Regulation through “bricking”: private ordering in the “Internet of Things” by Natasha Tusikov

“…This article examines “regulation by bricking”, which refers to the deliberate impairment or destruction of software with the intention of negatively affecting product functionality. The article argues that companies are employing bricking within a system of private ordering that is reshaping the governance of physical objects, as companies can arbitrarily and remotely affect the functionality of any software-enabled device and even determine product’s lifespan. …”
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Determination of Rheological and Chemical Properties of Hemp, Rosehip Seed and Safflower Flours by Nazlı Şahin, Ali Cingöz

“…Flours added at 15% or more began to negatively affect the rheological properties. This study shows that 3 different flours, which can be added up to 10%, improve the rheological properties, chemically enrich them and improve their functional properties.…”
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A comparison between Polish Holstein-Friesian and F1 hybrid Polish Holstein Friesian × Swedish Red cows in terms of milk yield traits by Paweł Solarczyk, Jan Slósarz, Marcin Gołębiewski, Kamila Puppel

“…The intensive breeding work of Holstein-Friesian cattle has led to the decrease in the diversity within the population and to inbreeding depression, which may impair its functional traits. In addition, as shown by the research, production traits are negatively correlated with functional traits such as reproduction, health, and longevity, which have a very strong impact on the profit of dairy farms. …”
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Impact of social-psychological factors on anxiety before gastrointestinal endoscopy and quality of life by Zhen-peng Huang, Kong-jin Quan, Bin-bin Wen, Jia-feng Lin, Tao Liu, Li-ping Yang, Li-ping Meng

“…Patients with anxiety exhibited lower scores in domains of the SF-12, including general health (GH), physical functioning (PF), role-physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), role-emotional (RE), mental health (MH), vitality (VT), and social functioning (SF). …”
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Knockdown of miR-361-5p promotes the induced activation of SHF-stem cells through FOXM1 mediated Wnt/β-catenin pathway in cashmere goats by Ruqing Xu, Man Bai, Yixing Fan, Yubo Zhu, Zeying Wang, Taiyu Hui, Qi Zhang, Xingwang Liu, Jialiang Zhang, Jincheng Shen, Wenlin Bai

“…Further, we found that miR-361-5p could negatively regulate the induced activation event of SHF-stem cells in cashmere goats. …”
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Prevalence and assessment of diabetic retinopathy in a densely populated suburban area of Tianjin, China – The Beichen Eye Study by Luxi Li, Liying Hu, Fei Gao, Yu Shi, Chen Chen, Xiuqing Zhu, Juping Liu, Xiaorong Li

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Association of polygenic scores for autism with volumetric MRI phenotypes in cerebellum and brainstem in adults by Salahuddin Mohammad, Mélissa Gentreau, Manon Dubol, Gull Rukh, Jessica Mwinyi, Helgi B. Schiöth

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Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study by Vida Karalienė, Zita Petravičienė, Lina Budrienė

“…Only in one domain—social functioning—were there no differences between the two groups of women. …”
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Quality of life of children with respiratory pathology against the background of connective tissue dysplasia by V. S. Ledneva, L. V. Ulianova, A. N. Gaponenko

“…Connective tissue dysplasia negatively affects the quality of life of patients with bronchopulmonary pathology, reducing the level of psychosocial functioning of children with bronchial asthma and acute bronchitis and limiting physical functioning in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, which is due to a more severe course and prolonged persistence of symptoms of the disease.…”
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Neuropsychological disorders in patients with schizophrenia and depression by Leposavić Ivana, Dukanac Vesna

“…Impaired attention negatively affected the proper carrying out of other neuropsychological functions, while this phenomenon specifically impacted executive functions, visual gnosis, and processing speed among the DPS group. …”
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Effects of anti-CD4 antibody treatment on calcium ions influx in peanut-sensitized C3H/HeJ mice by Junjuan Wang, Cui Zhou, Shiwen Han, Zainabu Majid, Na Sun, Huilian Che

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The South African Police Services: towards a model of empowerment by Eugene van Niekerk, Annette Prins

“…This has an impact on their personal and job satisfaction and can negatively affect their ability to render effective service to the community. …”
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Fiber length distribution characterizes the brain network maturation during early school-age by Yanlin Yu, Qing Cai, Longnian Lin, Chu-Chung Huang

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AAGP integrates physicochemical and compositional features for machine learning-based prediction of anti-aging peptides by Saptashwa Datta, Jen-Chieh Yu, Yi-Hsiang Lin, Yun-Chen Cheng, Ching-Tai Chen

“…Abstract Aging is a natural phenomenon characterized by the loss of normal morphology and physiological functioning of the body, causing wrinkles on the skin, loss of hair, and compromised immune systems. …”
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Beyond what was said: Neural computations underlying pragmatic reasoning in referential communication by Shanshan Zhen, Mario Martinez-Saito, Rongjun Yu

“…Here, using a reference game combined with model-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we showed that an individual-level pragmatic inference model was a better predictor of listeners’ performance than a population-level model. …”
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Interfacial solar‐driven steam and electricity co‐generation using Hydrangea‐like graphene by salt‐assisted carbonization of waste polylactic acid by Huiyue Wang, Xueying Wen, Kuankuan Liu, Qiuxuan Liu, Guixin Hu, Huajian Liu, Yan She, Ran Niu, Tao Tang, Jiang Gong

“…Herein, we report a salt‐assisted carbonization strategy of waste polylactic acid to prepare Hydrangea flower–like graphene and build a bi‐functional graphene‐based evaporator. The evaporator presents merits of good sunlight absorption, photo‐to‐thermal conversion property, water transport, good thermal management capability, and negatively charged pores for the continuous diffusion of ions. …”
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Electric polarization catheter for systemic cardiac output by Ignazio Condello, Giuseppe Speziale, Giuseppe Nasso

“…The electrical activity plays a vital role in the physiological functions of live organisms, electrical stimulation has been identified as a promising nonpharmacological technique that can modulate the behavior of cellular network, restore and monitoring critical functions and accelerate tissue healing in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Cold Shock Proteins Balance Biofilm-Associated Antibiotic Resistance and Oxidative Vulnerability in Mycobacteria by Jiachen Zheng, Linzhao He, Yizhang Wei, Jie Lu, Xiaolin Liu, Weihui Li

“…We found that CspA1 promotes biofilm formation and isoniazid (INH) resistance but negatively affects oxidative stress resistance. In contrast, CspB promotes biofilm formation, whereas CspA2 appears functionally redundant in this process. …”
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Stability of Auditory Discrimination and Novelty Processing in Physiological Aging by Alberto Raggi, Domenica Tasca, Francesco Rundo, Raffaele Ferri

“…Complex higher-order cognitive functions and their possible changes with aging are mandatory objectives of cognitive neuroscience. …”
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IDOL N342S Variant, Atherosclerosis Progression and Cardiovascular Disorders in the Italian General Population. by Ashish Dhyani, Gianpaolo Tibolla, Andrea Baragetti, Katia Garlaschelli, Fabio Pellegatta, Liliana Grigore, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Alberico Luigi Catapano

“…Inducible degrader of the low density lipoprotein receptor (IDOL), is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that negatively modulates low density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) expression. …”
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