Evaluation of the Acoustic Impact of the Public Road Network on a Nature Conservation Area: A Case Study by Jordan Wilk, Joanna Szyszlak-Bargłowicz, Tomasz Słowik, Przemysław Stachyra, Grzegorz Zając

“…Despite the formal protection of many natural areas, the problem of noise pollution poses a serious challenge to the preservation of their ecological integrity and biodiversity. …”
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Training and inference Time Efficiency Assessment Framework for machine learning algorithms: A case study for hyperspectral image classification by Xiaorou Zheng, Jianxin Jia, Shoubin Dong, Yawei Wang, Runuo Lu, Yuwei Chen, Yueming Wang

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Physiological Mechanisms and Core Genes in Response to Saline-Alkali Stress in Foxtail Millet (<i>Setaria italica</i> L.) by Huimin Wang, Yun Li, Yanan Yang, Yanrui Xu, Xiaoying Fan, Zhenqing Guo, Yucui Han, Xiaohu Lin

“…Soil salinization and alkalization are becoming increasingly severe in recent decades, which poses serious threats to crop production and food security in the world. …”
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All-Dielectric Metalenses for Long-Wavelength Infrared Imaging Applications: A Review by Shinpei Ogawa, Misaki Hanaoka, Manabu Iwakawa, Shoichiro Fukushima, Masaaki Shimatani

“…The need to minimize size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) poses challenges for conventional optical systems like refractive lenses. …”
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Identification of Food-Derived Electrophilic Chalcones as Nrf2 Activators Using Comprehensive Virtual Screening Techniques by Bingyu Bai, Piaohan Tu, Jiayi Weng, Yan Zhang, Quan Lin, Mitchell N. Muskat, Jie Wang, Xue Tang, Xiangrong Cheng

“…Electrophilic compounds are bioactive components commonly found in foods that are capable of covalently modifying nucleophilic sites on biologically functional macromolecules. These compounds may elicit positive bioactivity or negative biotoxicity, posing significant challenges in terms of time and resource expenditure in the de novo characterization of their biological activity. …”
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Phytochemical study and evaluation of the antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of ethanolic extracts of Lavandula mairei and Pulicaria mauritanica in the fight against nosocom... by Maryame SABIRI, Fatima Zahrae RADI, Rabie KACHKOUL, Jamila EL KARKOURI, Mouhcine HAYANI, Mohamed R. KACHMAR, Ali AMECHROUQ

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Assessment of biochar filter application in improving chromium stress tolerance and plant physiology in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) under a flow-through water setup by Shuangqi Yue, Weidong Li, Fengyue Qin, Menglu Dong, Guojie Weng, Hayssam M. Ali, Jiechang Weng, Sajid Mehmood

“…Results Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis revealed a highly porous biochar structure, while Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the presence of key functional groups (–OH,–COOH) essential for Cr adsorption. …”
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Stability of Tissue Augmented with Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral Particles Associated with Implant Placement in Anterior Maxilla by David Buntoro Kamadjaja, Ni Putu Mira Sumarta, Andra Rizqiawan

“…Implant placement in defective anterior maxilla poses a great challenge regarding functional and aesthetic outcomes. …”
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Cortical Adaptation Dynamics in Human-Exoskeleton Interaction Using Multi-Model AMICA by Jasim Naeem, Seongmi Song, Michael Nonte, Courtney A. Haynes, J. Cortney Bradford

“…The human-machine interface is a crucial component of exoskeleton design, and understanding how the human nervous system adapts to and learns to coordinate with wearable robotic systems is essential for optimizing assistive device functionality. Research has shown that brain activity reflects movement-related effort and adaptation, with studies using mobile brain-body imaging approaches and EEG analysis revealing changes in cortical activity during locomotion and exoskeleton-assisted walking. …”
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Noncoding elements in wheat defence response to fusarium head blight by Tugdem Muslu, Kadriye Kahraman, Bala Ani Akpinar, Halise Busra Cagirici, Egan Jaronski, Cliff Bradley, Hikmet Budak

“…Among these stressors, Fusarium infection poses a significant risk, leading to severe yield losses, and compromising the overall quality of the crop. …”
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Moderation of social participation in the relationship between disaster exposure and depression among older adults: evidence from LASI Survey, 2017–18 by Sumit Narayan Dwivedi, R. S. Reshmi, Samrat Sarkar

“…Moreover, the surge in disaster recurrence, either natural or artificial, poses a challenge to older adults and will further aggravate their health. …”
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Proteome-wide identification of druggable targets and inhibitors for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa using an integrative subtractive proteomics and virtual screening ap... by Divya Vemula, Vasundhra Bhandari

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a versatile and antibiotic-resistant gram-negative pathogen, poses a critical threat to both immunocompromised and immunocompetent populations, underscoring the urgent need for new therapeutic targets. …”
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Facile synthesis and characterization of nanorods Pb-MOF for toxic rodenticide detection by Ayman S. Eliwa, Magdi E.A. Zaki, Mostafa A. Besher, Gehad G. Mohamed

“…The synthesized MOFs were characterized through multiple techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, to verify their crystalline structure, morphology, functional groups, surface area, and pore size. …”
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Common Aperture DSLR Camera Design Approach with Diffractive Lens by Ahmet Ünal

“…Yet, their reliance on eyepieces poses limitations on their functionality. To address this constraint, a comprehensive optical system approach utilizing specialized diffractive optical elements, enabling concurrent focusing on both the viewfinder and the image sensor has been developed in this study. …”
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Network toxicological and molecular docking in investigating the mechanisms of toxicity of agricultural chemical pyraclostrobin by Shen-sui Li, Xu-dong Tian, Ju-kun Song, Ya-dong Wu, Wei-li Wang, Zheng-long Tang, Jin-bo Wang

“…A total of 162 and 129 targets were identified for cancer and kidney injury, respectively, with PPI analysis pinpointing five vital targets per condition. …”
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The Effect of a Manni Telescopic Herbst Appliance with Four Miniscrews (STM4) on the Treatment of a Class II Division I Malocclusion: A 3D Finite Element Study by Andrea Boggio, Abdolreza Jamilian, Antonio Manni, Giorgio Gastaldi, Rosana Farjaminejad, Mojtaba Hasani, Mauro Cozzani

“…Aim: Class II Division I malocclusion poses significant challenges in orthodontics. The combination of a Herbst appliance and miniscrew anchorage emerged as a practical solution to improve skeletal and dental outcomes. …”
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Antiviral effects and mechanism of Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan-San on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by Miao Zhang, Jiankun Huang, Qingan Chi, Xuhua Ran, Xiaobo Wen

“…Furthermore, pathway and functional enrichment analysis revealed that the impact of MXSGS on PRRSV mainly involved Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, typical NF-κB signaling, positive regulation of interleukin-6 production, Th17 cell differentiation, inflammatory response, and viral defense response. …”
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Opportunities and Challenges: The Use of ChatGPT in Enabling Library Knowledge Services by Huaming LI

“…At the same time, the application focuses on the risks and challenges posed by technical limitations, intellectual property rights, user privacy, harmful information, data sources, academic integrity and other aspects. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between chronic hepatitis B and tuberculosis using bioinformatics and systems biology approaches by Jinyi He, Xinyi Zhou, Danning Zhang, Yifei Cai, Hongyuan Pan, Tengda Huang, Fang He

“…Furthermore, we predicted potential therapeutic agents targeting these shared molecular features.ResultsA total of 35 overlapping DEGs were identified for in-depth analysis. Functional enrichment revealed that these genes are involved in both immune-related pathways and cellular metabolic regulation, underscoring their potential role in the progression of HBV and TB. …”
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Growing up online, czyli wiedzieć i działać w świetle internetowych poradników nie tylko dla nauczycieli by Małgorzata Dagiel, Małgorzata Kowalik-Olubińska

“…The results of a comparative analysis made by the authors are as follows: institutional senders prevail in terms of a category of a guide’s sender; a creation of a reality shared by its sender and receiver takes place in the guides; the language of the guides is used mainly in the informative and persuasive functions; there is a clear tendency to exaggerate threats posed by the participation in the digital world at the cost of recognizing opportunities for development. …”
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