A Hybrid Approach of Using Wavelets and Fuzzy Clustering for Classifying Multispectral Florescence In Situ Hybridization Images by Yu-Ping Wang, Ashok Kumar Dandpat

“…By the simultaneous use of all 24 human chromosome painting probes, M-FISH imaging facilitates precise identification of complex chromosomal rearrangements that are responsible for cancers and genetic diseases. …”
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The spatiotemporal response of land-use carbon emissions to climate change by Shenjie Yang, Lanjiao Wen, Anlu Zhang

“…Given the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and human activities, it is crucial to understand its effects on LUCEs. …”
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Relevance of Sympathetic Nervous System Activation in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome by Alicia A. Thorp, Markus P. Schlaich

“…Accumulating data from animal and human studies suggest that central sympathetic overactivity plays a pivotal role in the aetiology and complications of several metabolic conditions that can cluster to form the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). …”
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SOCIAL WORK ROLES AND THE WELLBEING OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM, RITA NGOZI OKAFOR, LILIAN OTU UBI

“…The study was further supported by two theories: Human Capital theory and John Bowly's Attachment theory. …”
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Medical Ethics in Perspective of Islamic Teachings by Syed Muhammad Tahir Shah, Mohammad Akram Randhawa

“… Summary: Islam as a universal religion, presents a comprehensive and practical system of ethics for the entire humanity in every field of life. Medical ethics is one of the most important components of this extensive ethics system. …”
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Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Stem Cells by Irena Conic, Irena Dimov, Desanka Tasic-Dimov, Biljana Djordjevic, Vladisav Stefanovic

“…The etiology and early events in the progression of these carcinomas are among the least understood of all major human malignancies. Compared to the CSCs of other cancer types, the identification and study of EOC stem cells (EOCSCs) is rather difficult due to several major obstacles: the heterogeneity of tumors comprising EOCs, unknown cells of origin, and lack of knowledge considering the normal ovarian stem cells. …”
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Gene Expression Changes in Venous Segment of Overflow Arteriovenous Fistula by Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Akiko Okamoto, Hisao Saitoh, Shingo Hatakeyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Takuya Koie, Chikara Ohyama

“…Total RNA was extracted from the venous tissue samples, and gene expression between the 2 groups was compared using Whole Human Genome DNA microarray 44 K. Microarray data were analyzed by GeneSpring GX software and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. …”
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Cloning and Characterization of Immunological Properties of Haemophilus influenzae Enolase by Yesenia Osorio-Aguilar, Maria Cristina Gonzalez-Vazquez, Patricia Lozano-Zarain, Ygnacio Martinez-Laguna, Alejandro Carabarin-Lima, Rosa del Carmen Rocha-Gracia

“…Haemophilus influenzae is a common organism of the human upper respiratory tract; this bacterium is responsible of a wide spectrum for respiratory infections and can generate invasive diseases such as meningitis and septicemia. …”
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Faster model-based estimation of ancestry proportions by Santander, Cindy G., Refoyo Martinez, Alba, Meisner, Jonas

“…The ADMIXTURE software is a widely used model-based approach to account for population stratification, however, it struggles with convergence issues and does not scale to modern human datasets or the large number of variants in whole-genome sequencing data. …”
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Decreased Expression of CD14 in MSU-Mediated Inflammation May Be Associated with Spontaneous Remission of Acute Gout by Lihua Duan, Jiao Luo, Qiang Fu, Ke Shang, Yingying Wei, Youlian Wang, Yan Li, Jie Chen

“…Gout is a common metabolic disease in humans, and it is due to persistently elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. …”
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General and Electrophysiological Toxic Effects of Manganese in Rats following Subacute Administration in Dissolved and Nanoparticle Form by Edina Horváth, Zsuzsanna Máté, Szabolcs Takács, Péter Pusztai, András Sápi, Zoltán Kónya, László Nagymajtényi, András Papp

“…The results showed the importance of the physicochemical form of Mn in determining the toxic outcome, and suggested that neurofunctional markers of Mn action may indicate the human health effect better than conventional blood Mn measurement.…”
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Mediation as an Alternative to Legal Dispute Resolution in Health Services in Hospitals by Thimothy Aryadi Perangin-Angin, Lamria Sintia Silaban, Sonya Airini Batubara, Jusnizar Sinaga

“…The results show that mediation, both in the civil and criminal realms, can provide a more humane and satisfying solution for all parties involved. …”
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Effect of Hydrologic Alteration on the Community Succession of Macrophytes at Xiangyang Site, Hanjiang River, China by Na Yang, Yehui Zhang, Kai Duan

“…With the intensification of human activities over the past three decades in China, adverse effects on river ecosystem become more serious especially in the Hanjiang River. …”
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Louis Pasteur face à la maladie du ver à soie (1865–1870) : du chimiste au biologiste by Carton, Yves

“…He was able to come up with concepts that would later have a much broader application, to any animal or human pathology. It is necessary to emphasize Pasteur’s ability to radically change paradigms, swapping those of chemistry for those of biology. …”
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Transforming Growth Factor Beta Family: Insight into the Role of Growth Factors in Regulation of Fracture Healing Biology and Potential Clinical Applications by Łukasz A. Poniatowski, Piotr Wojdasiewicz, Robert Gasik, Dariusz Szukiewicz

“…Pleiotropic and redundant functions of the TGF-β family concern control of numerous aspects and effects of cell functions, including proliferation, differentiation, and migration, in all tissues of the human body. Amongst many cytokines and growth factors, the TGF-β family is considered a group playing one of numerous key roles in control of physiological phenomena concerning maintenance of metabolic homeostasis in the bone tissue. …”
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Peptide-Based Vaccinology: Experimental and Computational Approaches to Target Hypervariable Viruses through the Fine Characterization of Protective Epitopes Recognized by Monoclon... by Matteo Castelli, Francesca Cappelletti, Roberta Antonia Diotti, Giuseppe Sautto, Elena Criscuolo, Matteo Dal Peraro, Nicola Clementi

“…In particular, a protective mAb directed against conserved regions can play a key role in immunogen design and in human therapy as well. Experimental approaches aiming to characterize protective mAb epitopes or to identify T-cell-activating peptides are often burdened by technical limitations and can require long time to be correctly addressed. …”
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Highly sensitive, responsive, and selective iodine gas sensor fabricated using AgI-functionalized graphene by Zhuo Chen, Qiong Lei, Yinchang Ma, Jinrong Wang, Yuan Yan, Jun Yin, Jiaqiang Li, Jie Shen, Guanxing Li, Tingting Pan, Xinglong Dong, Bambar Davaasuren, Yaping Zhang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Jun Tao, Yu Han

“…Abstract Radioactive molecular iodine (I2) is a critical volatile pollutant generated in nuclear energy applications, necessitating sensors that rapidly and selectively detect low concentrations of I2 vapor to protect human health and the environment. In this study, we design and prepare a three-component sensing material comprising reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as the substrate, silver iodide (AgI) particles as active sites, and polystyrene sulfonate as an additive. …”
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Prevention of LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Progranulin by Zhongliang Guo, Qinchuan Li, Yang Han, Yongjie Liang, Zengguang Xu, Tao Ren

“…The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a clinical complication of severe acute lung injury (ALI) in humans, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity and Total Phenolic Content in Fruit Tissues from Accessions of Capsicum chinense Jacq. (Habanero Pepper) at Different Stages of Ripening by Lizbeth A. Castro-Concha, Jemina Tuyub-Che, Angel Moo-Mukul, Felipe A. Vazquez-Flota, Maria L. Miranda-Ham

“…In the past few years, there has been a renewed interest in studying a wide variety of food products that show beneficial effects on human health. Capsicum is an important agricultural crop, not only because its economic importance, but also for the nutritional values of its pods, mainly due to the fact that they are an excellent source of antioxidant compounds, and also of specific constituents such as the pungent capsaicinoids localized in the placental tissue. …”
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New Boric Acid Derivative with Some of Its Complexes and Study the Biological and Anticancer Activity by Alaa Abdullah Majeed, Asmaa Mohammed Noori

“…Additionally, this study tested the new ligand and its platinum complexes as anticancer agents against adenocarcinoma human cells (A549). Thus study have achieved positive outcomes for every complex's antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer properties. …”
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