Advancements and Challenges in the Management of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Review by Francesco Nappi

“…It is a significant concern in the field of cardiology, and the epidemiology of PVE has seen notable developments over the last five decades. The disease currently affects an older demographic and is becoming increasingly prevalent in patients with transcatheter-implanted valves. …”
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Leveraging agent-based modeling and a randomized intervention to advance childhood physical activity: A study protocol. by Matt Kasman, Adam B Sedlak, Lydia Reader, William J Heerman, Russell R Pate, Amelie G Ramirez, Evan C Sommer, Shari L Barkin, Ross A Hammond

“…At present, effective strategies for doing so are currently unknown. In large part, this is because PA determinants operate across levels dynamically, interact with one another, and can differ substantially across children. …”
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Soil Decomposer Can Regulate the Legacy Effect of Photodegradation on Forest Marcescent Litter Decomposition, but Emerging Microplastics Disrupt This by Kai Tian, Xin Wang, Rumeng Ye, Yingqi Wang, Zhicheng Chen, Xiaojing Liu, Wenxia Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…ABSTRACT Photodegradation—photochemical mineralization of standing litters—often exerts a legacy effect aiding biodegradation in soil (PLE), which is overlooked in deciduous forests containing marcescent leaves. Meanwhile, increasing anthropogenic microplastics have deposited in forests, how they would affect the PLE on subsequent litter bio‐decomposition is currently unknown. …”
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Bcl-2 Overexpression Improves Survival and Efficacy of Neural Stem Cell-Mediated Enzyme Prodrug Therapy by Rachael Mooney, Asma Abdul Majid, Daniel Mota, Adam He, Soraya Aramburo, Linda Flores, Jennifer Covello-Batalla, Diana Machado, Joanna Gonzaga, Karen S. Aboody

“…However, like other stem cell-based therapies, survival of therapeutic NSCs after transplantation is currently suboptimal. One approach to prolonging cell survival is to transiently overexpress an antiapoptotic protein within the cells prior to transplantation. …”
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Reflecting on Challenges and Opportunities: Examining the Colour Economy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Estrada Salvador, Cabrera-Flores Mayer, León-Pozo Alicia, Cota-Cota Creta

“…Nearly a quarter of a century has passed, and current socio-economic and cultural conditions necessitate new approaches to conceptualizing Economics. …”
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Self-healing of concrete incorporating seashells as partial cement replacement by Abbas Ali, Abdalla Khalid, Sigdel Anish

“…The current experimental study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a bacteria-based self-healing admixture in low-carbon concrete to minimise maintenance demands on concrete structures. …”
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Study on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of newly designed (Si, Ti) micro-alloyed hot-dipped Zn–6Al–3Mg alloy coating by Haotian Chen, Yuanyuan Liang, Renbo Song, Xinwei Wang

“…(Al,Si)3Ti, acting as a cathode in the corrosion process, leads to a decrease in the rate of corrosion by decreasing the current density at the anode. …”
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Tick Control Strategies: Critical Insights into Chemical, Biological, Physical, and Integrated Approaches for Effective Hard Tick Management by Tsireledzo Goodwill Makwarela, Nimmi Seoraj-Pillai, Tshifhiwa Constance Nangammbi

“…This review critically examines the current control strategies, focusing on chemical, biological, physical, and integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. …”
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Game simulators as educational tools for developing algorithmic thinking skills in computer science education by Maksym S. Kovtaniuk, Svitlana V. Shokaliuk, Alexander N. Stepanyuk

“…As computational thinking becomes increasingly important in modern education, innovative approaches to teaching programming and algorithmic concepts are essential. …”
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Management education in the age of information overload by Kenneth Michael Sweet, Kathryn Appenzeller Knowles, Ethan P. Waples

“…The authors argue that the increasing complexity of managerial decision contexts, particularly in the age of information overload, demands that leaders possess the ability to critically analyze and interpret quantitative information. …”
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Sense of agency in gesture-based interactions: modulated by sensory modality but not feedback meaning by George Evangelou, Orestis Georgiou, Eddie Brown, James W. Moore

“…Agency was also associated with general measures of trust and usability.DiscussionOur findings demonstrate positive implications for mid-air haptics in automotive contexts and highlight the general importance of user agency.…”
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Electrospun PAN@Ferrites Nanofibers for Rectifier and Humidity Devices by Ban Abbas Rijah, Iftikhar M. Ali

“…For PAN NFs, there is no effect when relative humidity percentage increases and decreases, but with adding ferrite materials PAN@ZnFe2O4 and PAN@ZnCoFe2O4 where, there is a significant change in resistance when humidity increases and decreases. …”
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Study of chemical properties of hybrid nanofluid flow between two permeable disks with suspension of carbon nanotubes using Yamada Ota and Xue models by A. Naeem, Z. Abbas, M.Y. Rafiq

“…Accelerating velocity descends with the rise in all parameters while decelerating velocity declines for the upsurge in pressure gradient and magnetic parameter and decreases for the increment in Darcy number. Velocity profiles for the current study are graphically compared with the previous study in the absence of MHD and porosity for the validation and authenticity of recent work. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF TWO-YEAR REARING OF CHERRY SALMON ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU JUVENILES AT FISH FARM ON ITURUP ISLAND by V. P. Pogodin, S. I. Borzov, M. S. Myakishev, I. A. Varaksin, O. V. Zelennikov

“…Mass mortality of young fish in the first and second years was avoided by decreasing of their density and other preventive measures. …”
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The Main Patterns in the Trend Change of Stomach Cancer Incidence amongst Selected African Countries by Fahimeh Shokouhi, Aida Amiripour, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki

“…For males, the first cluster, containing Cape Verde, Central African Republic, and Mauritius, showed a sharp fall, while countries in the second pattern including Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, and Tunisia were categorized in a pattern with a slight decrease, and other 43 countries were in the third pattern with a moderate falling trend. …”
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The role of music in perinatal mental health, with a psychoneuroimmunological perspective by Kiran Kuri, Rebecca H. Bind, Lavinia Rebecchini

“…This article aims to explore and synthesise current evidence on how music can support perinatal mental health, while examining the biological and psychological pathways through which these benefits may arise.…”
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Postherpetic Pseudolymphomatous Angiosarcoma Concealed Within Milia en Plaque: Expanding the Spectrum of Wolf Isotopic Response with a Literature Review by Marina Corral-Forteza, Noelia Pérez-Muñoz, Maria-Teresa Fernández-Figueras

“…While most are observed in healed herpes zoster, WIR has been reported in various other contexts. Affected areas are believed to exhibit immune dysregulation, lymphatic dysfunction, and altered neuromediator activity, increasing susceptibility to inflammatory, neoplastic, and infectious conditions. …”
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Optimizing multi label student performance prediction with GNN-TINet: A contextual multidimensional deep learning framework. by Xiaoyi Zhang, Yakang Zhang, Angelina Lilac Chen, Manning Yu, Lihao Zhang

“…As education increasingly relies on data-driven methodologies, accurately predicting student performance is essential for implementing timely and effective interventions. …”
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Social learning leads to inflexible strategy use in children across three societies by Wilson Vieira, Sarah Pope-Caldwell, Ardain Dzabatou, Luke Maurits, Marie Padberg, Daniel Haun

“…The present study provides important insights on the influence of eco-cultural contexts on the development of adaptive problem-solving, and the impact of social learning on children’s elective flexibility.…”
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Exercise Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis in T2DM Mice via Irisin/TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB-Mediated Neuroinflammation Pathway by Haocheng Xu, Xin Tian, Yuanxin Wang, Junjie Lin, Baishu Zhu, Chen Zhao, Bin Wang, Xin Zhang, Yu Sun, Nan Li, Xun Sun, Fanxi Zeng, Mingzhi Li, Xiquan Ya, Renqing Zhao

“…Moreover, exercise markedly increased the levels of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5)/irisin protein while decreasing the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differential protein-88 (MyD88), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) in the hippocampus of T2DM mice. …”
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