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Cell Biology
Hyeseon Cho, Kristina Kay Gonzales-Wartz, Deli Huang, Meng Yuan, Mary Peterson, Janie Liang, Nathan Beutler, Jonathan L. Torres, Yu Cong, Elena Postnikova, Sandhya Bangaru, Chloe Adrienna Talana, Wei Shi, Eun Sung Yang, Yi Zhang, Kwanyee Leung, Lingshu Wang, Linghang Peng, Jeff Skinner, Shanping Li, Nicholas C. Wu, Hejun Liu, Cherrelle Dacon, Thomas Moyer, Melanie Cohen, Ming Zhao, Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, Rona S. Weinberg, Iyadh Douagi, Robin Gross, Connie Schmaljohn, Amarendra Pegu, John R. Mascola, Michael Holbrook, David Nemazee, Thomas F. Rogers, Andrew B. Ward, Ian A. Wilson, Peter D. Crompton, Joshua Tan
Summary: Research isolated 216 monoclonal antibodies from patients with COVID-19, with three potent antibodies neutralizing the Alpha and Beta variants of SARS-CoV-2. Bispecific antibodies designed through distinct mechanisms showed high efficacy in inhibiting virus infection, with one exhibiting over 100-fold higher potency than a monoclonal antibody cocktail and protecting against disease in hamster models.
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Medical Ethics
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Maryna Nazarovets
Summary: After a paper is published, serious concerns about the study, authors or background processes may arise, leading to the rapid retraction of the paper by editors-in-chief if there is sufficient evidence of ethical offenses or methodological errors. However, there may be a significant time gap between receiving a report and finding a resolution, during which readers need to be alerted to the potential unreliability of the paper. In such cases, editors can issue an editorial expression of concern (EoC) as an alternative document.
ACCOUNTABILITY IN RESEARCH-ETHICS INTEGRITY AND POLICY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yu Onodera, Jady Liang, Yuchong Li, Bryan Griffin, Thenuka Thanabalasingam, Cong Lu, Jiayi Zhu, Mingyao Liu, Theo Moraes, Wenhua Zheng, Jasmin Khateeb, Julie Khang, Yongbo Huang, Mirjana Jerkic, Masaki Nakane, Andrew Baker, Beverley Orser, Ya-Wen Chen, Gerald Wirnsberger, Josef M. Penninger, Ori D. Rotstein, Arthur S. Slutsky, Yimin Li, Samira Mubareka, Haibo Zhang
Summary: Despite similar infection rates, COVID-19 has resulted in more deaths in men than women. A study on K18-human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) mice infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed that female mice had a unique protein expression profile in the lung microenvironment, making them less vulnerable to severe infection. In contrast, male mice benefited from inhaling recombinant ACE2, which neutralized the virus and protected the lungs by maintaining a certain receptor ratio.
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Environmental Sciences
Nicolo Aurisano, Lei Huang, Llorenc Mila i Canals, Olivier Jolliet, Peter Fantke
Summary: The study identified a list of Chemicals of Concern (CoCs) in plastic toys, highlighting potential health risks to children. It also emphasized the need for more investigation and safer alternatives for the chemicals used in plastic toys.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ieva Roznere, Viktoriya An, Timothy Robinson, Jo Ann Banda, G. Thomas Watters
Summary: Contaminants of emerging concern, particularly in aquatic systems, pose a serious threat to the health of freshwater mussels. This study aimed to identify the sub-category of contaminants that are most likely to impact Pyganodon grandis and to investigate the alterations in metabolites and gene expression at different sites. The findings identified specific contaminants that significantly covaried with changes in metabolites and revealed their potential negative impact on mussel health and ongoing declines in population. The integration of omics technologies provided a comprehensive assessment of the short-term effects of contaminants on organismal physiology.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Md Mahfuz Al Mamun, Muhammad Riaz Khan
Summary: The COVID-19 Delta variant poses a serious threat to global health systems, with pregnant women, especially those with gestational diabetes mellitus, being particularly vulnerable.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Letter
Virology
Ashraf Mahmoud, Goodluck Nchasi
Summary: This letter highlights the outbreak of monkeypox in nonendemic regions outside Africa, focusing on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and recommendations to mitigate its spread.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2023)
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Urban Studies
Jae Hun Kim, Gunwoo Lee, Joyoung Lee, Kum Fai Yuen, Jinsoo Kim
Summary: Individual factors such as age, education level, household income, interest in owning private autonomous vehicles significantly affect individual concern about autonomous vehicles. Full market penetration in the future is feasible if characteristics of autonomous vehicles can be sufficiently addressed.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Regina Brigelius-Flohe
Summary: The inspiring ideas of Professor Lester Packer substantially enriched our understanding of biological systems, especially his contributions to the role of vitamin E in membranes and exercise biology. His research on the intermembrane exchange, membrane stabilization, and redox signaling of tocols provided valuable insights into the protective functions of vitamin E in membranes and gene expression.
ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
(2023)
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Economics
Jiqin Ren, Yuanxuan Guo, Jingjing Li, Jingjing Li
Summary: This study examines the predictive ability of Internet concern about COVID-19 on stock index returns using GARCH models. The results show that COVID-19's Internet concern has a negative impact on stock index returns during the overall and high-concern periods, while its influence is mixed during the low-concern period. Additionally, Internet concern about COVID-19 improves the prediction accuracy of stock index returns during the high-concern period, but loses its powerful predictive ability during the overall and low-concern periods.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Henrique Sousa, Catia A. Sousa, Lucia C. Simoes, Manuel Simoes
Summary: The study reviews the advantages and advances of using microalgae for wastewater treatment, highlighting the potential of using microalgae-bacteria biofilms for CECs removal and further biomass utilization for third-generation biofuel production.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Juliana Barros, Sahadevan Seena
Summary: This review compares the plastisphere in freshwater with that in marine waters, emphasizing its importance and impact in freshwater ecosystems. It provides research gaps, suggestions, and rising concerns, indicating the need for interdisciplinary global research initiatives to address the emerging issues related to the freshwater plastisphere.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
De-Kun Li, Hong Chen, Jeannette R. Ferber, Roxana Odouli, Charles Quesenberry
Summary: The editor has published an editorial expression of concern for this article.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Virology
Mrinmay Chakrabarti, Suvankar Ghorai, Saravana K. K. Mani, Ananta K. Ghosh
Summary: The article expresses concern over Virology Journal 2010; 7:181.
Article
Cell Biology
Lucas Paulo Jacinto Saavedra, Kelly Valerio Prates, Gessica Dutra Goncalves, Silvano Piovan, Paulo Matafome, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias
Summary: COVID-19 is a new infectious disease that can lead to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, primarily affecting the lungs, heart, and kidneys. Other infectious diseases such as Zika, chikungunya, and influenza also have complications for pregnant women, impacting the healthy development of infants.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
B. R. Jasny, N. Wigginton, M. McNutt, T. Bubela, S. Buck, R. Cook-Deegan, T. Gardner, B. Hanson, C. Hustad, V. Kiermer, D. Lazer, A. Lupia, A. Manrai, L. McConnell, K. Noonan, E. Phimister, B. Simon, K. Strandburg, Z. Summers, D. Watts
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcia K. McNutt, Monica Bradford, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Brooks Hanson, Bob Howard, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Veronique Kiermer, Emilie Marcus, Barbara Kline Pope, Randy Schekman, Sowmya Swaminathan, Peter J. Stang, Inder M. Verma
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2018)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Victor J. Dzau, Marcia McNutt, Chunli Bai
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Victor J. Dzau, Marcia McNutt, Venki Ramakrishnan
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
C. K. Gunsalus, Marcia K. McNutt, Brian C. Martinson, Larry R. Faulkner, Robert M. Nerem
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcia McNutt
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcia McNutt
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcia McNutt
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marcia McNutt, Veronique Kiermer, Richard Sever
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marcia McNutt, Veronique Kiermer, Richard Sever
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
May R. Berenbaum, Marcia McNutt
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcia McNutt
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcia McNutt, France A. Cordova, David B. Allison
Summary: The Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust has been established within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to enhance the quality and trustworthiness of research across all domains. By aligning incentives and policies, adopting standard tools, and implementing proven methods, the Council aims to optimize research excellence and trust for the benefit of society.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Editorial Material
Robotics
Guang-Zhong Yang, Steven H. Collins, Paolo Dario, Peer Fischer, Ken Goldberg, Cecilia Laschi, Marcia K. McNutt
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Robotics
Guang-Zhong Yang, Jim Bellingham, Pierre E. Dupont, Peer Fischer, Luciano Floridi, Robert Full, Neil Jacobstein, Vijay Kumar, Marcia McNutt, Robert Merrifield, Bradley J. Nelson, Brian Scassellati, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Russell Taylor, Manuela Veloso, Zhong Lin Wang, Robert Wood
