Brayton cycle numerical modeling using the RELAP5-3D code, version 4.3.4 by Eduardo Pedroso Longhini, Paulo David de Castro Lobo, Lamartine Nogueira Frutuoso Guimarães, Francisco Antonio Braz Filho, Guilherme Borges Ribeiro

“…This work contributes to enable and develop technologies to mount fast microreactors, to generate heat and electric energy, for the purpose to warm and to supply electrically spacecraft equipment and, also, the production of nuclear space propulsion effect. …”
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Distributionally Robust Optimization Based Restoration for Integrated Electricity-Gas Systems Incorporating Wind Power and Flexible Reserve Capacity Allocations by Jingyang Yun, Hongyan Ma, Zheng Yan

“…Moreover, the proposed model can be converted into a mixed integer linear programming problem which can be directly solved. In the case study, the advantages of the proposed model are compared with three conventional restoration models based on two test systems, and sensitivity analysis is conducted.…”
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Current Neonatal Resuscitation Practices among Paediatricians in Gujarat, India by Satvik C. Bansal, Archana S. Nimbalkar, Dipen V. Patel, Ankur R. Sethi, Ajay G. Phatak, Somashekhar M. Nimbalkar

“…Questionnaire was developed and consensually validated by three neonatologists. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of a HeXe-Cooled Mobile Nuclear Reactor with Closed Brayton Cycle by Jiaolong Deng, Chaoran Guan, Xiaojing Liu, Xiang Chai

“…However, there is currently a lack of fast and reliable tools for analyzing the complicated dynamic characteristics of such systems. In this study, we developed a comprehensive dynamic modeling approach for a HeXe-cooled nuclear power system coupled with a closed Brayton cycle (CBC). …”
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Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of gynecologic cancer by Anne Mills, Leisha A Emens, Mary L Disis, Kunle Odunsi, John B Liao, Tyler Curiel, Margaret Gatti-Mays, Amir Jazaeri, Emese Zsiros, Marcus O Butler, Jyoti Bajpai, Katherine C Kurnit, Haider Mahdi, Laura Doherty, Claire F Friedman, Melissa A Geller, Sarah F Adams, Shelley A Dodt, Veena S John

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Qualitative analysis and exploration of anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects of a Thai traditional medicine formula from Wat Pho beyond its use for COVID-19 treatment by Naruemon Perstwong, Asma Binalee, Khwanlada Kobtrakul, Wongsakorn Phongsopitanun, Kittipong Sanookpan, Sudartip Areecheewakul, Visarut Buranasudja, Sornkanok Vimolmangkang

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consHLA: a next generation sequencing consensus-based HLA typing workflow by Rachel Bowen-James, Weilin Wu, Marie Wong-Erasmus, Julian M. W. Quinn, Chelsea Mayoh, Mark J. Cowley

“…Results We obtained matched germline and tumour WGS and RNA-seq data from 86 high-risk paediatric cancer patients (76 brain cancers, 10 leukaemias) from the ZERO Childhood Cancer precision medicine program. We examined 10 HLA typing packages, selecting HLA-HD to develop our consHLA workflow as HLA-HD can employ all three dataset types, analysing both Class I and II HLA genes at three field resolution. …”
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Health outcomes after acute ischemic stroke:retrospective and survival analysis from Oman by Abdullah M. Al Alawi, Ikhlas Al Busaidi, Emaad Al Shibli, Al-Reem Al-Senaidi, Shahd Al Manwari, Ibtisam Al Busaidi, Fatema Muhanna, Ahmed Al Qassabi

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Exploring the aftermath of hematopoietic cell transplantation: 18-year insights into post-transplant neoplasms by Rawad Rihani, Shrouq Amer, Khalid Halahleh, Hasan Hashem, Zaid Abdel Rahman, Laith Baqain, Mayada Abu Shanap, Iyad Sultan, Amr Qudeimat

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The heterogeneous association between education and the adoption of safe food handling practices in Ethiopia by Kai Su, Barbara Kowalcyk, Devin LaPolt, Lina Gazu, Silvia Alonso, Binyam Moges Azmeraye, Desalegne Degefaw, Galana Mamo, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Amete Mihret Teshale, Robert Scharff

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Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells by Anissa Somrani, Mehri Shabani, Zaineb Mohamed, Kholoud Abohelal, Salam S. Alsharari, Ahmed Hannachi, Noreddine Ghaffour, Maxime Pontié

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Direct engulfment of synapses by overactivated microglia due to cadmium exposure and the protective role of Nrf2 by Siyao Li, Mingdan You, Chengjie Chen, Jingqi Fu, Yuanyuan Xu, Jingbo Pi, Yi Wang

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Insights into Small-Scale LNG Supply Chains for Cost-Efficient Power Generation in Indonesia by Mujammil Asdhiyoga Rahmanta, Anna Maria Sri Asih, Bertha Maya Sopha, Bennaron Sulancana, Prasetyo Adi Wibowo, Eko Hariyostanto, Ibnu Jourga Septiangga, Bangkit Tsani Annur Saputra

“…An integrated supply chain model is developed to optimize total costs based on LNG inventory levels. …”
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Heart Condition in Convalescents of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome According to Echocardiography Data by K. M. Manakhov, O. E. Tsarenko, O. N. Chevplyanskaya, L. I. Bagautdinova, A. V. Melnikov, O. V. Malinin, M. V. Dudarev, D. S. Sarksyan, A. E. Platonov, V. V. Maleev

“…Further investigation is necessary to assess the prognostic value (including the risk of thromboembolic complication developing) of the changes revealed in HFRS convalescents and to support the inclusion of echocardiography in the examination program during dispensary observation of HFRS-convalescents.…”
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Personalized prediction model generated with machine learning for kidney function one year after living kidney donation by Rikako Oki, Toshihio Hirai, Kazuhiro Iwadoh, Yu Kijima, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Yasunori Nishimura, Taro Banno, Kohei Unagami, Kazuya Omoto, Tomokazu Shimizu, Junichi Hoshino, Toshio Takagi, Hideki Ishida, Toshihito Hirai

“…Symbolic regression via genetic programming was employed to create an ML-based Cre prediction model using preoperative clinical variables. …”
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Diet in relation to Metabolic, sleep and psychological health Status (DiMetS): protocol for a cross-sectional study by Donya Poursalehi, Farnaz Shahdadian, Zahra Hajhashemy, Keyhan Lotfi, Zahra Moradmand, Parisa Rouhani, Sobhan Mohammadi, Elahe Mokhtari, Parvane Saneei

“…National Cholesterol Education Program and Adult Treatment Panel III will be considered to define metabolic syndrome. …”
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Two-Stage Stochastic Scheduling of Virtual Power Plant Based on Transactive Control by Meng Song, Xiaoyuan Xu, Ciwei Gao, Zheng Yan, Mohammad Shahidehpour

“…Moreover, a stochastic VPP schedule using the Wasserstein-metric-based distributionally robust optimization method is developed to consider RES power uncertainties, and its solution process is transformed into a computationally tractable mixed-integer linear programming problem based on the affine decision rule and duality theory. …”
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Applying spatially explicit capture–recapture models to estimate black bear density in South Carolina by Shefali Azad, Katherine McFadden, Joseph D. Clark, Tammy Wactor, David S. Jachowski

“…Models were tested in a spatially explicit framework using the secr package in Program R. Black bear density was estimated at 0.133 bears/km2 (SE = 0.034) in 2013 and 0.179 bears/km2 (SE = 0.043) in 2014. …”
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Regulatory framework of the oncological medical care provision by S. N. Tishkina, V. E. Matskevich, Yu. A. Ledovskikh, E. V. Semakova, V. V. Omelyanovskiy

“…New approaches to assessing the resources’ demand for the provision of medical care and the required financial support based on clinical guidelines need to be developed.…”
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Oncolytic adeno-immunotherapy improves allogeneic adoptive HER2.CAR-NK function against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Greyson Biegert, Amanda Rosewell Shaw, Daisuke Morita, Caroline Porter, Ryu Matsumoto, Lisa Jatta, Noah Crooks, Mae Woods, Qizhi Cathy Yao, Robin Parihar, Masataka Suzuki

“…Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) responds poorly to conventional treatments and immunotherapy. We previously developed a binary oncolytic/helper-dependent adenovirus system (CAdTrio) that facilitated oncolysis and expressed the immunomodulatory molecule interleukin-12 and a programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking mini-antibody. …”
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