Intelligent Automated Monitoring and Curing System for Cracks in Concrete Elements Using Integrated Sensors and Embedded Controllers by Papa Pio Ascona García, Guido Elar Ordoñez Carpio, Wilmer Moisés Zelada Zamora, Marco Antonio Aguirre Camacho, Wilmer Rojas Pintado, Emerson Julio Cuadros Rojas, Hipatia Merlita Mundaca Ramos, Nilthon Arce Fernández

“…This study addresses the formation, detection, and repair of cracks in concrete elements exposed to temperatures above 25 °C, where accelerated evaporation compromises their structural strength. An automated intelligent curing system with embedded sensors (DS18B20, HD-38) and Arduino controllers was developed and applied to solid slabs, columns, and concrete test specimens (1:2:3.5 mix ratio). …”
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Emerging roles of the cancerous inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A (CIP2A) in ovarian cancer by Alice Filipe, Sayeh Saravi, Denis Mustafov, Suzana Panfilov, Simran Banger, Seyedehnajmeh Mousavikivaj, Maria Braoudaki, Senthilkumar Kailasam, Yasser Riazalhosseini, Michelle A. Sahai, Fotios Drenos, Cristina Sisu, Emmanouil Karteris

“…High CIP2A expression reduces both overall-and progression-free survival, whereas an R530T mutation is predicted to cause structural destabilisation of the CIP2A dimer. We also provide evidence for microRNA (miRNA) and mRNA target interactions with CIP2A. …”
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Integrating multi-model frameworks to unravel the spatiotemporal dynamics of flash floods in the Tianshan Mountain, China by Biao Zhang, Haiyan Fang, Guotao Zhang, Songqing Li, Shufang Wu, Kadambot H.M. Siddique

“…Subsequently, the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation (PLS-SEM) was used to explore the direct and indirect influence pathways among driving factors. …”
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Exploring the sequential mediation model of coping humor, self-esteem, resilience, and subjective well-being among Taiwanese university students by Chin-Wen Liao, Chih-Yu Ting, Yao-Chung Cheng, Kai-Jie Chen, An-Sheng Liu, Tzu-Ju Hsueh

“…Analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS 27.0 and SmartPLS 4.0, applying descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, t-tests, ANOVA, and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Results confirmed that self-esteem and resilience significantly mediate the relationship between coping humor and subjective happiness, validating the proposed model. …”
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Sustainable transformation of cotton stalk waste as a biochar-based copper-silicon composite for chromium (VI) detoxification by Sana Shakil, Salah Ud Din, Khawaja Ansar Yasin, Muhammad Sheraz Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, Abdurahman Hajinur Hirad, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Sirajul Haq

“…Characterization techniques, including XRD, FTIR, EDX, SEM, TEM, XPS, and PZC analysis, confirmed the material's structural and chemical properties. Peaks at 153 eV (Si2p) and 932.1 eV (Cu 2p) validated the presence of silicon and copper, while a peak at 529.9 eV indicated Cr₂O₃/Cr(OH)₃ formation after adsorption. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Thermal Fields and Microstructure Evolution in SLM of Fe₃₂Cr₃₃Ni₂₉Al₃Ti₃ Alloy by Xuyun Peng, Xiaojun Tan, Haibing Xiao, Wei Zhang, Liang Guo, Wei Tan, Jian Huang, Chaojun Ding, Yushan Yang, Jieshun Yang, Haitao Chen, Qingmao Zhang

“…Fabricating eutectic high-entropy alloys (EHEAs) via selective laser melting (SLM) presents significant potential for advanced structural applications. This study explores the microstructural evolution of Fe₃₂Cr₃₃Ni₂₉Al₃Ti₃ EHEAs fabricated by SLM under varying laser powers. …”
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Comparative risk of QTc prolongation induced by second-generation antipsychotics in the real world: retrospective cohort study based on a hospital information system by Luyao He, Wenjuan Yu, Huiqing Song, Lujin Li, Yifeng Shen, Lei Zhang, Huafang Li

“…A marginal structural Cox model was used to compare the hazard ratios for QTc prolongation associated with various SGAs. …”
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Hmgb2 improves astrocyte to neuron conversion by increasing the chromatin accessibility of genes associated with neuronal maturation in a proneuronal factor-dependent manner by Priya Maddhesiya, Tjasa Lepko, Andrea Steiner-Mezzardi, Julia Schneider, Veronika Schwarz, Juliane Merl-Pham, Finja Berger, Stefanie M. Hauck, Lorenza Ronfani, Marco Bianchi, Tatiana Simon, Anthodesmi Krontira, Giacomo Masserdotti, Magdalena Götz, Jovica Ninkovic

“…Using this culture system, we show that chromatin structural protein high mobility group box 2 (HMGB2) regulates the direct conversion rate downstream of the growth factor combination. …”
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‘When I tried to explain, they shouted back at me!’: exploring how community pharmacists navigate tensions implementing antimicrobial stewardship in Vietnam by Duy Trinh Hoang, Shannon McKinn, Dorothy Drabarek, Thao Thu Trieu, Van Thuy Pham, Yen Ngoc Pham, Thai Hung Cao, Hung Mai Tran, Greg J. Fox, Thu-Anh Nguyen, Sarah Bernays

“…This qualitative analysis draws on data from 24 in-depth interviews with licensed community pharmacists in Vietnam. …”
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Comparative Immunogenicity in Rabbits of the Polypeptides Encoded by the 5′ Terminus of Hepatitis C Virus RNA by Irina Sominskaya, Juris Jansons, Anastasija Dovbenko, Natalia Petrakova, Ilva Lieknina, Marija Mihailova, Oleg Latyshev, Olesja Eliseeva, Irina Stahovska, Inara Akopjana, Ivars Petrovskis, Maria Isaguliants

“…Recent studies on the primate protection from HCV infection stressed the importance of immune response against structural viral proteins. Strong immune response against nucleocapsid (core) protein was difficult to achieve, requesting further experimentation in large animals. …”
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Incorporating the voice of young people in mental health research: reflections from three lived experience advisory panels in Latin America by Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla, Daniela Ramirez-Meneses, Karen Ariza-Salazar, Santiago Cesar Lucchetti, Natividad Olivar, Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar, Catherine Fung, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, José Miguel Uribe-Restrepo, Stefan Priebe, Francisco Diez-Canseco

“…Future efforts should focus on overcoming structural limitations and fostering equitable collaboration, emphasising the need for youth perspectives in mental health research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Impact of Early-Life Brain Injury on Gut Microbiota Composition in Rodents: Systematic Review with Implications for Neurodevelopment by Vanessa da Silva Souza, Raul Manhães-de-Castro, Sabrina da Conceição Pereira, Beatriz Souza de Silveira, Caio Matheus Santos da Silva Calado, Henrique José Cavalcanti Bezerra Gouveia, Jacques-Olivier Coq, Ana Elisa Toscano

“…Brain outcomes included neuroinflammation, white matter injury, altered gene expression, and impaired structural integrity. These results suggest that early-life brain injury induces complex alterations in the gut microbiota and its metabolic products, which may contribute to systemic and neuroinflammatory processes. …”
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Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT ‘EM) Survey. VI. Confirmation of a Long-period Giant Planet Discovered with a Single TESS Transit by Zahra Essack, Diana Dragomir, Paul A. Dalba, Matthew P. Battley, David R. Ciardi, Karen A. Collins, Steve B. Howell, Matias I. Jones, Stephen R. Kane, Eric E. Mamajek, Christopher R. Mann, Ismael Mireles, Dominic Oddo, Lauren A. Sgro, Keivan G. Stassun, Solene Ulmer-Moll, Cristilyn N. Watkins, Samuel W. Yee, Carl Ziegler, Allyson Bieryla, Ioannis Apergis, Khalid Barkaoui, Rafael Brahm, Edward M. Bryant, Thomas M. Esposito, Pedro Figueira, Benjamin J. Fulton, Samuel Gill, Andrew W. Howard, Howard Isaacson, Alicia Kendall, Nicholas Law, Michael B. Lund, Andrew W. Mann, Rachel A. Matson, Felipe Murgas, Enric Palle, Samuel N. Quinn, Alexandre Revol, Suman Saha, Richard P. Schwarz, Ramotholo Sefako, Avi Shporer, Ivan A. Strakhov, Steven Villanueva Jr., George R. Ricker, Roland Vanderspek, David W. Latham, Sara Seager, Joshua N. Winn, Pau Bosch-Cabot, Kevin I. Collins, Raquel Forés-Toribio, Fabian Rodriguez Frustagia, Eric Girardin, Ian J. Helm, Pablo Lewin, Jose A. Muñoz, Patrick Newman, Peter Plavchan, Gregor Srdoc, Chris Stockdale, Anaël Wünsche, Mario Billiani, Martin Davy, Alex Douvas, Keiichi Fukui, Bruno Guillet, Cory Ostrem, Michael Rushton, Angsar Schmidt, Andrea Finardi, Patrice Girard, Tateki Goto, Julien S. de Lambilly, Liouba Leroux, Fabrice Mortecrette, John W. Pickering, Michael Primm, Marc Ribot, Ethan Teng, Aad Verveen, Stefan Will, Mark Ziegler

“…Based on giant planet structure models, TOI-4465 b appears to be enriched in heavy elements at a level consistent with late-stage accretion of icy planetesimals. …”
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Role of the Perceived Social Responsibility of the Company and the Psychological Mechanisms to Achieve the Employees' Creative Behavior (Case Study: Electro Kavir Company of Yazd) by Marziyeh Dehghanizadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarzi Hedesh

“…The data collection tool in this research was standard questionnaires, the validity of which was confirmed using the opinions of a number of experts in this field, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability were used to determine the reliability of the measurement tool, and the analysis method used in this research was structural equation modeling technique. …”
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Deteriorated biomechanical properties of human hypertrophied septum in response to cardiomyocyte enlargement, overexpressed collagen, and disarrayed microstructures by Katherine M. Copeland, Houjia Chen, Uday Chintapula, Milad Almasian, Duc Khang Chung, Alan M. Taylor, Yichen Ding, Gaurav Sharma, Michael E. Jessen, Yi Hong, Kytai T. Nguyen, Matthias Peltz, Pietro Bajona, Jun Liao

“…Our viscoelastic mechanical data and microstructural characterizations build a strong foundation to understand the altered tissue behavior of the hypertrophied septum, the degree of deviation from the normal septum, and the underlying structural mechanisms.…”
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The utility of 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG PET/CT in predicting the response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with advanced medullary thyroid cancer by Eline C. Jager, James McNeil, Alexander J. Papachristos, Mark Sywak, Stan B. Sidhu, Rhonda Siddall, Jeremy Hoang, Geoffrey P. Schembri, Venessa H. M. Tsang, Ayanthi Wijewardene, Lyndal Tacon, Bruce Robinson, Roderick J. Clifton-Bligh, Martyn Bullock, Adrienne H. Brouwers, Thera P. Links, Schelto Kruijff, Anthony R. Glover, Matti L. Gild

“…In the 18F-FDG cohort, high MTV and TLA correlated with a better structural response (p < 0.001) and high SUVmean correlated with a longer time to reach optimal response (p = 0.037). …”
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Benchmarking AlphaMissense pathogenicity predictions against APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 variants of unknown significance by Joshua Pillai, Sophia Liu, Kijung Sung, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu

“…AlphaMissense (AM) is a novel technology that uses population frequency data along with structural and sequential contexts from AlphaFold to predict the pathogenicity of missense mutations. …”
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Smart Digital Solutions for EARLY Treatment of COGNitive Disability (EARLY-COGN^3): A Study Protocol by Maria Cotelli, Francesca Baglio, Elena Gobbi, Elena Campana, Ilaria Pagnoni, Giovanna Cannarella, Alessandro Del Torto, Federica Rossetto, Angela Comanducci, Gennaro Tartarisco, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Simona Campisi, Raffaela Maione, Claudia Saraceno, Elisa Dognini, Sonia Bellini, Marta Bortoletto, Giuliano Binetti, Roberta Ghidoni, Rosa Manenti

“…Neurophysiological markers and biomolecular data will be collected at T0 and T1. <b>Conclusions:</b> EARLY-COGN^3 project could lead to a complete paradigm shift from the traditional therapeutic approach, forcing a reassessment on how CNDs could take advantage of a digital solution. …”
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STANDARDIZATION OF CLINICAL PHARMACIST FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN HOSPITAL SETTING IN UKRAINE AND ABROAD by Andriy Zimenkovsky, Х.І. Макух, Myroslava Sekh, Marta Zayats

“…The applied methods include a systematic approach, bibliographic, standardization, group method of expert evaluations, structural-logical, analytical-comparative, computer data processing, and modeling. …”
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Modelling water table depth at rewetted peatlands with Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 by Eoin Reddin, Jennifer Hanafin, Mingming Tong, Laurence Gill, Mark G. Healy

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