Translating risk narratives in socio-technical systems into infrastructure utilization metrics during compounding hazard events by H.M. Imran Kays, Khondhaker Al Momin, Kanthasamy K. Muraleetharan, Arif Mohaimin Sadri

“…Finally, using network analysis, this study develops an infrastructure risk map that integrates vulnerabilities of the co-located road network. …”
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ROS-balancing-engineered bio-heterojunction hydrogel accelerated the infected bone regeneration based on Sono-chemo dynamic therapy by Jiani Xu, Fanshangming Zhou, Lingyan Cao, Huilin Wang, Jiani Hu, Shuo Qiu, Yulan Liu, Yan Zhang, Jie Wang, Xinquan Jiang

“…To overcome these limitations, we have developed a multifunctional hydrogel, inspired by the dynamic regulatory mechanisms of rhizobia. …”
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Establishment of an Assay with Ultrahigh Sensitivity for Detecting sEV-Derived PD-L1 as a Serum Biomarker for Lung Cancer—A Pilot Study Using TN-cyclon™ by Kyo Okita, Hasumi Arita, Keita Sudo, Teruki Yoshimura, Etsuro Ito

“…Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is an immune checkpoint protein. …”
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Applied pharmacogenetics to predict response to treatment of first psychotic episode: study protocol by Sergi Mas, Sergi Mas, Sergi Mas, Laura Julià, Manuel J. Cuesta, Manuel J. Cuesta, Manuel J. Cuesta, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Carlos Spuch, Carlos Spuch, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Angela Ibañez, Angela Ibañez, Judith Usall, Judith Usall, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo

“…Application to a Predictive Model in First Psychotic Episodes” study (the PEPs study from the Spanish abbreviation) (N=335) and the PAFIP cohort from “Clinical Program on Early Phases of Psychosis” (PAFIP from the Spanish abbreviation) (N = 350). …”
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Navigating performance measures for ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship: a review of HEDIS® and other metrics the steward should know by Christen J. Arena, Michael P. Veve, Steven T. Fried, Felisa Ware, Patricia Lee, Anita B. Shallal

“…Ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship can be challenging due to disparities in resource allocation across the care continuum, competing priorities for ambulatory prescribers, ineffective communication strategies, and lack of incentive to prioritize antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) initiatives. Efforts to monitor and compare outpatient antibiotic usage metrics have been implemented through quality measures (QM). …”
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Low-carbon economic dispatch considering P2G and load flexibility characteristic under carbon trading mechanism by SONG Xiaotong, LI Wenbo, ZHOU Jinghua, LIU Xinbo, SUN Yi

“…Then, an energy optimal scheduling program is coded and case studies under various operating modes are conducted. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…We developed a python package called mbctools, designed to offer a cross-platform tool for processing amplicon data from various organisms in the context of metabarcoding studies. …”
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Closed-loop versus open-loop “remind-to-move” treatment using wearables for hemiparetic upper extremity in patients after stroke: A proof-of-concept study by Kenneth N. K. Fong, Jasmine P. Y. Pak, Alissa H. L. Koo, Maggie M. K. Szeto, Natalie M. T. Wong, Keily K. Y. Yau, Sharon F. M. Toh, Vivian W. Lou, Hector W. H. Tsang, Gary K. K. Lau

“…This is a proof-of-concept study to compare the effects of a 2-week program of “Remind-to-move” (RTM) treatment using closed-loop and open-loop wearables for hemiparetic upper extremity in patients with chronic stroke in the community. …”
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Bortezomib Combination Therapy of Relapsed and Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children by NA Batmanova, MA Shervashidze, AV Popa, LYu Grivtsova, IN Serebryakova, GL Mentkevich

“…The tolerability of the program was acceptable, complications developing during myelosuppression were not associated with the administration of bortezomib. …”
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Role of mass spectrometry-based serum proteomics signatures in predicting clinical outcomes and toxicity in patients with cancer treated with immunotherapy by Young Kwang Chae, Emma Yu, Na Hyun Kim, Min Jeong Kim, Leeseul Kim, Hyung-Gyo Cho, Yeonggyeong Park, Yoonhee Choi, Seung Pyo Daniel Hong

“…In addition, the predictive ability of current biomarkers such as programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) remains unreliable and establishing better potential candidate markers is of great importance in selecting patients who would benefit from immunotherapy. …”
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Patient safety education in Umm Al-Qura dental school: A comprehensive analysis of curriculum content and student confidence by Salwa A. Aldahlawi, Hanadi S. Lingawi, Ibtesam K. Afifi

“…Aim: To assess how PS topics are presented in the current Umm Al-Qura undergraduate dental (UQUDENT) curriculum and to investigate the self-perceptions of dental students regarding the PS confidence they have attained from their dental program. Method: The UQUDENT curriculum was mapped using keywords developed from the WHO PS manual. …”
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IL-1β blockade prevents cardiotoxicity and improves the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockers and chemotherapy against pancreatic cancer in mice with obesity by Dan G Duda, Dai Fukumura, Rakesh K Jain, Peigen Huang, Patrik Andersson, Mikael J Pittet, Heena Kumra, William W Ho, Nilesh P Talele, Igor L Gomes-Santos, Marie Siwicki

“…To this end, we used a clinically relevant mouse model that integrated key features of human PDAC: (1) high-fat diet-induced obesity, (2) an orthotopic PDAC, and (3) a therapeutic regimen combining chemotherapy (FOLFIRINOX) with ICBs (α-programmed cell death protein-1 + α-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein-4 antibodies).Results Obese mice developed cardiac irAEs and had elevated serum interleukin (IL)-1β levels after chemoimmunotherapy. …”
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Palliative care practice of a patient with envolizumab-induced exfoliative dermatitis complicated with schizophrenia (1例免疫治疗致剥脱性皮炎合并精神分裂症患者的安宁疗护实践)... by ZHANG Lufen (张芦芬), MENG Weifen (孟卫芬), LIU Wei (刘伟), YUE Jingyan (岳静燕)

“…This paper summarized the palliative care practice for a patient diagnosed with malignant melanoma and schizophrenia. The patient had developed exfoliative dermatitis after receiving envolizumab treatment for malignant melanoma. …”
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SpecPCM: A Low-Power PCM-Based In-Memory Computing Accelerator for Full-Stack Mass Spectrometry Analysis by Keming Fan, Ashkan Moradifirouzabadi, Xiangjin Wu, Zheyu Li, Flavio Ponzina, Anton Persson, Eric Pop, Tajana Rosing, Mingu Kang

“…We leverage a robust hyperdimensional computing (HD) algorithm with a novel dimension-packing method and develop specialized hardware for the end-to-end MS pipeline to overcome the nonideal behavior of PCM devices. …”
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Assessing the Knowledge and Skills of Prospective Physics Teachers in Designing 4C Skills-Oriented Learning: Rasch Analysis by Nurhayati Nurhayati, Andi Suhandi, Muslim Muslim, Ida Kaniawati, Wahyudi Wahyudi, Misbah Misbah, Dina Rahmi Darman

“…Consequently, it is imperative to integrate training, guidance, and practice based on 4C skills more systematically into the physics teacher education program. …”
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Diagnosis, screening, and follow-up of patients with familial interstitial lung disease: Results from an international survey by Emil Vilstrup Moen, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Michael Kreuter, Wim A. Wuyts, Maria Molina-Molina, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Antonió Morais, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Christopher J. Ryerson, Fabian Caro, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Jesper M. Magnusson, Joyce S. Lee, Julie Morisett, Justin M. Oldham, Lauren K. Troy, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Maria Laura Alberti, Raphael Borie, Simon L. F. Walsh, Sujeet Rajan, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yet H Khor, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…Methods A panel of pulmonologists with expertise in ILD developed an international survey aimed at clinicians working with ILD. …”
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Case Report: Combined PD-1 and tyrosine kinase blockade stabilizes refractory pancreatic cancer guided by the spatial structure of tumor immune microenvironment by Heqi Yang, Heqi Yang, Yuhang Ma, Yuhang Ma, Chenyan Zhang, Chenyan Zhang, Qingqing Leng, Qingqing Leng, Ke Cheng, Ke Cheng, Chengjian Zhao, Dan Cao, Dan Cao

“…The immunotherapy agent, toripalimab, is an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). Remarkably, the patient benefitted from this regimen, exhibiting stable disease, improved clinical symptoms, and prolonged progression-free survival. …”
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Optimal Network Design for Municipal Waste Management: Application to the Metropolitan City of Rome by Marco Boresta, Anna Livia Croella, Claudio Gentile, Laura Palagi, Diego Maria Pinto, Giuseppe Stecca, Paolo Ventura

“…<i>Background:</i> This work is part of the regional research project PIPER—Intelligent Platform for the Optimization of Recycling Operations, which aims to develop a network design model for waste collection in the metropolitan city of Rome, Italy. …”
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Vaccine Confidence During Public Health Challenges and Prior to HPV Vaccine Introduction in Mali by Tiffani Crippin, Karamoko Tounkara, Ibrahima Diarra, Pierre Kamate, Sarah Beseme, Matthew Murphy, Hayley Munir, Amalle Keita Daou, Garan Dabo, Ibrahima Téguété, Ousmane Koita, Anne S. De Groot

“…The HPV vaccine was introduced into the childhood vaccine program in 2024. Given the persistent threat of ongoing infectious disease epidemics, there is a pressing need to understand the factors influencing vaccine uptake in Mali and other low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Less is more: evaluating the impact of transitions of care pharmacist-led optimization on discharge antibiotic therapy duration in the emergency department by Joel Zapata, Sandra Adeife, James B. Cutrell, Lindsay Jacobs, Marguerite L. Monogue, Michelle Ramos, James Sanders, Chen-Ching Wang, Esther Y. Golnabi

“…Pharmacist interventions were guided by an antibiotic duration of therapy guidance focused on respiratory, urinary, and skin infections developed and implemented by the antimicrobial stewardship program. …”
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