Deciphering the connection: Exploring the relationship between finance, trade, and urbanization in the ecological fabric of African economies by Kingsley I. Okere, Ismail O. Fasanya

“…The findings, based on the FE-DK and MMQR models, provide empirical evidence supporting the ecological deficit hypothesis. …”
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Results of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty by Mohamed H. Hosny, Ayah Marrie, M. Karim Sidky, Sherif GamalEldin, Mohsen Salem

“…Corneal thickness decreased significantly from a mean of 900-micron preoperative values (900.7 m) to 562 m postoperatively. Evidence of side healing was documented by OCT. One patient had a double AC, one patient had an air interface entrapment “Double Bubble,” one patient had a fungal infection and was treated by a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty, and one patient had a CMO. …”
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SOCS1, a Negative Regulator of Cytokine Signals and TLR Responses, in Human Liver Diseases by Minoru Fujimoto, Tetsuji Naka

“…Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathways are strictly coordinated by several mechanisms to regulate adequate innate immune responses. Recent lines of evidence indicate that the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family proteins, originally identified as negative-feedback regulators in cytokine signaling, are involved in the regulation of TLR-mediated immune responses. …”
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The instrumental value of advance directives: lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for policymaking by Elisabeth Stock, Christian H. Nickel, Bernice S. Elger, Andrea Martani

“…In this article, which presents a theoretical reflection grounded in scientific evidence, we underline an even stronger ethical argument to support the implementation of AD in end-of-life care (eol-C) i.e. the instrumental value at the individual level. …”
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The mycobiome in human cancer: analytical challenges, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic implications by Ting Ding, Chang Liu, Zhengyu Li

“…Fungal microbes (the mycobiome), although representing only ∼ 0.1-1% of the microbiome, are a critical immunologically active component of the tumor microbiome. Accumulating evidence suggests a possible involvement of commensal and pathogenic fungi in cancer initiation, progression, and treatment responsiveness. …”
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Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Risk in Young Healthy Men Treated with Injectable Testosterone by Robert S. Tan, Kelly R. Cook, William G. Reilly

“…. = 0.02 to 0.13, P<0.0001). There was no evidence of worsening preexisting MI or stroke in patients treated with testosterone. …”
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The Ameliorative Role of Probiotics in 5-fluorouracil Induced Intestinal Mucositis by Alexandra Arcilla Xin Hui Sim, Jia Ying Cheam, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Yatinesh Kumari, Satoshi Ogawa, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…This review outlines the latest evidence supporting probiotic use in ameliorating 5-FU induced intestinal mucositis, thereby promoting good health and well-being in colorectal cancer patients receiving 5-FU chemotherapy. …”
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Targeting the Heart of Mycobacterium: Advances in Anti-Tubercular Agents Disrupting Cell Wall Biosynthesis by Ahmad Diab, Henry Dickerson, Othman Al Musaimi

“…Isoniazid, thioamides, and delamanid primarily disrupt mycolic acid synthesis, with recent evidence indicating that delamanid also inhibits decaprenylphosphoryl-β-D-ribose-2-epimerase, thereby impairing arabinogalactan biosynthesis. …”
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A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam by Anh Van Pham, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Thao Ngoc Hoang, Hanh Thi Ngo, Minh Duc Le

“…A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 is described from northern Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. Scincella truongi sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL up to 59.4 mm); primary temporals 2; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven or eight; infralabials six or seven; nuchals in three pairs; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 60–67, not widened; ventral scales in 60–70 rows; ten smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with few black spots, a dark stripe running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior corner of eye along upper part of flank to the middle of the tail. …”
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Recurrent neural networks with transient trajectory explain working memory encoding mechanisms by Chenghao Liu, Shuncheng Jia, Hongxing Liu, Xuanle Zhao, Chengyu T. Li, Bo Xu, Tielin Zhang

“…Therefore, this study provides evidence supporting the transient activity theory to explain the WM mechanism from the model designing point of view.…”
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Investigating the Moderating Role of Moderation Cash in the Relationship between Unconditional Conservatism and Bankruptcy Risk by Esmaeil Eghdami, Sadegh Yousef Nezhad, Maedeh Pendashteh

“…For this purpose, samples of 140 companies were systematically selected over ten years from 1389-1389 and analyzed using the logistic model for panel data.Findings: The study's results showed that unconditional conservatism increases the risk of corporate bankruptcy. However, no evidence was found concerning the relationship between the interactive variable of unconditional conservatism and cash that might lead to corporate bankruptcy risk.Originality/Value: According to the present research, conservatism can help reduce the risk of bankruptcy. …”
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Ukraine-Russian Federation Relations within the Concepts of Security Dilemma and Responsibility To Protect (R2P) by Tuba Taşlıcalı Koç

“…However, as can be seen from history, these institutions could not provide the establishment of security sufficiently and as a matter of fact, the wars experienced throughout history became the evidence of the atmosphere of this insecurity causing the concepts of “security dilemma” and “responsibility to protect (R2P)” to take their place in international relations discipline. …”
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Does Large‐Scale Crustal Flow Shape the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau? Insights From Episodic Magmatism of Gongga‐Zheduo Granitic Massif by Fangyang Hu, Fu‐Yuan Wu, Mihai N. Ducea, James B. Chapman, Lei Yang

“…Large‐scale crustal flow has been hypothesized to occur in eastern Tibet, but it remains controversial due to a lack of geologic evidence. Geochemical and isotopic data from Cenozoic igneous rocks in the eastern Tibet‐Gongga‐Zheduo intrusive massif, provide a way to test this model. …”
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Taphonomic variation in vascular remains from Mesozoic non-avian dinosaurs by M. H. Schweitzer, W. Zheng, E. Dickinson, J. Scannella, A. Hartstone-Rose, P. Sjövall, J. Lindgren

“…The results of this in-depth, multi-faceted study present strong support for endogeneity of the fossil-derived vessels, although we also detect evidence of invasive microorganisms.…”
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Guidance Cue Netrin-1 and the Regulation of Inflammation in Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease by Punithavathi Ranganathan, Riyaz Mohamed, Calpurnia Jayakumar, Ganesan Ramesh

“…Despite improved understanding, there are no effective therapies available to treat AKI. A large body of evidence strongly suggests that ischemia reperfusion injury is an inflammatory disease mediated by both adaptive and innate immune systems. …”
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Enhanced classification of medicinal plants using deep learning and optimized CNN architectures by Hicham Bouakkaz, Mustapha Bouakkaz, Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache, Sahraoui Dhelim

“…This study provides evidence of the potential that deep learning models have in improving and automating identification and classification procedures for medicinal plants when integrated with botanical studies.…”
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Hemispatial Neglect Shows That “Before” Is “Left” by Mario Bonato, Arnaud Saj, Patrik Vuilleumier

“…These findings further suggest that the representation of events order is spatial in nature and provide compelling evidence that ordinality is similarly represented within temporal and numerical domains.…”
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COVID-19 Positive Woman Presented with Preterm Labor: Case Report by Ibrahim A. Abdelazim, Mohannad AbuFaza, Sulaiman Al-Munaifi

“…This report highlights that the COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may increase the rates of preterm labor and cesarean section. There is no strong evidence of vertical COVID-19 transmission when the infection manifests during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. …”
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The Relationship between Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Report of 2 Cases with Suspected Osteonecrosis by Akira Horikawa, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada, Hiroyuki Kodama

“…Pathological examination of the resected femoral condyle and proximal tibia showed almost intact joint cartilage, healing of the collapsed subchondral bone, and significant trabecular bone loss. Histologically, no evidence of osteonecrosis, including empty lacunae of the trabecular bone, was observed. …”
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Role of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Diabetic Nephropathy: Lessons from Diabetic eNOS Knockout Mice by Takamune Takahashi, Raymond C. Harris

“…Based on the clinical evidence showing the association of eNOS dysfunction with advanced DN, we and others have created diabetic mice that lack eNOS expression and shown that eNOS-deficient diabetic mice exhibit advanced nephropathic changes with distinct features of progressive DN, including pronounced albuminuria, nodular glomerulosclerosis, mesangiolysis, and arteriolar hyalinosis. …”
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