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Management
Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Juneman Abraham, Ilham Akhsanu Ridlo, Harya Dwi Nugraha, Ismail Suardi Wekke, Anis Fuad, Alfend Rudyawan, Cahyo Seftyono
Summary: The article suggests that ranking researchers on a platform can improve productivity, but it overlooks the possibility of previous resource allocation not being inefficient. The proposed solution shifts resources towards measurable metrics without understanding its long-term effects. Thus, considering potential trade-offs and the future benefits is important.
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Environmental Sciences
Yingying Qian, Xuanjun Zhang, Qingru Fei, Yu Zhou
Summary: The study confirmed the degradation mechanism of Lysobacter sp. CW239 towards ochratoxin A (OTA), highlighting the significant role of carboxypeptidase CP4 in the process. The experimental results supported the hypothesis that OTA is degraded by the joint action of multiple enzymes in CW239, as proposed earlier.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zoltan Botta-Dukat
Summary: The study found that considering intraspecific trait variation can better predict the strength of competition. However, traits and competitive interactions may have a complex relationship, as traits in focal individuals may be both drivers and consequences of competition, making interpretation more challenging.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Letter
Mathematics, Applied
Takahiro Ezaki
Summary: The concerns raised about the recently published article include incorrect steady-state solution, proof, and derivation of physical quantities, significant deviation of simulation results from analytical predictions, and irrelevant content in the second part regarding equiprobable exclusion networks.
COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Pawel E. Tomaszewski
Summary: This comment addresses the serious errors in the crystallographic part of the paper, as well as the manipulation of data. It aims to help readers and students understand potential errors in similar papers.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Pawel E. Tomaszewski
Summary: The comment highlights a significant error in the crystallographic part of the paper, pointing out the correct crystal type and chemical formula as Bi25FeO39:Ni,Ti. Due to doping, the sample was found to contain two slightly different phases of the sillenite type.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Bo Zhou, Benhui Chen, Jinglu Hu
Summary: This letter acknowledges the interest of Kamata et al. in the work and their explanation of the quasi-linear kernel in the context of multiple kernel learning. The letter provides a summary of the quasi-linear SVM, discusses the novelty of quasi-linear kernels against multiple kernel learning, and explains the contributions of the authors' work.
IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Mark D. Griffiths
Summary: This systematic review on online gaming addiction among children and young adults had a high number of studies missing, mainly due to the search terms used. Therefore, it should be seen as a 'suggestive' review rather than 'definitive' when it comes to research on problematic gaming in youth.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Letter
Engineering, Environmental
Yixiong Pang, Diyun Chen, Lingjun Kong, Gutha Yuvaraja, Sajid Mehmood
Summary: In a Co-HAP/PMS system, the catalytic degradation of RhB led to the leaching of cobalt ions. Additional experiments demonstrated that the leached cobalt ions indeed contributed to the activation of PMS for RhB degradation, which was previously overlooked. This finding was made possible by the valuable comments of Zuo et al. and will be further investigated in future research. Importantly, Co-HAP still played a significant role in PMS activation for RhB degradation during the initial stage. Fortunately, the slow release of Co2+ from Co-HAP prevented secondary pollution, as the Co2+ concentration was lower than the standard for wastewater discharge. Furthermore, the mechanism of non-radical reactions in the Co-HAP/PMS system confirmed the heterogeneous catalysis of this system.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Letter
Agronomy
Jari Vauhkonen
Summary: Soimakallio et al. (2022) conducted a literature review to examine the impact of increased harvest rates on forest carbon balances. The study found that the carbon balance indicator used in the analysis is not transparent and loses information when averaged across multiple factors. While it may be useful for comparing fossil fuel displacement by wood in alternative harvest scenarios of a specific forest resource, it should not be used to compare scenarios based on different forest and forestry conditions.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2023)
Letter
Chemistry, Physical
Alexei A. Belik
Summary: The aim of these comments is to draw attention to significant errors reported in the commented paper, in which the authors claimed the preparation of solid solutions Bi1-xHoxFeO3. However, the X-ray diffraction data revealed the absence of single-phase solid solutions.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Letter
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Gangan Prathap
Summary: The study introduces an agent-based model based on a 3DSI model of scientific impact, which assumes that citations follow a mixture distribution of the rich-get-richer rule and sheer chance.
Letter
Oncology
Sarah Badaoui, Andrew Rowland, Michael J. Sorich, Ashley M. Hopkins
Summary: This letter to the editor emphasizes additional analyses needed to supplement the study by Rugo et al. on Abemaciclib treatment for HR+/HER2- breast cancer.
Editorial Material
Astronomy & Astrophysics
A. V. Mikhailov, L. Perrone
Summary: This paper responds to comments by Lei et al. on our study, emphasizing that our findings do not contradict the NO overcooling concept proposed by Lei et al. We explain the decrease in neutral gas density at F-2-layer heights during the recovery storm phase and note that this effect shows a seasonal dependence unrelated to the NO overcooling mechanism.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Pawel E. Tomaszewski
Summary: The comments highlight a severe error in the crystallographic part of the commented paper, indicating that the studied crystal is of the sillenite type and the correct formula should be Bi25FeO39:Cd,Ti. A new type of unit cell, previously unknown, was proposed for such crystals due to double doping.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Wenzhu Wang, Zihan Li, Yitong Yan, Shuo Wu, Xinyu Yao, Chen Gao, Lanxiang Liu, Yan Yu
Summary: This study investigated the reparative mechanisms of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and found that LIPUS promotes hippocampal neurogenesis, enhances neural electrical activity and neural plasticity, ultimately restoring neuronal function and cognitive capabilities in TBI mice.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Neurosciences
Wenmin Yi, Fei Chen, Minghao Yuan, Chuanling Wang, Shengyuan Wang, Jie Wen, Qian Zou, Yinshuang Pu, Zhiyou Cai
Summary: The study suggests that a high-fat diet may lead to tau hyperphosphorylation and synaptic dysfunction by inhibiting the SIRT1/AMPK pathway and disrupting autophagy flux, ultimately resulting in cognitive decline.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Neurosciences
Kim M. Hemsley, Helen Beard, Glyn Chidlow, Teresa Mammone, Leanne K. Winner, Daniel Neumann, Barbara King, Marten F. Snel, Paul J. Trim, Robert J. Casson
Summary: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive method that can be used to rapidly and quantitatively examine the integrity of the neuroretina. It has been shown that OCT can be used to observe retinal thinning in patients with childhood dementia, and to assess the improvement of retinal structure after treatment. Furthermore, OCT can provide insights into other childhood dementias based on the correlation between retinal and brain degeneration in Sanfilippo syndrome.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Neurosciences
Qianling Jiang, Xin Ma, Gaochen Zhu, Wen Si, Lingyu He, Guan Yang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of EAE induction on thymopoiesis and T cell development, revealing changes such as increased apoptosis, decreased proliferation, and a blockade in the transition from double-negative thymocytes to double-positive cells. It was also found that positive selection was disrupted in the thymus of EAE mice, along with an increased production of regulatory T cells.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
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Neurosciences
Alice McDouall, Guido Wassink, Sumudu Ranasinghe, Kelly Q. Zhou, Rashika N. Karunasinghe, Justin M. Dean, Joanne O. Davidson
Summary: This study found that blocking connexin 43 hemichannels can attenuate brain injury and promote neurodevelopment in infants with mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, without causing hypothermia.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Neurosciences
Hannah Sweetman, Mahmudur Rahman, Aditya Vedantam, Kajana Satkunendrarajah
Summary: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a neurological condition characterized by chronic compression of the cervical spinal cord, leading to impaired limb function. While respiratory dysfunction is not a common symptom of DCM, it can affect the ventilatory response to respiratory challenges. Surgical decompression improves sensorimotor function in DCM, but its impact on respiratory function is unclear. This study evaluates respiratory function and adaptive ventilation in a DCM model, showing that DCM impairs acute adaptive ventilatory ability and surgical decompression does not fully restore it.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Neurosciences
Chengmei Sun, Muhammad Saif Ur Rahman, Budbazar Enkhjargal, Jianhua Peng, Keren Zhou, Zhiyi Xie, Lingyun Wu, Tongyu Zhang, Qiquan Zhu, Jiping Tang, Yujia Zeng, John H. Zhang, Shanshan Xu
Summary: This study found that Osteopontin (OPN) can attenuate inflammatory responses after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) by promoting an anti-inflammatory microglial state. This effect may be mediated through the integrin-FAK-STAT3 and NF-kappa B signaling pathways.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)
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Neurosciences
Yang Yang, Xuezhu Chen, Chuanyan Yang, Mei Liu, Qianying Huang, Likun Yang, Yuhai Wang, Hua Feng, Zhongyang Gao, Tunan Chen
Summary: The study explores the effects of specific chemogenetic stimulation of intact corticospinal tract on functional recovery after stroke in mice. The findings demonstrate that combining chemogenetic activation with rehabilitation training leads to significant motor functional recovery by promoting axon sprouting and rewiring new functional circuits.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2024)