The Role of Multimodality Imaging in Monitoring Disease Activity and Therapeutic Response to Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis by Edoardo Conticini, Jurgen Sota, Paolo Falsetti, Caterina Baldi, Marco Bardelli, Francesca Bellisai, Gian Marco Tosi, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini

“…To date, few data are available on the role of different imaging techniques in monitoring GCA activity and response to treatment. …”
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Essential Oil from Inula britannica Extraction with SF-CO2 and Its Antifungal Activity by Te ZHAO, Fei GAO, Lin ZHOU, Tian-you SONG

“…The aim of this study was to determine the extraction technique of supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SF-CO2) for the essential oil from Inula britannica flowers and its antifungal activities against plant pathogenic fungi for its potential application as botanical fungicide. …”
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, POLYPHENOLS CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF SOME SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS GROWING IN ALGERIA by Messaoudi Noura*, Haoueme Imene*, Aouzal Badis**, Miara Mohamed Djamel***, Zaak Hadjer****, Bendif Hamdi*

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MMP1-induced NF-κB activation promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and sacituzumab govitecan resistance in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer by Letian Chen, Yinghuan Cen, Keyang Qian, Wang Yang, Wenbin Zhou, Yaping Yang

“…Functional assays were conducted to evaluate cell viability, proliferation, invasion, and migration. …”
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Dehydrodiisoeugenol alleviates palmitate-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in human vascular smooth muscle cells through the activation of SIRT1-mediated Drp1 deacetylation by Jianjun Zhao, Zhiyun Shu, Xiangjun Li, Wenqing Zhang, Mengze Sun, Wenxiao Song, Hongyuan Cheng, Shaomin Shi

“…The key targets of Deh for the treatment of mitochondria-related diseases were screened by bioinformatics analysis and molecular docking techniques. …”
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Character education with live-in activities (Case study at De Britto College High School Yogyakarta) by Taat Wulandari, Feri Dwi Jayanti, Norazlan Hadi Yacoob

“…Data collection techniques include: observation, interviews, and documentation. …”
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High-surface-area activated red mud for efficient removal of methylene blue from wastewater by Zhong-Pan Hu, Ze-Min Gao, Xinying Liu, Zhong-Yong Yuan

“…The physicochemical properties of the resultant samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry analysis, and nitrogen sorption techniques. …”
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Phytochemical study and evaluation of the antidiabetic and antihyperglycemic activities of the fruit extracts of Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae) by Damien S.T. Tshibangu, Fortune S. Kavugho, Carlos N. Kabengele, Adrien T. Masunda, Gédéon N. Bongo, Giresse N. Kasiama, Domaine T. Mwanangombo, Clément L. Inkoto, Clément M. Mbadiko, Benjamin Z. Gbolo, Désiré M. Musuyu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Jean Paul K.N. Ngbolua, Pius T. Mpiana

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LABOUR-TIME-USE PATTERNS AND MAJOR DISEASES AFFECTING FARM ACTIVITIES IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA by Raphael Ndubuisi ECHEBIRI, Oscar Igwe OBASI, Daniel Chinedu NWAOGU

“…The Body Mass Index (BMI) was used as a classification criterion to categorize farmers as healthy and non-healthy. 1080 farming households were selected from Abia state through a multi-stage sampling technique. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of the biological activity of novel Oxazepine compounds derived from monocarboxylic acid. by Hamid Mohammed Saleh Al-Jubori Al-Jubori

“…These techniques were employed to confirm the occurrence of the reactions and the formation of the desired products.   …”
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Qualitative Analysis of Development in Golbaf City, Kerman, Emphasizing the Activities of Golbaf City Development House by Morteza Gholamhossein Zadeh, Abdolhossein Daneshvarinasab, Daryoush Boustani

“…Data were collected using in-depth interview technique and three-step coding was used for data analysis. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Ferittin Levels and Liver Enzymes Activity in Disease Patients within Benin City by Ebehitale Comfort Inegbenehi,1 Babatunde Ishola Gabriel Adejumo, 1 Moses Ojo Oke2, Fidelis Ohiremen Oyakhire3*, Uche Cletus Odionyenma4, Usman Itakure Abdulkadir5

“…A cohort of eighty-eight (88) individuals, consisting of forty-four (44) subjects diagnosed with various forms of liver disease and forty-four (44) healthy controls devoid of liver pathology history, were recruited. Blood samples were collected via standard venipuncture technique, and subsequent analysis included measurement of ferritin levels using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and determination of AST and ALT activities via colorimetric method. …”
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Lantana camara plant extract catalyzed biosynthesis of graphene-metal nanocomposites with potential cytotoxic activities. by Kfait Ullah Khan, Misbahur Rehman, Mariam Hameed, Khyzar Hayat, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal, Noor Akram, Faiyaz Ahmed, Aasma Asghar, Gebremichael Gebremedhin Hailu

“…This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of Plant-Ag-graphene nanocomposites through a combination of spectroscopic and microscopic techniques, the nanocomposites were formed by catalyzing silver nanoparticles with plant extracts, and the resulting structures were analyzed using advanced instrumentation. …”
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Adsorption of Textile Dye by Activated Carbon Made from Rice Straw and Oil Palm Midrib by Mochamad Lutfi Firdaus, Noli Krisnanto, Wiwit Alwi, Ronald Muhammad, Muhamad Allan Serunting

“…Two different biomaterial wastes of rice straw and oil palm midrib were used in this study to develop activated carbon adsorbents. …”
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SORPTION-CHROMATICITY DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN DRUG SUBSTANCE TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND IN CYANOCOBALAMIN SOLUTION FOR INJECTION by A. A. Chaplenko, O. V. Monogarova, K. V. Oskolok, S. A. Chaplenko

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NAD(P)-DEPENDENT DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES OF INFANTS WITH ENLARGEMENT OF PHARYNGEAL TONSILS by L. M. Kurtasova, A. R. Shmidt, T. V. Lubnina

“…A control group was presented by 35 healthy children. Bioluminescence technique was applied for studying NAD(P)-dependent dehydrogenase activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes. …”
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From Synthesis to Biological Impact of Pd (II) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial and Scavenging Activity by Nitin Kumar Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Ameta, Man Singh

“…The in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of the complexes were investigated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative microbes and two different fungi indicated their significant biological potential. …”
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Implementation of Efficient Electric Vehicle Fast Charging System Using Dual Active Bridge Converter by Myint Myat Aung, Soe Win, Hla Aye Thar, Hla Myo Tun

“…The proposed fast charger consists of two portions such as an AC-DC converter and a DC-DC converter using dual active bridge (DAB) technique performing a charging function. …”
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Antibacterial Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Stem Bark Extracts Of Adansonia Digitata on Some Clinical Isolates by Magashi, A. M., Abdulmalik, U.

“…MICs were determined using micro broth dilution technique. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of copper oxide nanoparticles of copper oxide nanoparticles by Saeid Taghavi Fardood, Ferzaneh Moradnia, Siamak Heidarzadeh, Ali Naghipour

“…To characterize the synthesized CuO nanoparticles, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET), transmission electron microscope (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Differential reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) analysis were used. The particle size was determined using the TEM technique to be roughly 25 nm. …”
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