I See Your Gesture: A VR-Based Study of Bidirectional Communication between Pedestrians and Automated Vehicles by Michael R. Epke, Lars Kooijman, Joost C. F. de Winter

“…It is concluded that bidirectional human-robot communication has considerable potential.…”
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Biomonitoring PhIP, a Potential Prostatic Carcinogen, in the Hair of Healthy Men of African and European Ancestry by Robert J. Turesky, Clarence Jones, Jingshu Guo, Kari Cammerrer, Laura A. Maertens, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Zhanni Lu, Logan G. Spector

“…Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), formed during the cooking of meat, are potential human carcinogens, underscoring the need for long-lived biomarkers to assess exposure and cancer risk. …”
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Researching researchers: exploring the challenges of conducting research during a pandemic by Onyinyechi Onuoha, Diane Lorenzetti, Jacqueline Pearson, Bernice Lee, Tanya Beran

“…The third theme described the impact that human connections and relationships had on the success of the research, and the final theme explored the RAs’ creativity and problem-solving approaches, which aided in navigating the challenges faced during the pandemic. …”
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Utility of Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation by Satish Kumar, Joanne E. Curran, David C. Glahn, John Blangero

“…The functional enrichment analysis of the upregulated genes and activation of human pluripotency pathways in the reprogrammed iPSCs showed that the generated iPSCs possess transcriptional and functional profiles very similar to those of human ESCs.…”
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The Global Challenge of <i>Campylobacter</i>: Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Intervention Strategies by Zubeiru Bukari, Toyin Emmanuel, Jude Woodward, Richard Ferguson, Martha Ezughara, Nikhil Darga, Bruno Silvester Lopes

“…Drug-resistant <i>Campylobacter</i> is transmitted to humans via contaminated food, water, and direct contact with animals, highlighting its zoonotic potential. …”
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Olfactory Stimulation with Japanese Soy Sauce Improves Upper Limb Performance by Yutaka Yano, Yoshihiro Murata, Mutsuo Taniguchi, Fumino Okutani, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hideto Kaba

“…The perception of food-related odors during cooking may have behavioral effects on human activities through the activation of appetitive motivation. …”
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In Vivo Effectiveness of <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> in Degradation of Toxic Metabolites of Filamentous Fungi Such as Aflatoxin B1 and Zearalenone by Agnieszka Zapaśnik, Marcin Bryła, Adrian Wojtczak, Barbara Sokołowska

“…Despite numerous trials to develop an effective and safe-for-human-health method of detoxification, there is still a high risk associated with the occurrence of these toxins in food and feed. …”
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Revealing the fireworks-set-off pattern of spatial multi-function expansion across cities leveraging big geodata – a case of the Greater Bay Area, China by Ku Gao, Xiaomei Yang, Zhihua Wang, Yueming Liu, Huifang Zhang, Xiaoliang Liu, Qingyang Zhang

“…Our study contributes a new, cost-effective avenue for promoting collaborative across-cities function planning and sustainable human-land system.…”
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Antioxidant Activity of Bioactive Compounds in the Ethyl Acetate Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) by Nelson, Desy Vania Silaban, Faizar Farid, Ratih Dyah Puspitasari, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Ilham Ifandi Ramadhan, Madyawati Latief

“…Free radicals or oxidants have reactive effects on the human body and can trigger various types of diseases. …”
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A Short Review of Strategies for Augmenting Organism Recruitment on Coastal Defense Structures by Almog Ben-Natan, Nadav Shashar

“…Alas, living close to the ocean threatens human endeavors with high currents, waves, and increasing storm frequency. …”
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Recombinant Pvs48/45 antigen expressed in E. coli generates antibodies that block malaria transmission in Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes. by Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Andrés F Vallejo, Kelly Rubiano, Yezid Solarte, Catherin Marin, Angélica Castellanos, Nora Céspedes, Sócrates Herrera

“…Transmission of malaria parasites from humans to Anopheles mosquitoes can be inhibited by specific antibodies elicited during malaria infection, which target surface Plasmodium gametocyte/gamete proteins. …”
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Misleading nomenclature in the IARC Monographs Programme: a straightforward solution to improve accuracy and clarity by Miguel López-Lázaro

“…Terms like “carcinogenic to humans” imply causation, although classifications only indicate increased risk under certain conditions. …”
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Earth Detecting Earth: At What Distance Could Earth’s Constellation of Technosignatures Be Detected with Present-day Technology? by Sofia Z. Sheikh, Macy J. Huston, Pinchen Fan, Jason T. Wright, Thomas Beatty, Connor Martini, Ravi Kopparapu, Adam Frank

“…This work highlights the growing range of ways that exoplanet technosignatures may be expressed, the growing complexity and visibility of the human impact upon our planet, and the continued importance of the radio frequencies in SETI.…”
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Bioterrorism in Canada: An Economic Assessment of Prevention and Postattack Response by Ronald St John, Brian Finlay, Curtis Blair

“…The present paper calculates the human and economic consequences of a bioterrorist attack on Canadian soil using aerosolized Bacillus anthracis and Clostridium botulinum. …”
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Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor β/δ and B-Cell Lymphoma-6 in Regulation of Genes Involved in Metastasis and Migration in Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Jeffrey D. Coleman, Jerry T. Thompson, Russell W. Smith, Bogdan Prokopczyk, John P. Vanden Heuvel

“…In human pancreatic cancer tissue there was significantly higher expression of MMP-9 and PPARβ/δ, and lower levels of BCL-6 mRNA. …”
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Modeling dynamics on the dance floor with directional swarmalators by Petri Toiviainen, Petri Toiviainen, Joshua S. Bamford, Joshua S. Bamford, Joshua S. Bamford, Marc R. Thompson, Marc R. Thompson

“…Understanding collective behavior in both biological and social contexts, such as human interactions on dance floors, is a growing field of interest. …”
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Design of a Simple and Modular 2-DOF Ankle Physiotherapy Device Relying on a Hybrid Serial-Parallel Robotic Architecture by Christos E. Syrseloudis, Ioannis Z. Emiris, Theodore Lilas, Artemis Maglara

“…In addition, our targeted device must be safe during operation, disallow undesirable movements of the foot, while adaptable to any human foot. Our detailed study of foot kinematics has led us to a new hybrid architecture, which strikes a balance among all aforementioned goals. …”
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GLOBALIZATION AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE by A. A. Gromyko

“…The author pays special attention to the dichotomy between the force of law and the law of force as well as to the prospects for the new democratic global order accommodating the sustainable development of human civilization.…”
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Carnivore activity across landuse gradients in a Mexican biosphere reserve by Germar González, Siria Gámez, Nyeema C. Harris

“…Abstract Anthropogenic activities are increasingly encroaching into wildland areas, heightening interactions between human and carnivore communities. Area-based conservation measures, such as protected areas (PAs), employ different management strategies via land-use designations to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and reduce human-wildlife conflicts in shared landscapes. …”
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Dual Functions of the C5a Receptor as a Connector for the K562 Erythroblast-Like Cell-THP-1 Macrophage-Like Cell Island and as a Sensor for the Differentiation of the K562 Erythrob... by Hiroshi Nishiura, Rui Zhao, Tetsuro Yamamoto

“…The transcriptional nuclear factor binding to the Y box of human leukocyte antigen genes (NF-Y) for the C5a receptor (C5aR) gene is active in erythroblasts. …”
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