Non-genetic neuromodulation with graphene optoelectronic actuators for disease models, stem cell maturation, and biohybrid robotics by Elena Molokanova, Teng Zhou, Pragna Vasupal, Volodymyr P. Cherkas, Prashant Narute, Mariana S. A. Ferraz, Michael Reiss, Angels Almenar-Queralt, Georgia Chaldaiopoulou, Janaina Sena de Souza, Honieh Hemati, Francisco Downey, Omowuyi O. Olajide, Carolina Thörn Perez, Francesca Puppo, Pinar Mesci, Samuel L. Pfaff, Dmitry Kireev, Alysson R. Muotri, Alex Savchenko

“…Here, we introduce the Graphene-Mediated Optical Stimulation (GraMOS) platform, which leverages graphene’s optoelectronic properties and its ability to efficiently convert light into electricity. …”
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Effect of solvent-induced packing transitions on N-capped diphenylalanine peptide crystal growth by Yoav Dan, Zohar A. Arnon, Yiming Tang, Mathar Kravikass, Yun Zhou, Rajkumar Misra, Om Shanker Tiwari, Linda J. W. Shimon, Roy Beck, Ehud Gazit, Guanghong Wei, Lihi Adler-Abramovich

“…There is an unmet need to efficiently manipulate crystalline materials’ solid-state packing and monitor the effect on growth at a single crystal level. …”
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Electro-elastic characteristics of KCsMoP2O9 crystal: Exploiting strong piezoelectricity for guided wave transducer applications by Mengdi Fan, Guangda Wu, Huaiyu Wu, Nicholas Garcia, Xiaoning Jiang, Shujun Zhang, Xian Zhao, Fapeng Yu

“…Finite element simulations have conclusively demonstrated the KCMP-based transducer's exceptional ability to efficiently excite and capture the pure SH0 wave, independently along two orthogonal main directions (0°/180° and 90°/270°). …”
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AI-Enhanced Design and Application of High School Geography Field Studies in China: A Case Study of the Yellow (Bohai) Sea Migratory Bird Habitat Curriculum by Binglin Liu, Weijia Zeng, Weijiang Liu, Yi Peng, Nini Yao

“…The course evaluation system starts from the three dimensions of “land to people”, “people to land”, and the “coordination of the human–land relationship”, adopts processes and final evaluation, and uses ERNIE Bot to achieve real-time monitoring, data analysis, personalized reports, and dynamic feedback, improving the objectivity and efficiency of evaluation, and helping students and teachers optimize learning and teaching. …”
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Communication, Technology, and the Planetary Creature by Giuseppe O Longo

“…This encroaching process can produce resistance and dissent as well as suffering, but can also enhance individual abilities. Actually, the growing efficiency and the decreasing costs of the communication mediated by technology offer unprecedented opportunities for augmenting knowledge and creativity and for eliciting novel forms of intellectual activity. …”
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Bringing Executive Function Testing Online: Assessment Validation Study by Mouna Attarha, Ana Carolina de Figueiredo Pelegrino, Lydia Ouellet, Sarah-Jane Grant, Etienne de Villers-Sidani, Thomas Van Vleet

“…Performance on Freeze Frame was modestly associated with executive function scores on NIH EXAMINER (PP ConclusionsFreeze Frame is a brief, scalable, and accessible computerized cognitive assessment with demonstrated concurrent validity for executive function. Its efficiency and ease of administration across internet-connected devices suggests potential applications for cognitive screening. …”
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Network toxicology and molecular docking reveal key mechanisms of domoic acid neurotoxicity with bio-layer interferometry validation by Dongyao Wang, Yiping Liu, Shitao Chen, Diya Lv, Yuxiao Tang, Yan Liu, Wen Yang, Hui Shen, Lianghua Wang, Feng Lu

“…The study aims to promote a network toxicology strategy to efficiently investigate the underlying neurotoxicity molecular mechanisms of domoic acid（DA）, which is one of the main toxins of paralytic amnesic shellfish poisoning and has gained significant attention due to its ability to induce neurotoxicity. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming via mitochondrial delivery for enhanced maturation of chemically induced cardiomyocyte‐like cells by Yena Nam, Yoonji Song, Seung Ju Seo, Ga Ryang Ko, Seung Hyun Lee, Eunju Cha, Su Min Kwak, Sumin Kim, Mikyung Shin, Yoonhee Jin, Jung Seung Lee

“…Abstract Heart degenerative diseases pose a significant challenge due to the limited ability of native heart to restore lost cardiomyocytes. …”
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Rapid Blood Clot Removal via Remote Delamination and Magnetization of Clot Debris by Qinglong Wang, Ben Wang, Kai Fung Chan, Xin Song, Qianqian Wang, Fengtong Ji, Lin Su, Bonaventure Yiu Ming Ip, Ho Ko, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Thomas Wai Hong Leung, Li Zhang

“…More importantly, the detached clot debris, despite their random shapes, functions as magnetic “debris‐robots” and can be efficiently propelled through helical swimming within flowing vessels, followed by retrieval using catheter suction. …”
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Asymmetrically PEGylated and amphipathic heptamethine indocyanine dyes potentiate radiotherapy of renal cell carcinoma via mitochondrial targeting by Zifei Wu, Xie Huang, Chuan Wu, Yan Zhou, Mingquan Gao, Shenglin Luo, Qiang Xiang, Weidong Wang, Rong Li

“…In this work, we design and report asymmetrically Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)ylated and amphipathic heptamethine indocyanine dyes for efficient radiosensitization of RCC treatment. They were synthesized by modifying different lengths of PEG chains as hydrophilic moieties on one N-alkyl chain of a mitochondria-targeting heptamethine indocyanine dye (IR-808), and a radiosensitizer 2-nitroimidazole (NM) as a hydrophobic moiety on another N-alkyl chain. …”
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Three-arm polyrotaxanes with multidirectional molecular motions as the nanocarrier for nitric oxide-enhanced photodynamic therapy against bacterial biofilms in septic arthritis by Shixin Liu, Yuanfang Jiang, Yu Zhang, Kai Lv, Jiaxin Zhu, Mei Liu, Hao Xu, Genlong Jiao, Wanyong Yang, Guodong Sun, Dong Ma

“…Beneficial from the enhanced permeability of the nanocarrier due to the collective act on biofilms by the molecular motions (slide and rotation of rings) of three chains in different directions, NO capable of inducing biofilm dispersal and reactive oxygen species were efficiently delivered deep inside biofilms under 660 nm laser irradiation, and reactive nitrogen species with stronger bactericidal ability was produced in-situ, further accomplishing bacteria elimination inside biofilms. …”
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Enhancing Smart Cities’ Resilience Through Competency Assessment and Open Data Utilization by Isabel Ramos, Victor Barros, Angelika Kokkinaki, Chrysostomi Maria Kyrillou, Alkis Thrassou, Katharina Ebner, Christian Anschütz, Panos Fitsilis, Paraskevi Tsoutsa, Theodor Panagiotakopoulos, Achilles Kameas

“…The increasing frequency of natural catastrophes and other disasters has underscored the importance of resilience as a core competence for smart cities so that they efficiently manage unforeseen crises. The increasing recognition of resilience in the context of smart cities leads to examining the role and context for the role of the “Smart City Resilience Officer” (SCRO). …”
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Ex Vivo Nicotine Stimulation Augments the Efficacy of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell-Derived Dendritic Cell Vaccination via Activating Akt-S6 Pathway by Yan Yan Wang, Yi Wen Yang, Xiang You, Xiao Qian Deng, Chun Fang Hu, Cong Zhu, Jun Yao Wang, Jiao Jiao Gu, Yi Nan Wang, Qing Li, Feng Guang Gao

“…Nicotine associated with traces of LPS efficiently enhanced endosomal translocation of internalized ovalbumin (OVA) and increased TAP-OVA colocalization. …”
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Investigating causal relationships between entrepreneurial education and sustainable employment generation in Islamic Azad Universities in Tehran by Sana Abdulali, Mohammad Naghi Imani GelepordesariI, Asghar Sharifi

“…Due to the importance of sustainable employment, we should look for sustainable employment; one of the factors affecting sustainable employment is the issue of the educational system. In an efficient and targeted educational system, the trainings are conducted in such a way that these trainings ultimately lead to job creation and income generation. …”
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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) use different, strain-dependent mechanisms to kill the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis by Frances Mercer, Sandip Kumar Mukherjee, Chi-Lee Ho, Katherine Muratore, Patricia J. Johnson

“…Two strains were found to be rapidly and efficiently killed by trogocytosis, whereas the other two strains, although subjected to PMN trogocytosis, were resistant to killing. …”
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PGC-1α-Dependent Mitochondrial Adaptation Is Necessary to Sustain IL-2-Induced Activities in Human NK Cells by Dante Miranda, Claudia Jara, Jorge Ibañez, Viviana Ahumada, Claudio Acuña-Castillo, Adrian Martin, Alexandra Córdova, Margarita Montoya

“…Our aim was to determine if IL-2 induces changes at the mitochondrial level in NK cells to support the bioenergetic demand for performing this enhanced cytotoxic activity more efficiently. Purified human NK cells were cultured with high IL-2 concentrations to develop LAK activity, which was assessed by the ability of NK cells to lyse NK-resistant Daudi cells. …”
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Study on the dynamic impact response of Arc-direct energy deposited Al-Cu-Mn-Zr alloy by Yinghui Zhou, Shihao Kang, Yongming Ren, Yongqin Liu, Ziqi Jie, Yuhong Yao, Xuewei Fang, Xin Lin, Ahmad Shah

“…Additive manufacturing technology is vital for its ability to create complex designs efficiently while promoting sustainability and customization across various industries. …”
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MARSWIN: A Cross-Shot Swin Transformer Network for Super-Resolution on Mars MoRIC Image by Junjie Li, Weikun Lv, Linhui Wei, Yu Liu, Yumei Wang, Zhi Liu, Zhi Zeng

“…Super-resolution (SR) has emerged as a promising technique due to its ability to enhance image quality efficiently. However, applying SR to Martian images faces significant challenges, including the limited availability of large-scale datasets and the difficulty of designing accurate degradation models. …”
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Dyslexia Analysis and Diagnosis Based on Eye Movement by R. Vaitheeshwari, Chih-Hsuan Chen, Chia-Ru Chung, Hsuan-Yu Yang, Shih-Ching Yeh, Eric Hsiao-Kuang Wu, Mukul Kumar

“…Our findings suggest that this model significantly enhances the accuracy and efficiency of dyslexia diagnosis, marking an important advancement in educational technology and providing robust support for individuals with dyslexia. …”
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Human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia integrate into mouse retina and recapitulate features of endogenous microglia by Wenxin Ma, Lian Zhao, Biying Xu, Robert N Fariss, T Michael Redmond, Jizhong Zou, Wai T Wong, Wei Li

“…To investigate microglia replacement as an approach for retinal diseases, we first employed a protocol to efficiently generate human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived microglia in quantities sufficient for in vivo transplantation. …”
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