Changes in rat liver fatty acid profile in experimental non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by E. B. Shustov, A. V. Bunjat, A. G. Platonova, O. M. Spasenkova, N. V. Kirillova, D. Yu. Ivkin, S. V. Okovityi, A. N. Kimaev

“…Steatohepatitis was modeled by 12-month use of a hypercaloric high-fat diet against the background of hypodynamia. …”
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Sterile syringe availability in Georgia pharmacies remained rare, despite policy change permitting sales by Courtney R. Yarbrough, Nora Jaquemet, Siara I. Sitar, Maggie J. Mataczynski, Vega Walke, Natalie D. Crawford, Henry N. Young, Justine W. Welsh

“…Pharmacy and pharmacist demographics were collected and correlations between these characteristics were estimated using unadjusted logistic regression models. Results We obtained responses from 119 pharmacies (response rate = 34%). …”
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Maternal metabolic profiling across body mass index groups: An exploratory longitudinal study by Hege Nyhus Skytte, Marie Cecilie Paasche Roland, Jacob Juel Christensen, Kirsten Bjørklund Holven, Tove Lekva, Nina Gunnes, Trond Melbye Michelsen

“…Plasma samples from four time points in pregnancy (weeks 14–16, 22–24, 30–32 and 36–38) were analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 91 metabolites were measured. Linear regression models were fitted for each of the metabolites at each time point. …”
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Safety study of leucoreduced allogeneic pooled freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma in healthy equine joints by Sarah Kooy, Jemma Constant, Robert Cole, Lindsey Boone

“…Need for a shelf-stable, allogeneic PRP product with known composition for standardized treatment exists. The objective of this study was to compare systemic and local effects of a single intra-articular injection of equine leucoreduced allogeneic pooled freeze-dried PRP (alloPRP) to a placebo control (saline) in normal, healthy equine joints.MethodsTwelve healthy horses were randomly assigned to either control (saline) or treatment (alloPRP) (n = 6 horses per group). …”
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Characteristics of Canadians who use vaping products, by smoking status: findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2020 by Christine D. Czoli, Camille Guertin, Daniel Dubois, Nancy Farrell, Gabriella Luongo, Gillian Williams, Trevor Mischki

“…Descriptive statistics were used to examine outcomes by each characteristic and multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to identify significant factors associated with each past-30-day vaping by smoking status category, using weighted data. …”
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DNA methylation-predicted plasma protein levels and breast cancer risk by Jacob K. Kresovich, Brett M. Reid, Katie M. O’Brien, Zongli Xu, Doratha A. Byrd, Clarice R. Weinberg, Dale P. Sandler, Jack A. Taylor

“…Protein EpiScores associations with breast cancer incidence were estimated using weighted Cox regression models, overall and stratified by time and participant characteristics. …”
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The study of proteotomic profile of mutton with consideration to the influence of feed combinatorics by T. M. Giro, L. I. Kovalev, A. V. Kulikovskii, M. A. Kovaleva, A. V. Giro, T. Yu. Isaikina

“…The research results obtained by proteomics methods will be used for modeling and targeted adjustment of diets in order to obtain raw materials with the necessary technological characteristics.…”
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Visceral fat, cardiovascular risk factors and quality of life in lupus activity categorised via complement C3 by J Alfredo Martinez, Victor Moreno-Torres, María Martínez-Urbistondo, Raquel Castejón, Susana Mellor-Pita, Andrea Higuera-Gómez, Begoña de Cuevillas, Amanda Cuevas-Sierra, Juan-Antonio Vargas

“…This study assesses the relationships between cardiovascular risk factors, lifestyle and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) concerning SLE activity categorised by complement C3.Methods 74 patients with SLE were recruited and stratified as active (C3 <90 mg/dL) or inactive (C3 >90 mg/dL), alongside 74 controls with obesity-related low-grade inflammation, at Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda. …”
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How spatial resolution mediates canopy spectral diversity as a proxy for marsh plant diversity by Yi Fu, Yunlong Yao, Lei Wang, Huaihu Yi, Yuanqi Shan

“…Spectral reflectance variations comprehensively capture differences in the biochemical composition and morphological characteristics among plant species, making them a promising approach for monitoring and estimating plant diversity. …”
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AMY1 gene copy number associated with xerostomia and Sjögren’s syndrome: a cross-sectional study by Indre Stankeviciene, Alina Puriene, Vilma Brukiene, Diana Mieliauskaite, Synnøve Bække, Berit Tommeras, Rania Al-Mahdi, Arunas Rimkevicius, Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat

“…There are indications that the quantitative and qualitative protein composition of saliva is disrupted in patients with xerostomia and Sjögren’s syndrome. …”
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Toll-like receptor activation induces airway obstruction and hyperresponsiveness in guinea pigs by Yujiao Xiang, Jielu Liu, Mu Nie, Gunnar Nilsson, Jesper Säfholm, Mikael Adner

“…To better understand microbial-induced asthma exacerbations, animal models that closely mimic human lung characteristics are essential. …”
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Sorption Mechanisms and Enhancement of Selected Organochlorine Pollutants in Water on Zeolites by Timothy Manda, Solomon Omwoma, Godfrey Okumu Barasa, Anthony M. Pembere, Douglas Sifuna, Livingstone Ochilo, Silas Lagat, Emily Ngeno, Patrick Ssebugere, Christine Betty Nagawa, Christine Kyarimpa

“…The findings emphasize the importance of zeolite (a high-porosity nanostructured material) structure, composition, and treatment methods in determining their effectiveness as adsorbents for environmental pollutants.…”
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Metamodels of Educational and Methodological Activity in the University by S. M. Shcherbakov, K. K. Kalugyan, I. I. Miroshnichenko

“…When introducing and refining higher education standards and other normative documents, the means of describing the educational process in educational and methodological documentation change. The composition of educational methodological documents and the requirements for them are changing. …”
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DMSO-free cryopreservation of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes: low temperature characterization and protocol development by Akshat S. Mallya, Tessa Burrows, Jeanne Hsieh, Troy Louwagie, James R. Dutton, Brenda M. Ogle, Allison Hubel

“…Abstract Background Human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) have attracted significant interest for use in disease modeling, drug discovery and potential therapeutic applications. …”
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The mediating effect of parental monitoring in the association between parent–child relationship harmony and smartphone addiction: findings from a nationwide youth survey in China... by Ziyan Meng, Kaiyuan Min, Runping Ma, Juntao Yang, Hui Zhang, Qing li

“…Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the mediating effect of parental monitoring and the moderating effect of self-control in the association between the parent–child relationship harmony and smartphone addiction. …”
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Cardiovascular Health Effects and Synthetic Cooling Agents in E‐Cigarettes Labeled as “Clear” Marketed in Massachusetts After the Tobacco Product Flavoring Ban by Erika T. Minetti, Hanno C. Erythropel, Rachel Keith, Danielle R. Davis, Julie B. Zimmerman, Suchitra Krishnan‐Sarin, Naomi M. Hamburg

“…We studied their acute hemodynamic impact and chemical composition. Methods In participants (age 18–45 years) in the Cardiovascular Injury due to Tobacco Products 2.0 study (Boston, MA), we measured changes in blood pressure and heart rate following a structured use of participants' own e‐cigarettes. …”
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Features of distillation separation of multicomponent mixtures by A. K. Frolkova, A. V. Frolkova, V. M. Raeva, V. I. Zhuchkov

“…To improve the process of developing energy-efficient flowsheets for the distillation separation of multicomponent aqueous and organic mixtures based on a comprehensive study of the phase diagram structures, including those in the presence of additional selective substances.Methods. Thermodynamic-topological analysis of phase diagrams; modeling of phase equilibria in the AspenTech software package using the equations of local compositions: Non-Random Two Liquid and Wilson; computational experiment to determine the column parameters for separation flowsheets of model and real mixtures of various nature.Results. …”
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Mechanochemical‐Induced Swelling–Activation of a Gastric‐Deployable 4D‐Printed Polypill Inspired by Natural Hygromorphic Actuators by Konstantina Chachlioutaki, Nikolaos Papas, Zisis Chatzis, Orestis L. Katsamenis, Stephanie K. Robinson, Konstantinos Tsongas, Nikolaos Bouropoulos, Dimitrios G. Fatouros, Dimitrios Tzetzis, Christina Karavasili

“…In a stomach model, the polypill expanded to 30 mm over 2 h, exceeding the diameter of the stomach model's distal end. …”
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Altered Cerebellar White Matter Integrity in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Stage. by Zhongqiu Wang, Wenzhong Wu, Yongkang Liu, Tianyao Wang, Xiao Chen, Jianhua Zhang, Guoxing Zhou, Rong Chen

“…We used three approaches, tract-based spatial statistics, graphical-model-based multivariate analysis, and region-of-interest analysis, to detect altered cerebellar white matter integrity in mild traumatic brain injury patients.…”
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Optimizing Xylanase Production: Bridging Statistical Design and Machine Learning for Improved Protein Production by Merve Aslı Ergün, Başak Esin Köktürk-Güzel, Tuğba Keskin-Gündoğdu

“…Machine learning methods have emerged as effective alternatives to traditional statistical approaches in optimization. …”
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