A framework to comprehensively assess lake health from a perspective of ecosystem integrity and services by Zhixuan Zhao, Fangfei Wei, Haotian Wu, Miao Yang, Xin Jin, Pengzhe Wang, Qing Wang

“…The index system consists of five dimensions: organism structural integrity, habitat structural integrity, matter process integrity, hydrological process integrity, and social services function. Each dimension contained several basic indices, and a total of 16 indicators were selected for the basic index layer. …”
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TNF Superfamily: A Growing Saga of Kidney Injury Modulators by Maria D. Sanchez-Niño, Alberto Benito-Martin, Sara Gonçalves, Ana B. Sanz, Alvaro C. Ucero, Maria C. Izquierdo, Adrian M. Ramos, Sergio Berzal, Rafael Selgas, Marta Ruiz-Ortega, Jesus Egido, Alberto Ortiz

“…TWEAK promotes the secretion of MCP-1 and RANTES through NF-kappaB RelA-containing complexes and upregulates CCl21 and CCL19 expression through NF-kappaB inducing kinase (NIK-) dependent RelB/NF-kappaB2 complexes. …”
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Design and Characteristics of a Single-Story Building Model Incorporating Waste by Mohamed Darwish, Mohamed Elnakeb, Marina Moawad, Marwan Mohamed Shawki, Ehab Abdelhamid, Donia Eldwib, Mohamed Nagib Abouzeid, Maram Saudy, Safwan Khedr, Khaled Nassar

“…The building model used a strip foundation with a concrete mix design incorporating recycled concrete as a partial replacement for aggregates, cement hollow blocks containing granite waste instead of conventional cement blocks, and sandwiched insulated panels made of wood-plastic composites for the roof. …”
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Partial unilateral ovarian torsion in a red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) by Alessandro Vetere, Martina Gavezzoli, Lucia Victoria Bel, Rosanna Di Lecce, Martina Fumeo, Mattia Bonazzi, Francesco Di Ianni

“…A total body CT scan highlighted several rounded formations, four of which contained disomogeneus areas. Fluid with an air-fluid level and gas-filled areas were also noted in the coelomic cavity. …”
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The Power of Perception: Unpacking the Role of Negative Thinking in High School Students’ Test Anxiety by Damla Kahraman, Elif Özüm Kuş Işık, Mehmet Hakan Türkçapar, Cemile Dur Öztürk, Duygu Betül Özkanca, Nilüfer Koçtürk, Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer, Türkan Doğan, Ercan Akın

“…Other-oriented domain contained two themes: blaming others and concern about the social consequences of failing. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and gene mutations in 11 patients with lipoprotein glomerulopathy by Yan Qin, Xiao-Jing Sun, Yi-Fang Hu, Meng Jing, Xiao-Juan Yu, Ming-Hui Zhao, Ying Tan

“…In all renal specimens, there was evident dilation of glomerular capillary lumens containing lipoprotein thrombi, and positive oil red O staining was observed in frozen sections of all samples. …”
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Strong volcanic-induced climatic shocks on historical Moselle wine production by F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, B. Christiansen, L. Schneider, L. Schneider, P. Thejll

“…On the basis of our findings, we encourage further compilation, publication, and analyses of additional wine production series containing unique biological and climatic information.…”
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p97 Inhibitors Possessing Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 and Low Cytotoxicity by Rui Ding, Tiffany C. Edwards, Prithwish Goswami, Daniel J. Wilson, Christine D. Dreis, Yihong Ye, Robert J. Geraghty, Liqiang Chen

“…<b>Background:</b> p97 (also known as valosin-containing protein, VCP) is a member of the AAA+ ATPase family and is intimately associated with protein quality control and homeostasis regulation. …”
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Study on hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of ultrafine W-0.5 wt%La2O3 alloy wire during processing by Yuan Yao, Jianwei Guo, Shizhong Wei, Jinghong Yang, Zhou Li, Hongan Geng, Liujie Xu

“…In order to improve the strength and processing performance of tungsten wire, tungsten alloy containing 0.5 wt%La2O3 was prepared by powder metallurgy method. …”
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Enhancing bioactive compound stability of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) leaves via advanced packaging techniques by Mia Dujmović, Mia Kurek, Zdenko Mlinar, Sanja Radman, Nevena Opačić, Sandra Voća, Jana Šic Žlabur

“…Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) is a highly nutritious plant, as it contains a variety of phytochemicals that contribute to the health-promoting properties of the human organism. …”
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Assessing the authenticity and purity of a commercial Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide through whole genome sequencing and metagenomics approaches by Yari Van Laere, Yari Van Laere, Marie-Alice Fraiture, Andrea Gobbo, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Kathleen Marchal, Kathleen Marchal, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Kevin Vanneste

“…Four commercially available bioinsecticidal products containing Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki strain HD-1 were collected from the European market as a case study. …”
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Comparative environmental impacts analysis of technologies for recovering critical metals from copper anode slime: Insights from LCA by Yu Li, Jenny Baker, Yaxi Fang, Haizhou Cao, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Trystan Watson, Sha Chen, Guangling Zhao

“…Copper anode slime (CAS) is a byproduct produced during copper electrorefining process. It contains metals such as gold, silver, copper, selenium, tellurium etc. …”
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Enhanced brightness and photostability of dye-sensitized Nd-doped rare earth nanocomposite for in vivo NIR-IIb vascular and orthotopic tumor imaging by Syue-Liang Lin, Shih-Po Su, Yuan-Zhen Yang, Cheng-Yu Chiang, Hsin-Yu Chi, Cheng Allen Chang, Tse-Ying Liu, Huihua Kenny Chiang

“…The integration of an IR783-containing micellar layer further stabilizes the NIR dye, mitigating quenching and photobleaching. …”
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The Effectiveness of Add-on Treatment with Nutraceutical by V. T. Ivashkin, M. A. Morozova, E. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, G. E. Rupchev, A. A. Alekseev, Yu. M. Poluektov, Z. A. Mamieva, A. L. Kovaleva, A. I. Ulyanin, E. A. Trush

“…The experimental group received as add-on the nutraceutical “SZ Gastro” (containing a standardized amount of menthol, gingerol and D-limonene); patients in the control group — placebo. …”
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Liquid-based cytological diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors using hyperspectral imaging and deep learning by Taojing Ran, Wei Huang, Xianzheng Qin, Xingran Xie, Yingjiao Deng, Yundi Pan, Yao Zhang, Ling Zhang, Lili Gao, Minmin Zhang, Dong Wang, Yan Wang, Qingli Li, Chunhua Zhou, Duowu Zou

“…For cell classification, the CNN system identified hyperspectral images containing PanNETs and benign cells with areas under the curve (AUCs) of 0.9981 and 0.9815 in datasets from two different time points, respectively, showing superior performance compared to the conventional RGB group, with corresponding AUCs of 0.9716 and 0.9550. …”
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In-vitro effectiveness of aqueous extract of organic compost against Helminthosporium turcicum (cryptogamic disease pathogen of maize) by Daouda Kutnjem, Anne Ayo, Ecclèsiaste Marien Ambombo Onguene, Carole Christèle Egono Ndemé, Ndongo Bekolo, Tofel Haman Katamssadan, Asseng Charles Carnot

“…These results showed that the aqueous extract of organic compost contains compounds that could be responsible for producing suppressive substances accountable for the mechanisms inhibiting the mycelial growth of H. turcicum.…”
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Maternal Diet Supplementation with n-6/n-3 Essential Fatty Acids in a 1.2 : 1.0 Ratio Attenuates Metabolic Dysfunction in MSG-Induced Obese Mice by Josiane Morais Martin, Rosiane Aparecida Miranda, Luiz Felipe Barella, Kesia Palma-Rigo, Vander Silva Alves, Gabriel Sergio Fabricio, Audrei Pavanello, Claudinéia Conationi da Silva Franco, Tatiane Aparecida Ribeiro, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer, Elton Guntendeorfer Banafé, Clayton Antunes Martin, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Júlio Cezar de Oliveira

“…From the conception day, dams were fed a diet supplemented with sunflower oil and flaxseed powder (containing an n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratio of 1.2 : 1.0) throughout pregnancy and lactation, while control dams received a commercial diet. …”
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SFDA-MEF: An Unsupervised Spacecraft Feature Deformable Alignment Network for Multi-Exposure Image Fusion by Qianwen Xiong, Xiaoyuan Ren, Huanyu Yin, Libing Jiang, Canyu Wang, Zhuang Wang

“…The spacecraft feature deformable alignment network for multi-exposure image fusion (SFDA-MEF) aims to synthesize a High Dynamic Range (HDR) spacecraft image from a set of Low Dynamic Range (LDR) images with varying exposures. The HDR image contains details of the observed target in LDR images captured within a specific luminance range. …”
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Radioprotective effects of polysaccharides from Poria cocos peels against 60Co-γ induced oxidative damage in vitro and in vivo by Keke Suo, Chaoqiang Zheng, Zhipeng Li, Limin Hao, Jiaqing Zhu, Changcheng Zhao, Yanling Shi, Juanjuan Yi, Jike Lu

“…The results showed that PCPP contained (63.13 ± 3.19)% of total sugar and was composed of mannose, arabinose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, glucose, galactose and fucose in a molar radio of 104.84:1.34:2.83:1.00:290.48:243.30:79.63. …”
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Oncogenic RIT1 mutations confer ferroptosis vulnerability in lung adenocarcinoma by Ruilan Ma, Dian Yang, Peng Wang, Ziyi Zhang, Xuehong Zhang, Jialiang Song, Han Liu, Shuyan Liu, Yingqiu Zhang, Lijuan Zou

“…Lung adenocarcinoma NCI-H2110 cells containing endogenous RIT1 M90I mutation were susceptible to ferroptosis induction both in vitro and in vivo within xenograft models. …”
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