CRISPR/Cas9-engineering of Kell null erythrocytes to unveil host targeted irresistible antimalarial by Geeta Kumari, Pragya Gupta, Sangam G. Goswami, Ravi Jain, Sakshi Anand, Shreeja Biswas, Swati Garg, Priya Thakur, Vinodh Saravanakumar, V. R. Arvinden, Bidhan Goswami, Ipsita Pal Bhowmick, Narla Mohandas, Jeremy Burrows, Sivaprakash Ramalingam, Shailja Singh

“…Abstract Malaria elimination faces challenges from drug resistance, stemming from mutations within the parasite’s genetic makeup. Genetic adaptations in key erythrocyte proteins offer malaria protection in endemic regions. …”
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Addressing the challenge of rheumatic heart disease in Pakistan: A call to action by Abdul Hakeem, Masood Sadiq, Javerya Hassan, Isbaah Tejani, Ijaz Hussain, Jalil Khan, Mohammad Waleed, Sabha Bhatti, Sana Sheikh, Sobia Masood, Ali H. Mokdad, Aziz Sheikh, Zafar Mirza, Zainab Samad

“…By translating local clinical wisdom into actionable policies, this viewpoint yields practical interventions tailored to Pakistan that are also adaptable to similar LMIC settings.…”
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus infections in a hospital in Salvador, Bahia: a descriptive study, 2021-2023 by Verônica França Rocha, Matheus Sales Barbosa, Euclimeire da Silva Neves, Valmira de Jesus Santos, Renata Ferreira da Silva Rego, Tiago Lôbo Pessoa, Marcelo Telles Ribeiro, Jessica Lais Almeida dos Santos, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Joice Neves Reis

“…Conclusion The vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus outbreak in the inpatient units was controlled after implementing a unidirectional flow of disinfection of materials in utility/sluice rooms.…”
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A Wi-Fi Indoor Localization Strategy Using Particle Swarm Optimization Based Artificial Neural Networks by Nan Li, Jiabin Chen, Yan Yuan, Xiaochun Tian, Yongqiang Han, Mingzhe Xia

“…And the strong learning ability of PSO-ANN model enables the proposed system to adapt to the complicated indoor environment. Meanwhile, the fast learning and prediction speed of the PSO-ANN would greatly reduce the time consumption. …”
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A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle by Xuejin Huo, Jia Chen, Dongxu Wang, Li Zhu

“…A kind of co-moved coordinate system, a saddle local coordinate system, was set up. This system implemented the rotation of the splay saddle through the rotation of the coordinate system, and all calculations proceeded in this coordinate system. …”
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Initial Development and Validation of Physical, Psychosocial and Fatigue Level Questionnaire by Alya Nadhirah Binti Ismail, Mirta Widia, Ezrin Hani Binti Sukadarin

“…The questionnaire was developed by implementing adapt method followed by item generation in the initial development. …”
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Necessary reporting of reaction yield for method evaluation: Considering Knoevenagel synthesis of ferulic acid by Hanah T. Rheay, David L. Compton, Korey J. Brownstein, Christopher D. Skory

“…A new design of experiments (DOE) was implemented targeting reaction yield of the desired product. …”
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Entanglement-Based Artificial Topology: Neighboring Remote Network Nodes by Si-Yi Chen, Jessica Illiano, Angela Sara Cacciapuoti, Marcello Caleffi

“…Thus, the possibility of implementing unparalleled network functionalities by exploiting entanglement is gaining huge attention. …”
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Optimizing anesthesiology education for international students in China: challenges and innovative teaching strategies by Yaoxin Yang, Yaoxin Yang, Yu Leng, Yu Leng, Weiwei Wu

“…However, anesthesiology education for international students in China faces distinct challenges related to language barriers, culture adaptation and pedagogical alignment. To enhance the quality of anesthesiology education, it is essential to implement innovative and student-centered teaching strategies tailored to their specific needs. …”
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Wireless Sensor Networks of Infrastructure Health Monitoring for High-Speed Railway by Haijian Li, Limin Jia, Yigang Zhang, Chengkun Liu, Jian Rong

“…In order to implement a better transmission performance, we propose a novel transmission power based method which adopts the knowledge update mechanism to detect the optimization result. …”
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Advances in Diagnosis of Respiratory Diseases of Small Ruminants by Sandip Chakraborty, Amit Kumar, Ruchi Tiwari, Anu Rahal, Yash Malik, Kuldeep Dhama, Amar Pal, Minakshi Prasad

“…It would update the knowledge and help in adapting and implementing appropriate, timely, and confirmatory diagnostic procedures. …”
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ATO system for CBTC-based railways: Planning and disturbance estimation for enhanced automation by Daniel Bilbao-Moreno, Iker Elorza, Eloy Irigoyen, Ignacio Trojaola

“…Additionally, a designed disturbance observer enables the control architecture to adapt the optimal setpoints, minimising their impact on system response. …”
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A control-driven transition strategy for enhanced multi-level threshold image segmentation optimization by Laith Abualigah, Mohammad H. Almomani, Saleh Ali Alomari, Raed Abu Zitar, Vaclav Snasel, Kashif Saleem, Aseel Smerat, Absalom E. Ezugwu

“…IFLANO framework is implemented for multi-level threshold image segmentation wherein the evaluation metric is Kapur’s entropy-based between-class variance. …”
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Model of care for individuals with rare cancer predisposition syndromes in Germany by Valentina Härter, Birte Sänger, Josephine C. Gieseke, Tanja Gerasimov, Beatrice Hoffmann, Carolin Huisinga, Anja Karow, Lucas J. Müntnich, Natalie E. Palmaers, Stefanie Paquet, Judith Penkert, Diane M. Renz, Tim Ripperger, Farina J. Silchmüller, Christina M. Dutzmann, Christian P. Kratz

“…We describe a model CPS clinic that systematically collects data to allow future evidence-based adaptation of care and propose the establishment of a collaborating network of similar clinics in Germany. …”
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A wearable obstacle avoidance device for visually impaired individuals with cross-modal learning by Yun Gao, Dan Wu, Jie Song, Xueyi Zhang, Bangbang Hou, Hengfa Liu, Junqi Liao, Liang Zhou

“…Specifically, the glasses collect the multi-modal data for comprehensive environmental perception, including video and depth modalities, and implement a depth-aided video compression module. This module not only adaptively compresses video data to reduce transmission delay to the smartphone, but also operates on a customized FPGA board featuring a multi float-point vector unit streaming processing architecture, thereby facilitating responsive and energy-efficient obstacle detection. …”
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Clinician and Visitor Activity Patterns in an Intensive Care Unit Room: A Study to Examine How Ambient Monitoring Can Inform the Measurement of Delirium Severity and Escalation of... by Keivan Nalaie, Vitaly Herasevich, Laura M. Heier, Brian W. Pickering, Daniel Diedrich, Heidi Lindroth

“…To quantify the number of people present, we implemented a counting-by-detection supervised strategy using images from ICU rooms. …”
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Towards More Automated Airport Ground Operations Including Engine-Off Taxiing Techniques Within the Auto-Steer Taxi at AIRport (ASTAIR) Project by Jérémie Garcia, Dong-Bach Vo, Anke Brock, Vincent Peyruqueou, Alexandre Battut, Mathieu Cousy, Vladimíra Čanádyová, Alexei Sharpanskykh, Gülçin Ermiş

“…Based on workshops with several stakeholders, we describe the operational challenges involved in implementing ASTAIR, including managing parking stand availability and adapting to unforeseen events. …”
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The Effects of Water Flow on the Swimming Behavior of the Large Yellow Croaker (<i>Larimichthys crocea</i>) in a Large Sea Cage by Xiaorun Zhang, Yong Tang, Xinyi Hu, Chonghuan Liu, Yonghu Liu, Xin Zhuang, Guang Xu, Jing Liu

“…To solve this problem, the study implemented an ultrasonic biotelemetry system to monitor the in situ swimming behavior of <i>L. crocea</i> across varying current velocities and tidal phases. …”
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Biofilms and multidrug resistance: an emerging crisis and the need for multidisciplinary interventions by Mohd Fakharul Zaman Raja Yahya, Mohd Fakharul Zaman Raja Yahya, Mohd Taufiq Mat Jalil, Norashirene Mohamad Jamil, Nurul Hidayah Mohamad Nor, Nasser Alhajj, Rikson Siburian, Nazia Abdul Majid

“…A comprehensive response must also encompass policy reform: implementing strict regulations on antibiotic usage in agriculture, incentivizing the development and adoption of rapid diagnostic tools, and adapting clinical trial designs to support the evaluation of combinatorial and multimodal therapies. …”
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Image Dehazing Based on Accurate Estimation of Transmission in the Atmospheric Scattering Model by Guoling Bi, Jianyue Ren, Tianjiao Fu, Ting Nie, Changzheng Chen, Nan Zhang

“…A series of experiments are additionally implemented to demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can obtain high-quality haze-free images with abundant distinguished details, low color distortion, and little halo artifacts that can outperform or be comparable with four state-of-the-art haze removal algorithms.…”
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