Heterogeneity in COVID-19 infection among older persons in South Africa: Evidence from national surveillance data by Nada Abdelatif, Inbarani Naidoo, Shanaaz Dunn, Mikateko Mazinu, Zaynab Essack, Zaynab Essack, Candice Groenewald, Candice Groenewald, Pranitha Maharaj, Nokukhanya Msomi, Tarylee Reddy, Benjamin Roberts, Khangelani Zuma, Khangelani Zuma

“…BackgroundThe 2021 World Health Organization study on the impact of COVID-19 on older people (≥60 years) in the African region highlighted the difficulties they faced as the virus spread across borders and dominated the way of life. …”
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Exploring features and function of Ss-riok-3, an enigmatic kinase gene from Strongyloides stercoralis by Wang Yuan, Yingying Liu, James B Lok, Jonathan D Stoltzfus, Robin B Gasser, Weiqiang Lei, Rui Fang, Junlong Zhao, Min Hu

“…Unlike the other two members, RIOK-1 and RIOK-2, which are conserved from Archaea to humans, RIOK-3 occurs only in multicellular organisms. Studies on HeLa cells indicate that human RIOK-3 is a component of the 40S small ribosome subunit and supports cancer cell growth and survival. …”
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ANGPTL8 promotes adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells: potential role in ectopic lipid deposition by Jian Tang, Jian Tang, Shinan Ma, Yujiu Gao, Fan Zeng, Ying Feng, Chong Guo, Lin Hu, Lingling Yang, Lingling Yang, Yanghui Chen, Qiufang Zhang, Yahong Yuan, Xingrong Guo, Xingrong Guo

“…Abnormal adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is an important cause of lipid deposition in organs. Studies have shown that serum angiopoietin-like protein 8 (ANGPTL8) levels are increased in patients with many chronic metabolic diseases (such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hepatic steatosis), while the role of ANGPTL8 in ectopic lipid accumulation has not been reported.MethodsWe used the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to analyze the expression of ANGPTL8 in subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese patients and qPCR to analyze the expression of ANGPTL8 in the liver of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. …”
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Green-Lipped Mussels (Perna Viridis) as Biomarkers of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Selected Coastal Waters of Peninsular Malaysia by Shahbazi, Azadeh

“…Among the different organs studied, gonad was found to be the best organ for biomonitoring of PAHs. …”
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Identifying and prioritizing the applications of game theory in the educational and learning environments using the BWM by S.F. Noorani, M. Serkani, Z. Karimi

“…Applications such as "teachers' educational behavior analysis", "investigation of environmental factors affecting education" and "participatory behavior analysis" were in lower priorities.Conclusion: We studied and organized studies which have applied Game Theory in the education area. …”
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Mixed effects logistic regression analysis of blood pressure among Ghanaians and associated risk factors by Abdul-Karim Iddrisu, Ishmael Besing Karadaar, Joseph Gurah Junior, Bismark Ansu, Damoah-Asante Ernest

“…The data were obtained from World Health Organization study on Global AGEing and Adult Health. We defined high blood pressure (HBP) as $$\ge$$ ≥ 130/80 mmHg or normal as $$\le$$ ≤ 130/80 mmHg. …”
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Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria by Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo‑Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Bilikis Iyabo Uneke, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Onyekachi Echefu Chukwu, Kingsley Igboji Otubo, Henry C. Urochukwu

“…Conclusion The study revealed that although institutional structures such as institutional policies, fora and stakeholder engagement existed in the organizations studied, there was suboptimal use of evidence obtained from research initiated by both internal and external researchers. …”
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Large scale transcriptomics analyses for gene function annotation and regulation by Tan, Qiao Wen

“…While existing methods such as forward and reverse genetics and determination of protein structure remain the gold standard for the validation of gene function, it is not possible to apply these methods for every single gene in every organism studied. Even in the most well-studied model organisms, such as Arabidopsis, only 42.85% of its protein coding genes are experimentally validated. …”
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The pan-Evangelical impulse in Britain, 1795-1830 by Martin, R, R. H. Martin

“…It briefly describee several early institutional attempts at church union, the proto-types of the great pan-evangelical organizations studied in the body of the thesis, Chapter two examines the more immediate forces between 1789 and 1795 that gave rise to the first major experiment in pan-evangelical cooperation - the London Missionary Society. …”

Protective Effects and Target Network Analysis of Ginsenoside Rg1 in Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury: A Comprehensive Overview of Experimental Studies by Weijie Xie, Ping Zhou, Yifan Sun, Xiangbao Meng, Ziru Dai, Guibo Sun, Xiaobo Sun

“…To explore and summarize the protective effects and mechanisms of ginsenoside Rg1 against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury, we conducted this review, in which we searched the PubMed database to obtain and organize studies concerning the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of ginsenoside Rg1 against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury. …”
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Characterization of cholinesterases present in brain and muscle tissues of juvenile blue shark (<i>Prionace glauca</i>) by Luís Miguel Fonseca Alves, Sara Calçada Novais

“…Due to the lack of information on the forms of ChEs present in many organisms, studies that report screening for AChE may, in reality, be dealing with other ChE types (Magnotti et al., 1994; Oliveira et al., 2007; Silver, 1974). …”
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Effects of high ambient temperature, calcium level and zinc source on zinc requirement of broilers by Lai, Pui Wah

“…Excessive dietary Ca suppressed growth and Zn utilization but the Zn content in most of the organs studied was preserved. No differences were found in growth, carcass yield and tissue Zn retention in broilers supplemented with ZnO or ZnMet. …”
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