Developing a GIS Model for Identifying Bear Corridors with Open-Source Data: The Romanian Context by Sanda Roșca, Alexandru Chira, Iuliu Vescan, Ștefan Bilașco, Ioan Fodorean, András-István Barta, Vasile Ceuca, Paul Sestraș

“…The fragmentation of the bears’ habitat is the main cause of conflict occurrences between bears and the human population, which have occurred increasingly often in recent years. …”
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Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care by Elizabeth Broadbent, Craig Sutherland, Ngaire Kerse, Mikaela Law, Ho Seok Ahn, Bruce A MacDonald, Kathy Peri, Deborah L Johanson, Dina-Sara Vajsakovic

“…In study 2, participants were 10 experts in aged care.Results The themes that emerged included aspects of the robot’s interactions, potential benefits, the appearance, actions and humanness of the robot, ways to improve its functionality and technical issues. …”
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Footprint of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Study of Immune Landscape and Other Factors Shielding Mortality by Noura Al-Dayan, Divya Venugopal, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran

“…The genetic architecture of the immune response genes in the Indian population, BCG vaccination, the predominantly young age group of people, and their traditional food habits might contribute to the lower rate of mortality. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) play a vital role in triggering T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells can immediately react to eliminate infected cells. …”
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Health benefits of algae and marine-derived bioactive metabolites for modulating ulcerative colitis symptoms by Najmeh Oliyaei, Saghar Zekri, Aida Iraji, Alireza Oliyaei, Romina Tanideh, Nadiar M. Mussin, Amin Tamadon, Nader Tanideh

“…Recent investigations in functional foods have demonstrated that diet and fortified foods play major therapeutic effects in human health, thus, the natural remedies have become an attractive approach. …”
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Reprogramming the tumor immune microenvironment using engineered dual-drug loaded Salmonella by Dinh-Huy Nguyen, Sung-Hwan You, Hien Thi-Thu Ngo, Khuynh Van Nguyen, Khang Vuong Tran, Tan-Huy Chu, So-young Kim, Sang-Jun Ha, Yeongjin Hong, Jung-Joon Min

“…Localized secretion of FlaB promotes phenotypic and functional remodeling of intratumoral macrophages that markedly inhibits tumor metastasis in mice bearing tumors of mouse and human origin. Both primary and metastatic tumors from bacteria-treated female mice are characterized by massive infiltration of anti-tumorigenic innate immune cells and activated tumor-specific effector/memory T cells; however, the percentage of immunosuppressive cells is low. …”
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Biological and Health-Promoting Potential of Fruits from Three Cold-Hardy Actinidia Species by Piotr Latocha, Ana Margarida Silva, Manuela M. Moreira, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues

“…Fruits are essential components of the human diet, valued for their diverse bioactive compounds with potential health-promoting properties. …”
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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is spreading at a very fast pace. …”
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Ecological wisdom in the legend of Otak Aiq Tojang: An ecocritical analysis by Hubbi Saufan Hilmi, Andayani Andayani, Nugraheni Eko Wardani

“…The analysis reveals that the legend has profound significance in Sasak’s life, symbolizing a harmonious balance between humans and nature. The connection between ecological policy and sustainability is underscored by the legend of Dewi Anjani, a purported mythological being, and Betere Indra Guru Sakti’s arrival and subsequent discovery of the spring. …”
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Late-Onset Glaucoma-Filtrating Bleb Leak in a Penetrating Keratoplasty Patient: A Case Report by Zuleyha Yalniz-Akkaya, Ayse Burcu, Firdevs Ornek

“…The atrophic, irregular, and partially absent scleral flap was covered by a processed human pericardium graft and conjunctival advancement. …”
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Understanding the Spatial Heterogeneity Impact of Determinants on Ridership of Urban Rail Transit Across Different Passenger Groups by Qian Qian, Yang Liu, Min He, Mingwei He, Huimin Qian, Zhuangbin Shi

“…Despite the recognition that the diversity in human activity patterns results in different travel demands, few studies have thoroughly investigated the heterogeneity among passengers and its impact on URT ridership. …”
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The Diverse Binding Modes Explain the Nanomolar Levels of Inhibitory Activities Against 1-Deoxy-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomeras... by Sana Takada, Mona A. Abdullaziz, Stefan Höfmann, Talea Knak, Shin-ichiro Ozawa, Yasumitsu Sakamoto, Thomas Kurz, Nobutada Tanaka

“…It is established that reverse hydroxamate analogs of fosmidomycin inhibit the growth of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> by inhibiting 1-deoxy-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR), the second enzyme of the non-mevalonate pathway, which is absent in humans. Recent biochemical studies have demonstrated that novel reverse fosmidomycin analogs with phenylalkyl substituents at the hydroxamate nitrogen exhibit inhibitory activities against <i>Pf</i>DXR at the nanomolar level. …”
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Profile and Geospatial Analysis of Dog Bite Cases Attending the Antirabies Vaccine Outpatient Department at the Tertiary Level Hospital of Mumbai by Dinesh Asokan, Anjali Mall, Lalit Sankhe, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Geeta Pardeshi

“…Adopting the One Health approach, which considers the interconnection of human, animal, and environmental health, is vital for developing effective interventions. …”
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Effect of Collagen/Ibuprofen Hydrogel in Wound Healing: An In Vivo Study by Kamyar Abbasi, Reza Eftekhar Ashtiani, Mitra Abdolahi, Maryam Hosseini, Reza Sayyad Soufdoost, Mostafa Alam, Sadaf Fani-Hanifeh

“…The study aimed to examine human placental collagen/ibuprofen’s effect on wound healing in an animal model. …”
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Highly Sensitive Immunosensing of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Based on Gold Nanoparticles Dotted PB@PANI Core-Shell Nanocubes as a Signal Probe by Dexiang Feng, Lingzhi Chen, Ke Zhang, Shuangshuang Zhu, Meichen Ying, Peng Jiang, Menglan Fu, Yan Wei, Lihua Li

“…Moreover, it displayed a satisfactory result when the core-shell structure nanoprobe-based immunosensor was applied to determine CEA in real human serum samples.…”
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Improvements of Decision Support Systems for Public Administrations via a Mechanism of Co-creation of Value by Tindara Abbate, Clara Bassano, Giuseppe D’Aniello, Sergio Miranda, Mirko Perano, Paolo Piciocchi, Luigi Rarità

“…This paper focuses on a possible improvement of knowledge-based decision support systems for human resource management within Public Administrations, using a co-creation of value’s mechanism, according to the Service-Dominant Logic (SDL) paradigm. …”
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Silicon and Phosphorus Co-doping of Aluminium Nitride Nanotube (SiP-AlNNT) as Sensors for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fuel Pollutants: A Computational Approach by Musa Runde, Uzairu Muhammad Sada, Friday Odey Izachi, Odey S. Eburu, Anthony M.S. Pembere

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have become one of the major pollutants of the environment today due to consistent industrial activities, which have imposed great effects on human health. PAHs are mostly present in high concentrations in soils which are associated with industrial activities and are of concern due to their carcinogenic and toxic effects. …”
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Poly-L-Arginine Induces Apoptosis of NCI-H292 Cells via ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway by Ya-Ni Wang, Ling-Ling Zhang, Xiao-Yun Fan, Sha-Sha Wu, Sheng-Quan Zhang

“…The purpose of this study aimed at exploring whether PLA could induce apoptosis of human airway epithelial cells (NCI-H292) and the underlying mechanism. …”
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Evaluation of Antitumer activity of Ammi Majus seeds extract on Some cancer cell line by Shahd Amer Ismael, Izdehar Mohammed Jasim, Saba Adnan Abbas

“…The current study aimed to detect the effect of Ammi majus seeds extracts ( aqueous and ethanolic extracts) in treating somecancerous lines (HepG2 and Hela )  human cancer cell lines.The current study was perfomedin Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research (ICCMGR) in Baghdad from December to March (2023). …”
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Multidisciplinary approach to functional somatic syndromes: study protocol for a population-based prospective cohort study by Hamidreza Roohafza, Harold Snieder, Fatemeh Hadizadeh, Peyman Adibi, Alireza Ani, Ahmad Vaez

“…Questionnaire-based diagnosis of FSSs are validated in a medical interview. Human DNA genotyping, microbial amplicon sequencing and urine analysis is under progress for genomics, microbiota and metabolomics profiling, respectively. …”
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Therapeutic effect of low-dose BMSCs-Loaded 3D microscaffold on early osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Minzheng Guo, Baochuang Qi, Zijie Pei, Haonan Ni, Junxiao Ren, Huan Luo, Hongxin Shi, Chen Meng, Yang Yu, Zhifang Tang, Yongqing Xu, Qingyun Xue, Chuan Li

“…To understand the mechanism of efficacy, we established a co-culture model of human osteoblasts and BMSCs, followed by cell proliferation and activity detection, flow cytometry analysis, Quantitative RT-PCR, and Western blotting. …”
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