In vivo computation with sensor fusion and search acceleration for smart tumor homing.

Background And Objective: Motivated by the advancements on bioresorbable nanoswimmers, this paper considers the advantages of direct targeting over systemic targeting for smart tumor homing under the general framework of computational nanobiosensing. Nanoswimmers assembled by magnetic nanoparticles can be used as contrast agents to estimate the locations of tumors inside the human body.

Methods: Closely observing the response of nanoswimmers (which act as in vivo biosensors) to the tumor-triggered biological gradients and then guiding them through external manipulation, can result in a higher accumulation at the diseased location.

Spatial-Temporal Pattern and Influencing Factors of Ecological Efficiency in Zhejiang-Based on Super-SBM Method.

The traditional meaning of ecological efficiency generally considers only the ratio of economic output to environmental input. This paper expands the meaning and the evaluation system of ecological efficiency from the perspective of improving people's livelihoods. Not only are the discharge of wastewater, waste gas, and solid waste included in the undesired output, but the output index also takes full account of the overall development of the economy, innovation, society and the environment from the perspective of high-quality development.

Using a modified vector coding technique to describe the calcaneus-shank coupling relationship during unanticipated changes of direction: theoretical implications for prophylactic ACL strategies.

Shank rotation is associated with increased risk in lower limb injuries of weight-bearing sport activity. Straight-line running injury prevention research proposes a 'bottom-up' approach to minimising injury risk to the knee. This prophylactic recommendation is due to the observed distal-proximal coupling relationship between rearfoot and shank rotations.

Optimisation of the fermentation media to enhance the production of the bioactive isomer of vitamin menaquinone-7.

Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) offers significant health benefits; however, only the all-trans form is biologically active. MK-7 produced through fermentation can occur as all-trans and cis isomers, and the therapeutic value of the resulting MK-7 is exclusively determined by the quantity of the all-trans isomer. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of the media composition on the isomer profile obtained from fermentation and determine the optimum media combination to increase the concentration of the all-trans isomer and diminish the production of cis MK-7.

Collective remembering and future forecasting during the COVID-19 pandemic: How the impact of COVID-19 affected the themes and phenomenology of global and national memories across 15 countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique set of circumstances in which to investigate collective memory and future simulations of events reported during the onset of a potentially historic event. Between early April and late June 2020, we asked over 4,000 individuals from 15 countries across four continents to report on remarkable (a) national and (b) global events that (i) had happened since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, and (ii) they expected to happen in the future. Whereas themes of infections, lockdown, and politics dominated global and national past events in most countries, themes of economy, a second wave, and lockdown dominated future events.

Effects of cognitive interventions on quality of life among adults with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Background: There is considerable research exploring the impact of cognitive interventions on cognition in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, the impact on quality of life (QOL) is not routinely reported. As QOL is a key predictor of health outcomes, it is important to determine the evidence supporting cognitive interventions for improving QOL in people with MCI.

Assessing ecological health in areas with limited data by using biological traits.

A multitude of biotic indices that represent environmental status have been developed over the past decades making status comparisons difficult. However, transferring an existing index to a new region can be problematic due to differing stressors, ecosystem components and lack of knowledge on regional species sensitivities. Here we assess whether calculating species sensitivities to specific stressors based on biological traits offers a solution.

Early diagnosis of surgically curable lung cancer is commonly serendipitous.

Aims: Lung cancer is the largest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, accounting for 18.3% of cancer-related deaths.[[1,2]] There is limited literature on how patients with lung cancer clinically present in New Zealand.

Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding for wāhine Māori.

Aim: Breastfeeding is a fundamental aspect of tikanga Māori (Māori cultural traditions/practices) requiring protection and promotion. This study identifies determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in wāhine Māori.

Methods: Wāhine Māori enrolled in the Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study participated (n=1060).

Impact of prepartum administration of a vaccine against infectious calf diarrhea on nonspecific colostral immunoglobulin concentrations of dairy cows.

Passive transfer of colostral immunoglobulins from the cow to the calf is essential for calf health. The objective of this study was to determine if prepartum administration of a vaccine stimulates increased concentrations of colostral immunoglobulins of dairy cows beyond what is explained by vaccine-specific immunoglobulins. A prospective cohort study was conducted on a spring-calving commercial dairy farm that had a policy of only vaccinating cows with even ear tag numbers with a calf diarrhea vaccine, whereas cows with odd ear tag numbers were left unvaccinated.

The Effectiveness of a Combined Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Sleep Hygiene Lifestyle Intervention on Health and Fitness of Overweight Airline Pilots: A Controlled Trial.

(1) Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a three-component nutrition, sleep, and physical activity (PA) program on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and health behaviors in overweight airline pilots. (2) Methods: A parallel group study was conducted amongst 125 airline pilots. The intervention group participated in a 16-week personalized healthy eating, sleep hygiene, and PA program.

The memories that people would save or erase differ from their most positive and negative memories on function, emotion and correspondence with the life script.

Autobiographical remembering is a dynamic process in which narrators construct their life story from single memories. What is included in or deleted from the life story depends on many factors. Here, we examined the functions, emotions and correspondence with the life script for the memories that people desire to save or erase from their past.

'Seeing' our tamariki in longitudinal studies: exploring the complexity of ethnic identification trajectories within Growing Up in New Zealand.

Longitudinal research provides unique opportunities for ethnic identification research and for understanding ethnic identity development. However, ethnic identification is subjective, fluid, multi-dimensional, and context-specific. This study draws on longitudinal data to explore: how children identify their ethnicity/culture; and how these descriptions compare with ethnic identification patterns described by their parent.

The Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Health Risk Factors among Airline Pilots: A Systematic Review.

Background: The occupational demands of professional airline pilots such as shift work, work schedule irregularities, sleep disruption, fatigue, physical inactivity, and psychological stress may promote adverse outcomes to cardiometabolic health. This review investigates the prevalence of cardiometabolic health risk factors for airline pilots. Methods: An electronic search was conducted utilizing PubMed, MEDLINE (via OvidSP), CINAHL, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, CENTRAL, and Web of Science for publications between 1990 and February 2022.

Toward In-Field Determination of Nitrate Concentrations Via Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films-Incorporation of Reductants and Color Reagents.

Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGTs) have been established as useful tools for the determination of nitrate, phosphate, trace metals, and organic concentrations. General use of DGTs, however, is limited by the subsequent requirement for laboratory analysis. To increase the uptake of DGT as a tool for routine monitoring by nonspecialists, not researchers alone, methods for in-field analysis are required.

Influencing factors on ecological efficiency: Based on 11 cities in Zhejiang Province, China.

Ecological efficiency (eco-efficiency) is the effectiveness of ecological resources in meeting human needs and is a good representation of the quality of a region's development. The traditional concept of improving eco-efficiency refers to maximizing economic benefits by minimizing resource costs and environmental loads. This article argues that the goal of eco-efficiency evaluation is not only to maximize economic benefits but also to achieve high-quality and coordinated development in many aspects so that more people can enjoy the fruits of development.

Bridge to the future: Important lessons from 20 years of ecosystem observations made by the OzFlux network.

In 2020, the Australian and New Zealand flux research and monitoring network, OzFlux, celebrated its 20 anniversary by reflecting on the lessons learned through two decades of ecosystem studies on global change biology. OzFlux is a network not only for ecosystem researchers, but also for those 'next users' of the knowledge, information and data that such networks provide. Here, we focus on eight lessons across topics of climate change and variability, disturbance and resilience, drought and heat stress and synergies with remote sensing and modelling.

Trivially informative semantic context inflates people's confidence they can perform a highly complex skill.

Some research suggests people are overconfident because of personality characteristics, lack of insight, or because overconfidence is beneficial in its own right. But other research fits with the possibility that fluent experience in the moment can rapidly drive overconfidence. For example, fluency can push people to become overconfident in their ability to throw a dart, know how rainbows form or predict the future value of a commodity.

The prevalence and distribution of health risk factors in airline pilots: a cross-sectional comparison with the general population.

Objective: To explore the prevalence and distribution of health risk factors in airline pilots and compare these with the general population.

Methods: Health risk measures: age, sex, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, sleep, physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable intake (FV) were analysed to determine the prevalence and distribution of health risk.

Results: Obesity prevalence and BMI was lower in pilots (p=<0.

Effects of provision of drinking water on the behavior and growth rate of group-housed calves with different milk allowances.

Despite the clear importance of drinking water, calves are not always provided water on farm for the first few weeks of life. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of water provision (access or no access) and milk allowance (high or low) on the behavior and growth rate of calves. Fifty mixed-breed calves were each assigned to 1 of 4 treatments: (1) water and high (10 L/d) milk allowance (n = 13), (2) no water and high milk allowance (n = 12), (3) water and low (5 L/d) milk allowance (n = 12), or (4) no water and low milk allowance (n = 13).

Differences in Breast Cancer Costs by Cancer Stage and Biomarker Subtype in New Zealand.

Background: Breast cancer requires the greatest expenditure among all cancer types, and the costs vary by cancer stage and biomarker status.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the differences in public healthcare costs of breast cancer in New Zealand by stage and subtype.

Method: This study included patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2018 and receiving services in public hospitals.

Demographic discrepancies between administrative-prioritisation and self-prioritisation of multiple ethnic identifications.

Ethnic classification is an inherently subjective process, especially when multiple ethnic identifications are involved. There are two methods commonly used to classify multiple ethnicities into single categories: administrative-prioritisation (assignment via a predetermined hierarchy) and self-prioritisation (where individuals select their "main" ethnicity). Currently, little is known about whether the demographic composition of outputted ethnic groups differs by prioritisation method.

A Study of L-Lysine-Stabilized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (IONPs) on Microalgae Biofilm Formation of Chlorella vulgaris.

Despite iron-based nanoparticles gaining huge attraction in various field of sciences and technology, their application rises ecological concerns due to lack of studies on their interaction with microbial cells populations and communities, such as biofilms. In this study, Chlorella vulgaris cells were employed as a model of aquatic microalgae to investigate the impacts of L-lysine-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (lys@IONPs) on microalgal growth and biofilm formation. In this regard, C.

Correction of Temperature Variation with Independent Water Samples to Predict Soluble Solids Content of Kiwifruit Juice Using NIR Spectroscopy.

Using the framework of aquaphotomics, we have sought to understand the changes within the water structure of kiwifruit juice occurring with changes in temperature. The study focuses on the first (1300-1600 nm) and second (870-1100 nm) overtone regions of the OH stretch of water and examines temperature differences between 20, 25, and 30 °C. Spectral data were collected using a Fourier transform-near-infrared spectrometer with 1 mm and 10 mm transmission cells for measurements in the first and second overtone region, respectively.

Energy crypto currencies and leading U.S. energy stock prices: are Fibonacci retracements profitable?

This paper investigates the role of Fibonacci retracements levels, a popular technical analysis indicator, in predicting stock prices of leading U.S. energy companies and energy cryptocurrencies.