Exposure to Lead (Pb) influences the outcomes of male-male competition during precopulatory intrasexual selection by Rosemary Patrick, Kim Colyvas, Andrea S. Griffin, Michael Stat, Wayne A. O’Connor, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Geoff R. MacFarlane

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The Economic and Humanistic Burden of Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis by Nupur Greene, Lita Araujo, Cynthia Campos, Hannah Dalglish, Sarah Gibbs, Irina Yermilov

“…**Discussion:** Our review presents a uniquely broad and recent overview of the global economic and humanistic burden of patients with POMS. …”
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The Role of Microbial Aspartic Protease Enzyme in Food and Beverage Industries by Jermen Mamo, Fassil Assefa

“…The failure of the plant and animal proteases to meet the present global enzyme demand has directed to an increasing interest in microbial proteases. …”
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Actinomycete-Derived Pigments: A Path Toward Sustainable Industrial Colorants by Blanca Hey Díez, Cristiana A. V. Torres, Susana P. Gaudêncio

“…For bio-pigments, actinomycetes, particularly from the <i>Streptomyces</i> genus, have emerged as a promising green source, aligning with global sustainability goals due to their renewability and biodegradability. …”
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A Novel Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Structural Damage Detection by Yinghao Zhao, Quansheng Yan, Zheng Yang, Xiaolin Yu, Buyu Jia

“…Chaotic search method generates more searching points for finding the global minimum, which increases the exploration ability. …”
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CD226 Deficiency Alleviates Murine Allergic Rhinitis by Suppressing Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Responses by Yang Xie, Yuan Zhang, Tianxiao Zhu, Jingchang Ma, Chujun Duan, Lu Yang, Tingting Wang, Ran Zhuang, Ka Bian, Lianjun Lu

“…The results showed that global Cd226 KO mice, but not CD4+ T cell-specific Cd226 KO mice, exhibited attenuated AR nasal symptoms. …”
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Dependência e Soberania nas Tecnologias de Inteligência Artificial: uma análise a partir dos conceitos de acumulação primitiva de dados e Data Processing Inequality by Pedro Khauaja

“…O estudo investiga como o modelo neoliberal atual de desenvolvimento das tecnologias de inteligência artificial (IA) se baseia em relações exploratórias entre o Norte e o Sul Global, emulando relações coloniais. Essa hipótese é discutida por autores do campo digital, com a mobilização de conceitos como colonialismo digital. …”
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Refining Sparse Cell-ID Trajectory of Public Service Vehicles by Spatiotemporal Modelling by Kemin Zhu, Junli Liu, Xianfeng Song, Weifeng Wang, Hao Chen

“…Taking full advantages of the nature of a PSV tends to move on the PTR in uniform motion to meet a prescript visit to stops, a heuristic global optimization approach is deployed to build a spatiotemporal model of a PSV motion, which estimates new locations of cell-id trajectories on the PTR. …”
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IITA’s genebank, cowpea diversity on farms, and farmers’ welfare in Nigeria by Abel-Gautier Kouakou, Ademola Ogundapo, Melinda Smale, Nelissa Jamora, Julius Manda, Michael Abberton

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An Open‐Label Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab, an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Alone or in Combination With Oral Azacitidine as Second‐Line Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Squamo... by Vinod K. Ramani, Srimonta Gayen, Radheshyam Naik

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Use of Machine Learning to Predict Individual Postprandial Glycemic Responses to Food Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes in India: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study by Niteesh K Choudhry, Shweta Priyadarshini, Jaganath Swamy, Mridul Mehta

“… BackgroundType 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality globally and affects more than 100 million people in the world’s most populous country, India. …”
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Study on the Impact of Climate Warming on Mariculture in China by GAO Jia, YANG Huaiyu

“…The paper aims to reveal the challenges and opportunities faced by mariculture in coastal areas in China under the background of global warming, and to provide a scientific basis for policy making and sustainable development in this field. …”
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The Ghosts of Old Volcanoes, a Geoheritage Trail Concept for Eastern Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand by Ilmars Gravis, Karoly Nemeth, Chris Twemlow, Boglarka Nemeth

“…Evidence suggests that to date, and further highlighted by unfolding local and global responses to the pandemic, mainstream approaches to conservation, protection, and tourism have poorly served our unique geoheritage landscapes and features. …”
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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

“…<h4>Background</h4>Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. …”
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Microbial bioindicators associated with cadmium uptake in sixteen genotypes of Theobroma cacao by Jennifer E. Schmidt, Caleb A. Lewis, Alana J. Firl, Pathmanathan Umaharan

“…Screening for Cd-related bioindicators prior to planting or developing microbial bioamendments could complement existing strategies to minimize the presence of Cd in the global cacao supply.…”
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The New York Times on The NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999 by Savić Aleksandra

“…The main characteristics of this global narrative include: mitigating the impact and consequences of the bombing, building a negative image of the Serbian nation, simplifying complex historical and political relations, and demonizing the enemy. …”
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Factors enhancing implementation of occupational safety and health management systems in manufacturing industry of Mutare, Zimbabwe by Johanes Mandowa, Mark Matsa, Steven Jerie

“…This recommendation places a demand on researchers and OSH stakeholders globally to rethink the current global order for OSHMSs implementation in order to advance an approach to OSHMSs implementation in the SMMCs that is sensitive to contextual compounding factors. …”
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Analysis on the adjustment of transportation structure and the logistics transformation of railway freight by Chaohe Rong, Xingchan Li, Gaiping Zhang, Xuecheng Wang

“…The methodology includes a review of existing policies, an examination of industry practices and a comparative analysis with global trends in railway logistics. Findings – The research underscores the importance of focusing on the development of non-bulk materials, noting the insufficiency in the development of China's rail multi-modal transportation and highlighting the instructive value of successful cases in open-top container road-rail intermodal transportation. …”
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Molecular Assessment of Domain I of Apical Membrane Antigen I Gene in Plasmodium falciparum: Implications in Plasmodium Invasion, Taxonomy, Vaccine Development, and Drug Discovery by Che Roland Achungu, Damian Nota Anong, Robert Adamu Shey, Cevie Jesenta Tabe

“…Given its global morbidity and mortality rates, malaria continues to be a major public health concern. …”
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El (auto) tropicalismo en Costa Rica: Un análisis de la marca-país del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo dentro de la geopolítica del turismo by Santiago Navarro

“…A la par de esto, siguiendo la lógica del “colonialismo interno” (Amin, 2009), las élites del Estado-Nación de estas regiones tropicales conforman el “auto tropicalismo”, que es el construir la imagen local a semejanza de los deseos de ocio y fantasía que los centros globales conforman. …”
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