Deciphering the connection: Exploring the relationship between finance, trade, and urbanization in the ecological fabric of African economies by Kingsley I. Okere, Ismail O. Fasanya

“…This study contributes to the Sustainable Development Goal 15 by examining the dynamics of balancing the ecological footprint and meeting fundamental human needs in terms of food and shelter. The analysis utilizes a panel dataset comprising 9 countries with ecological deficits, covering the period from 1971 to 2022. …”
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Novel antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus without detectable resistance by targeting proton motive force and FtsH by She Pengfei, Yang Yifan, Li Linhui, Li Yimin, Xiao Dan, Guo Shaowei, Huang Guanqing, Wu Yong

“…Abstract The increased prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its biofilms poses a great threat to human health. Especially, S. aureus‐related osteomyelitis was hardly cured even by conventional antibiotics combined with surgical treatment. …”
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Novel Electrochemical Treatment of Spent Caustic from the Hydrocarbon Industry Using Ti/BDD by Alejandro Medel, Erika Méndez, José L. Hernández-López, José A. Ramírez, Jesús Cárdenas, Roberto F. Frausto, Luis A. Godínez, Erika Bustos, Yunny Meas

“…The results show that the hydrocarbon industry spent caustics can be mineralized to CO2 and water, driving the use of ET and of the Ti/BDD to solve a real problem, whose potential and negative impact on the environment and on human health is and has been the environmental agencies’ main focus.…”
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A new method for calculating highway blocking due to high-impact weather conditions by D. Liu, T. Jing, T. Jing, T. Jing, M. Yan, I. Gultepe, Y. Bao, Y. Bao, Y. Bao, H. Wang, F. Zu

“…<p>Fog, rain, snow, and ice are the high-impact weather events that often lead to highway blockings, which in turn causes serious economic and human losses. At present, there is no clear calculation method for the severity of highway blocking, which is related to highway load degree and economic losses. …”
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Effects of Urbanization Expansion on Landscape Pattern and Region Ecological Risk in Chinese Coastal City: A Case Study of Yantai City by Di Zhou, Ping Shi, Xiaoqing Wu, Jinwei Ma, Junbao Yu

“…The changes of landscape pattern metrics for land use patterns indicated that the intensity of human activities had strengthened gradually in study period. …”
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Modeling the impact of pandemic on the urban thermal environment over megacities in China: Spatiotemporal analysis from the perspective of heat anomaly variations by Jianfeng Gao, Qingyan Meng, Linlin Zhang, Xinli Hu, Die Hu, Jiangkang Qian

“…Influenced by lockdown policies and anomalies in human activities, emergencies such as pandemic significantly altered the urban thermal environment. …”
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Could Cells from Your Nose Fix Your Heart? Transplantation of Olfactory Stem Cells in a Rat Model of Cardiac Infarction by Cameron McDonald, Alan Mackay-Sim, Denis Crane, Wayne Murrell

“…This study examines the hypothesis that multipotent olfactory mucosal stem cells could provide a basis for the development of autologous cell transplant therapy for the treatment of heart attack. In humans, these cells are easily obtained by simple biopsy. …”
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Brain White Matter Impairment in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury by Weimin Zheng, Qian Chen, Xin Chen, Lu Wan, Wen Qin, Zhigang Qi, Nan Chen, Kuncheng Li

“…It remains unknown whether spinal cord injury (SCI) could indirectly impair or reshape the white matter (WM) of human brain and whether these changes are correlated with injury severity, duration, or clinical performance. …”
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Valuing Banyumas Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Comparative Analysis in Support of SDG’s 11 for Sustainable Cities and Communities by Suharno Suharno, Aziz Ahmad Abdul, Lestari Unik, Eltayeb Elfaki Khalid

“…This aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11's objectives, which encourage making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. …”
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Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Garden Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) by Palem Ramasubba Reddy, Shimoga D. Ganesh, Nabanita Saha, Oyunchimeg Zandraa, Petr Sáha

“…In addition, cytotoxicity of RR-SNPs against in vitro human epithelial carcinoma (HeLa) cell line showed a dose-response activity. …”
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High power impulse magnetron sputtering deposited virucide and antibacterial CrN-Cu films and the durability of the antimicrobial activity by Santiago Domínguez-Meister, Janire Mediavilla, Anastasia Dianova, Noelia Álvarez, Sara Insausti, Edurne Rujas, Jose L. Nieva, Marta Brizuela, Iñigo Braceras

“…The coatings have been deposited by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) technology, on stainless steel and glass, materials used profusely in high human traffic environments. The microstructural and mechanical properties of the coatings have been evaluated, their antiviral (VSV-G) and antibacterial (S. …”
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Role of Cathepsin S in Periodontal Inflammation and Infection by S. Memmert, A. Damanaki, A. V. B. Nogueira, S. Eick, M. Nokhbehsaim, A. K. Papadopoulou, A. Till, B. Rath, S. Jepsen, W. Götz, C. Piperi, E. K. Basdra, J. A. Cirelli, A. Jäger, J. Deschner

“…The objective of this study was to investigate whether cathepsin S is involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Human periodontal fibroblasts were cultured under inflammatory and infectious conditions elicited by interleukin-1β and Fusobacterium nucleatum, respectively. …”
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Sensory Deprivation during Early Postnatal Period Alters the Density of Interneurons in the Mouse Prefrontal Cortex by Hiroshi Ueno, Shunsuke Suemitsu, Yosuke Matsumoto, Motoi Okamoto

“…Recent study using functional MRI in humans suggests a role of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in cross-modal plasticity. …”
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Quantifying glucose uptake at the single cell level with confocal microscopy reveals significant variability within and across individuals by Joel D. Paprocki, Patrick J. Macdonald, Yongjin Xu, Alan Cheng, Timothy C. Dunn, Sergey Y. Tetin

“…Abstract Measurement of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in human red blood cells plays a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus. …”
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Optimal Control Problem of Treatment for Obesity in a Closed Population by D. Aldila, N. Rarasati, N. Nuraini, E. Soewono

“…This is due to the difficulty in parameterizing the human interaction and transition process of obesity. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Uncovers Germline Variants of Cancer-Related Genes in Sporadic Pheochromocytoma by Milena Urbini, Margherita Nannini, Annalisa Astolfi, Valentina Indio, Valentina Vicennati, Matilde De Luca, Giuseppe Tarantino, Federica Corso, Maristella Saponara, Lidia Gatto, Donatella Santini, Guido Di Dalmazi, Uberto Pagotto, Renato Pasquali, Andrea Pession, Guido Biasco, Maria A. Pantaleo

“…Pheochromocytomas (PCCs) show the highest degree of heritability in human neoplasms. However, despite the wide number of alterations until now reported in PCCs, it is likely that other susceptibility genes remain still unknown, especially for those PCCs not clearly syndromic. …”
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Advanced decision analytics with fuzzy logic integrating AI and computational thinking for personnel selection by Mudiarasan Kuppusamy, Jugindar Singh, Priya Raman, Neda Abdolrahimi

“…However, numerous companies have Human Resources (HR) teams that deal with this issue. …”
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HER2-related biomarkers predict clinical outcomes with trastuzumab deruxtecan treatment in patients with HER2-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer: biomarker analyses of DESTINY... by Salvatore Siena, Kanwal Raghav, Toshiki Masuishi, Kensei Yamaguchi, Tomohiro Nishina, Elena Elez, Javier Rodriguez, Ian Chau, Maria Di Bartolomeo, Hisato Kawakami, Fumitaka Suto, Makito Koga, Koichiro Inaki, Yusuke Kuwahara, Issey Takehara, Daniel Barrios, Kojiro Kobayashi, Axel Grothey, Takayuki Yoshino

“…Abstract DESTINY-CRC01 (NCT03384940) was a multicentre, open-label, phase 2 study that investigated the safety and efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Molecular Characterization and Risk Factors of Giardia duodenalis among School Children from La Habana, Cuba by Luis Enrique Jerez Puebla, Fidel A. Núñez, Isabel Martínez Silva, Lázara Rojas Rivero, Marta Martínez González, Yuliet Méndez Sutil, Lucía Ayllón Valdés, Iraís Atencio Millán, Norbert Müller

“…Giardia duodenalis is considered the most common protozoan infecting humans worldwide. Molecular characterization of G. duodenalis isolates has revealed the existence of eight groups (assemblages A to H) which differ in their host distribution. …”
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Administration of Recombinant Heat Shock Protein 70 Delays Peripheral Muscle Denervation in the SOD1G93A Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by David J. Gifondorwa, Ramon Jimenz-Moreno, Crystal D. Hayes, Hesam Rouhani, Mac B. Robinson, Jane L. Strupe, James Caress, Carol Milligan

“…We previously reported that recombinant human hsp70 (rhHsp70) injections delayed symptom onset and increased lifespan in SOD1G93A mice. …”
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