Pollution source identification methods and remediation technologies of groundwater: A review by Ya-ci Liu, Yu-hong Fei, Ya-song Li, Xi-lin Bao, Peng-wei Zhang

“…Additionally, detailed knowledge about the hydrogeological conditions and stratigraphic structure of the contaminated site is the basis of all work regardless of the adopted identification methods or remediation technologies.©2024 China Geology Editorial Office.…”
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The Current Outlook in the Internationalization of Medical Education in Pakistan by Zohreh Poudeh, Fatemeh Karami Robati, Atefeh Ahmadi, MahmoudReza Dehghani, Masoomeh Shahsavari, Bagher Amirheidari, Vahid Yazdi Feyzabadi

“…The reports regarding the educational, research and health system performance of this country were collected by reviewing the grey literature, and visiting the official websites of these universities.Results: To improve their competitive capacities Pakistan’s top universities have considered some research parameters, unique strategies (motivational mechanisms for target groups of students, and professors, educational mechanisms and empowering students and professors, mechanisms for communicating with other pioneering universities, and mechanisms for communicating with the industry and exchanging intellectual capital), and short-, medium- and long-term plans for attracting capital, exchanging scientific products, and sharing experience.Conclusion: Pakistan’s success in internationalization depends on factors, such as concentrating on science and technology, the enhanced role of the local government and the privatization of HE institutes, including modern ideas and making changes in the country’s cultural structure, using English as the primary language in universities, designing web portals based on international criteria, receiving tuition fees from international students, designing programs for international students, hiring foreign faculty members, and sending professors abroad to take part in specialized courses, and making efforts to monitor international initiatives and ensuring quality.…”
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Functional tradeoffs underpin salinity-driven divergence in microbial community composition. by Chris L Dupont, John Larsson, Shibu Yooseph, Karolina Ininbergs, Johannes Goll, Johannes Asplund-Samuelsson, John P McCrow, Narin Celepli, Lisa Zeigler Allen, Martin Ekman, Andrew J Lucas, Åke Hagström, Mathangi Thiagarajan, Björn Brindefalk, Alexander R Richter, Anders F Andersson, Aaron Tenney, Daniel Lundin, Andrey Tovchigrechko, Johan A A Nylander, Daniel Brami, Jonathan H Badger, Andrew E Allen, Douglas B Rusch, Jeff Hoffman, Erling Norrby, Robert Friedman, Jarone Pinhassi, J Craig Venter, Birgitta Bergman

“…In contrast, while there are significant phylogenetic divergences between communities from freshwater and marine habitats, the underlying mechanisms to this phylogenetic structuring yet remain unknown. We hypothesized that the functional potential of natural bacterial communities is linked to this striking divide between microbiomes. …”
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Influence of Nd:YAG Laser Melting on an Investment-Casting Co-Cr-Mo Alloy by Francisco Cepeda Rodríguez, Carlos Rodrigo Muñiz Valdez, Juan Carlos Ortiz Cuellar, Jesús Fernando Martínez Villafañe, Jesús Salvador Galindo Valdés, Gladys Yerania Pérez Medina

“…Laser melting of materials has been demonstrated to refine the surface grain structure, reduce surface roughness, and improve both wear and corrosion resistance. …”
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Advancements of carbon nanomaterials-modified asphalt: Processes, properties, economic feasibility and future perspectives by Sherif Araby, Ayman Abdulhamid, Umut Bakhbergen, Jong Kim, El-Sayed Abd-Elaal

“…Furthermore, the article elaborates the structure-property relations of CNMs-modified asphalt mixtures at the macroscale (mechanical properties), microscale (morphology and microstructure) and atomic scale (molecular dynamic simulations). …”
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Continuous improvement towards environmental protection for pharmaceuticals: advancing a strategy for Europe by Sam Harrison, Catherine Barnett, Stephen Short, Cansu Uluseker, Patricia V. Silva, Maria D. Pavlaki, Sarah Roberts, Madalena Vieira, Stephen Lofts, Susana Loureiro, David J. Spurgeon

“…., behavioural) and chronic endpoints, making better use of predictive modelling such as Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationships (QSARs), and better accounting for environmental heterogeneity, such as the influence of temperature and especially pH on risk. …”
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Piezoelectric neuron for neuromorphic computing by Wenjie Li, Shan Tan, Zhen Fan, Zhiwei Chen, Jiali Ou, Kun Liu, Ruiqiang Tao, Guo Tian, Minghui Qin, Min Zeng, Xubing Lu, Guofu Zhou, Xingsen Gao, Jun-Ming Liu

“…To address this challenge, we propose and demonstrate a piezoelectric neuron with a simple circuit structure, consisting of a piezoelectric cantilever, a parallel capacitor, and a series resistor. …”
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Novel Integration of Spatial and Single-Cell Omics Data Sets Enables Deeper Insights into IPF Pathogenesis by Fei Wang, Liang Jin, Xue Wang, Baoliang Cui, Yingli Yang, Lori Duggan, Annette Schwartz Sterman, Sarah M. Lloyd, Lisa A. Hazelwood, Neha Chaudhary, Bhupinder Bawa, Lucy A. Phillips, Yupeng He, Yu Tian

“…By comparing with another published similar dataset, common differentially expressed proteins and enriched pathways related to ECM structure organization and collagen processing were identified in fibroblast foci. …”
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A New Saturn Model of Ionospheric Transport and Electrodynamics (SMITE) by Omakshi Agiwal, Luke Moore, Carlos Martinis, Ingo Mueller-Wodarg, J.D. Huba

“…Future applications will use SMITE to analyze data from the Cassini mission in detail and investigate the influence of Saturn’s magnetic field on the structure of its ionosphere. These investigations will provide the first insights into the role of nonauroral electrodynamics at a giant planet, thus advancing our broader understanding of giant planet ionospheres.…”
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The “Start in Science” Summer School as a Tool for Developing Professional Competencies of Young Medical Scientists based on Visiting Professor Program by P. I. Ananchenkova, E. V. Malinovich, O. A. Bolbachan, D. D. Ibraimova

“…The short-term academic mobility program “Start in Science” is an effective project that significantly increased the participants’ research and professional level, they improved academic communication skills, presented work results, got acquainted with research tools and AI capabilities in academia. The multi-format structure and inter-level interaction between students, graduate students and lecturers created a productive educational environment and an academic community focused on long-term cooperation and healthcare personnel development.…”
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Embedding Monodisperse LaOx Into Pt Nanoclusters for Ultra‐Stable and Efficient Hydrogen Isotope Oxidation by Guilin Wei, Jiangfeng Song, Yan Shi, Linsen Zhou, Xianglin Wang, Junhong Luo, Ning Liu, Feize Li, Xingwen Feng

“…Incorporating a single lanthanum oxide (LaOx) into Pt nanoclusters adapts the local charge of adjacent Pt atoms, significantly altering their electronic structure. The existence of individual LaOx species is confirmed by X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and aberration‐corrected electron microscopy, and the performance enhancement mechanism is further probed by theoretical calculations. …”
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HAX1 inhibits apoptosis and promotes maturation of neutrophils by Hanwei Yue, Guiying Shi, Jiaming Tang, Xinyue Li, Lin Bai

“…In addition, HAX1 deletion disrupted mitochondrial structure and mitochondrial membrane potential in neutrophils and increased the protein levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family members and cleaved Caspase-9. …”
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A ZnO-TiO2-Amygdalin nanocomposite for bone regeneration and antimicrobial activity by Shenghua Guo, Zhi Zhang, Lulu Cao, Tao Wu, Binglun Li, Yanchao Cui

“…It was characterized by analytical techniques, which revealed the hydrodynamic radius of the nanocomposite to be 115 nm with a nanoflakes structure and Wurtzite hexagonal phase formation. According to the data, the ZnO-TiO2-Amygdalin nanocomposite surface matrix possesses a strong electrostatic interaction. …”
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Computational insights into the anti-diabetic potential of Albizia antunesiana (Mimosaceae) metabolites: A molecular docking, drug-likeness and ADMET analysis by Bitwell Chibuye, Indra Sen Singh, Luke Chimuka, Mokgaetji Monyai, Maseka Kenneth Kakoma

“…The three-dimensional crystal structure of human SGLT2-MAP17 complex with Empagliflozin (PDB ID: 7VSI) was retrieved from the Protein Data Bank. …”
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Drugging the ‘undruggable’ KRAS: breakthroughs, challenges, and opportunities in pancreatic cancer by Nawaz Khan, Umar Raza, Syed Aqib Ali Zaidi, Muhadaisi Nuer, Kayisaier Abudurousuli, Yipaerguli Paerhati, Alifeiye Aikebaier, Wenting Zhou

“…Nevertheless, KRAS has long been considered “undruggable” due to its structure. Recent advances have spurred transformative progress in direct KRAS inhibition. …”
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Key Drivers of ERP Implementation in Digital Transformation: Evidence from Austro-Ecuadorian by Juan Llivisaca-Villazhañay, Pablo Flores-Siguenza, Rodrigo Guamán, Cristian Urdiales, Ángel M. Gento-Municio

“…Quadrant analysis further emphasized the influence of IT structure and legacy systems on implementation characteristics, with cluster analysis identifying three distinct groups of companies based on their ERP strategies. …”
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Exposure to the growth promoter tylosin elicits gut microbiota disruption and metabolic imbalance in mouse model by Hongyuhang Ni, Jing Wang, Haoze Wu, Bill Kwan-wai Chan, Kaichao Chen, Han Wang, Edward Wai-Chi Chan, Fuyong Li, Sheng Chen

“…In this work, we performed metagenomic analysis and revealed that tylosin significantly disrupted the gut microbiota structure of animals, reduced species diversity, and caused the increase in the relative abundance of Blautia (60.95%). …”
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RETRACTED: Effects of Gallotannin-Enriched Extract of Galla Rhois on the Activation of Apoptosis, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Inhibition of Migration Ability in LLC1 Cells and LLC1 Tumo... by Mi Ju Kang, Ji Eun Kim, Ji Won Park, Hyun Jun Choi, Su Ji Bae, Sun Il Choi, Jin Tae Hong, Dae Youn Hwang

“…To investigate the anti-tumor activity of GT-enriched extract of galla rhois (GEGR) against lung carcinomas, alterations in the cytotoxicity, apoptosis activation, cell cycle progression, migration ability, tumor growth, histopathological structure, and the regulation of signaling pathways were analyzed in Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC1) cells and LLC1 tumor bearing C57BL/6NKorl mice, after exposure to GEGR. …”
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Origin centric and part based pose decomposition for 3D human pose estimation by Zhijie Lin, Jinxin Yao, Juan Huang, Jingjing Chen, Yingying Xu, Lu Yang, Lei Zhao, Wei Xing

“…Skeleton Separation separates the 2D skeleton into several distinct parts, enabling the extraction of fine-grained local spatial features that accurately reflect the geometric structure of the human body. Secondly, we introduce the concept of a human skeleton Origin, which serves as a central hub to reconnect different parts through Skeleton Recombination. …”
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Integrated morphological observation, metabolomics, and transcriptomics to investigate the effect of growth years on the quality of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz by Xiaoxuan Cui, Yihan Wang, Guoliang Yu, Bowei He, Luqi Huang, Yanmeng Liu, Zhilai Zhan

“…Morphologically, rhizome weight and length increased with age, and the characteristic “Hejing” structure became more pronounced. Microstructural analysis revealed progressively developed xylem. …”
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