Topical Application of RNAi Therapy Using Surface-Modified Liposomes for Treating Retinal-Vein Occlusion by Taishi Shiratori, Takaaki Ito, Anri Nishinaka, Ryosuke Matsumiya, Eriko Yamazoe, Hirofumi Takeuchi, Hideaki Hara, Kohei Tahara

“…Recently, antibody- and nucleic acid-based pharmaceuticals have increasingly been used to treat retinal diseases, with improvement or cure as the goal; however, these drugs are currently only administered by intravitreal injection. …”
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Military and political security in the Arctic before and amidst the Ukrainian crisis by I. A. Arzhanov

“…This course has been reflected in a whole series of alliance’s military exercises, which, as shown in the article, are becoming increasingly extensive and regular year by year. The author concludes that the Ukrainian crisis has only laid bare the true aspirations of the NATO countries seeking to contain Russia in the Far North and refusing to consider its interests and build a constructive dialogue in the field of military and political security. …”
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UML/OCL based design and the transition towards temporal object relational database with bitemporal data by Soumiya Ain El Hayat, Fouad Toufik, Mohamed Bahaj

“…In software modeling, UML (Unified modeling language) receives increasing attention from designers of real-time systems in software development. …”
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Melt‐Processable and Electrospinnable Shape‐Memory Hydrogels by Turdimuhammad Abdullah, Cagatay Altınkok, Oguz Okay

“…Abstract Due to their ability to adapt to subtle changes in response to various external and internal stimuli, smart hydrogels have become increasingly popular in research and industry. However, many currently available hydrogels suffer from poor processability and inferior mechanical properties. …”
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Expression and polymorphism of lTLR4 receptors in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a modern view by V. A. Beloglazov, I. A. Yatskov, Rean Hayrievna Useinova

“…The number of macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes increases in the lungs of COPD patients, and these cells secrete a fairly wide range of inflammatory mediators. …”
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Optimal Operation Strategy of Ship Power System Under Battle Damage for Enhancing Survivability in Long-Term Missions by Chunhan Bai, Yun Tan, Fanrong Wei, Xiangning Lin

“…After a ship suffers an external strike, the system is often in a poor state of battle damage. Currently, the support capacity of the system in all aspects decreases dramatically, the operation interval narrows, and it is not easy to ensure the completion of the long-term mission chain, especially when it involves impact loads, which is more significant. …”
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Curie Temperatures and Emplacement Conditions of Pyroclastic Deposits From Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico by K. Dudzisz, A. Kontny, L. M. Alva‐Valdivia

“…The central part of this sequence is characterized by decreasing magnetic susceptibility and low field dependence of magnetic susceptibility (<10%), which is atypical for ulvöspinel‐rich titanomagnetite. …”
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Large Language Models as a Consulting Hotline for Patients With Breast Cancer and Specialists in China: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Hui Liu, Jialun Peng, Lu Li, Ao Deng, XiangXin Huang, Guobing Yin, Haojun Luo

“… Abstract BackgroundThe disease burden of breast cancer is increasing in China. Guiding people to obtain accurate information on breast cancer and improving the public’s health literacy are crucial for the early detection and timely treatment of breast cancer. …”
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Mapping the global distribution and conservation status of oases—ecosystems of pivotal biocultural relevance by Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero, Mechthilde Falkenhahn, Jessica Hetzer, Karsten Wesche, Christiane Zarfl, Klement Tockner

“…These findings highlight the distinct biocultural, ecological, and geopolitical importance of oases, which are increasingly threatened by climate change and direct human impacts. …”
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Forensic Investigation of Stainless Steel 316 Hydrogen-Membrane and Ammonia-Cracking Reactors Through Mechanical Testing by Alexander Ilyushechkin, Veronica Gray, Riley Ingle, Lachlan Carter, Liezl Schoeman

“…We examined samples of reactor walls exposed to hydrogen-containing atmospheres for >100 and ~1000 h at elevated temperatures during hydrogen separation and ammonia cracking. …”
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Principles governing the selection of ore regions for gold deposit search by Е. М. Nekrasov

“…The conducted study into the distribution of the world’s gold reserves in the deposits of various types, as well as the selective localization of ores in deposits with the main and large scale ore bodies in the zones of ore-bearing faults (and, accordingly, containing the concentration of the main share of reserves in a particular deposit), provides a basis for discovering new deposits of the precious metal with minimal expenditures, thus contributing to increasing the resource base of the Russian Federation.…”
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A review of coal mine saline mine water treatment and utilization technologies by Weidong MAO, Zhongquan GUO, Yuan FU, Jiuli YANG, Xufeng XU, Yantao WU, Zhipeng TANG, Jun ZHANG, Dongfeng CUI, Junzhao ZHU

“…Concerning the challenges currently faced by membrane concentration and evaporation crystallization technology, and the future development direction, the following proposals are put forward: the ongoing advancement of high-efficiency short-flow membrane concentration and low-carbon evaporation crystallization processing technology and equipment; the sustained investigation of the conversion of low-value by-product salts and the extraction of high-value components; actively explore the joint treatment mode of low-grade heat source, geothermal or photovoltaic power and salt-containing mine water; proactively investigate the regional centralized treatment mode of salt-containing mine water; and explore the technical, policy and economic feasibility of off-grid new energy applications, and study naturally enhanced evaporation and concentration technologies.…”
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Tax planning: organization features at enterprise by Grabchuk I.L., Laichuk S.M.

“…The research determines the need for studying the «cloud» technologies as the method of saving company’s resources and increasing the efficiency of processing accounting data. …”
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Trial in absentia and the modern international criminal procedure by A. B. Mezyaev

“…The practice of these courts demonstrates a very inconsistent application and not always convincing interpretation of the rights of the accused in general and the right to be tried in his presence. Currently, this practice is trying to change the previously formed trend towards increasingly severe restrictions on exceptions to the right of the accused to be tried in his presence.…”
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Ginseng and its functional components in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: therapeutic effects and multi-target pharmacological mechanisms by Ping Xiao, Zhaorui Ye, Xiuyan Li, Quansheng Feng, Yue Su

“…BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common type of chronic liver disease and its incidence is increasing. Its disease progression is closely related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis. …”
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The role of non-antibacterial agents in the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections by E. V. Shikh, O. V. Zhukova

“…Currently, European recommendations for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections include non-antibacterial agents such as D-mannose; preparations containing cranberries and/or products of its processing. …”
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A Mechanistic Approach to Replacing Antibiotics with Natural Products in the Treatment of Bacterial Diarrhea by Mingbang Wei, Huaizhi Liu, Zhefan Hu, Peixiao Wen, Yourong Ye, Yangzom Chamba, Hongliang Zhang, Peng Shang

“…This growing interest is driven by the increasing awareness that the widespread and irrational use of antibiotics has contributed to the alarming rise in antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, which in turn diminishes the efficacy of conventional drugs. …”
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Dental Biopolymer Composites with Antibiotics, Bisphosphonate, and Hydroxyapatite for Possible Use in Bone Tissue Regeneration by Mihaela Maria Budiul, Gabriela Vlase, Daniel Negru, Dorinel Okolišan, Ionela-Amalia Bradu, Alexandra Tăşală, Alexandru Pahomi, Titus Vlase, Daniela Jumanca, Atena Galuscan, Paula Sfirloaga, Nicoleta Carabă, Roxana Popescu, Anamaria Matichescu

“…The analysis led to the validation of materials suitable for the controlled release of active substances, which have the greatest chance of increasing the speed of bone regeneration, as well as helping in the local administration of antibiotics, which currently must be administered in the form of oral formulations or an injection. …”
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A Fully Integrated Orthodontic Aligner With Force Sensing Ability for Machine Learning‐Assisted Diagnosis by Hao Feng, Wenhao Song, Ruyi Li, Linxin Yang, Xiaoxuan Chen, Jiajun Guo, Xuan Liao, Lei Ni, Zhou Zhu, Junyu Chen, Xibo Pei, Yijun Li, Jian Wang

“…Abstract Currently, the diagnosis of malocclusion is a highly demanding process involving complicated examinations of the dental occlusion, which increases the demand for innovative tools for occlusal data monitoring. …”
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Fast Decision Making of Point Cloud Video Geometry CU Partition Based on Occupied Pixels by Fengqin Wang, Juanjuan Jia, Qiuwen Zhang

“…The experimental results show that when the proposed method is used to process different dynamic point clouds in All Intra (AI) configuration, the average time of geometric graph obtained after coding is saved by 62.76%, while the BD-TotalRate only increases by 0.04% and 0.10%. Compared with other methods, the coding complexity is reduced. …”
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