Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…The chemicals of potential concern (COPCs) are Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Heavy metals (chromium and lead). JASEM…”
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The AMPK–mTOR Pathway Is Inhibited by Chaihu Shugan Powder, Which Relieves Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Suppressing Autophagic Ferroptosis by Zheng Liang, Dajin Pi, Jianwei Zhen, Haizhen Yan, Chuiyang Zheng, July Liang Chen, Wen Fan, Qingliang Song, Jinyue Pan, Dongdong Liu, Maoxing Pan, Qinhe Yang, Yupei Zhang

“…The liver protein levels of Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase–mammalian target of rapamycin (AMPK–mTOR)-mediated autophagy and ferroptosis markers, such as p-AMPKα/AMPKα, p-mTOR/mTOR, Beclin-1, microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 gamma (LC3), p62 (sequestosome 1 [SQSTM1/p62]), Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2), ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), were restored by CSP. …”
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Dietary index for gut microbiota and its protective role against kidney stones: evidence of diabetes as a mediator from NHANES cross-sectional data by Lei Wang, Junjun Wu, Ziwen Jiang, Chao Wang, Fuxiang Lin, Yuxiang Zhong, Pengpeng Zhao, Wei Wei, Jianhua Huang, Zhanping Xu

“…Subgroup analyses revealed stronger protective effects among females, non-Hispanic Black individuals, and heavy drinkers. Mechanistically, DI-GM may reduce KS risk through gut microbial modulation of oxalate metabolism, urinary citrate excretion, and systemic inflammation.Conclusion and recommendationsHigher DI-GM scores are associated with reduced KS prevalence, partially mediated by diabetes. …”
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Ranking Sustainable Projects through an Innovative Hybrid DEMATEL-VIKOR Decision-Making Approach Using Z-Number by Armin Akhavein, Ali RezaHoseini, AmirMohammad Ramezani, Morteza BagherPour

“…According to the heavy reliance of economic growth on environmental and social matters, sustainable development has turned into one of the main strategies of the organizations associated with selecting the project basket. …”
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Colorectal cancer detection with enhanced precision using a hybrid supervised and unsupervised learning approach by Akella S. Narasimha Raju, K. Venkatesh, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, Eswara Prasad Konakalla, Marwa M. Eid, Nataliia Titova, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim, Ramy N. R. Ghaly

“…A good balance between performance and generalization shall be done by hyperparameter optimization-heavy learning rates; dropout rates and overfitting shall be suppressed effectively. …”
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Soil and Groundwater Characteristics of a Legacy Spill Site by A Adoki

“…The chemicals of potential concern (COPCs) are Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Heavy metals (chromium and lead). JASEM…”
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Assessment of slag incorporation in cold recycled mixtures emulsified asphalt: Mechanical performance and environmental impact by Putri Adhitana Paramitha, Shih-Huang Chen, Emil Adly, Handy Prasetyo, Wei-Lun Tsai

“…In the TCLP test, all materials exhibited concentrations of specified heavy metals below the standard limits. The results of the expansion stability test showed that all materials expanded by less than 0.5 % at seven days, which meets the required limit. …”
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Transcervical resection of myoma (TCRM): Part I by Peng-Hui Wang, Szu-Ting Yang, Wen-Hsun Chang, Hung-Hsien Liu, Wen-Ling Lee

“…Sometimes, uterine fibroids are symptomatic and associated with compression syndrome, infertility, chronic pelvic pain and heavy menstrual bleeding. All need further intervention and treatment. …”
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Challenges and barriers to physician decision-making for prescribing and deprescribing among patients with multimorbidity in eastern China’s primary care settings: a qualitative st... by Ming Yan, Zhijie Xu, Andrew Farmer, Yu Xia, Mi Yao, Lingyan Wu, Xinmei Zhou, Liyan Han

“…These challenges stemmed from three key areas: (1) difficulties in identifying drug-disease and drug-drug interactions; (2) cognitive biases in medication benefit-risk evaluation and (3) heavy treatment burden. The challenges were further compounded by multiple barriers, including clinical inertia among physicians, patient resistance to medication changes, inadequate decision support and training, and time constraints in clinical consultation.Conclusions The complexity of prescribing and deprescribing decisions faced by PCPs in treating patients with multimorbidity in China is influenced by interconnected factors related to physicians, patients, technology and working environment. …”
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Operational Evaluation of Part-Time Shoulder Use for Interstate 476 in the State of Pennsylvania by Sean Coffey, Seri Park

“…A variety of PTSU scenarios were analyzed including (1) general purpose PTSU lane, (2) passenger cars only PTSU lane, (3) heavy trucks only PTSU lane, and (4) general purpose PTSU lane where additional traffic is induced. …”
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The effect of blood flow restriction training on core muscle strength and pain in male collegiate athletes with chronic non-specific low back pain by Yixuan Liu, Jiahuan Liu, Min Liu, Minzhuo Wang

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of low-load blood flow restriction training (LL-BFRT) to heavy-load resistance training (HL-RT) in male collegiate athletes with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP).MethodsTwenty-six participants were randomly assigned to LL-BFRT (n = 13) or HL-RT (n = 13). …”
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Abatement by Alhagi maurorum of lead-induced nephrotoxicity in rats: emphasis on Nrf2/HO-1 by Mardi M. Algandaby

“…Abstract Background Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal with extreme toxicity and numerous industrial uses. …”
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Särndal Approach and Separate Type Quantile Robust Regression Type Mean Estimators for Nonsensitive and Sensitive Variables in Stratified Random Sampling by Usman Shahzad, Ishfaq Ahmad, Nadia H. Al-Noor, Soofia Iftikhar, A. H. Abd Ellah, Troon J. Benedict

“…The issues of a population related to these themes (for example homeless and nonregular workers, heavy drinkers, assault and rape unfortunate casualties, and drug users) contain estimation errors ascribable to nonresponses as well as untruthful revealing. …”
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The Characteristics of Self-Reported Symptomatic by Individuals with Mild COVID-19 during Omicron Pandemic in China: Cross-Sectional Online Survey by Xiang Liu, Xiaoling Wei, Xiangju Xing, Ling Lu, Min Chen, Yumei Zhao, Shuang Zhou, Ting Feng, Li Wang, Chengling Luo, Jing Xia, Jun Zhang, Banghong Liao, Kui Wu, Wei Yao, Changzheng Wang

“…The symptom profile of mild COVID-19 cases in the nationwide Omicron wave in China was markedly different from previous reports, featuring a high incidence of symptoms, multiple symptoms, and heavy symptoms. The symptoms of mild Omicron infection cases are not mild and are more pronounced in young people.…”
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Analysis of vehicle carbon emission characteristics on expressways in mountainous plateau areas based on the coupled simulation of CarSim/TruckSim and MOVES. by Jianping Gao, Xin Huang, Yunyong He, Enhuai He, Lu Sun, Changfeng Yang

“…Distribution ranges of carbon emissions equivalent per kilometer for light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) at each alignment unit were 60‒240 g and 100‒1600 g, respectively. …”
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The role of epigenetic factors in the pathogenesis of dysmetabolic nephropathy with calcium oxalate crystalluria in children by N.R. Aib, O.Z. Hnateyko, N.S. Lukyanenko, A.B. Volosyanko

“…The most significant prenatal epigenetic factors are the threat of early miscarriage, gestosis of the first and second halves of pregnancy, maternal anemia during pregnancy, parental alcohol and tobacco use, mother's work on computer during pregnancy, presence of maternal chronic diseases, parental exposure to industrial dust and noise, and heavy physical work of mother leading to fetal hypoxia. …”
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Drought Analysis of Batman Province with Various Drought Indices and Contour Maps by Murat Batan

“…According to the SPI;1 year was excessive rainfall, 1-year heavy rainfall, 4 years’ moderate precipitation,11 years lightly rainy,8 years mildly arid, 3 years moderately arid and 3 years very dry. …”
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Effect of Automechanic Works on Lead and Iron Content in Two Mechanic Villages in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria by OS Edori, ES Edori

“…The work showed that the contribution of heavy metals into the soil through anthropogenic activities at the workshops is alarming. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED EXCITATION AUXILIARY CUTTING SIMILAR EXPERIMENT PROTOTYPE AND ITS MECHANICAL EXPERIMENT by LU JinNan, YUE JianGuang, XIE Miao, WANG PengFei

“…Considering the current heavy mining and light digging in coal mines, limitations of the structural design of the fully mechanized excavation equipment, backward tunneling technology and other problems lead to inefficient tunneling. mining ratio is out of balance, at the same time, the comprehensive excavation equipment of the coal mine underground roadway is huge, the downhole environment is complicated, and the equipment is difficult to disassemble and assemble. …”
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Socioeconomic Challenges on Algeria’s Progress toward SDG2 (Zero Hunger): Public Spending, Agriculture, and Economic Resilience by Seyf Eddine Benbekhti, Mohammed Bouknadil, Hadjer Boulila, Ahmed Zeghoudi

“…Ensuring food security and promoting sustainable agriculture are critical global priorities, particularly in Algeria, a country endowed with substantial agricultural potential yet challenged by resource inefficiencies, climate variability, and a heavy reliance on food imports. This paper investigates the role of sustainable agricultural practices in advancing Algeria's progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2: Zero Hunger), focusing on key factors influencing agricultural productivity and food security. …”
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