Spatiotemporal characteristics of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups and biological assessment of water quality in the Hulan River Basin by Peilun Li, Shuhan Xiong, Jiacheng Liu, Xiangsheng Meng, Anqi Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yanshen Zhang, Jilong Wang

“…This study demonstrates that macroinvertebrate FFGs are highly sensitive to human activities and agricultural pollution in the midstream and downstream areas of the Hulan River Basin. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella strains isolated from both No-Antibiotics-Ever (NAE) and conventional broiler complexes by Yagya Adhikari, Dianna V. Bourassa, Sabin Poudel, Matthew A. Bailey, Richard J. Buhr, Kenneth S. Macklin

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global public health concern that could endanger the efficacy of antibiotics used for the treatment of diseases in humans, animals, and plants. The objective of this study was to characterize the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pattern of Salmonella strains isolated from different stages of both No-Antibiotics-Ever (NAE) and conventional integrated broiler complexes. …”
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Multi-omics unveils strain-specific neuroactive metabolite production linked to inflammation modulation by Bacteroides and their extracellular vesicles by Basit Yousuf, Walid Mottawea, Galal Ali Esmail, Nazila Nazemof, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Emmanuel Njoku, Yingxi Li, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…Bacteroides species are key members of the human gut microbiome and play crucial roles in gut ecology, metabolism, and host-microbe interactions. …”
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Preoperative prediction of multiple biological characteristics in colorectal cancer using MRI and machine learning by Qiao-yi Huang, Hui-da Zheng, Bin Xiong, Qi-ming Huang, Kai Ye, Shu Lin, Jian-hua Xu

“…Immunohistochemistry analysis was performed to detect the expression levels of p53, synaptophysin (Syn), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), perineural invasion (PNI), and vascular invasion (VI) expression levels in CRC tissues. …”
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C1q/TNF-Related Protein5 (CTRP5) as a Biomarker to Predict Metabolic Syndrome and Each of Its Components by Feiyu Jiang, Min Yang, Xili Zhao, Rui Liu, Gangyi Yang, Dongfang Liu, Hua Liu, Hongting Zheng, Zhiming Zhu, Ling Li

“…Circulating CTRP5 is relative to the elevated risk of MetS in humans and may be in part through the effect of insulin resistance. …”
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The potential of the amaranth collection maintained at VIR in the context of global plant breeding and utilization trends by D. V. Sokolova, A. E. Solovieva, A. M. Zaretsky, T. V. Shelenga

“…The gene pool of amaranth preserved at VIR can provide unlimited opportunities for breeding and meet the needs of the country’s population, enriching the human diet with ingredients produced from such a health-friendly and useful crop.…”
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Oral delivery of bovine tuberculosis vaccine to free-ranging white-tailed deer by Kurt VerCauteren, Abigail Feuka, Michael Lavelle, Michael Glow, Keely Kohen, Patrick Ryan, Tony Aderman, Anthony Duffiney, Mitchell Palmer, Paola M. Boggiatto, Carly Kanipe, Hayden Hamby, Emily Ruell, Melinda Cosgrove, Michael Vanderklok, Nathan Snow, Kim M. Pepin, Henry Campa

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a widely used human vaccine for tuberculosis that has also been well studied in domestic livestock and wildlife. …”
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Road Transport and Urban Mobility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factor for Air Pollution Modeling in Burkina Faso by Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou, Tiga Neya, Bernard Nana, Kehinde Ogunjobi, Tizane Daho, Y․ Woro Gounkaou, Faith Mawia Muema, Dejene W. Sintayehu

“…Urban growth increases transport and mobility demands to meet human needs. Few studies exist on greenhouse gas emission factors in developing countries. …”
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Liquid crystal template-assisted electrodeposition of nanoporous nickel microspheres: A sensitive electrochemical sensing platform for electrocatalytic oxidation and quantitative d... by R. Dehdari Vais, M. Negahdary, S.R. Rasouli Nasrabadi, A. Rahi, S.A. Dastgheib, H. Heli

“…Taking all these features together, the developed determination method can be satisfactorily exploited as a simple and quick tool for direct analysis of LC in pharmaceutical oral solutions and human serum samples.…”
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Assembly of soil multitrophic community regulates multifunctionality via multifaceted biotic factors in subtropical ecosystems by Chao Chang, En Hu, Xiaofeng Tang, Sisi Ye, Dan Zhao, Zhi Qu, Ming Li

“…Soil biodiversity underpins multiple ecosystem functions and services essential for human well-being. Understanding the determinants of biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships (BEFr) is critical for the conservation and management of soil ecosystems. …”
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Contribution of Short-Time Occlusion of the Amblyopic Eye to a Passive Dichoptic Video Treatment for Amblyopia beyond the Critical Period by Lauren Sauvan, Natacha Stolowy, Danièle Denis, Frédéric Matonti, Frédéric Chavane, Robert F. Hess, Alexandre Reynaud

“…Our training procedure combines modern video technologies and recent fundamental findings in human plasticity: (i) long-term plasticity induced by dichoptic movie viewing and (ii) short-term adaptation induced by temporary monocular occlusion. …”
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Ruxolitinib synergizes with regulatory T cells to improve inflammation but has no added benefits in decreasing albuminuria in SLE by Mi-Ae Lyu, Ximing Tang, Maria Gabriela Raso, Meixian Huang, Ke Zeng, Tara Sadeghi, Christopher R. Flowers, Simrit Parmar

“…The addition of ruxolitinib increases UCB-Treg cell persistence in peripheral blood in vivo and decreases the soluble form of human inflammatory cytokines including IFN-γ, TNF-α, and sCD40L in plasma along with improvement of skin lesions in SLE xenografts. …”
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Predictive factors for axillary pathological complete response to neoadjuvant therapy in elderly breast cancer patients by Yuying Wang, Rui Wang, Di Lu, Yaling Zeng, Xihui Tu, Shiwei Liu, Purong Zhang

“…The univariate analysis results showed that the initial clinical lymph nodes negative(cN0) stage, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2(HER2) positivity and breast pathological complete response(bpCR) were significantly correlated with high apCR rates(all P < 0.05). …”
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Astrocyte-Derived Interleukin 11 Modulates Astrocyte–Microglia Crosstalk via Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy by Dandan Zhu, Peng Wang, Xiyue Chen, Kaituo Wang, Yunsong Wu, Min Zhang, Jianhua Qin

“…In this study, we aim to investigate the molecular basis of the astrocyte–microglia crosstalk underlying SAE pathogenesis and also to explore the new therapeutic strategies targeting this crosstalk in this devastating disease. We established a human astrocyte/microglia coculture system on a microfluidic device, which allows real-time and high-resolution recording of glial responses to inflammatory stimuli. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity of RuCp(II) Complexes Bearing (Iso)nicotinic Acid Based Ligands by Bárbara Marques, Diogo M. Engrácia, João Franco Machado, Jaime A. S. Coelho, Filipa Mendes, Tânia S. Morais

“…The cytotoxicity of the complexes was evaluated in vitro in several human cancer cell lines, namely melanoma (A375), alveolar adenocarcinoma (A549), epidermoid carcinoma (A431), and breast cancer (MDA-MB 231). …”
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Dynamics and regulatory roles of RNA m6A methylation in unbalanced genomes by Shuai Zhang, Ruixue Wang, Kun Luo, Shipeng Gu, Xinyu Liu, Junhan Wang, Ludan Zhang, Lin Sun

“…Aberrant expression of m6A components appears in a variety of human diseases. RNA m6A modification in Drosophila has proven to be involved in sex determination regulated by Sxl and may affect X chromosome expression through the MSL complex. …”
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Characterization and Removal of Condensable Particulate Matter in Flue Gas Studied with Cold Electrode Electrostatic Precipitator by Wenting Liu, Bowen Zhao, Xin Wang, Jianyi Lu

“…This was further evidence of the environmental and human hazards of CPM. The removal of CPM is highly efficient with multi-field synergistic CE-ESP that combines temperature, electric, and concentration fields. …”
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Computer analysis of co-localization of transcription factor binding sites in genome by ChIP-seq data by A. I. Dergilev, A. M. Spitsina, I. V. Chadaeva, A. V. Svichkarev, F. M. Naumenko, E. V. Kulakova, E. R. Galieva, E. E. Vityaev, M. Chen, Y. L. Orlov

“…The computer program of the statistical data processing of gene location and chromatin domains that analyzes experimental data of site localization obtained by ChIP-seq in the mouse genome and the human genome has been developed. The presence of preferences at position of transcription factor binding sites of various types has been revealed, the distances between the nearest groups of TF binding sites Oct4, Nanog, Sox2 and TF binding sites n-Myc and c-Myc have been calculated using this program. …”
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AcfA Regulates the Virulence and Cell Envelope Stress Response of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> by Huan Liu, Huayu Lei, Juanjuan Cao, Zhaobang Xie, Yile Shi, Yanni Zhao

“…<i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> is a ubiquitous inhabitant of estuarine and marine environments that causes vibriosis in aquatic animals and food poisoning in humans. Accessory colonizing factor (ACF) is employed by <i>Vibrio</i> to assist in the colonization and invasion of host cells leading to subsequent illnesses. …”
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Sources of PM2.5 Oxidative Potential during Haze and Non-haze Seasons in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Pitakchon Ponsawansong, Tippawan Prapamontol, Kittipan Rerkasem, Somporn Chantara, Kraichat Tantrakarnapa, Sawaeng Kawichai, Guoxing Li, Cao Fang, Xiaochuan Pan, Yanlin Zhang

“…These results suggest that during haze episodes, higher levels of PM2.5 and its chemical compositions play a crucial role on OP, particularly DTTv activity, which may induce oxidative stress in human body.…”
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