Identification and optimization of urban wetland ecological networks in highly urbanized areas: A case study of Haidian District, Beijing by Wang Zecheng, Zhao Xinsheng, Cui Lijuan, Lei Yinru, Guo Ziliang, Wang Jinzhi, Li Jing, Zhai Xiajie, Wang Rumiao, Li Wei

“…With the rapid development of urbanization, urban wetlands have been severely damaged by human activities and natural factors, leading to problems such as reduced area and decreased connectivity between wetlands. …”
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GaN-Based High-k Praseodymium Oxide Gate MISFETs with P2S5/(NH4)2SX + UV Interface Treatment Technology by Chao-Wei Lin, Hsien-Chin Chiu

“…An electron-beam evaporated Pr2O3 insulator is used instead of traditional plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), in order to prevent plasma-induced damage to the AlGaN. In this work, the HEMTs are pretreated with P2S5/(NH4)2SX solution and UV illumination before the gate insulator (Pr2O3) is deposited. …”
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Quantitative characterization of the multiscale mechanical properties of low-permeability sandstone roofs of coal seams based on nanoindentation and triaxial tests and its implicat... by Feng Cao, Jianhua He, Hongxiu Cao, Hucheng Deng, Andrew D. La Croix, Rui Jiang, Ruixue Li, Jiarun Li

“…This leads to a higher likelihood of splitting damage, characterized by a high degree of discrete and weak stress sensitivity. …”
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Osteoprotegerin as an Emerging Biomarker of Carotid Artery Stenosis? A Scoping Review with Meta-Analysis by Jerzy Chudek, Marta Pośpiech, Anna Chudek, Michał Holecki, Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka

“…In addition, chronic kidney disease, the most significant confounder disturbing the association between vascular damage and circulating OPG levels, decreases the usefulness of OPG as a BM in CAS. …”
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Lysosphingolipids in ceramide-deficient skin lipid models by Georgios Paraskevopoulos, Lukáš Opálka, Andrej Kováčik, Anna Paraskevopoulou, Eleni Panoutsopoulou, Irene Sagrafena, Petra Pullmannová, Robert Čáp, Kateřina Vávrová

“…Ceramides are key components of the skin's permeability barrier. In atopic dermatitis, pathological hydrolysis of ceramide precursors - glucosylceramides and sphingomyelin - into lysosphingolipids, specifically glucosylsphingosine (GS) and sphingosine-phosphorylcholine (SPC), and free fatty acids (FFAs) has been proposed to contribute to impaired skin barrier function. …”
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Evaluating YOLOv5s and YOLOv8s for Kitchen Fire Detection: A Comparative Analysis by Norisza Dalila Ismail, Rizauddin Ramli, Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman

“… Accurate and timely detection of kitchen fires is crucial for enhancing safety and reducing potential damage. This paper discusses comparative analysis of two cutting-edge object detection models, YOLOv5s and YOLOv8s, focusing on each performance in the critical application of kitchen fire detection. …”
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Study on the Full‐Cycle Stress Evolution Law and Reasonable Size of Isolated Coal Pillar by Xiao‐Xiang Wei, Qing‐Long Yun, Jing Wu, Xiao‐He Wang, Yin‐Wei Wang

“…The results show that the vertical stress and maximum principal stress increase correspondingly with the decrease of the protective coal pillar size under both stages, and the minimum value of the minimum principal stress occurs on the 8 m protective coal pillar; The values of the principal stress ratio and the principal stress deflection angle do not differ greatly in the protection of the coal pillar, and the fluctuation of the values is mainly concentrated in the vicinity of the back‐mining roadway; The second invariant of bias stress (J2) is mainly concentrated in the protective coal pillar near the side of the extraction zone, when the size of the protective coal pillar is reduced to 10 m, the J2 on the side of the extraction zone and the J2 on the side of the roadway are connected, and the whole protective coal pillar is under the influence of J2, which is basically the same as the damage pattern of the plastic zone; Based on the formula of limit balance theory to calculate the elastic core width of different sizes of protective coal pillars, and combined with the results of numerical simulation analysis, it finally concluded that the reasonable size of the protective coal pillar of this isolated island working face is 15 m.…”
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Study on the Safety of the New Radial Artery Hemostasis Device by Baofeng Wu, Ruixin Zhang, Chendi Liang, Chengjie Zhang, Gang Qin

“…There were no significant differences in bleeding, hematoma, ecchymosis, skin damage, and local infection between the two groups (P>0.05). …”
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Neurological function is restored post-ischemic stroke in zebrafish, with aging exerting a deleterious effect on its pathology by Takamasa Mizoguchi, Ayumi Maki, Yuno Nakase, Mayu Okita, Yuina Minami, Misa Fukunaga, Motoyuki Itoh

“…Ischemic stroke (IS) is a pathological condition characterized by the cessation of blood flow due to factors such as thrombosis, inflicting severe damage to the cranial nervous system and resulting in numerous disabilities including memory impairments and hemiplegia. …”
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Dietary Lactiplantibacillus plantarum KX041 attenuates colitis-associated tumorigenesis and modulates gut microbiota by Tao Wang, Panpan Wang, Li Yin, Xiuchao Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Yuan Zhou, Bianfang Liu, Xin Wang, Xin Lü

“…Moreover, this probiotic could ameliorate the damage of intestinal barrier by recovering tight junction protein expression (like Occludin, Claudin-1, and ZO-1) and preventing goblet cell loss. …”
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Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandins Potentiate the Liver Regeneration Cascade by Jodi M Schoen Smith, W Wayne Lautt

“…The liver has the remarkable ability to regenerate following damage or surgical resection. Although this feature of the liver has been studied for over 100 years, the trigger of the liver regeneration cascade remains controversial. …”
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Protective Effects of Gemigliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice by Seung Hee Choi, Jaechan Leem, In-Kyu Lee

“…We showed that pretreatment with gemigliptin attenuated cisplatin-induced renal dysfunction, as shown by analysis of plasma creatinine levels and blood urea nitrogen and histological damage. Elevated plasma levels of active glucagon-like peptide-1 were observed in gemigliptin-pretreated mice after cisplatin treatment, compared to that in cisplatin alone-treated mice. …”
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What are the impacts of oral complications from cancer therapy on the quality of life of children? A protocol to update a scoping review. by Nona Attaran, Apoorva Sharma, Martin Morris, Olawale Dudubo, Mary Ellen Macdonald

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Cancer treatments can damage healthy tissues and organs, and leave harmful impacts on cancer survivors, especially on children and adolescents. …”
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Policy Transformation and Law Enforcement in Natural Resources Management: Case Study of Excavation C in Sorong City by Hermanus Way, Hadi Tuasikal, Muh Akhdharisa SJ

“…Although there are regulations governing mining, many mining activities occur without official permits, which causes environmental damage. The main barriers are the lack of community legal awareness, weak coordination between related department, and delays in issuing permits that cause illegal mining activities. …”
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Pest categorisation of Morganella longispina by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de laPeña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van derGaag, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Spyridon Antonatos, Dimitrios Papachristos, Oresteia Sfyra

“…The introduction of this pest would likely have an economic impact on several crops in the EU as it can cause significant damage to host plants. Uncertainty exists, however, about the magnitude of yield and quality losses due to the insect, and this is a key uncertainty. …”
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Long-term copper exposure induced pyroptosis and inflammation of rat spleen through intestinal-splenic axis by Jinwen Quan, Xiaoyue Chang, Siying Liu, Ting He, Gaolong Zhong, Zhonghua Liu, Wenlan Yu

“…Copper entered the spleen via the intestine-spleen axis, leading to structural damage in the spleen and activation of the NFκB signaling pathway, and increased pro-inflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-18, and IL-1β), ultimately causing pyroptosis and inflammation in the spleen. …”
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Synergistic effects of PS-NPs and Cd on ovarian toxicity in adolescent rats: Ferroptosis by induction of mitochondrial redox imbalance via the SIRT3-SOD2/Gpx4 pathway by Hua Wu, Lihua Feng, Huang Wu, Lihong Wang, Hengyi Xu, Fen Fu

“…Further studies revealed that PS-NPs and Cd synergistically repressed the SIRT3-SOD2/Gpx4 pathway, inducing mitochondrial oxidative stress and ferroptosis, resulting in damage to ovarian structure and function. However, the addition of the mitochondrion-targeted antioxidant SS-31 and the ferroptosis inhibitor Fer-1 reversed the harm to the ovaries from co-exposure to PS-NPs and Cd, the aberrant expression of genes related to the SIRT3-SOD2/Gpx4 pathway was also improved. …”
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Automated quantification of axonal and myelin changes in contusion, dislocation, and distraction spinal cord injuries: Insights into targeted remyelination and axonal regeneration by Xuan Li, Yuan He, Fangyao Chen, Xin Tong, Yunlong Fan, Yuzhe Langzhou, Jie Liu, Kinon Chen

“…Contusion injuries, involving both axonal and myelin damage, may benefit from a combination of neuroprotective and remyelination strategies. …”
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Triplet Electron Exchange in Carbon Nanodots‐assisted Long‐persistent near‐infrared Chemiluminescence for Oncology Synergistic Imaging and Therapy by Run‐Wei Song, Tian‐Ci Jiang, Xue‐Yang Zhang, Cheng‐Long Shen, Qing Lou, Chong‐Xin Shan

“…Mechanistically, the excess reactive oxygen species in TME can trigger the chemically initiated singlet/triplet electron exchange between the hydrophobic CDs‐Ce6 and peroxalate‐derived 1,2‐dioxetanes and thus the excess excited singlet/triplet electron of the CDs‐Ce6 can ensure the long‐persistent near‐infrared CL, type I/II photochemical production of hydroxyl radicals, superoxide radical and singlet oxygen, and type III photochemical damage of maladjusted biomacromolecules, enabling the long‐persistent near‐infrared biological imaging and enhanced cancer therapy. …”
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Seismic Behavior of the Removable Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames with Semirigid Connections by Qiang Shi, Shilin Yan, Xinwu Wang, Haisu Sun, Yan Zhao

“…With application of semirigid connections to EBFs, a seismic structure can be formed. After earthquake, damaged components can be easily replaced, and repair costs and maintenance time can be reduced. …”
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