The lack of evidence-based management in electrical storm: a scoping review by Pouya Motazedian, Graeme Prosperi-Porta, Marie-Eve Mathieu, Nickolas Beauregard, William Knoll, Nicholas Quinn, Simon Parlow, Pietro Di Santo, Omar Abdel-Razek, Richard Jung, Nikola Kolobaric, William Barbour, David Nelson, Trevor Simard, Jacob C. Jentzer, Rebecca Mathew, George A. Wells, F. Daniel Ramirez, Benjamin Hibbert

“…The use of sedation for ES was exclusively studied in the context of mechanical ventilation. There was an increase in the number of ES studies over time, but sample sizes remained small and unchanged. …”
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A Multifunctional Nanodelivery System Modified by Fusion Peptides Acts as Teriparatide Carrier for Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss Therapy by Jiawen Li, Zhuowen Hao, Fangzi Ke, Zhihui Liu, Weilong Wang, Sihui Wen, Fan Wu, Bowen Xu, Miao He, Shengyu Zou, Xiong Chen, Jingfeng Li, Zuhong He

“…Teriparatide (PTH1‐34) exerts antioxidant properties in the context of osteoporosis. Thus, in the current study, a multifunctional thermosensitive nanodelivery system is developed, based on the unique anatomical structure of the inner ear, to load and sustain the release of PTH1‐34 to alleviate hair cell damage. …”
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Interleukin-35 impairs human NK cell effector functions and induces their ILC1-like conversion with tissue residency features by Valentin Picant, Lara Revol-Bauz, Laurie Tonon, Timothée Casini, Aurélien Voissière, Dominique Poujol, Emilie Picard, Céline Rodriguez, Cyril Degletagne, Emily Sible, Uzma Hasan, Anthony Ferrari, Christophe Caux, Nathalie Bendriss-Vermare

“…Abstract Natural Killer (NK) cells play pivotal immunological roles including direct cytotoxic effector function and secretion of inflammatory and immunomodulating cytokines. In the context of chronic inflammation, NK cell fitness decreases during disease progression through currently unknown mechanisms. …”
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Neurobiological and therapeutic landmarks of depression associated with Alzheimer’s disease dementia by Ilinca Untu, Michael Davidson, Gabriela-Dumitrita Stanciu, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Romeo-Petru Dobrin, Diana-Sabina Vieru, Bogdan-Ionel Tamba, Bogdan-Ionel Tamba

“…These mechanisms likely contribute to the acceleration of neurodegeneration in AD and the onset or worsening of depressive symptoms. Current therapeutic approaches remain largely nonspecific, with a lack of targeted therapies that address the unique pathophysiological context of depression in AD. …”
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Emergency response mobile 3D printing system: A case study in rapid manufacturing of polyurethane foam bridges by Jingwen Liang, Zhuo Zeng, Penglin Wang, Zhongxu Wang, Shifeng Wen, Yan Zhou, Cheng Zhou

“…In the context of increasing global natural disasters, the 72-hour golden rescue window imposes three critical requirements on rapid construction technologies: timeliness, multi-hazard adaptability, and systemic support. …”
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Self-other distinction modulates the sense of self-agency during joint actions by Laura Zapparoli, Marika Mariano, Lucia Maria Sacheli, Tommaso Berni, Caterina Negrone, Carlo Toneatto, Eraldo Paulesu

“…We discuss these results considering current cognitive theories on motor awareness and interactions.…”
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Flourishing as a highly sensitive person: a mixed method study on the role of nature connectedness and chaotic home environment by Susan Carroll, Anna O’Brien, Francesca Lionetti, Anna O’Reilly, Annalisa Setti, Annalisa Setti

“…IntroductionTheories of Environmental Sensitivity postulate that those who are highly sensitive thrive in favourable contexts and are more disadvantaged by unfavourable ones; however, negative outcomes, instead of positive, are more often investigated. …”
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Long-term interleukin-6 levels and subsequent risk of coronary heart disease: two new prospective studies and a systematic review. by John Danesh, Stephen Kaptoge, Andrea G Mann, Nadeem Sarwar, Angela Wood, Sara B Angleman, Frances Wensley, Julian P T Higgins, Lucy Lennon, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Ann Rumley, Peter H Whincup, Gordon D O Lowe, Vilmundur Gudnason

“…An updated systematic review of electronic databases and other sources identified 15 relevant previous population-based prospective studies of IL-6 and clinical coronary outcomes (i.e., MI or coronary death). Including the two current studies, the 17 available prospective studies gave a combined odds ratio of 1.61 (95% CI 1.42-1.83) per 2 SD increase in baseline IL-6 (corresponding to an odds ratio of 3.34 [95% CI 2.45-4.56] per 2 SD increase in usual [long-term average] IL-6 levels).…”
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Protocol for a prospective, observational, hospital-based multicentre study of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission: NOSO-COR Project by Hubert P Endtz, Mitra Saadatian-Elahi, Valentina Picot, Laetitia Hénaff, Florence K Pradel, Vanessa Escuret, Cédric Dananché, Christelle Elias

“…In France, mortality rate in the general population was approximately 10% and could reach higher levels at the hospital. In the current context of high incidence rates of SARS-CoV-2 in the community, a significant increase in the rate of nosocomial transmission is expected. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation is a promising therapy for kidney diseases by Jiawei Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, Xiangge Ren, Xiangge Ren, Bing Li, Bing Li, Zhifen Zhao, Zhifen Zhao, Shoudao Li, Shoudao Li, Wensheng Zhai, Wensheng Zhai

“…This review systematically summarizes the current research on FMT in the context of kidney disease, evaluates its therapeutic mechanisms and feasibility, and highlights its limitations. …”
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Evaluation of the implementation of governmental policies and actions to create healthy food environments in Burkina Faso by Viviane Aurélie Tapsoba, Ella WR Compaore, Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba, Jerome Winbetourefa Some, Julien Soliba Manga, Adama Diouf, Jean-Claude Moubarac, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Mamoudou H Dicko

“…The objective of this study is to compare the level of implementation of current public policies aimed at creating healthy food environments in Burkina Faso with international good practice indicators. …”
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A Concept for Improving Battery Energy Storage System Performance in a Redundant DC Microgrid Without SoC-Based Droop by Thales Augusto Fagundes, Lucas Jonys Ribeiro Silva, Marcio Von Rondow Campos, Marina Silva Camillo de Carvalho, Bruno Meneghel Zilli, Guilherme Henrique Favaro Fuzato, Ricardo Quadros Machado

“…Considering the CBB, the reliability of the BESS units is improved through battery-to-battery (B2B) equalization, enabled by the fuzzy-based method able to provide current references, thereby increasing power sharing accuracy. …”
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A Smart Motor Rehabilitation System Based on the Internet of Things and Humanoid Robotics by Yasamin Moghbelan, Alfonso Esposito, Ivan Zyrianoff, Giulia Spaletta, Stefano Borgo, Claudio Masolo, Fabiana Ballarin, Valeria Seidita, Roberto Toni, Fulvio Barbaro, Giusy Di Conza, Francesca Pia Quartulli, Marco Di Felice

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining increasing attention in healthcare due to its potential to enable continuous monitoring of patients, both at home and in controlled medical environments. …”
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Interpersonal counselling for adolescent depression delivered by youth mental health workers without core professional training: the ICALM feasibility RCT by Jon Wilson, Viktoria Cestaro, Eirini Charami-Roupa, Timothy Clarke, Aoife Dunne, Brioney Gee, Sharon Jarrett, Thando Katangwe-Chigamba, Andrew Laphan, Susie McIvor, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Jamie Murdoch, Thomas Rhodes, Carys Seeley, Lee Shepstone, David Turner, Paul Wilkinson

“…However, alterations to the referral pathways did not increase the number of referrals made to the study. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…The field of disorders of consciousness is pervaded by much uncertainty due to limitations on our current diagnostic tools, treatments, and outcome measures. …”
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The future of geography field course pedagogy in UK higher education by Ewan Woodley, Stewart Barr, Lesley Batty, Karen Bickerstaff, Christopher Darvill, Raihana Ferdous, Naomi Holmes, Ihnji Jon, Kenny Lynch, Julian Martin, Alan Marvell, Derek McDougall, Hannah Pitt, Aled Singleton, Catherine Souch, Lynda Yorke

“…Yet, this key area of pedagogy appears increasingly unsustainable and complex for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) within the context of the urgent need for decarbonisation, increasing financial costs, and the institutional challenges of comprehensively embedding necessary Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) considerations into these activities. …”
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Atrial Cardiomyopathy in Atrial Fibrillation: A Multimodal Diagnostic Framework by Paschalis Karakasis, Panayotis K. Vlachakis, Panagiotis Theofilis, Nikolaos Ktenopoulos, Dimitrios Patoulias, Barbara Fyntanidou, Antonios P. Antoniadis, Nikolaos Fragakis

“…This review synthesizes current diagnostic strategies for AtCM within the context of AF, emphasizing a multimodal approach. …”
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Density matrix emulation of quantum recurrent neural networks for multivariate time series prediction by J D Viqueira, D Faílde, M M Juane, A Gómez, D Mera

“…However, the effective implementation of some QRNN models is limited by the need for mid-circuit measurements. Those increase the requirements for quantum hardware, which in the current noisy intermediate-scale quantum era does not allow reliable computations. …”
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Analytical simulation of meander morphology from equilibrium to long-term evolution: Impacts of channel geometry and vegetation-induced coarsening by Yanjie Sun, Xiaolong Song, Zhi Li, Haijue Xu, Yuchuan Bai

“…This research advances understanding of the multifaceted nature of meandering river systems and offers practical tools for informed decision-making in river engineering and environmental management, particularly in the context of climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressures on fluvial ecosystems.…”
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Natural Hydrogen in Uruguay: Catalog of H₂-Generating Rocks, Prospective Exploration Areas, and Potential Systems by Marcos Sequeira, Ethel Morales, Isabelle Moretti, Gerardo Veroslavsky, Facundo Plenc, Roberto d’Avila, Hector de Santa Ana

“…However, its current production remains largely dependent on carbon-emitting sources. …”
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