Removing Heavy Metals from the Soil with Phytoremediation by Mustafa Aybar, Ayla Bilgin, Bülent Sağlam

“…Improvement in living standards, the rapid increase of urban populations, and widespread industrial production, all result in the generation of huge amounts of environment-polluting waste. …”
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The protective role of carotenoids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and Meta-analysis of observational studies by Jing Sui, Wenbin Shen, Yanni Zhang, Jiarui Liang, Hui Xia, Guiju Sun

“…Both observational studies conducted in human populations were included, and association between level of carotenoids intake/blood and COPD. …”
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Particulate Air Pollution and Health: Emerging Issues and Research Needs Related to the Development of Air Quality Standards by Patrick A Hessel, John R Goldsmith, H-Erich Wichmann, William E Wilson, Colin L Soskolne

“…Examination of the chronic effects of particulate air pollution and identification of high risk populations are necessary. Although there are significant unanswered questions regarding the health effects of particulate air pollution, the available information suggests that particulate air pollution at levels consistent with current standards is associated with measurable health effects.…”
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Non-professional phagocytosis of senescent cancer cells revealed in a 3D-bioprinted model of an irradiated lung tumour by Parul Yadav, Pritiranjan Mondal, Sibani Jani, Deepak K. Saini, Kaushik Chatterjee

“…We then delve into co-culture experiments to understand the cell-cell interactions between spatially patterned populations of normal bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) and senescent or non-senescent bronchial adenocarcinomic epithelial cells (A549). …”
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What does external morphometry tell us about stock discrimination of Sardina pilchardus stocks from Türkiye? by Ozpicak Melek, Saygin Semra

“…All samples were clearly separated from each other in the discriminant space, suggesting that there was no strong intermingling between populations. In addition, we would like to conclude that the morphological difference is not at the genetic level, and would like to emphasize the need for additional stock discrimination methods.…”
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Opioid Therapy for Chronic Nonmalignant Pain by Russell K Portenoy

“…A large anecdotal experience in populations with nonmalignant pain suggests that these patients are more heterogeneous and that opioid therapy will greatly benefit some and will contribute to negative outcomes for others. …”
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A Review of Healthcare Challenges in the UK and the US: Medical Errors, Aging, Private Healthcare and Governance by John S. Bolwell

“…The global phenomenon of aging populations due to declining birthrates and increased life expectancy may have detrimental consequences for societies and is briefly considered. …”
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VSS Degradation Kinetics in High Temperature Aerobic Digestion and Microbial Community Characteristics by Yunfen Shi, Huimin Ren

“…Sludge systems show a lower diversity of microbial populations and Bacillus occupies a very important position in the reactor. …”
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Flood Evacuation in Informal Settlements: Application of an Agent-Based Model to Kibera Using Open Data by Olivia Butters, Richard J. Dawson

“…In this study, a model that was first applied in the UK is adapted and applied to simulate flood evacuations in Kibera, a densely populated informal settlement in Nairobi. Although data quality limits some of the model’s potential, the results reproduce patterns of observed behaviour. …”
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Nutritional state of scholars from 6 to 11 years old. Clinical-anthropometrical characterization. by Alexander Torres Molina

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Nutritional assessment as a methodology allows identifying the nutritional status of individuals or populations, and is based on the assessment of anthropometric, clinical, biochemical and dietary rates. …”
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A Case of TAFRO Syndrome Developed after COVID-19 Vaccination by Hitomi Hirose, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yukako Umezawa, Masako Iwasaki, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Hisatsugu Takahara, Shigeki Tomita, Yusuke Suzuki

“…COVID-19 vaccination is important to reduce the number of COVID-19-infected populations and lower the risk of becoming severe. However, serious adverse events have been reported. …”
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Extreme Temperatures, Hospital Utilization and Public Health Insurance Spending by Yusun Kim, Qing Miao, Ling Zhu

“…The fiscal impact of extreme temperatures is greater in areas with more generous income eligibility criteria for public health insurance.ConclusionThe study advances our understanding of how extreme temperatures affect healthcare utilization of low-income and elderly populations and the roles public health insurance plays in supporting them from increasing weather risks. …”
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Role of Gene Length in Control of Human Gene Expression: Chromosome-Specific and Tissue-Specific Effects by Jay C. Brown

“…Chromosome studies led to the identification of two chromosome populations that differ in the expression level of short genes. …”
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A CACTA-like transposon in the Anthocyanidin synthase 1 (Ans-1) gene is responsible for apricot fruit colour in the raspberry (Rubus idaeus) cultivar 'Varnes'. by Daniel James Sargent, Matteo Buti, Stefan Martens, Claudio Pugliesi, Kjersti Aaby, Dag Røen, Chandra Bhan Yadav, Felicidad Fernández Fernández, Muath Alsheikh, Jahn Davik, R Jordan Price

“…PCR confirmed the presence in heterozygous form of the transposon in an unrelated, red-fruited cultivar 'Veten', indicating apricot fruit colour is recessive to red and that it may be widespread in raspberry germplasm, potentially explaining why apricot forms appear at regular intervals in modern raspberry breeding populations.…”
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A reliance on human habitats is key to the success of an introduced predatory reptile. by Tom Major, Lauren Jeffrey, Guillem Limia Russel, Rebecca Bracegirdle, Antonio Gandini, Rhys Morgan, Benjamin Michael Marshall, John F Mulley, Wolfgang Wüster

“…Alongside these introductions, inhabited and agricultural areas are spreading, and correspondingly most animal introductions occur in populated areas. Commensal species which can live alongside humans by making use of specific conditions, structures, or prey, have a significant advantage. …”
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Functional Properties of Human Stem Cell-Derived Neurons in Health and Disease by Jason P. Weick

“…In order to more accurately assess potential therapies for neurological disorders, multiple strategies have been employed in recent years to produce neuronal populations that accurately represent in vivo regional and transmitter phenotypes. …”
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The Breaking of the Square: Late Victorian Representations of Anglo-Sudanese Warfare by Luisa Villa

“…Indeed, with its austere desert landscape, its immemorial river and its warlike populations, the Sudan was marketed to the general public as the site for the perfect martial adventure. …”
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Bipartisanship Breakdown, Functional Networks, and Forensic Analysis in Spanish 2015 and 2016 National Elections by Juan Fernández-Gracia, Lucas Lacasa

“…We find that such breakdown is more prominently close to cosmopolite and largely populated areas and less important in rural areas where bipartisanship still prevails, and its evolution mildly consolidates in the 2016 round, with some evidence of bipartisanship reinforcement which we hypothesize to be due to psychological mechanisms of risk aversion. …”
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Competition Equilibrium Analysis of China’s Luxury Car Market Based on Three-Dimensional Grey Lotka–Volterra Model by Xiao-Lan Wu, Sheng-Yuan Wang, Ya-Zhen Liu, Jing Liang, Xin Yu

“…Through balanced development of a Symbiotic System Analysis, the results of symbiotic optimization under the achievable equilibrium state of three populations are obtained and they show that the proposed method can be used effectively to conduct the market competition analysis. …”
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The Psychometric Properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in Patients with Life-Threatening Illnesses by Maede Naghiyaee, Bahman Bahmani, Ali Asgari

“…The results showed that the MLQ is a valid and reliable measure for assessing meaning in life that can be applied in research on meaning in life among other patient populations.…”
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