Mechanical resistance comparison between interlocking micro-nail and tension band for fractures subject to muscular flexion forces by Alois Foltran Müller, Silvio Henrique de Freitas, Renata Gebara Sampaio Dória, Julia Belotto Guaraná, Fábio de Souza Mendonça, Atanásio Serafim Vidane, Lázaro Manoel de Camargo, Rachel Santos Bueno Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Shimano, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio, Bruno Watanabe Minto

“…ABSTRACT: The ulna, humerus, femur, tibia, and calcaneus fractures repair, which are under constant tension due to exerted forces by the muscle groups adhered thereto, play a key role in the clinical-surgical routine, both in veterinary and human medicine. Therefore, the need for repairing orthopedic procedures is clear. …”
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Comparative analysis of combined methylene blue photodynamic therapy and doxorubicin treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line: In vitro study on apoptosis by Shayan Momeni Goujani, Maryam Koopaie, Fateme Hamta Safarian, Neda Hakimiha, Shima Younespour

“…Materials and methods: The human oral epidermal carcinoma cell line (KB cell line, NCBI Code: C152) was cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium. …”
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Effect of Orexin-A on Cortisol Secretion in H295R Cells via p70S6K/4EBP1 Signaling Pathway by Xiaocen Chang, Yuyan Zhao, Lei Guo

“…We reported the first evidence that orexin-A stimulated p70S6K and 4EBP1 in human H295R adrenocortical cells in a concentration and time-dependent manner. 10−6 M orexin-A treatment for 1 hour was the most potent. …”
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Resilience analysis of urban settlements against the flood with emphasis on Social and economic indicators Case study : ( Gorgan city) by shamsi sadat mir asadollahi, sadraldin motavali, gholam reza janbaz ghobadi

“…Natural disasters are a set of harmful events that are natural origin that sometimes human factors are also effective in exacerbating. …”
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Multi-generational exposure of Daphnia magna to pharmaceuticals: Effects on colonization, reproduction, and habitat selection behavior by María Pilar González, Ilaria Cecconi, David Salvatierra, María Úbeda-Manzanaro, Gema Parra, Eloísa Ramos-Rodríguez, Cristiano V.M. Araújo

“…The presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment is increasing due to their growing use for human health. Although most studies are based on short exposures to these contaminants, the present study has emerged from the need to study pharmaceuticals in aquatic organisms over a long-term exposure to understand any multi-generational chronic effects and alterations regarding habitat selection. …”
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Physical education curriculum systematizing based on action research: a collaborative network between teacher-researchers from public schools in Quixadá — Ceará, Brazil by Rener Victor Oliveira de Souza, Maurício Teodoro de Souza, Luciano Nascimento Corsino, Willian Lazaretti da Conceição, Carla Ulasowicz, Luciana Venâncio, Luciana Venâncio, Luiz Sanches Neto, Luiz Sanches Neto

“…For more than forty years, physical education has been associated with human sciences in Brazil, with an emphasis on the dynamics of culture. …”
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Improved Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair with Cell- and Cytokine-Seeded Collagen Patches by Hui Qu, Bao-dong Xie, Jian Wu, Bo Lv, Jun-bo Chuai, Jian-zhong Li, Jun Cai, Hua Wu, Shu-lin Jiang, Xiao-ping Leng, Kai Kang

“…In vitro, the biomaterial exhibited an enhanced mechanical strength maintaining a porous ultrastructure, and the constant release of cytokines promoted the proliferation of seeded human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). In vivo, with the hMSC-seeded, cytokine-immobilized patch (MSCs + GF patch), we performed modified SVR for rats with left ventricular aneurysm postmyocardial infarction (MI). …”
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Remote Minimally Invasive Surgery – Haptic Feedback and Selective Automation in Medical Robotics by Christoph Staub, Keita Ono, Hermann Mayer, Alois Knoll, Heinz Ulbrich, Robert Bauernschmitt

“…We present a novel approach that extends human-machine skill-transfer by a scaffolding framework. …”
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Risk factors for silicotuberculosis among miners: a scoping review by Mansour F. Saliba, Zeina Z. Karam, Moussa El Khayat, Elizabeth Koka, Dana A. Halwani, Joly Ghanawi, Layal Hneiny, Mey Jurdi, Hassan R. Dhaini, Umayya Musharrafieh, Rima R. Habib

“…Findings identified various STB risk factors including demographic factors such as age and sex, lifestyle factors including smoking and alcohol intake, clinical factors such as history of TB, grades of silicosis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in addition to occupational factors encompassing silica exposure, duration of employment, and type of work setting. …”
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Immunogenicity of HIV-1 <i>Env</i> mRNA and <i>Env-Gag</i> VLP mRNA Vaccines in Mice by Qi Ma, Jing Yang, Xiaoguang Zhang, Hongxia Li, Yanzhe Hao, Xia Feng

“…Background: The development of a protective vaccine is critical for conclusively ending the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Methods: We constructed nucleotide-modified mRNA vaccines expressing HIV-1 Env and Gag proteins. …”
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miR-203 Expression in Exfoliated Cells of Tongue Coating Represents a Sensitive and Specific Biomarker of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Xiuli Yan, Shengliang Zhu, Hui Zhang

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of numerous human diseases including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). …”
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Object-Level Contrastive-Learning-Based Multi-Branch Network for Building Change Detection from Bi-Temporal Remote Sensing Images by Shiming Li, Fengtao Yan, Cheng Liao, Qingfeng Hu, Kaifeng Ma, Wei Wang, Hui Zhang

“…Buildings are fundamental elements of human environments, and detecting changes in them is crucial for land cover studies, urban expansion monitoring, and the detection of illegal construction activities. …”
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Navigating technostress: a deep dive into health practitioners' technological challenges in hospital settings by Hamid Keshavarz, Hamid Reza Saeidnia, Ting Wang

“…By shedding light on the key stressors and their distribution, these findings can inform human resources management strategies within healthcare systems to effectively support practitioners in navigating and managing technostress challenges.…”
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Anti‐inflammatory properties of ophioglonin derived from the fern Ophioglossum vulgatum L. via inactivating NF‐κB and MAPK signaling pathways by Xiaoqing Zhu, Cheng Tian, Dan Yao, Siqi Li, Junjiang Lv, Yongwen Chen, Xiaoyong Huang

“…Medicinal plants contain bioactive compounds that have therapeutic effects on human health. Ophioglossum vulgatum L. is a representative species of the fern genus Ophioglossum that has anti‐inflammatory properties as recognized in folk medicine. …”
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Dental pulp stem cell-derived intracellular vesicles prevent orthodontic relapse by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/NF-κB-mediated osteoclast activity by Boyuan Peng, Ziwei Li, Yong Cheng, Henghua Jiang, Qingsong Ye, Guangli Han

“…Methods We isolated and identified dental pulp stem cell-derived intracellular vesicles (DPSC-IV) from human dental pulp tissue. To investigate its effect, DPSC-IV was added to osteoblast or osteoclast differentiation medium. …”
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Exosomes Derived from SW480-Resistant Colon Cancer Cells Are Promote Angiogenesis via BMP-2/Smad5 Signaling Pathway by Song Yang, Lei Yao, Xiaolong Wang, Hao Sun, Chaogang Du, Chengpeng Song, Jingyu Fu, Yongjun Wu, Hongwu Huang, Chuansi Wang, Yongsen Wang, Yixiang Xie

“…The CCK-8 assay, migration assay, tube formation assay, qPCR, and Western blotting were performed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). …”
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Hollow Salt Prepared Through Spray Drying with Alginate Enhances Salinity Perception to Reduce Sodium Intake by Qian Jiang, Jiayi Yan, Chen Song, Yunning Yang, Guangyuan Chen, Fanhua Kong, Jingfeng Yang, Shuang Song

“…Currently, high-salt diets have become one of the world’s biggest dietary crisis and long-term high-salt diets are seriously detrimental to human health. In response to this situation, the present study proposed a saltiness enhancement strategy using alginate, which is a dietary fibre from brown algae and has many health benefits, such as regulating intestinal microbiota, anti-hypertension and anti-obesity. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…However, households that own eucalyptus plantations demonstrate a lower index for human capital than those without eucalyptus plantations. …”
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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

“…Finally, the manuscript emphasizes the significant role of the climate in shaping the historical and socio-economic landscape of Transylvania in the 16th century, offering perspectives on the complex interactions between the climate and the human component.…”
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Innovation in entrepreneurship during the time of COVID-19: a scoping review of the scientific evidence from Peru [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Sofía Almendra Alvarado-Suyo, Giovanni Di Deus Ocupa-Meneses, Johanna de Jesús Stephanie Gago-Chávez, Hitler Giovanni Ocupa-Cabrera, Josefina Amanda Suyo-Vega, Rosario Violeta Grijalva-Salazar, Víctor Hugo Fernández-Bedoya, Monica Elisa Meneses-La-Riva

“…Background: Entrepreneurship involves the actions of designing, launching and managing a business that initially starts small and grows along with the human structure that integrates it.  The health crisis caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had negative effects on health, but also on business; many ventures had to innovate in order to survive in this uncertain environment. …”
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