Contribution of flood early warning response measures in reducing flood effects in Kilosa District, Tanzania by Japhet Ringo, Shadrack Sabai, Anesi Mahenge

“…Floods, caused by natural and human-induced factors, are devastating to human livelihoods and the environment. …”
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Social Progress and Economic Growth based on Simultaneous Equations of Panel Data by Seyed Ehsan Hosseinidoust, Akbar Khodabakhshi, Saeedeh Ahmadi

“…Therefore, it seems that in these countries, development can be realized with social progress by paying attention to the issue of education and the basic needs of human resources in order to form and develop human capital. …”
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Exocyst complex component 1 (Exoc1) loss in dormant oocyte disrupts c-KIT and growth differentiation factor (GDF9) subcellular localization and causes female infertility in mice by Chi Lieu Kim Nguyen, Yumeno Kuba, Hoai Thu Le, Hossam Hassan Shawki, Natsuki Mikami, Madoka Aoki, Nanako Yasuhara, Hayate Suzuki, Saori Mizuno-Iijima, Shinya Ayabe, Yuki Osawa, Tomoyuki Fujiyama, Tra Thi Huong Dinh, Miyuki Ishida, Yoko Daitoku, Yoko Tanimoto, Kazuya Murata, Woojin Kang, Masatsugu Ema, Yuji Hirao, Atsuo Ogura, Satoru Takahashi, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Seiya Mizuno

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Features of the electrolyte distribution in various tissues in miniature pigs by A. V. Fatianova, V. A. Lavrinenko, O. V.  Trapezov, N. S. Yudin

“…The impact of behavioral response to humans on the electrolyte level in skeletal muscle was detected. …”
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Environmental Disinfection Based on Mobile Intelligent Networking Highly Efficient Ultraviolet Light Machines by Chun-Yen Chung, Wen-Tsai Sung, Lin-Chi Wang, Lailatus Siami, John Paul Santos

“…It focused on combining intelligent control systems, human sensors, and Internet of Things (IoT) systems to carry out disinfection tasks in unmanned indoor spaces. …”
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Mercury, Lead, and Cadmium in the Muscles of Five Fish Species from the Mechraâ-Hammadi Dam in Morocco and Health Risks for Their Consumers by Mohammed Mahjoub, Soufiane Fadlaoui, Mohammed El Maadoudi, Youssef Smiri

“…However, estimation of noncarcinogenic health risks by the target hazard quotient indicated no obvious noncarcinogenic risks to humans that consume those fishes (THQ < 1). Results of THQ and maximum safe consumption indicated that Hg may cause more harm to human by fish consumption especially for E. lucius and S. lucioperca. …”
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PRMT7: A Pivotal Arginine Methyltransferase in Stem Cells and Development by Bingyuan Wang, Mingrui Zhang, Zhiguo Liu, Yulian Mu, Kui Li

“…It has been reported that PRMT7 is closely associated with embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, muscle stem cells, and human cancer stem cells. PRMT7 deficiency or mutation led to severe developmental delay in mice and humans, which is possibly due to its crucial functions in stem cells. …”
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Hyperlipidemia May Synergize with Hypomethylation in Establishing Trained Immunity and Promoting Inflammation in NASH and NAFLD by Charles I. V. Drummer, Fatma Saaoud, Yu Sun, Diana Atar, Keman Xu, Yifan Lu, Ying Shao, Candice Johnson, Lu Liu, Huimin Shen, Nirag C. Jhala, Xiaohua Jiang, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang

“…We performed a panoramic analysis on both human nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) microarray data and microarray/RNA-seq data from various mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NASH/NAFLD with total 4249 genes examined and made the following findings: (i) human NASH and NAFLD mouse models upregulate both cytokines and chemokines; (ii) pathway analysis indicated that human NASH can be classified into metabolic and immune NASH; methionine- and choline-deficient (MCD)+high-fat diet (HFD), glycine N-methyltransferase deficient (GNMT-KO), methionine adenosyltransferase 1A deficient (MAT1A-KO), and HFCD (high-fat-cholesterol diet) can be classified into inflammatory, SAM accumulation, cholesterol/mevalonate, and LXR/RXR-fatty acid β-oxidation NAFLD, respectively; (iii) canonical and noncanonical inflammasomes play differential roles in the pathogenesis of NASH/NAFLD; (iv) trained immunity (TI) enzymes are significantly upregulated in NASH/NAFLD; HFCD upregulates TI enzymes more than cytokines, chemokines, and inflammasome regulators; (v) the MCD+HFD is a model with the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and canonical and noncanonical inflammasomes; however, the HFCD is a model with upregulation of TI enzymes and lipid peroxidation enzymes; and (vi) caspase-11 and caspase-1 act as upstream master regulators, which partially upregulate the expressions of cytokines, chemokines, canonical and noncanonical inflammasome pathway regulators, TI enzymes, and lipid peroxidation enzymes. …”
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Unpacking gendered dynamics in livestock vaccination: Toward more inclusive health strategies by Kaylee A. Byers, Sarah J. Robinson, Lara Hollmann, B. Amarachi Ezeocha, Julia H. Smith, Salome A. Bukachi

“…However, infectious diseases threaten both animal and human health due to losses in livestock, decreased production, and transmission of zoonotic diseases. …”
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Repellency Potential, Chemical Constituents of Ocimum Plant Essential Oils, and Their Headspace Volatiles against Anopheles gambiae s. s., Malaria Vector by Jonathan Osei-Owusu, William K. Heve, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Maxwell Jnr Opoku, Joseph Apau, Kodwo Ninsin Dadzie, Bright Yaw Vigbedor, Kwaafo Akoto Awuah-Mensah, Margaret Appiah, Akwasi Acheampong, Michael Birkett, Antony Hooper

“…African malaria mosquitoes (Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto) transmit a malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) to humans. The current control strategies for the vector have mainly focussed on synthetic products, which negatively impact the environment and human health. …”
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Influenza D virus in cattle (review) by S. V. Koteneva, A. G. Glotov, T. I. Glotova, A. V. Nefedchenko

“…This virus can replicate and be transmitted by direct contact in ferrets and guinea pigs, which are surrogate models of human influenza infection, as well as in well-differentiated human airway epithelial cells (hAECs). …”
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Black Trumpet, Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers.: Culinary Mushroom with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Activity by Jelena Radović, Aleksandra Leković, Ana Tačić, Margarita Dodevska, Tatjana Stanojković, Tijana Marinković, Čedomir Jelić, Tatjana Kundakovic-Vasović

“…Cyclohexane and dichloromethane extracts expressed significant cytotoxic activity against selected cell lines, human epithelial cervical cancer cells (HeLa), adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549), colorectal cancer cells (LS174) and normal MRC-5 human embryonic lung fibroblast cells (IC50 of 78.3–155.6 μg/mL). …”
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Mosquito‐derived ingested DNA as a tool for monitoring terrestrial vertebrates within a peri‐urban environment by Christine Chivas, Adam Stow, Andrew Harford, Thomas J. Mooney, David Loewensteiner, Kate Montgomery, Anthony Chariton

“…Both the multi‐locus approach and the use of a human blocking primer revealed additional diversity. …”
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Characterization of Active Compounds of Different Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Cultivars by Szychowski Konrad A., Rybczyńska-Tkaczyk Kamila, Gaweł-Bęben Katarzyna, Świeca Michał, Karaś Monika, Jakubczyk Anna, Matysiak Magdalena, Binduga Urszula E., Gmiński Jan

“…Extracts from Spanish cultivar Morado and Chinese garlic were highly cytotoxic to human skin fibroblasts as they reduced cellular proliferation by 70–90%. …”
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Characteristics of anthropogenic solid waste in some mangrove ecosystems of East Java, Indonesia by Retnaningdyah Catur, Vidayanti Viky

“…Based on the results of data analysis, it can be seen that high human activity will have an impact on increasing anthropogenic solid waste. …”
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Retinoic Acid Signal Negatively Regulates Osteo/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Jiangyi Wang, Guoqing Li, Lei Hu, Fei Yan, Bin Zhao, Xiaoshan Wu, Chunmei Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Juan Du, Songlin Wang

“…Human DPSCs were isolated and cultured in osteogenic induction medium with or without RA or BMS 493, an inverse agonist of the pan-retinoic acid receptors (pan-RARs). …”
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Harnessing fear of predators and competitors as deterrents for an invasive predator by Sze Wing Yiu, Justin P. Suraci, Grant Norbury, Patrick M. Garvey

“…Human playbacks had a similar impact on both captive and free‐roaming urban cats. …”
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Study on the Influence of Connected Vehicle Fog Warning Systems on Driving Behavior and Safety by Wei Guan, Haolin Chen, Xuewei Li, Haijian Li, Xin You

“…The connected vehicle technology includes three levels: a normal level, a level including a human-machine interface, and a level with both a human-machine interface and dynamic message signs. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns and driving factors of NDVI changes in the central and Western Asia economic corridor over the past decade by Kaimin Wang, Kaimin Wang, Min Xu, Shaohua Wang, Lin Wang, Haijing Tian, Sornkitja Boonprong, Xiaotong Gao, Xiaotong Gao, Xinwei Yang, Heyi Guo, Heyi Guo, Jingbo Li, Jingbo Li, Yujie Yang, Yujie Yang, Ruichen Hu, Ruichen Hu, Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Chunxiang Cao

“…A trend analysis method was applied to assess NDVI development, and the relative impacts of climate change and human activities were explored through a multivariate regression residual analysis. …”
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End-to-end neural automatic speech recognition system for low resource languages by Sami Dhahbi, Nasir Saleem, Sami Bourouis, Mouhebeddine Berrima, Elena Verdú

“…ASR is vital for promoting under-resourced languages, especially in developing human-to-human and human-to-machine communication systems. …”
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