Potential Use of Euphorbia hirta for Dengue: A Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence by Sashini D. Perera, Uthpala A. Jayawardena, Chanika D. Jayasinghe

“…Eight full papers were entitled to the review; out of those, two studies focused on ethnobotanical surveys, three on animal experiments, one on human trial, and two on in vitro antiviral activities, and one was computational study. …”
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Grasp Area Detection for 3D Object using Enhanced Dynamic Graph Convolutional Neural Network by Haniye Merrikhi, Hossein Ebrahimnezhad

“…Robots have become integral to modern society, taking over both complex and routine human tasks. Recent advancements in depth camera technology have propelled computer vision-based robotics into a prominent field of research. …”
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Current Molecular Targeted Therapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Mechanism, Clinical Trials, and Practical Application by Kaichun Li, Jin Li

“…Trastuzumab, an antibody targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), can significantly improve survival in advanced gastric cancer patients with HER2 overexpression. …”
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Effects of Bone Young’s Modulus on Finite Element Analysis in the Lateral Ankle Biomechanics by W. X. Niu, L. J. Wang, T. N. Feng, C. H. Jiang, Y. B. Fan, M. Zhang

“…A precise 3-dimensional finite element model was constructed based on an in-vitro specimen of human foot and ankle. Young’s moduli were assigned as four levels of 7.3, 14.6, 21.9 and 29.2 GPa respectively. …”
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Role of the IL-6 Gene in the Etiopathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis by Svetla Nikolova, Milka Dikova, Dobrin Dikov, Assen Djerov, Gyulnas Dzhebir, Ventseslav Atanasov, Alexey Savov, Ivo Kremensky

“…Scoliotic human nuclei pulposi can respond to exogenous proinflammatory stimuli by secreting increased amounts of interleukin-6 (IL-6). …”
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Desmosomal Molecules In and Out of Adhering Junctions: Normal and Diseased States of Epidermal, Cardiac and Mesenchymally Derived Cells by Sebastian Pieperhoff, Mareike Barth, Steffen Rickelt, Werner W. Franke

“…Of these special cell-cell junctions containing desmosomal glycoproteins or proteins we review the composite junctions (areae compositae) connecting the cardiomyocytes of mature mammalian hearts and their importance in relation to human arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies. We also emphasize the various plakophilin-2-positive plaques in AJs (coniunctiones adhaerentes) connecting proliferatively active mesenchymally-derived cells, including interstitial cells of the heart and several soft tissue tumor cell types. …”
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The zinc finger protein560(ZNF560) functions as a novel oncogenic gene in osteosarcoma by Xiong Dong, Guanhua Xu, Hongxiang Hong, Jinlong Zhang, Zhiming Cui, ZiLiang Yu

“…Moreover, ZNF560 was found to be essential for migration of human osteosarcoma HOS and MG63 cells. Conclusion: Collectively, these findings suggest that ZNF560 has the potential to serve as a predictive biomarker for osteosarcoma.…”
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Research progress in integrated groundwater-surface water models by Shuyan PENG, Zheng LU, Tingting WU, Xiaofan YANG

“…The integrated models are widely used to study the changes in groundwater-surface water patterns under the influences of climate change and human activities, and to research water resources management and optimization. …”
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Involvement of Different CD4+ T Cell Subsets Producing Granzyme B in the Immune Response to Leishmania major Antigens by Ikbel Naouar, Thouraya Boussoffara, Melika Ben Ahmed, Nabil Belhaj Hmida, Adel Gharbi, Sami Gritli, Afif Ben Salah, Hechmi Louzir

“…Collectively, our data indicate that LmES are immunogenic in humans and emphasize the involvement of CD4+ T cells including activated and regulatory T cells in the immune response against parasite antigens.…”
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Occurrence and Removal Characteristics of Phthalate Esters from Typical Water Sources in Northeast China by Yu Liu, Zhonglin Chen, Jimin Shen

“…As drinking water is a major source for human exposure to PAEs, the fate of target PAEs in the two waterworks (Mopanshan Waterworks and Seven Waterworks) was also analyzed. …”
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Knowledge, Theory and Practice in Knowledge Management: Betweeen Associative Pattering and Context-Rich Action by Alex Bennet, David Bennet

“…We then provide baseline definitions and briefly explore the process of knowledge creation within the human mind/brain. After a brief (and vastly incomplete) introduction to KM literature at the turn of the Century, the frameworks of Sampler Call participants are introduced, and two early frameworks that achieved almost cult status—the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) continuum and the SECI (socialization, externalization, combination and internalization) model—are explored through the eyes of Sampler Call participants. …”
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An Innovative School Design Based on a Biophilic Approach Using the Appreciative Inquiry Model: Case Study Scandinavia by Amjad Almusaed, Asaad Almssad, Karim Najar

“…The article will use appreciative inquiry as a method that works with perspective ideas readings doted by high positive human sensitivity. It also represents a powerful tool for the students’ opinions about the teaching spaces and environments. …”
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Atractylenolide I prevents acute liver failure in mouse by regulating M1 macrophage polarization by Hui Zhang, Min Gao, Haiyan Wang, Junfeng Zhang, Lin Wang, Guanjun Dong, Qun Ma, Chunxia Li, Jun Dai, Zhihua Li, Fenglian Yan, Huabao Xiong

“…A murine model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and D-galactosamine (D-GalN)-induced ALF is widely used to investigate the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic drugs for human liver failure. Atractylenolide I (ATR-I) is an active component of the Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome and possesses various pharmacological activities, including anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant properties. …”
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RTEL1 is upregulated in gastric cancer and promotes tumor growth by Chunyu Yang, Suzeng Wang, Ge Gao, Peiwen Xu, Mengyuan Qian, Yuan Yin, Surui Yao, Zhaohui Huang, Zehua Bian

“…However, the precise role of RTEL1 in human cancers, particularly in GC, is not yet fully understood. …”
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Unignorable Emissions and Potential Health Effects of Unregulated Pollutants from Nonroad Engines Using Greener Fuels — A Review by Lulu Duan, Yu-Lun Hsieh, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Muhammad Isyhraff Azhan Bin Mansor, Hyojun Lee, Chien-Er Huang, How-Ran Chao, Mengjie Song, Minseop Song

“…However, these machines also emit unregulated pollutants such as PAHs, VOCs, POPs, and metals, which severely impact human health and the atmosphere. A key strategy to reduce these emissions is using green fuels, including biodiesel, oxygenated fuels, metal additives, hydrogen, and ammonia. …”
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The Role of Inherent Concepts of Design Thinking in Industrial Design Education by Samira Ashari, Hassan Sadeghi Naeini

“… Design, as a human capability to shape society for addressing needs and imbuing life with meaning, is defined through the creation of products via empirical and analytical methods, where design thinking also serves as a methodology for the intellectual activity of generating creative ideas. …”
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Piezo1 promotes vibration-induced vascular smooth muscle injury by regulating the NF-κB/p65 axis by Yingshan Zeng, Zhiquan Wu, Mengtian Xiong, Zhishan Liang, Ziyu Chen, Huimin Huang, Hongyu Yang, Qingsong Chen

“…These results highlight Piezo1 and the NF-κB/p65 pathway as potential therapeutic targets for HAVS and underscore the need for further validation in human samples and exploration of additional signaling mechanisms involved in vibration-induced vascular injury.…”
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High Serum Advanced Glycation End Products Are Associated with Decreased Insulin Secretion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Brief Report by Tsuyoshi Okura, Etsuko Ueta, Risa Nakamura, Yohei Fujioka, Keisuke Sumi, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kyoko Shoji, Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Shoichiro Izawa, Yuri Nomi, Hitomi Mihara, Yuzuru Otsuka, Masahiko Kato, Shin-ichi Taniguchi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto

“…We have developed a highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for measuring AGEs in human serum. Here, we use this method to investigate the relationship between AGEs and insulin secretion and resistance in patients with T2DM. …”
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School space as a "safe space" and "secure space": Educational and architectural challenges by Vasojević Nena, Vučetić Ivana, Ignjatović Suzana, Buturović Željka

“…In order to enable the efficient management of security in general, as well as management in emergency situations, it is necessary to take into consideration the architectural logic of the space, as well as human factors, in designing school buildings. Also, any activity aimed at adopting appropriate spatial regulations and organising the risk response system in a school building, has to take into account specific features of that building. …”
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The Machine Translation (MT) of Proverbs in the ENG-PL Language Pair by Romaniuk-Cholewska Dominika

“…The research is conducted with two hypotheses: first, human translator supervision is essential in the case of non-literal translations such as proverbs; second, the role of the translator is changing, and in its current form, it is more often reduced to an attentive post-editor. …”
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