Potential Role of African Fermented Indigenous Vegetables in Maternal and Child Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa by Marie Lys Irakoze, Eliud N. Wafula, Eddy Owaga

“…This review is aimed at shedding light on the potential of African fermented indigenous vegetables in combating maternal and child malnutrition in Sub-Sahara Africa.…”
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Lipid-Induced Mechanisms of Metabolic Syndrome by Yulia K. Denisenko, Oxana Yu Kytikova, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Marina V. Antonyuk, Tatyana A. Gvozdenko, Tatyana A. Kantur

“…Insulin resistance (IR) is the crucial cause of the MetS pathogenesis, which develops against the background of abdominal obesity. In light of recent evidence, it has been shown that lipids, especially fatty acids (FAs), are important signaling molecules that regulate the signaling pathways of insulin and inflammatory mediators. …”
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D2CBDAMAttUnet: Dual-Decoder Convolution Block Dual Attention Unet for Accurate Retinal Vessel Segmentation From Fundus Images by Vo Trong Quang Huy, Chih-Min Lin

“…Traditional methods of segmenting these vessels from fundus images are not only tedious but require a high degree of specialized knowledge. In light of this, Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs), particularly those based on the U-Net architecture, have been acknowledged for their effectiveness in capturing and utilizing contextual features within this context. …”
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Plasmonic metal nanostructures as performance enhancers in emerging solar cells: A review by Abdul Subhan, Abdel-Hamid. I. Mourad

“…This review also provides a comparative analysis of plasmonic approaches against other alternatives to enhance photocurrent in solar cells. …”
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Exploring the antimicrobial potential of two haloarchaeal strains belonging to the genera Halopiger and Natrialba isolated from the Algerian Sahara by Inès Quadri, Imene Ikram Hassani, Hocine Hacène

“…Additionally, Natrialba extracts showed significant activity against PBMC. Conclusion: This investigation confirms that Algerian saline soils are a promising source of interesting antimicrobial compounds. …”
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Circumstances for Committing Crimes in the Banking Sector: Normative and Legal Aspect by V. V. Korniienko

“…Provisions for such cooperation are enshrined in law and are in force, but some need to be revised in the light of central government reforms.…”
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Comprehensive Analysis of TSPAN32 Regulatory Networks and Their Role in Immune Cell Biology by Grazia Scuderi, Katia Mangano, Maria Cristina Petralia, Maria Sofia Basile, Francesco Di Raimondo, Paolo Fagone, Ferdinando Nicoletti

“…These findings not only shed light on the biology of TSPAN32 but also provide the basis for exploring its diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, as well as in hematopoietic cancers.…”
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Properties, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Southern Meagre Fish (<i>Argyrosomus hololepidotus</i>) Skin Gelatin Reinforced with Clove Bud Extract by Parvin Rostami, Ali Taheri, Mostafa Ghaffari

“…The addition of CE enhanced the light barrier properties and decreased water vapor permeability from 1.68 to 0.85 (×10⁻¹³ g s⁻¹m⁻¹Pa⁻¹) (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in the films that contained CE. …”
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Expression of Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Varicose Vein Wall; Preliminary Results by Zora Haviarová, Andrea Janegová, Pavel Janega, Štefan Durdík, Peter Kováč, Viera Štvrtinová, Peter Mráz

“…From 3 known NOS isoforms the two are constitutional: eNOS (endothelial NOS) and nNOS (neuronal NOS). 10 varicose and 10 control vein samples were processed by standard light microscopy and immuno-histochemica techniques using rabbit polyclonal antibodies against eNOS and nNOS. …”
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Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract mitigates carbon tetrachloride-mediated hepatic inflammation and apoptosis via targeting oxidative stress and toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor... by Samah M. Fathy, Mohammed S.M. Mohammed

“…In conclusion, MOLE has a multifarious protective role against hepatotoxicity through control of oxidative stress and modulation of TLR4/NF-κB.…”
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On-site quantitative detection of fentanyl in heroin by machine learning-enabled SERS on super absorbing metasurfaces by Yingkun Zhu, Haomin Song, Ruiying Liu, Yunyun Mu, Murali Gedda, Abdullah N. Alodhay, Lei Ying, Qiaoqiang Gan

“…The metasurface enables superior light absorption (>90%) across a broad wavelength range (580–1100 nm). …”
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Learning under label noise through few-shot human-in-the-loop refinement by Aaqib Saeed, Dimitris Spathis, Jungwoo Oh, Edward Choi, Ali Etemad

“…We evaluate our approach on four challenging tasks and datasets, and compare it against eight competitive baselines designed to deal with noisy labels. …”
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Impact of Financial Market uncertainty and Financial Crises on Dynamic Stock—Foreign Exchange Market Correlations: A New Perspective by Farid Irani, Abobaker Al.Al. Hadood, Korhan K. Gökmenoğlu, Seyed Alireza Athari

“…However, the strength of this connection varies based on the volatility of the Australian dollar against the Japanese Yen. Global financial crises, especially the subprime mortgage crisis, significantly impact dynamic co-movements, supporting both Flow and Stock-oriented theories. …”
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INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND PUBLIC ASPECTS OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STATE BODIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE SPHERE OF CURRENCY CONTROL UNDER PUBLIC RES... by Denis A. Chistyakov

“…It also examines the peculiarities of such interaction that have arisen due to the imposition of sanctions by unfriendly states against the Russian Federation. The relevance of the topic is expressed by the fact that, in light of the intensification of sanctions pressure through the adoption of the 14th package of sanctions, information exchange within the Union States can have a critical impact on countering Western sanctions. …”
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Bridging Molecular Docking to Molecular Dynamics to Enlighten Recognition Processes of Tailored D-A/D-A-D Types' AIEgens with HSA/BSA by Harun Nalçakan, Gülbin Kurtay

“…Therefore, the development of photosensitizers emitting light, particularly in the near-infrared region (NIR), is essential for enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy. …”
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The Polymorphisms with Cataract Susceptibility Impair the EPHA2 Receptor Stability and Its Cytoprotective Function by Jin Yang, Dan Li, Qi Fan, Lei Cai, Xiaodi Qiu, Peng Zhou, Yi Lu

“…In contrast, the overexpression of EPHA2 with nonsynonymous mutations in the lens epithelial cells offered limited antioxidative protection against oxidative stress. Thus, our study not only sheds the light on the potential cytoprotective function of EPHA2 signaling in lens but also provides the cellular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of age-related cataract.…”
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Green Strategy–Based Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Applications by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Biosynthesized AgNPs exhibited maximum growth inhibitory zones of 21mm with minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of 125 and 250 μg/ml, respectively, against carbapenem-resistant bacteria.…”
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Migration, race, and gender: the policing of subversive solidarity actors in Morocco by Sébastien Bachelet, Maria Hagan

“…The intimidation of those who support migrant people and seek to denounce human rights abuses against them has become an important dimension of border control. …”
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Enhancing antibacterial photodynamic therapy with NIR‐activated gold nanoclusters: Atomic‐precision size effect on reducing bacterial biofilm formation and virulence by Chengyu Liu, Tenghui Tian, Yujia Shi, Meiqi Li, Le Hong, Jing Zhou, Jia Liu, Yuan Zhong, Xue Wang, Zhenyu Wang, Xue Bai, Lin Wang, Chunyan Li, Zhennan Wu

“…This approach achieved near‐infrared light absorption while inhibiting radiation transitions, thereby regulating the generation of ROS. …”
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Repairable electronic products for the circular economy: a review of design for repair features, practices and measures to contrast obsolescence by Nataliia Roskladka, Gianmarco Bressanelli, Nicola Saccani, Giovanni Miragliotta

“…Abstract The current linear economy, with its “take-make-dispose” approach, has led to an unprecedented level of waste generation related to the end-of-life of electronics products, entailing huge impacts on climate change, pollution and resource depletion. Against this trend, product repairability is a preferred Circular Economy strategy to extend product lifespan and contrast obsolescence. …”
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