Urban policies for in-house vaccination of vulnerable people during COVID-19 based on critical systems learning by M. Samadi-Foroushani, S. S. Miresmaeeli, A. Nasiri, Z. Molamohamadi

“…Afterward, the Strategic Assumptions Surfacing and Testing methodology, a systems approach for learning in complex problem situations, is used, along with the participation of urban decision-makers, to reveal the strategic assumptions for the development of an in-house vaccination services system for vulnerable populations. …”
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Portable Impedance Analyzer for FET-Based Biosensors with Embedded Analysis of Randles Circuits’ Spectra by Norman Pfeiffer, Martin Bach, Alice Steiner, Anna-Elisabeth Gerhardt, Joan Bausells, Abdelhamid Errachid, Albert Heuberger

“…Measurements with ISFETs show deviations of 6.5 ± 2.8% compared to the complex non-linear least squares (CNLS), but is significantly faster and more efficient. …”
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Аdsorption of Co²⁺ and radioactive ⁶⁰Со by mesoporous TiO₂ by H. V. Vasylyeva, I. F. Mironyuk, I. M. Mykytyn

“… Introduction shows the important of this scientific direction. 60Co with half-life of 5.3 years is one of the few anthropogenic, gamma-emitting radionuclides, that can be detected in aquatic environments affected by liquid effluent discharged from nuclear facilities. …”
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Recent advances in the biosynthesis and production optimization of gentamicin: A critical review by Feng Xu, Kaihao Hu, Ali Mohsin, Jie Wu, Lihuan Su, Yuan Wang, Rong Ben, Hao Gao, Xiwei Tian, Ju Chu

“…Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, is generated by a few species within the genus Micromonospora and has garnered significant attention due to its broad-spectrum efficacy in combating numerous infectious diseases. Comprising a complex array of closely related aminoglycoside compounds, the gentamicin B and C complexes emerge as particularly pertinent in clinical contexts. …”
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Surface morphology, electronic defects and passivation strategies at the p–n junction of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 solar cells by Amala Elizabeth, Andreas May, Finnegan Volkamer, Florian Giesl, Hossam Elanzeery, Thomas Dalibor, Daniel Abou-Ras, Harry Mönig

“…Based on the high power conversion efficiencies and compatibility toward large-area deposition techniques, Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) _2 (CIGSSe) phototvoltaic absorbers are currently at the forefront of chalcopyrite thin-film solar cell technology. …”
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Electroencephalography estimates brain age in infants with high precision: Leveraging advanced machine learning in healthcare by Saeideh Davoudi, Gabriela Lopez Arango, Florence Deguire, Inga Sophie Knoth, Fanny Thebault-Dagher, Rebecca Reh, Laurel Trainor, Janet Werker, Sarah Lippé

“…Additionally, the developing brain follows a trajectory characterized by increased non-linearity and complexity in which alpha rhythm plays an important role. …”
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Identifying and Preserving Parathyroid Glands During Thyroid Surgery Using Indocyanine Green and a Review of the Literature by Maziar Motiee‐Langroudi, Athena Farahzadi, Mohammad Shirkhoda, Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh, Ramesh Omranipour, Amirmohsen Jalaeefar, Iraj Harirchi

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Variation within and between digital pathology and light microscopy for the diagnosis of histopathology slides: blinded crossover comparison study by David RJ Snead, Ayesha S Azam, Jenny Thirlwall, Peter Kimani, Louise Hiller, Adam Bickers, Clinton Boyd, David Boyle, David Clark, Ian Ellis, Kishore Gopalakrishnan, Mohammad Ilyas, Paul Kelly, Maurice Loughrey, Desley Neil, Emad Rakha, Ian SD Roberts, Shatrughan Sah, Maria Soares, YeeWah Tsang, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Helen Higgins, Donna Howe, Abigail Takyi, Yan Chen, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Jason Madan, Henry Nwankwo, George Partridge, Janet Dunn

“…Analysis showed the differences detected occurred in entities known to produce differences in interpretation between pathologists. …”
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Classifying Dry Eye Disease Patients from Healthy Controls Using Machine Learning and Metabolomics Data by Sajad Amouei Sheshkal, Morten Gundersen, Michael Alexander Riegler, Øygunn Aass Utheim, Kjell Gunnar Gundersen, Helge Rootwelt, Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen, Hugo Lewi Hammer

“…Metabolomics, a method for analyzing biological systems, has been found helpful in identifying distinct metabolites in patients and in detecting metabolic profiles that may indicate dry eye disease at early stages. …”
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Spatial and socioeconomic patterns of COVID-19 in transition zones between municipalities in eastern Amazonia by Dinar Duarte Vasconcelos, Dinar Duarte Vasconcelos, Dinar Duarte Vasconcelos, Dinar Duarte Vasconcelos, Hermes Fonsêca de Medeiros, Hermes Fonsêca de Medeiros, Hermes Fonsêca de Medeiros, José Antonio Herrera, José Antonio Herrera, José Antonio Herrera, Lucas de Oliveira Lima, Lucas de Oliveira Lima, Lucas de Oliveira Lima, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma

“…Analysis of the mortality rate indicates that all the socioeconomic variables tested are associated with this variable, but their effects interact in a complex way. The municipalities with higher numbers of residents per household and Gini coefficients had higher fatality rates, and municipalities with a higher GDP were more associated with higher hospitalization and mortality rates. …”
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Characterization of a blaKPC-3-carrying plasmid in a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae belonging to the emerging successful clone ST147 by Esther Recacha, Mercedes Delgado-Valverde, Marina R. Pulido, Elena Pérez-Nadales, Patricia Pérez-Palacios, Inés Portillo-Calderón, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Calvo, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger, Álvaro Pascual

“…ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 has emerged as a successful clone able to efficiently disseminate a number of carbapenemases, including blaKPC. …”
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Sub-pA dark current infrared photodetection enabled by polarized water-intercalated heterojunctions by Chang Liu, Lin Tang, Yawei Lv, Long Chen, Yilu Qin, Sen Zhang, Shihao Zhao, Shuimei Ding, Xin Zhang, Pan Xu, Chao Ma, Xingqiang Liu, Fang Wang, Peng Wang, Xudong Wang, Yuan Liu, En-Ge Wang, Lei Liao, Xuming Zou

“…The confined water layer forms a clean, well-ordered interface and further generates a precisely oriented polarization field that depletes electrons in WSe2, significantly suppressing dark current to sub-pA levels across all biases, while enabling efficient tunneling of photogenerated holes. The device shows broadband photoresponse from the ultraviolet to mid-wave infrared (MWIR), with a room-temperature average detectivity exceeding 10¹⁰ cm Hz¹/² W⁻¹ in the MWIR. …”
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Global biogeography of N₂-fixing microbes: <i>nifH</i> amplicon database and analytics workflow by M. Morando, J. D. Magasin, S. Cheung, S. Cheung, M. M. Mills, J. P. Zehr, K. A. Turk-Kubo

“…Multiple datasets are efficiently and consistently processed with a specialized DADA2 pipeline to identify amplicon sequence variants (ASVs). …”
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Myristic acid beneficially modulates intervertebral disc degeneration by preventing endplate osteochondral remodeling and vertebral osteoporosis in naturally aged mice by Yan Gong, Yuzhuo Zhang, Xingda Chen, Zelin Zhou, Weicheng Qin, Yanchi Gan, Jiahui He, Jizhi Ma, Guifeng Chen, Qi Shang, Kai Tang, Honglin Chen, Yu Liu, De Liang, De Liang, Gengyang Shen, Xiaobing Jiang, Zhaojun Cheng, Zhaojun Cheng, Zhaojun Cheng

“…BackgroundThe origin of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is highly complex, where both cartilage endplate remodeling and vertebral osteoporosis are of utmost importance. …”
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Identification of strengths and weaknesses of the healthcare system for persons living with rare diseases in Catalonia (Spain), and recommendations to improve its comprehensive att... by José Hernández-Rodríguez, Fernando Martínez-Valle, Xènia Acebes, Carmen Alerany, Jordi Antón, Gonzalo Calvo, Marian Corral, Jordi Cruz, M. Antònia Mangues-Bafalluy, José Mateo, Josefa Rivera, Albert Salazar, Roser Francisco, Cristina Mallol, Rita Reig-Viader, Ariadna Tigri-Santiña, Assumpta Ricart, Francesc Palau

“…Abstract Background Rare diseases (RDs) are a heterogeneous group of complex and low-prevalence conditions in which the time to establish a definitive diagnosis is often too long. …”
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An azo substituted quinoline‐malononitrile enzyme‐activable aggregation‐induced emission nanoprobe for hypoxia imaging by Zhirong Zhu, Shichang Liu, Xupeng Wu, Qianqian Yu, Yi Duan, Shanshan Hu, Wei‐Hong Zhu, Qi Wang

“…Abstract The development of efficient aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) active probes is crucial for disease diagnosis, particularly for tumors and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Anemia of chronic diseases in the early stages of chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular complications in patients with glomerulonephritis by Marina V. Markina, Ludmila Yu. Milovanova, Lidia V. Lysenko, Svetlana Yu. Milovanova, Alexey V. Volkov, Vladimir D. Beketov, Marina V. Lebedeva, Kirill S. Nezhdanov, Sergey V. Moiseev

“…When a relative iron deficiency was detected [transferrin iron saturation coefficient (TSAT) 20%], patients were administered parenterally iron [III] sucrose hydroxide complex (Venofer). …”
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Convergent construct validity and test-retest reliability of both German versions of the original and the revised Niigata PPPD Questionnaire: NPQ and NPQ-R by Sarah Chételat, Sarah Chételat, Eve-Yaël Gerber, Eve-Yaël Gerber, Sarah El Khadlaoui, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Michaela Stark, Michaela Stark, Stefan Schädler, Stefan Schädler, Maximilian Maywald, Lena Fabritius, Johannes Gerb, Johannes Gerb, Denis Grabova, Wiebke Trost, Andreas Zwergal, Andreas Zwergal, Ralf Strobl, Ralf Strobl, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Sandra Becker-Bense, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

“…Characteristic provocation factors are moving or complex visual stimuli and exclusion of organic diseases. …”
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Acellular porcine placental membranes as a novel biomaterial for tissue repair applications by Gustavo Henrique Doná Rodrigues Almeida, Luan Stefani Lima, Mariana Sversut Gibbin, Beatriz Lopomo, Rafael Oliveira Bergamo, Raquel Souza da Silva, Giovanna Vitória Consani Santos, Bruna Gomes Silva, Isabela Paulillo D’Onofrio, Henrique dos Santos, Lediane Pedroso Silva, Tais da Silva, Henrique Lança Fuzeti, Bianca Fuzeti Candian, Thais Naomi Gonçalves Nesiyama, João Victor Damin, Claudio Guilherme de Assis Oliveira, Lucas Paulo Jacinto Saavedra, Guilherme Henrique Gonçalves de Almeida, Douglas Lopes de Almeida, Jaqueline de Carvalho Rinaldi, Francielle Sato, Mauro Luciano Baesso, Luzmarina Hernandes, Flávio Vieira Meirelles, Rose Eli Grassi Rici, Durvanei Augusto Maria, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Ana Claudia Oliveira Carreira, Ana Claudia Oliveira Carreira

“…Biological dressings derived from the extracellular matrix (ECM) of human placental tissues have proven effective in treating complex skin wounds and other anatomical sites, offering potential for new therapeutic applications. …”
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A Tensor Space for Multi-View and Multitask Learning Based on Einstein and Hadamard Products: A Case Study on Vehicle Traffic Surveillance Systems by Fernando Hermosillo-Reynoso, Deni Torres-Roman

“…As a case study, we present a multitask model of vehicle traffic surveillance for occlusion detection and vehicle-size classification tasks, with a low-rank MV-DTF layer, achieving up to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>92.81</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>95.10</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in the normalized weighted Matthews correlation coefficient metric in individual tasks, representing a significant <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>6</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>7</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> improvement compared to the single-task single-view models.…”
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