Decision Tree Ensembles to Predict Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection: A Comparative Study by Amir Ahmad, Ourooj Safi, Sharaf Malebary, Sami Alesawi, Entisar Alkayal

“…The detection of Covid-19 positive cases is an important step to fight the pandemic and save human lives. The polymerase chain reaction test is the most used method to detect Covid-19 positive cases. …”
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Evaluation of Chitosan Hydrogel for Sustained Delivery of VEGF for Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Si Wu, Yachuan Zhou, Yi Yu, Xin Zhou, Wei Du, Mian Wan, Yi Fan, Xuedong Zhou, Xin Xu, Liwei Zheng

“…Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role in dentin regeneration; however, its constant administrations in the human body is still problematic. Chitosan was widely studied as an effective carrier to deliver bioactive molecules in regenerative medicine. …”
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Determining the crop planting calendar using T-test observation and Zoning Agro Climati and agricultural with Hotelling test in Kermanshah province by Behroz Sobhani, Vahid Safarian Zengir, Akhzar Karami

“…Weather is one of the most important factors in human activities, especially agriculture. Corn cultivation in the country's food supply is essential.  …”
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Chemical Composition of Covered and Naked Spring Barley Varieties and Their Potential for Food Production by Šterna Vita, Zute Sanita, Jansone Inga, Kantane Inara

“…By developing new varieties suitable for the production of healthy products, given the greater consumer and manufacturer focus on the functional ingredients and nutritional properties of barley, new opportunities to incorporate barley into human foods are created. Therefore, the aim of investigation was to analyze grain composition of barley varieties and perspective breeding lines bred in Latvia and to evaluate its functional ingredients depending on varieties, year and nitrogen fertilizer rates. …”
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Predictive and Prognostic Role of Lipocalin-2 Expression in Prostate Cancer and Its Association with Gleason Score by M. Hakan Ulusoy, Yalcin Cirak, Yasemen Adali

“…The objective of this study is to determine the expression level of lipocalin-2 in human prostate cancer tissues and to evaluate the relationship between its expression level and clinicopathologic parameters including response to docetaxel treatment, Gleason score, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). …”
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Study on the Effect of Radish Sprouts on Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbial Diversity in Healthy Individuals by Ru Li, Xuehong Chen, Cong Shi, Yi Zhu

“…Radish sprout additives, subjected to short-term storage and steam treatment, were used to intervene in an in vitro culture of human gut microbiota. The influence of radish sprouts on the gut microbiota was evaluated by monitoring short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) content and proportion in the fermentation broth, and microbial diversity was assessed using 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing. …”
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PHILOSOPHEME OF SYMBOL AND CONCEPT OF THE MEANING: PHILOSOPHICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASPECTS by P. V. Kretov

“…The aim of the study is to find out the meaning of the symbolic nature of the philosophical and anthropological knowledge deployment, as well as symbolic forms of correlation between artificial and natural in the consciousness of human identity and their fixation in the language and also in the forms and structures of culture. …”
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Biological properties of coronaviruses of farm, domestic animals and birds: comparative characterization of pathology they induce (review) by Kh. Z. Gaffarov, A. I. Yarullin, V. G. Gumerov, I. G. Karimullina

“…Some data on the virus antigen structure and immunogenicity, on the presence of related antigens in the coronaviruses infecting humans, animals and birds are demonstrated as well. …”
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Climatic Zoning of Khuzestan Province Based on Litten Ski Method by Seyede Lale Sadat Asl, Gholamreza Yavari, Farid Ejlali

“…In this regard, climatic characteristics and its dominant elements that play a decisive role in the dispersal and formation of vital phenomena (plants, animals, humans) are considered as one of the most important natural-environmental factors. …”
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Tumor Delivery of Ultrasound Contrast Agents Using Shiga Toxin B Subunit by Olivier Couture, Estelle Dransart, Sabrina Dehay, Fariba Nemati, Didier Decaudin, Ludger Johannes, Mickael Tanter

“…The present study demonstrates the targeting of ultrasound contrast agents to human xenograft tumors by exploiting the overexpression of the glycolipid Gb3 in neovasculature. …”
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Vulnerabilidade de inserção no mercado de trabalho dos jovens moradores de favelas de Belo Horizonte by Nícia Raies Moreira de Souza, Juliana de Lucena Ruas Riani

“…The main dimensions for the study of social vulnerabilities are work, human capital and social relations. Considering the diverse dimensions, this paper focuses on one of the determinants of vulnerability, which is the way certain population groups enter the labor market. …”
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Strategies for Oxygen Ecosystems in Middle-Income Countries: A Review and Case Study from Lebanon by Tim Baker, Claudio Gatti, Guido Rossini, Habtamu Tolla, Anne Detjen, Mulugeta Mideksa, Nadeen Hilal, Rima Shaya

“…Eighteen recommendations for strengthening the oxygen ecosystem in Lebanon that are relevant for other middle-income countries include the establishment of a National Oxygen Committee, installation of additional oxygen plants, strengthened systems for maintenance and electricity supply, increased production, procurement and supply chain resilience, improved training and human resources, the use of data collection and regular information to guide the ecosystem, and integration of oxygen into the rest of the health system.…”
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Alzheimer’s disease and infectious agents: a comprehensive review of pathogenic mechanisms and microRNA roles by Seyyed Sam Mehdi Hosseininasab, Rasoul Ebrahimi, Shirin Yaghoobpoor, Kiarash Kazemi, Yaser Khakpour, Ramtin Hajibeygi, Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Mobina Fathi, Kimia Vakili, Arian Tavasol, Zohreh Tutunchian, Tara Fazel, Mohammad Fathi, Mohammadreza Hajiesmaeili

“…Also, they can regulate gene expression in human cells. This article provides an overview of the association between AD and various infectious agents, with a focus on the mechanisms by which these pathogens may be related to the pathogenesis of AD. …”
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Process-induced toxicants in food: an overview on structures, formation pathways, sensory properties, safety and health implications by Adel Mirza Alizadeh, Mansoureh Mohammadi, Fataneh Hashempour-baltork, Hedayat Hosseini, Fereidoon Shahidi

“…., baking, cooking, grilling, roasting, and toasting) may lead to the formation of some highly hazardous PITs for humans and animals. These include acrolein, acrylamide, benzene, ethyl carbamate, chlorinated compounds, heterocyclic organic compounds (HOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), biogenic amines (BAs), N-nitrosamines, Maillard reaction products (MRPs), and several newly identified toxicants such as 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol. …”
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Renal Protection by Genetic Deletion of the Atypical Chemokine Receptor ACKR2 in Diabetic OVE Mice by Shirong Zheng, Susan Coventry, Lu Cai, David W. Powell, Venkatakrishna R. Jala, Bodduluri Haribabu, Paul N. Epstein

“…Activation of pathways that increase inflammatory gene expression was attenuated. Human biopsies stained with ACKR2 antibody revealed increased staining in diabetic kidney, especially in some tubule and interstitial cells. …”
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Peace Building and Social Media in a Cosmopolitan Society by I. Omotayo Adeshina

“…Cosmopolitanism embraces an individual's willingness to engage with people of different tribes and culture while upholding universal standards of human rights. Social media has birthed the idea of virtual cosmopolitanism and the construction of virtual cultures. …”
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Panoptosis – new frontier in research in head neck cancer by Shrikant B. Mali

“…It has been linked to the development of multiple systemic diseases in the human body, including infectious diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and inflammatory diseases. …”
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PTF-SimCM: A Simple Contrastive Model with Polysemous Text Fusion for Visual Similarity Metric by Xinpan Yuan, Xinxin Mao, Wei Xia, Zhiqi Zhang, Shaojun Xie, Chengyuan Zhang

“…Furthermore, those methods need human supervision, yet most images are unlabeled in the real world. …”
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Developing an Effective Therapeutic HPV Vaccine to Eradicate Large Tumors by Genetically Fusing Xcl1 and Incorporating IL-9 as Molecular Adjuvants by Zhongjie Sun, Zhongyan Wu, Xuncheng Su

“…Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent infection affecting both men and women, leading to various cytological lesions. …”
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Toward Design of a Drip-Stand Patient Follower Robot by Zewen Wu, Shahram Payandeh

“…A person following robot is an application of service robotics that primarily focuses on human-robot interaction, for example, in security and health care. …”
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