Perturbation of enzyme structure by nano-metal organic frameworks: A question mark on their safety-by-design? by Swaroop Chakraborty, Bashiru Ibrahim, Pankti Dhumal, Nathan Langford, Lauren Garbett, Eugenia Valsami-Jones

“…Our findings highlight the profound impact of nMOFs on enzyme structures and functions, emphasising the need for comprehensive assessments of nMOFs' potential toxicity and understanding the aspects of their safety-by-design.…”
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Lumbrokinase-containing gelatin nanofibers with multiple bioactivities for effective skin wound healing by Wen-Ling Wang, Yi-Hui Lai, Chiung-Hua Huang, Jui-Yang Lai, Chun-Hsu Yao

“…Given that lumbrokinase is a fibrinolytic enzyme derived from earthworms and exhibits notable anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and pro-angiogenic functions, this study aims to investigate the development of bioactive gelatin nanofibers containing lumbrokinase (GLK) fabricated through electrospinning as a novel nanomedicine strategy for enhancing wound healing. …”
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The EMPI Code for Plasma-induced Effects on Radio Waves. I. Nonmagnetized Media and Applications to Fast Radio Bursts by Nan Xu, He Gao, Yuan-Pei Yang, Bing Zhang, Wei-Yang Wang, Tian-Cong Wang, Ran Gao

“…EMPI is capable of modeling a wide range of plasma distributions, spanning analytically described smooth functions (e.g., Gaussian or exponential profiles), statistical models (e.g., turbulent screens), and discrete macroscopic structures like isolated plasma clumps, which are difficult to model both analytically and statistically. …”
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Development of polymer systems capable of counteracting surface-induced fibrillogenesis by A. Hansen, A. Sloutski, R. Wong, Y. Fang, L. Stotchel, C. Sadasivan, M. Rafailovich

“…To improve the mechanical properties and increase the hydrophilicity of PVA, a chemical approach was used with the addition of the clay functionalized with resorcinol diphenyl phosphate (RDP). …”
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Drug treatment alters performance in a neural microphysiological system of information processing by Bradley Watmuff, Forough Habibollahi, Candice Desouza, Moein Khajehnejad, Alon Loeffler, Koby Baranes, Noah Poulin, Mark Kotter, Brett J. Kagan

“…For preclinical assays to predict drug efficacy, they must model these physiological functions. DishBrain, an in vitro synthetic biological intelligence (SBI) assay embodying a neural system in a simulated game-world, enables the quantification of this information-processing capacity, however the question remains whether such a system permits classical pharmacological interrogation and dose-response profiling. …”
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Spinal Nerves Schwannomas: Experience on 367 Cases—Historic Overview on How Clinical, Radiological, and Surgical Practices Have Changed over a Course of 60 Years by Jacopo Lenzi, Giulio Anichini, Alessandro Landi, Alfonso Piciocchi, Emiliano Passacantilli, Francesca Pedace, Roberto Delfini, Antonio Santoro

“…Their treatment has significantly evolved over the years, and preserving neurological functions has become one of the main treatment goals together with tumor resection. …”
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An improved multi-objective artificial physics optimization algorithm based on R2 indicator and its application by Bao Sun, Yihong Chang, Min Gao, Zhanlong Li, Jiankang Liu, Jinbin Wang

“…To evaluate the performance of the R2-ICRMOAPO algorithm, we compared it with four other multi-objective optimization algorithms using standard test functions. The results indicate that it demonstrates superior distribution and optimization performance. …”
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Key Vital Signs Monitor Based on MIMO Radar by Michael Gottinger, Nicola Notari, Samuel Dutler, Samuel Kranz, Robin Vetsch, Tindaro Pittorino, Christoph Würsch, Guido Piai

“…Major practical problems arise as CW systems suffer from signal cancellation due to destructive interference, limited overall functionality, and a possibility of low signal quality over longer periods. …”
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DSC-Net: Enhancing Blind Road Semantic Segmentation with Visual Sensor Using a Dual-Branch Swin-CNN Architecture by Ying Yuan, Yu Du, Yan Ma, Hejun Lv

“…In modern urban environments, visual sensors are crucial for enhancing the functionality of navigation systems, particularly for devices designed for visually impaired individuals. …”
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Enhanced aquila optimizer for global optimization and data clustering by Laith Abualigah, Saleh Ali Alomari, Mohammad H. Almomani, Raed Abu Zitar, Hazem Migdady, Kashif Saleem, Aseel Smerat, Vaclav Snasel, Amir H. Gandomi

“…Comprehensive experiments on benchmark test functions and data clustering problems demonstrate the efficacy of LOBLAO. …”
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Adaptive Disconnector States Diagnosis Method Based on Adjusted Relative Position Matrix and Convolutional Neural Networks by Peifeng Yan, Chenzhang Chang, Dong Hua, Haomin Huang, Suisheng Liu, Peiyi Cui

“…Currently, most studies on HVD state diagnosis methods have tested only one type of HVD, and the generalization capability of these methods for other HVDs has not been verified. …”
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Early Life Cognitive Abilities and Body Weight: Cross-Sectional Study of the Association of Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and Sustained Attention with BMI Percentiles... by Tamara Wirt, Anja Schreiber, Dorothea Kesztyüs, Jürgen M. Steinacker

“…The findings suggest that especially cognitive abilities known as executive functions (inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility) are associated with children’s body weight. …”
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Specific Manifestations of Neurotoxicity of Some Drug Combinations for Treatment of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis from the Perspective of Experimental Studies by G. N. Mozhokina, A. G. Samoylova, I. A. Vasilyeva, I. A. Burmistrova

“…Neurotoxicity was assessed by changes in behavioral responses using Open Field Test. The number of crossed squares and racks was recorded which characterized horizontal and vertical activity, also peeping into burrows (exploratory activity), the number of groomings (washing and scratching) and physiological functions were registered.Results. …”
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Involvement of Mycobacterium smegmatis small noncoding RNA B11 in triacylglycerol accumulation and altered cell wall permeability by Zhuhua Wu, Weilong Liu, Qiuchan Tan, Yuhui Chen, Xiaoyu Lai, Jianming Hong, Hongdi Liang, Huizhong Wu, Jing Liang, Xunxun Chen

“…Despite this understanding, little is known about the biological functions and regulatory mechanisms of small RNAs in Mycobacterium. …”
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An Adaptive Content Caching Model to Improve the NDN-Based IoT Network Performance by Qaizar Javed, Arfan Jaffar, Muhammad Ali Naeem, Izhar Ahmed Khan, Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…This study presents a novel caching technique, named the Efficient Pre-Caching Technique (EPCT), which depends on two mechanisms, such as content selection using similarity functions and content placement. The proposed technique aims to improve cache hit ratios, latency, and hop count ratios. …”
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CityTime: A Novel Model to Redefine the 15-Minute City Globally Through Urban Diversity and Proximity by Carlo Andrea Biraghi, Ozge Ogut, Tao Dong, Massimo Tadi

“…The article then introduces the concept of CityTime, which redefines proximity as borderless and adaptable, measuring the minutes needed to walk to customizable ecosystems of urban functions. Using a GIS-based approach, it evaluates the accessibility of points of interest (POIs) to balance their quantitative (proximity) and qualitative (diversity) distribution, proposing new metrics. …”
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Antimicrobial properties and bioactivity of zirconia-based biocomposites by Magdalena Ziąbka, Agnieszka Wojteczko, Karolina Klesiewicz, Elżbieta Menaszek, Sebastian Komarek, Paweł Kwaśniewski, Wojciech Chrzanowski

“…Further research is needed to optimise filler compositions to balance ion release, biological stability, and functionality.…”
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Long-Term Hourly Ozone Forecasting via Time–Frequency Analysis of ICEEMDAN-Decomposed Components: A 36-Hour Forecast for a Site in Beijing by Taotao Lv, Yulu Yi, Zhuowen Zheng, Jie Yang, Siwei Li

“…The model is trained and tested at the Wanshouxigong site in Beijing. The ICEEMDAN method decomposes the ozone time series data to extract trends and obtain intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) and a residual (Res). …”
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Distributed energy storage hierarchical partition dispatch control of virtual power plant based on SaDE-BBO algorithm by Tianyi Yu, Shijia Wei, Tao Lu, Zhipeng Zhang, Ning Sun

“…The dispatch model determines the day-ahead and day-in-day hierarchical partition dispatch control objective functions, and sets corresponding constraints; the dispatch control model based on the solution of the SaDE-BBO algorithm outputs the virtual power plant distributed energy storage hierarchical partition dispatch control optimization plan. …”
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Cognitive Impairment and Brain Imaging Characteristics of Patients with Congenital Cataracts, Facial Dysmorphism, Neuropathy Syndrome by Teodora Chamova, Dora Zlatareva, Margarita Raycheva, Stoyan Bichev, Luba Kalaydjieva, Ivailo Tournev

“…Verbal and nonverbal intelligence, memory, executive functions, and verbal fluency wеre assessed in all the patients aged 4 to 47 years. …”
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