Analysis of Rainfall Trends and Its Relationship with SST Signals in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia by Tesfay Mekonnen Weldegerima, Tadesse Terefe Zeleke, Belay Simane Birhanu, Benjamin Frederick Zaitchik, Zewdu Alamineh Fetene

“…The impacts of climate change and climate variability on human life have led the scientific community to monitor the behavior of weather and climate variables at different spatial and temporal scales. …”
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Forecasting O3 and NO2 concentrations with spatiotemporally continuous coverage in southeastern China using a Machine learning approach by Zeyue Li, Jianzhao Bi, Yang Liu, Xuefei Hu

“…The presence of O3 and NO2 has detrimental effects on human health, the ecosystem, and agricultural production. …”
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Electrodeposition of 4-Benzenesulfonic Acid onto a Graphite-Epoxy Composite Electrode for the Enhanced Voltammetric Determination of Caffeine in Beverages by Leonardo de A. Furtado, Mariana C. de O. Gonçalves, Carlos V. M. Inocêncio, Edilson M. Pinto, Daniela de L. Martins, Felipe S. Semaan

“…Caffeine is widely present in food and drinks, such as teas and coffees, being also part of some currently commercialized medicines, but despite its enhancement on several functions of human body, its exceeding use can promote many health problems. …”
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Reduced UPF1 levels in senescence impair nonsense-mediated mRNA decay by Dahyeon Koh, Yebin Lee, Kyuchan Kim, Hyeong Bin Jeon, Chaehwan Oh, Sangik Hwang, Minjung Lim, Kwang-Pyo Lee, Yeonkyoung Park, Yong Ryoul Yang, Yoon Ki Kim, Donghwan Shim, Myriam Gorospe, Ji Heon Noh, Kyoung Mi Kim

“…While the role of NMD in cancer and developmental and genetic diseases is well documented, its implications in human aging remain largely unexplored. This study reveals a significant decline in the levels of the protein UPF1, a key player in NMD, during cellular senescence. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE – CASE STUDY OF 5 ALGERIAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS by Ali Bousbia Brahim, Ognjen Riđić, Tomislav Jukić

“…The research was conducted to see how efficiently and effectively managers used available human and other material and financial resources to satisfy customers and achieve organizational goals. …”
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Analysis of factors affecting the evolution of the sign system and the duality of identity in the urban context with a semiotic approach by azadeh atashpanjeh, mohammad naghizadeh, Zahrasadat saeideh zarabadi

“…Studies in the old context relied heavily on documents and in the new context is field and the samples were studied in hot and dry areas of Iran.The results show that based on the study of representations in the symbolic system in the textual layers of the city form, the duality of meaning and identity of the old and new textures of a city over time indicate several main factors of change within the textual layers of the form of city, the rupture and duality in the human layer and change in the system of codes that affect the structure of the city form, which is manifested in the elimination, replacement or change of signs in the natural, social and artificial layers.…”
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Simple assay quantifying sediment resuspension effects on marine carbon storage by Ines Bartl, Tegan Evans, Jenny Hillman, Simon Thrush

“…Abstract The seafloor plays a vital role in Earth's climate by storing carbon. However, human activities that disturb the seafloor undermine this function and receive little regulatory attention. …”
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Complex Probiotics Suppress Inflammation by Regulating Intestinal Metabolites in Kittens by Shimin Zhu, Musu Zha, Yanan Xia

“…Cats are popular companions for humans, and their health is of importance to a growing number of pet owners. …”
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Regulatory Role of GSK-3β on NF-κB, Nitric Oxide, and TNF-α in Group A Streptococcal Infection by Yu-Tzu Chang, Chia-Ling Chen, Chiou-Feng Lin, Shiou-Ling Lu, Miao-Huei Cheng, Chih-Feng Kuo, Yee-Shin Lin

“…Group A streptococcus (GAS) imposes a great burden on humans. Efforts to minimize the associated morbidity and mortality represent a critical issue. …”
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Utility of complexity analysis in electroencephalography and electromyography for automated classification of sleep-wake states in mice by Naoki Furutani, Yuki C. Saito, Yasutaka Niwa, Yu Katsuyama, Yuta Nariya, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Takeshi Sakurai

“…This integrated model significantly enhances the accuracy of sleep stage identification, achieving an accuracy of 97.4–98.1% for novel wild-type mice, on par with the agreement level among human scorers (97.3–97.8%). The efficacy of SAC was validated through tests conducted on wild-type mice, and it demonstrated remarkable success in identifying sleep architecture abnormalities in narcoleptic mice as well. …”
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VOC Sampler on a Drone Assisting in Tracing the Potential Sources by a Dispersion Model — Case Study of Industrial Emissions by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Ching-Ho Lin, Chung-Shin Yuan

“…Abstract Volatile organic compound (VOC) related air pollution cause public concern and pose adverse effects on human health in the communities in most developed and developing countries. …”
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Identifying common pathways for doxorubicin and carfilzomib-induced cardiotoxicities: transcriptomic and epigenetic profiling by Conagh Kelly, Dylan J. Kiltschewskij, Angeline J.W. Leong, Tatt Jhong Haw, Amanda J. Croft, Lohis Balachandran, Dongqing Chen, Danielle R. Bond, Heather J. Lee, Murray J. Cairns, Aaron L. Sverdlov, Doan T. M. Ngo

“…Given this common cardiotoxic effect of these chemotherapies, we aimed to investigate differential and common mechanism(s) associated with Doxorubicin and Carfilzomib-induced cardiac dysfunction. Primary human cardiomyocyte-like cells (HCM-ls) were treated with 1 µM of either Doxorubicin or Carfilzomib for 72 h. …”
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Modulatory Role of Simvastatin against Aluminium Chloride-Induced Behavioural and Biochemical Changes in Rats by Madhavan Nampoothiri, Jessy John, Nitesh Kumar, Jayesh Mudgal, Gopalan Kutty Nampurath, Mallikarjuna Rao Chamallamudi

“…Aluminium, a neurotoxic agent in humans, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Greening up the City with Native Species: Challenges and Solutions by Amy Hardberger, Danielle Craig, Catherine Simpson, Robert D. Cox, Gad Perry

“…Urban green spaces provide many benefits, including to human wellbeing, ecosystem services, and urban wildlife. …”
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Direct current electrical fields inhibit cancer cell motility in microchannel confinements by Benjamin Karem Naggay, Saeed Khomeijani Farahani, Xu Gao, Andrew Holle, Ralf Kemkemer

“…Here we report on the combined impact of micro-confinements and direct current electrical fields (dcEFs) on the motility of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells using a self-developed, easy-to-use platform with microchannels ranging from 3  $$\upmu$$ μ m to 11  $$\upmu$$ μ m in width and 11  $$\upmu$$ μ m height. …”
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Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Haemophilus influenzae Isolated from School Children with Acute Otitis Media by Dodi Safari, Daniel Joko Wahyono, Wisnu Tafroji, Anton Budhi Darmawan, Yayah Winarti, Wahyu Dwi Kusdaryanto, Wisiva Tofriska Paramaiswari, Hendro Pramono, Meyta Pratiwi, Muhamad Riza Chamadi

“…Haemophilus influenzae is a Gram-negative opportunistic bacterial pathogen of the human respiratory tract. This study describes the prevalence, serotype distribution, and susceptibility profiles of H. influenzae strains isolated from the nasopharynx of school children with acute otitis media (AOM) in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. …”
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Bioconversion of Airborne Methylamine by Immobilized Recombinant Amine Oxidase from the Thermotolerant Yeast Hansenula polymorpha by Sasi Sigawi, Marina Nisnevitch, Oksana Zakalska, Andriy Zakalskiy, Yeshayahu Nitzan, Mykhailo Gonchar

“…It is necessary to develop systems for removal of methylamine from the air, since airborne methylamine has a negative effect on human health. The primary amine oxidase (primary amine : oxygen oxidoreductase (deaminating) or amine oxidase, AMO; EC 1.4.3.21), a copper-containing enzyme from the thermotolerant yeast Hansenula polymorpha which was overexpressed in baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was tested for its ability to oxidize airborne methylamine. …”
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Cardiac and testicular alterations induced by acute exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles: Histopathological study by Amin Al‐Doaiss, Bashir Jarrar, Ali Shati, Mohammed Al‐Kahtani, Mohammad Alfaifi

“…These applications may be accompanied with potential risk in human health and the ecosystems. The current study was carried out to find out the acute damage that might be induced by TiO2 NPs in the heart and testis. …”
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GENES DETERMINING THE SYNTHESIS OF LAVONOID AND MELANIN PIGMENTS IN BARLEY by O. Yu. Shoeva, K. V. Strygina, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Due to the wide biological activity of these pigmented compounds and their uncolored precursors in respect to plants and humans, there has recently been an increased interest in studying genes that determine pigmentation in plants. …”
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Rapid learning with phase-change memory-based in-memory computing through learning-to-learn by Thomas Ortner, Horst Petschenig, Athanasios Vasilopoulos, Roland Renner, Špela Brglez, Thomas Limbacher, Enrique Piñero, Alejandro Linares-Barranco, Angeliki Pantazi, Robert Legenstein

“…However, current AI models struggle in such scenarios, often requiring extensive fine-tuning, computational resources, and data. In contrast, humans can effortlessly adjust to new tasks by transferring knowledge from related ones. …”
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