THE EFFECTS OF THE PRESENCE OF UiTM NEGERI SEMBILAN BRANCH CAMPUSES ON BUSINESSES IN KUALA PILAH, SEREMBAN AND REMBAU by A. N. Jannah, A. Shanthi

“…The impact of the establishment of UiTM Negeri Sembilan Branch can be seen not only through the growth it has brought to the human resources, academic and physical sectors, but can also be seen via the impact it has brought to the economic, political, social as well as the environment sectors on the communities of Kuala Pilah, Seremban, and Rembau. …”
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The Clinical Sociology Honours Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa by Mariam Seedat-Khan, Jayanathan Govender

“…The programme focuses on understanding human behaviour in a social context, diagnosing social problems, and developing strategies for social change. …”
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DNA Methylation Is Involved in the Expression of miR-142-3p in Fibroblasts and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Siti Razila Abdul Razak, Yukihiro Baba, Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Makoto Otsu, Sumiko Watanabe

“…We have been analyzing comprehensive expression patterns of microRNA in human and mouse embryonic stem and induced pluripotent stem cells. …”
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Intelligent Target Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images Based on Multi-Level Fusion by Qiaoyu Liu, Ziqi Ye, Chenxiang Zhu, Dongxu Ouyang, Dandan Gu, Haipeng Wang

“…Decision-level fusion based on DST can not only consolidate complementary strengths in different models but also incorporate human or expert involvement in proposition for guiding effective decision making. …”
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The Deconstruction of Modern Mortality of Death: An Analysis Through Law, War, and Social Philosophy by Tomasz Wierzchowski, Bożena Iwanowska, Dawid Stadniczeńko, Yan Kapranov

“…Material and methods A qualitative analysis is conducted through a review of international legal frameworks, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. …”
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Purposefulness and spontaneity as properties of self-organization of thinking by Denis F. Dautov, Alla K. Belousova

“…Attention is drawn to the correlation of the conscious and unconscious in the human psyche, with the manifestations of verbal and nonverbal components of thinking. …”
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Chloroplast DNA Diversity of Tunisian Barley Landraces as Revealed by cpSSRs Molecular Markers and Implication for Conservation Strategies by Marwa Snoussi, Leila Riahi, Mériam Ben Romdhane, Ahmed Mliki, Nejia Zoghlami

“…In Tunisia, barley local landraces are still cropped for human and animal consumption in some subsistence farming systems under marginal and stressed conditions. …”
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Protocol for the systematic review of age and sex in preclinical models of age-correlated diseases [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Céline Heinl, Ines Schadock, Maximilian Wurm, Paul Lucas Wildner, Daniel Butzke, Bettina Bert, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Matthias Steinfath, Kai Diederich

“…Maximizing translation should be central to animal research on human diseases, guiding researchers in study design and animal model selection. …”
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Z-Guggulsterone Induces Apoptosis in Gastric Cancer Cells through the Intrinsic Mitochondria-Dependent Pathway by Ruxi Lv, Min Zhu, Kun Chen, Haitao Xie, Hongxia Bai, Qingfa Chen

“…Materials and Methods. Human gastric tumor SGC-7901 cells and GES-1 normal epithelial cells were treated with z-guggulsterone (0–75 μM) for 24 h. …”
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Assessing and predicting Bojiang lake area and LULC changes from 2000 to 2045 by Muhammad Naeem, Yongqiang Zhang, Xiaoqiang Tian, Ping Miao, Congcong Li, Zhenwu Xu, Longhao Wang, Faisal Mumtaz, Zixuan Tang, Shaoyang He

“…Study focus: While the global significance of lake ecosystems is well established, few studies have investigated the long-term dynamics of Bojiang Lake, particularly the interplay between human activities and climate change. This study assesses lake area fluctuations and land use/land cover changes in the Bojiang Lake Basin from 2000 to 2023 and provides projections for 2024–2045 using the CA-ANN model. …”
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High Ano1 expression as key driver of resistance to radiation and cisplatin in HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Solenne Bourdier, Anne-Sophie Fisch, Keziban Merve Alp, Ridhima Das, Philipp Mertins, Ingeborg Tinhofer

“…Abstract Human papilloma virus-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) frequently harbors 11q13 amplifications. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Genetic Analysis of Shallow High-Fluorine Groundwater in Fuyang River Basin by Zhiwei Zhai, Chuanda Zhang, Tiansong Tang, Chunyan Zhang, Xing Bao, Kunchao Li, Bo Han

“…In summary, the chemical characteristics of shallow groundwater in Fuyang River Basin are affected by the combined effects including leaching effect, evaporation concentration, ion exchange-desorption, and human factors.…”
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Antibiotic Use in Poultry Production in Grenada by Lindonne Glasgow, Martin Forde, Darren Brow, Catherine Mahoney, Stephanie Fletcher, Shelly Rodrigo

“…Nonregulation of antibiotics in food animal industries has implications for human health. This study was conducted to provide an understanding of farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the use of antibiotics in poultry production in Grenada. …”
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Antibacterial and Anticancer Potentials of Presynthesized Photosensitive Plectranthus cylindraceus Oil/TiO2/Polyethylene Glycol Polymeric Bionanocomposite by Musarat Amina, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Nawal A. Alarfaj, Maha F. El-Tohamy, Gadah A. Al-Hamoud

“…Polymeric bionanocomposite exerted significant cytotoxicity against human lung carcinoma cell lines in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 42.7 ± 0.25 μg mL−1. …”
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An approach for accurate identification and monitoring of species in mangrove forests based on multi-source spectral data and deep learning by Monterrubio-Martínez Erandi, Trujillo-Acatitla Rubicel, Tuxpan-Vargas José, Moreno-Casasola Patricia

“…Also, this minimizes the economic and human efforts and reduces risk of error, thus leading to more efficient and effective ecosystem conservation.…”
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Design and Analysis of a New Type of 3T1R Force Haptic Master Operating Parallel Mechanism by Pengcheng Zhang, Lubin Hang, Xiaobo Huang, Huibin Yang, Baojun Zhang, Lusheng Zhou, Junrong Chen, Ziyu Liu, Shisen Lin

“…The master-slave operation detection device with force haptic feedback function is an effective method to improve the online detection accuracy of the hollow bolts of reactor coolant pump （RCP） and avoid damage to human health caused by nuclear radiation. In the light of motion characteristics of the ultrasonic testing probe for the hollow bolt detection，a new type of haptic master operation parallel mechanism （4-HSOC{-R<italic>_i</italic>₁//R<italic>_i</italic>₂（-P（4R））//R<italic>_i</italic>₃⊥R<italic>_i</italic>₄-}） is constructed by the topology synthesis method of parallel mechanism based on position and orientation characteristics （POC） set. …”
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Postpartum changes in maternal physiology and milk composition: a comprehensive database for developing lactation physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models by Neel Deferm, Neel Deferm, Jean Dinh, Jean Dinh, Amita Pansari, Masoud Jamei, Khaled Abduljalil

“…Sufficient data were obtained to describe postpartum changes in maternal plasma volume, breast volume, cardiac output, glomerular filtration rate, haematocrit, human serum albumin, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, milk pH, milk volume, milk fat, milk protein, milk water content, and daily infant milk intake. …”
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Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance in the Context of Venture-Capital Syndication Background in China by Yuzhong Lu, Zengrui Tian, Guillermo Andres Buitrago, Shuiwen Gao, Yuanjun Zhao, Shuai Zhang

“…This study used a modified VAIC model to measure IC to compose a 4-component variable including human capital, structural capital, relational capital, and innovation capital. …”
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Monitoring of Land Subsidence and Analysis of Impact Factors in the Tianshan North Slope Urban Agglomeration by Xiaoqiang Yi, Lang Wang, Hui Ci, Ran Wang, Hui Yang, Zhaojin Yan

“…During the monitoring period, each administration experienced varying degrees of land subsidence or uplift processes. (3) Using GeoDetector to perform quantitative analyses, it was found that the hydrological environment is significant to land subsidence, and human activities, such as road network density and nighttime lighting, contribute the least to land subsidence, suggesting that it is related to the arid climate of the study area. …”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant Strain M Induces Low IL-8 and Inhibits TNF-α Secretion by Bronchial Epithelial Cells Altering Neutrophil Effector Functions by Denise Kviatcovsky, Leonardo Rivadeneyra, Luciana Balboa, Noemí Yokobori, Beatriz López, Viviana Ritacco, Mirta Schattner, María del Carmen Sasiain, Silvia de la Barrera

“…M strain, the most prevalent multidrug-resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in Argentina, has mounted mechanisms to evade innate immune response. The role of human bronchial epithelium in Mtb infection remains unknown as well as its crosstalk with neutrophils (PMN). …”
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