Serum lipids mediate the association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and age-related macular degeneration. by Xiaodong Chen, Jiaqi Li, Ningda Xu, Xuewei Li, Jiarui Li, Qianwen Guo, Jia Zhang, Heng Miao, Lvzhen Huang

“…WQS analysis indicated a positive relationship between mixed PFAS exposure and AMD risk (OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.75; P = 0.030). …”
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Evaluasi Penggunaan Tikar Pertumbuhan Sebagai Alat Deteksi Dini Kejadian Stunting pada Baduta di Kabupaten Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta by Elisabeth Sekar Chrisnamurti, Mutiara Tirta Prabandari Lintang Kusuma, Siti Helmyati

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Bacteriological and Physicochemical Qualities of Ebutte River in Ebutte Community, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria by Fred Osaro Ekhaise

“…Analysis of variance showed that there was a high significant difference (P<0.001) between total viable counts obtained in the two seasons while a significant difference (P<0.05) was obtained for total coliform counts and faecal coliform counts. …”
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Modeling of soil salinity in Rheris Oasis (Southeastern of Morocco) using satellite spectral indices by Ait Lahssaine Ismail, Kabiri Lahcen, Messaoudi Badre, El Hafyani Mohammed, Essafraoui Badre, Kadiri Abdelhakim, El Ouali Mohamed, Canas Kurz Edgardo, Hellriegel Ulrich, Kretzschmar Helen Alice, Hoinkis Jan

“…This work aims to propose a spatiotemporal monitoring method of soil salinization in the Rheris oasis using spectral indices derived from Thematic Mapper (TM) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) data. …”
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Characteristic Fe and Cu Compounds in Particulate Matter from Subway Premises in Japan and their Potential Biological Effects by Takuma Okamoto, Ayumi Iwata, Hiroko Yamanaka, Kako Ogane, Tatsuhiro Mori, Akiko Honda, Hirohisa Takano, Tomoaki Okuda

“…The potential biological effects of these chemical states on humans were also investigated in vitro by assessing cell damage and its pathways in cells after exposure to several compounds. Compared with a reference outdoor PM sample, Fe was enhanced by at least 10 times in subway PM and the concentrations of several metal components, including Cu, contained in railway bodies, rail, overhead wires, and tunnel walls, also increased. …”
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Anti-Obesity Effects of Arum maculatum, Nasturtium officinale Plant Extracts and Exercise in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats by Zana Hassan Ibrahim

“…The NC group fed with normal diet (ND) and all other groups a high fat diet (HFD) to induce obesity and hyperlipidemia for 8 weeks. …”
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Efficacy and safety of new protease inhibitor faldaprevir in treatment of hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Faldaprevir (BI-201335) is NS3/4A protease inhibitor with long-term half-life period that allows once per day dosing. …”
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Did selective kinase inhibitors change the management of patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer? by Tommaso Porcelli, Cristina Luongo, Anna Cerbone, Carmine Di Luccio, Mariantonia Nacchio, Maria Angela De Stefano, Martin Schlumberger, Domenico Salvatore

“…Objective: To analyse at our institution the criteria for selecting a first-line therapy for patients with advanced radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer and their clinical responses, safety and survival outcomes. …”
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Predicting species distributions in the open ocean with convolutional neural networks by Morand, Gaétan, Joly, Alexis, Rouyer, Tristan, Lorieul, Titouan, Barde, Julien

“…In this study, we propose a new method that leverages deep learning, specifically convolutional neural networks (CNNs), to capture spatial features of environmental variables. …”
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Recent advances in chitosan-based active and intelligent packaging films incorporated with flavonoids by Xuanzhuo Liu, Fengfeng Xu, Huimin Yong, Dan Chen, Chao Tang, Juan Kan, Jun Liu

“…Biopolymer-based films are promising packaging materials to maintain food quality, reduce food waste and ensure food safety. Chitosan, a biopolymer with excellent film-forming ability, can act as the carrier for plant-derived bioactive compounds. …”
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Gel–sol synthesis of hierarchical CaO using pollen as biotemplate for biodiesel production by Zheng, Jingdi, Tao, Shuang, Yang, Ying, Tang, Ying

“…In this paper, a novel hierarchical calcium-based catalyst marked as CaO(S) has been established to catalyze oil-methyl acetate-methanol for no-glycerol biodiesel production. …”
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The impact of undernutrition on the association between hypomagnesemia and dynapenia in older women by Ozcan Uzun, Cihan Heybeli, Lee Smith, Nicola Veronese, Masoud Rahmati, Andre Hajek, Pinar Soysal

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Kepastian Hukum Penggunaan Saksi Mahkota Dalam Pembuktian Pidana Ditinjau Dari Asas Hak Terdakwa Tidak Boleh Mendakwa Dirinya Sendiri (Non Self Incrimination) by anjani upik chaniago, Ismansyah, Nani Mulyati

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Nanofertilizers benefited maize to cope oxidative stress under saline environment by Abbas Shoukat, Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib, Allah Nawaz, Kashif Zulfiqar Amir, Ilyas Ahmad, Ali Hamza, Karl Hermann Mühling

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Do the Street Sweeping and Washing Work for Reducing the Near-ground Levels of Fine Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants? by Sheng-Lun Lin, Yunzhou Deng, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…The UFP number concentration of suspended particles after street washing had a trend to reduce, avoided the deterioration of air quality. …”
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Ecuación de volumen total para Populus deltoides de plantaciones del Bajo Delta del Paraná by E. FERNÁNDEZ TSCHIEDER, H. E FASSOLA, M. GARCÍA CORTÉS

“…La estimación del volumen de los clones ¿australianos¿ a partir de modelos publicados resultó poco precisa. …”
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Estimation of antioxidant and hypolipidemic activities of extracts of Citrus x aurantium leaves in vitro by Loulia Al Hawat, Loai Alallan

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PROMETHEUS: Long-Term Exacerbation and Mortality Benefits of Implementing Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in the US COPD Population by Gerard Criner, Fernando Martinez, Hitesh Gandhi, Norbert Feigler, Bruce Pyenson, Matthew Emery, Umang Gupta, Muthiah Vaduganathan

“…**Methods:** Exacerbation and all-cause mortality reductions reported in the Efficacy and Safety of Triple Therapy in Obstructive Lung Disease trial (ETHOS; NCT02465567) were used to project clinical outcomes in US patients meeting ETHOS trial eligibility criteria (ETHOS-Eligible) and patients meeting a practical definition of SITT eligibility (Expanded ETHOS-Eligible). …”
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RAM-ROM sebagai Pendukung Algoritma Zigzag Scan Menggunakan Metode Pemetaan pada Kompresi Citra Real-Time by Robby Candra

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Protection of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells using different preservation solutions by Julia H E Houtzager, Anne-Marieke van Stalborch, Charlotte Hofstee, Thomas M van Gulik, Jaap D van Buul

“…Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and LSECs were incubated in either University of Wisconsin machine perfusion solution (UW-MPS), histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate, or endothelial cell growth medium 2 (EGM2) (as a gold standard for cell culturing). Endothelial integrity was assessed by measurement of cellular morphology and expression of membrane proteins: PECAM-1, ICAM-1 and Fc-gamma receptor CD32b (FcΥRCD32b). …”
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