Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Services Are Critical for Contributions to Sustainable Development Goals by Xue Miao, Zihao Guo, Congbin Leng, Jinliang Hou, Qingping Cheng, Hede Gong

“…The ecosystem services (ESs) and landscape patterns (LPs) in a region have a marked impact on human production and life and even play an important role in the achievement of regional Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Personal glucose meter-based portable method for creatine kinase assay by Jinhwan Lee, Yejin Oh, Hyoyong Kim, Sangmo Lee, Hyun Gyu Park

“…We also verified that the developed strategy can reliably detect CK activity in heterogeneous human blood, ensuring its robust utility in various clinical applications. …”
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Multivariate analysis of long-term climate data in connection with yield, earliness and the problem of global warming by V. M. Efimov, D. V. Rechkin, N. P. Goncharov

“…Also, we should ground farming optimization not on available empirical data encompassing limited time intervals (month, year) or human personal evaluations but on the integral analysis of long-term information bodies using artificial intelligence. …”
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Assessment of different enrichment methods revealed the optimal approach to identify bovine circRnas by Yixin Wang, Jian Wang, Robert J. Gruninger, Tim A. McAllister, Mingzhou Li, Le Luo Guan

“…Besides, 507 of 4,051 identified bovine highly confident circRNAs had shared splicing sites with human circRNAs. The findings from this work provide optimized methods to identify bovine circRNAs from cattle tissues for downstream research of their biological roles in cattle.…”
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Comparison of Intranasal Outer Membrane Vesicles with Cholera Toxin and Injected MF59C.1 as Adjuvants for Malaria Transmission Blocking Antigens AnAPN1 and Pfs48/45 by Michael Pritsch, Najib Ben-Khaled, Michael Chaloupka, Sebastian Kobold, Nicole Berens-Riha, Annabell Peter, Gabriele Liegl, Sören Schubert, Michael Hoelscher, Thomas Löscher, Andreas Wieser

“…There is no licensed mucosal adjuvant on the market to adequately boost the immune response to purified antigens for intranasal applications in humans. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMV) are attractive candidates potentially combining antigenic and adjuvant properties in one substance. …”
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“REDISCOVERY” OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE FUTURE: PERSPECTIVES OF RUSSIA’S SECURITY UP TO 2050 by S. A. Kravchenko, A. I. Podberezkin

“…The article deals with the dynamics of knowledge about the future, factors that determine the need for its »rediscovery« today, among which: the transition of mankind to the dominance of non-linear development; the destruction by globalization of the natural boundaries of civilizational formations, which led to direct interaction of local human civilizations and new conflicts between them; the formation of a unified socio-techno-natural reality; the emergence of complex systems potentially predisposed to the production of catastrophes disasters. …”
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Negative effects of humor in marketing communications by Baltezarević Ivana, Baltezarević Radoslav

“…Humor is an essential component of human psyche. Smart businesses recognize the value of incorporating humor into their marketing communications. …”
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The Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin mycolactone causes destructive Sec61-dependent loss of the endothelial glycocalyx and vessel basement membrane to drive skin necrosis by Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh, Belinda S Hall, Jane Newcombe, Tom A Mendum, Sonia Santana Varela, Yagnesh Umrania, Michael J Deery, Wei Q Shi, Josué Diaz-Delgado, Francisco J Salguero, Rachel E Simmonds

“…We have now dissected mycolactone’s effects on human primary vascular endothelial cells in vitro. …”
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Leveraging computational approaches in identifying novel HER-2 + breast cancer potential therapeutics: integrating virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation by Olawale Quadri Bolaji, Temitope Isaac Adelusi, Taiwo Ooreoluwa Ojo, Ibrahim Damilare Boyenle, Abdul-Quddus Kehinde Oyedele, Taiwo Temitope Ogunjobi, Adegboye Oyewole Oyaronbi, Sukurat Oluwatoyin Ayoola, Abdeen Tunde Ogunlana

“…Abstract Background Breast cancer, particularly the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive subtype, presents a significant global health challenge due to its high prevalence and mortality rates. …”
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Flash floods on the northern coast of the Black Sea: Formation and characteristics by Ludmila Kuksina, Pelagiya Belyakova, Valentin Golosov, Ekaterina Zhdanova, Maxim Ivanov, Anatoly Tsyplenkov, Artem Gurinov

“…The main reason for significant social and economic damage is uncontrolled human activity in flooded areas on the northern Black Sea Coast.…”
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Insight into the codon usage patterns and adaptation of Tembusu Virus by Fucheng Guo, Huiming Tan, Jinjin Yang, Rumin Jia, Ruichen Wang, Lie Wu, Fengzhi Pan, Kai Kang, Weitian Xie, Youquan Li, Kewei Fan

“…Furthermore, TMUV exhibits markedly higher adaptation to the CUPs of poultry hosts (duck, goose, and chicken) compared to potential host humans or vector mosquito. Thus, species-specific adaptability to the host environment may be a reason account for the distinct infectivity and clinic outcome of TMUV acted on hosts. …”
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Artificial Neural Networks as Digital Twins for Whispering Gallery Mode Optical Sensors in Robotics Applications by Amir R. Ali, Mohamed W. A. Ramadan

“…So, this paper can be very beneficial not only to the sensing technologies that are used in robotics, which are subjected to the dynamic environments, but also to the industrial automation and human-machine interface.…”
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Fluoroquinolone-specific resistance trajectories in E. coli and their dependence on the SOS-response by Lisa Teichmann, Sam Luitwieler, Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Benno ter Kuile

“…Abstract Background Fluoroquinolones are indispensable antibiotics used in treating bacterial infections in both human and veterinary medicine. However, resistance to these drugs presents a growing challenge. …”
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How Trichoderma Enhances Plant Defense Enzymes in Food Crops: Current Insights and Future Perspectives in Asia by Hasan Albana, Nurbailis Nurbailis, Darnetty Darnetty

“… Food crops are plants grown for consumption by humans and animals. These crops face threats from both abiotic and biotic factors. …”
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Explaining and Prioritizing Supplier Evaluation Indicators with a Meta-Synthesis Approach by Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi, Mehdi Papahn Shoushtari, Rasoul Bahalou Houreh, Hamid Reza Rezaei

“…By analyzing them, supplier evaluation indicators were classified into 5 dimensions, 19 sub-dimensions, and 112 components, and their effect coefficient was determined using the Shannon entropy method.Findings: The results showed that price, quality, on-time delivery, revenue, organizational structure, human resource management, energy management, environmental management, customer orientation, and green management indices are the most effective indicators in evaluating suppliers.Originality/Value: Supplier selection and evaluation are imperative in creating an effective supply chain. …”
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Descriptive Investigation of Strongyloidiasis Infection and Characterization of Strongyloides stercoralis Using Morphological and Molecular-Based Methods by Nayana Gunathilaka, Nilmini Chandrasena, Tharaka Wijerathna, Yoshito Fuji, Deepa Gunasekara, Ruwan Prasanna Gunatilaka, Ranjan Premaratna

“…Strongyloidiasis is caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis which has the unique ability to reproduce and complete its entire life cycle within the human host through its autoinfection cycle. Diagnosis of this infection is important because of its potential to cause fatal hyperinfection syndrome or disseminated infections in those with defective cellular immunity. …”
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Microbial succinate promotes the response to metformin by upregulating secretory immunoglobulin a in intestinal immunity by Ying Zhang, Aiting Wang, Wei Zhao, Jia’an Qin, Yu Zhang, Bing Liu, Chengcheng Yao, Jianglan Long, Mingxia Yuan, Dan Yan

“…In this study, we successfully constructed a humanized mouse model by fecal transplantation of the gut microbiota from clinical metformin-treated – responders and non-responders, and reproduced the difference in clinical phenotypes of responsiveness to metformin. …”
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Clinical Significance of ErbB Receptor Family in Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Hong-Lin Cheng, Tzong-Shin Tzai, Nan-Haw Chow

“…The prognostic importance of examining ErbB receptor family expression in human bladder cancer remains uncertain. Using published evidence, we examined the clinical value and the updated results of clinical trials targeting ErbB receptor family members. …”
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Lower vicine content reduces the reproductive yield performance in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) by Sadhan Debnath, Mayank Rai, Wricha Tyagi, Sujan Majumder, Ng. Tombisana Meetei

“…However, vicine-convicine remain as potential threats for “favism” in human beings. In this study, 189 diverse faba bean accessions have been evaluated for yield component traits and vicine content in seeds followed by a correlation study. …”
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The in vitro anticancer effects of FS48 from salivary glands of Xenopsylla cheopis on NCI-H460 cells via its blockage of voltage-gated K+ channels by Xiong Weichen, Fan Huizhen, Zeng Qingye, Deng Zhenhui, Li Guanhui, Lu Wancheng, Zhang Bei, Lai Shian, Chen Xin, Xu Xueqing

“…The present study aims to reveal the effects of FS48 on the Kv channels and the NCI-H460 human lung cancer cells through patch clamp, MTT, wound healing, transwell, gelatinase zymography, qRT-PCR and WB assays. …”
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