The Potential of Hybrid Pixel Detectors in the Search for the Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of 116Cd by Thilo Michel, Thomas Gleixner, Jürgen Durst, Mykhaylo Filipenko, Stefan Geißelsöder

“…The benefit of the hybrid pixel detector technology might be increased significantly if drift-time difference measurements would allow reconstruction of tracks in three dimensions.…”
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Pilot Study Comparing the In Vitro Response of Circulating Monocytes to <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> Swollen Conidia in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Healthy... by Claire Kenny, Charles Oliver Morton, Eibhlin Conneally, Ann Atzberger, Anthony Davies, Hermann Einsele, Juergen Loeffler, Thomas R. Rogers

“…Here, in a pilot study, we present an analysis of the phenotypic characteristics (phagocytic efficiency, fungal killing, and cytokine release) of circulating monocytes derived from patients with cGVHD compared to healthy volunteers. …”
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Metavalent alloying and vacancy engineering enable state-of-the-art cubic GeSe thermoelectrics by Haoran Luo, Xiao-Lei Shi, Yongqiang Liu, Meng Li, Min Zhang, Xiaohuan Luo, Moran Wang, Xiaopei Huang, Lipeng Hu, Zhi-Gang Chen

“…Subsequent trace Pb doping further reduces the lattice thermal conductivity, achieving an unprecedented ZT of 1.38 at 723 K in cubic (Ge0.95Pb0.05Se)0.9(Sb2Te3)0.1, along with a remarkable energy conversion efficiency of 6.13% under a 430 K temperature difference. …”
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Cuproptosis-based layer-by-layer silk fibroin nanoplatform-loaded PD-L1 siRNA combining photothermal and chemodynamic therapy against metastatic breast cancer by Zheng Li, Lan Cheng, Xiang Xu, Rui Jia, Siyu Zhu, Qian Zhang, Guotao Cheng, Baiqing Wu, Zulan Liu, Xiaoling Tong, Bo Xiao, Fangyin Dai

“…Cuproptosis is a newly identified form of copper-dependent cell death that differs from other known pathways. This discovery provides a new way to explore copper-based nanomaterial applications in cancer therapy. …”
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Microbiological Quality and Presence of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. in Broiler Carcasses with and Without Visible Gastrointestinal Contamination During Industrial Processing by Bruno Leandro de Almeida Brito, Rafaela Assis Machado, João Luís Batista de Jesus, Francisco Yan Tavares Reis, Isabela Pádua Zanon, Monique Ribeiro Tiba Casas, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Henrique César Pereira Figueiredo, Tadeu Chaves de Figueiredo, Marcelo Resende de Souza, Silvana de Vasconcelos Cançado

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the removal of visible contaminated broiler carcasses from the slaughter line based on their microbiological quality compared to non-contaminated ones. …”
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Regular monitoring of post-training biochemical markers as a tool for injury prevention in professional athletics – review by Sara Szydłowska, Krzysztof Błaszków, Jagoda Elias, Wiktor Biesiada, Marlena Zubiak, Dominika Kaźmierczak

“…At the same time, attention has been drawn to individual physiological differences affecting the interpretation of results, as well as the need for further research into the standardization of measurement methods. …”
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Establishing Programmable CRISPR/Cas13b-Mediated Knockdown System in Rice by Wang Shuman, Zhang Linqi, Gao Ruiren, Wei Guangbo, Dong Weiguo, Xu Jiming, Wang Zhiye

“…In addition, this system efficiently repressed endogenous long noncoding RNAs with more than 50% inhibition in stable transgenic plants. …”
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AUTOMATED WEANING OF RESPIRATORY SUPPORT AFTER AORTOCORONARY BYPASS ON THE BEATING HEART by E. V. Fot, N. N. Isotova, A. S. Yudina, A. A. Smetkin, V. V. Kuzkov, M. Yu. Kirov

“…Goal of the study: to evaluate efficiency and safety of INTELLiVENT-ASV ventilation after aortocoronary bypass (ACB) on the beating heart. …”
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Metal-halide perovskites under pressure: Effect of anisotropic deformation on optoelectronic properties by Siyu Zhang, Mengyu Liu, Jie Su, Zhenhua Lin, Haidong Yuan, Lixin Guo, Yue Hao, Jingjing Chang

“…Significant differences from typical semiconductors are observed in organic lead halide perovskites, which arise from the hybrid nature and soft lattice that make them sensitive to external driving forces, such as temperature and pressure. …”
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Effect of Carbon Modification on the Electrical, Structural, and Optical Properties of TiO2 Electrodes and Their Performance in Labscale Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by R. Taziwa, E. L. Meyer, E. Sideras-Haddad, R. M. Erasmus, E. Manikandan, B. W. Mwakikunga

“…HRTEM on the NPs shows difference in lattice spacing in the NP structures prepared by the two methods—2.02 Å for the USP NPs and an average of 3.74 Å for the PSP NPs. …”
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Seven-parameter PEMFC model optimization using an battlefield optimization algorithm by Manish Kumar Singla, S.A. Muhammed Ali, Jyoti Gupta, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Ramesh Kumar, Reena Jangid, Mohammad Khishe

“…The optimized parameters enabled accurate prediction of I-V and PV curves, closely matching experimental data. BfOA's efficiency and robustness make it well-.suited for real-time fuel cell modeling. …”
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Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions by Using Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia) Seeds and Peels as Natural Biosorbents by Lorena Robles-Melchor, Maribel Cornejo-Mazón, Diana Maylet Hernández-Martínez, Gustavo F. Gutiérrez-López, Santiago García-Pinilla, Edgar Oliver López-Villegas, Darío Iker Téllez-Medina

“…In this work, dried grinded seeds and peels of nance were used as biosorbents in aqueous solutions at pH 7 and 10 (simulating urban and textile effluents) finding that Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms adequately described the sorption. Adsorption efficiencies were larger than 98% in all cases and slightly lower at pH 7 due to the closeness with the point of zero charge (pzc) of seeds and peels of nance (5.96 and 3.42, respectively). …”
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Development of a mini-channel and metal foam-assisted static immersion cooling and preheating system for electric vehicle battery thermal management by Hongseok Choi, Hyuntae Kim, Piljun Park, Hoseong Lee

“…Hence, the proposed BTMS resulted in significant improvements in terms of thermal performance and energy efficiency, thereby highlighting its potential to enhance the thermal management of batteries in electric vehicles under various temperature conditions.…”
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Collagen I Microfiber Promotes Brain Capillary Network Formation in Three–Dimensional Blood–Brain Barrier Microphysiological Systems by Kimiko Nakayama-Kitamura, Yukari Shigemoto-Mogami, Marie Piantino, Yasuhiro Naka, Asuka Yamada, Shiro Kitano, Tomomi Furihata, Michiya Matsusaki, Kaoru Sato

“…Moreover, BBB functional proteins show species differences; therefore, humanized in vitro BBB models are urgently needed to improve the predictability of preclinical studies. …”
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Enhancing Mass Transport in Organic Redox Flow Batteries Through Electrode Obstacle Design by Joseba Martínez-López, Unai Fernández-Gamiz, Eduardo Sánchez-Díez, Aitor Beloki-Arrondo, Íñigo Ortega-Fernández

“…While Case 1 exhibited marginally higher discharge voltages (average difference of 0.18%) due to reduced hydraulic resistance and lower Ohmic losses, Case 2 demonstrated significant improvements in concentration uniformity, particularly at low state-of-charge (SOC) levels. …”
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Determination of the angular position of the signal source in distributed reception at the background of non-Gaussian noise by T.V. Vorobkalo, O.S. Gavrish, V.V. Filipov, S.S. Martynenko, P.A. Klopotovskyi

“…In this paper, to determine the angular position of the source, it is proposed to use the method of the phase difference of signals arriving at the spaced reception elements. …”
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DEM-FEM Simulation of Double Compaction of Cu and Al Composite Metal Powders with Multiple Particle Sizes by Wenchao Wang, Yuanbo Zhao, Mengyao Weng, Kangxing Dong, Hui Qi, Wenzhe Wang, Chongming Li

“….%, the particle size difference enhances densification efficiency by up to 12.3%, as evidenced by an initial relative density increase from 0.7915 to 0.8047, primarily due to smaller Cu particles effectively filling interparticle voids. …”
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Analytical and numerical investigations of slip flow in a Jeffery-Hamel configuration within a converging microchannel incorporating a step variation in wall temperature and the ef... by Elhoucine Essaghir, Youssef Haddout, Mustapha Darif, Abdelaziz Oubarra, Jawad Lahjomri

“…Numerical validation is performed using a second-order finite difference method, showing a high agreement with a maximum deviation error <0.2 %, confirming the accuracy of both methodologies in efficiently resolving the singularity. …”
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Seasonal Characterization of the Aerobiome in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Rooms: Potential Risk for Immunosuppressed Patients by Emilio Mariano Durán-Manuel, Edgar Fiscal-Baxin, Andres Emmanuel Nolasco-Rojas, Miguel Ángel Loyola-Cruz, Clemente Cruz-Cruz, Marianela Paredes-Mendoza, Adolfo López-Ornelas, Dulce Milagros Razo Blanco-Hernández, Nayeli Goreti Nieto-Velázquez, Aída Verónica Rodríguez-Tovar, Adrián Ramírez-Granillo, Enzo Vásquez-Jiménez, Verónica Fernández-Sánchez, Erika Gómez-Zamora, Mónica Alethia Cureño-Díaz, Andrea Milán-Salvatierra, Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Zamarripa, Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza, Juan Manuel Bello-López

“…ANOVA revealed significant differences in the bacterial aerobiome but not in the fungal aerobiome among the transplant rooms. …”
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Impact of oscillation on hybrid nanofluid convective heat Transfer: Implications for climate change by M.M. Nour, Hossam A. Nabwey, Farhat Imtiaz, Muhammad Ashraf, A.M. Rashad, Mohamed aldawood

“…This cooling mechanism efficiently enhances heat regulation and supports environmental stability. …”
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