Walking Gait Phase Detection Based on Acceleration Signals Using Voting-Weighted Integrated Neural Network by Lei Yan, Tao Zhen, Jian-Lei Kong, Lian-Ming Wang, Xiao-Lei Zhou

“…Human gait phase recognition is a significant technology for rehabilitation training robot, human disease diagnosis, artificial prosthesis, and so on. …”
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A Comparative Study of the In Vitro Intestinal Permeability of Pinnatoxins and Portimine by Rachelle Lanceleur, Vincent Hort, Marion Peyrat, Denis Habauzit, Andrew I. Selwood, Valérie Fessard

“…The pinnatoxins (PnTXs) and portimines, produced by <i>Vulcanodinium rugosum</i>, have been detected in several countries, raising concerns for human health. Although no human poisoning from these toxins has been reported so far, they have been shown to distribute throughout the rodent body after oral administration. …”
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Understanding retinal tau pathology through functional 2D and 3D iPSC-derived in vitro retinal models by Lorenza Mautone, Federica Cordella, Alessandro Soloperto, Silvia Ghirga, Giorgia Di Gennaro, Ylenia Gigante, Silvia Di Angelantonio

“…Abstract The generation of retinal models from human induced pluripotent stem cells holds significant potential for advancing our understanding of retinal development, neurodegeneration, and the in vitro modeling of neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Contributions of Limb Joints to Energy Absorption during Landing in Cats by Xueqing Wu, Baoqing Pei, Yuyang Pei, Nan Wu, Kaiyuan Zhou, Yan Hao, Wei Wang

“…This experimental study can accordingly provide biological inspiration for new approaches to prevent human lower limb injuries.…”
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Bacteriocin-like peptides encoded by a horizontally acquired island mediate Neisseria gonorrhoeae autolysis. by Katy Poncin, Samantha A McKeand, Hayley Lavender, Kacper Kurzyp, Odile B Harrison, Annabell Roberti, Charlotte Melia, Errin Johnson, Martin C J Maiden, David R Greaves, Rachel Exley, Christoph M Tang

“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a human-specific pathogen that causes the important sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhoea, an inflammatory condition of the genitourinary tract. …”
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Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease by Ingrid Yazmin Cruz-Alegría, Nancy Gabriela Santos-Hernández, Christian Ruiz-Castillejos, Juan Felipe Ruan-Soto, Adriana Moreno-Rodríguez, Any Laura Flores-Villegas, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Luis Arturo Hernández-Mijangos, Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla, Dolores Guadalupe Vidal-López, José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente

“…As a result of this, risk predictions can be established in a changing environment and how it may impact human populations. This paper is aimed at evaluating some ecoepidemiological characteristics of Chagas disease in a natural reserve in southeastern Mexico that borders human settlements. …”
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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Triazolyl- and Triazinyl-Quinazolinediones as Potential Antitumor Agents by Abeer N. Al-Romaizan, Nesreen S. Ahmed, Sherin M. Elfeky

“…The antitumor activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated against two human cell lines: human colon carcinoma HCT116 and human hepatocellular carcinoma HEP-G2. …”
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Etude de cas : la bipédie des chimpanzés de la communauté de Sebitoli, Ouganda by Lise Pernel, Brigitte Senut, Dominique Gommery, John Paul Okimat, Edward Asalu, Sabrina Krief

“…To better understand the selective pressures associated with the emergence of bipedal behaviours in the human lineage, the study of bipedal behaviours and their context in modern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) provides some basis for comparison. …”
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Thailand's animals in peril: a systematic review of microplastic contamination and its ecological consequences by Weerachon Sawangproh, Paiphan Paejaroen

“…This review underscores the urgent need for targeted mitigation strategies to protect biodiversity and human health from the pervasive impacts of MP contamination.…”
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South Africa: A Growing Embrace of Feminist Foreign Policy? by Jo-Ansie van Wyk

“…Hence, the contribution explores feminist and/or gendered aspects of South Africa’s foreign policy of ubuntu (human-ness and humanity) and diplomatic practice, and the implications thereof. …”
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Foodborne Infections and <i>Salmonella</i>: Current Primary Prevention Tools and Future Perspectives by Antonella Zizza, Alessandra Fallucca, Marcello Guido, Vincenzo Restivo, Marco Roveta, Cecilia Trucchi

“…The consumption of <i>S. enteritidis</i>-contaminated animal foods is the main source of this disease in humans, and eradicating bacteria from animals remains a challenge. …”
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Investigation of TGFβ1-Induced Long Noncoding RNAs in Endothelial Cells by Krishna K. Singh, Pratiek N. Matkar, Adrian Quan, Laura-Eve Mantella, Hwee Teoh, Mohammed Al-Omran, Subodh Verma

“…To evaluate the relationship between TGFβ signaling and endothelial lncRNA expression. Methods. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVECs) lncRNAs and mRNAs were profiled with the Arraystar Human lncRNA Expression Microarray V3.0 after 24 hours of exposure to TGFβ1 (10 ng/mL). …”
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Spread of Ants in Forest Areas in The Island of Saparua Province Of Mollucas by Fransina Latumahina

“…Ants will respond to the presence of humans in their habitat, where the presence of humans through the extraction of forest products will have an impact on the spread of ants and their role in the forest ecosystem. …”
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Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Response in Sheep by Milena Samojlović, João R. Mesquita, Sérgio Santos-Silva, Malin Neptin, Joakim Esbjörnsson

“…SARS-CoV-2 can cause clinical and inapparent disease and mortality in several animals cohabitating with humans, and sheep are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 due to virus–receptor interactions similar to those in humans. …”
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Hypoxia inducible factor-dependent upregulation of Agrp in glomus type I cells of the carotid body by Luis Leon-Mercado, Ivan Menendez-Montes, Jonathan Tao, Bandy Chen, David P. Olson, C. Mackaaij, C.G.J. Cleypool, Laurent Gautron

“…In vitro luciferase assays reveal that hypoxia stimulates the human and mouse Agrp promoters in a Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF1/2)-dependent manner. …”
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Smart Lavabo by Zulkarnian Hassan, Shahriman Zainal Abidin, Rusmadiah Anwar, Verly Veto Vermol

“…Smart Lavabo is an innovative product design developed through research based on unintended human behaviour (UHB) in daily activities. In design ideation activities, empirical studies have found that designers and researchers pay less attention to UHB than creativity and intention. …”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by OLUFUNKE .A. MOSES-OJO, ARUYA KINGSLEY JOSEPH, RILWAN ABDULLAHI ALIYU

“…The desertification of far Northern Nigeria, accompanied by the reduction in the availability of pastoral land for grazing of cattle and crop farming activities and other attendant extreme environmental conditions such as rising sea levels, drought, and other infectious diseases as a result of global warming, have forced pastoralists to migrate from the affected areas to safer parts for the survival of their means of livelihood. The study adopts the human needs theory as a framework. This framework insists that violence is a tragic expression of unmet human needs, implying that all actions undertaken by human beings are attempts to satisfy their needs and means of livelihood. …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenya by Esther Marijani, Harrison Charo-Karisa, Emmanuel Kigadye, Sheila Okoth

“…A total of 74 samples comprising Omena intended for human consumption and fish feed production were analyzed in this study. …”
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Retrotrans-genomics identifies aberrant THE1B endogenous retrovirus fusion transcripts in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis by Shunsuke Funaguma, Aritoshi Iida, Yoshihiko Saito, Jantima Tanboon, Francia Victoria De Los Reyes, Kyuto Sonehara, Yu-ichi Goto, Yukinori Okada, Shinichiro Hayashi, Ichizo Nishino

“…Abstract Transposon-like human element 1B (THE1B) originates from ancient retroviral sequences integrated into the primate genome approximately 50 million years ago, now accounting for at least 27,233 copies in the human genome, suggesting their extensive influence on human genomic architecture. …”
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Chronological Analysis of Climate Change and an Overview of Nuclear Energy by Nergin Günay, Sevilay Hacıyakupoğlu

“…The greatest threat to humanity on a global scale in the twenty-first century is climate change. …”
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