Pandemic-Induced changes in Travel Behaviour: Insights of Pandemic’s Lasting impacts on Lahore’s Urban Mobility by Hina Saleemi, Muhammad Momin Amer, Saadia Tabassum, Sadia Ismail

“… The COVID-19 epidemic, which began to spread globally in early 2020, created an abrupt change that has brought with it unimaginable challenges and profound adjustments to many elements and areas of human existence. This research delves into how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed travel patterns in Lahore, Pakistan.  …”
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An In Vitro Study of the Effects of Methotrexate Loaded Biocomposite Beads on MG63 Osteoblast Cells by A. E. Malash, A. A. Al-esnawy, Khairy T. Ereiba, Ahmed M. Bakr, A. S. Abdraboh

“…A cytotoxicity study of the methotrexate was performed by a human osteosarcoma (MG-63) cell line. Results indicated that the formation of a hydroxyapatite layer on the bead’s surface confirmed its biological activity. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites of dogs and associated risk factors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Tsedalu Yirsa, Amare Bihone, Getenew Teshager, Yimer Muktar, Abebe Berihun

“…Intestinal parasites commonly infect dogs and can potentially spread to humans globally. Regrettably, numerous dog owners do not give priority to managing their pets' health, often ignoring treatment unless the animal is already ill. …”
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Attitudes towards Donor Breast Milk in an Inner City Population by Abhinav Pal, Kultida Soontarapornchai, Lawrence Noble, Ivan Hand

“…Education on the benefits of mother’s own milk as well as donor breast milk and milk banks is an important public health initiative needed to increase acceptance of human milk as the optimal form of nutrition in infants.…”
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Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum by Santos-Garcia, Diego, Morel, Olivier, Henri, Hélène, El Filali, Adil, Buysse, Marie, Noël, Valérie, McCoy, Karen D., Gottlieb, Yuval, Klasson, Lisa, Zenner, Lionel, Duron, Olivier, Vavre, Fabrice

“…Among them, Coxiella burnetii is a well-known pathogen causing Q fever in humans. This bacterium presents both intracellular (parasitic) and environmental (resistant) forms. …”
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Effects of Hsa-miR-4741/LILRB2 on Senescence of Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Their Prognostic Values in Lumbar Disc Herniation by Zhendong He, Nan Zheng, Xiu-Quan Guo, Gang-Gang Wang, Mingjian Lin

“…Surgery is a common treatment strategy for LDH, but it can recur, resulting in recurrent disk herniation (RDH).Purpose To explore the predictive value of hsa-miR-4741 and LILRB2 in the prognosis of LDH surgery and the mechanism of nucleus pulposus senescence.Method The ROC curves of RDH based on hsa-miR-4741 and LILRB2 were constructed to evaluate their predictive values in the prognosis of LDH surgery. Human nucleus pulposus cells (NPC) was treated by TNF-α to construct a cell senescence model, studying the senescence mechanism. …”
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Clothianidin and Thiacloprid Mixture Administration Induces Degenerative Damage in the Dentate Gyrus and Alteration in Short-Term Memory in Rats by Alejandra Mora-Gutiérrez, Jorge Guevara, Carmen Rubio, Minerva Calvillo-Velasco, Daniela Silva-Adaya, Socorro Retana-Márquez, Blanca Espinosa, Carmen Martínez-Valenzuela, Moisés Rubio-Osornio

“…Chronic exposure to neonicotinoids in humans is related to autism, memory loss, and finger tremor. …”
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Stability of Encapsulated Lactobacillus reuteri during Harsh Conditions, Storage Period, and Simulated In Vitro Conditions by Abdolazim Soltani Lak, Mohammad Hossein Marhamatizadeh, Hossein Fattahi

“…Viability of probiotics in the foods and human bodies is important, because a certain minimum count of bacteria is necessary to impose health promoting effects. …”
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Chitosan’s Ability to Remove the Smear Layer—A Systematic Review of Ex Vivo Studies by Ana Ferreira-Reguera, Inês Ferreira, Irene Pina-Vaz, Benjamín Martín-Biedma, José Martín-Cruces

“…Ex vivo studies performed in non-endodontically treated extracted human permanent teeth with a fully formed apex, in which sodium hypochlorite was the main irrigant and chitosan was used as final irrigation to observe its capacity to remove the smear layer using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), were included. …”
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<i>AcOTApks</i> Gene-Based Molecular Tools to Improve Quantitative Detection of the Mycotoxigenic Fungus <i>Aspergillus carbonarius</i> by Angelo Agnusdei, Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, Francesco Faretra, Stefania Pollastro, Donato Gerin

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin, a common contaminant of grapes and their derivatives, such as wine, and classified as possible human carcinogen (group 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). …”
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miR-149 Alleviates Ox-LDL-Induced Endothelial Cell Injury by Promoting Autophagy through Akt/mTOR Pathway by Zhongsheng Zhu, Jinyu Li, Rui Tong, Xiaorong Zhang, Bo Yu

“…Here, we explored the protective effect and related mechanism of miR-149 in endothelial cells induced with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL). Methods. Human endothelial cell lines (HUVECs) were exposed to ox-LDL to induce endothelial injury. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of [C]CEP-32496 in Nude Mice Bearing BRAF Mutation-Induced Melanomas by Cuiping Jiang MMSc, Lin Xie MD, PhD, Yiding Zhang BSc, Masayuki Fujinaga PhD, Wakana Mori MSc, Yusuke Kurihara PhD, Tomoteru Yamasaki PhD, Feng Wang MD, PhD, Ming-Rong Zhang MD, PhD

“…CEP-32496, also known as RXDX-105 or Agerafenib, is a new orally active inhibitor for the mutated v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF V600E ), which has attracted considerable attention in clinical trials for the treatment of human cancers. Here, we used carbon-11-labeled CEP-32496 ([ 11 C]CEP-32496) as a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer to evaluate its pharmacokinetic properties and explore its potential for in vivo imaging. …”
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11 Key Strategies in Using AI Chat GPT to Develop HOTS-Based Entrepreneurship Questionnaires by Almaida Vebibina, Rusijono Rusijono, Andi Mariono, Ahsan Muafa, Dydik Kurniawan, Ragil Sugeng Dewantoro, Dian Noer Asyari, Sussi Widiastuti, Jarot Suseno

“…This finding can be utilized by teachers as the latest generative model to increase the bank of diverse multiple-choice questions without replacing human expertise. …”
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Modern approaches to the therapy of computer visual syndrome by Zakharova M.A., Zh.G. Oganezova

“…However, doctors noted the growth of &nbsp;pathological changes in the organs and systems of the human body, induced by work at the computer. It is computer syndrome, which includes changes in the skeleto-muscular system, carpal tunnel syndrome and computer vision syndrome (CVS). …”
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Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of late gestation oral melatonin supplementation in reducing induction of labour rates in nulliparo... by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Emily Callander, Mary Sharp, Scott W White, Dorota A Doherty, Jane Warland, Zoe Bradfield, Lesley Kuliukas, Monique Rose, Amber Pettitt, Kylie Ekin, JA Keelan

“…All data will be analysed by intention to treat.Ethics and dissemination The study is approved by the Western Australia Health Central Human Research Ethics Committee (RGS0000006283). …”
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Evaluation of a PCR-based lateral flow device for detecting Aspergillus and Candida species from clinical specimens by Ariff Khalid, Jacinta Santhanam, Mohd Nizam Tzar, Ang-Lim Chua, Sharifah Fadilah Abdul Wahid, Wan Rahiza Wan Mat, Raha Abd Rahman, Petrick Periyasamy

“…Results: The limits of detection of the multiplexed PCR were in the range of 5–100 CFU/mL for fungal spiked human blood samples. Against the clinical diagnosis of proven or probable IFDs, the findings show that the LFA system produced a high specificity of 99.4 % while the sensitivity was only moderate at 47.8 % due to the difficulty of extracting fungal DNA from blood samples. …”
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The combination of rAAV pseudo-lipid nanoparticle and triamcinolone acetonide enables multi-administration to liver by Chunmei Gan, Mi Leng, Yu Liu, Zhaoyue Zheng, Siwu He, Wen Qiao, Lin Xiao, Yao Xiao, Jingya Ye, Lixing Zhou, Jiao Zhou, Boduan Xiao, Wenxin Zhao, Jiamei Yang, Aohan Wu, Huiyuan Zhang, Hongbo Hu, Xiaobo Cen, Zhiyong Qian, Haohao Dong, C. Alexander Valencia, Lunzhi Dai, Hoi Yee Chow, Lei Zhang, Biao Dong

“…We showed successful but low efficient triple trafficking by LNP-rAAV2 carrying EGFP, human factor IX (hFIX), and luciferase (luc), due to its encapsulation characteristic. …”
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Biotechnological bases of the development of cloned pig embryos by A. V. Lopukhov, G. N. Singina, N. A. Zinovieva

“…Somatic cell nuclear transfer in pigs has a wide range of potential applications in various fields of human scientific and economic activities. However, the efficiency of producing cloned embryos in swine is still lower than that of other livestock species, in particular horses and cattle. …”
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CircWDR78 inhibits the development of colorectal cancer by regulating the miR-653-3p/RGS4 axis by Chu Hao, Yunju Pu, Jiunian Li, Zhi Zhong, Zhaohui Huang, Xue Wang

“…Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) stands as one of the most serious threats to human health, with its mortality rate increase during the past years. …”
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Factors Influencing Hospitalization Expenses Among Patients with Lung Cancer in China by Tingting Xu, Nan Jiang, He Chen, Jun Feng, Qiming Feng, Xianjing Qin, Jinmin Zhao, Hongda Gao

“…Lung cancer poses a serious threat to human health. The direct medical expense and indirect social economic burden caused by high morbidity and poor prognosis rate of malignant tumor are higher than other diseases around the world, especially in some developing countries such as China. …”
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