Research progress of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and zinc in the mechanism of diabetic kidney disease by Wei Qin, Ping Nie, Xuejun Hui, Fei Chen, Xingbao Hu, Wenjiao Shi, Manyu Luo, Bing Li

“…This article provides a detailed review of the multiple roles of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease, including: regulating angiogenesis, increasing the expression of erythropoietin, modulating oxidative stress through the PI3K/AKT and HIF-1α/HO-1 pathways, promoting inflammatory cell infiltration and the release of inflammatory factors to induce inflammatory responses, facilitating epithelial-mesenchymal transition, pathological angiogenesis, and promoting the release of fibrotic factors, ultimately leading to renal fibrosis. Furthermore, HIF-1α also participates in the occurrence and development of diabetic kidney disease through mechanisms such as regulating apoptosis, inducing mitochondrial autophagy, and vascular calcification. …”
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Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment by Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong, Wei Zhang

“…Abstract Currently, bamboo fibers (BFs) are commonly processed through alkali boiling softening pretreatment, which generates wastewater that poses environmental pollution risks. This process is also complex and requires significant human and material resources. …”
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Privacy policy compliance detection and analysis based on knowledge graph by ZHANG Xiheng, LI Xin, TANG Peng, HUANG Ruiqi, HE Yuan, QIU Weidong

“…It established clear regulations for personal information controllers in their activities involving the collecting, storing, using, and sharing of personal information. It also required that these controllers provide explanations within their privacy policies for the services they offered. …”
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Metabolomics profiling reveals p-aminobenzoic acid enhances resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat by Yiluo Tan, Kangjun Wang, Mingming Guo, Guangxu Zhang, Xiaofeng Li, Yijun Shi, Maosheng He, Dayong Xu, Feng Chen, Jiwei Fan

“…Abstract Fusarium head blight (FHB) not only causes severe yield losses but also mycotoxin contamination in wheat, posing a serious threat to food security and public health. …”
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Interprofessional Inconsistencies in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Instability: Survey Results of Physicians and Rehabilitation Providers by Constantine P Nicolozakes, Xinning Li, Tim L Uhl, Guido Marra, Nitin B Jain, Eric J Perreault, Amee L Seitz

“… # Methods Physicians (orthopaedic surgeons, primary care sports medicine physicians) and rehabilitation providers (physical therapists, athletic trainers) were asked via an online survey to rate clinical factors used to diagnose shoulder instability. Clinicians were also asked to diagnose two athlete scenarios with concurrent clinical findings of atraumatic shoulder instability and impingement, differentiated by the absence or presence of a positive sulcus sign…”
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IMPROVING QUALITY THROUGH INNOVATIONS: THE ROLE OF VENTURE FINANCING AND HR SUPPORT by Doston T. Turgunov, Bahtiyor Zulfiqor o’g’li G’aniev, Bekzod Sharifjon o’g’li Rahmonov, Ozodbek Alijon o’g’li Suvpulatov, Dilafruz S. Nasirkhodjaeva

“…The latter is explained by the influence of additional factors, which are certain barriers to the implementation of promising innovative projects in quality improvement. We also established that among the given factors the most negative factor is the insufficient level of equipment modernisation. …”
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WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET: LIGETI AND ROMANIAN FOLK MUSIC by Bianca Ţiplea TEMEŞ

“…The study will therefore show that Ligeti’s interest in this went far beyond composition, comprising transcriptions of Romanian folk music (during his stay at the Folk Music Institute in Bucharest, in 1949-1950) and also broad theoretical approaches, later published in Budapest. …”
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The impact of land transfer on food security: the mediating role of environmental regulation and green technology innovation by Ming Xu, Ming Xu, Zhaoyang Lu, Xinyue Wang, Guangwei Hou

“…Fourth, land transfer has a spatial spillover effect on food security.DiscussionThis paper not only enriches the theoretical research on the impact of land transfer on food security, but also provides empirical evidence. It provides an important reference for deepening China’s land transfer policy system, optimizing land transfer resources and ensuring the safety of grain industry.…”
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A Qualitative Study on the Tax Amnesty Perception of Income Taxpayers: The Case of Türkiye by Serap Püren

“…In addition to contributing to the literature by focusing on taxpayer opinions in order to concretize the views in the theory and literature on tax amnesty, the qualitative study also draws attention to the need for tax policies to be implemented for a more equitable application of tax amnesties perceived as unjust and offers suggestions.…”
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Cellular Uplink Impairments in Vehicular Repeater Deployments by Martin Lerch, Philipp Svoboda, Josef Resch, Markus Rupp

“…At the same time, amplified noise is also transmitted. In uplink direction, this can lead to impairments of mobile communication in the entire cell. …”
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Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) agronomic performances in mixed cultivation using irrigation condition, North-Western Ethiopia. by Mihret Anteneh Wolele, Fentahun Meheret Zeleke, Yeshambel Mekuriaw Chekol, Bimrew Asmare Limenih, Zemenu Birhan Zegeye

“…The effect of these management practices was also affected the dry matter, crude protein and crude fiber contents of the grass. …”
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AI-based medical ethics education: examining the potential of large language models as a tool for virtue cultivation by Shimpei Okamoto, Masanori Kataoka, Makoto Itano, Tsutomu Sawai

“…Results We discuss the imperative for including AI ethics in medical curricula and its utility as an educational tool, identify the lack of educational resources in medical ethics education, and advocate for future LLMs to mitigate this problem as a “second-best” tool. We also emphasise the critical importance of instilling virtue in medical ethics education and illustrate how LLMs can effectively impart moral knowledge and model virtue cultivation. …”
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Ambient Air Quality Monitoring in Metropolitan City of Lagos, Nigeria by Kelechi Longinus Njoku, Tosin John Rumide, Modupe Olatunde Akinola, Adeola Alex Adesuyi, Anuoluwapo Omosileola Jolaoso

“…Twenty one sampling locations were assessed for carbon monoxide (CO), carbondioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrogen oxide (NO), suspended particulate matter (SPM) and noise level using air pollutants measurement methods approved by ASTM for each specific parameter. All equipments and meters were all properly pre-calibrated before each usage for quality assurance. …”
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Nature-inspired and medicinally relevant short peptides by Maria G. Ciulla, Monica Civera, Sara Sattin, Kamal Kumar

“…This review briefly covers the relevant areas of medicinally important short peptides and the recent developments made to turn these peptides into therapeutics. Also presented in this article are important efforts and strategies used to overcome some of the inherent limitations of peptidic molecules and thereby facilitate their progression in the clinical phases towards approved drugs.…”
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ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD: STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE by FRANK FUNKEYE SAPELE, AKUMKA JOSEPH YABAYANZE, KANYINSOLA AZEEZ

“…The paper recommends that government should provide alternative means   like renewable energy, reduction of industrial carbons in tackling the menace of climate change globally, there should be reduction of emission of greenhouse gases by stopping deforestation, the use of high yield and disease tolerant crops, and also crops adaptable to high level of weather conditions, there should be easy accessible information on climate change effects to the public. …”
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VIBRATIONAL CASE STUDY FOR THE MOLD OSCILLATOR WITH HYDRAULIC SERVO SYSTEM by YONGHUI PARK, LEE CHANGWOO, KIM DONGWOOK

“…By comparing the results to the experimental data, we could find a dramatic pressure drop near 3 Hz oscillation when the system has the 1st mechanical natural frequency 2.499 Hz. Also, the system has the imbalance near 6 Hz oscillation when the system has 2nd mechanical natural frequency 5.446 Hz. …”
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Effects of environmental variability on population dynamics of golden carpet shell clam (Polititapes aureus) by José Manuel Parada, José Molares

“…The results allow the application of fishery management tools based on their population dynamics and to measure their effectiveness considering the environmental variability. They also show the vulnerability of these stocks to changes resulting from climate change.…”
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Movement of the South Russian Frontier in the 17th – First Half of the 19th Centuries as the Development of the “Wild Fields” by Valery V. Kanishchev, Yuri A. Mizis

“…The authors of the article made an attempt to clarify the concept of frontier, considering it not only in a civilizational sense, but also in a socio-natural context. Particular attention was paid to the movement of the frontier as the development of the “Dykoee Polee” [Rus: steppe, “Wild Fields”], a space not yet plowed by farmers. …”
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CSTN: A cross-region crop mapping method integrating self-training and contrastive domain adaptation by Shuwen Peng, Liqiang Zhang, Rongchang Xie, Ying Qu

“…Qualitative and quantitative evaluations demonstrate that CSTN significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods with a 12.29 % increase in average F1-score, particularly in maize identification. Moreover, CSTN also enables early-season crop classification for pre-harvest decision-making applications. …”
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Health-economic evaluation of the outpatient, inpatient, and public health sector in Germany: Insights from the first three COVID-19 waves. by Afschin Gandjour

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>During the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the inpatient sector (ICUs) made the largest contribution to preventing deaths while also incurring the highest costs.…”
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