Design, Implementation and Environmental Impact of Cutoff Wall for Pollution Control in an Industrial Legacy Site by Lu Yu, Sichen Chen, Jinnan Wang, Zhihong Zhang, Yan Huang

“…Further, the groundwater quality of the contaminated site was monitored consecutively for six months to ensure the durability and stability of barrier measures. All pollutant indicators, including for Pb and PCB complex pollutants, were reduced to below the national Grade IV groundwater standard value, achieving environmental standards at these polluted sites and providing possibilities for land reuse. …”
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Examines The Impact of Product And Service Quality On Customer Satisfaction at PT. BMTP With Personal Branding by Andi Nadirah M., Indrawan, Suparman Parintak, Anne Attas, Burhanuddin Harahap

“…However, there has been no concrete research on the effect of all three of these factors affects customer satisfaction. …”
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The role of intraoperative monitoring in target selection in deep brain stimulation: A single centre study by Sandro Ibrulj, Dejan Georgiev, Žiga Samsa, Polona Mušič, Mitja Benedičič, Maja Trošt

“…An association between the rate of electrode repositioning and the patients’ age, disease duration and the time/year of implementation was explored. Results: Analysis of all targets showed a change in final electrode placement in 39.7 % (56/141); 39.8 % (41/103) in PD, 40.9 % (9/22) in dystonia and 37.5 % (6/16) in ET. …”
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Extensive Admixture Among Karst‐Obligate Salamanders Reveals Evidence of Recent Divergence and Gene Exchange Through Aquifers by Chris C. Nice, Katherine L. Bell, Zachariah Gompert, Lauren K. Lucas, James R. Ott, Ruben U. Tovar, Paul Crump, Peter H. Diaz

“…We observed relatively low levels of differentiation among all sampling localities which supports the hypothesis of recent divergence. …”
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Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Starter Cultures Isolated from a Traditional Fermented Sorghum-Millet Beverage by Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa, Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga, Charles Muyanja

“…W. confusa MNC 20 and Lb. plantarum MNC 21 exhibited medium BSH activity (11–15 mm diameter of hydrolysis zone) while L. lactis and Lb. rhamnosus yoba 2012 exhibited low BSH activity (<10 mm diameter of hydrolysis zone). All isolates lacked mucolytic activity. Lb. plantarum MNC 21 and W. confusa MNC 20 produced agmatine. …”
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Agency development of high school students in the process of professional self-determination by Evgeniya S. Volkova, Alexander V. Kaptsov

“…Scientists, despite differences in the definitions of the concepts “agent” and “agency”, agree on general characteristics: the agent must have independence (autonomy), activity, responsibility, the ability for self-reflection and self-knowledge. All these are necessary qualities for high school students to make a conscious choice of their future profession. …”
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Predicting the infecting dengue serotype from antibody titre data using machine learning. by Bethan Cracknell Daniels, Darunee Buddhari, Taweewun Hunsawong, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Aaron R Farmer, Derek A T Cummings, Kathryn B Anderson, Ilaria Dorigatti

“…The development of a safe and efficacious vaccine that provides immunity against all four dengue virus serotypes is a priority, and a significant challenge for vaccine development has been defining and measuring serotype-specific outcomes and correlates of protection. …”
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Phytochemical and Antibacterial Investigations of the Extracts and Fractions from the Stem Bark of Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne and Effect on Ultrastructure of Staphylococc... by Gustavo Santiago Dimech, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares, Magda Assunção Ferreira, Anne Gabrielle Vasconcelos de Oliveira, Maria da Conceição Carvalho, Eulália Azevedo Ximenes

“…The hydroalcoholic extract was partitioned, which resulted in the ethyl acetate and aqueous fractions. All extracts and fractions were subjected to phytochemical screening and evaluation of total phenol and tannin contents. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis in Qatar-a multicentre study by Sajid Salim Thyvilayil, Anvar Paraparambil Vellamgot, Khalil Salameh, Sudheer Babu Kurunthattilthazhe, Abdurahiman Elikkottil, Liliana Llerena Dominguez, Dhanya Banarjee

“…Materials and Methods A retrospective chart review of all neonates born during the study period was performed with the help of medical records departments of the four main maternity hospitals in Qatar, where > 90% of the births occurred. …”
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Outlining a Population “at Risk” of Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence from a Case-Control Study by Tommaso Schirinzi, Giuseppina Martella, Alessio D’Elia, Giulia Di Lazzaro, Paola Imbriani, Graziella Madeo, Leonardo Monaco, Marta Maltese, Antonio Pisani

“…We enrolled 300 PD patients and 300 controls, gender and age matched, from the same urban geographical area. All subjects were interviewed on demographics, family history of PD, occupational and environmental toxicants exposure, smoking status, and alcohol consumption. …”
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Indoor Air Exposure to Multiple Agricultural Pesticides Potentially Posing the Highest Risk to Young Children by Sithembiso Sifiso Msibi, Chung-Yu Chen, Cheng-Ping Chang, Chiou-Jong Chen, Su-Yin Chiang, Kuen-Yuh Wu

“…Thus, the take-home pathway, spray drift and household-to-field distance all play crucial roles in determining the pesticide exposure and health risks indoors. …”
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Flavouring group evaluation 420 (FGE.420): Hesperetin dihydrochalcone by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Reginald FitzGerald, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, Patricia Morales, Sabina Passamonti, Gisela Degen, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Paul Fowler, Maria Carfí, Consuelo Civitella, Borana Dino, Gabriele Gagliardi, Agnieszka Mech, Panagiota Zakidou, Carla Martino

“…In a 90‐day toxicity study, indications were obtained that the substance affects thyroid hormone levels at all doses tested (100–1000 mg/kg bw per day). Since these changes were not accompanied by apical findings indicative of hypothyroidism, the Panel considered these hormonal effects as not adverse. …”
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Smooth imploding solutions for 3D compressible fluids by Tristan Buckmaster, Gonzalo Cao-Labora, Javier Gómez-Serrano

“…Building upon the pioneering work of Merle, Raphaël, Rodnianski and Szeftel [67, 68, 69], we construct exact, smooth self-similar imploding solutions to the 3D isentropic compressible Euler equations for ideal gases for all adiabatic exponents $\gamma>1$ . For the particular case $\gamma =\frac 75$ (corresponding to a diatomic gas – for example, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen), akin to the result [68], we show the existence of a sequence of smooth, self-similar imploding solutions. …”
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Clinical Confidence, Certification, and Connectedness: Impact of a Journal Club for Inpatient Psychiatry Faculty by David S. Im, Andrea Brelje, Christina Raghunandan, Laura Stchur, Angela Lyden, Allison Hong, Lindsay A. Bornheimer

“…Following in-person attendance, video-based learning (an innovative method of participating in the journal club) was found to be the second most preferred method of participation among respondents. All respondents noted that the journal club was a valuable use of their time and enjoyable. …”
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How I experienced tele-intervention: Qualitative insights from persons who stutter by Raadhiyah Hoosain, Shabnam Abdoola, Esedra Krüger, Bhavani Pillay

“…Written informed consent was obtained from all participants with experience in both tele-intervention and in-person treatment. …”
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Characterising the extent and nature of digital food and beverage marketing in Singapore: a descriptive study by Xin Hui Chua, Clare Whitton, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Bridget Kelly, Rob M van Dam, Salome A Rebello

“…Setting: Food and beverage advertisements within twenty clicks on the top twelve non-food websites and all posts on the Facebook and Instagram pages of fifteen major food companies in Singapore were sampled from 1 January to 30 June 2018. …”
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Reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone in the adult Lebanese population: Results from the last decade by Elie Naous, Riam Hijazi, Marianne Chalhoub, Nada El Ghorayeb, Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared

“…There are significant differences in the median, LRL and URL across the years and in all age categories (p < 0.001). TSH RI using the indirect method was wider than the direct method one (p < 0.001). …”
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NKG2D Signaling Leads to NK Cell Mediated Lysis of Childhood AML by Patrick Schlegel, Kerstin Ditthard, Peter Lang, Markus Mezger, Sebastian Michaelis, Rupert Handgretinger, Matthias Pfeiffer

“…In childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, it was shown that HLA I expression and KIR receptor-ligand mismatch significantly impact ALL cytolysis. We characterized 14 different primary childhood AML blasts by flow cytometry including NKG2D ligands. …”
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Astrocytic Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a Contributes to the Development of Epileptic Cognitive Impairment by Wen Li, Huimin Zhou, Xiaona Li, Gengyao Hu, Dong Wei

“…Results showed enhanced astrocyte proliferation and ASIC1a expression in the dentate gyrus of epileptic mice 7, 21, and 28 days post-SE (all <i>p</i> < 0.05). Escape latency in the MWM further suggested that ASIC1a regulates cognitive function in mice with chronic epilepsy. …”
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Free-caged rearing modes regulate chicken intestinal metabolism by influencing gut microbial homeostasis by Tao Li, Peng Wang, Zhuo Zhi, Tong Guo, Jie Zhou, Huiya Zhang, Chang Cao, Yingjie Cai, Yuxiao Li, Jianqin Zhang

“…ET225, Massilistercora timonensis, and Bacteroidales unclassified, that showed distinct abundance patterns across all age points. Among them, Bacteroides sp. ET225 and Massilistercora timonensis were positively associated with certain phospholipids and plant-derived metabolites, while negatively correlated with others like demissidine and acylcarnitine. …”
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