Tidal Current Energy Assessment and Exploitation Recommendations for Semi-Enclosed Bay Straits: A Case Study on the Bohai Strait, China by Yuze Song, Pengcheng Ma, Zikang Li, Yilin Zhai, Dan Li, Hongyuan Shi, Chao Li

“…Against the backdrop of increasingly depleted global non-renewable resources, research on renewable energy has become urgently critical. …”
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Myopia as a problem of the modern world. Methods of treatment and prevention by Marcelina Szewczyk, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Dominika Lewandowska, Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Maria Morawska, Anna Wolff, Szymon Gruszka, Kinga Jarosz

“…Short-sightedness is increasingly being called the “scourge” of our time. …”
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A comprehensive review on anticorrosive behaviour of surfactants across diverse metals using multiple techniques: Current insights and future horizons by Pavitra Shenoy, Namitha Kedimar, Suma A. Rao

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Low drying temperature has negligible impact but defatting increases in vitro rumen digestibility of insect meals, with minor changes on fatty acid biohydrogenation by Manuela Renna, Mauro Coppa, Carola Lussiana, Aline Le Morvan, Laura Gasco, Lara Rastello, Jonas Claeys, Gaëlle Maxin

“…Irrespective of insect species, increasing the drying temperature led to a reduction of in vitro degradation of proteins from insect meals, as outlined by the significant decrease in ammonia production (−0.009 mmol/g DM and −0.126 g/100 g total N for each additional 1 °C). …”
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Designing Thin and Lightweight 3D Metallized Current Collectors With Functional Interfaces for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries by Haomin Zhao, Yuting Wang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Zhe Luo, Dong Chen, Rui Jia, Yu Yang, Jian Chang

“…However, traditional metal foil current collectors pose many challenges in LSBs. On the anode side, the non‐lithiophilic nature of copper foil leads to random lithium dendrite growth, increasing the risk of short circuits. …”
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Prehospital measurement and treatment of ionised hypocalcaemia by UK helicopter emergency medical services in trauma patients: a survey of current practice by O. Hibberd, C. Leech, N. Lang, J. Price, EBG. Barnard

“…Ionised hypocalcaemia can occur due to calcium chelation from citrate-containing blood products or in response to traumatic injury. …”
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Influence of ambient temperature on the safety of live poultry during automobile transportation by M. V. Gryaznov, P. P. Zhuravskiy, E. A. Timofeev

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Epidemiological characteristics and interrupted time series analysis of mumps in Quzhou City, 2005–2023 by Canya Fu, Wenjie Xu, Wangfeng Zheng, Xiaoying Gong, Quanjun Fang, Zhiying Yin, Canjie Zheng

“…The monthly incidence of mumps showed a slight increase of 0.0052/100,000 in the one-dose vaccination period, followed by a decrease of 0.0126/100,000 in the two-dose vaccination period, and a further decrease of 0.0004/100,000 in the three-dose MMR period (p > .05). …”
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Antiretroviral drug class and anaemia risk in the current treatment era among people living with HIV in the USA: a clinical cohort study by Richard D Moore, Kenneth Mayer, Greer Burkholder, Susan R Heckbert, Barbara N Harding, Bridget M Whitney, Robin M Nance, Heidi M Crane, W Christopher Mathews, Joseph J Eron, Peter W Hunt, Paul Volberding, Michael S Saag, Mari M Kitahata, Joseph A C Delaney

“…Compared with NNRTI use, INSTI-based regimens were associated with an increased risk of anaemia (adjusted HR (aHR) 1.26, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.58) and severe anaemia (aHR 1.51, 95% CI 1.07 to 2.11) and a decrease in haemoglobin level. …”
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The Concentration-dependent Investigation of the Toxic Effects of the Anorectic Agent Sibutramine on the Electrical Activity of the Cardiomyocytes in Metabolic Syndrome Rat Heart by Yusuf Olgar, Feyza Alyu, Yusuf Öztürk, Belma Turan

“…All patch-clamp experiments were performed in whole-cell mode, but action potentials were recorded in current-clamp configuration and voltage-gated K+-channel currents in voltage-clamp configuration from freshly isolated MetS cardiomyocytes. …”
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TssI2-TsiI2 of Vibrio fluvialis VflT6SS2 delivers pesticin domain-containing periplasmic toxin and cognate immunity that modulates bacterial competitiveness by Yuanming Huang, Yu Han, Zhenpeng Li, Xiaorui Li, Zhe Li, Ping Liu, Xiaoshu Liu, Qian Cheng, Fenxia Fan, Biao Kan, Weili Liang

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Recent Nanotechnological Trends in the Management of Microbial Keratitis by Shraddha Jaiswal, Prabhavati Shinde, Vidya Tale

“…In addition, safety and toxicological concerns about the increasingly widespread use of contact lenses are also discussed. …”
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The current state of physical activity and exercise programs in German-speaking, Swiss psychiatric hospitals: results from a brief online survey by Brand S, Colledge F, Beeler N, Pühse U, Kalak N, Sadeghi Bahmani D, Mikoteit T, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Gerber M

“…Methods: All psychiatric hospitals (N=55) in the German-speaking part of Switzerland were contacted in spring 2014. Staff responsible for PAEPs were asked to complete an online questionnaire covering questions related to PAEPs such as type, frequency, staff training, treatment rationale, importance of PAEPs within the treatment strategy, and possible avenues to increase PAEPs. …”
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Current experience and future potential of facilitating access to digital NHS primary care services in England: the Di-Facto mixed-methods study by Gary Abel, Helen Atherton, Jon Sussex, Nurunnahar Akter, Abodunrin Q Aminu, Wiktoria Bak, Carol Bryce, Christopher E Clark, Emma Cockcroft, Hamish Evans, Evangelos Gkousis, Georgia Jenkins, Caroline Jenkinson, Nada Khan, Jeffrey Lambert, Brandi Leach, Christine Marriott, Jennifer Newbould, Sarah Parkinson, Jo Parsons, Emma Pitchforth, Laura Sheard, Stephanie Stockwell, Chloe Thomas, Bethan Treadgold, Rachel Winder, John L Campbell

“…Background Current National Health Service policy in England encourages enhanced digital access in primary care service provision. …”
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Assessment of the current status of the exhaust gas treatment systems of some factories in Hoa Khanh Industrial Zone, Da Nang City, Vietnam by Nguyen Phuoc Quy An, Nguyen Dinh Huan, Vo Diep Ngoc Khoi

“…The recommended improvements for each factory are as follows: (1) Paper manufacturing factory: Upgrade to a larger dust treatment cyclone (1.2m x 4.8m) to improve dust control. (2) Cement manufacturing factory: Install a misting system around the plant to minimize airborne dust in the surrounding environment. (3) Stainless steel utensil manufacturing factory: Increase the chimney height to enhance exhaust gas dispersion. (4) Industrial equipment manufacturing factory: Implement measures to collect exhaust gases generated in production areas. (5) Toy and light bulb manufacturing factory: Replace the current water dust suppression tank with a dust collector (gas washing) system that includes a water bubble-containing disk to increase processing efficiency.…”
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Addressing challenges in vector control: a review of current strategies and the imperative for novel tools in India’s combat against vector-borne diseases by Kuldeep Singh, Amit Sharma, Manju Rahi, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Gaurav Kumar, Rajendra Baharia, Sam Joy

“…One of the major pillars for the containment of VBDs is vector control and different tools have been employed for several decades. …”
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An Attempt to Accord the Quality of Therapy of Stable Coronary Heart Disease Patients with Current Clinical Guidelines (ALIGN study): Design and the First Results by S. Yu. Martsevich, E. D. Zharkova, N. P. Kutishenko, Yu. V. Lukina, S. N. Tolpygina, V. P. Voronina, A. V. Zagrebelnyy

“…To assess the quality of therapy in stable coronary heart disease (CHD) patients, who first sought consultation in the specialized cardiology department of the research center, and try to adjust the therapy in accordance with current clinical guidelines, paying special attention to achieving the target levels of blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and glycosylated hemoglobin (in patients with diabetes mellitus), increasing exercise tolerance and improving the quality of life (QL).Material and methods. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Study on Local Damage of Reinforced Concrete Column under Rectangular Charge by Qiuyang Wang, Xin Jia, Zhengxiang Huang, Taian Chen, Yujie Shi

“…During an explosion, a building’s stability is directly impacted by reinforced concrete (RC) columns. However, there is currently no theoretical analysis model that can precisely predict damage to RC columns after close-in/contact explosions. …”
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Research on the construction behavior and the multi-timescale tribological mechanism of Ni-based coatings on rotating components by direct current magnetic field-assisted spraying by Zhiyuan Wang, Changlong Tan, Jianing Wang, Huan Chen, Bowen Yao, Zhiguo Xing, Sefei Yang

“…The results show that under the assistance of direct current magnetic field, the scratch wear resistance of the coating LC1 increased by 207.5 % (from 7.8328 to 24.0857), the friction coefficient in reciprocating wear decreased by 14.8 % (from 0.534 to 0.455), and the contact fatigue limit in fatigue wear increased by 10.7 % (from 1308.8 MPa to 1449.1 MPa). …”
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Rational design of a deuterium-containing M2-S31N channel blocker UAWJ280 with in vivo antiviral efficacy against both oseltamivir sensitive and -resistant influenza A viruses by C. Joaquín Cáceres, Yanmei Hu, Stivalis Cárdenas-García, Xiangmeng Wu, Haozhou Tan, Silvia Carnaccini, L. Claire Gay, Ginger Geiger, Chunlong Ma, Qing-Yu Zhang, Daniela Rajao, Daniel R. Perez, Jun Wang

“…The neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant strains also contain the M2-S31N mutant, suggesting M2-S31N is a high-profile antiviral drug target. …”
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