Increased epicardial tissue and reduced TAPSE and MAPSE scores in borderline personality disorders. Early indicators for cardiovascular risk? by Charlotte F. M. Schaefer, Britta Stapel, Nicole Scharn, Sebastian Bertele, Alexander Glahn, Kai G. Kahl, Phileas J. Proskynitopoulos, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck

“…Diabetes risk and frequency of metabolic syndrome as well as serum levels of prognostic markers NT-proBNP and GDF15 were similar in both groups. BPD patients were more frequently smokers and reported lower levels of physical exercise compared to controls.ConclusionThe present study demonstrates morphological and functional differences in a matched sample of female patients with BPD and healthy controls, pointing to an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disorders. …”
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THE REGENERATIVE POTENTIAL OF BONE TISSUE IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS STAGE II, II-III AND ANALYSIS OF IT`S ROLE DURING SURGICAL OPERATIONS ON PERIODONTAL TISSUES by G.F. Biloklytska, L.M. Panchenko, I.E. Braun

“…The complicity of periodontal tissues structure and their anatomical connections during functioning determine the main problems in reaching aimed regeneration using modern methods [3,4,10,11,13-16]. …”
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TMT-Opsins differentially modulate medaka brain function in a context-dependent manner. by Bruno M Fontinha, Theresa Zekoll, Mariam Al-Rawi, Miguel Gallach, Florian Reithofer, Alison J Barker, Maximilian Hofbauer, Ruth M Fischer, Arndt von Haeseler, Herwig Baier, Kristin Tessmar-Raible

“…Despite their conserved widespread occurrence, the nonvisual functions of opsins are still largely enigmatic. This is even more apparent when considering the high number of opsins. …”
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Functional Thyroid Organoids—Powerful Stem Cell-Derived Models in Basic and Translational Research by Meghna Parakkal Shankar, Alessandra Boggian, Daniela Aparicio-Quiñonez, Sami Djerbib, Eduardo Rios-Morris, Sabine Costagliola, Mírian Romitti

“…By utilizing pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and adult tissue, researchers have generated organoid models suitable for dissecting the mechanisms associated with thyroid development while mimicking the genetic, functional, and inflammatory characteristics of thyroid diseases. …”
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Uncovering novel functions of the enigmatic, abundant, and active Anaerolineae in a salt marsh ecosystem by Paige E. Payne, Loren N. Knobbe, Patricia Chanton, Julian Zaugg, Behzad Mortazavi, Olivia U. Mason

“…The data revealed that the belowground salt marsh Anaerolineae in the rhizosphere are important players in carbon cycling, including degradation of simple carbon compounds and more recalcitrant plant material, such as cellulose, using a diversity of electron acceptors and represent an unexplored reservoir of novel secondary metabolites.IMPORTANCEGiven that coastal salt marshes are recognized as biogeochemical hotspots, it is fundamentally important to understand the functional role of the microbiome in this ecosystem. …”
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PALMITIC AND OLEIC ACIDS AND THEIR ROLE IN PATHOGENESIS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS by V. N. Titov, A. M. Dygai, M. Yu. Kotlovskiy, Ye. V. Kurdoyak, A. V. Yakimenko, I. Yu. Yakimovich, N. V. Aksyutina, Yu. V. Kotlovskiy

“…On the basis of phylogenetic theory of general pathology, the cause of a noninfectious disease whose occurrence in a population is more than 5–7% is an impaired biological function or reaction to the environment. …”
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Statistical inference of constant-stress partially accelerated life tests under type II generalized hybrid censored data from Burr III distribution by Hassan Amal S., Alsadat Najwan, Kayid Mohamed, Elgarhy Mohammed, Balogun Oluwafemi Samson, Almetwally Ehab M.

“…Bayesian estimators are generated using symmetric and asymmetric loss functions through the Monte Carlo Markov Chain approach. …”
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Association of Chronic Pain with Motor Symptom Severity in Parkinson’s Disease: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis by Niels Pacheco-Barrios, Vivian D. B. Gagliardi, Roberta R. Grudtner, Iloba Gabriel Njokanma, Ben Illigens, John D. Rolston, Felipe Fregni, Kevin Pacheco-Barrios

“…However, significant differences (<i>p</i>-value < 0.05) emerged in motor symptom severity, coping strategies, and several SF-36 domains (Physical and Social Functioning, Role Functioning, Energy/Fatigue, Pain, General Health, and Health Change). …”
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Decline of kidney function is associated with lower sweat weight in patients with chronic kidney disease by Tarik Shoumariyeh, Florian Logar, Oliver Helk, Johannes Hofer, Klaus G. Schmetterer, Brigitte Mersi, Saskia Gruber, Marcus D. Säemann, Christopher C. Kaltenecker, Johannes J. Kovarik

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Heart Failure Impairs Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Responses to Injury by Tina B. Marvasti, Faisal J. Alibhai, Grace J. Yang, Shu‐Hong Li, Jun Wu, Terrence Yau, Ren‐Ke Li

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Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Coadministration of Levofloxacin and Simvastatin in a Patient with Normal Renal Function by Maria Paparoupa, Sebastian Pietrzak, Adrian Gillissen

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Recovery of left ventricular function after surgery for aortic and mitral regurgitation with heart failure by Wei-Tsung Lai, I-Chen Chen, Ming-Chon Hsiung, Ting-Chao Lin, Kuan-Chih Huang, Chung-Yi Chang, Jeng Wei

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A Comparative Study of the Rhetorical and Aesthetic Function of Persian Ghadiriyyas Before and After the Constitution by Fateme Soleimanpour, Amir Hossien Madani, Alireza Fouladi

“…Free repetition, dissonant puns, and assonance repetition were more common before the Mashruteh Era, while the Zoghafiatain was more common in regular repetition. …”
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Is functional brain connectivity atypical in autism? A systematic review of EEG and MEG studies. by Christian O'Reilly, John D Lewis, Mayada Elsabbagh

“…Putting together these observations, we propose that ASD is characterized by a general trend toward an under-expression of lower-band wide-spread integrative processes compensated by more focal, higher-frequency, locally specialized, and segregated processes. …”
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A behavioral comparison of male and female adults with high functioning autism spectrum conditions. by Meng-Chuan Lai, Michael V Lombardo, Greg Pasco, Amber N V Ruigrok, Sally J Wheelwright, Susan A Sadek, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, MRC AIMS Consortium, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) affect more males than females in the general population. …”
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MODEL OF SYMBIOTIC INFORMAL BUSINESS NETWORK BASED ON SERVICES OF FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT BUSINESS UNITS by O. Gabdrakhmanov

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Investigating the relationship between media multitasking and executive function within a military population by Scott Marriner, Julie Cantelon, Wade R. Elmore, Seth Elkin-Frankston, Nathan Ward

“…Unlike previous research in non-military samples, we did not find that the impact of media multitasking on executive function was more pronounced among military members with lower self-regulation. …”
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Sex differences in loneliness, social isolation, and their impact on psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functioning in schizophrenia by Jinghui Chi, Nannan Liu, Tian Tian, Qiaona Jiang, Chenghao Lu, Yanzhe Li, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanyan Ma, Lili Wang, Shen Li

“…Abstract Background Social isolation and loneliness, objective and subjective features of dysfunctional social relationships, are more prevalent in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) than in the general population. …”
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Fermented marine foods of the indigenous arctic people (Inuit) and comparisons with Asian fermented fish by James W. Daily, Sunmin Park

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Critical Review of the Methodological Shortcoming of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cognitive Function Studies by Shahab Haghayegh, Ramon C. Hermida, Michael H. Smolensky, Mili Jimenez Gallardo, Claudia Duran-Aniotz, Andrea Slachevsky, Maria Isabel Behrens, David Aguillon, Hernando Santamaria-Garcia, Adolfo M. García, Diana Matallana, Agustín Ibáñez, Kun Hu

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