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rebasedonasampleofwomenwhohadgivenbirthatleastonce(n=1407),andthedependentvariablewasthedurationofbreastfeedingtheirlastchild.Binarylogisticregressionwasconductedtoidentifytheassociatedfactors.Results:Thepointprevalenceoflongerdurationofbreastfeedingforthelastchildwas47.9%(n=674).Theoddsoflongerbreastfeedingdurationwerehigheramongmotherswhodidnotsmokeduringpregnancy(vs.smokers,aOR2.1,p<0.001),ofLatviannationality(vs.Russian,aOR1.3,p=0.03),whohadtwochildbirth(vs.one,aOR1.5,p=0.003),whohadthehighestlevelofeducation(vs.primaryeducation,aOR2.0,p=0.03),startedbreastfeedingimmediatelyafterthebirth(vs.laterthanthefirstday,aOR1.7,p=0.01)oronthefirstday(vs.later,aOR1.6,p=0.01).Conclusions:Wedocumentedsocio-demographicpregnancyandchildbirthfactorsassociatedwithlongerbreastfeedingdurations.Effortstopromotebreastfeedingpracticesshouldtargetmothersfromthemostvulnerablegroups.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionObstetricsandGynecology)13pes,3921KiB OpenAccessArticleEmpiricalStudyofFullyHomomorphicEncryptionUsingMicrosoftSEALbyFrancisco-JoseValera-Rodriguez,PilarManzanares-LopezandMaria-DoloresCanoAppl.Sci.2024,14(10),4047;doi.org/10.3390/app(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractInthecontextoftheincreasingintegrationofInternetofThingstechnologiesandthegrowingimportanceofdatalakes,theneedforrobustcybersecuritymeasurestoprotectprivacywithoutcompromisingdatautilitybecomeskey.Aimingtoaddresstheprivacy–securitychallengeinsuchdigital[...]Readmore.InthecontextoftheincreasingintegrationofInternetofThingstechnologiesandthegrowingimportanceofdatalakes,theneedforrobustcybersecuritymeasurestoprotectprivacywithoutcompromisingdatautilitybecomeskey.Aimingtoaddresstheprivacy–securitychallengeinsuchdigitalecosystems,thisstudyexplorestheapplicationofFullyHomomorphicEncryption(FHE)usingtheMicrosoftSEALlibrary.FHEallowsforoperationsonencrypteddata,offeringapromisingopportunityformaintainingdataconfidentialityduringprocessing.OurresearchemployssystematicexperimentaltestsondatasetstoevaluatetheperformanceofhomomorphicencryptionintermsofCPUuseandexecutiontime,executedacrosstraditionalPCconfigurationsandaNVIDIAJetsonNanodevicetoassessthescalabilityandpracticalityofFHEinedgecomputing.Theresultsrevealaperformancedisparitybetweencomputingenvironments,withthePCshowingstableperformanceandtheJetsonNanorevealingthelimitationsofedgedevicesinhandlingencryptiontasksduetocomputationalandmemoryconstraints.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,403KiB)16pes,2107KiB OpenAccessArticlePhenotypingtheAnthocyaninContentofVariousOrgansinPurpleCornUsingaDigitalCamerabyZhengxinWang,YeLiu,KeWang,YusongWang,XueWang,JiamingLiu,ChengXuandYouhongSongriculture2024,14(5),744;doi.org/10.3390/riculture(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractAnthocyaninsarepreciousindustrialrawmaterials.Purplecornisrichinanthocyanins,withlargevariationintheircontentbetweenorgans.Itisimperativetofindarapidandnon-destructivemethodtodeterminetheanthocyanincontentinpurplecorn.Tothisend,afield[...]Readmore.Anthocyaninsarepreciousindustrialrawmaterials.Purplecornisrichinanthocyanins,withlargevariationintheircontentbetweenorgans.Itisimperativetofindarapidandnon-destructivemethodtodeterminetheanthocyanincontentinpurplecorn.Tothisend,afieldexperimentwithtenpurplecornhybridswasconducted,collectingplantimesusingadigitalcameraanddeterminingtheanthocyanincontentofdifferentorgantypes.Theerevaluesofred(R),green(G)andblue(B)intheimeswereextracted.ThecolorindicesderivedfromRGBarithmeticoperationswereappliedinestablishingamodelforestimationoftheanthocyanincontent.Theresultsshowedthatthespecificcolorindexvariedwiththeorgantypeinpurplecorn,i.e.,ACCRforthegrains,BRTforthecobs,ACCBforthehusks,Rforthestems,ACCBforthesheathsandBRTforthelaminae,respectively.LinearmodelsoftherelationshipbetweenthecolorindicesandanthocyanincontentfordifferentorganswereestablishedwithR2fallingintherangeof0.64–0.94.Thepredictiveaccuracyofthelinearmodels,assessedaccordingtotheNRMSE,wasvalidatedusingasamplesizeof2:1.TheereNRMSEvaluewas11.68%inthegrains,13.66%inthecobs,8.90%inthehusks,27.20%inthestems,7.90%inthesheathsand15.83%inthelaminae,respectively,alllessthan30%,indicatingthattheaccuracyandstabilityofthemodelwastrustworthyandreliable.Inconclusion,thisstudyprovidedanewmethodforrapid,non-destructivepredictionofanthocyanin-richorgansinpurplecorn.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueNovelApplicationsofOpticalSensorsandMachineLearninginriculturalMonitoring—2ndEdition)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure416pes,4018KiB OpenAccessSystematicReviewTreatmentOutcomesofPulpotomyinPrimaryTeethwithIrreversiblePulpitis:ASystematicReviewandMeta-AnalysisbyGalvinSimSiangLin,YuJieChin,RobSonChoong,SharifahWade’ahWafaSyedSaadunTarekWafa,NabihahDziaruddin,FadzlindaBaharinandAhmadFaisalIsmailChildren2024,11(5),574;doi.org/10.3390/children(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractAim:Thissystematicreviewandmeta-analysisaimedtoevaluatethesuccessratesofpulpotomytreatmentforirreversiblepulpitisinprimaryteeth.Methods:ThisstudywasregisteredandconductedaccordingtothePreferredReportingItemsforSystematicReviewsandMeta-AnalysesProtocols.Relevantstudiespublished[...]Readmore.Aim:Thissystematicreviewandmeta-analysisaimedtoevaluatethesuccessratesofpulpotomytreatmentforirreversiblepulpitisinprimaryteeth.Methods:ThisstudywasregisteredandconductedaccordingtothePreferredReportingItemsforSystematicReviewsandMeta-AnalysesProtocols.RelevantstudiespublishedbetweenJanuary1980andApril2023wereidentifiedacrosseightonlinedatabasesandtwopaediatricdentistrytextbooks.Studyselection,dataextraction,andqualityassessmentwereconductedbymultipleinvestigatorsindependently.Dataanalysisinvolvedsingle-armandtwo-armmeta-analyses,lee-one-outsensitivityanalysis,meta-regression,andassessmentofpublicationbias.TherisksofbiaswereevaluatedusingtheCochraneCollaboration’sassessmenttools.ThelevelsofevidenceweredeterminedusingtheOxfordCentreforEvidence-BasedMedicine(OCEBM)tool.Results:Fiveprimarystudieswereincluded.Theweightedmeanoverallsuccessratesat6-monthand12-monthfollow-upswere97.2%and94.4%,respectively.Two-armmeta-analysisrevealednosignificantdifference(p>0.05)betweentheuseofmineraltrioxidegregate(MTA)andnon-MTAbioceramic-basedmaterialsaspulpotomymedicaments.Thesamplesizeofeachstudydidnotaffectthedegreeofdataheterogeneity.Egger’stestrevealednosignificantpublicationbias.Conclusions:Pulpotomymayberegardedasanalternativemodalityfortreatingprimaryteethwithirreversiblepulpitis.Nevertheless,futurewell-designedtrialsandextendedfollow-upperiodsarewarranted.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueNewResearchProgressofClinicalPediatricDentistry)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure414pes,1059KiB OpenAccessReviewAdverseSkeletalMuscleAdaptationsinIndividualsBornPreterm—AComprehensiveReviewbyNickL.Dobson,DanielleE.Levitt,HuiYingLukandHeatherL.VellersCurr.IssuesMol.Biol.2024,46(5),4551-4564;doi.org/10.3390/cimb(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractInfantsbornpretermfaceanincreasedriskofdeleteriouseffectsonlungandbrainhealththatcansignificantlyalterlong-termfunctionandqualityoflifeandevenleadtodeath.Moreover,pretermbirthisalsoassociatedwithaheightenedriskofdiabetesand[...]Readmore.Infantsbornpretermfaceanincreasedriskofdeleteriouseffectsonlungandbrainhealththatcansignificantlyalterlong-termfunctionandqualityoflifeandevenleadtodeath.Moreover,pretermbirthisalsoassociatedwithaheightenedriskofdiabetesandobesitylaterinlife,leadingtoanincreasedriskofall-causemortalityinyoungadultsbornprematurely.Whilethesepreterm-birth-relatedconditionshebeenwellcharacterized,lessisknownaboutthelong-termeffectsofpretermbirthonskeletalmusclehealthand,specifically,anindividual’sskeletalmusclehypertrophicpotentiallaterinlife.Inthisreview,wediscusshowaconfluenceofpotentiallyinterrelatedandself-perpetuatingelementsassociatedwithpretermbirthmightconvergeonanabolicandcatabolicpathwaystoultimatelybluntskeletalmusclehypertrophy,identifyingcriticalareasforfutureresearch.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheCollectionMolecularMechanismsinHumanDiseases)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure120pes,687KiB OpenAccessReviewPsychologicalTrustDynamicsinClimateChangeAdaptationDecision-MakingProcesses:ALiteratureReviewbyRubiniaCelesteBonfanti,StefanoRuggieriandAdrianoSchimmentiSustainability2024,16(10),3984;doi.org/10.3390/su(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractTherehasbeenagrowthininterestamongacademicsandprofessionalsinpsychologicaltrustdynamicsduringclimatechangeadaptation.Thisliteraturereviewaimedtoexaminetheresearchconcerningtrustdynamicsinclimatechangeadaptationfromdifferentlevelsofanalysis,encompassingthedifferentphases[...]Readmore.Therehasbeenagrowthininterestamongacademicsandprofessionalsinpsychologicaltrustdynamicsduringclimatechangeadaptation.Thisliteraturereviewaimedtoexaminetheresearchconcerningtrustdynamicsinclimatechangeadaptationfromdifferentlevelsofanalysis,encompassingthedifferentphasesofadaptationandconsideringtheimportanceoftrustinclimatechangedecision-making.Themethodconsistedofsystematicallyreviewingresearchesonthistopicpublishedinscientificarticles,byusingappropriateandrelevantsearchkeywords(e.g.,trust,community,naturalhazard,climatechangeadaptation,decision-making)inacademicdatabases.Atotalof25studiesmetinclusioncriteria.Allthearticlesfocusedonthelatterphasesoftheclimatechangeadaptationcycle,specificallyimplementationandmonitoring/evaluation,withlimitedattentiondevotedtodecision-makingrelatedtoearlierphasesofpreparation,assessmentofrisks,andidentificationandselectionofadaptationoptions.Thereviewsalsoindicatesthatpsychologicaltrustisrelatedtodifferentadaptiveactions(e.g.,adoptionofrenewableenergytechnologies),andlow-andhigh-impactmitigationbehiors(e.g.,acceptanceofpayingtaxesforactionsthatmitigateclimatechange).Therefore,thisreviewunderscoresthesignificantroleofpsychologicaltrustdynamicsinshapingindividuals’decision-makingprocessesconcerningclimatechangeadaptation,therebyyieldingimmediateanddirectimplicationsforclimatesystems.Therefore,itisessentialtoactivelypromotethecultureoftrustwithinthecontextofclimatechangeadaptation.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionAir,ClimateChangeandSustainability)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure123pes,3224KiB OpenAccessArticleDifferentialAnalysisofCarbonEmissionsbetweenGrowingandShrinkingCities:ACaseofThreeNortheasternProvincesinChinabyYuanzhenSong,JianTian,WeijieHe,AihemaitiNamaitiandJianZengLand2024,13(5),648;doi.org/10.3390/land(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractCarbonemissionissuesarebecomingincreasinglysevere,andthecarbonemissionsinshrinkingcities,primarilycharacterizedbypopulationloss,areoftenoverlookedandinsufficientlystudied.Thispaperfocusesonthecarbonemissionsfromcounty-leveladministrativeunitsinChina’sthreenortheasternprovincesfrom2001[...]Readmore.Carbonemissionissuesarebecomingincreasinglysevere,andthecarbonemissionsinshrinkingcities,primarilycharacterizedbypopulationloss,areoftenoverlookedandinsufficientlystudied.Thispaperfocusesonthecarbonemissionsfromcounty-leveladministrativeunitsinChina’sthreenortheasternprovincesfrom2001to2017.ThestudyscientificallyidentifiedshrinkingcitiesandmeasuredthedifferencesincarbonemissioncharacteristicsbetweengrowingandshrinkingcitiesusingtheTheilindex.Ultimately,thepaperconstructsapanelspatialeconometricmodeltoanalyzethefactorsinfluencingthemandexploretheirspatialeffects.(1)ThetotalcarbonemissionsintheThreeNortheasternProvincesexhibitedaninvertedU-shapedtrend,increasingfrom734.21milliontonsin2001to1731.73milliontonsin2017,withtheMann–Kendalltrendtestshowingasignificantincrease;spatially,thismanifestsasasignificantpositivespatialautocorrelation.(2)Theregionhas138shrinkingcities,accountingforover50%;regardingcarbonemissioncharacteristics,theTheilindexhasconsistentlyremainedabove0.18,indicatingsignificantdifferencesbetweenthecarbonemissionsofgrowingandshrinkingcities.(3)Thepanelspatialeconometricmodelresultsshowthattheinfluencingfactorsofcarbonemissionsinshrinkingcitiesheuniquedirections,intensities,andspatialeffects.Inshrinkingcities,asidefromlocalizedGDPeffectsandper-capitaGDPactingasasuppressant,thepopulationsizehasapronouncedinhibitoryeffectonlocalandsurroundingcarbonemissions.Theanalysisrevealssignificantdifferencesinthecarbonemissionpatternsandmechanismsbetweengrowingandshrinkingcities;basedontheseresults,thepaperproposesdifferentiatedcarboncontrolstrategies.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheTopicLowCarbonEconomyandSustainableDevelopment)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure64pes,178KiB OpenAccessEditorialEditorialtotheSpecialIssue:“RecentAdvancesinGammaRayAstrophysicsandFuturePerspectives”byPatriziaRomanoUniverse2024,10(5),213;doi.org/10.3390/universe(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractThisSpecialIssueisacollectionofreviewshighlightingtherecentprogressintheveryvastandcloselyrelatedfieldsofγ-rayastrophysicsandastro-particlephysicsinrecentyears,lookingtowardaverypromisingfuture[...]Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueRecentAdvancesinGammaRayAstrophysicsandFuturePerspectives)attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,135KiB)31pes,1383KiB OpenAccessSystematicReviewASystematicReviewonAutismandHyperserotonemia:State-of-the-Art,Limitations,andFutureDirectionsbyDarioEsposito,GianlucaCruciani,LauraZaccaro,EmanueleDiCarlo,GraziaFernandaSpitoni,FilippoManti,ClaudiaCarducci,ElenaFiori,VincenzoLeuzziandTizianaPascucciBrainSci.2024,14(5),481;doi.org/10.3390/brainsci(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractHyperserotonemiaisoneofthemoststudiedendophenotypesinautismspectrumdisorder(ASD),buttherearestillnounequivocalresultsaboutitscausesorbiologicalandbehioraloutcomes.Thissystematicreviewsummarizesthestudiesinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweenbloodserotonin(5-HT)levelsand[...]Readmore.Hyperserotonemiaisoneofthemoststudiedendophenotypesinautismspectrumdisorder(ASD),buttherearestillnounequivocalresultsaboutitscausesorbiologicalandbehioraloutcomes.Thissystematicreviewsummarizesthestudiesinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweenbloodserotonin(5-HT)levelsandASD,comparingdinostictools,analyticalmethods,andclinicaloutcomes.Aliteraturesearchonperipheral5-HTlevelsandASDwasconducted.Intotal,1104publicationswerescreened,ofwhich113enteredthepresentsystematicreview.Ofthese,59articlesreportedhyperserotonemiainsubjectswithASD,and26presentedcorrelationsbetween5-HTlevelsandASD-coreclinicaloutcomes.The5-HTlevelsareincreasedinabouthalf,andcorrelationsbetweenhyperserotonemiaandclinicaloutcomesaredetectedinaquarterofthestudies.Thepresentresearchhighlightsalargeamountofheterogeneityinthisfield,rangingfromthecharacterizationofASDandcontrolgroupstodinosticandclinicalassessments,frombloodsamplingprocedurestoanalyticalmethods,allowingustodelineatecriticaltopicsforfuturestudies.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionDevelopmentalNeuroscience)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure412pes,6850KiB OpenAccessArticleTemperatureDependencyofInsect’sWingbeatFrequencies:AnEmpiricalApproachtoTemperatureCorrectionbyTopuSaha,AdrienP.Genoud,JungH.ParkandBenjaminP.ThomasInsects2024,15(5),342;doi.org/10.3390/insects(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractThisstudyexaminestherelationshipbetweenthewingbeatfrequencyofflyinginsectsandambienttemperature,leveringdatafromover302,000insectobservationsobtainedusinganear-infraredopticalsensorduringaneight-monthfieldexperiment.Bymeasuringthewingbeatfrequencyaswellaswingand[...]Readmore.Thisstudyexaminestherelationshipbetweenthewingbeatfrequencyofflyinginsectsandambienttemperature,leveringdatafromover302,000insectobservationsobtainedusinganear-infraredopticalsensorduringaneight-monthfieldexperiment.Bymeasuringthewingbeatfrequencyaswellaswingandbodyopticalcross-sectionsofeachinsectinconjunctionwiththeambienttemperature,weidentifiedfiveclustersofinsectsandanalyzedhowtheirerewingbeatfrequenciesevolvedovertemperaturesrangingfrom10°Cto38°C.Ourfindingsrevealapositivecorrelationbetweentemperatureandwingbeatfrequency,withamorepronouncedincreaseobservedathigherwingbeatfrequencies.Frequenciesincreasedonereby2.02Hz/°Cat50Hz,andupto9.63Hz/°Cat525Hz,andageneralmodelisproposed.Thismodeloffersavaluabletoolforcorrectingwingbeatfrequencieswithtemperature,enhancingtheaccuracPlease 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Awanyofinsectclusteringbyopticalandacousticsensors.Whilethisapproachdoesnotaccountforspecies-specificresponsestotemperaturechanges,ourresearchprovidesageneralinsight,basedonallspeciespresentduringthefieldexperiment,intotheintricatedynamicsofinsectflightbehiorinrelationtoenvironmentalfactors.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueBreakthroughTechnologiesforFutureEntomology)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure79pes,823KiB OpenAccessArticleMnetic-Resonance-Iming-GuidedCryoablationforSolitary-Biopsy-ProvenRenalCellCarcinoma:ATertiaryCancerCenterExperiencebyMohamedE.Abdelsalam,NabeelMecci,AhmedAwad,RolandL.Bassett,BrunoC.Odisio,PeimanHabibollahi,ThomasLu,DidIrwin,JoseA.Karam,SurenaF.MatinandKamranAhrarCancers2024,16(10),1815;doi.org/10.3390/cancers(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractBackground:Ourpurposeistoevaluatethelong-termoncologicefficacyandsurvivalratesofMRI-guidedcryoablationforpatientswithbiopsy-provencT1arenalcellcarcinoma(RCC).MaterialsandMethods:WeretrospectivelyreviewedourrenalablationdatabasebetweenJanuary2007andJune2021andonly[...]Readmore.Background:Ourpurposeistoevaluatethelong-termoncologicefficacyandsurvivalratesofMRI-guidedcryoablationforpatientswithbiopsy-provencT1arenalcellcarcinoma(RCC).MaterialsandMethods:WeretrospectivelyreviewedourrenalablationdatabasebetweenJanuary2007andJune2021andonlyincludedpatientswithsolitary-biopsy-provencT1aRCC(≤4cm)whounderwentMRI-guidedcryoablation.Weexcludedpatientswithgeneticsyndromes,bilateralRCC,recurrentRCCorbenignlesions,thosewithoutpathologicallyprovenRCClesionsandpatientswhounderwentradiofrequencyablationorCT-guidedcryoablation.Foreachpatient,wecollectedthefollowing:e,sex,lesionsize,right-orleft-sided,pathology,ablationzonetumorrecurrence,developmentofnewtumorinthekidneyotherthanablationzone,developmentofmetastaticdisease,patientaliveornot,dateandcauseofdeath.WeusedtheKaplanandMeierproductlimitestimatortoestimatethesurvivaloutcomes.Results:Twenty-ninepatients(mediane70years)metourinclusioncriteria.Twenty-nineMRI-guidedcryoablationprocedureswereperformedfortwenty-ninetumorlesionswithamediansizeof2.2cm.AClien–DindogradeIIIcomplicationdevelopedinonepatient(3.4%).ClearcellRCCwasthemostreportedhistology(n=19).Themedianfollowupwas4.5years.Notumorrecurrenceormetastaticdiseasedevelopedinanyofthepatients.Twopatientsdevelopednewrenallesionsseparatefromtheablationzone.The5-and10-yearOSwere72%and55.6%,respectively.The5-and10-yearDFSwere90.5%andthe5-yearand10-yearLRFS,MFSandCSSwereall100%.Conclusions:MRI-guidedcryoablationisasafetreatmentwithalowcomplicationrate.Long-termfollow-updatarevealedlong-standingoncologiccontrol.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueGenitourinaryMalignancies)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,972KiB)13pes,3325KiB OpenAccessArticleACombinedMolecularDynamicsandHydropathicINTeraction(HINT)ApproachtoInvestigateProteinFlexibility:ThePPARγCaseStudybyFedericaostaandPietroCozziniMolecules2024,29(10),2234;doi.org/10.3390/molecules(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractMolecularDynamics(MD)isacomputationaltechniquewidelyusedtoevaluateamolecularsystem’sthermodynamicpropertiesandconformationalbehiorovertime.Inparticular,theenergyanalysisofaproteinconformationensembleproducedthoughMDsimulationsplaysacrucialroleinexplainingtherelationship[...]Readmore.MolecularDynamics(MD)isacomputationaltechniquewidelyusedtoevaluateamolecularsystem’sthermodynamicpropertiesandconformationalbehiorovertime.Inparticular,theenergyanalysisofaproteinconformationensembleproducedthoughMDsimulationsplaysacrucialroleinexplainingtherelationshipbetweenproteindynamicsanditsmechanismofaction.Inthisresearchwork,theHINT(HydropathicINTeractions)LogP-basedscoringfunctionwasfirstusedtohandleMDtrajectoriesandinvestigatethemolecularbasisbehindtheintricatePPARγmechanismofactivation.ThePeroxisomeProliferator-ActivatedReceptorγ(PPARγ)isanemblematicexampleofahighlyflexibleproteinduetotheextendedω-loopdelimitingtheactivesite,anditisresponsibleforthereceptor’sabilitytobindchemicallydifferentcompounds.Inthiswork,wefocusedonthePPARγcomplexwithRosiglitazone,acommonanti-diabeticcompoundandanalyzedthemolecularbasisoftheflexibleω-loopstabilizationeffectproducedbytheOleicAcidco-binding.TheHINT-basedanalysisoftheproducedMDtrajectoriesallowedustoaccountforalloftheenergeticcontributionsinvolvedininterconvertingbetweenconformationalstatesanddescribetheintramolecularinteractionsbetweentheflexibleω-loopandthehelixH3triggeredbytheallostericbindingmechanism.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueExclusiveFeaturePapersinPhysicalChemistry,2ndEdition)9658;9660;ShowFiguresGraphicalabstractFigure1---Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,148KiB)13pes,420KiB OpenAccessArticleCaregiverKnowledge,Attitude,andBehiortowardCareofChildrenwithCerebralPalsy:ASaudiArabianPerspectivebyAbdulazizAlmosallam,AhmadZaheerQureshi,BashayerAlzahrani,SultanhAlSultan,WaadIbrahimAlzubaidiandAlanoudAlsanadHealthcare2024,12(10),982;doi.org/10.3390/healthcare(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractThecareofchildrenwithcerebralpalsy(CP)requiresacomplexsystemofcarethatisnotonlydependentonhealthcareresources,butisalsostronglyinfluencedbysocialandculturalattributes.Hence,itisimportanttoexploretheunderstandingandpractices[...]Readmore.Thecareofchildrenwithcerebralpalsy(CP)requiresacomplexsystemofcarethatisnotonlydependentonhealthcareresources,butisalsostronglyinfluencedbysocialandculturalattributes.Hence,itisimportanttoexploretheunderstandingandpracticesofcaregiverswithinaregionalperspective.Thisstudywasconductedtoinvestigatetheknowledge,attitude,andbehior(KAB)ofparentswithchildrendinosedwithCPinSaudiArabia.AcrosssectionalsurveywasconductedonthecaregiversofchildrenwithCPadmittedforinpatientrehabilitationbetweenOctober2023toJanuary2024.Atotalof216caregiversparticipatedinthissurvey.About82.9%ofcaregiverswerethemothersofCPchildren,half(50.5%)were≤36yearsold,53.7%werehighlyeducated,and89.2%livedinurbanareas.Morethanhalfoftheparticipants(57.7%)ownedtheirhomes.Regardingchildren,spasticquadriplegiawasthemostcommontype(46.3%ofcases).Overall,theparticipantsrecordedgoodvaluesforallvariablesforKAB.Themeanvalueforattitudewashigher(2.67±0.20)whencomparedtobehior(2.49±0.36)andknowledge(2.46±0.25).ParticipantswhohadchildrenwithspasticquadriplegiaCPreportedlowerbehiorscoresthantheirpeers.Strategieswithaspecialemphasisonimprovingthebehiorsofcaregiversforchildrenwithquadriplegianeedtobeadapted.Similarly,thelivingsituationsoffamiliesneedtobetakenintoconsiderationgivenitssignificantassociationwiththeattitudeofcaregivers.Aconsiderablelackofknowledgeinhandlingemergencysituationsbycaregiverssignifiesagapincare,whichcouldhepotentiallylife-threateningconsequences.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure114pes,284KiB OpenAccessArticleSocialandStructuralDeterminantsofHealthAssociatedwithCOVID-19VaccineHesitancyamongOlderAdultsintheUnitedStatesbyKingsleyKalu,GulzarShah,Ho-JuiTungandHelenW.BlandVaccines2024,12(5),521;doi.org/10.3390/vaccines(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractState-levelCOVID-19vaccinationratesamongolderadultshebeenunevenintheUnitedStates.Duetotheimmunocompromisednatureofolderadults,vaccinehesitancyincreasestheriskofmorbidityandmortality.Thisstudyaimstodeterminetheassociationbetweenthesocialdeterminantsof[...]Readmore.State-levelCOVID-19vaccinationratesamongolderadultshebeenunevenintheUnitedStates.Duetotheimmunocompromisednatureofolderadults,vaccinehesitancyincreasestheriskofmorbidityandmortality.Thisstudyaimstodeterminetheassociationbetweenthesocialdeterminantsofhealth,thestructuraldeterminantsofhealth,andCOVID-19vaccinehesitancyamongolderadultsintheUnitedStates.SecondarydatafromtheHealthandRetirementStudy(HRS)datasetwereused.Adescriptiveanalysisandmultinomialmultivariablelogisticregressionwereperformedtoexaminetheassociationoftheindependentvariables—gender,e,race,immigrationstatus,maritalstatus,broadbandinternetaccess,socialsecurityincome,Medicarecovere,education,andfrequencyofreligiousservice—withthedependentvariable,vaccinehesitancy.Comparedtotherespondentswithnovaccinehesitancyandwithoutthespecificpredictor,therespondentswhoreportedreligiousattendanceatleastonce/weekweremorelikelytobe“somewhathesitant”,divorcedrespondentshadhigheroddsofbeing“somewhathesitant”,andolderadultsed65–74yearsweremorelikelytobe“veryhesitant”or“somewhathesitant”abouttheCOVID-19vaccine.Comparedtotherespondentswithnovaccinehesitancyandwithoutthespecificpredictor,femaleshadhigheroddsofbeing“veryhesitant”,“somewhathesitant”,ora“littlehesitant”,andAfricanAmericansweremorelikelytobe“veryhesitant”,“somewhathesitant”,ora“littlehesitant”abouttheCOVID-19vaccine.Addressingthesefactorsmaylimitthebarrierstovaccineuptakereportedamongolderadultsandimproveherdimmunityamongtheimmunocompromisedpopulation.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueVaccineHesitancy)attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,356KiB)11pes,1897KiB OpenAccessBriefReportBayesianInferenceforMultipleDatasetsbyRenataRetkute,WilliamThurstonandChristopherA.GilliganStats2024,7(2),434-444;doi.org/10.3390/stats(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractEstimatingparametersformultipledatasetscanbetimeconsuming,especiallywhenthenumberofdatasetsislarge.OnesolutionistosamplefrommultipledatasetssimultaneouslyusingBayesianmethodssuchasadaptivemultipleimportancesampling(AMIS).Here,weusetheAMISapproachto[...]Readmore.Estimatingparametersformultipledatasetscanbetimeconsuming,especiallywhenthenumberofdatasetsislarge.OnesolutionistosamplefrommultipledatasetssimultaneouslyusingBayesianmethodssuchasadaptivemultipleimportancesampling(AMIS).Here,weusetheAMISapproachtofitavonMisesdistributiontomultipledatasetsforwindtrajectoriesderivedfromaLrangianParticleDispersionModeldrivenfrom3Dmeteorologicaldata.Aposteriordistributionofparameterscanhelptocharacterisetheuncertaintiesinwindtrajectoriesinaformthatcanbeusedasinputsforpredictivemodelsofwind-dispersedinsectpestsandthepathogensofriculturalcropsforuseinevaluatingriskandinplanningmitigationactions.Thenoveltyofourstudyisintestingtheperformanceofthemethodonaverylargenumberofdatasets(>11,000).OurresultsshowthatAMIScansignificantlyimprovetheefficiencyofparameterinferenceformultipledatasets.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionBayesianMethods)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure515pes,2477KiB OpenAccessArticleExploringtheInfluenceofColdPlasmaonEpidermalMelanogenesisInSituandInVitrobySybilleHasse,Marie-ChristineSommer,SebastianGuenther,ChristianSchulze,SanderBekeschusandThomasvonWoedtkeInt.J.Mol.Sci.2024,25(10),5186;doi.org/10.3390/ijms(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractEpidermalmelaninsynthesisdeterminesanindividual’sskincolor.Inhumans,melaninisformedbymelanocyteswithintheepidermis.Theprocessofmelaninsynthesisstronglydependsonarangeofcellularfactors,includingthefine-tunedinterplaywithreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS).Inthiscontext,[...]Readmore.Epidermalmelaninsynthesisdeterminesanindividual’sskincolor.Inhumans,melaninisformedbymelanocyteswithintheepidermis.Theprocessofmelaninsynthesisstronglydependsonarangeofcellularfactors,includingthefine-tunedinterplaywithreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS).Inthiscontext,aroleofcoldatmosphericplasma(CAP)onmelaninsynthesiswasproposedduetoitstunableROSgeneration.Herein,theargon-drivenplasmajetkINPen®MEDwasemployed,anditsimpactonmelaninsynthesiswasevaluatedbycomparisonwithknownstimulantssuchasthephosphodiesteraseinhibitorIBMXandUVradiation.Differentailablemodelsystemswereemployed,andthemelanincontentofbothculturedhumanmelanocytes(invitro)andfull-thicknesshumanskinbiopsies(insitu)wereanalyzed.Ahistochemicalmethoddetectedmelanininskintissue.CellularmelaninwasmeasuredbyNIRautofluorescenceusingflowcytometry,andahighlysensitiveHPLC-MSmethodwasapplied,whichenabledthedifferentiationofeu-andpheomelaninbytheirdegradationproducts.Themelanincontentinfull-thicknesshumanskinbiopsiesincreasedafterrepeatedCAPexposure,whiletherewereonlyminoreffectsinculturedmelanocytescomparedtoUVradiationandIBMXtreatment.Basedonthesefindings,CAPdoesnotappeartobeausefuloptionfortreatingskinpigmentationdisorders.Ontheotherhand,theriskofhyperpigmentationasanadverseeffectofCAPapplicationforwoundhealingorotherdermatologicaldiseasesseemstobeneglectable.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMelaninsandMelanogenesis4.0:FromNaturetoApplications)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure6Cont.13pes,1898KiB OpenAccessArticleModifiedBuckwheatHuskasaFillerforUrea–FormaldehydeResininPlywoodProductionbyJakubKawalerczyk,JoannaWalkiewicz,JánSedliačik,DorotaDukarska,MdalenaWoźniakandRadosławMirskiPolymers2024,16(10),1350;doi.org/10.3390/polym(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractTheaimofthepresentedresearchwastodeterminethesuitabilityofbothnon-modifiedandmodifiedbuckwheathusk(BH)asafillerforurea–formaldehydeadhesiveinplywoodproduction.Theeffectoftwomodificationmethods,acetylationandsilanization,wasinvestigated.Infraredspectroscopyoutcomesconfirmed[...]Readmore.Theaimofthepresentedresearchwastodeterminethesuitabilityofbothnon-modifiedandmodifiedbuckwheathusk(BH)asafillerforurea–formaldehydeadhesiveinplywoodproduction.Theeffectoftwomodificationmethods,acetylationandsilanization,wasinvestigated.Infraredspectroscopyoutcomesconfirmedthatbothacetylationandsilanizationofthefillerhadoccurred.Basedontheresults,itwasfoundthattheintroductionofBHhadasignificanteffectonboththeadhesivepropertiesandthecharacteristicsofthemanufacturedplywood.Theapplicationofnon-modifiedhusksledtoareductioninviscosityandanextensionofthegelationtime,andtheproducedplywoodboardswerecharacterizedbyreducedbondingqualityandincreaseddelamination.Modificationofthehusksurfacebyacetylationandsilanizationwith3-aminopropyltriethoxysilanecontributedtothenoticeableimprovementintheresinproperties.Ontheotherhand,theimprovementinplywoodproperties,consistingoftheincreaseinbondingqualityandreduceddelamination,wasobservedonlyinthecaseofthesilanizedhusk.Furthermore,theuseofnon-modifiedandacetylatedhuskdidnotsignificantlyinfluencetheformaldehydeemission.Thereductionintheinvestigatedemissionofformaldehydewasobservedonlyinthecaseofvariantscontaining15and20%ofsilanizedbuckwheathusk.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueEco-FriendlyPolymers:Structure,ModificationandProcessing)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure615pes,519KiB OpenAccessArticleLearningtoReadinanIntermediateDepthOrthography:TheLongitudinalRoleofGraphemeSoundingonDifferentTypesofReadingFluencybySandraFernandes,LuísQueridoandArletteVerhaegheBeh.Sci.2024,14(5),396;doi.org/10.3390/bs(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractPhonologicalprocessingskills,suchasphonologicalawareness,areknownpredictorsofreadingacquisitioninalphabeticlangueswithvaryingdegreesoforthographiccomplexity.However,theroleofmulti-letter-soundknowledge,animportantfoundationforearlyreadingdevelopment,insupportingreadingfluencydevelopmentremainstobe[...]Readmore.Phonologicalprocessingskills,suchasphonologicalawareness,areknownpredictorsofreadingacquisitioninalphabeticlangueswithvaryingdegreesoforthographiccomplexity.However,theroleofmulti-letter-soundknowledge,animportantfoundationforearlyreadingdevelopment,insupportingreadingfluencydevelopmentremainstobedetermined.Thisstudyexaminedwhethertwocorefoundationalskills,phonemicawarenessandgraphemesounding,heapredictiveroleinreadingfluencydevelopmentinanintermediate-depthorthography.Theparticipantswere62childrenlearningtoreadinEuropeanPortuguese,andtheywerelongitudinallyassessedonphonemicawareness,complexgraphemesounding,andreadingfluency(decoding,word,andtext)fromGrade2toGrade3.Theresultsshowedthatgraphemesoundingpredictedreadingfluencydevelopmentcontrolledfornonverbalintelligenceandvocabulary,short-termverbalmemory,andphonemicawareness.Graphemesoundingplaysaprominentroleinpredictingreadingfluencyoutcomes,whereasphonemicawareness(bothaccuracyandtimepercorrectitem)didnotcontributetoanyofthethreetypesofreadingfluency.Thefactthatgrapheme-soundingpredictedreadingfluencyislikelyduetocomplexgrapheme-phonemecorrespondencesbeingrequiredtoachieveproficientreading.Thesefindingsprovideinsightsintothecognitiveprocessesunderlyingreadingdevelopmentinintermediate-depthorthographiesandheimplicationsforearlyliteracyinstruction.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueReading,Writing,andArithmetic:TypicalandAtypicalCognitiveDevelopment)15pes,646KiB OpenAccessArticleTheImpactofAerobicDanceInterventiononPosturalBalanceinChildren:ARandomizedControlledTrialbyGhadaJouira,CristinaIoanaAlexe,KhawlaZinelabidine,HaithemRebai,GeorgeDanuțMocanu,AdinMarianCojocaru,LucianaDromir,DenisČauševićandSoniaSahliChildren2024,11(5),573;doi.org/10.3390/children(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractThisstudyaimedtoinvestigatetheimpactofan8-weekaerobicdanceinterventiononposturalbalanceinchildren.Forty-onechildren,ed9to11,wererandomlyassignedtoeitheranaerobicdancegroup(ADG)oracontrolgroup(CG)fromaprimaryschool.[...]Readmore.Thisstudyaimedtoinvestigatetheimpactofan8-weekaerobicdanceinterventiononposturalbalanceinchildren.Forty-onechildren,ed9to11,wererandomlyassignedtoeitheranaerobicdancegroup(ADG)oracontrolgroup(CG)fromaprimaryschool.Posturalbalancewasassessedusingcenterofpressure(CoP)excursionsbeforeandafterthe8-weekinterventionperiod.Evaluationswereconductedonbothfirmandfoamsurfacesinbipedalandunipedalstancesunderopen-eyes(OE)andclosed-eyes(CE)conditions,aswellasonbothmedial–lateral(ML)andanterior–posterior(AP)surfacesinabipedalstanceunderOEconditions.TheADGexhibitedsignificantlydecreasedCoPVmvaluesduringfirmbipedalCE,unipedalOE,foambipedalOEandCE,andfoamunipedalOE(p<0.005).Thisstudysuggeststhataerobicdanceinterventionimprovedposturalbalanceinchildren,showcasingadaptabilityandimprovedstabilityundervariousconditions.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMotorCompetenceandPhysicalActivityinSchoolChildren)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure19pes,351KiB OpenAccessArticleIntheEyesoftheFuture:EyeMovementduringNearandDistantFutureThinkingbyMohamadElHajandAhmedA.MoustafaVision2024,8(2),32;doi.org/10.3390/vision(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractResearchhassuggestedthatnearfutureeventsaretypicallyviewedfromafirst-person(anown-eyes,alsoknownasfield)perspectivewhiledistantfutureeventsaretypicallyviewedfromathird-person(anobserver)perspective.Weinvestigatedwhetherthesedistinctmentalperspectiveswouldbeaccompanied[...]Readmore.Researchhassuggestedthatnearfutureeventsaretypicallyviewedfromafirst-person(anown-eyes,alsoknownasfield)perspectivewhiledistantfutureeventsaretypicallyviewedfromathird-person(anobserver)perspective.Weinvestigatedwhetherthesedistinctmentalperspectiveswouldbeaccompaniedbydistincteyemovementactivities.Weinvitedparticipantstoiminenearanddistantfutureeventswhiletheireyemovements(i.e.,scanpath)wererecordedbyeye-trackingglasses.Analysisdemonstratedfewerbutlongerfixationsfornearfuturethinkingthanfordistantfuturethinking.Analysisalsodemonstratedmore“field”mentalvisualperspectiveresponsesfornearthanfordistantfuturethinking.Thelongfixationsduringnearfuturethinkingmaymirroramentalvisualexplorationinvolvingprocessingofamorecomplexvisualrepresentationcomparedwithdistantfuturethinking.Bydemonstratinghownearfuturethinkingtriggersboth“field”responsesandlongfixations,ourstudydemonstrateshowthetemporalityoffuturethinkingtriggersbothdistinctmentalimeryandeyemovementpatterns.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure119pes,3021KiB OpenAccessArticleAnEvaluationoftheAnxiolyticPotentialofAmentofloneinAdultZebrafishUndergoingAlcoholWithdrawal:InVivoandInSilicoStudiesbyLucasSoaresFrota,WildsonMaxBarbosadaSilva,DanielaRibeiroAlves,SachaAubreyAlvesSantosRodrigues,GabrielaAlvesdoNascimento,FranciscoErnaniAlvesMalhães,AdrianaRolimCamposandSeleneMaiadeMoraisReceptors2024,3(2),201-219;doi.org/10.3390/receptors(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractTheconstantuseofalcoholicbeverescanderegulateserotoninlevels,affectingneurotransmittersandtriggeringsymptomsofanxiety.Inthiscontext,theobjectiveofthisworkwastoevaluatetheanxiolyticpotentialandpossibleactionmechanismsofthenaturalcompoundamentofloneainstthedeleterious[...]Readmore.Theconstantuseofalcoholicbeverescanderegulateserotoninlevels,affectingneurotransmittersandtriggeringsymptomsofanxiety.Inthiscontext,theobjectiveofthisworkwastoevaluatetheanxiolyticpotentialandpossibleactionmechanismsofthenaturalcompoundamentofloneainstthedeleteriouseffectscausedbyalcoholwithdrawalonthebehiorofadultzebrafish(aZF).TheexperimentsshowedthatamentoflonedidnotchangelocomotionanddidnotcausetoxicityinaZFduringupto96hofanalysis,withamedianlethalconcentration(LC50)greaterthan1.0mg/mL.Thereversalofanxietybypretreatmentwithgranisetronsuggestedthattheanxiolyticeffectofamentofloneisdependentonserotonergic5-HT3A/3Breceptors.Furthermore,amentoflonereversedanxietyduetoflumazenilpretreatment,suggestingadependenceontheGABAAreceptor.Thethreeconcentrationsofamentoflonetestedwereeffectiveintreatinganxietyresultingfromalcoholwithdrawal.Insilicoanalysisvalidatedtheinvivoresults,supportingtheideathattheinteractionofamentoflonewiththeproteinoccursinamorestablemannerthanreferencecompounds.Amidgrowinginterestinnaturalalternativestotreatanxietydisorders,amentofloneisapotentialcandidateforanewanxiolyticcompoundthatactsspecificallyonthe5HT3A/3BandGABAergicserotonergicpathways.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure7---Figure8---Figure9---Figure10---Figure11---Figure1213pes,2778KiB OpenAccessArticleEvaluatingtheInfluenceofReverseOsmosisonLakesUsingWaterQualityIndices:ACaseStudyinSaudiArabiabyMohammedT.Aljassim,AbdulazizA.AlMulla,MahmoudM.BerekaaandAbdulmalikS.AlsaifWater2024,16(10),1351;doi.org/10.3390/w(registering DOI)-10May2024AbstractAdrasticlevelofresourcedegradationwasrevealedthroughapreliminaryevaluation(completedin2016)ofwaterqualityinarecreationallakeinthesecondindustrialcityinDammam,SaudiArabia.Theprimarysignswereafoulsmell,algalbloom,highturbidity,and[...]Readmore.Adrasticlevelofresourcedegradationwasrevealedthroughapreliminaryevaluation(completedin2016)ofwaterqualityinarecreationallakeinthesecondindustrialcityinDammam,SaudiArabia.Theprimarysignswereafoulsmell,algalbloom,highturbidity,andlackofaquaticlife.Thisstudyaimstoevaluatetheinfluenceofreverseosmosis(RO)onlakewaterquality.Therecreationallakeconsistsoftwoconnectedlakes(Lakes1and2),whichreceivetreatedeffluentfromanindustrialwastewatertreatmentplant.Compositesampleswerecollectedfromthelakestoanalyzetheirphysiochemicalparameters.Descriptiveanalyseswereperformed,andtwowaterqualityindicesweredevelopedtoobservethevariationsinwaterqualityconditionsbetweenthetwoperiods(2016and2021).Theresultsindicatedthatthewaterparametersoftotaldissolvedsolids(TDS),sulphate(SO42−),biologicaloxygendemand(BOD),anddissolvedoxygen(DO)in2016(3356,4100,516,and1.32mg/L,respectively)weresignificantlyimprovedin2021(2502,1.28,9.39,and7.79mg/L,respectively).Theresultsofthewaterqualityindex(WQI)andcomprehensivepollutionindex(CPI)indicatedthatthewaterqualityinLake1wassignificantlyenhancedin2021(WQI=85,CPI=1)incomparisonwithassessmentdatafrom2016(WQI=962,CPI=8).However,thedatafromLake2revealedhigherpollutionlevelsin2021(WQI=1722,CPI=18)thanthoserecordedin2016(WQI=1508,CPI=13).Asindicatedbytheabsenceofbadsmells,algalblooms,andrestorationofaquaticlife,theROinterventionsuccessfullyimprovedthewaterqualityinLake1.TheWQIandCPIwerehelpfultoolsforevaluatinglakewaterquality.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueSustainableWaterTreatmentandContaminantsControl:TechnologiesandStrategies)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4MoreArticles...OpenAccessJournalsAcousticsActaMicrobiologicaHellenica(AMH)ActuatorsAdministrativeSciencesAdolescentsAdvancesinRespiratoryMedicine(ARM)AerobiologyAerospacericultureriEngineeringrochemicalsronomyAIAirAlgorithmsAllergiesAlloysAnalyticaAnalyticsAnatomiaAnesthesiaResearchAnimalsAntibioticsAntibodiesAntioxidantsAppliedBiosciencesAppliedMechanicsAppliedMicrobiologyAppliedNanoAppliedSciencesAppliedSystemInnovation(ASI)AppliedChemAppliedMathAquacultureJournalArchitectureArthropodaArtsAstronomyAtmosphereAtomsAudiologyResearchAutomationAxiomsBacteriaBatteriesBehioralSciencesBeveresBigDataandCognitiveComputing(BDCC)BioChemBioengineeringBiologicsBiologyBiologyandLifeSciencesForumBiomassBiomechanicsBioMedBiomedicinesBioMedInformaticsBiomimeticsBiomoleculesBiophysicaBiosensorsBioTechBirdsBlockchainsBrainSciencesBuildingsBusinessesCCancersCardiogeneticsCatalystsCellsCeramicsChallengesChemEngineeringChemistryChemistryProceedingsChemosensorsChildrenChipsCivilEngCleanTechnologies(CleanTechnol.)ClimateClinicalandTranslationalNeuroscience(CTN)ClinicsandPracticeClocks&SleepCoastsCoatingsColloidsandInterfacesColorantsCommoditiesComplicationsCompoundsComputationComputerSciences&MathematicsForumComputersCondensedMatterConservationConstructionMaterialsCorrosionandMaterialsDegradation(CMD)CosmeticsCOVIDCropsCryptographyCrystalsCurrentIssuesinMolecularBiology(CIMB)CurrentOncologyDairyDataDentis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