Molecular investigation of how drought stress affects chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis in leaves of C3 and C4 plant species: A transcriptome meta-analysis by Shima Karami, Behrouz Shiran, Rudabeh Ravash

“…Furthermore, drought stress affected chlorophyll biosynthesis and degradation pathways in both wheat and sorghum, but compared with sorghum, drought stress had a greater inhibitory effect on chlorophyll biosynthesis in wheat, which indicates the difference in their ability to cope with photoinhibition.…”
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Dual-Functional Fe₃O₄@SiO₂/Ag/AgCl Nanocomposites as Photocatalyst for Degrading Methylene Blue Dye Under Natural Light Irradiation by Kha Minh Nguyen, Nga Ngan Pham, Hien Thi-Thu Tran, Son Truong Nguyen

“…To mitigate this impact, various materials have been explored for their ability to remove dyes from wastewater. Among these, visible-light-responsive photocatalysts based on Ag nanomaterials have attracted considerable attention. …”
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Data Fusion Applied to the Leader-Based Bat Algorithm to Improve the Localization of Mobile Robots by Wolmar Araujo-Neto, Leonardo Rocha Olivi, Daniel Khede Dourado Villa, Mário Sarcinelli-Filho

“…The increasing demand for autonomous mobile robots in complex environments calls for efficient path-planning algorithms. Bio-inspired algorithms effectively address intricate optimization challenges, but their computational cost increases with the number of particles, which is great when implementing algorithms of high accuracy. …”
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Maintenance of Self-Renewal and Pluripotency in J1 Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells through Regulating Transcription Factor and MicroRNA Expression Induced by PD0325901 by Zhiying Ai, Jingjing Shao, Xinglong Shi, Mengying Yu, Yongyan Wu, Juan Du, Yong Zhang, Zekun Guo

“…Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have the ability to grow indefinitely and retain their pluripotency in culture, and this self-renewal capacity is governed by several crucial molecular pathways controlled by specific regulatory genes and epigenetic modifications. …”
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Effect of Liquid Marble 3D Culture System on In Vitro Maturation and Embryo Development of Prepubertal Goat Oocytes by Andrea Podda, Linda Dujíčková, Federica Ariu, Giovanni Giuseppe Leoni, Dolors Izquierdo, Maria-Teresa Paramio, Luisa Bogliolo

“…The LM microbioreactor demonstrated the ability to improve the mitochondrial status of the oocytes and was not harmful for oocyte IVM and subsequent embryo development. …”
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Chaos Game Optimization with stacked LSTM sequence to sequence autoencoder for malware detection in IoT cloud environment by Moneerah Alotaibi, Ghadah Aldehim, Mashael Maashi, Mashael M. Asiri, Faheed A.F. Alrslani, Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Ayman Yafoz, Raed Alsini

“…IoT devices are linked to cloud-based services offering storage, calculating, and analytics abilities. However, these devices are also exposed to malware attacks that could cause significant damage. …”
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Anti-cancer activity of synthetic gefitinib-1,2,3-triazole derivatives against Hela cells via induction of apoptosis by Zhihong Hu, Xixi Hou, Yongjing Ren, Ziyuan Wu, Dong Yan, Hong Chen, Lan Wang

“…Moreover, compound c13 significantly inhibited the colony formation ability of Hela cells in a dose-dependent manner, accompanied by morphological changes in HeLa cells. …”
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Cervical Stimulation in the Treatment of Children with Lymphedema of All Four Extremities: A Case Report and Literature Review by Livia Maria Pereira de Godoy, Paula Pereira de Godoy Capeletto, José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…The mothers were trained in cervical stimulation and, when the therapy team was confident about the mothers’ ability to perform the technique, the children began to be treated at home. …”
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Adhesions to Mesh after Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Are Detected by MRI but Are Not a Cause of Long Term Chronic Abdominal Pain by Odd Langbach, Stein Harald Holmedal, Ole Jacob Grandal, Ola Røkke

“…The aim of the present study was to perform MRI in patients after ventral hernia mesh repair, in order to evaluate MRI’s ability to detect intra-abdominal adhesions. Materials and Methods. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Mandarin version of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients by Wilson A. Wijaya, Yu Liu, Min Zhou, Yong Qing, Zhengyong Li

“…Besides, based on IRT analysis, the discrimination abilities of all the items were good (over 2.0), and their difficulty estimates were reasonable. …”
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Combined effects of Tai-Chi gait with mediolateral ground support perturbation on dynamic balance control by Jacob Smith, Troilyn Jackson, Wei Liu, Jonathan Gelfond, Hao-Yuan Hsiao

“…However, biomechanical mechanisms underlying the reduced fall risks following TC exercise remain unclear and hinder the ability to optimize TC intervention to target specific balance deficit disorders. …”
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Exploring Vocational Evaluation Practices following Traumatic Brain Injury by Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Tammy Jorgensen Smith, Ardis Hanson, Sarah Ehlke, Mary Stergiou-Kita, Charlotte G. Dixon, Davina Quichocho

“…Vocational evaluation (VE) is a systematic process that involves assessment and appraisal of an individual’s current work-related characteristics and abilities. Objective. The aims of this study are to (1) examine demographic and employment characteristics of vocational rehabilitation providers (VRPs), (2) identify the specific evaluation methods that are used in the VE of individuals with TBI, and (3) examine the differences in assessment method practices based upon evaluator assessment preferences. …”
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Characterization of tumor evolution by functional clonality and phylogenetics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Zeynep Kacar, Eric Slud, Doron Levy, Julián Candia, Anuradha Budhu, Marshonna Forgues, Xiaolin Wu, Arati Raziuddin, Bao Tran, Jyoti Shetty, Yotsawat Pomyen, Jittiporn Chaisaingmongkol, Siritida Rabibhadana, Benjarath Pupacdi, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Nirush Lertprasertsuke, Chirayu Auewarakul, Suleeporn Sangrajrang, Chulabhorn Mahidol, Mathuros Ruchirawat, Xin Wei Wang

“…Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a molecularly heterogeneous solid malignancy, and its fitness may be shaped by how its tumor cells evolve. However, ability to monitor tumor cell evolution is hampered by the presence of numerous passenger mutations that do not provide any biological consequences. …”
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Nonviral targeted mRNA delivery: principles, progresses, and challenges by Xi He, Guohong Li, Letao Huang, Haixing Shi, Sha Zhong, Siyu Zhao, Xiangyu Jiao, Jinxiu Xin, Xiaoling Yin, Shengbin Liu, Zhongshan He, Mengran Guo, Chunli Yang, Zhaohui Jin, Jun Guo, Xiangrong Song

“…We believe that a high‐precision targeted delivery system can greatly improve the therapeutic effects and bio‐safety of mRNA therapeutics and accelerate their clinical transformations. …”
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Increasing the Wear Resistance of Stamping Tools for Coordinate Punching of Sheet Steel Using CrAlSiN and DLC:Si Coatings by Sergey N. Grigoriev, Marina A. Volosova, Ilya A. Korotkov, Vladimir D. Gurin, Artem P. Mitrofanov, Sergey V. Fedorov, Anna A. Okunkova

“…One of the most effective approaches to the wear rate reduction of stamping tools is the use of solid lubricants, such as wear-resistant coatings, where the bulk properties of the tool are combined with high microhardness and lubricating ability to eliminate waste disposal and remove oil contaminants from liquid lubricants. …”
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Financing of municipal current expenditure through local taxes: a systematic review by Henry Bernardo Garay Canales, Julio Mayorga Challco, Wilson Eduardo Vargas Cubas, Fredy Roger Flores Flores

“…The interplay of strategic, institutional, and contextual elements determines local governments' ability to finance expenditures and investments through self-administered taxes. …”
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BSG-WSL: BackScatter-guided weakly supervised learning for water mapping in SAR images by Kai Wang, Zhongle Ren, Biao Hou, Weibin Li, Licheng Jiao

“…Extracting and analyzing water resources in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images is crucial for flood management and environmental resource planning due to the ability to monitor ground all-weather and all-time. …”
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Plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon Ag–Cu nanocomposites: Nanostructure optimization for superior SERS sensitivity by Joonhyuk Lee, Sung Hyun Kim, Seok-Kyun Son, Sang-Jin Lee

“…We applied the prepared CAP thin films to contaminated surfaces and assessed their ability to enhance Raman signals for point-of-care detection. …”
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Unveiling the CO2 adsorption capabilities of carbon nanostructures from biomass waste: An extensive review by Arun Kumar Senthilkumar, Mohanraj Kumar, Mohammed Abdul Kader, Mohd. Shkir, Jih-Hsing Chang

“…Owing to their distinct characteristics, including their large surface area, pore size, and ability to attach various functional groups, they are the perfect source material for CO2 adsorption. …”
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Characterization of HIV-1 Infection and Innate Sensing in Different Types of Primary Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages by Elisabeth A. Diget, Kaja Zuwala, Randi K. Berg, Rune R. Laursen, Stine Søby, Lars Østergaard, Jesper Melchjorsen, Trine H. Mogensen

“…In conclusion, our study demonstrates that the differentiation protocol used greatly influences the ability of MDMs to activate innate immune reactions and support HIV-1 replication. …”
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