Kinetic Study of Biodangerous Methylmercury Degradation under Various Light Conditions by Yutao Zhang, Xia Chen, Qixia Jiang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiuyun Zhang

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) has remarkable toxicological effects on humans, plants, and other lives in the environment, which may restrict the comprehensive utilization of biomass source in view of possibly forming biohazardous waste. …”
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Community Service Order Punishment: Alternatives in The Criminal Law System From Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah Perspective by Adi Syahputra Sirait, Mhd. Syahnan, Budi Sastra Panjaitan

“…This study concludes that Community Service Order Punishment can be a more humane and effective alternative in the criminal law system, which is in line with Islamic values and supports the welfare goals of society as a whole.…”
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Prevalence of chlamydophila psittaci infection in pigeons and paraquets by a real time polymerase chain reaction by Nevin Tuzcu, Hasan Huseyin Hadimli, Aysegul Ilban

“…Although C. psittaci does not always cause serious disease in poultry, it can cause serious disease especially in immunosuppressive humans. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci, in stool samples of pigeons and paraquets, in Konya province.…”
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Metabolic deficiencies underlie reduced plasmacytoid dendritic cell IFN-I production following viral infection by Trever T. Greene, Yeara Jo, Carolina Chiale, Monica Macal, Ziyan Fang, Fawziyah S. Khatri, Alicia L. Codrington, Katelynn R. Kazane, Elizabeth Akbulut, Shobha Swaminathan, Yu Fujita, Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Thekla Cordes, Christian Metallo, David A. Scott, Elina I. Zúñiga

“…Mechanistically, we identify lactate dehydrogenase B (LDHB) as a positive regulator of pDC IFN-I production in mice and humans; meanwhile, LDHB deficiency is associated with suppressed IFN-I production, pDC metabolic capacity, and viral control following infection. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances alter innate immune function: evidence and data gaps by Drake W. Phelps, Ashley M. Connors, Giuliano Ferrero, Jamie C. DeWitt, Jeffrey A. Yoder

“…Here, current literature is reviewed to identify and incorporate data regarding the effects of PFASs on innate immunity in humans, experimental models, and wildlife. Known mechanisms by which PFASs modulate innate immune function are also reviewed, including disruption of cell signaling, metabolism, and tissue-level effects. …”
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The role of high-density lipoproteins in sepsis by Liam R. Brunham

“…Many preclinical studies have examined strategies to augment HDL genetically or pharmacologically and have shown that this leads to protection from sepsis in animal models. Data in humans are more limited, but suggest a clinically relevant role of HDL in mediating the response to pathogen-associated lipids and preventing excessive inflammation. …”
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Dynamics of deforestation in the northwest of the Chaco between 1995 and 2018 by Fernando Bonfanti, Matías Sánchez

“…This paper has been prepared within the framework of the project: “Territorial transformations in the province of Chaco: forestry and agricultural dynamics in the transition of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and their geographical implications”, developed at the Geography Institute of the Faculty of Humanities of Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. The project objective, it’s to analyze the forest dynamics of the two northwestern departments of Chaco province taking into account the occurrence of deforestation. …”
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Evaluation of antimicrobial short sequence peptides derived from mackerel gill and intestine against gram-negative bacteria by Wonganu Benjamaporn, Paenthong Mathaphon, Roytrakul Sittiruk

“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small peptides that play a crucial role in growth inhibiting of pathogenic microorganisms in many organisms including humans. Therefore, the study of those peptides is interesting in the applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. …”
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New Concepts in the Vague Graph Structure with an Application in Transportation by Xiaolong Shi, Saeed Kosari

“…Fuzzy graph (FG) models take on the presence being ubiquitous in environmental and fabricated structures by humans, specifically the vibrant processes in physical, biological, and social systems. …”
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Nanai Fairytales about the Cruel Bride by Tatiana Bulgakova

“…The plots about the cruel behaviour of the bride, which are in contradiction to real Nanai traditions, are divided into two categories in the present article – on the one hand, plots connected with the cohabitation of humans and the spirits, and, on the other hand, plots that speak about the marriage of two people in which the cruelty of the bride is very often expressed by the perishing of the bridegroom, who loses a pre-marriage contest with the bride or her relatives. …”
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Structural Characterization of Functional Ingredient Levan Synthesized by Bacillus siamensis Isolated from Traditional Fermented Food in Thailand by Nattapong Thakham, Supphasin Thaweesak, Nuttinee Teerakulkittipong, Natthiwut Traiosot, Autaipohn Kaikaew, Gary Antonio Lirio, Witawat Jangiam

“…One beneficial food to humans of known nutritional value is the prebiotic levan. …”
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The Threat of Tomorrow: Impacts of Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Cyber-attacks on International Relations by Esra Merve Çalışkan

“…Thanks to AI, adversaries can now impersonate humans, manipulate data, eavesdrop on conversations, and exploit system weaknesses on an unprecedented scale. …”
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Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland by Rachelle N. Binny, Graham J. Hickling, Alex James, Chris N. Niebuhr

“…Toxoplasma gondii is one of the world’s most prevalent parasites and has significant impacts on the health of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. In New Zealand’s rural environments, T. gondii creates economic losses for the farming industry and threatens vulnerable native avifauna and marine mammals. …”
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Global Assessment of Emerging Contaminant Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants: <i>In Silico</i> Hazard Screening and Risk Evaluation by Arianna Sgariboldi, Elena Posté, Nicola Chirico, Alessandro Sangion, Marco Evangelista, Cristiana Morosini, Andrea Re, Vincenzo Torretta, Ester Papa

“…Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging contaminants (ECs), whose presence in the environment is of increasing concern due to their widespread use and possible detrimental effects on wildlife and humans. These chemicals may present multiple hazardous properties such as environmental persistence, toxicity, high mobility, and the potential for bioaccumulation. …”
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Re-performance: a critical and reparative methodology for everyday expertise and data practice in policy knowledge by Susan Oman

“…Re-performance is an under-utilised concept and this paper synthesises its assorted origins across humanities disciplines to demonstrate its conceptual utility for methods in research on research. …”
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Progenitor Cells for Arterial Repair: Incremental Advancements towards Therapeutic Reality by Trevor Simard, Richard G. Jung, Pouya Motazedian, Pietro Di Santo, F. Daniel Ramirez, Juan J. Russo, Alisha Labinaz, Altayyeb Yousef, Brijesh Anantharam, Ali Pourdjabbar, Benjamin Hibbert

“…Circulating EPC numbers have been inversely correlated with cardiovascular risk, while administration of EPCs in humans has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes. …”
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A Case Report on Pasteurella multocida Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: When Cats Think Medical Equipment Are Toys by Saeid Mirzai, Ahmad Oussama Rifai, Aron Tidrick, Qitan Huang, Justin Hale

“…This zoonotic pathogen can cause a variety of infections in humans through bites, scratches, or licking. Infections range from less severe cases, such as infected animal bites and cellulitis, to more severe cases of pneumonia, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, sepsis, and meningitis. …”
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Microbial alpha diversity in the intestine negatively correlated with disease duration in patients with Meniere’s disease by Fumihiro Mochizuki, Manabu Komori, Jun Shimizu, Yoshiyuki Sasano, Yusuke Ito, Michael E. Hoffer, Yoshishige Miyabe, Izumi Koizuka

“…Recently, gut microbes have been shown to influence the function of the central nervous system in humans through their metabolites. We studied the intestinal microbiota of 10 patients with MD and 11 healthy donors (HD). …”
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Behavioral Tagging: A Translation of the Synaptic Tagging and Capture Hypothesis by Diego Moncada, Fabricio Ballarini, Haydée Viola

“…We focus on the molecular machinery taking place in these processes and describe the experimental data supporting the BT in humans.…”
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Analysis of Russian Federation Foreign Policy in the Field of International Information Security by E. S. Zinovieva

“…Information and communication technologies (ICT) play an essential role in the improvement of the quality of life, economic and socio-political of individual countries and humanity in general. However, ICT development is fraught with new challenges and threats to international and national security. …”
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