Reprogramming of Adult Retinal Müller Glial Cells into Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as an Efficient Source of Retinal Cells by Amélie Slembrouck-Brec, Amélie Rodrigues, Oriane Rabesandratana, Giuliana Gagliardi, Céline Nanteau, Stéphane Fouquet, Gilles Thuret, Sacha Reichman, Gael Orieux, Olivier Goureau

“…The generation of self-organized retinal structures from these iPSCs offers the opportunity to study retinal development and model-specific retinal disease with patient-specific iPSCs and provides the basis for cell replacement strategies. …”
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Surveyed Factors Affecting Lake Tourism Of The Development In Iran (Case Study: Lakes Fars province) by ALiakbar Anabestani, Mahdi Masoumi

“…For binary comparison and a final weight criteria and options, of AHP fuzzy, ANP and GRA techniques in the form of questionnaires and 20 teachers and experts from organizations linked to tourism have been used. The results confirms that: Based on the results of the paired comparison of factors affecting lake tourism of the development using multiple fuzzy AHP and ANP in terms of tourism experts, Criteria attractions by weight of 0.247 in fuzzy AHP and 0.246  in the ANP model and The criteria infrastructural factors weighing 0.229 in fuzzy AHP and 0.234 in the ANP model Has the greatest impact on the lake tourism of development. …”
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Leachate characterization and identification of dominant pollutants using leachate pollution index for an uncontrolled landfill site by S. De, S. Maiti, T. Hazra, A. Debsarkar, A. Dutta

“…The overall LPI, LPI organic (LPIor), LPI inorganic (LPIin) and LPI heavy metals (LPIhm) of both the dumping grounds largely exceeded the LPI and sub-LPI values for treated leachate before disposal to the inland surface water. …”
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A Cyber-ITS Framework for Massive Traffic Data Analysis Using Cyber Infrastructure by Yingjie Xia, Jia Hu, Michael D. Fontaine

“…All these techniques are based on data-driven and application-oriented models and are organized as a component-and-workflow-based model in order to achieve technical interoperability and data reusability. …”
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Daratumumab treatment for kidney-involved light chain deposition disease prevents renal function progression: a case report with 3 years of follow-up and review of the literature by Xueying Chen, Jie Sun, Pingyan Shen, Zijin Chen, Wen Zhang

“…Light chain deposition disease (LCDD) is a clonal plasma cell disorder characterized by the deposition of nonamyloid monoclonal light chains in multiple organs. It can affect various systems throughout the body, mainly the kidneys. …”
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Feasibility of Sharia Oversight on Regulations Outside the Jurisdiction of the Administrative Justice Court by Ali Fattahi Zafarghandi, Hamid Feli, Mohsen Abolhasani

“…It is based on this that the possibility of filing a lawsuit against government regulations for the violation of the Sharia rights of individuals, through inquiries from the jurists of the Guardian Council, is foreseen in Articles 84 and 87 of the Code of Organizations and Procedures of the Court of Administrative Justice. …”
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Toxicological Assessment of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl. Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract in Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Studies by Donatus Wewura Adongo, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Robert Peter Biney, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye, Eric Woode

“…Weight change as well as histological evaluation of the organs indicated no toxicity. The study demonstrates that an ethanolic extract of P. microcarpa given orally to rats is safe.…”
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The Sediment Profile and Heavy Metal Content of Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu), and Silver (Ag) in The Waters of Saparua Island by Jaicson G. Anakotta, Yusthinus T. Male, Serly J. Sekewael, Nelson Gaspersz

“…Parameters are physical and chemical parameters of waters, determination of total organic carbon (TOC), and digestion of sediment samples for SSA testing. …”
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Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. (Anil): Plant Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Review by Janaina K. L. Campos, Tiago F. da S. Araújo, Thaíse G. da S. Brito, Ana P. S. da Silva, Rebeca X. da Cunha, Mônica B. Martins, Nicácio H. da Silva, Bianka S. dos Santos, César A. da Silva, Vera L. de M. Lima

“…More than 40 chemical compounds have been identified and a few compounds isolated, and the main origins are the essential oils, organic extracts, and aqueous extracts of different parts of the plant. …”
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Evolutionary Cooperation in Networked Public Goods Game with Dependency Groups by Xuzhen Zhu, Xin Su, Jinming Ma, Hui Tian, RunRan Liu

“…Either in microlevel organizations or macrolevel societies, the individuals acquire benefits or payoffs by forming interdependency groups linked by common interests. …”
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Natural Hybridization Between <i>Quercus crassipes</i> and <i>Q. crassifolia</i> (Fagaceae) Is a Key Process to Ensure the Biodiversity of Their Associated Lichen Community by Leticia Valencia-Cuevas, Jennie Melhado-Carboney, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez

“…Lichens are organisms whose dynamics take place on terrestrial substrates such as rock, dead wood, living plants, and soil. …”
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Blink Detection Using 3D Convolutional Neural Architectures and Analysis of Accumulated Frame Predictions by George Nousias, Konstantinos K. Delibasis, Georgios Labiris

“…The cropped eye regions are organized as three-dimensional (3D) input with the third dimension spanning time of 300 ms. …”
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One-step mass-production of CeO2 nanoparticles embedded in free-standing porous carbon as haloperoxidase mimetic coating to combat biofouling on steel surface by Chao Zhao, Xinyu Wu, Tianqi Cheng, Tsz Yeung Yip, Bo Yuan, Wanqing Dai, Shengpei Zhang, Yuwei Qiu, Jian Lin Chen, Shang-Wei Chou, Yung-Kang Peng

“…This has spurred interest in sustainable alternatives inspired by marine organisms, such as haloperoxidases (HPOs) found in certain algae, which can convert H2O2 and Br− in seawater into HOBr to mitigate biofouling. …”
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Creation and evaluation of a gender diversity focused cultural competency training for phlebotomists: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Henrietta Maku, Christina C. Pierre, Dina N. Greene, E. Henderson, Camille L. Rogers, Cameron Whitley, Gabrielle N. Winston-McPherson

“…If successful, we anticipate that both national and international organizations can easily adapt this curriculum for their use.…”
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Biochemical and antioxidant responses of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exposed to sublethal concentrations of the antiepileptic and analgesic drug gabapentin by J Blahova, P Mikula, P Marsalek, Z Svobodova

“…Our research shows that subchronic exposure to gabapentin may pose a significant risk to non-target aquatic organisms, such as disruption of metabolic pathways or induction of oxidative stress, even at environmentally relevant concentrations.…”
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Dimensions of Relationship Marketing and Its Impact on Brand Equity in Banking Industry (Case of Hekmat Iranian Bank) by Mahmood Mohammadian, Amir Aslani Afrashteh

“…Considering the mutual benefits of both parties (service providers and customers), service organizations such as banks and financial institutions can implement relationship marketing tools and tactics, in order to establish and maintain a long-term relationship with their customers that can help enhance brand equity. …”
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Red honeybush (Cyclopia genistoides) tea mitigates oxidative imbalance and hyperlipidemia, while improving glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetic rats by Xin Xiao, Ochuko L. Erukainure, Md. Shahidul Islam

“…RHT also significantly (P < 0.05) decreased MDA levels and enhanced level of GSH, activity of SOD, catalase, GR in most of organs (pancreas, liver, kidneys, and heart). Significantly (P < 0.05) improved morphological changes in the islets and β-cells were observed in rats treated with RHT. …”
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Accuracy of Pretransplant Imaging Diagnostic for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective German Multicenter Study by Uta Herden, Wenzel Schoening, Johann Pratschke, Steffen Manekeller, Andreas Paul, Richard Linke, Thomas Lorf, Frank Lehner, Felix Braun, Dirk L. Stippel, Robert Sucher, Hartmut Schmidt, Christian P. Strassburg, Markus Guba, Marieke van Rosmalen, Xavier Rogiers, Undine Samuel, Gerhard MSc Schön, Bjoern Nashan

“…According to the German waitlist guidelines, imaging has to be reported to the allocation organization (Eurotransplant) and pathology reports have to be submitted thereafter. …”
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The Influence Mechanism of Deformation on the Precipitation Behavior and Mechanical Properties of 7075 Aluminum Alloy During Hot Forming-Quenching Integrated Process by Huanhuan Li, Xinhang Zhang, Wei Dai, Wei Yan, Chaomei He, Jiake Luo, Mengxing Li, Ruolin Wu, Dang Wang

“…The hot forming-quenching integrated process (HFQ^®) organically combines the deformation and heat treatment, which can improve the forming performance of aluminum alloy while ensuring the final strength of formed parts. …”
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Evaluation of NH4+ Adsorption Capacity in Water of Coffee Husk-Derived Biochar at Different Pyrolysis Temperatures by Nguyen Van Phuong, Nguyen Khanh Hoang, Le Van Luan, L. V. Tan

“…The properties of biochar prepared at different temperatures (300, 450, and 600°C) were determined including TOC, and pH, pHpzc, functional groups of H+/OH−, cation-exchange capacity (CEC), and the characteristics of groups of organic matter (FT-IR spectrum) were identified and evaluated. …”
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