Exosomes derived from hUC-MSCs exhibit ameliorative efficacy upon previous cesarean scar defect via orchestrating β-TrCP/CHK1 axis by Xiaoling Zeng, Yuan Liao, Dan Huang, Jing Yang, Zhihua Dai, Zhengyong Chen, Xin Luo, Han Gong, Shengwen Huang, Leisheng Zhang

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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study used the 2019–2021 Japan Trauma Data Bank and included pediatric patients aged ≤16 years without head injury (Abbreviated Injury Scale [AIS] ≥ 2). …”
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Personal, environmental and behavioral predictors associated with online fraud victimization among adults. by Vimala Balakrishnan, Umayma Ahhmed, Faris Basheer

“…EFA from Study I yielded a five-factor solution with a total variance of 60.6%, namely, Self-awareness, Safe Practice, Bank Trust, Overconfidence and Social Influence. …”
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Invasive mealybug Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Miller on Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. on the seed rhizome in storage: a record of a new host by Rohimatun, Nida Nur Rahmah, Dewi Sartiami, Mahindra Dewi Nur Aisyah, Miftakhurohmah Miftakhurohmah, Melati, Devi Rusmin, Tri Lestari Madiningsih

“…The study specimen was identified as P. jackbeardsleyi on the seed rhizomes of C. aeruginosa by comparing the morphological features of insect specimens and results of the species available in GeneBank. This result represented the first documented report about the presence of the species in storage.…”
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Prevalence and investigation of Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in blood donors from the main blood establishment in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil by Agildo da Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira, Gabrielle Tantos Nunes, Ivanildo Pedro de Sousa Junior, Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Luiz Amorim Filho, Vanessa Salete de Paula

“…Materials and methods: Here, we investigated the serological and molecular prevalence of HCMV among 980 blood donors from the main blood bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using chemiluminescence and real-time PCR (TaqMan). …”
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The Use of Digital Microscopy to Compare the Thicknesses of Normal Corneas and Ex Vivo Rejected Corneal Grafts with a Focus on the Descemet’s Membrane by Taíse Tognon, Sabrina Bergeron, Christina Mastromonaco, Kleyton Barella, Adriano Pasqualotti, Laura Nunez, Francisco Murta, Luciene Barbosa de Sousa, Mauro Campos, Miguel Noel Nascentes Burnier

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Collection of microorganisms of ICG SB RAS as a genetic resource for biotechnology by A. V. Bryanskaya, Y. E. Uvarova, A. S. Rozanov, N. M. Slynko, V. N. Shlyakhtun, K. V. Starostin, E. A. Demidov, E. V. Lazareva, O. P. Taran, S. E. Peltek

“…The resulting DNA sequences of the strains are deposited in the GenBank. The chemotaxonomic characteristics of strains have been determined. …”
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Association of Polymorphisms in Toll-Like Receptors 4 and 9 with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Korean Pediatric Patients by Won Kyoung Cho, Jung-Pil Jang, Eun-Jeong Choi, Moonbae Ahn, Shin Hee Kim, Kyoung Soon Cho, So Hyun Park, In Cheol Baek, Min Ho Jung, Tai-Gyu Kim, Byung-Kyu Suh

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我国东北地区鼩鼱属物种的系统发生地位——基于线粒体COⅠ和16S rRNA分析 by 李金旭 1# 李博琦 1# 赵鑫旭 1 姜雪婷 1 张玉红 1 张隽晟 1 蔡赫 1 田新民 1, 2 金志民 1, 2 刘铸 1

“…鼩鼱属（Sorex）动物分布广泛且与人类接触密切，但其较难捕获导致其系统分化关系并不明确，因此利用线粒体COⅠ和16S rRNA对采集自东北地区的9个鼩鼱属物种，以及从GenBank上下载的8种鼩鼱属的COⅠ序列和13种鼩鼱属的16S rRNA序列进行系统分化分析，计算遗传距离并构建系统进化树，探讨我国东北地区鼩鼱属的系统分化和分类学问题，进而明确其在鼩鼱属的系统发生地位。…”
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Les quais nos 1, 12 et 13 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez

“…AD the riverbank of the Saint-Lupien district in Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) was the object of an ambitious urban planning program that transformed it, subsequently emerging as a structured and monumental constructed space. The bank of the Loire was thus punctuated, and then divided into several construction modules built according to timber box construction guidelines and serving as docks. …”
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Vix (Côte-d’Or) et l’émergence des principautés celtiques : l’hypothèse portuaire et le concept de port of trade by Bruno Chaume

“…The latest investigations at Vix (Côte-d’Or) (2016–2019) have revealed evidence of possible port facilities on the banks of the Seine, which would be the first instance of such an infrastructure for the end of the Early Iron Age. …”
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Advanced TSGL-EEGNet for Motor Imagery EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces by Xin Deng, Boxian Zhang, Nian Yu, Ke Liu, Kaiwei Sun

“…To address the issues, this work first introduces a popular deep learning model EEGNet and compares it with the traditional algorithm Filter-Bank Common Spatial Pattern (FBCSP). After that, this work considers that the 1-D convolution of EEGNet can be explained by a special Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), and the depthwise convolution of EEGNet is similar to the Common Spatial Pattern (CSP) algorithm. …”
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Molecular genetic detection and differentiation of <i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzicola</i>, bacterial leaf streak agents of rice by M. L. Koroleva, S. A. Blinova, A. A. Shvartsev, V. E. Kurochkin, Ya. I. Alekseev

“…They allowed identifying all the strains the sequences of which had been loaded in the GenBank NCBI Nucleotide database before November 11, 2021. …”
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The dynamics of organ donation in Palestine: legal, religious, and socioeconomic perspectives in a complex political and economic landscape by Muayad K. Hattab, Belal M. Rahhal, Fayez Mahamid, Noor O. Adas, Rana Dawas, Nidal Jaradat, Hamzeh Al Zabadi, Iyad Ali, Jamal Kielani, Ali Musleh, Ghassan Khaled

“…This study aimed to explore these dynamics, identify barriers, and provide insights into improving organ donation practices in Palestine.MethodsA quantitative survey was conducted among 639 Palestinian adults residing on the West Bank. The survey assessed participants’ attitudes, awareness, and perceptions of organ donation across three domains: religious/psychological, medical, and legal. …”
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Identification of two new genetic loci for high-resolution genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Meng Xinan, Ou Yonglin, Jiang Wen, Guo Yaqiong, Xiao Lihua, Feng Yaoyu, Li Na

“…In this study, comparison of a clinical genome sequence (C44566) with the whole genome sequence of an E. bieneusi isolate (H348) in GenBank led to the selection of the hypothetical protein 1 (hp1) and tubulin 1 (tub1) loci. …”
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D型肉毒毒素灭鼠剂对棕背雪雀危害机理的试验研究 by 李生庆, 李淑萍, 胡国元, 雷萌桐, 韩生义, 刘成录, 王林业

“…结果显示:棕背雪雀对D型肉毒毒素的敏感性介于高原鼢鼠与青海田鼠之间,LD₅₀为2.71万～3.16万MLD/kg(95%可信限为1.69万～4.88万MLD/kg); 大白鼠胃肠内容物对D型肉毒毒素的破坏强度明显高于高原鼠兔及棕背雪雀; 在基因编码区序列推导的氨基酸序列水平上,棕背雪雀体内的VAMP1氨基酸序列(GenBank No.GQ905710)与昆明系小鼠完全相同,VAMP1氨基酸序列在第48号氨基酸位点(为48M型,而非48Ⅰ型)属于D型肉毒毒素敏感型氨基酸,表明棕背雪雀对D型肉毒毒素具有一定的敏感性,在现地鼠害防治中应精准控制鼠药投放剂量,建议采取药物警戒色趋避鸟类食毒饵。…”
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Compound identification of Shuangxinfang and its potential mechanisms in the treatment of myocardial infarction with depression: insights from LC-MS/MS and bioinformatic prediction by Yize Sun, Yize Sun, Haibin Zhao, Zheyi Wang

“…Then the targets of PCF compounds were searched on Swiss target database, and the targets of depression and MI were predicted on TTD, OMIM, GeneCards, DrugBank and PharmGkb database. All the targets were intersected to construct the Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) network on Metascape platform and the herb-compound-target (HCT) network on Cytoscape, to identify the hub targets. …”
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Evaluation for an Open Society: Then and Now by Robert Picciotto

“…Research Design: To design this commentary about the prospects of the evaluation discipline, the author drew on his personal experience as evaluation academic, international development practitioner, manager of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group for two consecutive five-year terms and senior independent evaluation adviser to governments and international development agencies.  …”
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Universality of universal health coverage: A scoping review. by Aklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks, Fentie Ambaw, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Hand searches were also conducted to find articles from Google Scholar, the World Bank Library, the World Health Organization Library, the United Nations Digital Library Collections, and Google. …”
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Giant pit craters on the modern seafloor above magma-induced hydrothermal vent complexes of Scotia Sea, offshore Antarctica by L. Somoza, K. M. Andreassen, A. Plaza-Faverola, T. Medialdea, J. Gafeira, F. J. González, G. R. Dickens

“…Sills intruded into sediment at least two times, first about 12–13 Ma (Middle Miocene), which occurred with deep intrusions of stacked composite sills, and once about 0.9 Ma and associated with volcanism along Discovery Bank, which may have reactivated previous fluid venting. …”
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