A shallow convolutional neural network for cerebral neoplasm detection from magnetic resonance imaging by Hossein Sadr, Zeinab Khodaverdian, Mojdeh Nazari, Mohammad Yamaghani

“…This approach can potentially transform cerebral carcinoma diagnosis, making it more efficient and less prone to human error.…”
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Effect of COVID-19 on the cultural identity of the Amazonian indigenous Waorani by Aldrin Espín-León, María Luisa Pertegal-Felices, Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla, Juan Guzmán-Montalvo

“…COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, affected all of humanity, including populations with limited contact with Western cultures, such as the Waorani indigenous people of the Amazon. …”
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Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications by Alice Melani, Marco Bonaso, Letizia Biso, Benedetta Zucchini, Ciro Conversano, Marco Scarselli

“…This review highlights the need for further research to integrate mechanistic insights and optimize psychedelics as tools for both therapy and understanding human cognition.…”
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Sorptive Response Profile of Chitosan Coated Silica in the Defluoridation of Aqueous Solution by Y. Vijaya, A. Krishnaiah

“…As excess of fluoride (> 1.5 mg/L) in drinking water is harmful to the human health, various treatment technologies for removing fluoride from groundwater and aqueous medium have been investigated in the past. …”
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Subthalamic hGAD65 Gene Therapy and Striatum TH Gene Transfer in a Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model by Deyu Zheng, Xiaohua Jiang, Junpeng Zhao, Deyi Duan, Huanying Zhao, Qunyuan Xu

“…Here, a PD rat model is used for the in vivo gene therapy of a recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV2) containing a human glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (rAAV2-hGAD65) gene delivered to the subthalamic nucleus (STN). …”
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The Influence of Internationalization, Marketing Capabilities, and Export Assistance on Export Performance in the Roots and Tubers Sector of Costa Rica by Johanna Alejandra Aristizábal Galvis, Luis Vinicio Losilla Solano

“…Despite the limitations they face in technology, performance, and human and financial resources, many of them seek opportunities in international markets. …”
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A dataset of Antarctic ecosystems in ice-free lands: classification, descriptions, and maps by Anikó B. Tóth, Aleks Terauds, Steven L. Chown, Kevin A. Hughes, Peter Convey, Dominic A. Hodgson, Don A. Cowan, John Gibson, Rachel I. Leihy, Nicholas J. Murray, Sharon A. Robinson, Justine D. Shaw, Jonathan S. Stark, Mark I. Stevens, John van den Hoff, Jane Wasley, David A. Keith

“…Abstract Antarctica, Earth’s least understood and most remote continent, is threatened by human disturbances and climate-related changes, underscoring the imperative for biodiversity inventories to inform conservation. …”
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Enhancing Smart City Maturity Through Digital Transformation: A Success Factors Analysis by Widya Listianingsih, Tony Dwi Susanto

“…The study results reveal six factors influencing Smart City maturity: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, data integration, government policies and strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, environmental sustainability, and innovation and human resource development. Unlike previous studies, this study synthesizes global best practices and success factors, offering actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners to design inclusive, sustainable, and forward-looking digital transformation strategies. …”
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Analysis of Polymorphisms in the Lactotransferrin Gene Promoter and Dental Caries by João Armando Brancher, Giovana Daniela Pecharki, Andrea Duarte Doetzer, Kamilla Gabriella dos Santos Medeiros, Carlos Alberto Cordeiro Júnior, Vanessa Santos Sotomaior, Peter Bauer, Paula Cristina Trevilatto

“…The objective of this study was firstly to search the promoter region of the human LTF gene for variations and, if existent, to investigate the association of the identified polymorphisms with dental caries in 12-year-old students. …”
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Sleep Promotion by 3-Hydroxy-4-Iminobutyric Acid in Walnut Diaphragma juglandis Fructus by Jian Ji, Yongli Ye, Lina Sheng, Jiadi Sun, Qianqian Hong, Chang Liu, Jun Ding, Shuxiang Geng, Deping Xu, Yinzhi Zhang, Xiulan Sun

“…Insufficient sleep can produce a multitude of deleterious repercussions on various domains of human well-being. Concomitantly, the walnut (Juglans mandshurica) confers numerous salutary biological activities pertaining to sleep. …”
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Os direitos humanos no pensamento de James Griffin by Gabriel Costa Val Rodrigues

“…Resumo Em On Human Rights, James Griffin defende persuasivamente a tese jusnaturalista de que direitos humanos devem ser concebidos como proteções da personalidade, isto é, da capacidade inerente a membros da espécie humana de agir enquanto agentes morais autônomos e livres. …”
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Osteopontin at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Tumor Progression by Luigi Mario Castello, Davide Raineri, Livia Salmi, Nausicaa Clemente, Rosanna Vaschetto, Marco Quaglia, Massimiliano Garzaro, Sergio Gentilli, Paolo Navalesi, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Umberto Dianzani, Anna Aspesi, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…OPN is overexpressed in several human carcinomas and has been implicated in inflammation, tumor progression, and metastasis. …”
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Image Digitization of Colorimetric Detection of Acephate Based on Its Complexation with Citrate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles by Mohd Junaedy Osman, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Keat Khim Ong, Buong Woei Chieng, Noor Azilah Mohd Kassim, Siti Aminah Mohd Noor, Victor Feizal Knight, Jahwarhar Izuan Abd Rashid, Chin Chuang Teoh

“…Acephate (Ac), an organophosphate (OP) insecticide, is very harmful to human and the environment. Conventional techniques of detection are sensitive and selective but relatively time-consuming, expensive, and require trained personnel. …”
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Progenitor Cell Therapy to Treat Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Promise of High-Dose Autologous CD34+ Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells by Joseph C. Poole, Arshed A. Quyyumi

“…Indeed, the past decade has been marked by a number of human trials studying the safety and efficacy of progenitor cell delivery in the post-STEMI setting. …”
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Characteristics of Hydrogels as a Coating for Microneedle Transdermal Delivery Systems with Agomelatine by Monika Wojtyłko, Ariadna B. Nowicka, Anna Froelich, Mirosław Szybowicz, Tobiasz Banaszek, Dorota Tomczak, Wiesław Kuczko, Radosław Wichniarek, Irena Budnik, Barbara Jadach, Oliwia Kordyl, Antoni Białek, Julia Krysztofiak, Tomasz Osmałek, Dimitrios A. Lamprou

“…The optimized formulations were subjected to spectroscopic and rheological characterization and mechanical tests, as well as tested for release through an artificial membrane and permeation through human skin ex vivo. Both hydrogels were found to have suitable parameters for coating microneedles using the dip-coating method, including the stability of the substance at the process temperature, shear-thinning behavior, and appropriate textural parameters such as adhesion or hardness. …”
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Roquefort Cheese Proteins Inhibit Chlamydia pneumoniae Propagation and LPS-Induced Leukocyte Migration by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Natalie V. Kobets, Valery Tsibezov, Lydia N. Kapotina, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…We report that a proprietary protein extract isolated from Roquefort cheese inhibits the propagation of C. pneumoniae in a human HL cell line in a dose-dependent manner, as revealed by the immunofluorescence analysis. …”
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Evaluating the Polyphenol Profile in Three Segregating Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Populations by Alberto Hernández-Jiménez, Rocío Gil-Muñoz, Yolanda Ruiz-García, Jose María López-Roca, Adrián Martinez-Cutillas, Encarna Gómez-Plaza

“…Among the intraspecific crosses, plants with grapes presenting very high concentrations of anthocyanins and flavonols were found, indicating a transgressive segregation for this character, and this could lead to highly colored wines with an increased benefits for human health. As regards the qualitative composition of anthocyanins and flavonols, the hydroxylation pattern of the hybrids that also may influence wine color hue and stability presented intermediate values to those of the parentals, indicating that values higher than that showed by the best parental in this respect will be difficult to obtain. …”
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Muscle Wasting and Resistance of Muscle Anabolism: The “Anabolic Threshold Concept” for Adapted Nutritional Strategies during Sarcopenia by Dominique Dardevet, Didier Rémond, Marie-Agnès Peyron, Isabelle Papet, Isabelle Savary-Auzeloux, Laurent Mosoni

“…However, on the long term, these nutritional strategies have often failed in improving muscle mass even if given for long periods of time in both humans and rodent models. Muscle mass loss situations have been often correlated to a resistance of muscle protein anabolism to food intake which may be explained by an increase of the anabolic threshold toward the stimulatory effect of amino acids. …”
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Unveiling the Influencing Factors of the Residual Life of Historical Buildings: A Study of the Wuhan Lutheran Missions Home and Agency Building by Bo Huang, Xueqi Liu, Lanjun Liu, Zhiyong Li, Zhifeng Wu, Bin Huang, Zimo Jia

“…The development of a city needs the accumulation of culture, and historical buildings are the most direct witness of the rise and fall of a city. Like the human body, historical buildings have a certain life cycle, but the acceleration of urbanization and unreasonable use cause an irreversible reduction in the remaining life of historical buildings. …”
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Wpływ emisji energii z terenów zurbanizowanych i szlaków komunikacyjnych na zmiany w rozwoju ekosystemów w ich otoczeniu by Urszula Kaźmierczak, Andrzej Kulczycki

“…This article aims to draw attention to the hitherto unexplored and scarcely noticed the problem of the effects of the consumption of increasing amounts of energy to human health and ecosystems exposed to emissions processed in the phase of energy consumption. …”
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