Modulation by endothelin-1 of spontaneous activity and membrane currents of atrioventricular node myocytes from the rabbit heart. by Stéphanie C Choisy, Hongwei Cheng, Godfrey L Smith, Andrew F James, Jules C Hancox

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Electrophysiological experiments were conducted in which recordings were made from rabbit isolated AVN cells at 35-37°C using the whole-cell patch clamp recording technique.…”
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Self-efficacy in increasing physical activity of coronary heart disease patients: a cross-sectional study by Mulyanti Roberto Muliantino, Nindy Zumratul Qadri, Esi Afriyanti, Rika Sarfika

“…A total of 238 coronary heart disease patients were included in the study using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Study of erosion on the neutron activate analysis of the fixed soil core Eu tracer on red soil slope by MA Kun, WANG Zhao-qian, CHEN Xin, SUI Guo-ping, YANG Sui-ping

“…The result showed that the method of fixed soil core Eu tracer associated with the Instrument Neutron Activate Analysis (INAA) technique could be used to determine soil erosion in different topography site exactly. …”
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Cu(II) AND Zn(II) COMPLEX COMPOUNDS WITH BIGUANIDES AROMATIC DERIVATIVES. SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY by Ticuţa Negreanu-Pîrjol, Bogdan Negreanu-Pîrjol, Mirela Călinescu, Florina Dumitru, Rodica Sîrbu, Ramona Stoicescu, Ghassoub Rima, Cornelia Guran

“…The stereochemistry of the metallic ions was determined by infrared spectra, UV-Vis, EPR spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility in the aim to establish the complexes structures. The biological activity of the new complex compounds was identified in solid technique by measuring minimum inhibition diameter of bacterial and fungal culture, against three standard pathogen strains, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Staphilococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Candida albicans ATCC 10231. …”
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The Activity of Human NK Cells Towards 3D Heterotypic Cellular Tumor Model of Breast Cancer by Anastasia Leonteva, Maria Abdurakhmanova, Maria Bogachek, Tatyana Belovezhets, Anna Yurina, Olga Troitskaya, Sergey Kulemzin, Vladimir Richter, Elena Kuligina, Anna Nushtaeva

“…Stromal spheroids (3Df) were formed using a liquid overlay technique (graphical abstract). …”
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Multiple imputation to deal with missing objectively-measured physical activity data: findings from two cohorts by Rafaela Costa Martins, Bruna Gonçalves C. da Silva, Cauane Blumenberg, Luiza Isnardi Ricardo, Shana Ginar da Silva, João Pedro Ribeiro, Alicia Matijasevich, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Helen Gonçalves, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Iná dos Santos, Inácio Crochemore-Silva, Aluísio JD Barros

“…Multiple imputation is a positive technique to deal with missing data from objectively measured physical activity. …”
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Application of microfluidic technology and nanoencapsulation to amplify the antibacterial activity of clindamycin against a food born pathogen by Zinab Moradi Alvand, Masoud Rahimi, Liana Parseghian, Fatemeh Haji, Hasan Rafati

“…A significant difference in the antibacterial activity was observed by employing a microfluidic chip as compared to the conventional technique, probably due to a high contact surface area between the nanodroplets and bacterial membrane. …”
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Microwave synthesized and laser activated hyaluronic/polyacrylate/basil seed cloud seeding glaciogenic/hygroscopic nanocomposite by Sholeh Masoomi, Mohammad Mahdi Doroodmand, Fazlolah Eshghi

“…Abstract Cloud seeding is a technique used for weather modification, but the commonly used material, silver iodide, has environmental concerns. …”
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Physical Parameterization Sensitivity of Noah-MP for Hydrothermal Simulation Within the Active Layer on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Yongliang Jiao, Ren Li, Tonghua Wu, Xiaodong Wu, Shenning Wang, Jimin Yao, Guojie Hu, Xiaofan Zhu, Jianzong Shi, Yao Xiao, Erji Du, Yongping Qiao

“…Next, the impacts of uncertainty of physical processes on land surface modeling were evaluated via Natural Selection and Tukey’s test. …”
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Studying the Role of Urban Female Activity in Achieving Sustainable Rural Development in Rural district of Ashaghabad, Neyshabour by Masoomeh Mollanorozi, Seid Eskandar Seidaiy, Nasibe hosseini

“…In the next steps of the study, data analysis was done in a questionnaire using SPSS software, and one-sample t-test, Pearson correlation and Pro-technique were used to answer the questions. Results and Discussion Women's occupation in the agricultural and livestock sector, with an average of 3.25, is significantly higher than the average (Sig = 0.000). …”
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Association between chronic stress-related amygdala metabolic activity and lymph node metastasis in endometrial cancer by Ki-Jin Ryu, Sungeun Kim, Chanmin Joung, Sanghoon Lee, Hyuntae Park, Jae Yun Song, Ki Joo Pahk, Kisoo Pahk

“…Abstract Chronic stress’s link to endometrial cancer risk and tumor aggressiveness remains unclear. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is a well-established technique for evaluating the metabolic activity of the amygdala (AmygA), a crucial brain region involved in the response to chronic stress. …”
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International Delphi study on developing entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for master’s learners in health professions education by Omayma Hamed, Daniëlle Verstegen, Ghanim Alsheikh, Mohammed A. Alqarni, Rim Taleb, Nirmala Rege, Purnima Barua, Tyler Cymet, Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Mohamed Saad Hegazy

“…Results A total of 16 EPAs were identified and validated, mapped to core and potential roles and functions of health professions educationists. …”
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The dosage effects of dexamethasone on osteogenic activity andbiocompatibility of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/hydroxyapatite nanofibers by Chang Li, Bo Wang, Xinchen Liu, Ziyi Pan, Chao Liu, Huayu Ma, Xueyan Liu, Lijun Liu, Chao Jiang

“…Hereby, various contents of PLGA/hydroxyapatite (PH) nanofibers loaded with Dex were synthesized by electrospinning technique. It was shown that 0.5% (wt) Dex in PH scaffolds was the minimum content which was required for anti-inflammatory effect. …”
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The influence of Sn particle incorporation on the photocatalytic activity of sprayed ZnO−SnO2 nanocomposites by S. Mahjoubi, M. Mezyen, G. El Fidha, N. Bitri, E. Llobet

“…Moreover, the stability and reusability of the sample were demonstrated through repeated photocatalytic cycles. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF ISTIGHFAR DHIKR TO ADOLESCENT ANXIETY AT BETA WAVE ACTIVITY USING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) EXAMINATION by Alvania Nabila Tasyakuranti, Heni Sumarti, Hamdan Hadi Kusuma, Istikomah Istikomah, Irman Said Prastyo

“…The sample used in this study were 8 students in Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang with an age range of 20-23 years. …”
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Predictive value of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio and Musculoskeletal ultrasound in detection of early rheumatoid arthritis activity patients by Heba Emad Saad Mahmoud *, Mohamed Ismail Abdelkreem, Saeda M. Abd El Wahab, Amr Mohammed Mohammed

“…Patients and methods: A hospital_ based, cross-sectional research including 50 RA patients obtained from inpatients of the department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Qena University Hospital. All participants were subjected for complete history taking, complete general examination, complete musculoskeletal examination and investigations (CBC , ESR, CRP, RF, anti CCP), (N/L) ratio, Musculoskeletal ultrasound using (the US-7 score) and disease activity assessment using (DAS-28-ESR score) Results: We found a significant positive correlation between disease activity of RA and NLR (r = 0.129 and p = 0.037) Also we detected a positive, powerful correlation between disease activity and each of the US-7 score (with Pearson Correlation coefficient of 0.704, 0.764, 0.590 & 0.829 for US-7 gray scale, US-7 Power Doppler, US-7 erosion and US-7 total scores; respectively) and p values of <0.001 for all of these scores. …”
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Furin-Triggered Peptide Self-Assembly Activates Coumarin Excimer Fluorescence for Precision Live-Cell Imaging by Peiyao Chen, Liling Meng, Yuting Wang, Xiaoya Yan, Meiqin Li, Yun Deng, Yao Sun

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Synthesis, Characterization, and <i>In-Silico</i> Studies of Some Novel Phenylhydrazone Derivatives as Potential Agents for Antimicrobial Activities by Rabiu Bako, Abdullahi Yunusa Idris, Asma’u Nasiru Hamza, Gbonjubola O. Adeshina, Musa Abdullahi Garba

“…The phenylhydrazone derivatives were scientifically found to have wide application in the field of drug discovery due to their anticancer, anti-tubercular, antibacterial, and antifungal activities. …”
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Detection and estimation of active compounds for cumin aqueous extract and essential oil extracted and studying its effect on prolonged minced meat preservation and their effect on... by Ibrahim Zaidan, Yasmeen Al-Hadidy

“…The aqueous and oil extract of the study samples were prepared, from which concentrations were prepared 2%, 4 %, after which the process of diagnosing and estimating the effective compounds in relation to the oil extract of cumin was performed using the gas chromatography technique connected to the mass spectrometer device type Shimazu Qp 2010 plus GC / MS, where a number of 29 compounds were diagnosed, the most important these are cominol, eugenol, borneil and others. …”
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Effect of Extraction Method on Organoleptic, Physicochemical Properties and Some Biological Activities of Olive Oil from the Algerian Chemlal Variety by Sara Messad, Souhila Bensmail, Omar Salhi, Djamila Djouahra Fahem

“…Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity were estimated using the Folin-Ciocalteu assay and FRAP test, respectively. …”
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