The utilization of technology in environmental education by Hamida Nurul Azizah

“…Digital technology has enhanced connectivity between learners and the natural environment to create innovative digital learning tools. …”
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Virulence diversity of the yellow rust pathogen population in Dagestan by E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk, R. E. Smirnova, K. M. Abdullaev, K. U. Kurkiev

“…Age-specific resistance of virulence testers under high natural infection pressure was studied in the field of DES VIR. …”
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Druggability and molecular docking of essential secondary metabolites from Azadirachta indica leaf against angiotensin converting enzyme-2: Covid-19 in focus by Paul Chijioke Ozioko, Ukamaka Owohetete, Daniel Danladi Gaiya

“…Hence, they are valuable natural bioactive compounds capable of targeting ACE-2 as potential therapeutics against the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19. …”
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Comparison of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike following Omicron infection or Omicron BA.4/5 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients by Inga Tometten, Tobias Brandt, Maike Schlotz, Ricarda Stumpf, Sinje Landmann, Marta Kantauskaite, Joshua Lamberti, Jonas Hillebrandt, Lisa Müller, Margarethe Kittel, Katrin Ivens, Katrin Ivens, Henning Gruell, Anja Voges, Heiner Schaal, Nadine Lübke, Eva Königshausen, Eva Königshausen, Lars Christian Rump, Lars Christian Rump, Florian Klein, Florian Klein, Florian Klein, Johannes Stegbauer, Johannes Stegbauer, Jörg Timm

“…Before and after a 5th antigen exposure, either via the bivalent vaccine composed of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron BA.4/5 (29 KTRs) or via natural infection with Omicron (38 BA.4/5, 31 BA.1/2), spike-specific T cells were quantified using Elispot and serum pseudovirus neutralizing activity was assessed against the ancestral Wuhan strain, BA.5 and XBB.1.5.ResultsCompared to BA.4/5 vaccination, spike-specific T-cell responses and neutralization activity were higher up to six months post-Omicron infection and reached levels similar to healthy controls. …”
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The sphingosine‐1‐phosphate signaling pathway (sphingosine‐1‐phosphate and its receptor, sphingosine kinase) and epilepsy by Lin Wang, Qingxia Kong, Xinyi Leng, Howan Leung, Yang Li

“…However, there is much controversy over the role of certain natural molecules in the pathway and receptor modulators (such as FTY720) in epilepsy. …”
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Exploring the Credibility of Large Language Models for Mental Health Support: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Dipak Gautam, Philipp Kellmeyer

“… BackgroundThe rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs), such as Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT; Google) and GPT (OpenAI), has introduced significant advancements in natural language processing. These models are increasingly integrated into various applications, including mental health support. …”
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Ecological Water Demand Calculation with the Consideration of the Health of Fish Spawning Ground——A Case Study of Dongta Spawning Ground in Xijiang River by ZHOU Huabin, YU Chunxue, SU Meirong

“…Calculation of ecological water demand for the natural reproductionof four major Chinese carps and ensuring of the water demand for domestic fish reproduction areeffective method to effectively alleviate the decline trend of domestic fish resources. …”
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Epizootiological characteristics of echinococcosis in dogs, sheep and goats and measures to combat it in Caspian Sea region of Russia by S. Sh. Kabardiev, A. M. Bittirov, G. M. Magomedshapiev, Z. G. Musaev, S. A. Aygubova, N. H. Gulakhmedova

“…It is demonstrated that Echinococcus granulosus invasion intensity and extensity in sheep dogs in the natural altitudinal zones of the region average 3,136.7 ± 343.0 par­asites/animal and 30.1%, respectively. …”
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Effect of Aging on the Antifungal Activity and Surface Roughness of Soft Lining Material Incorporated with Chitosan Nano-Particles by Huda Abdul-Wahab Abdul-Shafi, Hawraa Khalid Aziz

“… Background: Chitosan is a natural bio-polymer, which has been utilized in different pharmaceutical and biomedical fields, and it has antimicrobial activities. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya by Kate Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Harrison Rware, Duncan Chacha, Alyssa Lowry, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams

“…Farmers expressed high levels of interest and willingness to support biological control, and were willing to reduce their chemical pesticide use to help conserve, and support the establishment of natural enemies. County, perception of biological as safe, training in IPM and gender were all highly significant factors determining farmers willingness to support biological control. …”
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Single-cell transcriptome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization reveals immune-mediated regulatory mechanisms and drug targets for COVID-19Research in context by Hui Ying, Xueyan Wu, Xiaojing Jia, Qianqian Yang, Haoyu Liu, Huiling Zhao, Zhihe Chen, Min Xu, Tiange Wang, Mian Li, Zhiyun Zhao, Ruizhi Zheng, Shuangyuan Wang, Hong Lin, Yu Xu, Jieli Lu, Weiqing Wang, Guang Ning, Jie Zheng, Yufang Bi

“…For pathway analyses, we found the putative causal genes were enriched in natural killer (NK) recruiting cells but de-enriched in NK cells. …”
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Association between psychological resilience, social support and oral health behaviours in patients with implant dentures by Tingting Cui, Liying Qiu, Deqiang Hou

“…Abstract Background With the improvement of living standards, implant dentures have become the choice of more and more patients with missing teeth. Dentures are not natural teeth, and may cause different degrees of negative impacts on patients in physiological, psychological and social aspects. …”
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Multivalent Neuroprotective Activity of <i>Elettaria cardamomum</i> (Cardamom) and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> (Fennel) in H₂O₂-Induced Oxidative Stress in SH-S... by Himadri Sharma, Hyewon Yang, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

“…Background: <i>Elettaria cardamomum</i> (Cardamom) and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> (Fennel) are well-known spices and are also used as natural mouth fresheners. This study was performed to evaluate their neuroprotective ability based on certain acellular and cellular assays. …”
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Towards quantifying exfiltration from in situ sanitary sewer pipes by John F. Griffith, Joshua A. Steele, Adriana Gonzalez-Fernández, Kenneth C. Schiff

“…Most previous measurements of sanitary sewer exfiltration have been done in the laboratory, in the field using natural, chemical or pharmaceutical tracers or modeled. …”
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Vestiges humains des niveaux de l’Aurignacien ancien du site de Brassempouy (Landes) by Dominique Henry-Gambier, Bruno Maureille, Randall White

“…It includes several caves (grotte du Pape, grotte des Hyènes, galerie Dubalen, galerie du Mégacéros) which are part of a complex karstic system developed in an Eocene limestone formation just a few meters beneath the natural ground surface. The human remains described in the present article were discovered by H. …”
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Algorithm of selecting the tear replacement therapy in ambulatory practice by V.V. Brzheskiy

“…“Artificial tear” preparations based on hyaluronic acid and other natural polysaccharides, as well as carboxymethylcellulose, are effective in case of mucin component deficiency. …”
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Crecimiento y rectitud del fuste de orígenes geográficos de Corymbia spp. en la Mesopotamia argentina by Juan Adolfo LÓPEZ, Carlos David VERA BRAVO

“…Con el objetivo de evaluar el comportamiento de materiales cosechados en el área de distribución natural de Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora (CCC), Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata (CCV) y Corymbia maculata (CM), al 9.º año de edad se evaluó el crecimiento en diámetro, altura, volumen y rectitud del fuste de 22 orígenes pertenecientes a dichas entidades en tres sitios de la Mesopotamia argentina. …”
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Perceptions in 3.6 Million Web-Based Posts of Online Communities on the Use of Cancer Immunotherapy: Data Mining Using BERTopic by Xingyue Wu, Chun Sing Lam, Ka Ho Hui, Herbert Ho-fung Loong, Keary Rui Zhou, Chun-Kit Ngan, Yin Ting Cheung

“…The textual data were preprocessed by natural language processing. BERTopic modeling was performed to identify topics from the posts. …”
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An Investigation of Presumptive Synergism of Oil Palm Bunch Ash and Sawdust Amendments in Remediation of crude oil Spiked Soil by Ejikeme Albert, Di Anyanwu

“…Two kilogram (2 kg) of sandy soil was placed in each of five plastic vessels labeled TA, TB, TC, TD and TE. TA was left in its natural state while the others were each polluted with 6.7% v/w of crude oil. …”
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Physicochemical and Emulsifying Properties of Melia azedarach Gum by Kofi Acheampong Asamoa Mensa, Noble Kuntworbe, Yaa Asantewaa Osei, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Lawrence Michael Obeng, Osei-Asibey Antwi, Winifred Naa Adoley, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye

“…Naturally occurring hydrophilic colloids are versatile excipients in drug delivery systems. …”
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