Environmental Surveillance and Transmission Risk Assessments for SARS-CoV-2 in a Fitness Center by Hongwan Li, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Chiran T. Witanachchi, John A. Lednicky, Julia C. Loeb, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Z. Hugh Fan, Karim Mohamed, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Chang-Yu Wu

“…Abstract Fitness centers are considered high risk for SARS-CoV-2 transmission due to their high human occupancy and the type of activity taking place in them, especially when individuals pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic for COVID-19 exercise in the facilities. …”
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Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth by Ghulam Murtaza, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Muhammad Usman, Gang Deng, Zeeshan Ahmed, Javed Iqbal, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Humaira Rizwana, Basharat Ali, Rashid Iqbal, Maximilian Lackner

“…Lead (Pb), a toxic metal, causes severe health hazards to both humans and plants due to environmental pollution. …”
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Draft genome sequence of a co-harbouring blaNDM-5 and mcr-1.1 Escherichia coli phylogroup A isolate associated with patient colonisation in Ireland by Anna Tumeo, Francesca McDonagh, Aneta Kovarova, Kate Ryan, Christina Clarke, Georgios Miliotis

“…We report the draft genome of a rare instance of carbapenem, fosfomycin and colistin resistant E. coli phylogroup-A, isolated as part of routine screening of a human patient in a clinical setting in Ireland. Methods: E. coli E230738 was identified using MALDI-ToF/MS. …”
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Bioelectric stimulation outperforms brain derived neurotrophic factor in promoting neuronal maturation by María del Pilar Diego-Santiago, María Ujué González, Esther María Zamora Sánchez, Nuria Cortes-Carrillo, Carlos Dotti, Francesc Xavier Guix, Sahba Mobini

“…In this study, we demonstrate that ES outperforms BDNF in promoting neuronal maturation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y. Additionally, we address the question regarding which ES parameters regulate biological responses. …”
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Enhancing detection of STEC in the meat industry: insights into virulence of priority STEC by Mai-Lan Tran, Sabine Delannoy, Patrick Fach

“…Detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) presenting high risk of human infections is challenging. In France, the latest Anses opinion categorized STEC in four groups based on their association with severe forms of clinical infection. …”
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A prospective study on association between comprehensive lifestyle scores and cognitive function changes in community-dwelling older adults in Tianjin city by Muya ZHANG, Xian CAI, Liping ZU, Huichao ZHAO, Tianyu WANG, Chenyu LI, Jing YUAN, Fei MA

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Linking PM Pollution to the Respiratory Health of Children: A Cross-sectional Study from Ahmedabad City in Western India by Khyati M. Kakkad, Chirantap Oza, Priya Dutta, Varsha Chorsiya, Prashant Rajput

“…Abstract Worldwide research on public health suggests that air pollution (AP) has deleterious human health impacts. Children living in developing countries suffer a double burden of respiratory diseases. …”
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Soft Power and Stress: The Health Impacts of Indonesian Soap Operas on Malaysian Millennials by Rangga Cipta Perdana, Ernida Kadir, Genta Iverstika Gempita

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Trends in vegetation cover changes in Bonny area of the Niger Delta by A Adoki

“…This increment is attributed to influx of humans into the area as a result of increase in Oil and Gas industry activities. …”
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Proximity extension assay revealed novel inflammatory biomarkers for follicular development and ovarian function: a prospective controlled study combining serum and follicular flui... by Chong Wang, Ying Feng, Yu Chen, Xianhua Lin, Xiangjuan Li

“…A significantly greater level of OSM (5.41 ± 2.65 vs. 3.94 ± 1.23 pg/mL, P=0.007) was detected in the serum of NOR patients via ELISA verification, and the sensitivity and specificity of ovarian reserve division were 50.00% and 83.33%, respectively.ConclusionThis study proposed that immunological changes assessed by PEA technology affect ovarian function in humans and that OSM may serve as a potential inflammatory biomarker for ovarian function in serum, thus revealing alterations in FF.…”
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Implicit bias in referrals to relational psychological therapies: review and recommendations for mental health services by Chenai Mandangu, Anne Millicent Ramos, Mohona Sengupta, Rosslyn Bender, Reem El-Hayani, Ifrah Hasan, Hannah Okechukwu, Shafeena Anas, Dominik Havsteen-Franklin

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Effect of sleep quality on the severity of perimenstrual symptoms in Japanese female students: a cross-sectional, online survey by Yukio Urabe, Makoto Komiya, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Sakura Oda, Takaaki Nagasawa, Koichi Naito

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Mir-449b improves the epigenetic status of buffalo transgenic embryos produced by handmade cloning by Gaurav Tripathi

“… The current study aimed to explore the effects of miR- 449b on the epigenetic status of transgenic embryos (contain- ing human insulin gene) produced through handmade cloning. …”
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Pengaruh Ciri Temporal, Spasial, dan Frekuensi pada Klasifikasi Motor Imagery by Afin Muhammad Nurtsani, Muhammad Adib Syamlan, Agung Wahyu Setiawan

“…Selain itu, pengklasifikasi RF memberikan kinerja yang paling baik dibandingkan dengan SVM; k-NN; serta NB.    Abstract  Human-computer interaction is a necessity and will be deployed in the near future, especially in rehabilitation engineering. …”
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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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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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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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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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