A new perspective on cardiovascular function and dysfunction during endurance exercise: identifying the primary cause of cardiovascular risk by Amine Souissi, Ismail Dergaa, Samia Ernez Hajri, Karim Chamari, Helmi Ben Saad

“…Additionally, we aim to identify the primary factors contributing to cardiovascular risk during strenuous prolonged exercise by highlighting recent progress in this area, which may shed light on previously unexplained physiological responses. …”
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Evaluating vitamin C-related gene-environment and metabolite-environment interaction effects on intraocular pressure in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Rebecca Lelievre, Mohan Rakesh, Pirro G. Hysi, Julian Little, Ellen E. Freeman, Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon

“…Understanding how genetic variants and metabolites interact with the environment could shed light on biological pathways controlling IOP and lead to improved prevention and treatment of glaucoma.…”
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Multiplex Community Detection in Social Networks Using a Chaos-Based Hybrid Evolutionary Approach by Bagher Zarei, Bahman Arasteh, Mehdi Asadi, Vahid Majidnezhad, Saeid Taghavi Afshord, Asgarali Bouyer

“…Understanding this structure is crucial for comprehending network performance and organization, shedding light on their underlying structure and potential functions. …”
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Nanostructured Dielectric Layer for Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Yusi Chen, Yangsen Kang, Jieyang Jia, Yijie Huo, Muyu Xue, Zheng Lyu, Dong Liang, Li Zhao, James S. Harris

“…Here, we demonstrate a new approach to design, simulate, and fabricate whole-wafer nanostructures on dielectric layer on thin c-Si for solar cell light trapping. The optical simulation results show that the periodic nanostructure arrays on dielectric materials could suppress the reflection loss over a wide spectral range. …”
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Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease by Ingrid Yazmin Cruz-Alegría, Nancy Gabriela Santos-Hernández, Christian Ruiz-Castillejos, Juan Felipe Ruan-Soto, Adriana Moreno-Rodríguez, Any Laura Flores-Villegas, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Luis Arturo Hernández-Mijangos, Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla, Dolores Guadalupe Vidal-López, José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente

“…We carry out a cross-sectional study in 2022 where we search insects manually and with light traps. We set traps for small mammals and bats and conducted interviews with the inhabitants living around the study site. …”
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Laryngeal Carcinoma Characteristics Associated with Positive Margins and Endoscopic Understaging by Nia Labaš, Andro Košec, Mirta Peček, Tomislav Gregurić, Siniša Stevanović

“…It also aims to assess the diagnostic accuracy of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) in comparison to White Light Endoscopy (WLE) and other diagnostic methods. …”
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Languages of Written and Oral Communication between Russian Emperors and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, 1725–1799 by M. A. Petrova

“…These designations underscored the unequal status of the correspondents.Additionally, the correspondence sheds light on the process by which the influential Estates of the Holy Roman Empire recognized the imperial title of the Russian monarchs. …”
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Review of Herbal Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy by Guang-dong Sun, Chao-yuan Li, Wen-peng Cui, Qiao-yan Guo, Chang-qing Dong, Hong-bin Zou, Shu-jun Liu, Wen-peng Dong, Li-ning Miao

“…In this paper, we summarize the applications of herbal TCM preparations, single herbal TCM, and/or monomers from herbal TCM in the treatment of DN in the recent 10 years, depicting the renal protective effects and the corresponding mechanism, through which we shed light on the renal protective roles of TCM in DN with a particular focus on the molecular basis of the effect and provide a beneficial supplement to the drug therapy for DN.…”
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Morphological characterization of biominerals from five multicellular marine algae species by A. M. Zakharenko, M. A. Nawaz, V. V. Chaika, I. V. Zemchenko, T. Yu. Orlova, A. A. Begun, R. V. Romashko, A. N. Galkina, A. A. Karabtsov, G. Chung, K. S. Golokhvast

“…For the first time we extracted and studied silica biominerals of five marine macroalgae, which we observed by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). …”
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Ad Click Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms by Reem A. Alzahrani, Malak Aljabri, Rami A. Mustafa Mohammad

“…DT and RF surpassed 98.99% accuracy, while GB, LightGBM, and XGBoost achieved 98.90% or higher. …”
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Isolation, identification, and quantification of Prevotella intermedia and Prevotella nigrescens in subgingival plaque samples of periodontally healthy and chronic periodontitis pa... by Vijayalakshmi Sharadindu Kotrashetti, Kishore Gajanan Bhat, Vijay Mahadev Kumbar, Sachita Shrikant Naik

“…The slides were analyzed for bacilli under a light microscope at ×100 magnification for identification and quantification. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Traffic Violations and Crashes at Signalized Intersections: An Empirical Study in China by Ze-Hao Jiang, Xiao-Guang Yang, Tuo Sun, Tao Wang, Zheng Yang

“…Among the chosen 7 independent variables, four are significantly related to the dependent variable, namely, driving commercial vehicle during internship, wrong-way entry, speeding, and traffic-light violation. (3) With the increase of annual average daily traffic (AADT), the number of total crashes goes up; however, the injury-or-fatality rate decreases, which means that intersections with smaller traffic volumes tend to have higher traffic crash severity. …”
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UV-Enhanced removal of enrofloxacin in water using oyster shell-derived CaO-ZnO composite by Sihombing Mastavioni, Azizah Nurfiah, Febriyanti Siti, Miraza Adithya Zulfadli, Prajaputra Vicky, Isnaini Nadia, Karina Sofyatuddin, Riswan M.

“…The results demonstrated that the CaO-ZnO composite achieved the best performance at pH 3, with a removal efficiency of 42.87% after 150 minutes. Under UV light from sunlight, the removal efficiency was significantly enhanced, reaching 61.04% compared to 14.53% for CaO. …”
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IP3 receptor depletion in a spontaneous canine model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1J with amelogenesis imperfecta. by Marjo K Hytönen, Julius Rönkkö, Sruthi Hundi, Tarja S Jokinen, Emilia Suonto, Eeva Teräväinen, Jonas Donner, Rita La Rovere, Geert Bultynck, Emil Ylikallio, Henna Tyynismaa, Hannes Lohi

“…The involvement of the three IP3R genes (ITPR1, ITPR2 and ITPR3) in inherited human diseases has started to shed light on the essential roles of each receptor in different human tissues and cell types. …”
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Tunnel squeezing prediction based on partially missing dataset and optimized machine learning models by Peng Guan, Guangzhao Ou, Feng Liang, Weibang Luo, Qingyong Wang, Chengyuan Pei, Xuan Che

“…To achieve precise prediction of tunnel squeezing, this study constructed six reliable machine learning (ML) classification models for this purpose, including Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), Decision Tree (DT), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LGBM), and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). …”
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Antimicrobial Effects of Gum Arabic-Silver Nanoparticles against Oral Pathogens by Omnia Ahmed, Nicole R. S. Sibuyi, Adewale O. Fadaka, Abram M. Madiehe, Ernest Maboza, Annette Olivier, Mervin Meyer, Greta Geerts

“…The GA-AgNPs were synthesized and characterized using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. …”
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Exacerbation of polyethylene microplastics in animal models of DSS-induced colitis through damage to intestinal epithelial cell conjunctions by Minkyoung Sung, Yeon-Ji Lee, Soo-Eun Sung, Kyung-Ku Kang, Jae Woo Park, Yujeong Lee, Dongmin Kim, Sunjong Lee, Joo-Hee Choi, Sijoon Lee

“…In this study, manufactured fragmented polyethylene-microplastics in the size range of 10–30 ㎛, were oxidized by exposure to ultraviolet light, and then administered to a dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis mouse model to observe the effects of polyethylene-microplastics on IBD. …”
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GABARAPL1 is essential for ACR-induced autophagic cell death of mouse Leydig cells by Jiahui Meng, Linlin Xu, Bingchun Ma, Chaoju Hao, Yanning Guo, Jinglei Wang, Jiaxiang Chen

“…This study suggests the critical role of GABARAPL1 in ACR-induced autophagy of mouse Leydig cells, shedding light on the underlying mechanism of ACR-caused male reproductive impairment.…”
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Wildflower pollen quality in roadside habitats, with particular emphasis on Hedera helix by Aoife McMullin, Paul Hamilton

“…Pollen grains were then observed under a compound light microscope and comparison microscope. Shape and size of the pollen grains were quantified. …”
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Mucosal Epithelial Jak Kinases in Health and Diseases by Narendra Kumar, Longxiang Kuang, Ryan Villa, Priyam Kumar, Jayshree Mishra

“…Here, we also focus on the consequences of Jak3-directed drugs on adverse effects in light of recent discoveries in mucosal epithelial functions of Jak3 with some information on other Jaks. …”
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