Data-Driven-Based Attribution of Runoff Changes in Tuwei River Basin in the Northern Windy-Sandy Region of Shaanxi by YU Huanghao, LI Binquan

“…The key point in analyzing the attribution of runoff changes is whether the natural runoff process of the basin can be accurately simulated.However,the application accuracy of hydrological models in arid and semi-arid regions of the Loess Plateau is generally not high.Taking the Tuwei River basin in the northern windy-sandy region of Shaanxi in the middle reach of the Yellow River as an example,this paper proposed an improved natural runoff simulation method based on the data-driven approach,so as to quantitatively analyze the effects of climate changes and human activities on runoff changes in the Tuwei River basin.The results show that the annual runoff series in the basin decreased significantly from 1961 to 2015,and there were two abrupt changes in 1979 and 1996,respectively.The annual runoff of the two periods (1980—1996 and 1997—2015) is 25.8% and 47.1% lower than that of the natural period (1961—1979),respectively.The runoff simulation accuracy of the three data-driven methods after improvement rises significantly.Specifically,the improved method proposed by Zhao Wenlin has the highest accuracy,and the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient of annual runoff simulation in the natural period is 0.77.Climate change is the main reason for the significant decrease in the runoff between 1980 and 1996 (with a contribution of up to 80.9%).However,from 1997 to 2015,the contribution of climate change and human activities to the decrease in the runoff changed,with the influence of human activities increasing to a proportion of 58.8%.…”
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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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‘Solving the problem of reality’ in Virginia Woolf’s Flush by Pauline Macadré

“…The reader becomes the witness of a reconfiguration of perception as primeval instincts are inscribed within Flush’s body, smell takes over eyesight and the novel depicts a world distorted by synaesthesia. Despite the human qualities Flush is endowed with, a reversal still occurs which highlights the human beings’ otherness and reduces their/our language to hieroglyphic, undecipherable signs, unable to grasp reality. …”
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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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Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors and Lipoprotein Metabolism by Sander Kersten

“…Activation of PPARγ in mice and human is generally associated with a modest increase in plasma HDL-cholesterol and a decrease in plasma triglycerides. …”
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Advances of wearable silicone rubber-based triboelectric nanogenerators: from manufacturing to application by Dianlong Shen, Taili Du, Fangyang Dong, Hu Cai, Aziz Noor, Xiannan Du, Yongjiu Zou, Chengkuo Lee, Minyi Xu

“…Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) provide an efficient solution by converting irregular, low-frequency bioenergy from the human body into electrical energy. Beyond sustainably powering wearable bioelectronics, the harvested electrical energy also carries rich information for human body sensing. …”
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This or not that: select and reject control of relational responding in rats using a blank comparison procedure with odor stimuli by Bobbie Faith Wolff, Mark Galizio, Katherine Bruce

“…The finding of exclusion in rats under the rigorous BLC task conditions confirms that exclusion-based responding is not limited to humans and non-human primates.…”
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CryoSCAPE: Scalable immune profiling using cryopreserved whole blood for multi-omic single cell and functional assays by Alexander T. Heubeck, Cole Phalen, Neel Kaul, Peter J. Wittig, Jessica Garber, Morgan Weiss, Palak C. Genge, Zachary Thomson, Claire Gustafson, Julian Reading, Peter J. Skene

“…Abstract Background The field of single cell technologies has rapidly advanced our comprehension of the human immune system, offering unprecedented insights into cellular heterogeneity and immune function. …”
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Perception of vocoded speech in domestic dogs by Amritha Mallikarjun, Emily Shroads, Rochelle S. Newman

“…Abstract Humans have an impressive ability to comprehend signal-degraded speech; however, the extent to which comprehension of degraded speech relies on human-specific features of speech perception vs. more general cognitive processes is unknown. …”
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THE ROLE OF BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN DETERMINING GENDER IDENTITY by M. I. Boichenko

“…However, social norms do not create either the human body, or those biological laws, according to which it functions. …”
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UAV With the Ability to Control with Sign Language and Hand by Image Processing by Hediyeh Hojaji, Alireza Delisnav, Mohammad Hossein Ghafouri Moghaddam, Fariba Ghorbani, Shadi Shafaghi, Masoud Shafaghi

“… Automatic recognition of sign language from hand gesture images is crucial for enhancing human-robot interaction, especially in critical scenarios such as rescue operations. …”
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Lysosome and Cytoskeleton Pathways Are Robustly Enriched in the Blood of Septic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Transcriptomic Data by Jie Ma, Chuanxi Chen, Andreas S. Barth, Chris Cheadle, Xiangdong Guan, Li Gao

“…Overall, our study revealed distinct mRNA activation profiles and protein-protein interaction networks in blood of human sepsis. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that aberrant mRNA expression in the lysosome and cytoskeleton pathways may play a pivotal role in the molecular pathobiology of human sepsis.…”
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Electronic Cigarettes: Ally or an Enemy in Combating Tobacco-Use-Associated Diseases - An Integrative Review by Hunny Sharma, Manisha Ruikar

“…Introduction: E-cigarettes (ECs) portable battery-operated devices developed as a strategy for tackling tobacco-related harm are now becoming a global threat to human health. Objectives: This integrative review aims to throw some light on the effect of ECs on human health and determine the safety of ECs with or without nicotine with long-term usage. …”
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Do cytokines play a role in the transition from acute to chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Andrea Ebersberger, Hans-Georg Schaible

“…Since biologics such as blockers of TNF or IL-6 can attenuate inflammation and pain in a subset of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the question arises to what extent cytokines are involved in the generation of pain in human musculoskeletal diseases. In numerous experimental non-human studies, cytokines have been shown to alter neuronal sensitivity in the peripheral and central nociceptive systems. …”
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Drastic Improvements in Air Quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Outbreak by Rasa Zalakeviciute, Renne Vasquez, Daniel Bayas, Adrian Buenano, Danilo Mejia, Rafael Zegarra, Valeria Diaz, Brian Lamb

“…Abstract In the beginning of 2020, the global human population encountered the pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition and Associated Health Benefits of Oat (Avena sativa) Grains and Oat-Based Fermented Food Products by Getaneh Firew Alemayehu, Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido, Yetenayet B. Tola, Endale Amare

“…It also reviewed recently developed fermented oat products to highlight their potential for human health. Oats have an interesting nutritional profile that includes high-quality protein, unsaturated fats, soluble fiber, polyphenolic compounds, and micronutrients. …”
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Toxicological impact of rabeprazole and evaluation of toxic effects on the plant-based eukaryotic test models by Muhammad Torequl Islam, Marcello Iriti, Hicham Harhar, Youssef Elouafy, Imane Chamkhi, Eda Sönmez Gürer, Javad Sharifi-Rad

“… Background: Rabeprazole (RPZ), a widely used proton pump inhibitor, is known to have toxic effects on human beings. Objective: To evaluate the current understanding of its toxicological effects on humans and animals, a literature and laboratory-based study was conducted. …”
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