Emission Characteristics of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Construction Equipment by Sungwoon Jung, Sunmoon Kim, Yunsung Lim, Jongtae Lee, Taekho Chung, Heekyoung Hong, Sunhee Mun, Seunghwan Lee, Woojun Jang, Jaehyun Lim

“…For the regulated pollutants, NRTC mode generated the highest emissions owing to the rapid changes in engine load and speed during transitions. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bZIP family in the Mangrove Plant Kandelia obovata and its role in response to stress by Yuchong Yi, Yuting Qiu, Hongyao Hu, Dandan Qin, Hechen Huang, Taiping Chen, Wenqi Zha, Yingjia Shen

“…Abstract Background The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors play crucial roles in plant growth, development, and responses to environmental changes. The mangrove plant Kandelia obovata, native to subtropical and tropical coastal intertidal zones, has evolved various adaptive mechanisms to cope with unstable muddy substrates, tidal fluctuations, saltwater intrusion, and intense ultraviolet radiation. …”
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Effect of prednisolone acetate eye drops on blood glucose profile in Indian population by Archana Bhat, Prajakta Paritekar, Y. Umesh

“…This study aims to evaluate changes in blood glucose concentrations in diabetic and nondiabetic patients treated with a postoperative regimen of 1% topical prednisolone acetate after cataract surgery. …”
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Development and Feasibility of an Adolescent Dancer Screen by Kynaston Schultz, Kathleen Sun Worrall, Zoe Tawa, Joanna Binney, Jessica Boyle, Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese

“…# Background Adolescent dancers are at high risk for injuries due to the physical demands of dance training and the physiological changes that occur during adolescence. Though studies report high injury rates, there are few standardized screening tools available for adolescent dancers…”
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Impact of vitamin E and selenium supplementation on growth, reproductive performance, and oxidative stress in dexamethasone-stressed Japanese quail cocks by Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, Luke Chukwudi Ali, Bright Chigozie Amaefule, Chisom C. Okeke, Charles Onochie Osita, Ndubuisi Samuel Machebe, Vesela Yancheva, Dóra Somogyi, Krisztián Nyeste

“…This study investigated the effects of dietary vitamin E (VE) and selenium (Se) supplementation on body weight changes, blood profile, and semen quality in Dexamethasone (DEX)-stressed Japanese quails. …”
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Optimisation of controlled reproduction protocol in broadhead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864) using Ovopel™: Effect of different hormonal treatment methods on reprodu... by Nguyễn Ngọc Quyến, Nguyễn Thanh Tâm, Thạch Anh Pha, Lý Anh Thuật, Nguyễn Ngọc Lợi, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quyên, László Horváth, Tamás Müller

“…The values viz. pseudo-gonadosomatic index (PGSI, %), fertilisation rate (FR, %), hatching rate (HR, %), and survival rate (SR, %) showed considerable individual changes among treatments; nevertheless, there was no statistically significant difference between these average parameters of treated batches (P > 0.05). …”
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Cross-protection against homo and heterologous influenza viruses via intranasal administration of an HA chimeric multiepitope nanoparticle vaccine by Yongqiang Zhao, Jia Liu, Chun Peng, Shuangshuang Guo, Bo Wang, Longping Chen, Yating Wang, Haiwen Tang, Liming Liu, Qi Pan, Shiren Li, Jingyu Wang, Dongni Yang, Enqi Du

“…Compared with controls, mice immunized with CHM-f nanoparticles with or without CpG IAMA-002 showed significant reductions in weight loss, lung viral titres and pathological changes. Conclusions These results suggest that CHM-f nanoparticle with or without CpG IAMA-002 is a promising candidate as a universal influenza vaccine. …”
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Spatio-temporal clustering analysis of influenza in Jiaxing City by WANG Yuanhang, FU Xiaofei, QI Yunpeng, LIU Yang, ZHOU Wanling, GUO Feifei

“…The county (city, district) with the highest reported incidence was Haining City (1 451.70/105), and the town (street) with the highest reported incidence was Chang'an Town (1 932.78/105). Spatial autocorrelation analysis showed that the incidence of influenza in Jiaxing City from 2019 to 2023 had positive spatial correlations (all Moran's I>0, all P<0.05), with a high-high clustering in the southern region. …”
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Determination of oral feeding skills in late preterm, early term, and full-term infants using the neonatal oral feeding monitor (NeoSAFE) by Ayse Ecevit, Balkar Erdogan, Deniz Anuk Ince, Meltem Aksu, Sezin Unal, Özden Turan, Ahmet Saracoglu, Aylin Tarcan

“…We also investigated whether the coordination of swallowing and respiration changes with respect to gestational age in newborn infants. …”
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Simulation and experimental study on olive drop injury by Weike Lan, Haotian Mu, Di Xin, Shijia Pan, Yuncai Yan, Wen Gao, Zijie Niu, Dongyan Zhang, Jun Zhang, Yongjie Cui

“…The stress magnitude, distribution, and energy changes during collision contact were analyzed and combined with experimental data to obtain the relationship between the damage volume and damage area with high determination coefficients by fitting. …”
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The type of infections and the use of antibiotics among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A review by Asma D. Alshammari, Mona Matar Aldhafeeri, Amal M. Aldhafeeri, Maram Asaad Alanzi, Maha Bandar Almutairi, Jawaher Abdullah Alrasheedi, Thikra Adel Alsurur, Aeshah Dhahawi Alshammri

“…The heightened susceptibility may arise from the illness itself, which causes changes in the body’s innate cellular defense mechanisms, or from the medications used to manage the condition. …”
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First Measurements of Ambient PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Using Field-calibrated Low-cost Sensors by Celeste McFarlane, Paulson Kasereka Isevulambire, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Arnold Murphy Elouma Ndinga, Ranil Dhammapala, Xiaomeng Jin, V. Faye McNeill, Carl Malings, R. Subramanian, Daniel M. Westervelt

“…Finally, the surface PM2.5 level and the aerosol optical depth were about 40% lower during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 than the corresponding period in 2019, which cannot be attributed solely to changes in meteorology or wildfire emission. Hence, our results highlight the need to implement clean air solutions in the Congo.…”
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Effect of Reforestation Tree Species on the Distribution and Stability of Purple Soil Aggregates by ZHONG Yujian, HE Feng, HAN Guangzhong, ZHAO Xia, YANG Fan

“…[Method] Four types of artificial forests (Cryptomeria fortunei (CF), Cryptomeria fortunei and Betula luminifera (MF), Camellia sinensis (CS), and Neosinocalamus affinis (NA)) established on sloping farmland (SF) (cornfield) in the Rainy Area of Western China after 20 years of afforestation were taken as the research objects, in order to analyze the changes in soil aggregate content and stability after the conversion from farmland to artificial forests. …”
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Survey situation of mental health of pregnant women with breast cancer: A systematic review study by Nasim Khademi, Farzaneh Rahimi, Shadi Goli

“…A pregnant woman struggles with physical and mental problems caused by hormonal changes during her pregnancy. Now, if cancer is added to these difficult conditions, the pregnant woman will suffer a lot of psychological burden. …”
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PUBLIC INFRASRUCTURE PROJECT FAILURES IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS ON ECONOMY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENRY by YUSUF GARBA MANJO

“…The study found that the failures of public infrastructure projects is a recurring decimal in Nigeria, due to variety of causes such as poor financial capability, inaccurate costing, corruption, incompetence, poor planning and estimation, poor contracting and contractor practices, poor communication, frequent scope changes and design errors, poor leadership, interference from socio-cultural and political factors. …”
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Evaluation of in-office tooth whitening treatment with violet LED: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro Rodrigues, Ana Eliza Castanho Garrini dos Santos, Marcelo Mendes Pinto, Dácio Antonio Pantano Junior, Aldo Brugnera Jr, Fátima Antonia Aparecida Zanin

“…The tissue removed during gingivoplasty (G4) will be submitted to immunohistochemical analysis for the determination of inflammatory changes caused by violet LED. The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) will be evaluated before, as well as at established time point controls. …”
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Nogo Osing Apps: Aplikasi Smart Farming Buah Naga Berbasis IoT by Maulida Dwi Agustiningsih, Putri Catur Ayu Lestari, Ravika Mutiara Savitrah, Arif Fahmi, Hamdan -

“…Hal ini dikarenakan sebagian besar budi daya buah naga dilakukan secara tradisional yang hanya menggantungkan siklus panen. Di luar siklus panen, budi daya buah naga dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya faktor suhu, pencahayaan, dan kelembaban tanah. …”
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Prevalence and predictive risk factor analysis of potentially malignant oral mucosal lesions among gond tribes of Bhopal by P. Arathi Menon, S. Sahana, Shubhangi Mhaske, R. Hari

“…Type III Oral examination was conducted to determine oral mucosal changes. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics were done to estimate the prevalence of oral premalignant mucosal lesions (OPMLs) and the demographic characteristics of participants. …”
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Microstructural analysis and preliminary wear assessment of wire arc additive manufactured AA 5083 aluminum alloy for lightweight structures by Prasanna Nagasai Bellamkonda, Maheshwar Dwivedy, Kaushik N.Ch

“…Using SEM and XRD, microstructural changes during the WAAM process are analyzed, and tensile testing evaluates the mechanical properties, including ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and elongation. …”
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Blast‐Overpressure Induced Modulation of PARP‐SIRT‐NRF2 Axis in Stress Signaling of Astrocytes and Microglia by Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah, Kathiravan Kaliyappan, Ramkumar Thiayagarajan, Supriya Mahajan, Krishnamoorthy Gunasekaran

“…Objective The objective is to determine the downstream modulation of the PARP‐SIRT‐NRF2 axis and changes in ATP levels following blast exposure in astrocytes and microglia cell lines. …”
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