Assessing survey design changes of long-term fishery-independent groundfish trawl surveys in the Gulf of Mexico by Adam G. Pollack, Eric R. Hoffmayer, Theodore S. Switzer, David S. Hanisko, Jill M. Hendon, John Mareska, Fernando Martinez-Andrade, Jeff Rester, Zachary C. Zuckerman, Gilmore Pellegrin

“…The history of these surveys is discussed, along with the rationale behind these changes and the impacts they had on stock assessments in the region. …”
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Decorin, an exercise-induced secretory protein, is associated with improved prognosis in breast cancer patients but does not mediate anti-tumorigenic tissue crosstalk in mice by Marit Hjorth, Casey L. Egan, Guilherme D. Telles, Martin Pal, David Gallego-Ortega, Oliver K. Fuller, Emma D. McLennan, Ryan D. Gillis, Tae Gyu Oh, George E.O. Muscat, Surafel Tegegne, Michael S.M. Mah, Joanna Skhinas, Emma Estevez, Timothy E. Adams, Matthew J. McKay, Mark Molloy, Kevin I. Watt, Hongwei Qian, Paul Gregorevic, Thomas R. Cox, Pernille Hojman, Julie Midtgaard, Jesper F. Christensen, Martin Friedrichsen, Renato V. Iozzo, Erica K. Sloan, Brian G. Drew, Jørgen F.P. Wojtaszewski, Martin Whitham, Mark A. Febbraio

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanisms behind the protective effects of exercise. Methods: We used a variety of rodent and human experimental model systems to determine whether exercise training can reduce tumor burden in breast cancer and to identify mechanism associated with any exercise training effects on tumor burden. …”
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O szabrze (glosa porządkująca rozważania językoznawcze) / On szaber (a Gloss on the Linguistic Considerations) by Jarosław Pacuła

“…The resulting Polish term szaber became the basis for a semantic shift influenced by wartime and occupation realities – the word began to be used as a term for taking over someone’s belongings left behind due to evacuation, displacement, etc. After the war, with the advent of socialist reality, the word began to refer to the appropriation of citizens’ property by state organs and institutions, the seizure of someone else’s property under the guise of legal actions. …”
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Humanitarian aid under sanctions: From the problem statement to the search for solutions by L. D. Oganisyan L.D.

“…In particular, the author identifies the logic behind the transition from comprehensive to ‘smart’ sanctions, as well as the specifics of applying humanitarian exceptions. …”
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Instrumental balance assessment in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. A systematic review with critical appraisal of clinical applications and quality of reporting by Andrea Merlo, Lorenzo Cavazzuti, Maria Chiara Bò, Francesco Cavallieri, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Valentina Fioravanti, Giulia Di Rauso, Giulia Di Rauso, Giacomo Portaro, Franco Valzania, Mirco Lusuardi, Isabella Campanini

“…The main flaw hindering portability to clinical settings was the lack of a stated rationale behind the choice of a specific protocol and the selection of the posturographic parameters. …”
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Beyond productivity: The socio-cultural role of fishing among the Baka of southeastern Cameroon by Sandrine Gallois, Romain Duda

“…For long, the importance of fishing for forest societies has been hiding behind the term “hunter-gatherers”. Whereas the importance of hunting is commonly recognized among such societies, some research has also highlighted that fishing is a primordial resource for subsistence, as well as a key element in the cosmology of several forest societies. …”
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Extreme drought-heatwave exacerbates water quality deterioration in China by Jie Jiang, Zhaoli Wang, Zhenxing Zhang, Xushu Wu, Chengguang Lai, Zhaoyang Zeng, Xiaohong Chen

“…Northern and central China particularly suffered from severe deterioration, concentrating 71 % of TN loads during the drought period, with a steeper TN load increase than in non-drought periods. Behind water quality degradation, air temperature emerged as the predominant driver of water quality deterioration, followed by streamflow and precipitation, with correlation coefficients (R) between temperature and TN/DO ranging from −0.74 to −0.59. …”
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Governance and Poverty Eradication Policy Performance During the NRM Administration in Uganda 1986 – 2020. by Mucunguzi, Abel, Katabaazi, Anny Bwengye

“…This study therefore attempted inter alia to fill this research gap and also sought to introduce new concepts that can improve poverty reduction and eradication agenda in Uganda. The idea behind this research is that if the causes of the slow progress in poverty reduction are not identified and targeted holistically through policy and inculcation of good governance at all levels of government administration, it will be difficult for Uganda to achieve significant poverty reduction and eradication in the long run. …”
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Governance and poverty eradication policy performance during the NRM1 Administration in Uganda 1986 – 2020 by Mucunguzi, Abel, Bwengye, Katabaazi Anny

“…This study therefore attempted inter alia to fill this research gap and also sought to introduce new concepts that can improve poverty reduction and eradication agenda in Uganda. The idea behind this research is that if the causes of the slow progress in poverty reduction are not identified and targeted holistically through policy and inculcation of good governance at all levels of government administration, it will be difficult for Uganda to achieve significant poverty reduction and eradication in the long run. …”
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Factors associated with delays in seeking tuberculosis treatment among patients at Muhima district hospital, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Yasmin Omar, Umubyeyi

“…Background: Few studies exist in Rwanda to establish the reasons behind delays in seeking treatment in the health institutions which further affected timely diagnosis and case detection. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of a nickel-oxide-infused orange peel nanobiocomposite for enhanced heavy metal removal from mining wastewater by Jacques Romain Njimou, Velma Fai, Mary Tamwa Sieugaing, Djimongbaye Nguenamadje, John Godwin, Oben Bessem Genola, Guy Bertrand Noumi, Bankim Chandra Tripathy

“…This study presents an innovative nanobiocomposite synthesized via hydrothermal methods, combining nickel oxide (NiO) and orange peel (OP) with alginate to create nickel-orange peel beads (Alg/OP-Ni). These beads exhibit exceptional adsorption capabilities for removing cadmium (Cd2⁺) and lead (Pb2⁺) ions, outperforming conventional materials. …”
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Dynamically reconfigurable acoustofluidic metasurface for subwavelength particle manipulation and assembly by Sushruta Surappa, Suraj Pavagada, Fernando Soto, Demir Akin, Charles Wei, F. Levent Degertekin, Utkan Demirci

“…We further demonstrate the capabilities of the reconfigurable metasurface in trapping and enriching beads and biological cells flowing in microfluidic channels, showcasing its potential in high-throughput bioanalytical applications. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation of Bacteria Adherent and in Biofilm on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube-Coated Surfaces by Fabrizio Pantanella, Francesca Berlutti, Daniele Passeri, Daniela Sordi, Alessandra Frioni, Tiziana Natalizi, Maria Letizia Terranova, Marco Rossi, Piera Valenti

“…Our results showed that the surfaces of SWCNTs-coated glass beads (SWCNTs-GBs) were colonized at the same extent of uncoated GBs both by S. mutans and P. aeruginosa. …”
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The Spectrum of Anti-Chromatin/Nucleosome Autoantibodies: Independent and Interdependent Biomarkers of Disease by Sonal Mehra, Marvin J. Fritzler

“…Over time, immunoassays ranging from ELISA and line immunoassays to more modern bead-based assays incorporated histone and DNA mixtures, purified histones, and purified nucleosomes leading to a more thorough understanding of the genesis and pathogenetic relationships of antibodies to chromatin components in systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune conditions. …”
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Viscosity Measurements of Dilute Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) Aqueous Solutions Near Theta Temperature Analyzed within the Joint Rouse-Zimm Model by Jana Tóthová, Katarína Paulovičová, Vladimír Lisý

“…The experimental data are analyzed within the model that joins the Rouse and Zimm bead-spring theories of the polymer dynamics at the theta condition, which means that the polymer coils are considered to be partially permeable to the solvent. …”
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Biot Theory Yields a Specific Storage Coefficient With Natural Deformation of Rock by Guangquan Li, Simeng Yang, Li Wang

“…Ss∗ appears to be relevant to G. Compressed glass beads and Berea sandstone are used for illustration. …”
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Fucofuroeckol-A from Eisenia bicyclis Inhibits Inflammation in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Mouse Macrophages via Downregulation of the MAPK/NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Sang-Hoon Lee, Sung-Hwan Eom, Na-Young Yoon, Moon-Moo Kim, Yong-Xin Li, Sang Keun Ha, Se-Kwon Kim

“…An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and cytometric bead array assay demonstrated that FF significantly reduced the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and that of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. …”
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Feasibility Studies on Underwater Laser Surface Hardening Process by Biao Jin, Min Li, TaeWoo Hwang, YoungHoon Moon

“…The feasibility of underwater laser surface hardening process is discussed on the basis of average hardness level and hardened bead shape.…”
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Characterization of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in Multidisciplinary Consultation by Caridad Llull Tombo, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Ileana García Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Daymí Tió González, Yoandra León Rayas

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> cystic fibrosis in Cienfuegos behaves as a disease similarly to the rest of the world with clinical-epidemiological characteristics such as: onset of pathology, predominant sex, onset of the disease, main clinical manifestations and the most frequent isolated germs.…”
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Features of model coronaviruses distribution in feline organs and tissues in the context of COVID-19 pathogenesis study by V. N. Afonyushkin, O. E. Sysoeva, O. S. Kozlova, D. V. Shamovskaya

“…To date, the reisreason to believe that, unlike classical a cuterespiratory virusinfections caused by adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, orthomyxoviruses, COVID-19 behaves completely differently. Firstly, the pathological process esare likely to be immune-mediated and the immun esystem quites lowly ensurest heelimination of the virus from the organism. …”
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