Ecotoxicological effects of soft plastic fishing lures on the benthic amphipod Hyalella azteca by Beggel S, Kalis EJJ, Gilb KM, Pander J, Geist J

“…Especially soft plastic lures are increasingly used, potentially contributing to the pollution of waterbodies by the release of hazardous substances such as plasticizers. …”
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Anatomical theatre or full digitisation? Students’ preferences in field of anatomy teaching by Krzysztof Starszak, Radosław Karaś, Andrzej Skalski, Karolina Czarnecka-Chrebelska, Tomasz Lepich, Grzegorz Bajor

“…BACKGROUND: For many years, the teaching of anatomy has been based on traditional forms of imparting knowledge, but innovative solutions are currently being implemented on a large scale around the world. …”
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Twin Rooms – new experimental test cells for testing advanced facade elements by Boris Bielek, Daniel Szabó, Josip Klem, Kristína Kaniková, Alžbeta Danková

“…Reducing the energy intensity of buildings will increasingly resonate in individual political and professional circles. …”
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PANCAKE: A Python-based Numerical Color–Magnitude Diagram Analysis Package by Yun Zheng, Yujiao Yang, Yong-Kun Zhang, Zheng Zheng, Jing Wang, Lister Staveley-Smith, Chao-Wei Tsai, Di Li, Chao Liu, Jingjing Hu, Huaxi Chen, Donghui Quan, Yinghui Zheng, Hangyuan Li

“…The color–magnitude diagram (CMD) stands out as the most accurate tool currently available for inferring the star formation histories (SFHs) of nearby galaxies with stellar-resolved multiband data. …”
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Automatic Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury Using Deep Learning with CT scan Images by Behrang Rezvani Kakhki, Hossein Zakeri, Sayyed Majid Sadrzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, elnaz vafadar moradi, golnoush shahraki

“…Computed Tomography (CT) scans are currently the primary imaging modality for identifying intracranial injuries. …”
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Government responses to COVID-19 and impact on GBV services and programmes: comparative analysis of the situation in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria by Neetu A. John, Paul Bukuluki, Sara E. Casey, Dhruvi B. Chauhan, Moriam O. Jagun, Nicoletta Mabhena, Mary Mwangi, Terry McGovern

“…As governments impose restrictive policies to contain infectious disease outbreaks, pre-existing gender-based inequalities are often exacerbated, increasing the risk of gender-based violence (GBV). …”
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Expression and polymorphism of lTLR4 receptors in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a modern view by V. A. Beloglazov, I. A. Yatskov, Rean Hayrievna Useinova

“…The number of macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes increases in the lungs of COPD patients, and these cells secrete a fairly wide range of inflammatory mediators. …”
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Differences in melting temperatures of degenerated oligonucleotides targetting nitrous oxide reductase (nosZ) genes by Blaž STRES, Boštjan MUROVEC

“…Degenerated oligonucleotides were found to contain variants differing in Tm for as much as 13 °C. …”
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Quantification of endogenous marker acid‐insoluble ash in commercial aquaculture ingredients and feeds by Julio Camperio, Jorge A. Suarez, Brett Glencross, Daniel D. Benetti

“…Samples were acquired from various national and international sources based on currently available stock; all samples were analyzed in quadruplets for statistical analysis. …”
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Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Chemical Profiling of Volatile Compounds from Cranberry Plant Byproducts as Potential Antibacterials, Antifungals, and Antioxidants by Martin Aborah, Frank Scarano, Catherine Neto

“…The increasing resistance of microorganisms to currently used antimicrobials requires the urgent development of new effective treatments. …”
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On the Early Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma (Case Description) by M. A. Gomberg, Z. R. Khismatullina, N. K. Fayzulin, A. M. Titoyan

“…Positive dynamics was noted (the lesion focus was epithelised) and the patient is currently under the supervision of an oncologist at the place of residence.Conclusions. …”
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Analysis of the Accuracy of a Body-Force Propeller Model and a Discretized Propeller Model in RANS Simulations of the Flow Around a Maneuvering Ship by Long Jiang, Jianxi Yao, Zuyuan Liu

“…Currently, the RANS (Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes) method is widely recognized as a prevalent approach for computing ship maneuvering forces and moments. …”
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The Liability of Imperfect Information in ImamayehFiqh and the Iranian Legal System (with Approach to the Jurisprudential Maxims) by Imam Bakhsh Tahmasebi, Abolfazl Alishahi Qaleh Juqi, Abdullah Bahmanpouri

“…Producers are required to label necessary information about their products, containing all ingredients, damages and side effects to people on their products, truly. …”
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MaOAOA: A Novel Many‐Objective Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for Solving Engineering Problems by Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sundaram B. Pandya, Gulothungan G., Mohammad Khishe, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi

“…However, this reduces their efficiency when addressing MaOPs, which are problems that contain more than three objectives; this is because the portion of the Pareto frontier solutions tends to increase exponentially with the number of objectives. …”
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Logical gates recognition in a flat transistor circuit by D. I. Cheremisinov, L. D. Cheremisinova

“…O b j e c t i v e s. With the increasing complexity of verification and simulation of modern VLSI, containing hundreds of millions of transistors, the means of extracting the hierarchical description at the level of logical elements froma flat description of circuits at the transistor level are becoming the main tools for computer-aided design and verification. …”
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Boosting C-C Coupling for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction over Novel Cu-Cubic Catalysts with an Amorphous Shell by Hanlin Wang, Tian Wang, Gaigai Dong, Linbo Zhang, Fan Pan, Yunqing Zhu

“…An effective strategy for optimizing the reduction reaction pathway and enhancing catalytic performance involves manipulating highly unsaturated atomic sites on the catalyst’s surface, thereby increasing the number of active sites. In this study, we employed sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) as a surfactant in the electrodeposition method to synthesize copper cubes encapsulated with an amorphous shell (100 nm–250 nm) containing numerous defect sites on its surface. …”
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Atmospheric Microplastics: Inputs and Outputs by Christine C. Gaylarde, José Antônio Baptista Neto, Estefan M. da Fonseca

“…., air conditioning, vacuuming and washing, waste disposal, manufacture of plastic-containing objects) add directly to the airborne MP load, which is higher in internal than external air. …”
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Biodegradable film development by nisin Z addition into hydroxypropylmethylcellulose matrix for mozzarella cheese preservation by Pedro A. V. Freitas, Rafael R. A. Silva, Taíla V. de Oliveira, Raquel R. A. Soares, Nilda F. F. Soares

“…Currently, improvement of food preservation has been a substantial challenge for industries to increase shelf-life of products and to maintain food quality during storage. …”
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Infection prevention and control without borders: comparison of guidelines on multidrug-resistant organisms in the northern Dutch-German cross-border region by Cansu Cimen, Matthijs S. Berends, Mariëtte Lokate, Corinna Glasner, Jörg Herrmann, Erik Bathoorn, Axel Hamprecht, Andreas Voss

“…Abstract Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a health threat due to increasing patient morbidity and mortality and the burden on healthcare systems. …”
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Development of a composite material based on a processed product of agricultural crop by Zura Yessimsiitova, Murat Toktar, Alibek Mutushev, Aizhan Konysbayeva, Gulmira Yeltay, Aliya Bagybekkyzy, Akmaral Kydyrkhanova, Damira Yussayeva

“…Anthropogenic influence on the environment contributes to an increase in the content of heavy metals in soils. This is facilitated by the developed industrial sector, high population density and large-scale growth of urban areas. …”
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