The effect of empathy on remote social connections via paired robots. by Satoru Suzuki, Noriaki Imaoka, Takeshi Ando, Misako Uchida, Kenji Suzuki

“…A range of devices and technologies are available to mediate social connections between geographically distant people. …”
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Predator–prey interaction in insects and arachnids: a chemical ecology perspective by Vivek Kempraj, Soo Jean Park

“… Animals emit distinctive semiochemicals—chemical substances that mediate interactions between organisms—and many of them have evolved means to detect and respond to these chemicals emitted by others. …”
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Effects of Voluntary Product Recall on Consumer’s Trust by Luiza Venzke Bortoli, Valeria Freundt

“…Since trust is composed by integrity, competence and benevolence, this study verified the mediator effect of these constructs on the relation between recall and trust. …”
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La intimidad y la experiencia en lo público by María Teresa Luna C.

“…Esta investigación, de corte fenomenológico, se posiciona en los postulados de la fenomenología del mundo social desarrollada por Alfred Schütz; en este sentido se discute la categoría intimidad como experiencia subjetiva en la que se vivencia la configuración del yo y el tú, y en la que se producen y decantan significaciones esenciales para la relación con uno mismo o con una misma, y con los otros u otras, lo cual parece producir esquemas de actuación en lo público, entendido como el espacio físico y simbólico compartido con otros mediatos u otras mediatas. La información fue construida mediante entrevistas conversacionales en las que cuatro profesionales (tres mujeres y un hombre), vinculados a Organizaciones No Gubernamentales de la ciudad de Medellín con un fuerte trabajo en lo público, construyeron narrativas autobiográficas. …”
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Role of Fcγ receptors in HER2-targeted breast cancer therapy by Hope S Rugo, Antonino Musolino, William J Gradishar, Jeffrey L Nordstrom, Edwin P Rock, Fernanda Arnaldez, Mark D Pegram

“…Activating FcγRIIIa (CD16A) on natural killer cells plays a crucial role in mediating ADCC, and activating FcγRIIa (CD32A) and FcγRIIIa on macrophages are important for mediating ADCP. …”
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The Factors That Influence The Financial Performance of Islamic Banks by Evi Maulida Yanti, Andi Syahrum, Agussalim M, Denni, Rahmah Yulianti, Boihaki, Ali Abdullah Amer Bin Al-Shaibah

“…Then the indirect influence is that non-performing financing is unable to mediate the influence of capital adequacy ratio on return on assets, non-performing financing is unable to mediate the influence of operating expenses to operating income on return on assets and non-performing financing is unable to mediate the influence of net operating margin on returns. …”
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Exploring the impact and mechanisms of behavioral activation on sleep disorders in colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Anlong Li, Runze Huang, Han Ge, Dajie Liu, Shaochun Liu, Yingxue Jia, Jiaying Chai, Xinyi Zheng, Lijun Liu, Chen Gan, Jian Xu, Ling Cheng, Mingjun Zhang, Huaidong Cheng

“…Physical activity (P < 0.001) partially mediated the intervention effects of BA on sleep disturbances, while activation (P = 0.073) demonstrated marginal mediating effects. …”
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Factors Influences Customer Loyalty for Online Shopping: Study Case on Xiaomi's Online Store Customer in Bekasi by Franky Anggreiawan, Rhian Indradewa

“…Brand image significantly influences customer loyalty, even without the mediation of customer satisfaction. However, customer satisfaction does not mediate the relationship between product quality and customer loyalty, while service quality directly impacts customer loyalty. …”
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Adopting Sustainability: The Role of Motivation and Intention to Forming Green Behavior by Khrisna Vembri Yudanto, Fanny Martdianty

“…Purpose: This research aims to determine the influence of employee knowledge and awareness on EGB, which is mediated by the factors of green motivation and behavioral intentions. …”
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Using insecticidal compounds to elucidate the potential role of neurotransmitters in Lepidoptera pupal ecdysis by Niranjana Krishnan, Cassandra Gorman, Jillian Stewart, Steven Bradbury, Russell Jurenka

“…These findings, along with toxicokinetic analyses, suggest that pupal ecdysis may be mediated by the α1, β1, and β2 subunits of nAChRs without involvement of mAChRs. …”
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RIPK1 in necroptosis and recent progress in related pharmaceutics by Kunhou Yao, Zhihao Shi, Fengya Zhao, Cong Tan, Yixin Zhang, Hao Fan, Yingzhe Wang, Xingwang Li, Jun Kong, Qun Wang, Dingxi Li

“…RIPK1, RIPK3, and mixed-lineage kinase-like domain (MLKL) proteins mediate necrosis. RIPK1-mediated necroptosis further promotes cell death and inflammation in the pathogenesis of liver injury, skin diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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ENTRE LA REPRESIÓN Y LOS DERECHOS SEXUALES Y REPRODUCTIVOS: SOCIALIZACIÓN DE GÉNERO Y ENFOQUES DE EDUCACIÓN SEXUAL DE ADOLESCENTES QUE SE EMBARAZARON by GRACIELA IRMA CLIMENT

“…Se considera la relación entre la valoración de los aprendizajes escolares de las madres, la actitud permisiva/restrictiva en cuanto a la sexualidad, la valoración de la maternidad como proyecto inmediato/mediato que dan lugar a diversos enfoques de educación sexual que difieren según predominen los valores morales-religiosos, el énfasis en los aspectos biológicos-preventivos o el reconocimiento de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos.…”
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Balancing inflammation: the specific roles of serum amyloid A proteins in sterile and infectious diseasese by Tirthankar Mohanty, Katarina Miličević, Henri Göthert, Andreas Tillmann, Médea Padra, Praveen Papareddy, Heiko Herwald

“…Overexpression of Saa1, Saa2, Saa3, and Saa4 in macrophages enhances NF-κB-mediated pro-inflammatory cytokine production and bacterial clearance during infection. …”
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Novel histone deacetylase-5 inhibitor T2943 exerts an anti-depressive effect in mice by enhancing GRID1 expression by Juan Du, Ruyun Liu, Lin Ma, Yue Liu, Wei Wei, Ning Liu, Qiuhua Cao, Jianqiang Yu

“…In this study, we identify the core genes promoting transcription and expression following T2943-mediated upregulation of H3K14ac, highlighting Grid1 (GluD1) as a central gene. …”
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N-Cadherin based adhesion and Rac1 activity regulate tension polarization in the actin cortex by Seyedsajad Moazzeni, Kelly Kyker-Snowman, Rick I. Cohen, Huan Wang, Ran Li, David I. Shreiber, Jeffrey D. Zahn, Zheng Shi, Hao Lin

“…Abstract Tension-adhesion interplay is a crucial mechanism in multicellular organisms that determines the tension differential among internal and external interfaces, which in turn, mediates tissue surface tension and cell sorting, morphogenesis and remodeling, and cancer progression. …”
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Immunologic and inflammatory consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its implications in renal disease by Hiam Naiditch, Michael R. Betts, H. Benjamin Larman, Moshe Levi, Avi Z. Rosenberg

“…It became increasingly recognized that the immune response was a key mediator of illness severity and that its mechanisms needed to be better understood. …”
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Barriers to Creativity, Market Knowledge Acquisition and Market Performance: The Moderating Role of Network-Building Capability in SME Sector by Fansuri Munawar, Rini Handayani

“…This study aims to investigate these barriers and their impact on market performance, with a focus on the moderating role of network-building capability and the mediating role of market knowledge acquisition. Purpose: The primary objectives of this study are to (1) identify environmental and management barriers that hinder creativity in SMEs, (2) explore how market knowledge acquisition mediates the relationship between creativity and market performance, and (3) evaluate the role of network-building in moderating the impact of these barriers. …”
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Osteosíntesis de radio y ulna con placa bloqueada en oso hormiguero gigante (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) by Sarah Manuela Stuart Gomez, Kelvin Pinto Acero, Gaston Roberto Gómez Castro

“…La resolución se aborda mediate osteosíntesis de ambas estructuras óseas con un sistema de doble placa bloqueada de titanio bajo plan anestésico de ketamina 4mg/Kg, dexmedetomidina 0.025 mg/kg y midazolam 0.1 mg/Kg; el mantenimiento se realizó con isoflurano a razón de 3% como inicio de la anestesia y 1.5% de mantenimiento. …”
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The refugees and health crisis: migration policy management and government response to Afghan migrants by Kalsoom B. Sumra, Muhammad Mumtaz, Naqib Ullah Khan, Helen Huifen Cai, Qiong Yuan

“…Unavailability of relief packages and lack of risk communication mediates the effect of refugees’ crisis on vulnerability. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a accessory protein is a water-permeable channel that induces lysosome swelling by Antonio Michelucci, Luigi Sforna, Riccardo Focaia, Maria Vittoria Leonardi, Angela Di Battista, Giorgia Rastelli, Simone Vespa, Simona Boncompagni, Manlio Di Cristina, Luigi Catacuzzeno

“…Consistent with this, N82L and N82W mutations abolish ORF3a-mediated water permeation. Finally, ORF3a expression in HEK293 cells leads to lysosomal volume increase, mitochondrial damage, and accumulation of intracellular membranes, all alterations reverted by the N82W mutation. …”
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