Potential ecological risk and accumulation of heavy metal(loid)s in soils of Macao in China as a non-industrial and tourist City by Yao Ma, Boran Shao, Wenjun Li, Ying Li, Yang Wu, Ni Xiong, Bingzheng Zhou, Yibing Ma

“…The total concentrations of heavy metal(loid)s (As, Co, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Hg, and Zn) in soil as well as the ecological risk in different functional areas and geographic locations were studied by combining statistical analysis, the land accumulation index, and the potential ecological risk index. …”
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Socio-economic model of the new system of higher environmental education in Russia by Alla V. Guslyakova, Alla V. Guslyakova, Konstantin V. Isaev, Tatyana N. Ledashcheva, Nailya G. Valeeva, Nina I. Guslyakova

“…Therefore, it is highly recommended focusing on the further research and analysis of the potential risks that can limit the efficacy of the system functioning and evolution in the future.…”
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Impact of the ENPP1 mutation on bone mineralization and ectopic calcification: evidence from in vitro and in vivo models by Wanhong Wu, Luna Liu, Yingzhou Shi, Yidan Zhang, Renyuan Qiu, Fang Yan, Fang Yan

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Establishment and Identification of a CiPSC Lineage Reprogrammed from FSP-tdTomato Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs) by Ruiping Chen, Wenxiu Xie, Baomei Cai, Yue Qin, Chuman Wu, Wenyi Zhou, Chunhua Zhou, Shengyong Yu, Junqi Kuang, Bin Yang, Mingyi Zhao, Ping Zhu

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Vocal brain development in infants of mothers with serious mental illness (CAPRI-Voc): study protocol by Kathryn M Abel, Chen Zhao, Rebecca Elliott, Matthias Pierce, Holly Hope, Lucy Stibbs-Eaton, Catherine Hodgson, Adekeye Kolade, Jennifer Crowell, Jessica Gemignani, Alya Elmadih, Darragh Downey

“…Second, to compare development of vocal processing in these infants with infants in the general population.Methods and analysis Recruitment of 100 infants of mothers with mental illness, alongside 50 infants of healthy mothers. …”
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Non-invasive biopsy diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease via deep learning applied to retinal images: a population-based study by Ziyao Meng, MEng, Zhouyu Guan, MD, Shujie Yu, MBBS, Yilan Wu, BSc, Yaoning Zhao, BSc, Jie Shen, PhD, Cynthia Ciwei Lim, MMed, Tingli Chen, MD, Dawei Yang, PhD, An Ran Ran, PhD, Feng He, MSc, Haslina Hamzah, BSc, Sarkaaj Singh, MSc, Anis Syazwani Abd Raof, MSc, Jian Wen Samuel Lee-Boey, MBBS, ProfMBBS Soo-Kun Lim, MBBS, ProfMD Xufang Sun, MBBS, Shuwang Ge, MD, ProfMD Gang Xu, MD, Prof Hua Su, MD, Yang Cheng, MD, Feng Lu, PhD, ProfPhD Xiaofei Liao, PhD, ProfPhD Hai Jin, PhD, Chenxin Deng, MMed, Lei Ruan, MD, ProfMD Cuntai Zhang, MD, Chan Wu, MD, ProfMD Rongping Dai, MD, Yixiao Jin, MSc, Wenxiao Wang, PhD, Tingyao Li, BSc, Ruhan Liu, PhD, Jiajia Li, PhD, Jia Shu, BEng, Yuwei Lu, MBBS, Xiangning Wang, MD, Qiang Wu, MD, Yiming Qin, BEng, Jin Tang, MD, Xiaohua Sheng, MD, Qiong Jiao, MD, ProfPhD Xiaokang Yang, MD, ProfPhD Minyi Guo, MD, Gareth J McKay, PhD, ProfPhD Ruth E Hogg, PhD, Gerald Liew, MBBS, Evelyn Yi Lyn Chee, PhD, ProfPhD Wynne Hsu, PhD, ProfPhD Mong Li Lee, PhD, Simon Szeto, MBChB, ProfMD Andrea O Y Luk, MBChB, ProfMD Juliana C N Chan, MBChB, Carol Y Cheung, PhD, Gavin Siew Wei Tan, FRCSEd, Yih-Chung Tham, PhD, ProfMD PhD Ching-Yu Cheng, PhD, Charumathi Sabanayagam, MD PhD, ProfPhD Lee-Ling Lim, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Weiping Jia, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Huating Li, MD PhD, Bin Sheng, Prof, Tien Yin Wong, Prof

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Artificial Intelligence in Medical Care – Patients' Perceptions on Caregiving Relationships and Ethics: A Qualitative Study by Jana Gundlack, Sarah Negash, Carolin Thiel, Charlotte Buch, Jan Schildmann, Susanne Unverzagt, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Thomas Frese, PEAK consortium

“…Perceived main advantages of AI were its efficient and flawless functioning, its ability to process and provide large data volume, and increased patient safety. …”
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Molecular basis governing diapause and pigmentation in the hawthorn spider mite, Amphitetranychus viennensis by Jing Yang, Yuanpeng Duan, Yifei Wang, Yuying Zhang, Meibin Liu, Zhonghuan Zhang, Xuguo Zhou, Meifeng Ren

“…Finally, functional characterization using RNA interference (RNAi) demonstrated that AvPD, AvLC/PS1, AvBCO2, and AvCYP384A1 contribute to pigmentation, while AvPD, AvLC/PS1, and AvBCO1 are involved in the regulation of diapause in A. viennensis. …”
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Development of a fully integrated hydrological fate and transport model for plant protection products: incorporating groundwater, tile drainage, and runoff by Michael V. Callaghan, Steven K. Frey, Steven K. Frey, Killian Miller, Hyoun-Tae Hwang, Hyoun-Tae Hwang, Reza Zolfaghari, Klaus Hammel, Steven J. Berg, Steven J. Berg, Edward A. Sudicky, Edward A. Sudicky

“…This study presents functionality added to HydroGeoSphere (HGS), a three-dimensional, fully integrated, surface–subsurface hydrologic model. …”
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Regeneration of Two-Walled Infrabony Periodontal Defects in Swine After Buccal Fat Pad-Derived Dedifferentiated Fat Cell Autologous Transplantation by Daisuke Akita, Naoki Tsukimura, Tomohiko Kazama, Rie Takahashi, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Jin Inoue, Ayana Suzuki, Nodoka Tanabe, Keisuke Seki, Yoshinori Arai, Masatake Asano, Shuichi Sato, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Koichiro Kano, Masaki Honda, Taro Matsumoto

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THE EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL THERAPY ON QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS FOR PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER AT THE STAGE OF SURGICAL TREATMENT by A. D. Sergienko, V. E. Khoronenko, E. V. Gameeva, A. B. Ryabov, V. M. Khomyakov

“…The study groups were comparable in social and medical indicators.Results. The analysis of the survey results showed that the “general state of health” in the studied groups at the stage of hospitalization is estimated above average. …”
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QKI-induced circ_0001766 inhibits colorectal cancer progression and rapamycin resistance by miR-1203/PPP1R3C/mTOR/Myc axis by Yulai Zhou, Yan Gao, Yinghui Peng, Changjing Cai, Ying Han, Yihong Chen, Gongping Deng, Yanhong Ouyang, Hong Shen, Shan Zeng, Yangfeng Du, Zemin Xiao

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Lowering the osteotomized level of fibular osteotomy reduces neuromuscular complications while maintaining clinical efficacy in treating medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a r... by Ting-Yu Chang, Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Chyun-Yu Yang, Jou-Hua Wang

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Social service organizations report improvements in social services-health care integration in survey during California’s medicaid initiative (“CalAIM”) by Abigail Arons, Priscilla Alban-Acuna, Melora Simon, John Whaley, Nicole Fossier, Amy Simon, Rohan Rastogi, Caroline Fichtenberg

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Knockdown of p53 Enhances LncRNA A2M‐AS1 Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Progression via Regulating MAPK Pathway by Yu Cen, Yihui Luo, Yi Nan, Wenxi Kuang, Xianglian Zhang, Jiexia Lu, Chunxiao Xie, Mingzhi Xie, Enran Chen, Haixing Jiang, Shanyu Qin

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FMT reduces systemic inflammatory response in severe acute pancreatitis by increasing the abundance of intestinal Bifidobacteria and fecal bacteria by Yanning Mao, Yandong Huang, Weiwei Zhang, Huiping Liang, Fengming Liu, Qi Luo, Chunqin Xu, Yi Qin, Jiawen Liu, Shaobo Tang, Huaying Liu, Xiaolong Ge

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Exosomes derived from hypoxia-preconditioned M2 macrophages alleviate degeneration in knee osteoarthritis through the miR‑124‑3p/STAT3 axis by Hao Li, Yuze Yang, Yuanpeng Gao, Bo Li, Jiaju Yang, Pengyu Liu, Min Zhang, Guangzhi Ning

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In vitro fermentation of whole matrix, digested products and β-glucan enriched extract of Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms distinctively impact the fecal microbiota of healthy older adu... by Evangelia N. Kerezoudi, Marigoula Vlassopoulou, Evdokia K. Mitsou, Georgia Saxami, Georgios Koutrotsios, Ioanna Taflampa, Konstantinos C. Mountzouris, Ignacio Rangel, Robert J. Brummer, Georgios I. Zervakis, Vasiliki Pletsa, Panagiotis Georgiadis, Adamantini Kyriacou

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Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial. by Richard A Bryant, Alison Schafer, Katie S Dawson, Dorothy Anjuri, Caroline Mulili, Lincoln Ndogoni, Phiona Koyiet, Marit Sijbrandij, Jeannette Ulate, Melissa Harper Shehadeh, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Mark van Ommeren

“…Between 15 April 2015 and 20 August 2015, 1,393 women were screened for eligibility on the basis of psychological distress and impaired functioning. Of these, 518 women (37%) screened positive, of whom 421 (81%) were women who had experienced GBV. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE SHORT-TERM AND DELAYED RISKS OF THE ABNORMAL SUMMER 2010 HEAT IMPACT IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD OBLAST, CLOSE TO WILDFIRES, ON THE MORBIDITY AND MORT... by M. D. Smirnova, Yu. V. Badin, O. Yu. Badina, A. R. Vaisberg, D. S. Polyakov, E. V. Shcherbinina, F. T. Ageev, F. T. Fomin

“…An independent risk factor for CEP in PAH were age, for CVC — functional class of chronic heart failure. Predictors of life quality worsening in PAH: male sex, smoking, living close to roads and on upper floors, higher education. …”
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