Mechanical properties and energy evolution of outburst coal seams under different load regimes by Zhang Tianjun, Wu Jiaokun, Wang Gang, Chen Yong, Ding Hong, Ma Hongyu, Yang Jie

“…With the increase of confining pressure, the limiting elastic energy and peak total energy increase in a quasi‐linear manner. The accumulated limit elastic energy plays an important role in the failure of coal samples, and the macroscopic manifestation thereof is that the coal samples fail more severely under high confining pressure conditions than under low confining pressure conditions. …”
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Investigation of Scutellaria Barbata’s immunological mechanism against thyroid cancer using network pharmacology and experimental validation by Gen Ouyang, Yuangui Zhu, Zhehao Ouyang

“…Experimental validation showed that quercetin inhibited the growth of TC cells in a dose-dependent manner. Protein results indicated that quercetin downregulated SPP1 mRNA and protein expression. …”
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Self-representation: A review on Selfie Photos in Social Media According to Goffman's Dramaturgical Theory by Keyhan Valinejad

“…According to Goffman's theory, uploading a selfie photo can be interpreted as a play, in which the subject consciously manipulates his/her characteristics even in a slight manner. Besides this, by masking/unmasking a personality, the person expresses the kind of characteristics that respond to his/her desire to present an ideal image to acquire social acceptance.…”
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Psychotropic medications: a descriptive study of prescription trends in Tabriz, Iran, 2021–2022 by Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Ali Fakhari, Ali Azimian, Amin Khameneh, Mahsa Matinkia, Ehsan Aghajani

“…Prescription analysis is critical for evaluating and improving medical care in a cost-effective manner. This study examined prescription patterns for psychotropic drugs in outpatient settings to improve the understanding of medication utilization in a variety of patients. …”
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Impact of fluoxetine exposure on Lymnaea stagnalis and its developing eggs: integrating untargeted lipidomics, targeted metabolomics, and classical risk assessment by Diana Ilyaskina, Yumi Nakadera, Yumi Nakadera, Marja H. Lamoree, Joris M. Koene, Pim E. G. Leonards

“…Although no significant effects were observed on survival or fecundity, fluoxetine exposure significantly impaired egg development in a dose-dependent manner, reducing hatching rates with an EC50 of 126 µg fluoxetine L⁻1. …”
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Determination of the Appropriate Blended Inorganic Fertilizer Rate Recommendation for the Optimal Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Grain Yield and Profitability in the Dawuro Zo... by Berhanu Bilate Daemo, Getahun Bore Wolancho, Dawit Dalga Wakalto

“…The data indicate that raising the NPSB fertilizer rate from 0 to 125 kg·ha−1 would greatly boost grain yield in the common bean in both locations in a similar manner. The economic analysis revealed that applying 125 kg·ha−1 of NPSB fertilizer earned the highest net benefits (140453.2 ETB·ha−1) with the highest marginal rate of return (1745.26%). …”
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Recombinant short TNF-BD protein from smallpox virus is pharmacologically active in an experimental septic shock model by I. P. Gileva, S. N. Yakubitskiy, I. V. Kolosova, S. N. Shchelkunov

“…All mice not injected with TNF-BD had been dead by day 3 of the experiment, but 30, 40 and 60 % of the experimental animals, who received different TNF-BD doses, survived in a dose-dependent manner. Data obtained demonstrate that recombinant TNF-BD protein is pharmacologically active in the experimental model of LPS-induced septic shock.…”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…Current organic farming programs need to be revised in order to formulate policies covering all areas related to production, handling, processing, certification, labeling and marketing, in order to bring the benefits of organic agriculture to farmers, marketers and consumers in a fair manner.…”
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Causal Inference for Hypertension Prediction With Wearable E lectrocardiogram and P hotoplethysmogram Signa... by Ke Gon g, Yifan Chen, Xinyue Song, Zhizhong Fu, Xiaorong Ding

“…Hypertension can be detected in a timely manner with cardiac signals, such as through an electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) , which can be observed via wearable sensors. …”
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Postharvest wounding treatment influences flavone production and biological activities of the hairy root cultures of Scutellaria baicalensis by Hyeon Ji Yeo, Su Young Shin, Sang Un Park, Chang Ha Park

“…We found that the levels of these flavones in S. baicalensis hairy roots increased after 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h of exposure in a time-dependent manner. In particular, the highest production of three flavones was reported after exposure to 96 h of wounding stress. …”
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Antichronic Gastric Ulcer Effect of Zinc-Baicalin Complex on the Acetic Acid-Induced Chronic Gastric Ulcer Rat Model by Hui Yang, Yi Lu, Xiao-Feng Zeng, Ling Li, Rong-Ping Zhang, Zhong-Kun Ren, Xu Liu

“…BA-Zn reduced the gastric ulcer index in a dose-dependent manner, significantly increased SOD activity and GSH-Px level, and reduced the MDA content and IL-8 and TNF-α levels in the gastric mucosa. …”
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Identifying focus zones for the conservation and promotion of priority birds in Swiss farmland by Noëlle Klein, Antoine Adde, Adrienne Grêt‐Regamey, Antoine Guisan, Felix Herzog, Philippe Jeanneret, Sonja Kay

“…Our results help to assess and visualize the intertwined links between agricultural management and the species inhabiting these agricultural landscapes in a spatially explicit manner. This can help to identify zones and regions for ecological promotion and set priorities for action within future agricultural policies.…”
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mHealth knowledge and usage in maternal healthcare delivery: perspectives and experiences of healthcare practitioners in Ghana by Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Pascal Agbadi, Aikins Amoako Asiama

“…Interventions aimed at enhancing mHealth integration should address these factors in a context-specific manner.…”
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Registered Nurses' Experience of Person‐Centred Care Through Digital Aids in Primary Care Setting During the COVID‐19 Pandemic by Annika Kjällman Alm, Ove Hellzen, Malin Rising‐Holmström

“…Registered nurses within primary care settings had to adjust to new meeting forums with patients and in collaborations with other organisations to transfer patients from hospital to home care in a safe and secure manner using digital aids. Design Interviews with 17 registered nurses within primary care settings were conducted. …”
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Přítel příteli, bratr bratru, muž muži. Jan, František, Josef a Alois Vojtěch Šemberovi ve své vzájemné korespondenci by Zuzana Čevelová, Jana Straníková

“…Jahrhundert, als das bei den amtlichen und institutionellen Quellen der Fall ist. Die Briefe der Männer aus 19. Jahrhundert zeigen oft, dass sie sein Interesse nicht nur an die Öffentlichkeit orientierten, sondern sich sehr viel auch in dem privaten Raum seiner Fami- lie und Haushalt engagierten. …”
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Revealing the critical state and identifying individualized dynamic network biomarker for type 2 diabetes through advanced analysis methods on individual basis by Peiyu Li, Shaowen Jing, Guo Tian, Jing Jiang

“…Abstract Complex diseases may not always progress in a gradual manner. In the early stages of complex diseases, obvious symptoms are usually not observable, but there is a commonality: there is a brief state of predisease between the progression from normal state to disease state, which usually includes three stages: normal state, critical state of predisease, and disease state. …”
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Exploring optimal control strategies in a nonlinear fractional bi-susceptible model for Covid-19 dynamics using Atangana-Baleanu derivative by Azhar Iqbal Kashif Butt, Waheed Ahmad, Hafiz Ghulam Rabbani, Muhammad Rafiq, Shehbaz Ahmad, Naeed Ahmad, Saira Malik

“…The novelty of the current study is attributed to the application of the structure-preserving Toufik-Atangana numerical scheme, utilized in a backward-in-time manner, to comprehensively analyze the optimally designed model. …”
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Medio-Lateral Hamstring Muscle Activity in Unilateral vs. Bilateral Strength Exercises in Female Team Handball Players – A Cross-Sectional Study by Brian Sørensen, Per Aagaard, Lasse Malchow-Møller, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, Jesper Bencke

“… # Methods Single-session repeated measures were obtained in a randomized manner. Twenty-three female elite team handball players were recruited. …”
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Reliably quantifying the severity of social symptoms in children with autism using ASDSpeech by Marina Eni, Yaniv Zigel, Michal Ilan, Analya Michaelovski, Hava M. Golan, Gal Meiri, Idan Menashe, Ilan Dinstein

“…This suggests that it may be possible to develop speech analysis algorithms that can quantify ASD symptom severity from speech recordings in a direct and objective manner. Here we demonstrate the utility of a new open-source AI algorithm, ASDSpeech, which can analyze speech recordings of ASD children and reliably quantify their social communication difficulties across multiple developmental timepoints. …”
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A Possible Involvement of Ion Transporter in Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Cycloheximide-Induced Apoptosis of Endothelial Cells by Hiroshi Fujita, Ikuo Morita, Sei-itsu Murota

“…Treatment of the endothelial cells with TNFα and cycloheximide for 6h induced nuclear fragmentation in a TNFα dose-dependent manner (1-10 ng/ml). Concomitant treatment of endothelial cells with TNFα at a dose of 10ng/ml and cycloheximide at a dose of 10 micro g/ml elicited endothelial cell apoptosis as high as 23.4±4.1% at 6h after administration. …”
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