Getting Blood out of a Stone: Vascularization via Spheroids and Organoids in 3D Bioprinting by Daria Revokatova, Polina Bikmulina, Zahra Heydari, Anna Solovieva, Massoud Vosough, Anastasia Shpichka, Peter Timashev

“…It is also responsible for inductive biochemical exchange, and provides a structural pattern for organ growth. In vitro systems, containing no perfusable vessels, suffer from the quick formation of a necrotic core of organoids, and further development does not occur due to increased metabolic demands. …”
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Training-Based Interventions in Motor Rehabilitation after Stroke: Theoretical and Clinical Considerations by Annette Sterr

“…However, gradual but presumably more immediate benefits for patients may be achieved by introducing and testing derivates of the CIT concept that are more compatible with current clinical practice. Here, we summarize the theoretical and empirical issues related to the translation of research-based CIT work into the clinical context of standard health care.…”
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Winter wheat yield responses to growing degree days: Long-term trends and adaptability in major producing areas of China by Ziyang Liu, Davide Cammarano, Xiaojun Liu, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Qiang Cao

“…The number of days in the growth period during the sowing-to-jointing stage and jointing-to-flowering stage decreased significantly, the number of days during the flowering-to-maturity stage increased significantly. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms conferring resistance to phenamacril in the Fusarium species by Alexander Dumbai Joe, Runze Liu, Xiao Luo, Ruqiya Syed, Farhan Aslam, Zhenying Luo, Zhitian Zheng

“…We emphasize the importance of continued research and integrating different approaches to monitoring and managing drug-resistant Fusarium spp. populations. Integrating current inventions to inform strategies for sustainable disease control practices, and increase plant health, and yield will contribute to ongoing global efforts to achieve food and nutritional sustainability for the world's rapidly growing population while ensuring the effectiveness of the fungicidal product.…”
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Berberis lycium: A Miracle Medicinal Plant with Multifaceted Health Benefits by Bashir Ahmad, Abduh Murshed, Mohamed Y. Zaky, Imran Khan, Faiz ur Rahman, Magda H. Abdellattif, Guojun Liu, Jun Lu

“…The annual sale of medicinal plants increases over time. In plants, Berberis vulgaris f. lycium (Royle) Parsa (Berberis lycium), also called boxthoran barberry, Indian barberry, or Indian lyceum contains key alkaloids such as berberine, camptothecin, koumidine, salutaridine, luteanine, palmatine, and protopine. …”
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Botulinum toxin treatment of lower extremity spasticity by S. E. Khat’kova, M. A. Akulov, O. R. Orlova, D. Yu. Usachev, A. S. Orlova, L. V. Krylova

“…The article reviews the current concept of lower extremity spasticity, which is a frequent disabling consequence of stroke. …”
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A Review of Reject Brine Disposal, Management, and Construction Applications by Pranita Banerjee, Essam K. Zaneldin, Ali H. Al-Marzouqi, Waleed K. Ahmed

“…The study also highlights current research gaps that are still unaddressed, hindering the complete realization of the full potential of reject brine as a sustainable resource.…”
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The Middle East Shiite Arc: A Real Threat or Geopolitical Chimera? by A. V. Sarabiev

“…The term Shiite Crescent, or Shiite Arc, is becoming increasingly popular in political and academic discourse as well as in the media. …”
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Specific features of antagonism of <i>Bacillus</i> bacteria against toxinogenic <i>Fusarium</i> fungi in protecting plants against disease and contamination with mycotoxins (review... by T. M. Sidorova, A. M. Asaturova, V. V. Allakhverdyan

“…The study contains information on the structure and mechanism of action of the main anti‐fungal cyclic lipopetides. …”
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Editor’s Note by Alberto Raposo

“…This indicates that JIS is being increasingly recognized as an interesting publication vehicle. …”
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Sustainable Growth from a Factor Dependence and Technological Progress Perspective: A Case Study of East China by Ying Liu, Wan-Ming Chen, Sheng-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Lan Wu

“…The paper constructs an economic growth model that contains human, physical capital, innovation, and energy factors and estimates the output elasticity of seven provinces and cities in East China in the period of 2004–2018. …”
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Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Semantic Field of the Concept “War” in Modern Media Space by Yuliya Krylova-Grek

“…We underlined the link between the changes in the forms of international conflicts and the increase of the units contributing to the semantic field of the concept “war”. …”
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Assessment of the state of crops in the territory of the Chelyabinsk Research Institute of Agricultural Sciences based on remote sensing data by Gusev A.S., Inysheva V.A., Lopukhov P.M., Anisimov Yu.B., Bronitskaya S.A.

“…In the context of climate change and increasing food demand, it is important to optimize agricultural production processes. …”
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THE LABOR MARKET IN ROMANIA AND ITS INFLUENCING FACTORS by Marius Dan Benta, Claudiu-Liviu Manea, Costin Daniel Avram, Daniel Toba

“…The objectives of this research of the labor market are: the analysis of the current situation generated by the current context of the labor market in Romania, the highlighting of gaps in the labor force deficit, the effects generated by the labor force deficit, but also the outline of strategies aimed at reducing the deficit, the outline of strategies that highlight a series of actions to recover and balance the workforce deficit. …”
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Disruption of small intestinal mucosal homeostasis in mice with amiodarone induced steatohepatitis by Shoji Kawauchi, Sayo Horibe, Toru Tanaka, Naoto Sasaki, Junichi Kunimasa, Yoshiyuki Rikitake

“…Abstract In the current study, we sought to investigate the pathogenesis of amiodarone (AMD)-induced steatohepatitis, focusing on the pathological changes in the small intestine and liver. …”
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Effect of Cr content on the structure and corrosion properties of (FeCoNi)0.75Cu0.25-xCrx high entropy alloys in 1 M H2SO4 by Y. Heidari, Kh. Gheisari, M. Yeganeh

“…The data reveal that Cr considerably enhances both uniform and pitting corrosion resistance. The passivation current density and passivation potential range significantly increased with the incorporation of Cr, reaching 0.7 μA/cm2 and 1156 mV, respectively, at a Cr concentration of 25 at% in 1 M H2SO4. …”
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Enlargement of the Surface Area of High‐Entropy Alloys with Acid Treatment as Positive Electrode for High Specific Capacitance Supercapacitors by Mahir Gülen, Recep Taş, Hamza Dünya, Shashanka Rajendrachari

“…The acid treatment significantly increased the surface area by ~20 times, the pore volume by ~10 times, and improved microstructural homogeneity. …”
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Numerical Study of the Effects of Inlet Geometry on the Performance of the Sediment Bypass Tunnel using SSIIM Numerical Model by P. Aminian, M. Jorabloo, A. Ahmadi

“…Sediment Bypass Tunnels (SBTs) are deviant channels that convey the current containing sediments from the upstream to the downstream of the reservoir. …”
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In Silico identification and characterization of SOS gene family in soybean: Potential of calcium in salinity stress mitigation. by Anam Hameed, M Asaf Khan, M Hammad Nadeem Tahir, Madeeha Shahzad Lodhi, Saima Muzammil, Muhammad Shafiq, Tsanko Gechev, Muhammad Faisal

“…Results show that germination increased by 7% in calcium primed non-stressed seeds under non-stressing, whereas an improvement of 15%-25% was observed in germination under NaCl stress. …”
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Enhanced energy conversion efficiency in PVDF/WS2 hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerators by Munni, Himani, Shilpa Rana, Jasvir Dalal, Bharti Singh

“…Among all composites, the device containing 2wt% of WS2 exhibited the highest output, delivering an open-circuit voltage of 19.6 V, and short-circuit current of 11.03 µA at a tapping frequency of 7 Hz, with the corresponding power density, calculated to be approximately 20.48 µW/cm2 at a load resistance of 4 MΩ. …”
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