Experimental identification of I-mode characteristics at the edge of FIRE mode in KSTAR by Chweeho Heo, SangJin Park, GyungJin Choi, Jaewook Kim, Eun-jin Kim, YoungMu Jeon, Minjun J. Choi, Hyunsun Han, Choongki Sung, TaikSoo Hahm, Yong-Su Na

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The value of thrombus markers applied in patients with respiratory failure by Yingqun Chen, Zihan Yin, Junshi Wang, Cunliang Yan, Xuwei Lin, Lei Huang

“…In groups of varying severity, PCT exhibited an elevated level in the severe, demonstrating great differences to the mild to moderate groups (P<0.05). …”
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Removal of direct navy blue dye from aqueous solutions using banana peels by F. Fuentes Gandara, I. Piñeres Ariza, A. Zambrano Arevalo, G. Castellar Ortega, C. Herrera Herrera, S. Castro Muñoz, G. Peluffo Foliaco, J. Pinedo-Hernández

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The textile industry is known to produce large amounts of dyes and other harmful contaminants. This issue is of great importance as it adversely affects both water resources and the well-being of organisms. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of InsightApp for Anxiety, Valued Action, and Psychological Resilience: Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial by Victoria Amo, Falk Lieder

“…Ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) hold great potential to help people manage stress and anxiety by training emotion regulation and coping skills in real-life settings. …”
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EGCG improve meat quality, restore lipid metabolism disorder and regulate intestinal flora in high-fat fed broilers by Lujia Gao, Chen Liu, Jiaqi Wu, Ying Cui, Man Zhang, Chongpeng Bi, Anshan Shan, Xiujing Dou

“…The results showed that EGCG increased lightness (L*) 24 h (P < 0.05), and decreased drip loss (P < 0.05) of chicken meat; Enhanced the presence of non-essential and flavor amino acids in muscle tissue and greatly enhanced the antioxidant capacity of broilers, leading to a noteworthy upregulation of antioxidant genes at the genetic level (P < 0.05); Reduced in blood lipids, blood glucose, liver and abdominal fat accumulation in high-fat diet-induced obese chickens (P < 0.05), markedly improved serum and liver biochemical parameters, and histological analysis results also demonstrated that EGCG markedly decreased hepatic lipid accumulation caused by HFD feeding. …”
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Analysis of the impact of climate change on the woody plants vegetation in the Botanical Garden of the Ukrainian National Forestry University by Nelia Lukianchuk, Levko Bliusyuk, Nadia Bliusyuk, Nataliіa Kendzora, Liliіa Koliada

“…Climatic changes have a significant impact on the growth and development of ornamental plants in the urban environment, the climatic conditions of the territory have a great impact on the ecological state of plants and determine their ability to adapt and develop in a certain region. …”
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Differential use of multiple food sources at a bathyal benthic ecosystem in the central Sagami Bay revealed by amino acid nitrogen isotopic compositions by Hidetaka Nomaki, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Koh Maki, Motohiro Shimanaga, Hisami Suga, Masashi Tsuchiya, Toshi Nagata, Naohiko Ohkouchi

“…The observed δ15NPhe varied greatly among benthic organisms in the central Sagami Bay (− 8.3‰ to 21.1‰), suggesting a wide variety of food sources exhibiting different δ15NPhe values. …”
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The viability of treated piggery wastewater for reuse in agricultural irrigation by Viviane F Velho, Rodrigo A Mohedano, Paulo Belli Filho, Rejane HR Costa

“…During the warm seasons, the BOD5, TKN, and E. coli removal efficiencies increased to 85%, 77%, and 99.9%, respectively, with an effluent concentration of 52 mg·Lâ1 for BOD5 and 136 mg·Lâ1 for TKN, which indicates that seasonal factors greatly influence the removal of these variables. …”
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Rapid method for identification of transgenic fish zygosity by . Alimuddin, G. Yoshizaki, O. Carman

“…New approaches addressing this problem could be of great help for fish biotechnologists.  In this experiment, we applied a quantitative real-time PCR (qr-PCR) method to analyze zygosity in a stable line of transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) carrying masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou D6-desaturase-like gene. …”
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It is time to tackle psychological determinants of obesity and eating disorders by Pietro Crescenzo

“…At the beginning of 2019, a report by The Lancet placed great emphasis on the need to change diet and food production worldwide, in order to avoid potentially catastrophic damage to the planet [1]. …”
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WINTER HARDINESS OF BREAD WHEAT FROM THE VIR COLLECTION IN ENVIRONMENTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL BLACK SOIL REGIONS OF RUSSIA by N. S. Lysenko, V. F. Loseva, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…For their success­ful combination in one genotype, the availability of appro­priate initial material is of great importance. In Russia, the accessions from the VIR collection are traditionally used as initial material for wheat breeding. …”
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A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ON THE MORPHOFUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE ENDOMETRIUM IN VITRO by Оксана Александровна Мелкозерова, Ирина Викторовна Крутинь, Александра Юрьевна Храмцова, Мария Валерьевна Улитко, Алсу Фармутовна Мустафина

“…Despite the long history of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), the effectiveness of in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs remains at the level of 30-40%. Of great importance in the implantation process is the receptivity of the endometrium, that is, its ability to ensure the necessary stages of implantation. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Receptor-Based Approaches in Diabetes Treatment by Mohsina Patwekar, Faheem Patwekar, J. Pavan Kumar, P. Dharani Prasad, Nazia Malik, A. Venkata Badarinath, Prashanth Parupathi, Konatham Teja Kumar Reddy, Selvaraja Elumalai, Zainul Abedeen Ab Samad

“…Additionally, patient monitoring, adherence, and self-management will be greatly aided by the integration of digital health technology, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence (AI), thus leading to better treatment outcomes and patient quality of life. …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…Studying the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and ecological sensitivity of its land use is of great significance for the reconstruction of land use and ecological protection in the research area. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

“…The pooled results showed that elevated NLR, CRP, and GPS are all greatly related to shortening of OS among patients with osteosarcoma (HR=1.68, P=0.007, 95% CI: 1.15-2.45; HR=1.96, P=0.002, 95% CI: 1.28-3.00; HR=2.54, P<0.0001, 95% CI: 1.95-3.31, respectively), and CRP level is significantly associated with shortening of DPS among patients with osteosarcoma (HR=2.76, 95% CI:2.01-3.80, P<0.0001), additionally. …”
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Human Serum Albumin and Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles as Carriers of 10-(2′-Pyrimidyl)-3,6-diazaphenothiazine: In Vitro Spectroscopic Studies by Aleksandra Owczarzy, Karolina Kulig, Beata Morak-Młodawska, Małgorzata Jeleń, Tammam Muhammetoglu, Wojciech Rogóż, Małgorzata Maciążek-Jurczyk

“…HSA is also a biopolymer with a great medical and pharmaceutical potential. Due to nontoxicity and biocompatibility, this protein can be used as a nanocarrier. 10-(2′-Pyrimidyl)-3,6-diazaphenothiazine (10-Pyr-3,6-DAPT) is a phenothiazine showing high anticancer potential in vitro against glioma, melanoma and breast cancer cells. …”
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Association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multivariable analysis of a large United States data set by Alicia J. Burns, Alexander W. Steinberg, James D. Sargent, Jenny E. Ozga, Zhiqun Tang, Cassandra A. Stanton, Laura M. Paulin

“…However, COPD risk for most cigarette/e-cigarette combinations could be greatly attenuated by how cigarette smoking history was modeled, raising questions about the robustness of these associations in prior research and the possibility of reverse causality in prior cross-sectional research.…”
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Through each other's eyes: initial results and protocol for the co-design of an observational measure of adolescent-parent interaction using first-person perspective by Nicky Wright, Rebecca M. Pearson, Rebecca M. Pearson, Danielle Crook, Danielle Crook, Alice Bond, Tom Jewell, Tom Jewell

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INSTITUTIONAL GLOBALIZATION AS A SYSTEM OF INTEGRATION THE PHENOMENON OF THE POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT by V. V. Zinchenko

“…It seems that the civilizational unity of the economy, democratic state and liberal society has the value of a scientific paradigm. Whatever the great cultural peaks of the postmodern, the main processes of a new society formed at its foot: in the area of formation of public consciousness and public preferences with the mass participation of the individual in the economy (involving the mass of the individual in social production on the level of financial relations, which allow the maximum extent possible to include in the economy of free choice), in the field of state-building and the formation of social institutions on the principles of Amateur participation.…”
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Comparing Soil pH Mapping from Multi-Temporal PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 Data Across Land Use Types by Ziyu Wang, Wei Wu, Hongbin Liu

“…Remote sensing enables soil pH mapping by delivering detailed surface data, and while high-resolution satellite images show great potential in complex terrains, research in this area is still limited. …”
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