Toxic Assessment of Heavily Traffic-related Fine Particulate Matter Using an in-vivo Wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans Model by Meng-Ching Chung, Kuo-Lin Huang, Japheth L. Avelino, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Chih-Chung Lin, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Ching-Kai Su, Sen-Ting Huang

“…The nematodes exposed PM2.5 models not only posed potentially adverse health effects on human but also represented ecotoxic impacts on the ecosystem. …”
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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…Prospective longitudinal association analysis also showed that lower MEQ-5 scores were associated with 2 years later higher fasting glucose (β=-0.018, 95%CI: -0.034~-0.003), higher fasting insulin (β=-0.384, 95%CI: -0.766~-0.003), higher HOMA-IR (β=-0.089, 95%CI: -0.176~-0.002), and higher CM-risk score (β=-0.109, 95%CI: -0.214~-0.003) after adjustment for covariates. …”
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The predicted value for venous thromboembolism based on a modified model of caprini combined with fasting blood glucose and D-dimer: a retrospective study by Ping Wang, Yusi Yang, Lin Zheng, Xiaotong Qi, Sheng Yan, Honglin Dong

“…Logistic regression screened for: age (OR 1.04, 95% CI 1.02—1.06), D-dimer (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.03—1.08), Caprini (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.08—1.27) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.03—1.35), which also appeared in the LASSO seven-factor model. In addition to Caprini and age, FBG and D-dimer may be important predictors of deep vein thrombosis in patients with LEF. …”
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Cissus quadrangularis L. hexane extract infused glyoxal cross-linked chitosan-collagen scaffold elicits early osteoinduction by Praseetha R. Nair, P.S. Unnikrishnan, Sachin J. Shenoy, G.S. Sailaja

“…Although CHCO scaffold alone also promoted healing, the quantitative assessment of new bone formation is significantly greater for CHCOHE than CHCO group. …”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…Hamstring (HT) autografts have withstood the test of time and are currently the most commonly used graft for ACL reconstruction (ACLR). However, there are also many alternative graft options that have been explored and are being used. …”
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Top health service concerns: a data mining study of the Shanghai health hotline by Lili Shi, Tong Zhao, Shimiao Shi, Tianyu Tan, Aksara Regmi, Yuyang Cai

“…The top 10 health service concerns identified in Shanghai included medical staff attitudes, medications, fees, registration, family planning, medical disputes, ambulance services, environmental health, illegal medical practices, and immunization.ConclusionsThis study not only identifies critical issues within the Shanghai health service system but also offers actionable insights to inform targeted policy interventions. …”
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Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“…The most extensive and comprehensive “Lietuvių kalbos stilistika” [Stylistics of the Lithuanian Language] by Juozas Pikčilingis was also prepared at that time. After the restoration of independence, rhetoric thrived. …”
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Molecular characterization of putative antibiotic resistance determinant and virulence factors genes of Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from intensive care unit patients i... by Faris A. Alanazi, Khalid S. Almaary, Turki M. Dawoud, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb, Yahya B. Elbadawi, Ayman S. Mubarak, Ali M. Somily

“…Method: The A. baumannii isolates were confirmed by the VITEK-2 automated system and 16S rRNA phylogenetic relatedness. …”
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MECHANISMS FOR ENSURING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS THROUGH THE FORMATION OF THEIR ENERGY DEPENDENCE BASED ON THE INTENSIFICATION OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION by Yuliia Okhota, Denys Titov, Svitlana Dotsiuk

“…This comprehensive approach enabled an in-depth analysis of the opportunities and limitations of bioenergy in Ukraine, in particular by comparing biomass use practices in developed countries and identifying effective strategies for the Ukrainian context. The article also discusses the prospects for improving the regulatory framework to create favourable conditions for bioenergy development, the need for infrastructure improvements and the involvement of local communities in renewable energy projects. …”
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Análisis de diferentes secuencias de cultivos: aportes al sistema productivo by Axel VOISIN, B. NOVILLO, A. CHAMORRO, R. BEZUS, A. PELLEGRINI, Silvina GOLIK

“…Los objetivos del trabajo fueron: i) evaluar la producción de biomasa y el rendimiento de distintas secuencias de cultivos de cuatro años de duración (S1: trigo/soja 2.º –maíz–soja–trigo; S2: cebada/soja 2.º–maíz–soja–trigo; S3: avena/soja 2.º –maíz–girasol–trigo y S4: colza/soja 2.º –maíz–sorgo–trigo) bajo dos manejos tecnológicos: nivel medio (NTM: manejo del productor promedio) y nivel alto (NTA: manejo del productor de punta), ii) evaluar la extracción de nitrógeno (N), fósforo (P), azufre (S) y potasio (K) y el balance de N y P para cada secuencia completa. …”
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Divergent thinking in groups during cold-water immersion is impaired by cold stress not the cold shock response by Max Kailler Smith, Max Kailler Smith, Rebecca Weller, Rebecca Weller, Tony Duong, Tony Duong, Rebecca McClintock, Rebecca McClintock, Matthew Peterson, Nathaniel Barr, Douglas M. Jones, Timothy L. Dunn

“…To date, research shows that executive functioning is generally impaired by intense, acute stress, which implies the ability to think through potential actions to maximize survival would also be impaired by the cold shock response.MethodsTo examine whether the severity of cold shock response impairs higher-level thinking in a group, 29 active duty service members completed a group format Divergent Association Task (DAT; 4–5 per group) prior to and during a 13-min cold-water immersion (water temperature: 1.3°C, air temperature: −2.7°C).ResultsResults showed no relationship between cold shock response magnitude, indexed by peak heart rate, and DAT performance. …”
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Heterochrony in orthodenticle expression is associated with ommatidial size variation between Drosophila species by Montserrat Torres-Oliva, Elisa Buchberger, Alexandra D. Buffry, Maike Kittelmann, Genoveva Guerrero, Lauren Sumner-Rooney, Pedro Gaspar, Georg C. Bullinger, Javier Figueras Jimenez, Fernando Casares, Saad Arif, Nico Posnien, Maria D. S. Nunes, Alistair P. McGregor, Isabel Almudi

“…When otd expression is driven prematurely during D. melanogaster eye development, the ommatidia grow larger, supporting a possible role for the timing of otd expression in regulating ommatidial size. We also identified potential direct targets of Otd that are differentially expressed between D. mauritiana and D. simulans during ommatidial maturation. …”
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Reflections on the Yoruba Past: Toyin Falola on Isaac Delano by Wale Oyedeji

“…But in today’s global setting they are also interpretable as having something to do with imperialism, its history, its new forms.”1 It thus seems that the generations that witnessed such unmistakable assault on their cultural heritage were not ready to accept it in good faith, and this provoked 1 Edward Said. …”
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Variability and Source Characterization of Regional PM of Two Urban Areas Dominated by Biomass Burning and Anthropogenic Emission by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Jhon Robin dR. Yee, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Angel T. Bautista, Raymond J. Sugcang, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Rey Y. Capangpangan, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa

“…Analysis of regional organic matter (OM) and BC in Boracay revealed extensive transboundary transport of biomass burning (BB) plumes from equatorial SEA countries. Also, the ratio of OM and SO4 was utilized as a quick proxy for source characterization. …”
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Effects of dietary chlorogenic acid supplementation on laying performance, egg quality, antioxidant capacity, and liver lipid metabolism in late-peak laying hens by Haitong Zhao, Lianxiang Guo, Ming Yan, Yue Sun, Yan Hong, Mingkun Zhu

“…Significant improvements were also noted in the Haugh unit, albumen height, and yolk colour in both CGA groups, along with elevated levels of ovomucin in the albumen and lutein in the yolk. …”
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Microbiota governs host chenodeoxycholic acid glucuronidation to ameliorate bile acid disorder induced diarrhea by Zishen Lin, Yue Feng, Jinping Wang, Zhaoyue Men, Xi Ma

“…In vitro, important gene involved in the reduction of BA disorder induced-diarrhea were screened by RNA transcriptomics sequencing, and activation pathway of FXR-SIRT1-LKB1 to alleviate BA disorder diarrhea and P53-mediated apoptosis were proposed in vitro by multifarious siRNA interference, CO-IP, immunofluorescence, and so on, which mechanism was also verified in a variety of mouse models. Results Here, we reveal for the first time that core microbiota derived I3C represses gut epithelium glucuronidation, particularly 3β-glucuronic CDCA production, which reaction is mediated by host UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A4 (UGT1A4) and necessary of BA disorder induced diarrhea. …”
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Designing smartphone-based cognitive assessments for schizophrenia: Perspectives from a multisite study by Aishwarya Raje, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Ritu Shrivastava, Ameya Bondre, Manaal Amir Ahmad, Anshika Malviya, Yogendra Sen, Deepak Tugnawat, Anant Bhan, Tamonud Modak, Nabagata Das, Srilakshmi Nagendra, Erlend Lane, Juan Castillo, John A. Naslund, John Torous, Soumya Choudhary

“…They particularly found the gamified nature of the cognitive tests to be appealing and engaging. However, they also proposed ways to further increase engagement by including more information about each cognitive test, more visual instructions, and more information about scoring. …”
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Platycodin D inhibits tumor proliferation by modulating macrophage polarization through promoting JAK2 ubiquitination by Wei Wu, Jie Zhang, Zijiao Wang, Chuan Cheng, Dongdong Yuan, Li Peng, Le Li

“…Treatment with PD led to a significant reduction in melanoma tumor weight, inhibition of the mTOR pathway, and suppression of M2-polarized macrophages. PD also downregulated M2 macrophage markers, impaired mitochondrial function, reduced ROS production, and diminished the tumor-promoting functions of TAMs. …”
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Profile of Egyptian pediatrics with COVID-19: insights from healthcare providers in Egypt by Salma ZEl Houchi, Hanaa I. Rady, Iman Iskander, Tamer Abdel Hamid, Salma Abdelrehim Seddik, Amira Aly Hegazy, Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Mohamed Eissa, Sherine Khamis Hussein, Dina Hanoura, Miriam Magdy Aziz, Remon Magdy, Heba Ahmed ElAwady, Esraa A. Elmazzahy

“…While initially thought to affect adults predominantly, it became clear that children and adolescents were also susceptible to the virus's effects. This study aims to explore the epidemiological patterns, clinical features, laboratory and radiological characteristics, and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in a group of Egyptian children (≤ 18 years). …”
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The Efficacy of Conversational AI in Rectifying the Theory-of-Mind and Autonomy Biases: Comparative Analysis by Marcin Rządeczka, Anna Sterna, Julia Stolińska, Paulina Kaczyńska, Marcin Moskalewicz

“…In addition, in affect recognition tasks, general-purpose chatbots not only excelled but also demonstrated quicker adaptation to subtle emotional nuances, outperforming therapeutic bots in 67% (4/6) of the tested biases. …”
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