Balancing Inflammation: The Link between Th17 and Regulatory T Cells by Maggie L. Diller, Ragini R. Kudchadkar, Keith A. Delman, David H. Lawson, Mandy L. Ford

“…The balance between these two cell populations is essential for immune homeostasis and dysregulation of this balance has been implicated in a variety of inflammatory conditions including autoimmunity, allograft rejection, and tumorigenesis. …”
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Effect of fermented bee pollen on metabolic syndrome in high-fat diet-induced mice by Sha Yan, Kai Wang, Xiaoying Wang, Aiqun Ou, Feiran Wang, Liming Wu, Xiaofeng Xue

“…After YB intervention in mice for 16 weeks, the effect on alleviating MetS was evaluated based on MetS serum parameters, hepatic oxidant status markers and gut microbial populations. The results of animal experiment showed that YB intervention attenuated MetS. …”
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Restoration Effects of the Riparian Forest on the Intertidal Fish Fauna in an Urban Area of the Amazon River by Júlio C. Sá-Oliveira, Stephen F. Ferrari, Huann C. G. Vasconcelos, Raimundo N. G. Mendes-Junior, Andrea S. Araújo, Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos, Walace S. Nascimento, Victoria J. Isaac

“…These results reinforce the importance of maintaining the native vegetation as well as its restoration in order to benefit of the fish populations in intertidal zones impacted by alterations resulting from inadequate urbanization.…”
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Early attainment of 20-hydroxyecdysone threshold shapes mosquito sexual dimorphism in developmental timing by Meichun Zhang, Han Wen, Qiang Sun, Dongjing Zhang, Yongjun Li, Andrew Xi, Xiaoying Zheng, Yu Wu, Jun Cao, Jeremy Bouyer, Zhiyong Xi

“…These findings highlight the pivotal role of 20E thresholds in CW, pupation timing, and sexual dimorphism, suggesting that manipulating 20E levels can skew populations male, offering a potential mosquito sex separation strategy.…”
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Optimal Control Strategies for the Infectiology of Brucellosis by Nkuba Nyerere, Livingstone S. Luboobi, Saul C. Mpeshe, Gabriel M. Shirima

“…Findings showed that the effective use of livestock vaccination, gradual culling through slaughter of seropositive cattle and small ruminants, environmental hygiene and sanitation, and personal protection in humans have a significant impact in minimizing the disease spread in livestock and human populations. Moreover, cost-effectiveness analysis of the controls showed that the combination of livestock vaccination, gradual culling through slaughter, environmental sanitation, and personal protection in humans has high impact and lower cost of prevention.…”
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Enhanced Air Traffic Control Safety Using low Earth orbit Satellites: Non-TCAS Aircraft by Raziq Omayma, Nhaila Hasna, El Khaili Mohamed, Khiat Azeddine

“…In addition, existing TCAS systems often generate frequent and unnecessary alarms, especially in densely populated terminal areas, leading to erroneous pilot actions. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on Individuals with Autism and the Role of Renewable Energy by Georgiou Ioanna, Xekalakis Georgios, Parlalis Stavros

“…In the face of escalating global concerns such as climate change, understanding its broad-reaching impacts is more crucial than ever, particularly for vulnerable populations such as individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). …”
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An epidemiological modeling investigation of the long-term changing dynamics of the plague epidemics in Hong Kong by Salihu S. Musa, Shi Zhao, Winnie Mkandawire, Andrés Colubri, Daihai He

“…Through the integration of human, flea, and rodent populations, we analyze the long-term changing trends and identify the epidemic-driving factors that influence pneumonic plague outbreaks. …”
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msiFlow: automated workflows for reproducible and scalable multimodal mass spectrometry imaging and microscopy data analysis by Philippa Spangenberg, Sebastian Bessler, Lars Widera, Jenny Bottek, Mathis Richter, Stephanie Thiebes, Devon Siemes, Sascha D. Krauß, Lukasz G. Migas, Siva Swapna Kasarla, Prasad Phapale, Jens Kleesiek, Dagmar Führer, Lars C. Moeller, Heike Heuer, Raf Van de Plas, Matthias Gunzer, Oliver Soehnlein, Jens Soltwisch, Olga Shevchuk, Klaus Dreisewerd, Daniel R. Engel

“…Abstract Multimodal imaging by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI MSI) and microscopy holds potential for understanding pathological mechanisms by mapping molecular signatures from the tissue microenvironment to specific cell populations. However, existing software solutions for MALDI MSI data analysis are incomplete, require programming skills and contain laborious manual steps, hindering broadly applicable, reproducible, and high-throughput analysis to generate impactful biological discoveries. …”
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REDERIVATION BY EMBRYO TRANSFER IN STRAINS OF LABORATORY MICE AND RATS by S. Ya. Amstislavsky, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, A. A. Rogovaya, D. S. Ragaeva, V. A. Naprimerov, E. A. Litvinova, I. Z. Plyusnina, A. L. Markel

“…Rederivation allows laboratory animal populations to be purged from specified pathogens and thus turns these animals to the SPF (specified pathogens free) status. …”
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Vitamin D in Early Childhood and the Effect on Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Anna Jane Battersby, Beate Kampmann, Sarah Burl

“…Where much of the attention has been paid by past reviews to the role of vitamin D in adult TB patients, this paper, where possible, focuses on research in paediatric populations.…”
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Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Parental Nutrition Is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality: A Review by Puja Rajender Kumar, Pam Crotty, Maitreyi Raman

“…These articles had different glycemic targets and patient populations, and their protocols varied with regards to glycemic control. …”
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Balancing nutrition for successful reproduction in ruminants by Yitong Ding, Xinyue Liu, Yueming Guan, Zimu Li, Mengcheng Luo, Duanqin Wu, Lan Ye, Liu Guo, Leli Wang, Yongjuan Guan

“…This review emphasises the impact of nutrition on reproductive outcomes in both human and ruminant populations, advocating for balanced dietary practices to improve reproductive success across species. …”
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Outcomes of dietary interventions in the prevention and progression of Parkinson's disease: A literature review by Ubaid Ansari, Alexi Omid, Dawnica Nadora, Jimmy Wen, Arman Omid, Forshing Lui

“…Given the increasing prevalence of PD, particularly in aging populations, effective preventive and therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. …”
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Palaeoproteomic identification of a whale bone tool from Bronze Age Heiloo, the Netherlands by Dekker, Joannes A. A., Mylopotamitaki, Dorothea, Verbaas, Annemieke, Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie, Presslee, Samantha, McCarthy, Morgan L., Olsen, Morten Tange, Olsen, Jesper V., van den Hurk, Youri, Brattinga, Joris, Welker, Frido

“…The assignment of the tool as whale bone adds support to the exploitation of whales by coastal Bronze Age populations, not just for meat, as previously suggested, but also for bone as a resource for tool production. …”
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Comprehensive multi-omics, behavioral and morphological analysis of the hazards of nano-plastics in mice with internal carotid artery occlusion by Lu Wang, Jia-Qi Ma, Li-Jia Song, Xiao-Peng Qu, Yue Zhang, Hai-Ming Fan, Chao Wang, Long-Long Zheng, Guo-Dong Gao, Yan Qu, Liang-Liang Shen, Bei Liu

“…The effects of NP contamination on health in chronically ill populations must urgently be elucidated. In this study, NPs injected via the tail vein were distributed in the brain and internal organs in a mouse model of chronic internal carotid occlusion. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Immunomodulation: Properties and Clinical Application by Mengyuan Wang, Quan Yuan, Liang Xie

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells characterized by self-renewal, production of clonal cell populations, and multilineage differentiation. They exist in nearly all tissues and play a significant role in tissue repair and regeneration. …”
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Association between exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability in vulnerable and susceptible individuals by Yong Whi Jeong, Hayon Michelle Choi, Youhyun Park, Yongjin Lee, Ji Ye Jung, Dae Ryong Kang

“…This study examines PM1.0 (aerodynamic diameters <1 μm), PM2.5 (≥1 μm and <2.5 μm), and PM10 (≥2.5 μm and <10 μm) effects on HRV in patients with environmental diseases as chronic disease groups and vulnerable populations as control groups. PM levels were measured indoors and outdoors for five days in 97 participants, with 24-h HRV monitoring via wearable devices. …”
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Stem Cell Interaction with Somatic Niche May Hold the Key to Fertility Restoration in Cancer Patients by Deepa Bhartiya, Kalpana Sriraman, Seema Parte

“…We have reviewed the available literature on ovarian stem cells in adult mammalian ovaries and presented a model that proposes that the ovary harbors two distinct populations of stem cells, namely, pluripotent, quiescent, very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs), and slightly larger “progenitor” ovarian germ stem cells (OGSCs). …”
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Building capacities for oriented innovation: Argentina’s response to COVID-19 from a gender perspective by Leila Mucarsel, Ana Clara Barile, Meera Bhat

“…In this context, Argentina was recognized as one of the few countries that managed to mainstream a gender perspective to reach the most vulnerable populations, showing adaptive capacities and strategic orientation. …”
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