The First Infant Bloodstream Infection Caused by Pantoea dispersa in China: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yu W, Sun Z, Wang M, Li Z, Zhang C, Sun Y, Wang S

“…While there are numerous reports documenting P. agglomerans as a cause of human infections in clinical settings, instances of P. dispersa leading to human pathogenesis are comparatively rare, and the clinical manifestations associated with P. dispersa infections remain largely underexplored. …”
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Lineage tracing studies suggest that the placenta is not a de novo source of hematopoietic stem cells. by Xiaowen Chen, Joanna Tober, Martin Dominguez, Alan T Tang, Jenna Bockman, Jisheng Yang, Sneha Mani, Chin Nien Lee, Mei Chen, Triloshan Thillaikumaran, Patricia Mericko-Ishizuka, Monica Mainigi, Nancy A Speck, Mark L Kahn

“…Lastly, we found that RUNX1 and other HEC genes were not expressed in first-trimester human placenta villous ECs, suggesting that human placenta is not hemogenic. …”
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The Haematological Effects of Oleanolic Acid in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats: Effects on Selected Markers by Charity M. Baloyi, A. Khathi, Ntethelelo H. Sibiya, Phikelelani S. Ngubane

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Construction and Evaluation of a Subcutaneous Splenic Injection Port for Serial Intraportal Vein Cell Delivery in Murine Disease Models by Toshio Miki, Chika Takano, Irving M. Garcia, Brendan H. Grubbs

“…Cell distribution was analyzed by quantifying human DNA using human Alu-specific primers. About 50% of the transplanted cells were located homogeneously in the liver one hour after the splenic port injection. …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenya by Esther Marijani, Harrison Charo-Karisa, Emmanuel Kigadye, Sheila Okoth

“…A total of 74 samples comprising Omena intended for human consumption and fish feed production were analyzed in this study. …”
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An Exploratory Investigation of Chatbot Applications in Anxiety Management: A Focus on Personalized Interventions by Alexia Manole, Răzvan Cârciumaru, Rodica Brînzaș, Felicia Manole

“…However, limitations persist, such as the lack of human empathy, ethical and privacy concerns related to data security, and technical challenges in understanding complex human emotions. …”
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Inference Attacks on Genomic Data Based on Probabilistic Graphical Models by Zaobo He, Junxiu Zhou

“…The rapid progress and plummeting costs of human-genome sequencing enable the availability of large amount of personal biomedical information, leading to one of the most important concerns — genomic data privacy. …”
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From musk to body odor: Decoding olfaction through genetic variation. by Bingjie Li, Marissa L Kamarck, Qianqian Peng, Fei-Ling Lim, Andreas Keller, Monique A M Smeets, Joel D Mainland, Sijia Wang

“…First, we found a SNP in OR51B2 that associated with trans-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid, a key component of human underarm odor. Second, we found two linked SNPs associated with the musk Galaxolide in a novel musk receptor, OR4D6, which is also the first human OR shown to drive specific anosmia to a musk compound. …”
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The Impact of Courtyard Spatial Characteristics Across Historical Periods on Summer Microclimates: A Case Study from China by Qian Zhang, Xuan Ma, Duo Xu, Dian Zhou, Yujun Yang, Weile Jiang

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Gut Microbiota Secondary Metabolites: Key Roles in GI Tract Cancers and Infectious Diseases by Eman K. E. Anwer, Muhammad Ajagbe, Moustafa Sherif, Abobaker S. Musaibah, Shuaib Mahmoud, Ali ElBanbi, Anwar Abdelnaser

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Overexpression of PAX8-AS1 Inhibits Malignant Phenotypes of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cells via miR-96-5p/PKN2 Axis by Ping Zhou, Tongdao Xu, Hao Hu, Fei Hua

“…The purpose of this study was to verify the role of PAX8-AS1 in PTC. Methods. Three human PTC cell lines (K1, TPC-1, and IHH4) and one normal human thyroid cell line, Nthy-ori3-1, were used in our study. …”
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The Effect of a Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum)-Fortified Biscuit on the Hemoglobin Level and Cognitive Performance of Adolescent Females in the Ahafo Region of Ghana: A Pilot Study by Abigail Owusuaa Appiah, Marina Aferiba Tandoh, Pepertual Suglo Puotege, Anthony Kwaku Edusei

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Religious Practices and Its Impacts on a Sustainable Urban Environment in Nigeria: The Way Forward by Timothy Oyebamiji Ogunbode, Funke Elizabeth Oyekan

“…A sustainable and serene environment is a prerequisite and a driver of human productivity in space and time. The quality of a human environment, however, is under threat always partly as a result of various human cultural activities such as festivities and religious practices. …”
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Endotoxin Triggers Tumor Initiation Events in Nontumorigenic Breast Epithelial Cells and Enhances Invasion-Related Phenotype in Pretumorigenic and Tumorigenic Breast Epithelial Cel... by Farah Yassine, Sabreen F. Fostok, Nataly Naser Al Deen, Rabih S. Talhouk

“…Results showed that short-term ET exposure upregulated matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity in nontumorigenic mammary epithelial cells of mouse (SCp2) and human origins (HMT-3522 S1; S1) and upregulated inflammatory mediators including nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin 1-β in tumorigenic human breast cells (MDA-MB-231), all in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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School Leadership and Management in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Recent Developments and Future Prospects by Turgut Karakose, Tijen Tülübaş

“…With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it has become possible to invent computer systems that can perform human-like processes to tackle large data and solve complex problems. …”

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Generation Strategy and Epigenetic Mystery behind Reprogramming by Pengfei Ji, Sasicha Manupipatpong, Nina Xie, Yujing Li

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Association between CD4 Cell Count and Blood Pressure and Its Variation with Body Mass Index Categories in HIV-Infected Patients by Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Maxime Tindong, Simeon-Pierre Choukem

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Characteristics of seismic strata in the southeast Zhoushan Archipelago (East China Sea) with emphasis on shallow gas by Bing Deng, Junbing Chen

“…The presence of ultra-shallow gas-charged sediment sealed by fine-grained muddy sediment in coastal areas with frequent human disturbance suggests a high potential for sediment instability. …”
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Nursing students in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study by Vistolina Nuuyoma, Frieda Makambuli

“…Background: Isolation as a public health practice encompasses physical and social separation of individuals from others, and it was key in preventing human-to-human spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus. …”
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Decoding Subjective Understanding: Using Biometric Signals to Classify Phases of Understanding by Milan Lazic, Earl Woodruff, Jenny Jun

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