Insulin/IGF-I and Related Signaling Pathways Regulate Aging in Nondividing Cells: from Yeast to the Mammalian Brain by Edoardo Parrella, Valter D. Longo

“…Taken together, these studies indicate that simple model systems will contribute to our comprehension of aging of the mammalian nervous system and will stimulate novel neurotherapeutic strategies in humans.…”
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Comparison of Perceived Achievement of Complex Thinking Competency Among American, European, and Asian University Students by José Carlos Vázquez-Parra, Jenny Paola Lis-Gutiérrez, Linda Carolina Henao-Rodriguez, Carlos Enrique George-Reyes, Claudia Lorena Tramon-Pregnan, Susana Del Río-Urenda, Ma Esther B. Chio, Rasikh Tariq

“…It was found that (i) there is no statistically significant difference by gender; (ii) there are statistically significant differences in all types of thinking per country, geographical area (continent), and Human Development Index (HDI).…”
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Contribution of In Vivo and Organotypic 3D Models to Understanding the Role of Macrophages and Neutrophils in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis by Isabelle Lorthois, Daniel Asselineau, Nathalie Seyler, Roxane Pouliot

“…Although these models do not mimic the complex phenotype nor all human features of psoriasis, their development is necessary and essential to better understand reciprocal interactions between skin cells and innate immune cells and to emphasize the crucial importance of the local lesional microenvironment. …”
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Impact of constituent development fund allocations on the performance of South Sulawesi provincial library and archives office by Moh Ilham A Hamudy, Mutiara Lulu Annisa, M S Rifki

“…The budget uptake was inhibited, impacting on the execution of strategic programs that correlate to an increase in the human development index.…”
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Economic territory system socialisation as society development factor by R. M. Sadykov, V. Yu. Akhmetov

“…To achieve this purpose, the following tasks solved: first, the content of the phenomenon, reflected in the economy socialisation concept, analysed, and its most successful interpretations established in domestic social science, designated, secondly, the main characteristics of the territories social development determined and described in details: social orientation and responsibility of the economy, property socialisation and needs, labour humanisation and mitigation of social differentiation, human and social capital development. The article contains recommendations for changing the role and income structure of employees and improving labour protection and safety, which can further ensure the economy socialisation. …”
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Optimization and Validation of Indirect ELISA Using Truncated TssB Protein for the Serodiagnosis of Glanders amongst Equines by Harisankar Singha, Praveen Malik, Sachin K. Goyal, Sandip K. Khurana, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Vandana K. Eshwara, Raj K. Singh

“…Cross-reactivity of the assay was assessed with equine disease control serum and human melioidosis positive serum. Results. In comparison to CFT, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of ELISA were 99.7% and 100%, respectively. …”
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Die Übersetzung eines künstlichen Dialekts im Roman David Mitchells „Der Wolkenatlas“ („Cloud Atlas“) by Teresa Maria Włosowicz

“…The plot of that chapter is set in a distant future, after the fall of humanity. The narrator is a goatherd whose dialect can be described, on the one hand, as simplified, partly distorted English and, on the other hand, as an exotic dialect which contains neologisms referring to fictional species, culture-specific terms, etc. …”
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Functional Evaluation of Asibot: A New Approach on Portable Robotic System for Disabled People by Alberto Jardón, Concepción A. Monje, Carlos Balaguer

“…In this work, an innovative robotic solution for human care and assistance is presented. Our main objective is to develop a new concept of portable robot able to support the elderly and those people with different levels of disability during the execution of daily tasks, such as washing their face or hands, brushing their teeth, combing their hair, eating, drinking, and bringing objects closer, among others. …”
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Research on the integration of MEMS and reliable transmission of deep space networks based on time-sensitive networking by Kejun Sheng, Ziyang Xing

“…With the continuous deepening of human space exploration, deep space networks far away from Earth have emerged. …”
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Nonprotein Structures from Mycobacteria: Emerging Actors for Tuberculosis Control by Luz M. Lopez-Marin

“…From their discovery, cell wall components were identified as important structural pillars, but also as molecular motifs able to alter the human immune response. Recently, as new developments have emerged, classical conceptions of mycobacterial immune modulators have been giving place to unexpected discoveries that, at the turn of the last century, completely changed our perception of immunity vis-à-vis fat compounds. …”
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T Cell Activation and Regulation of HIV-1: Same Effectors with Distinct Outcomes by Jean-François Fortin, Benoit Barbeau, Gilles A Robichaud, Michel J Tremblay

“…The molecular mechanisms that regulate the function of the immune system and human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) gene expression are diverse and complicated. …”
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Analysis of the Chemical Modification of Dental Enamel Submitted to 35% Hydrogen Peroxide “In-Office” Whitening, with or without Calcium by Rudá França Moreira, Fábio Pinheiro Santos, Estevão Antero Santos, Ramon Silva dos Santos, Marcelino José dos Anjos, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…Materials and Methods. 10 human teeth, from which the roots had been removed, were embedded in epoxy resin, and their surfaces were smoothed. …”
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Two Different Extranodal Lymphomas in an HIV+ Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Clara Bertuzzi, Elena Sabattini, Francesco Bacci, Claudio Agostinelli, Gian Gaetano Ferri

“…Human immune deficiency virus- (HIV-) infected individuals present a higher risk of developing malignancies. …”
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Tocilizumab-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Adult Onset Still’s Disease by Michael Drepper, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Laurent Spahr

“…Tocilizumab, a monoclonal humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, is used in treatment of refractory adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD). …”
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Expression of atherosclerosis-associated genes in peripheral blood of drug-naïve hypertensive subjects with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nikolay Stoynev, Ivanka Dimova, Blaga Rukova, Savina Hadjidekova, Dragomira Nikolova, Tsvetalina Tankova

“…Materials and methods: Eighteen subjects (15 males, 3 females), mean age 46.27 ± 12.07 years, divided into two groups: studied group - subjects with newly-diagnosed hypertension and newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes (n = 9), control group – normotensive individuals with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes (n = 9) Gene expression analysis was performed with Human Atherosclerosis RT2 Profiler PCR Array. …”
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Deep Learning Based on Residual Networks for Automatic Sorting of Bananas by Abdulkader Helwan, Mohammad Khaleel Sallam Ma’aitah, Rahib H. Abiyev, Selin Uzelaltinbulat, Bengi Sonyel

“…The system can replace or assist human operators who can exert their energy on the selection of fruits.…”
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Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“…The Florida bonneted bat was listed as federally endangered in 2013 because of concerns over habitat loss, degradation, and modification caused by humans. Additional concerns include the species’ small population size and restricted range, the small number of known colonies, their slow reproduction, and the relative isolation of separate populations of bonneted bats. …”
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Planar Monopoles with Different Radiator Shapes for UWB Body-Centric Wireless Communications by Y. Y. Sun, S. W. Cheung, T. I. Yuk

“…A solid-body phantom mimicking human tissue is used for studies of these three monopoles for body-centric communications. …”
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Differential biotransformation ability may alter fish biodiversity in polluted waters by Marco E. Franco, Juliane Hollender, Kristin Schirmer

“…These differences were exacerbated by urban and agricultural influence, which increased biotransformation potential at the enzyme level by approximately 11-fold and micropollutant clearance by approximately 2-fold compared to fish from areas with minimal human influence. In the context of the chemical defensome, we argue that fish with low biotransformation activity carry a greater burden on chemical stress, making them less likely to cope with additional stressors and sustain their population in competition with species with a higher biotransformation capacity, thus causing alterations to biodiversity assemblages.…”
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A cross-language perspective on the MAIDAN-concept by Yehorova Olesia, Prokopenko Antonina

“…As the constituents of thoughts, concepts play a key role in human’s categorisation and interpretation of the surrounding world, in fixing our cognitive experience and forming individual judgements. …”
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