Epizootiological characteristics of echinococcosis in dogs, sheep and goats and measures to combat it in Caspian Sea region of Russia by S. Sh. Kabardiev, A. M. Bittirov, G. M. Magomedshapiev, Z. G. Musaev, S. A. Aygubova, N. H. Gulakhmedova

“…Since echinococcosis in dogs and other carnivores constitutes a large-scale social problem and is a helminthiasis that is dangerous for humans, seeking state-of-the-art ways and means to combat this parasitic disease of carnivores is an urgent challenge. …”
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Assessment of patient preferences for assisted reproductive technology in China: a discrete choice experiment by Lingli Zhang, Xin Li, Jiali Chen, Yanyan Liu, Yanjun Sun, Yuwen Bao, Xiaodan Qian, Kexing Fang, Bin Wan, Haixia Ding

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Development of a short version of the perceived social support scale: based on classical test theory and ant colony optimization by Yunchou Wu, Jingqi Tang, Zhuoran Du, Ke Chen, Fei Wang, Xiaonan Sun, Guoying Zhang, Yibo Wu

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Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibition re-sensitizes multidrug-resistant DLBCL tumors driven by BCL10 gain-of-function mutants to venetoclax by Caroline A. Coughlin, Dhanvantri Chahar, Marianna Lekakis, Abdessamad A. Youssfi, Lingxiao Li, Evan Roberts, Natalia Campos Gallego, Claude-Henry Volmar, Ola Landgren, Shaun Brothers, Anthony J. Griswold, Catalina Amador, Daniel Bilbao, Francesco Maura, Jonathan H. Schatz

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Stage-specific function of sphingolipid synthases in African trypanosomes by Norton Heise, Carolina M. Koeller, Mohamed Sharif, James D. Bangs

“…These findings raise interesting questions about the roles of individual phosphosphingolipids in in vivo infection of the mammalian and tsetse hosts.IMPORTANCEAfrican trypanosomes are eukaryotic pathogens that cause human and veterinary African trypanosomaisis. Uniquely, they synthesize all three major phosphosphingolipid species using four distinct sphingolipid synthases (SLS). …”
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Environmental effect of the Coronavirus-19 determinants and lockdown on carbon emissions by R. Parvin, F.T. Johora, M.A. Alim

“…Importantly, there is a room for investigation into how communities of organisms and the atmosphere would function without humans. The essential point is to stress that during the lockdown, the ecosystem is self-healing. …”
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The evaluation of safe zones for the corona mortis using a cadaver simulation of the Modified Stoppa approach by Jade Naicker, Zithulele Nkosinathi Tshabalala, Andries Masenge, Obakeng Modisane, Steven Matshidza, Nkhensani Mogale

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Assessment of environmental impacts of heavy metal pollution in rice in Nanning, China by Jing Zhang, Peng Li, Siyan Li, Zhongqi Lyu

“…However, since the pollution of heavy metals will continue to enrich the food chain with time, long-term use will also cause harm to the human body. Therefore, it is necessary to raise the attention of local governments in rice-producing areas to food safety, and then take effective measures to improve local heavy metal detection technology, improve crop quality, and protect people’s food safety.…”
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Constructing a potential HLA haplo-homozygous induced pluripotent stem cell haplobank using data from an umbilical cord blood bank by Ji He, Yanmin He, Qigang Zhan, Zhipan Wu, Qi Sheng, Wei Zhang, Faming Zhu

“…Methods To study the feasibility of constructing an HLA (human leukocyte antigen)-matched induced pluripotent stem cell haplobank in China, 5421 umbilical cord blood samples were randomly collected from the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank of Zhejiang Province, China. …”
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Penentuan Jarak Karakter Pemain dengan Karakter Bukan Pemain yang Harus Mengikuti Pemain pada Pengembangan Game Simulasi Mitigasi Bencana Erupsi Gunung by Henny Widowati, Rachma Putri Widhowati, Sulistyo Puspitodjati, D.L. Crispina Pardede

“…NPC's animation: the character of cows and humans following players is part of the development of mitigation simulation games for volcanic eruptions. …”
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3D modelling and simulation of thermal effects and dispersion of particles carrying infectious respiratory agents in a railway transport coach by Patrick Armand, Jérémie Tâche

“…Abstract Even though the COVID-19 pandemic now belongs to the long history of infectious diseases that have struck humanity, pathogenic biological agents continue to pose a recurring threat in private places, but also and mainly in places where the public congregates. …”
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Effect of Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection on Motility and Symptoms: A Prospective Study by Tsutomu Takeda, Kenshi Matsumoto, Akihito Nagahara, Hiroyuki Komori, Yoichi Akazawa, Yuta Nakagawa, Kentaro Izumi, Kohei Matsumoto, Hiroya Ueyama, Yuji Shimada, Daisuke Asaoka, Mariko Hojo, Takashi Yao, Sumio Watanabe

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Exploring the subtle and novel renal pathological changes in diabetic nephropathy using clustering analysis with deep learning by Tomohisa Yabe, Yuko Tsuruyama, Kazutoshi Nomura, Ai Fujii, Yuto Matsuda, Keiichiro Okada, Shogo Yamakoshi, Yuya Hamabe, Shogo Omote, Akihiro Shioya, Norifumi Hayashi, Keiji Fujimoto, Yuki Todo, Tatsuro Tanaka, Sohsuke Yamada, Akira Shimizu, Katsuhito Miyazawa, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Kengo Furuichi

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Effect of partial oocyte maturation before ovum pick up on developmental competence of buffalo oocytes by Amjad Riaz, Muhammad K. Ashraf, Talha Ashraf, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad H. Mushtaq, Burhan E. Azam

“…On Day 5 of the experiment, buffaloes were blocked by parity, and within the block, they were assigned randomly to receive 1500 IU of human chorionic gonadotropin i.m., (hCG, LG Chem, Seoul, South Korea; n = 6) or to remain untreated control (CON; n = 4). …”
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PDE4B promotes ferroptosis in nucleus pulposus cells and is involved in intervertebral disc degeneration by Weixing Xu, Rana Dhar, Danyang Zheng, Qi Peng, Yue Li, Sheng Mei, Huifang Tang

“…The findings suggested that the expressions of PDE4B, ASCL4, and TRFC were significantly upregulated, and the expression of Nrf2 was significantly downregulated in nucleus pulposus (NP) tissues from human IDD patients dependent on IDD degeneration. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on the Asia Habitat Suitability of <i>Troides helena</i> Using the MaxEnt Model by Fengrong Yang, Quanwei Liu, Junyi Yang, Biyu Liu, Xinqi Deng, Tingjiang Gan, Xue Liao, Xiushan Li, Danping Xu, Zhihang Zhuo

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The association between peripheral eosinophil count and chronic kidney disease: evidence from NHANES 1999–2018 by Shisheng Han, Meng Jia, Wenli Yuan, Yi Wang, Yan Lu, Yanqiu Xu, Li Shang

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Real‐World Prevalence, Treatment Patterns, and Outcomes for Patients With HER2 (ERBB2)‐Mutant Metastatic Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer, From a US‐Based Clinico‐Genomic Database... by Sarah Waliany, Misako Nagasaka, Leah Park, Clara Lam, Zoe Jiang, Feng Lin, Joel W. Neal

“…We evaluated the real‐world prevalence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2; ERBB2) tumor gene mutations among patients with mNSCLC and described historical treatments and outcomes in patients with HER2‐mutant mNSCLC, during a period when there was no approved targeted therapy for HER2‐mutant mNSCLC. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Associated Factors among School Children in Wondo District, Ethiopia by Mustafa Geleto Ansha, Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Ephrem Girma

“…Background. Human schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases caused by Schistosoma mansoni. …”
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A Dutch Fanconi Anemia FANCC Founder Mutation in Canadian Manitoba Mennonites by Yne de Vries, Nikki Lwiwski, Marieke Levitus, Bertus Kuyt, Sara J. Israels, Fré Arwert, Michel Zwaan, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Blanche P. Alter, Hans Joenje, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer

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