Novel robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical technique for the treatment of esophageal cancer by Michał Wiłkojć, Wojciech Migal, Agnieszka Majewska, Anna Różańska-Walędziak

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Illuminating the Chaos and Obscurity: Polyphony in Fyodor Dostoevsky and Elena Ferrante by Sarah Hudspith, Olivia Santovetti

“…What kind of writing do they consider authentic, and what is the nature of the human experience that authentic writing should expose? …”
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Structural Determinants of Photoreactivity of Triplex Forming Oligonucleotides Conjugated to Psoralens by Rajagopal Krishnan, Dennis H. Oh

“…We designed TFO sequences with DNA and 2′-O-methyl RNA backbones conjugated to psoralen by 2-carbon linkers and examined their ability to bind and target damage to model DNA duplexes corresponding to sequences within the human HPRT gene. While TFO binding affinity was not dramatically affected by the type of backbone, psoralen photoreactivity was completely abrogated by the 2′-O-methyl RNA backbone. …”
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Risk assessment to Barents Sea ecosystem services: an expert-based approach by Thuy Thi Thanh Pham, Claire W. Armstrong, Hiroko Kato Solvang, Mette Skern-Mauritzen

“…Using an expert assessment approach, we identify which ecosystem services are at high risk and the human activities and pressures contributing to these risks. …”
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A Mosquito Culex cedecei Stone and Hair (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Kristin Elizabeth Sloyer, Nathan Daniel Burkett-Cadena

“…Culex cedecei is therefore considered a vector of a zoonotic pathogen that can affect human health. …”
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On growth and form of animal behavior by Ilan Golani, Neri Kafkafi

“…It is observed in play, in superior animals during agonistic interactions, and in humans in higher states of functioning. Geometrization promotes the study of genetics, anatomy, and behavior within one and the same discipline. …”
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INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS: ESTABLISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND FEATURES OF FUNCTIONING by Петро ПІДСАДНЮК

“…With the help of an interdisciplinary approach, it was possible to identify the historical background of the origin of the phenomenon of selfless human activity, a systematic political and legal analysis of international and domestic legislation helped to identify the peculiarities of the functioning of international charitable organizations in the United States, Europe and Ukraine, and a generalization of the obtained results crystallized the foundations and features of their direct involvement in problem areas. …”
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An Overview of the Emergence and Challenges of Land Reclamation: Issues and Prospect by Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe, Robert Birundu Onyancha, Juliana Ngozi Ndunagu, Otolorin Adelaja Osibote, Joseph Onyeka Emegha, Vincent Aizebeoje Balogun, Heri Septya Kusuma, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…The issues of land degradation are directly or indirectly influenced by human and/or natural actions, and it is one of the most challenging issues confronting several regions of the world, especially developing nations. …”
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Predictive learning as the basis of the testing effect by Haopeng Chen, Cathy Hauspie, Kate Ergo, Cristian Buc Calderon, Tom Verguts

“…To investigate this, we developed an associative memory network incorporating Hebbian and/or predictive learning, together with an experimental design where human participants studied or tested English-Swahili word pairs followed by recognition. …”
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Designing Strategic Programs of Handball Clubs for the Central Euphrates City of Iraq by Hasan Hadi Hashim, Farzam Farzan, Saeid Tabesh

“…Paying attention to the needs and expectations of the fans, improving the quality of services and creating an innovative culture along with the effective management of financial and human resources leads to increasing loyalty, attracting investors and improving the overall performance of handball clubs in the Euphrates of Iraq. …”
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Perceptions of Poultry Farmers on the Use of Growth Enhancers in Poultry Production in Rivers State, Nigeria by Favour Alapu, Angela Emodi

“… Proper feeding of domesticated animals is necessary in other to meet the nutritional needs of a growing human population. The study examined the perceptions of poultry farmers on the use of growth enhancers in poultry production in Rivers State, Nigeria. …”
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Ocean in danger: Climate challenges and sustainable solutions by Françoise Gaill

“…It ensures that the planet remains habitable for all life, including humankind.But human activities pose threats to the health of the ocean and its resources. …”
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Accreditation of primary health care services: A systematic review by Babak Rastegarimehr, Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouy, Hasan Abolghasem Gorji

“…The findings of 10 studies that were included in this study cover four main topics regarding the functions of the health system: stewardship, resource production, financing, and service delivery, as well as 10 sub-topics: policy making, interdepartmental leadership, monitoring and evaluation, human resources, equipment and medicine, information management, gathering of financial resources, capacity to provide services, access, and quality of services. …”
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Recent Advances, Research Trends, and Clinical Relevance of Hyaluronic Acid Applied to Wound Healing and Regeneration by Gloria Huerta-Ángeles, Edgar Mixcoha

“…Hyaluronan (HA) is a ubiquitous macromolecule in the human body with remarkable structure and function. …”
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ChatGPT and CLT: Investigating differences in multimodal processing by Michael Cahalane, Samuel N. Kirshner

“…This starkly contrasts human participants who predominantly identified the same images with the global letters, indicating that humans and ChatGPT significantly diverge in image interpretations. …”
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EXPLORING THE STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE NOVOSIBIRSK BIOMEDICAL CO-AUTHORSHIP NETWORK by I. I. Titov, A. A. Blinov

“…The interaction diversity within the communities of living matter, from bacterial colonies to human societies, makes them inherently more complex than ensembles of particles in inanimate nature. …”
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Vitamin D, Essential Minerals, and Toxic Elements: Exploring Interactions between Nutrients and Toxicants in Clinical Medicine by Gerry K. Schwalfenberg, Stephen J. Genuis

“…In clinical medicine, increasing attention is being directed towards the important areas of nutritional biochemistry and toxicant bioaccumulation as they relate to human health and chronic disease. Optimal nutritional status, including healthy levels of vitamin D and essential minerals, is requisite for proper physiological function; conversely, accrual of toxic elements has the potential to impair normal physiology. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Irritable Bowel Syndrome — is there a Relationship? by V. A. Akhmedov

“…It has been noted that the COVID-19 may contribute to the formation of post-infectious functional gastrointestinal diseases, given that angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptors, the site of binding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to human cells, are also present in epithelial intestinal cells; virus was found in feces in about half of patients, gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea occur in about one fifth of patients, fecal calprotectin, a marker of GI inflammation is elevated in patients with COVID-19, macroscopically as well as histologically, patients show signs of damage mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, and also, as noted above, they have a dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota.Conclusion. …”
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Role of Pituitary Tumour Transforming Gene 1 in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma by Maria Chiara Zatelli, Federico Tagliati, Vincenzo Amodio, Mattia Buratto, Mariarosa Pelizzo, Giancarlo Pansini, Marta Bondanelli, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Ettore C. degli Uberti

“…We aimed at evaluating PTTG1 expression and function in human neoplastic parafollicular C-cells, represented by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) samples and by the TT cell line.…”
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Clustering simulated snow profiles to form avalanche forecast regions by S. Horton, S. Horton, F. Herla, P. Haegeli

“…We developed the method, tuned parameters, and present clustering results using operational snowpack model data and human hazard assessments from the Columbia Mountains of western Canada during the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons. …”
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