Assessing cell lines with inducible depletion of cohesin and condensins components through analysis of metaphase chromosome morphology by A. M. Yunusova, A. V. Smirnov, I. E. Pristyazhnuk, T. A. Shnaider, E. K. Maltseva, S. D.  Afonnikova, O. A. Gusev, N.  R. Battulin

“…In this work, we obtained a series of clones of human HAP1 cells carrying the necessary genetic constructs for inducible depletion of RAD21 and SMC2. …”
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Effects of Functional Red Pine Seed Direct-Drinking Oil on Constipation and Intestinal Barrier Function in Mice by Jie Li, Haonan Zheng, Jiahui Liu, Jie Ding, Qingqi Guo, Na Zhang

“…Constipation is a prevalent global health issue that greatly affects human well-being. However, many existing treatments are associated with side effects, necessitating the development of alternative approaches. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted adsorption of methylene blue using shrimp shells as a low-cost adsorbent: Evaluation on the adsorption isotherm, kinetics, and thermodynamics by Erni Misran, Wahyu Pratama, Kanzi Insan Kasyidi Napitupulu, Muhammad Dani Supardan, Dewi Agustina Iryani, Viqry Pramananda

“…However, its presence in wastewater negatively affects the environment, human health, and aquatic life. Adsorption is recognized as an effective and economical method for removing methylene blue from wastewater. …”
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A genomic duplication spanning multiple P450s contributes to insecticide resistance in the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti by Bacot, Tiphaine, Haberkorn, Chloe, Guilliet, Joseph, Cattel, Julien, Kefi, Mary, Nadalin, Louis, Filee, Jonathan, Boyer, Frederic, Gaude, Thierry, Laporte, Frederic, Tutagata, Jordan, Vontas, John, Dusfour, Isabelle, Bonneville, Jean-Marc, David, Jean-Philippe

“…Resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides is one example of rapid adaptation to anthropogenic selection pressures having a strong impact on human health and activities. Target-site modification and increased insecticide detoxification are the two main mechanisms underlying insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. …”
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Iterative delivery of an implementation support package to increase and sustain the routine provision of antenatal care addressing alcohol consumption during pregnancy: study proto... by John Attia, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Melanie Kingsland, Olivia Wynne, Penny Reeves, Alix Hall, John Wiggers, Elizabeth J Elliott, Tameka McFadyen, Tracey W Tsang, Emma Doherty, Belinda Tully, Adrian John Dunlop, Ian Symonds

“…Economic and process evaluation measures will also be reported.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained through the Hunter New England (16/11/16/4.07, 16/10/19/5.15) and University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committees (H-2017-0032, H-2016-0422) and the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (1236/16). …”
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Cardiac Gene Therapy With Phosphodiesterase 2A Limits Remodeling and Arrhythmias in Mouse Models of Heart Failure by Rima Kamel, Aurélia Bourcier, Jean Piero Margaria, Valentin Jin, Audrey Varin, Agnès Hivonnait, Françoise Mercier‐Nomé, Delphine Mika, Alessandra Ghigo, Flavien Charpentier, Vincent Algalarrondo, Emilio Hirsch, Rodolphe Fischmeister, Grégoire Vandecasteele, Jérôme Leroy

“…Background PDE2 (phosphodiesterase 2) is upregulated in human heart failure. Cardiac PDE2‐transgenic mice are protected against contractile dysfunction and arrhythmias in heart failure but whether an acute elevation of PDE2 could be of therapeutic value remains elusive. …”
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Brodalumab: Six-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report by Mark G. Lebwohl, John Y. Koo, April W. Armstrong, Bruce E. Strober, Soo Han Yoon, Nicole N. Rawnsley, Earl L. Goehring, Gina D. Mangin, Abby A. Jacobson

“…Abstract Introduction Brodalumab is a human interleukin-17 receptor A antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy and have failed to respond or have lost response to other systemic therapies. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of Natural Polyphenols and/or Herbal Mix Replacing Sodium Nitrate to Improve the Storage Quality of Pork Sausage by Angeliki-Niki Kaloudi, Agori Karageorgou, Michael Goliomytis, Panagiotis Simitzis

“…However, these compounds can be harmful to human health, due to their carcinogenic potential. …”
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Association between mixed exposure of non-persistent pesticides and liver fibrosis in the general US population: NHANES 2013–2016 by Shuge Shu, Yuan Li, Xiangyu Yu, Xinting Chen, Ummara Abdullah, Yongquan Yu

“…This study indicates that exposure to non-persistent pesticides mixture is associated with increased risk of liver fibrosis in humans, and provide new insight into the hepatotoxic potential of non-persistent pesticides.…”
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Implications of the Improvement in Atmospheric Fine Particles: A Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Taiwan by Chuan-Hsiu Huang, Yi-Ru Ko, Tzu-Chi Lin, Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Yu-Cheng Chen, Yu-Chieh Ting

“…This study investigated the variations in sources, chemical characteristics and human health risks of PM2.5 comprehensively. The PM2.5 mass concentrations decreased from pre-alert to Level 3 alert by 49.4%, and the inorganic ions, i.e., NH4+, NO3− and SO42−, dropped even more by 71%, 90% and 52%, respectively. …”
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Parental conflicts and resource sharing: Evolutionary trade-off by Ruby Dhar, Arun Kumar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…This interaction has molded the strategies and behaviors that affect resource distribution within families, applicable to both humans and other species.…”
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Self-Assembled Peptide Hydrogels PPI45 and PPI47: Novel Drug Candidates for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infection Treatment by Quanlong Wu, Mengyin Deng, Ruoyu Mao, Na Yang, Ya Hao, Manli Cao, Da Teng, Jianhua Wang

“…In vitro safety assessments indicated minimal hemolytic activity on murine red blood cells and low cytotoxicity on human immortalized epidermal cells (HaCaT). In summary, this work lays a valuable cornerstone for the future design and characterization of self-assembling antimicrobial peptides hydrogels to combat <i>S. aureus</i> infection.…”
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Brief exposure to (-) THC affects zebrafish embryonic locomotion with effects that persist into the next generation by Md Ruhul Amin, Lakhan Khara, Joshua Szaszkiewicz, Andrew M. Kim, Trevor J. Hamilton, Declan W. Ali

“…Abstract Cannabis is one of the most widely used drugs, and yet an understanding of its impact on the human brain and body is inconclusive. Medicinal and recreational use of cannabis has increased in the last decade with a concomitant increase in use by pregnant women. …”
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MUNet: a novel framework for accurate brain tumor segmentation combining UNet and mamba networks by Lijuan Yang, Lijuan Yang, Qiumei Dong, Da Lin, Chunfang Tian, Xinliang Lü

“…Brain tumors are one of the major health threats to humans, and their complex pathological features and anatomical structures make accurate segmentation and detection crucial. …”
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WT1 Peptide Cancer Vaccine for Patients with Hematopoietic Malignancies and Solid Cancers by Yoshihiro Oka, Akihiro Tsuboi, Olga A. Elisseeva, Hiroko Nakajima, Fumihiro Fujiki, Manabu Kawakami, Toshiaki Shirakata, Sumiyuki Nishida, Naoki Hosen, Yusuke Oji, Ichiro Kawase, Haruo Sugiyama

“…Wild-type Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is expressed at a high level in hematopoietic malignancies including acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as in various kinds of solid cancers. Human cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), which could specifically lyse WT1-expressing tumor cells with HLA class I restriction, were generated in vitro. …”
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Spatiotemporal Changes in Evapotranspiration and Its Influencing Factors in the Jiziwan Region of the Yellow River from 1982 to 2018 by Wenting Liu, Rong Tang, Ge Zhang, Jiacong Xue, Baolin Xue, Yuntao Wang

“…Moreover, the influence of human activities on total ET and its components is also high. …”
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Gene Mining and Genetic Effect Analysis Reveal Novel Loci, <i>TaZn-2DS</i> Associated with Zinc Content in Wheat Grain by Zhuangzhuang Hong, Zhankui Zeng, Jiaojiao Li, Xuefang Yan, Junqiao Song, Qunxiang Yan, Qiong Li, Yue Zhao, Chang Liu, Xueyan Jing, Chunping Wang

“…Zinc is an essential microelement of enzymes and proteins in wheat grains and humans. A deficiency in zinc content can lead to decreased wheat yield and low zinc content in grains, which in turn leads to insufficient dietary zinc intake. …”
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3,5,6,7,8,3’,4’- Heptamethoxyflavonoid inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition by regulating oxidative stress and autophagy through MEK/ERK/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalin... by Yiting Wang, Zhiheng Ma, Weiwen Peng, Qinglian Yu, Wenjie Liang, Liu Cao, Zhuqiang Wang

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of HMF on TGF-β1-induced EMT in human alveolar Type II epithelial cells (A549) and its underlying mechanism. …”
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Genetic characterization of clinical <I>Klebsiella</I> isolates circulating in Novosibirsk by A. V. Bardasheva, N. V. Fomenko, T. V. Kalymbetova, I. V. Babkin, S. O. Chretien, E. V. Zhirakovskaya, N. V. Tikunova, V. V. Morozova

“…72 clinical strains of Klebsiella spp. isolated from samples obtained from humans in Novosibirsk, Russia, were analyzed. Species identification of strains was performed using 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequences. …”
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Taxonomic composition and biodiversity of the gut microbiome from patients with irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and asthma by A. Y. Tikunov, A. N. Shvalov, V. V. Morozov, I. V. Babkin, G. V. Seledtsova, I. O. Voloshina, I. P. Ivanova, A. V. Bardasheva, V. V. Morozova, V. V. Vlasov, N. V. Tikunova

“…To date, the association of an imbalance of the intestinal microbiota with various human diseases, including both diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and disorders of the immune system, has been shown. …”
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