Tissue Distribution and Proliferation Characteristics of pVA1-like Plasmid After Infection with Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Pacific White Shrimp Penaeus vannamei by Xingqi SU, Qiang FU, Xupeng LI, Jie KONG, Jiteng TIAN, Baoxiang CAO, Ning LIU, Sheng LUAN, Kun LUO, Xianhong MENG

“…Such research is also crucial for the scientific formulation of resistance testing methods and the accurate acquisition of resistance trait test data in breeding work. …”
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Factors Associated with Physical Frailty in Elderly Women with Low Socioeconomic Status in Urban Communities: A Cross-Sectional Study by Rensa Rensa, Siti Setiati, Purwita W Laksmi, Ikhwan Rinaldi

“…Factors associated with physical frailty were age above 70 years old, depressive symptoms, lower functional status and health-related quality of life index.…”
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Factors Associated with Physical Frailty in Elderly Women with Low Socioeconomic Status in Urban Communities: A Cross-Sectional Study by Rensa Rensa, Siti Setiati, Purwita W Laksmi, Ikhwan Rinaldi

“…Factors associated with physical frailty were age above 70 years old, depressive symptoms, lower functional status and health-related quality of life index.…”
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High resolution multi-delay arterial spin labeling with self-supervised deep learning denoising for pediatric choroid plexus perfusion MRI by Qinyang Shou, Chenyang Zhao, Xingfeng Shao, Megan M Herting, Danny JJ Wang

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Preparation and Characterization of PVA/ CNC/ ε-Polylysine Biocomposites for Potential Food Packaging Application by Abdullah Nor Hakimin, Mohamad Senusi Nur Aiman, Mohamed An’amt, Wan Abdullah Noor Wan Nazwanie, Mohd Shukri Nurasmat, Abdul Razab Mohammad Khairul Azhar, Ismardi Abrar

“…In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on creating sustainable and biodegradable materials for use in food packaging. …”
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Echocardiographic Changes in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease at Initiation of Dialysis by Shabana Nazneen, Muzamil Latief, Manjusha Yadla

“…Introduction: Echocardiography is a simple and established method of evaluating cardiac functions, assessing left ventricle geometry, and systolic and diastolic functions. …”
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Left ventricle myocardial remodeling following septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy by Guanyu Lu, Liqi Cao, Jiehao Ou, Xinyi Luo, Wei Zhu, Zhicheng Du, Jian Liu, Yuelong Yang, Xinyue Zhang, Peijian Wei, Hongxiang Wu, Huiming Guo, Hui Liu

“…These changes were accompanied by improvement of New York Heart Association functional class, 6-min walk test results, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T. …”
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Tool Used to Assess Co-Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Ecosystems for Human Wellbeing: Second Validation via Measurement Application by Karmele Herranz-Pascual, Paula Anchustegui, Carolina Cantergiani, Ioseba Iraurgi

“…In recent years, nature-based solutions have been used in urban regeneration interventions to improve the adaptation and resilience of these places, contributing to improved environmental quality and cultural ecosystem functions, including people’s physiological, social, and mental health and wellbeing. …”
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Smart dwellings. Architectural perspectives opened by COVID-19 pandemic by Mihaela ZAMFIR, Ileana CIOBANU, Andreea Georgiana MARIN, Mihai-Viorel ZAMFIR

“… Preamble: The pandemic with COVID-19 that we have been experiencing globally for almost one year now brings continuous challenges on many levels, the built environment being an important one. …”
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Ethnic and social identity of adolescents in the context of migration by V.I. Ekimova, E.P. Zimina, E.A. Orlova

“…The socio-psychological adaptation of adolescents, as well as social, ethnic, personal identity and resilience were assessed with a battery of standardized tests. <br><strong>Results.</strong> In opposite to external favorable picture of social adaptation among migrant adolescents, there are unfavorable transformations of their ethnic and personal identity, as well as maladaptive processes in the functional system of adaptation to new socio-cultural conditions. …”
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Multi-parametric quantitative MRI of the lower limb muscles in a longitudinal study of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R9. by Susanne S Rauh, Pierre-Yves Baudin, Tanya Stojkovic, Simone Birnbaum, Valérie Decostre, Rachida-Lydie Zanfongnon, Yves Fromes, Melissa T Hooijmans, Gustav J Strijkers, Jean-Yves Hogrel, Sophie Olivier, Benjamin Marty, Harmen Reyngoudt

“…Quantitative thigh and leg muscle MRI, functional tests (including time-up-and-go (TUG) and time-to-climb-4-stairs (4S climb)), and muscle strength tests were performed in individuals with LGMD-R9 at baseline, 1-year, and 2-years. qMRI included assessment of muscle fat fraction (FF), water T2, water T1, intramuscular pH from 1H MR spectroscopy, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters. …”
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Maculopathy after long-term use of fondaparinux, a heparin mimetic and heparanase inhibitor by Benjamin R. Lin, Erick Rivera-Grana, Wenting Zhou, Mark Barakat, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Janet L. Davis

“…Purpose: To report maculopathy associated with the long-term use of fondaparinux, a heparin mimetic and inhibitor of the extracellular matrix enzyme, heparanase. Observations: A 41-year-old woman receiving thrice weekly injections of fondaparinux as prophylaxis against deep vein thrombosis for 9 years noticed gray spots in her vision without metamorphopsias. …”
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Long-term brain fog and cognitive impairment in previously hospitalized COVID-19 patients. by Barbara Junco, Daniel Samano Martin Del Campo, Vela Karakeshishyan, Danielle Bass, Evie Sobczak, Emily Swafford, Ana Bolanos, Joshua Rooks, Bernard S Baumel, Alberto R Ramos, Tatjana Rundek, Ayham Alkhachroum

“…COVID-19 clinical severity was indexed using the National Early Warning Score 2 and a comprehensive neuropsychological tele-battery was administered 2 years post discharge. Pearson's r correlations assessed association, while independent sample t-tests examined group differences. …”
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Development of a course for training in modern cloud technologies by A. V. Stavitskiy, I. G. Ashavskiy, D. V. Volkov

“…As a result of the study, the necessity of creating an educational course for students was substantiated, and a special course was developed for teaching the openstack cloud virtualization platform, which includes the necessary materials (presentations, lectures, seminars, as well as a platform and laboratory stands for students with access via the Internet).A special course web page was created where potential students have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the description and basic components of the course, send a request for participation, and also get access to the materials (after confirmation of the participant by the administrator).Every year, the developed materials, the platform and laboratory stands are updated due to the release of new versions of openstack, adding new functionality and updating business needs.Conclusion. …”
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To study the prevalence of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in a tertiary hospital in Bundelkhand region by Neha Rathore, Kuldeep Chandel, Ajeet Singh, Aniket Ashok Satale, Gaurav Singh

“…Liver function tests and biochemical markers were significantly altered in MAFLD cases. …”
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Monitoring the Cardiotoxic Effects of Bedaquiline in Older Children and Adolescents with Multiple and Extensive Drug Resistance by O. A. Piskunova, L. V. Panova, V. V. Bereznitskaya, E. S. Ovsyankina, E. A. Krushinskaya

“…In Main Group, prolongation was noted in 47.3% of cases which was considered a functional disorder of the cardiovascular system according to EM, the drug was not discontinued, χ2 = 3.896; p = 0.049. …”
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Osteoarthritis grades no affects gait analysis in middle-age and elderly’s women. A cross-sectional study by James Sepulveda, Esteban Aedo Muñoz, Manuel Lobos-González, Jaime Verdugo-Bosh, Amaya Prat-Luri, Ciro Brito, Bianca Miarka, Jorge Cancino-Jimenéz, Leonidas Arias-Poblete

“…It is currently considered that the spatiotemporal gait parameters (SGP) may be good functional indicators of the severity of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). …”
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THE EFFECT OF SHORT-TERM VIBRATION ON SOMATOSENSORY TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION THRESHOLD by Ahmet Hakan Ok, Arda Kaya, Ayşegül Gündüz, Meral Erdemir Kızıltan

“…Materials and Methods: A total of fifteen healthy subjects (mean age 24.3±5.6;18-60) years) were prospectively included in the study. …”
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Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients Combined with Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis by Gao Luyan, Zhang Haixia, Feng Sheng, Sun Gang, Zhu Jing, Lu Ying, Jiang Linsen, Song Kai, Wang Zhi, Shen Huaying

“…This study aimed to research the cardiac structural and functional change in patients before and after PHD. …”
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Level of agreement between two asthma control questionnaires in children and adolescents by Cláudio Luiz Castro Gomes de Amorim, Karina Couto Furlanetto, Thaila Corsi, Fabio Pitta

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the level of agreement between the GINA questionnaire and the Asthma Control Test (ACT) in children and adolescents with asthma, as well as to compare the clinical, laboratory, and spirometric characteristics of patients with controlled and uncontrolled asthma as assessed by the two questionnaires. …”
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