PEI‐PLGA nanoparticles significantly enhanced the immunogenicity of IsdB137‐361 proteins from Staphylococcus aureus by Beiyan Wang, Yazun Dong, Yuwei Cen, Shujie Chen, Xue Wen, Kaiyue Liu, Shuangshuang Wu, Liquan Yu, Yongzhong Yu, Zhanbo Zhu, Jinzhu Ma, Baifen Song, Yudong Cui

“…Because PEI‐PLGA nanoparticles are generated by PEI conjugate with PLGA to develop great potential as a novel immune adjuvant, the immunogenicity of IsdB137‐361 is likely be strengthened by PEI‐PLGA. Methods Here, PEI‐PLGA nanoparticles containing IsdB137‐361 proteins were prepared by optimizing the entrapment efficiency. …”
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Longitudinal Assessment of Parkinson’s Motor Symptoms and Dopaminergic Dysfunction Patterns Using DaTSCAN by Amir Hossein Najmi, Armin Ariaei, Mahboobeh Khezri, Masoud Noroozi, Melika Arab Bafrani, Avesta Gheysari, Farideh Sabetghadam, Mehdi Ahmadi, Mohammad Sadeghi, Mahsa Mayeli

“…Introduction: Determining Parkinson’s disease (PD) stage and severity are among the factors affecting treatment strategy. …”
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Research on fault monitoring of belt conveyor based on FBG sensor by Xinqiu FANG, Yang WU, Yang SONG, Ningning CHEN, Yulong FENG, Haotian FENG, Dexing HE, Fukang QIAO

“…The fault monitoring of belt conveyors serves as a pivotal tool in preventing safety incidents, enhancing production efficiency, and facilitating the intelligent operation of equipment. …”
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Assessment of Sustainable Ethanolamine-Based Protic Ionic Liquids with Varied Carboxylic Acid Chains as Corrosion Inhibitors for Carbon Steel in Saline Environments by Caio Victor Pereira Pascoal, Lucas Renan Rocha Da Silva, Mauro Andres Cerra Florez, Thiago Roberto Felisardo Cavalcante, Julian Arnaldo Avila, Francisco Carlos Carneiro Soares Salomão, Eduardo Bedê Barros, Francisco Avelino, Diego Lomonaco, Regiane Silva Pinheiro, Hosiberto de Sant’Ana, Mohammad Rezayat, Antonio Mateo, Gemma Fargas, Walney Silva Araújo

“…Standard corrosion inhibitor assessment methods, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), weight loss measurements, and microscopic techniques (SEM and optical microscopy), were employed to examine the steel surface and corrosion rate. …”
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Chitosan mitigates water stress in cowpea plants through modulation of growth, homeostasis, and antioxidant activities by Rayanne Silva de Alencar, Priscylla Marques de Oliveira Viana, Guilherme Felix Dias, Semako Ibrahim Bonou, Leticia Diniz Ribeiro, Yngrid Mikhaelly Lourenço de Araujo, Igor Eneas Cavalcante, Hermes Alves de Almeida, Pedro Roberto Almeida Viégas, Alberto Soares de Melo

“…At phenological stages V5 and V7, several assessments were carried out, including water status and membrane damage evaluation, leaf pigment analysis, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant activity measurement, growth evaluation, and water use efficiency determination.ResultsAt the V5 development stage, the 50 mg L-1 concentration positively influenced the relative water content, superoxide dismutase enzyme activity, proline content and total shoot dry mass. …”
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Telepharmacy for outpatients with cancer: An implementation evaluation of videoconsults compared to telephone consults using the CFIR 2.0 by Marissa Ryan, Elizabeth C. Ward, Clare Burns, Christine Carrington, Katharine Cuff, Mhairi Mackinnon, Centaine L. Snoswell

“…Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff (n = 14) involved with the videoconsult service, or who provided care for patients who had a videoconsult. …”
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Sea buckthorn-derived extracellular vesicles foster bone regeneration through aau-miR168-mediated pathways by Mai Zhao, Xiaolin Chen, Wenyan Wang, Mengying Li, Hui Zhang, Xiuqun Zou, Jiamin Wang, Qian Cong, Xingyuan Ma, Zhaoyuan Hou, Haodong Lin, Hao Jia

“…This study aims to elucidate the osteogenic and bone-healing properties of SAEVs. Methods SAEVs were isolated from sea buckthorn juice via differential centrifugation and characterized using electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Phase transformation and flow simulation of weld pools at the crack tips of elbows under pulsed current by Si ZHANG, Mingjiang ZHOU, Yuheng LIANG, Biwei FU

“…It is advisable to determine the pulse discharge power, duration, and interval through simulations prior to repairing microcracks in high-pressure elbows using pulsed currents, thereby improving both the accuracy and efficiency of actual elbow crack repairs.…”
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Implementing Remote Radiotherapy Planning to Increase Patient Flow at a Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa: Protocol for a Prospective Feasibility Study by Duvern Ramiah, Sonwabile Ngcezu, Oluwatosin Ayeni, Okechinyere Achilonu, Mariam Adeleke, Theo Nair, Joseph Otten, Daniel Mmereki

“…The primary goal is to determine whether remote planning can maintain plan quality while enhancing efficiency and minimizing treatment delays. …”
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Assessing the economic performance of agrivoltaic systems in vineyards – framework development, simulated scenarios and directions for future research by Larissa Strub, Maximilian Wittke, Max Trommsdorff, Max Trommsdorff, Manfred Stoll, Claudia Kammann, Simone Loose

“…Focused on the geographic and climatic conditions of Geisenheim, Germany—home to the first AVS installation in viticulture in Germany—the framework highlights the need to explore economic and operational parameters to assess AVS feasibility.MethodsThe study operationalized its framework by simulating various scenarios based on key variables such as capital expenditures (CAPEX), operational expenditures (OPEX), and revenue streams from grape and energy production. …”
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Correlation between quality traits of kernels, hard semolina, pasta of durum winter wheat by N. E. Samofalova, N. P. Ilichkina, T. S. Bezuglaya, N. S. Kravchenko, A. S. Ivanisova, N. V. Kabanova, О. А. Dubinina

“…Correlation analysis, which makes it possible to identify practically positive and negative factors, minimize the most unfavorable ones, accelerate, and increase the efficiency of the breeding process, is one of them.The purpose of the current work was to study the correlation between quality traits of winter durum wheat and to determine the most accessible and informative ones as selection criteria in the breeding process.The field and laboratory (determination of grain quality parameters, rheological properties of dough and pasta) study was carried out on the basis of the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy”, from 2014 to 2020. …”
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Low-frequency rTMS modulates small-world network properties in an AVH-related brain network in schizophrenia by Lin Zhang, Li Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Jing Han, Yuanqiang Zhu, Chaozong Ma, Ye Li, Weiliang Ye

“…Following rTMS, small-worldness (σ), local efficiency (El), and global efficiency (Eg) showed significant improvement, suggesting partial restoration of network efficiency. …”
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Vaccine sero-monitoring and sero-surveillance of Peste des petits ruminants in small ruminants in West Gojjam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia by Mesafint Mandefro, Saddam Mohammed Ibrahim, Demeke Sibhatu, Nebiyou Kassa, Kemal Emiyu, Kebede Debebe, Bereket Dessalegn, Mastewal Birhan, Molalegne Bitew

“…BackgroundPeste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute or subacute, highly contagious, and economically important, transboundary disease of small ruminants caused by Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV).ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to determine the seroconversion rate in PPR vaccinated flock of sheep (Sekela district) and the seroprevalence of PPRV in unvaccinated flocks of sheep and goats (Yilmanadensa district).MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2022 in two selected districts of West Gojjam zone, Ethiopia. …”
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Optimized Production of Virus-like Particles in a High-CHO-Cell-Density Transient Gene Expression System for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Development by Ana Clara Mignaqui, Alejandra Ferella, Cintia Sánchez, Matthew Stuible, Romina Scian, Jorge Filippi, Sabrina Beatriz Cardillo, Yves Durocher, Andrés Wigdorovitz

“…This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using a high-cell density transient gene expression (TGE) system in CHO cells for the production of FMDV virus-like particles (VLPs) as a recombinant vaccine platform. Methods: VLP expression was optimized by adjusting cDNA and polyethyleneimine (PEI) concentrations. …”
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Artificial intelligence-produced radiographic enhancements in dental clinical care: provider and patient perspectives by Lyubov D. Slashcheva, Lyubov D. Slashcheva, Kelly Schroeder, Lisa J. Heaton, Hannah J. Cheung, Brenda Prosa, Nicole Ferrian, Jesse Grantz, Jesse Grantz, Deborah Jacobi, John J. O’Malley, Michael Helgeson, Eric P. Tranby

“…The goal of this study was to survey dental providers and patients about the use of AI-enhanced radiographs in the diagnostic and patient education processes.MethodsWithin their Community Collaborative Practice model, Apple Tree Dental in Minnesota implemented the use of an AI software platform that annotates carious lesions and periodontal measurements on dental radiographs. …”
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DIAGNOSIS OF CAROTID PARAGANGLIOMA: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS by I. V. Stepanov, M. S. Ol’shanskiy, D. Yu. Kharitonov, V. V. Dmitriev, A. V. Podoprigora, A. S. Shcherbinin

“…Objective: to enhance the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment of  carotid paragangliomas, by introducing of a multidisciplinary approach into clinical practice.Material and methods. …”
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Applying the Nonadoption, Abandonment, Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) Framework to Adapt the CHAMP App for Pediatric Feeding Tube Weaning: Application and Case Report by Dana M Bakula, Alexandra Zax, Sarah Edwards, Kristina Nash, April Escobar, Rachel Graham, Amy Ricketts, Ryan Thompson, Sarah Bullard, Julianne Brogren, Leah Shimmens, Lori A Erickson

“…MethodsWe used the Non-adoption, Abandonment, Scale-up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) framework as a formative tool and conducted a case study beta test. …”
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Features of blood parameters and adaptational status of Balb/c and C57Bl/6 mice lines in the absence of special influences by G. V. Zhukova, E. M. Frantsiyants, A. I. Shikhlyarova, I. V. Kaplieva, L. K. Trepitaki, P. S. Kachesova, A. V. Galina, N. D. Ushakova, E. V. Shalashnaya, O. G. Ishonina

“…The revealed regulatory and metabolic interlinear differences can determine the features in the reaction of the body of animals belonging to different lines to the malignant process and efficiency of antitumor therapy.…”
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Neuro-fuzzy inference system and white shark optimization of coagulation-flocculation of aquaculture wastewater treatment by A.F. Mohamed, H. Rezk

“…Therefore, the objective of this study is determining the optimal operating condition of coagulation-flocculation through optimizing the values of the three input parameters.METHODS: Artificial intelligence and recent optimzation algorithms are integrated to achieve the purpose of this study work. …”
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Skin melanoma cells produce diverse gelsolin (GSN) isoforms, which play non-redundant roles in cells’ proliferation and motility by Ewa Mazurkiewicz-Stanek, Aleksandra Makowiecka, Iryna Kopernyk, Michał Majkowski, Anna Boguszewska-Czubara, Tomasz Trombik, Paweł Karpiński, Piotr Donizy, Antonina J. Mazur

“…Therefore, nothing is known about the role of specific GSN isoforms in skin melanoma biology. Methods We applied immunocytochemical staining to melanoma tissue samples to analyze the localization of GSN production within tumor samples. …”
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