Dynamic changes of lung sRAGE in mice with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease induced by cigarette smoke exposure. by Yue He, Hongyu Liang, Xiaohui Yang, Fengyun Hao, Kai Huang, Qiang Wang

“…Lung function of mice was detected at different exposure time points, and the lung tissue sections were stained with HE to observe the lung histopathological changes of mice in each group, and the lung tissue morphological quantitative analysis was performed to evaluate the degree of emphysema. …”
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The role of gender in firm-level climate change adaptation behaviour: Insights from small businesses in Senegal and Kenya by Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Shaikh M.S.U. Eskander, Antonio Avila-Uribe, Elena Castellano, Mamadou Diop, Dorice Agol

“…Literature on gender and climate change adaptation tends to propose that women are both especially vulnerable to climate change and especially valuable to climate change adaptation, but these ideas have been little considered in the context of adaptation within small businesses and have rarely been tested through quantitative empirical analysis. …”
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Spatiotemporal Change of Crop Yield and Its Response to Planting Structural Shifts in Northeast China from 2001 to 2021 by Xu Lin, Yaqun Liu, Jieyong Wang

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Cross-Visual Style Change Detection for Remote Sensing Images via Representation Consistency Deep Supervised Learning by Jinjiang Wei, Kaimin Sun, Wenzhuo Li, Wangbin Li, Song Gao, Shunxia Miao, Yingjiao Tan, Wei Cui, Yu Duan

“…However, visual style interferences stemming from varying acquisition times, such as radiation, weather, and phenology changes, often lead to false detections. Existing methods struggle to robustly measure background similarity in the presence of such discrepancies and lack quantitative validation for assessing their effectiveness. …”
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Belt and Road Initiative and Urban Landscapes: Quantifying Land Use Changes and Development Strategies in Minsk, Vientiane, and Djibouti by Chuan Zhang, Xiang Jing, Zihao Wang, Hongsheng Chen

“…Moreover, variations in natural conditions and economic strategies across regions result in divergent land use changes, giving rise to distinct urbanization characteristics. …”
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Association of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Changes in Bone Imaging Biomarkers in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mineral Density by María Pérez Arguedas, Ernesto Bas Esteve, Alenda Jiménez García, Francisco Nohales Alfonso, Ana Jimenez-Pastor, Luis Martí-Bonmatí

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Erratum to “Establishment of a Consistent L929 Bioassay System for TNF-α Quantitation to Evaluate the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide, Phytomitogens and Cytodifferentiation Agents on... by Ming-Yuh Shiau, Hui-Ling Chiou, Yao-Ling Lee, Tzer-Min Kuo, Yih-Hsin Chang

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<i>LEPR</i> isoform expression changes in local fat depots in coronary atherosclerosis and acquired heart defects by E. E. Gorbatovskaya, E. V. Belik, Yu. A. Dyleva, E. G. Uchasova, A. V. Ponasenko, E. V. Fanaskova, A. N. Stasev, O. V. Gruzdeva

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PENGARUH TEKNOLOGI TERHADAP PERUBAHAN SIKAP ANAK S (SUDAH MENGENAL MAKE-UP, PACARAN, DAPAT MENGENDARAI SEPEDA MOTOR) DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR by Inka Eva Umulaili Theola Zevana Putri Umdatul Khoirot

“…This study discusses mengenahi change of attitude occurred in elementary school children (elementary school) like (already know the make-up, going out, can ride a motorcycle). …”
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Landscape changes have driven the coordination of human-land relationships in coastal wetlands under ecological restoration in a short term by Yuan Chi, Jingkuan Sun, Zhanyong Fu, Xinyang Zhang, Rui Hu, Yao Zhang

“…Under prevalent ecological restoration worldwide, quantitative spatiotemporal variations of human-land relationships in coastal wetlands remain to be unveiled, and effects of landscape changes on these relationships under ecological restoration in a short term are to be explored. …”
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Changes in the expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation and the relative telomere length in the process of canceration induced by omethoate by Xiaoran Duan, Yongli Yang, Sihua Wang, Xiaolei Feng, Tuanwei Wang, Pengpeng Wang, Suxiang Liu, Lei Li, Wu Yao, Liuxin Cui, Wei Wang

“…These results demonstrated that the messenger RNA expression levels of p53 and p21 may have a relationship with the changes in telomere length induced by omethoate and provided strong evidence for the mechanism of canceration induced by poison.…”
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Mid-treatment changes in intra-tumoural metabolic heterogeneity correlate to outcomes in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients by Yuvnik Trada, Mark T. Lee, Michael G. Jameson, Phillip Chlap, Paul Keall, Daniel Moses, Peter Lin, Allan Fowler

“…Abstract Background This study evaluated mid-treatment changes in intra-tumoural metabolic heterogeneity and quantitative FDG-PET/CT imaging parameters and correlated the changes with treatment outcomes in oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC) patients. 114 patients from two independent cohorts underwent baseline and mid-treatment (week 3) FDG-PET. …”
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Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis using rhythmic power changes and phase differences: a low-density EEG study by Juan Wang, Juan Wang, Jiamei Zhao, Xiaoling Chen, Xiaoling Chen, Bowen Yin, Xiaoli Li, Xiaoli Li, Ping Xie, Ping Xie

“…More importantly, the combination of EC and EO quantitative EEG features improved the inter-group classification accuracy when using support vector machine (SVM) in older adults with AD. …”
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Drying of Red Chili Pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.): Process Kinetics, Color Changes, Carotenoid Content and Phenolic Profile by Andrzej Krzykowski, Stanisław Rudy, Renata Polak, Beata Biernacka, Anna Krajewska, Emilia Janiszewska-Turak, Iwona Kowalska, Jerzy Żuchowski, Bartosz Skalski, Dariusz Dziki

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A multimodal mixed-methods approach for holistic insights in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients: Protocol for a patient-centered framework by Blanca Elena Guerrero Daboin, Lucas Rosas Campelo, Beatriz Bobbio de Brito, Maria Clara da Cruz Pires, Tassiane Cristina Morais, Gustavo Peixoto Soares Miguel, Jandesson Mendes Coqueiro, Luciane Bresciani Salaroli, Andressa Bolsoni Lopes, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi

“…This protocol outlines the methodological approach for a multimodal mixed-methods study to investigate how social determinants impact the pre-and post-operative biochemical parameters and experiences of patients undergoing RYGB. It integrates quantitative and qualitative data from patients in a public hospital. …”
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Rethinking women empowerment in rural Bangladesh: Male out-migration, left-behind wives, and changing gender roles by M. Saiful Islam, Md Fouad Hossain Sarker, Shah Md Azimul Ehsan, Md Salman Sohel

“…How does an absent husband contribute to changing gender roles for the left-behind wives? What are the challenges women face while performing the daily responsibilities left by their husbands? …”
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Clinical outcomes and bone marker changes in postmenopausal women with dental implants: a one-year prospective study by Jung Min Cho, Namki Hong, Yumie Rhee, Wonse Park, Kyung Chul Oh, Yanggyung Seo, Hwangyu Lee, Hyeon-Gyu Jo, Yunji Shin, Jun-Young Kim

“…Abstract Objectives The feasibility of dental implants in patients with osteoporosis remains controversial, with limited prospective studies on quantitative changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover markers (BTMs). …”
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Spatiotemporal Changes and Driving Forces of the Ecosystem Service Sustainability in Typical Watertown Region of China from 2000 to 2020 by Zhenhong Zhu, Chen Xu, Jianwan Ji, Liang Wang, Wanglong Zhang, Litao Wang, Eshetu Shifaw, Weiwei Zhang

“…Quantitative assessment of the ability of the ecosystem service (ES) and its driving forces is of great significance for achieving regional SDGs. …”
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Climate Study of Changes of Major Water Resources in Qom Province Using Satellite Data and Remote Sensing Technologies by Nima Rohani, Taher Rajaee, Barat Mojaradi, Ehsan Jabbari, Seyed Ahmad Shafiei Darabi, Mehran Heidari Bani

“…The purpose of the present study is to study the changes of Namak (salt) Lake and Hoz-e Soltan Salt Lake using quantitative and qualitative meteorological data of ground stations and Landsat satellite images. …”
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Assessment of social isolation and changes in Parkinson’s disease symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study by Anish Mehta, Samuel Y.E. Ng, Shermyn X.M. Neo, Nicole S.Y. Chia, Ehsan S. Saffari, Thyagarajan Shivashanmugam, Xinyi Choi, Dede L. Heng, Z.Y. Xu, K.Y. Tay, W.L. Au, E.K. Tan, Louis C.S. Tan

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