the effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the KISS1 gene on the level of sex hormones, regulatory peptins and the development of anovulatory infertility in women. Materials and methods. The study involved 73 women: group I included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of anovulatory infertility and menstrual dysfunction in the form of oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea; group II (control) consisted of 28 patients who had one or more normal births with a healthy child in their anamnesis. …”
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Modern View on the Etiology and Methods of Treatment of Bruxism: а Review by Elena V. Terentyeva, Olga Yurova, Anastasia D. Dubinskaya

“…Currently, the prevalence of bruxism ranges from 9 % to 32 % of the total population, of which 6 % to 20 % are adults, while the question of the etiology of bruxism remains open, due to the presence of various theories of the development of this disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The search was conducted for the period from 2002 to 2024 in the Medline database using the keyword "bruxism" and in the Elibrary database of the scientific electronic library using the keyword "bruxism". …”
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The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Therapy on the Immune Function and Activity Limitations in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Sepideh Shakernejad, Javad Khalatbari, Majid-Mahmoud Alilou

“…Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common, costly, and disabling dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. Mental disorders can be one of the main factors in the onset, continuation, or exacerbation of gastrointestinal signs and symptoms in people with this syndrome. …”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Fatty Liver: Impact of Hepatic Cirrhosis by Arely Gayosso-Godinez, Raúl Contreras-Omaña

“…Introduction and Objectives: According to the literature, cardiovascular events have been described as the leading cause of death in patients with fatty liver associated with metabolic dysfunction (MASLD). The main objective of this study is to assess and compare cardiovascular risk in two groups of patients: those diagnosed with fatty liver without cirrhosis and those with liver cirrhosis attributable to fatty liver. …”
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The foster care system in Poland and Slovakia. A comparative analysis/study by Marzena Ruszkowska, Soňa Lovašová

“…Results Both of the countries need to deal with the issue of deinstitutionalization, namely placing children from dysfunctional families in family care first. Slovakia has a far less developed system of foster care while Poland offers more solutions . …”
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Representation of Well-Being / Ill-Being of the Modern Russian Family and Student Behaviour: The Phenomenon of Teachers’ Reflection by O. V. Usova, N. G. Chevtaeva, A. S. Nikitina, C. Scavo

“…In the course of the analysis of the obtained data, it was determined that the teachers’ perception of the student’s family as functional / dysfunctional is determined by their social ideas based on the attitudes of the professional group through the dominance of such signs of well-being as complete / incomplete family, parents’ education, employment and their material security. …”
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