Three Decades of Managing Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: What’s Old, What’s New by Beatrice Panetti, Claudia Federico, Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa, Paola Di Filippo, Armando Di Ludovico, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli, Alessandra Scaparrotta, Marina Attanasi

“…Personalized treatment plans based on anatomical, functional, and developmental characteristics are essential to optimize outcomes. …”
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Early and delayed STAT1-dependent responses drive local trained immunity of macrophages in the spleen by Aryeh Solomon, Noa Bossel Ben-Moshe, Dotan Hoffman, Sébastien Trzebanski, Dror Yehezkel, Leia Vainman, Mihai G Netea, Roi Avraham

“…Trained immunity (TI) is the process wherein innate immune cells gain functional memory upon exposure to specific ligands or pathogens, leading to augmented inflammatory responses and pathogen clearance upon secondary exposure. …”
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Implantable continuous-flow total artificial heart for newborns and small pediatric patients: First report of working modelCentral MessagePerspective by Jamshid H. Karimov, MD, PhD, Chihiro Miyagi, MD, PhD, Taiyo Kuroda, MD, Anthony R. Polakowski, BS, MEng, Christine R. Flick, BS, Barry D. Kuban, BS, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, MD, PhD, Tara Karamlou, MD, Munir Ahmad, MD, Hani Najm, MD

“…Results: The functional I-CFTAH prototype demonstrated capability to support stable hemodynamics and desired device performance. …”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing of human double-negative T cells reveals a favorable cellular signature for cancer therapy by Li Zhang, Sergio Rutella, Jongbok Lee, Ismat Khatri, Yoosu Na, Enoch Tin, Karen Fang, Michele Nawata, Juan Arteaga, Mark D Minden

“…Collectively, this hinders our ability to bolster DNT functionalities in cancer therapy. Here, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing with in vitro and in vivo functional analysis on DNTs. …”
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Synthesis of Biodegradable Plastic from Wak Banana Peel Starch with Glycerol as Plasticizer by Irmayanti, Chairil Anwar

“…Biodegradable plastic from banana peel is durable and transparent. It breaks down naturally in the environment and can substitute traditional petroleum plastic, which is a source of pollution due to its slow degradation. …”
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Immunogenicity of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines in children: A review with ChatGPT by Daniel Leung, Jaime Rosa Duque, Wenwei Tu, Yu Lung Lau

“…However, antibody avidity increases, which partly maintains neutralization and Fc‐effector functions that provide more durable protection. Inactivated COVID‐19 vaccines generate strong antibody responses in children and adolescents. …”
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Dermal regeneration templates and thin split thickness skin grafting: An option for reconstruction by Anupama Singh, Ankur Bhatnagar, Tanjum Kamboj, Rachna Agarwal

“…Background: Raw areas post injury and excision of scar or tumor are of primary concern for both patients and attending surgeons because of notable functional and cosmetic impairment. Although split-thickness skin grafting (SSG) is a simple and comparatively minimally invasive treatment option, wound breakdown usually occurs due to the fragility of the skin. …”
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Control of Aerosols after Sodium Fire Accident in Integrated Fast Reactor by CUI Chunsheng, CHEN Ran, WANG Chuangao, PANG Hongchao, LUO Zhiping, HUANG Xin

“…This study developed a film-forming aerosol fixing agent through emulsion polymerization using styrene (St) and butyl acrylate (BA) as primary monomers, with acrylic acid and methacrylic acid as functional monomers, specifically for sodium aerosol capture. …”
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Natural killer T cell immunotherapy combined with IL-15-expressing oncolytic virotherapy and PD-1 blockade mediates pancreatic tumor regression by Simon Gebremeskel, Adam Nelson, Brent Johnston, Brian D Lichty

“…Recent clinical studies have shown that immunotherapies can provide durable outcomes in cancer patients, but successes in pancreatic cancer have been limited. …”
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The Novel Dual GIP and GLP‐1 Receptor Agonist Tirzepatide Attenuates Colon Cancer Development by Regulating Glucose Metabolism by Yikai Zhang, Yi Xie, Shenglong Xia, Xinnuo Ge, Jiaying Li, Fang Liu, Fan Jia, Shengyao Wang, Qiao Zhou, Menghan Gao, Weihuan Fang, Chao Zheng

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High-temperature performance evaluation of sustainable date palm fiber concrete with activated carbon: An MCDM and Weibull analysis approach by Musa Adamu, Yasser E. Ibrahim, Ashwin Raut

“…The findings in this study also explores its practical applications in structural and thermal barrier systems, offering functional foresight for civil engineering and sustainable construction practices.…”
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An Ecoflex-encapsulated interlayer-structured triboelectric nanogenerator for Sports activity monitoring by Haojie Yang, Zhongyang Xu, Zixuan Liu, Yifei Lu, Yonggeng Wei, Yong Shi

“…Furthermore, it reliably functions under different temperature and humidity situations. …”
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Millimeter-Wave Imaging with Range-Resolved 3D Depth Extraction Using Glow Discharge Detection and Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Radar by Arun Ramachandra Kurup, Daniel Rozban, Amir Abramovich, Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Natan Kopeika

“…Reflected signals are processed by the GDD, which functions as a heterodyne receiver, and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is used to extract range data. …”
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RuO2 sub‐nanocluster decorated Co3O4 as efficient and pH‐universal oxygen evolution electrocatalyst by Ziye Li, Yangfan Liu, Jiandong Hu, Wenhui Luo, Yang Wang, Zhao Xin, Yanlin Jia, Yong Pang, Hong Zhang, Zhi Liang Zhao, Yejun Li, Qi Wang

“…These findings underscore the potential of metal sub‐nanoclusters for designing highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for water electrolysis.…”
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Adenoviral-vectored vaccine against Bordetella pertussis fimbrial antigen induces partial protection in a mouse model by Alexa Dierig, Martina Kristof, Christina Dold, Elodie Lesne, Catpagavalli Asokanathan, Luke Blackwell, Barbara Bolgiano, Andrew R. Gorringe, Andrew J. Pollard, Kevin Markey, Christine S. Rollier

“…As a first step to address these issues we developed novel Bordetella pertussis vaccine candidates using viral-vectored vaccine technology with the aim of producing durable functional antibodies that prevent nasal colonization. …”
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Identification of resistance sources and genomic regions regulating Septoria tritici blotch resistance in South Asian bread wheat germplasm by Manjeet Kumar, Xinyao He, Sudhir Navathe, Umesh Kamble, Madhu Patial, Pawan Kumar Singh

“…It is one of the most dangerous diseases affecting wheat production worldwide. Durable resistance is largely decided by the combined effect of several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) having a minor effect. …”
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New electrical method for obtaining graphic information on the evaluation of the uniformity of ZrO2-3 mol% and Y2O3 coatings deposited by electrophoresis. Application in protection... by Jesús M. Rodríguez-Rego, Antonio Macías-García, Laura Mendoza-Cerezo, Antonio Díaz-Parralejo, Alfonso C. Marco-Romero

“…ZrO2-3mol% Y2O3 ceramic solutions serve as precursors in the fabrication of functional materials such as solid oxide fuel cells and biomedical applications. …”
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Simulation of vertical vibrations of the operator’s seat with a given force characteristic by Korytov M.S., Sherbakov V.S., Galdin N.S., Kashapova I.E.

“…In the SimInTech environment the blocks of the “Mechanics” library are used. The specified functional dependencies of the return force and damping are realized. …”
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Mixed lipopeptide-based mucosal vaccine elicits a long-term bone marrow memory response that is potentially cross-reactive against a broad-spectrum of coronaviruses in mice by Raj S. Patel, Babita Agrawal

“…To address that need, we have designed a mixed lipopeptide-based pan-coronavirus (LPMix) vaccine based on T and B cell epitopes derived from highly conserved and functional regions of the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S), nucleocapsid (N), and membrane (M) proteins.MethodsMale C57BL/6 mice (n=5 per group) were immunized intranasally twice, 14 days apart, with the LPMix vaccine candidates, which consisted of seven lipopeptides (LP1–LP7), with or without HKCC (heat-killed Caulobacter crescentus), a novel mucosal adjuvant. …”
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Novel anti-CD73-IL-2v bispecific fusion protein augments antitumor immunity by alleviating immunosuppressive adenosine pathways in CD8+ T cells by Kyungwha Lee, Jung-Yun Lee, Ji-Hyun Kim, Min Park, Junsik Park, Young Min Oh, Wonjae Lee, Myoung Ho Jang, Young Jun Koh, Sanghee Lee, Jisoo Kim, Kayoung Shin, Seoho Kim, Haejong Lee, Yuseong Lee, Chong Woo Park, Yaein Amy Shim, Young-Gyu Cho, Jongil Kim, Suyoun Park, Eun-Jin Lee, Hyuckjun Mok, Sung-Man Oh, Kook Hwan Kim

“…Background Adenosine accumulated in the tumor microenvironment functions as an immune-modulating factor, exerting immunosuppressive actions via adenosine A2A/A2B receptor (A2AR/A2BR) in various immune cell types. …”
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