Characterizing PM2.5 Secondary Aerosols via a Fusion Strategy of Two-stage Positive Matrix Factorization and Robust Regression by Chun-Sheng Huang, Ho-Tang Liao, Chia-Yang Chen, Li-Hao Young, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Tsung-I Chou, Jyun-Min Chang, Kuan-Lin Lai, Chang-Fu Wu

“…To overcome this limitation, we employed a two-stage PMF modeling approach with adjustments of the species weighting, which was fused with a robust regression model to better characterize the sources of PM2.5 secondary aerosols. Additionally, organic molecular tracers were incorporated into PMF for source identification. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…Integration of the data obtained by gut microbiota studies at the genome, transcriptome and metabolome levels would allow a comprehensive analysis of microbial community function and its interaction with the human organism. This approach may increase our understanding of the pathogenesis of various diseases as well open up new opportunities for prevention and treatment.…”
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Induced Defense in Ryegrass–Epichloë Symbiosis Against <i>Listronotus bonariensis</i>: Impact on Peramine Levels and Pest Performance by Manuel Chacón-Fuentes, Gunnary León-Finalé, Marcelo Lizama, Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa, Daniel Martínez-Cisterna, Andrés Quiroz, Leonardo Bardehle

“…Therefore, this study assessed the feeding of the ASW on ryegrass carrying endophytic fungus and peramine levels in aerial organs and its effects on pest performance. Argentine stem weevil adults and larvae were placed on ryegrass leaves and stems to assess feeding. …”
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Olfactory Impairment and Recovery in Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) Following Cadmium Exposure by Chiara Maria Motta, Rosa Carotenuto, Chiara Fogliano, Luigi Rosati, Pabitra Denre, Raffaele Panzuto, Rossana Romano, Gianluca Miccoli, Palma Simoniello, Bice Avallone

“…While the toxic effects of cadmium on the organs and tissues of aquatic species are well-documented, little is known about its impact on sensory systems crucial for survival. …”
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Accumulation Mechanism of Marine Shale Gas Reservoir in Anticlines: A Case Study of the Southern Sichuan Basin and Xiuwu Basin in the Yangtze Region by Kun Zhang, Yan Song, Shu Jiang, Zhenxue Jiang, Chengzao Jia, Yizhou Huang, Ming Wen, Weiwei Liu, Pengfei Wang, Xin Li, Tianlin Liu, Xuelian Xie, Chang’an Shan, Xiaoxue Liu, Xin Wang

“…The stratification plane and the organic pores form the migration channel of natural gas that is horizontal to the stratification plane in shale. …”
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Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement by Shatha Abu-Mahfouz, Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management, Abdul Malek Tambi

“…PURPOSE: Modern business and global organizations are regularly presented with challenges caused by unpredictable competitive environments. …”
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Long-term maintenance of patient-specific characteristics in tumoroids from six cancer indications by Colin D. Paul, Chris Yankaskas, Pradip Shahi Thakuri, Brittany Balhouse, Shyanne Salen, Amber Bullock, Sylvia Beam, Anthony Chatman, Sybelle Djikeng, Xiaoyu Jenny Yang, Garrett Wong, Isha Dey, Spencer Holmes, Abigail Dockey, Lindsay Bailey-Steinitz, Lina Zheng, Weizhong Li, Vivek Chandra, Jakhan Nguyen, Jason Sharp, Erik Willems, Mark Kennedy, Matthew R. Dallas, David Kuninger

“…Abstract Tumoroids, sometimes referred to as cancer organoids, are patient-derived cancer cells grown as 3D, self-organized multicellular structures that maintain key characteristics (e.g., genotype, gene expression levels) of the tumor from which they originated. …”
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Long-term hypoxic atmosphere enhances the stemness, immunoregulatory functions, and therapeutic application of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells by Qi-Ming Huang, You-Qiong Zhuo, Zhong-Xin Duan, Yin-lin Long, Jia-Nan Wang, Zhou-hang Zhang, Shao-Yong Fan, Yong-Ming Huang, Ke-Yu Deng, Hong-Bo Xin

“…Aims: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are usually cultured in a normoxic atmosphere (21%) in vitro, while the oxygen concentrations in human tissues and organs are 1% to 10% when the cells are transplanted in vivo. …”
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Using Blockchain in the Registration and Authentication of a Carpooling Application: From Review to Proposal by Lina Sofía Cardona Martínez, Cesar Andrés Sandoval Muñoz, Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera, Álvaro Pachón de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Madrid Molina

“…The findings from the review were organized and assessed to identify key aspects for improving user authentication in a system based on intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) and utilizing blockchain, recognized for its security and data integrity. …”
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Continuously relapsing (for two years) course of diarrheal variant of IBS (<i>Clinical case</i>) by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In the clinic differential diagnosis between organic diseases of gastro-intestinal tract was carried out (erosive-ulcerative lesion of the upper parts of GIT, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel diseases), functional gastro-intestinal disorder, thyroid gland hyperfunction). …”
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Association between urinary cobalt exposure and kidney stones in U.S. adult population: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lu, Dongmei Hong, Qian Wu, Yinghui Xia, Guozhong Chen, Tie Zhou, Cheng Li

“…Purpose Heavy metal exposure can cause impaired or reduced pathology in the kidneys, lungs, liver, and other vital organs. However, the relationship between heavy metal exposure and kidney stones has not been determined. …”
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Clustering of non-communicable disease risk factors among school teachers: A cross-sectional study in Kerala, India by Mini GK, Sangeeth KS, Anand Marthanda Pillai, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR

“…Methods: This study analyzed data from 2216 school teachers in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The World Health Organization (WHO) STEPs questionnaire for NCD risk factor surveillance was used. …”
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Soil microbial community and influencing factors of different vegetation restoration types in a typical agricultural pastoral ecotone by Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Hanyu Shi, Hanyu Shi, Lina Jiang, Duoping Zhu, Duoping Zhu, Zefeng Zhou, Zhenhong Hou, Xingyu Ma, Xingyu Ma

“…Bacterial community composition was found to be closely related to soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), while that of fungi was closely related to SOC, clay and silt content. …”
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Lulu Filterized Lin’s correlative Theil-Sen regression-based fully connected deep multilayer perceptive neural network for eye gaze pattern recognition by Rathi K., Srinivasan K.

“…The estimated gaze points are organized at gaze plane to identify gaze patterns. …”
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Effect of body mass index on inpatient rehabilitation outcome after stroke in a Southeast Asian cohort: a prospective study by Sze Chin Jong, Jovic Aguipo Fuentes, Angie En Qin Seow, Chien Joo Lim, Gobinathan Chandran, Karen Sui Geok Chua

“…Using the World Health Organization Asian standards, BMI was classified as underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal (18.5–22.9 kg/m2) and overweight (≥23 kg/m2). …”
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Dysregulation of transposable elements and PIWI-interacting RNAs in myelodysplastic neoplasms by Zdenek Krejcik, David Kundrat, Jiri Klema, Andrea Hrustincova, Iva Trsova, Monika Belickova, Jaroslav Cermak, Anna Jonasova, Jiri Dostal, Michaela Dostalova Merkerova

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Synergetic effects of nano-boehmite and Y nano-zeolite on catalytic cracking of residue oil by Ehsan Amini, Kamran Ahmadi, Alimorad Rashidi, Amir Ali Youzbashi, Mehran Rezaei, Sakineh Mesgar

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The heterogeneity of Pinus yunnanensis plantation growth was driven by soil microbial characteristics in different slope aspects by Zhongmu Li, Yong Chai, Chengjie Gao, Jin Li, Kai Cui

“…With the increase in soil depth, the content of organic matter (OM), AHN, AP, and AK decreased. There were significant differences in soil microbial diversity and community structure between the different slope aspects, but there was no significant difference among different soil depths. …”
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Sediment flow connectivity index data for the Apulia region (Italy): An open-source geodatabase and the innovative CONNECTOSED WebGIS platformZenodo by Alok Kushabaha, Domenico Capolongo, Giovanni Scicchitano, Floriana Rizzo, Marina Zingaro

“…This geodatabase is organized into folders containing data in TIFF, shapefile, Jpeg and Pdf formats, including input variables (digital elevation model, land cover map, rainfall map, and soil units dataset for each hydrographic basin), classification graphs (ranking of variable values), dimensionless index maps (slope, ruggedness, rainfall, land cover, and soil stability) and key products (maps of sediment mobility, SfCI, and applied SfCI). …”
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Carbon dioxide fluxes and the dominant role of vegetation in recently created and reference Gulf Coast marshes by A. Muench, T. Elsey‐Quirk, J. R. White, R. D. DeLaune

“…S. alterniflora areas of the created marsh had similar carbon fluxes to that in the reference marsh, despite a much lower soil organic matter content. Because vegetation develops much faster than soil properties, restored marshes can be a C sink equivalent to natural marshes as soon as the marsh is vegetated. …”
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