Renewable energy resources in students’ opinions by Michał Roman

“…The respondents believe that the production of energy from renewable sources is safe for the environment and human health. But most respondents, including secondary school and university students, think that biogas is harmful to the environment and human health. …”
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Single-nucleus transcriptomes reveal the underlying mechanisms of dynamic whitening in thermogenic adipose tissue in goats by Manman Li, Nange Ma, Shujie Luo, Yuyi Lu, Xixi Yan, Yang Li, Xinmei Li, Zhuohui Li, Zhipei Wu, Zhenyu Wei, Wei Wang, Huimei Fan, Yu Jiang, Yan Xiong, Yu Wang

“…Compared to the classic brown adipocytes in mice, goat thermogenic adipocytes were more closely related in gene expression patterns to human beige adipocytes, which was also confirmed by adipocyte type- and lineage-specific marker expression analysis. …”
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Antiviral activity of an ACE2-Fc fusion protein against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. by Ernesto Bermúdez-Abreut, Talia Fundora-Barrios, Diana Rosa Hernández Fernández, Enrique Noa Romero, Anitza Fraga-Quintero, Ana V Casadesús Pazos, Briandy Fernández-Marrero, Claudia A Plasencia Iglesias, Marilyn Clavel Pérez, Katya Sosa Aguiar, Belinda Sánchez-Ramírez, Tays Hernández

“…Our results suggest the potential of this molecule to be used in both therapeutic and preventive settings against current and emerging mutants that use ACE2 as a gateway to human cells.…”
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Advancing risk assessment in renewable power plant construction: an integrated DEA-SVM approach by Reza Rasinojehdehi, Seyyed Najafi

“…An indispensable aspect of human life is energy. The escalating global population and the subsequent rise in the human need for energy, coupled with the constraints of fossil fuels, have compelled researchers to explore innovative techniques for energy production and the adoption of renewable energy sources. …”
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Wearable Quarter-Wave Folded Microstrip Antenna for Passive UHF RFID Applications by Thomas Kaufmann, Damith C. Ranasinghe, Ming Zhou, Christophe Fumeaux

“…This represents an almost 40% increase in read range over an existing dipole antenna placed over a 10 mm isolator layer on a human subject.…”
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Transfer learning for multi-material classification of transition metal dichalcogenides with atomic force microscopy by Isaiah A Moses, Wesley F Reinhart

“…Also important is the need to interpret trained models, which are normally complex enough to be uninterpretable by humans. Here, we present a systemic evaluation of transfer learning strategies to accommodate low-data scenarios in materials synthesis and a model latent feature analysis to draw connections to the human-interpretable characteristics of the samples. …”
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A Gestalt perspective on Manichaean worldviews and individuals’ engagement in violence: the case of the Italian far left by Giulia Grillo, Giulia Grillo

“…I develop this analysis through the lens of Gestalt psychology, which considers human behavior as resulting from how our minds understand the relation between components of our surrounding environment. …”
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IoT-based automated system for water-related disease prediction by Bhushankumar Nemade, Kiran Kishor Maharana, Vikram Kulkarni, Surajit mondal, G S Pradeep Ghantasala, Amal Al-Rasheed, Masresha Getahun, Ben Othman Soufiene

“…Although industrialization, durable infrastructure, and rapid development have increased living standards, the water problem has left humanity defenseless. As different human activities have contaminated these water reserves, according to an estimate, water is the cause of 80% of ailments. …”
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Islamic Education in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Utilization of Digital Technology in the Teaching and Learning Process by Muhammad Faiq Hirzulloh, Tazkia Arifa Annadhif

“…This study shows that the existence of Islamic education is very worthy of appreciation; it is not only interpreted as a transfer of knowledge and transfer of values but also gives birth to human-centred and technology-based creativity and innovation. …”
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Mouse ZGRF1 helicase facilitates DNA repair and maintains efficient fertility by Ernest Wee Kiat Lim, Smaragda Kompocholi, André Brannvoll, K. Stine V. Bagge, Jennifer R. Gruhn, Javier Martin-Gonzalez, Eliene Albers, Ian D. Hickson, Andrés López-Contreras, Michael Lisby

“…The recently characterised human ZGRF1 helicase promotes genomic stability by facilitating DNA interstrand crosslink repair. …”
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Combined BPA and DIBP Exposure Induced Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Impairment Through the Notch Pathway and Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Mice by Mengge Duan, Yuting Wang, Shiyu Chen, Jiawen Lu, Ruihong Dong, Qiang Yu, Jianhua Xie, Yi Chen

“…Plasticizers can be released from polymers, migrate into food, and be ingested by humans, leading to various health problems. However, little research has investigated the combined toxicity of BPA and DIBP, particularly their intestinal toxicity. …”
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Reduced Expression of VAMP8 in Lacrimal Gland Affected by Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Masaki Fukui, Yoko Ogawa, Shin Mukai, Mizuka Kamoi, Teru Asato, Yutaka Kawakami, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Decreased VAMP 8 expression in the cGVHD-affected human LG was detected in comparison with SS-affected LG. …”
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Socioeconomic correlates of urban mobility trends in two Australian cities during transitional periods of the COVID-19 pandemic by Pratyush Kollepara, Subhrasankha Dey, Martin Tomko, Erika Martino, Rebecca Bentley, Michele Tizzoni, Nicholas Geard, Cameron Zachreson

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, both government-mandated lockdowns and discretionary changes in behaviour combined to produce dramatic and abrupt changes to human mobility patterns. To understand the socioeconomic determinants of intervention compliance and discretionary behavioural responses to epidemic threats, we investigate whether changes in human mobility showed a systematic variation by socioeconomic status during two distinct periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Ground Beef in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico by A. P. Cordero-López, V. Vega-Sánchez, V. M. Martínez-Juárez, J. I. Olave-Leyva, F. R. Gómez-De Anda, N. E. Reyes-Rodríguez

“… The various pathotypes of Escherichia coli cause gastrointestinal infections and diarrhea in humans. Cattle have been reported as reservoirs of different strains of pathogenic E. coli, where the origin of animal-human transmission is usually based on the food chain. …”
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Identification of hydrochemical processes and assessment of groundwater quality: a case study of the intergranular aquifer in Dili City, Timor-Leste by Marçal Ximenes, João A. M. S. Pratas, José M. M. De Azevedo, Fernando. P. O. O. Figueiredo, Mattew Currell

“…The Gibbs diagram shows the main geochemical processes are rock-water interactions, especially silicate and carbonate weathering. Organic matter and human activities also play a role. The WQI shows that 93.81% of the samples are “excellent” for drinking, while 2.65% and <1% are “good” and “poor” quality respectively.…”
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Frontal Pole, Cingulate Gyrus, and Precuneus Cortex Represent the Confidence Level in Prediction of Other's Risky Decision-Making. by Ahmad Shoaa Haghighi, Soroush Safari, Elahe Oloumi, Hadis Jameei, Gholam Ali Hossein Zadeh, Abdol-Hossein Vahabie

“…Materials and Methods: This study investigates human neural activities in different confidence levels when participants predict others’ financial choices in a risky decision-making task. …”
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How do transnational grassroots networks reframe the global norms of water and forests governance? by Émilie Dupuits, Géraldine Pflieger

“…On one hand, CLOCSAS frames water as a global common good and a universal human right compatible with an economic value. It aims to become an alternative expert on water issues. …”
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Toward the validation of crowdsourced experiments for lightness perception. by Emily N Stark, Terece L Turton, Jonah Miller, Elan Barenholtz, Sang Hong, Roxana Bujack

“…We tested this claim by replicating a large-scale, crowdsourced study of human lightness perception with a diverse sample with a highly controlled, in-person study with a sample taken from psychology undergraduates. …”
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Spatial working memory in a disappearing object task is impaired in female but not male dogs with chronic osteoarthritis by Melissa Smith, Joanna C. Murrell, Michael Mendl

“…Abstract Chronic pain in humans is associated with impaired working memory but it is not known whether this is the case in long-lived companion animals, such as dogs, who are especially vulnerable to developing age-related chronic pain conditions. …”
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Islamic Family Law Reform in Indonesia Through Supreme Court Circulars: A Maqasid Sharia Perspective by Fauzan Arrasyid, Pagar Pagar, Dhiauddin Tanjung

“…The regulations issued in SEMAs have fulfilled six aspects of maqasid sharia, namely: (a) aspects of faith, creed, and monotheism; (b) aspects of human nature and moral improvement; (c) aspects of common sense and legal contextualization; (d) aspects of human rights, freedom, equality, justice, and women's rights; (e) aspects of good order and civilization; (f) aspects of public interest (maslahah)…”
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