Study on flexural cracking characteristics of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete beams with BFRP bars by Huayi Wang, Ming Zhou, Bingyan Wei, Chao Wu, Zhiyi Tang, Sitian Zhang, Jia He

“…The results show that PP fibers do not change the flexural failure characteristics of BFRP beams but can increase the ultimate load (by 10.4 % - 36.6 %) and the deflection corresponding to the ultimate load (by 20.9 % - 50.6 %). …”
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Exploring offshore wind’s potential to enhance energy security in nations with limited land and fuel resources by Kenji Shiraishi, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Daniel M Kammen, Amol Phadke, Won Young Park

“…Each scenario incorporated three technology cost sensitivities and was assessed on multiple criteria including affordability, energy security, and land-use change. Finally, the potential for hydrogen production in other sectors was explored. …”
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Hemorrhagic syndrome at liver cirrhosis by I. A. Kurkina, O. S. Volkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Laboratory diagnostics of disorders in «hemostasisfibrinolysis» system in patients with the LC underwent essential changes at the last decade. Standard complex tests for hemostasis lose their diagnostic value in this group of patients. …”
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An electrolyte-gated transistor for the monitoring of a CRISPR/Cas activity by Pierre Guermonprez, Le Tu Anh, Louis Renaud, Pierre Nioche, Eric Krejci, Aurélie Alleaume-Butaux, Nicolas Battaglini, Vu Thi Thu, Sébastien Sanaur, Benoît Piro

“…This phenomenon leads to measurable changes in the transfer curve of the transistors. …”
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Anaerobic metabolism promotes breast cancer survival via Histone-3 Lysine-18 lactylation mediating PPARD axis by Ying Xu, Weiwei Meng, Yingqi Dai, Lin Xu, Ning Ding, Jinqing Zhang, Xuewei Zhuang

“…Our study demonstrated that changes in H3K18la in BC and its downstream transcription factor PPARD support cell survival under anaerobic glycolysis conditions. …”
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Biochemical analysis of miR-217 and miR-532 in patients with fibromyalgia by Shymaa E. Ayoub, Azza M. Ahmed, Mostafa Y. Abdelwahed, Abeer A. Khalefa, Aeshah A. Awaji, Samer S. Zekry, Enas G. Ibrahim, Hana M. Eid, Shimaa M. Elasmer, Reham Fares

“…According to our data, the fold changes of miR-217 and miR-532 in fibromyalgia patients were significantly lower than in controls, for miR-217 (median = 0.1359, IQR: 0.038–0.287, P < 0.001) and miR-532 [median = 0.2199, IQR: (0.114–0.421), P < 0.001]. …”
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Anti-allergic potentials of Ceriops decandra leaves in TDI-induced allergic mice: Comprehensive in-vivo and in-silico studies by Aishwarja Dey, Subarna Rani, Rabindra Nath Acharyya, Apurba Kumar Barman, Khondoker Shahin Ahmed, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Shrabanti Dev, Asish Kumar Das

“…Method: The toxicity was screened by mortality rate, and behavioral changes in mice. Anti-allergic activity test was conducted on TDI induced allergy model mice by assessing the common allergic symptoms such as sneezing, scratching, nasal score as well as total and differential WBC counts. …”
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Effects of different fertilization treatments on ground-dwelling arthropods and their functional groups in agricultural landscapes by Ziqi Bian, Ziqi Bian, Lyuyi Liu, Lyuyi Liu, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yanli Li, Yanli Li, Shengyan Ding, Shengyan Ding

“…Additionally, our findings highlighted that the dominant group of ground-dwelling arthropods was particularly sensitive to changes in biomass, available nitrogen, and available potassium.…”
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Effects of low, moderate, and high-intensity aquatic exercise on joint edema in induced rat knee arthritis by Alline Mardegan Mioto, Daniel Fernando dos Reis, Thiago Alves Garcia, Guilherme Akio Tamura Ozaki, Iara Buriola Trevisan, Rodrigo Metzker Pereira Ribeiro, Robson Chacon Castoldi, José Carlos Silva Camargo Filho

“…Group comparisons: one-way ANOVA with Tukey or Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn's post-test, contingent on data homogeneity Levene test. Weight changes: Student’s T-test or ANOVA for repeated measurements, with Bonferroni's post-test for inter-week and first and last-week comparisons within each group. …”
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Do wolframin, P-glycoprotein, and GRP78/BiP cooperate to alter the response of L1210 cells to endoplasmic reticulum stress or drug sensitivity? by Simona Kurekova, Lucia Pavlikova, Mario Seres, Viera Bohacova, Jana Spaldova, Albert Breier, Zdena Sulova

“…However, this protein is frequently overexpressed in cells undergoing ERS and its expression may accompany changes in the above ERS markers. Therefore, our aim in this work was to investigate wolframin expression in P-gp-negative and P-gp-positive murine leukemia L1210 cells in relation to ERS related proteins in normal or ERS condition. …”
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Comparative evaluation of cell-based assay technologies for scoring drug-induced condensation of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein by Rui Tong Quek, Cyna R. Shirazinejad, Christina L. Young, Kierra S. Hardy, Samuel Lim, Phillip J. Elms, David T. McSwiggen, Timothy J. Mitchison, Pamela A. Silver

“…Using htSMT, we observed robust changes in N protein diffusion as early as 3 h post GSK3 inhibition. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…There are already a handful of indices which are, if recorded repeatedly, usable for measuring the changes in quality-of-life circumstances over time, and thus the “position” of succeeding generations in the course of history. …”
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Irrigation Management of HLB-Affected Trees by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold W. Schumann

“…Any degree of water stress or imbalance can produce a deleterious change in physiological activity of growth and production of citrus trees.  …”
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Recessive transition of rural residential land use from the perspective of value co-creation: A case study of Yiwu City, Zhejiang by ZHANG Cong, LONG Hualou, FENG Dedong

“…In the future, we should aim at the rural transformation needs and changes in stakeholder demands, identify the dominant subjects of value consensus, the core forces of value execution, and the key rules of value win-win, and promote recessive transition and redevelopment of rural residential land use according to local conditions, enhancing the scientific basis of decision-making.…”
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Bullying in adolescents across three years in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional and prospective analysis by Bruno Nunes de Oliveira, Marcus Vinicius Veber Lopes, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Gabrielli Thais de Mello, Gabriel Pereira Maciel, Kelly Samara Silva

“…Objective To explore changes in bullying victimization and perpetration among Brazilian high school students from 2019 to 2022. …”
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Patterns of colonic dismotility and visceral hypersensitivity at various clinical variants of irritable bowel syndrome by Ekaterina A. Bubnova, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, V. V. Pavlenko

“…Nevertheless causative relationship between large intestinal motility changes and disease symptoms is possible. Signs of VHS are found in the most of patients that proves an important role of this factor in the origin of IBS symptoms, especially - in constipation predominant variant.…”
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Discovering the anti-parasitic activity of melatonin loaded lecithin/chitosan nanoparticles against giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Balb/c infected mice by Mohamed Nasser, Mona B. Abd El-atif, Habiba Alaa, Mariam Abdelaziz, Mariam Mustafa, Mustafa Masour, Salma Magdy, Salma Mohsen, Yomna El Karamany, Alyaa Farid

“…Abstract Background Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium parvum are the primary causes of diarrhea with global attention due to the severe pathophysiological changes leading to mortality. During this study, we explored the biological protozoal contaminants (Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp.) in some areas of the Nile River. …”
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Principles of Rational Nutrition for Managing Constipation by Yu. O. Shulpekova, D. A. Sheptulin, N. V. Shulpekova

“…Under constipation of functional origin, the microbiota contains a significantly reduced amount of Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides. Changes in the composition of microflora correlate with psychopathological symptoms. …”
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Species specificity and specificity diversity (SSD) framework: a novel method for detecting the unique and enriched species associated with disease by leveraging the microbiome het... by Zhanshan Sam Ma

“…Abstract Background Differentiating the microbiome changes associated with diseases is challenging but critically important. …”
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The Impact of Baseline Risk Factors on the Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy with Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis: A Real-World Data Analy... by Edward Li, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, David Campbell, Kim Campbell, Weijia Wang

“…**Discussion:** The choice of FN definition significantly changed the impact of risk factors on the FN outcomes in our study, demonstrating the importance of evaluating all proxies for true FN events in a database study. …”
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