Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Water Quality, La Gallega-Morropón Creek, Piura, Peru by Mónica Santa María Paredes-Agurto, Armando Fortunato Ugaz Cherre,, José Manuel Marchena Dioses, and Robert Barrionuevo Garcia

“…Despite their value, these ecosystems have suffered great impacts caused by human activities, which directly affect the aquatic biota and the quality of water sources. …”
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Personality profile of high-performing leaders: a BFI-2 analysis by Cristian PANAIT

“…The results indicate that the enhancement of these traits may result in increased leadership effectiveness, thus providing insights for the improvement of human resources selection and training programs. …”
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Development of Vision Based Multiview Gait Recognition System with MMUGait Database by Hu Ng, Wooi-Haw Tan, Junaidi Abdullah, Hau-Lee Tong

“…In the proposed system, the process begins by enhancing the human silhouette to remove the artifacts. Next, the width and height of the body are obtained. …”
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RETRACTED: Combined Effects of Potassium Perchlorate and a Neonicotinoid on Zebrafish Larvae (<em>Danio rerio</em>) by Davide Di Paola, Fabiano Capparucci, Sabrina Natale, Rosalia Crupi, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Nunziacarla Spanò, Enrico Gugliandolo, Alessio Filippo Peritore

“…Imidacloprid (IMI) is part of the neonicotinoids family, insecticides widely used by humans and also found in wastewater. This class of compounds, if present in the environment, can cause toxicity to different species such as bees and gammarids, although little is known about vertebrates such as fish. …”
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Dysregulation of Metabolic Peptides in the Gut–Brain Axis Promotes Hyperinsulinemia, Obesity, and Neurodegeneration by Camille Green, Vandana Zaman, Kayce Blumenstock, Narendra L. Banik, Azizul Haque

“…Studies have shown that there are thousands of metabolic peptides, made up of short chains of amino acids, that the human body produces. These peptides are crucial for regulating many different processes like metabolism and cell signaling, as they bind to receptors on various cells. …”
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Impact of standard and long-lasting ivermectin formulations in cattle and buffalo on wild Anopheles survival on Sumba Island, Indonesia by Kevin C. Kobylinski, Tri B. T. Satoto, Wisnu Nurcahyo, Yudi Ratna Nugraheni, Vincentius A. Testamenti, I Putu B. A. Winata, Yosua L. Pono, Diana Timoria, Piyanan Assawasuwannakit, Mary Chambers, J. Kevin Baird, Joel Tarning, Lorenz von Seidlein, Claus Bøgh

“…Of the four hosts evaluated buffalo were the most attractive to Anopheles followed by cattle then horse and finally humans. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the superiority of a commercially available long-lasting ivermectin formulation for the potential deployment of mass ivermectin treatment of livestock as a vector control tool for malaria elimination in Southeast Asia.…”
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Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity of Satureja spicigera and Its Main Compounds by Ahmad Reza Gohari, Seyed Nasser Ostad, Fahimeh Moradi-Afrapoli, Maryam Malmir, Shohreh Tavajohi, Hassan Akbari, Soodabeh Saeidnia

“…Among the isolated chalcone and flavanones, compound 8 was effective against Artemia salina larva (LC50= 2 μg/mL) and only the compound 9 demonstrated IC50 value of 98.7 μg/mL on the T47D (human, breast, ductal carcinoma). Other compounds did not show significant inhibition of the cell growth.…”
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Food Pathways of <i>Salmonella</i> and Its Ability to Cause Gastroenteritis in North Africa by Mohamed-Yousif Ibrahim Mohamed, Hazim O. Khalifa, Ihab Habib

“…Infections caused by human pathogenic bacteria in food sources pose significant and widespread concerns, leading to substantial economic losses and adverse impacts on public health. …”
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The Coronavirus Health Crisis, Social Media, and Online Health Information Seeking Behaviour of Older Adults in Nigeria by Bibian Ugoala, Silas Udenze

“…Besides, consumers of online health information should be thorough and active users of socialmedia; they should use their human senses to discern between false and true health information. …”
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Maladaptive Plasticity for Motor Recovery after Stroke: Mechanisms and Approaches by Naoyuki Takeuchi, Shin-Ichi Izumi

“…Many studies in human and animal models have shown that neural plasticity compensates for the loss of motor function after stroke. …”
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An Agent-Based Model of Leader Emergence and Leadership Perception within a Collective by Shun Cao, Neil G. MacLaren, Yiding Cao, Yingjun Dong, Hiroki Sayama, Francis J. Yammarino, Shelley D. Dionne, Michael D. Mumford, Shane Connelly, Robert Martin, Colleen J. Standish, Tanner R. Newbold, Samantha England, Gregory A. Ruark

“…Here, we explore leadership emergence and leadership perception by means of computational simulations whose assumptions and parameters were informed by empirical research and human-subject experiments. Our agent-based model describes the process of group planning. …”
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Determining the Effect of Calculus, Hypocalcification, and Stain on Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Polarized Raman Spectroscopy for Detecting White Spot Lesions by Amanda Huminicki, Cecilia Dong, Blaine Cleghorn, Michael Sowa, Mark Hewko, Lin-P'ing Choo-Smith

“…OCT and PRS were used to investigate extracted human teeth clinically examined for sound enamel, white spot lesion (WSL), calculus, hypocalcification, and stain to determine whether these factors would confound WSL detection with these optical methods. …”
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Cardioprotective effects of hUCMSCs-Exosi-EGR1 MN patch in MI/RI by modulating oxidative stress and mitophagy by Chen Huang, Xun Zhang, Shi-Xiong Wu, Qing Chang, Zhi-Kun Zheng, Jing Xu

“…In an effort to address the detrimental effects of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI), this study introduces a novel therapeutic strategy that involves a microneedle (MN) patch loaded with exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) and carrying small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting early growth response-1 (EGR1). …”
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GENDER AND SOCIAL FACTORS AS PREDICTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN VETERANS OF THE ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION* by O.D. Havlovsky, I.A. Holovanova

“…Over the past seven years, an armed conflict has taken place in the eastern part of Ukraine, leading to significant human losses and involving an increased emotional and physical strain on participants (both military and civilian), post-traumatic stress, which has a devastating effect on the mental and somatic sphere of the individual, changes its spiritual values. …”
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Optimisation and In Vivo Evaluation of Pectin Based Drug Delivery System Containing Curcumin for Colon by Kishor Butte, Munira Momin, Hemant Deshmukh

“…The in vivo studies by roentgenography method using human volunteers supported these observations. Hence, it can be concluded that the combination of pectin and Eudrgit S100 makes the system biodegradable and pH dependent for targeting the drug to the colon.…”
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MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM MODERN DI PONDOK PESANTREN AL MA’HAD AL ISLAMY ERA SOCIETY 5.0 by Miftah Miftah, Toto Suharto

“…The main focus of research includes curriculum updates, digital infrastructure development, increasing human resource competencies, as well as collaboration with industry and other educational institutions. …”
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A Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor Presenting as a Mixed Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis by Gabriel Cojuc-Konigsberg, Isabel Natera-Comte, Blanca E. López Graciano, Luis Gerardo Mosqueda López, José Alonso Ávila-Rojo, Braulio Martínez, Juan C. Ramírez-Sandoval

“…Concomitantly, a stage IIIC (TxNxM1bS1) germ tumor with marked elevation of serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (2764 mUI/mL) was diagnosed. …”
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Pediatric Nasal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma by Jordan M. Virbalas, John P. Bent, Sanjay R. Parikh

“…Since it was first described in the nineteenth century, this entity has been variously known as “human botryomycosis” and “pyogenic granuloma.” The shifting nomenclature reflects an evolving understanding of the underlying pathogenesis. …”
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Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase and the Neuroprotective Function of Conjugated ZnO-Osthol Nanoparticles in Alzheimer’s Disease by Nahed S. Alharthi, Fahad M. Aldakheel, Abdulkarim S. Binshaya

“…In the current study, by inducing APP vector in human BE (2)-M17 cells, we established a cellular model of AD and investigated the protective effect of osthol (7-methoxy-8-3-methyl-2-butenyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one)-zinc oxide nanoparticles. …”
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Leading the way – presence of brown bear Ursus arctos, lynx Lynx lynx and grey wolf Canis lupus underlines the integrity and corridor function of the upper Neretva Valley in Bosnia... by Manuela Habe

“…Consequently, further systematic monitoring is recommended to assess the possible impact of human driven environmental changes. …”
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