Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy by Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

“…This study assesses FDG-PET/CT diagnostic role in DSWI detection, the evolution of FDG uptake intensity in patients without DSWI and the potential biomarkers for DSWIs prediction. …”
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“Awakened Muse” by Ihor Kalynets in the interartistic dialogue with Oleksa Novakivskyi by Hryhorii Savchuk

“…These conditions are related to historical progress, but above all, to the peculiarities of individual evolution of the author. 2. The artist and the muse are in the relationship of dialectical unity, which drives them both in their development. 3. …”
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Intraspecific Morphometric Variation in a New Species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> Thélohan 1892 (Cnidaria) from the South Atlantic Ocean: An Ecomorphological Study Using Geometric Morphom... by Delfina M. P. Cantatore, Martina Lisnerová, Paula S. Marcotegui, María A. Rossin, Astrid S. Holzer

“…The work highlights the utility of GM in advancing the understanding of myxozoan morphology and its evolutionary implications and emphasizes the need for further research on myxospore shape evolution and its ecological and adaptive significance in natural populations.…”
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An Auto-Tuning Goal-Oriented Dynamic Feature Selection for Non-Stationary Message Stream Classification Using a Multi-Agent Approach by Wenny Hojas-Mazo, Mailyn Moreno-Espino, Francisco Macia-Perez, Jose Vicente Berna-Martinez, Cornelio Yanez-Marquez

“…In an organization&#x2019;s digital messaging environment, information is exchanged both internally and externally, resulting in a continuous evolution of the message stream at both the conceptual and feature levels. …”
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Effect of retaining wall leakage on the deformation behavior of foundation pit in water-rich sandy strata by Mingming QIU, Xiaomin LI, Guolin YANG, Junyi DUAN

“…Aiming at the disaster problem caused by leakage of water and sand in deep excavation, it is of great significance to reveal the evolution of foundation pit leakage disaster and its control method for underground engineering construction safety. …”
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An innovative thermal protective clothing system for firefighters by Gilda Santos, Rita Marques, Francisca Marques, João Ribeiro, André Fonseca, João M. Miranda, João B. L. M. Campos, Soraia F. Neves

“… Nowadays, despite the evolution of personal protective equipment (PPE), the number of firefighters injured and burned during fire extinguishing operations is still very high, leading in some cases to loss of life. …”
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Temperature effects on Xe bubble structure and grain boundary migration in UO2: A molecular dynamics simulation by Zhen Guo, Hui Ma, Danmin Peng, Hongwei Bao, Zhipeng Sun, Yong Xin, Jibin Zhang, Fei Ma

“…Herein, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the structural characteristics and evolution of intergranular and intragranular Xe bubbles in UO2. …”
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Dynamic Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water Photo-Splitting Using Core@Shell-Structured CuS@TiO2 Catalyst Wrapped by High Concentrated TiO2 Particles by Younghwan Im, Sora Kang, Kang Min Kim, Taeil Ju, Gi Bo Han, No-Kuk Park, Tae Jin Lee, Misook Kang

“…The synthesized core@shell-structured CuS@TiO2 particles absorbed a long wavelength (a short band gap) above 700 nm compared to that pure TiO2, which at approximately 300 nm, leading to easier electronic transitions, even at low energy. Hydrogen evolution from methanol/water photo-splitting over the core@shell-structured CuS@TiO2 photocatalyst increased approximately 10-fold compared to that over pure CuS. …”
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Advanced techniques and nanotechnologies for point-of-care testing by Valeria Secchi, Valeria Secchi, Alice Armanni, Linda Barbieri, Antonia Bruno, Alessandro Colombo, Sara Fumagalli, Ekaterina A. Kukushkina, Roberto Lorenzi, Letizia Marchesi, Hind Moukham, Alberto Paleari, Alessandra Ronchi, Giulia Tomaino, Farida Tripodi, Miriam Colombo, Miriam Colombo, Laura Sironi, Angelo Monguzzi, Angelo Monguzzi

“…The correct understanding of pathogens distribution and evolution is therefore crucial for infections control and for the design of effective prevention strategies. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted MoS2/GO/TiO2 ceramic coatings: Enhancing anti-friction performance through dual-interface optimization by Ziwei Guo, Yongnan Chen, Nan Wang, Yiku Xu, Qinyang Zhao, Zhimin Hou, Guangrui Gao, Yan Kang, Haifei Zhan

“…The change in interlayer spacing induced dislocation evolution at incoherent interface, leading to dual interface formation. …”
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Macrophages infiltration and oral potentially malignant disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lara Krusser Feltraco, Julia Rodrigues Fernandes, Leonardo Francisco Diel, Leonardo da Silva Bittencourt, Lisiane Bernardi, Marcelo Lazzaron Lamers

“…Since oral squamous cell carcinoma shows an association between macrophages and a worse prognosis, we hypothesize that macrophages could also be involved in the evolution of oral potentially malignant disorders into oral squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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Impedance mapping with high-density microelectrode array chips reveals dynamic heterogeneity of in vitro epithelial barriers by Alessandra Venz, Bastien Duckert, Liesbet Lagae, Saeedeh Ebrahimi Takalloo, Dries Braeken

“…Here, we used 16,384 CMOS-integrated HD-MEA chip with subcellular-sized electrodes (8 μm diameter, 15 μm pitch, patterned in 16 clusters each consisting of 1024 electrodes in a 32 × 32 matrix) and impedance sensing capability to monitor dynamic evolution of Caco-2 cells, such as their proliferation, barrier formation, and 3D structure development on the chip. …”
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Integrated system for electrolyte recovery, product separation, and CO2 capture in CO2 reduction by Peng Wang, An Pei, Zhaoxi Chen, Peilin Sun, Chengyi Hu, Xue Wang, Nanfeng Zheng, Guangxu Chen

“…Cations like K+ in the ISM flow through the cathodic CEM into the catholyte to balance the OH− ions from hydrogen evolution. ERSS recycles electrolyte-adsorbed CO2, recovers KOH with a 94.0% K+ yield, and achieves an 86.2% separation efficiency for CO2R products. …”
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Maternal Infections, Antibiotics, Steroid Use, and Diabetes Mellitus Increase Risk of Early-Onset Sepsis in Preterm Neonates: A Nationwide Population-Based Study by Hao-Yuan Lee, Yu-Lung Hsu, Wen-Yuan Lee, Kuang-Hua Huang, Ming-Luen Tsai, Chyi-Liang Chen, Yu-Chia Chang, Hung-Chih Lin

“…The global evolution of pathogens causing early-onset sepsis (EOS), a critical condition in preterm infants, necessitates a re-evaluation of risk factors to develop updated prevention and treatment strategies. …”
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Achieving Ultra‐High Heat Flux Transfer in Graphene Films via Tunable Gas Escape Channels by Haolong Zheng, Peng He, Shujing Yang, Yonghua Lu, Na Guo, Yanhong Li, Gang Wang, Guqiao Ding

“…Gases released during film assembly and the resulting catastrophic structural destruction should be responsible for the trade‐off between film thickness and thermal conductivity. Herein, the evolution of the pore structure is investigated during the assembly of graphene films and propose the construction of gas escape channels for the preparation of thick graphene films. …”
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Genome wide identification of Dof transcription factors in Carmine radish reveals RsDof33 role in cadmium stress and anthocyanin biosynthesis by Caiming Gou, Jia Li, Bo Chen, Guoting Cheng, Zhangfei Zheng, Hua Peng, Ahmed H. El-Sappah

“…Dof-TFs are critical in regulating plant growth, development, stress responses, and signal transduction.This work comprehensively examined the structure, evolution, and expression of the carmine radish Dof gene and its behavior under cadmium (Cd) stress. …”
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Impact energy release mechanism and debris cloud forming behavior of LaCeAlCo active amorphous spherical fragment by Jinbei Zhao, Bingwen Zhou, Bin Ya, Linggang Meng, Pengcheng Ju, Xingguo Zhang

“…The theoretical model of debris cloud space forming behind the target is established. The evolution law of debris cloud space and impact energy releases damage model of amorphous fragments is obtained.…”
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Experimental study on the settling of irregularly shaped sediment particles from the source region of the Yangtze River by Xiaoyong Cheng, Zhijing Li, Yujiao Liu, Zhongwu Jin, Yinjun Zhou, Yisen Wang, Guiqiao Wang, Junfeng Han, Zhixian Cao

“…Settling plays a pivotal role in sediment transport and morphological evolution of alluvial rivers. Sediment particles in the source regions of large rivers are more likely to feature irregular shapes due to less abrasion than in lower reaches of the rivers. …”
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Oxidative Stability at Different Storage Conditions and Adulteration Detection of Prickly Pear Seeds Oil by Fatima Ettalibi, Abderraouf El Antari, Chemseddoha Gadhi, Hasnaâ Harrak

“…Based on the physicochemical and biochemical parameters evolution, this study has shown that PPSO stored at 4°C for 18 months preserves the initial quality. …”
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Complete mitogenome characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of traditional Chinese medicinal plant Tinospora sagittata (Oliv.) Gagnep. from the Menispermaceae family by Jing Zhao, Zi-Han Chen, Peng-Cheng Huang, Liu-Wei Chen, Ming-Xian Zhang, Li-Hua Wang, You-Yong Zhu, Jia-Guan Wang, Yu Zhao

“…Moreover, our results also laid the foundation for further studying the course, tempo and mode of organelle genome evolution of Menispermaceae.…”
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