Development of silver-doped carbon dots sensor derived from lignin for dual-mode fluorometric and spectrophotometric determination of valsartan in a bulk powder and a commercial pr... by Fatemah Aldakhil, Nawal A. Alarfaj, Salma A. Al-Tamimi, Maha F. El-Tohamy

“…The mean particle size of AgCDs was 3.50 ± 0.89 nm and it exhibited a reasonable fluorescence quantum yield of 28.1 %. …”
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USP5 inhibition via bone marrow-targeted engineered exosomes for myeloproliferative neoplasms therapy by Wenjun Wang, Yufeng Jiang, Donglei Zhang, Xian Zhang, Qian Liang, Jun Shi, Yuan Zhou, Fuling Zhou

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed that USP5 knockdown activated apoptosis pathways and suppressed oncogenic signaling. …”
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Yttrium separation by phosphorylcarboxylic acid and the underlying tetrad effect along lanthanide unveiled from different microscopic interactions by Xuyi Zhang, Xun Zhang, Haifeng Zheng, Shengting Kuang, Xiaojuan Liu, Wuping Liao

“…Considering the environmental issue, the design and synthesis of efficient and green extractants are significant for this purpose. …”
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Machine learning-enhanced assessment of potential probiotics from healthy calves for the treatment of neonatal calf diarrhea by Yuting Zhai, Yuting Zhai, Miju Kim, Miju Kim, Miju Kim, Peixin Fan, Sharath Rajeev, Sun Ae Kim, J. Danny Driver, Klibs N. Galvão, Christina Boucher, Kwangcheol C. Jeong, Kwangcheol C. Jeong

“…Neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) remains a significant contributor to calf mortality within the first 3 weeks of life, prompting widespread antibiotic use with associated concerns about antimicrobial resistance and disruption of the calf gut microbiota. …”
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Tuning of nonlinear optical bistability tuned by fullerene concentration in polyaniline-fullerene (PANI-C60) hybrid organic films by Roshan Joseph Mathew, Syam Kishor K.S., Arun R. Chandran, Saji K.J., Sajeev U.S.

“…A transition from SA to RSA was confirmed from the observed sign reversal in β and χi(3). Values of β and χi(3), were shifted from –59.80 cm/GW to 99.3 cm/GW and –0.52 × 10−10 esu to 0.96 × 10−10 esu, respectively, in PANI and PANI-C₆₀. …”
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Optimizing Performance: The Impact of a 10-Day High-Intensity Interval Training Protocol on Youth Athletic Performance by Milaim Berisha, Era Deva, Aydın Karaçam, Bekir Erhan Orhan

“…The findings showed a substantial improvement in YoYoRL1 test performance from pre-test to post-test, with participants’ mean scores increasing from 14.2 ± 1.2 in the pre-test to 16.5 ± 1.2 in the post-test (p = .001, ηp2 = .837), highlighting a large effect size and strong statistical significance in the results. Body composition analysis revealed a slight increase in weight (64.3 ± 10.6 kg post-test) and a small reduction in body fat percentage (20.2 ± 4.1% post-test), indicating favorable adaptations in muscle mass and fat distribution. …”
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Assessing the effects of therapeutic combinations on SARS-CoV-2 infected patient outcomes: A big data approach. by Hamidreza Moradi, H Timothy Bunnell, Bradley S Price, Maryam Khodaverdi, Michael T Vest, James Z Porterfield, Alfred J Anzalone, Susan L Santangelo, Wesley Kimble, Jeremy Harper, William B Hillegass, Sally L Hodder, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for efficient and comprehensive, simultaneous assessment of multiple combined novel therapies for viral infection across the range of illness severity. …”
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Cascaded Graphene Frequency Selective Surface Integrated Tunable Broadband Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber by Rishi Mishra, Arpit Sahu, Ravi Panwar

“…The quest of novel materials and structures to design an efficient absorber for realizing wave trapping and absorption at terahertz (THz) frequencies is an open topic. …”
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Eye-tracking metrics to compare visual attention in prosthodontic preclinical evaluations by Frédéric Silvestri, Abhishek Kumar, Maria Christidis, Anastasios Grigoriadis

“…Methods Thirty-five participants, divided into novices (n = 18, mean age = 22.9 ± 1.5 years) and experts (n = 17, mean age = 44.3 ± 13.1 years), were recruited for this observational study. …”
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A comprehensive murine clinical model for development of countermeasures and studying Mayaro virus infection. by Rafael Borges Rosa, Emilene Ferreira de Castro, Débora de Oliveira Santos, Willyenne Marília Dantas, Camila Ayumi Tanaka, Renata Pessôa Germano Mendes, Ronaldo Celerino da Silva, Cláudio Antônio de Moura Pereira, João Paulo Silva Servato, Anaíra Ribeiro Guedes Fonseca Costa, Roberta Vieira de Morais Bronzoni, Lindomar José Pena

“…In conclusion, we demonstrated that A129 KO mice are efficient in replicating the main clinical signs of the disease caused by Mayaro virus. …”
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Research on Abnormal Ship Brightness Temperature Detection Based on Infrared Image Edge-Enhanced Segmentation Network by Xiaobin Hong, Guanqiao Chen, Yuanming Chen, Ruimou Cai

“…The model achieves over 70% goodness of fit, and the RMSE values for both models are 3.472, indicating minimal errors. Statistical analysis reveals that the proportion of ship temperature differences predicted by the XGBoost model exceeding 2 is less than 0.020%. …”
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Risk factors for the presence of dengue vector mosquitoes, and determinants of their prevalence and larval site selection in Dhaka, Bangladesh. by Kishor Kumar Paul, Parnali Dhar-Chowdhury, C Emdad Haque, Hasan Mohammad Al-Amin, Doli Rani Goswami, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi, Michael A Drebot, L Robbin Lindsay, Gias Uddin Ahsan, W Abdullah Brooks

“…Vehicle parts and discarded construction materials were the most efficient producers of Aedes mosquitoes in all surveys. …”
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Sustainable thermal buffering of microencapsulated bio-phase change materials through an engineered biochar dopant by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Beom Yeol Yun, Sumin Kim

“…Moreover, the bio-PCM exhibits a highly efficient energy per unit mass of 61.6 kJ kg–1, which is 101.7% of the energy storage capacity of bulk B28. …”
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Genome-wide identification of invertase genes in sweetpotato and its response to nitrogen and planting densities by Zheng-yu Hu, Pei-xin He, Yu-jie Li, Hong-Juan Liu, Rafiq Ahmad, Izhar Ali, Cheng-cheng Si

“…Gene Ontology functional and protein interaction network analysis suggested that IbCWIN1/2/5/6 potentially interact with HKL1/3, HXK2/3/4, and other proteins, significantly influencing carbohydrate metabolic functions and biological processes in sweetpotato. …”
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Lightweight Detection Algorithm for Breast-Mass Features in Ultrasound Images by Taojuan Li, Wen Liu, Mingxian Song, Zheng Gu, Ling Hai

“…Real-time analysis of ultrasound videos using embedded terminals enables the rapid detection of breast masses and plays a crucial role in early breast cancer screening and diagnosis. …”
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Curcumin nanoemulsion suppresses HPV oncogenes and inhibits cervical cancer progression: in vitro and in vivo study by Mehrnaz Karimi, Masoud Parsania, Negar Motakef Kazemi, Mahnaz Qomi, Mahsa Hadipour Jahromy

“…Methods The MTT assay was used to evaluate the cytotoxicity of Cur-NE and Cur on TC-1 cancer cells and MC3T3 normal cells. In vitro assessment was performed using flow cytometry (Annexin/PI) to examine apoptosis and quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis to determine the gene expression levels of E6 and E7 human papillomavirus oncogenes, as well as their associated protein factors, p53 and Rb. …”
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Titanium Dioxide Supported on Different Porous Materials as Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Methyl Green in Wastewaters by Haithem Bel Hadjltaief, Abdessalem Omri, Mourad Ben Zina, Patrick Da Costa, Maria Elena Galvez

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Optimizing Healthcare Expenditure for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Italy: The Value of Battery Longevity Improvement and a Direct-to-Implant Approach by Federica Tito, Gianfranco Sindaco, Simon Eggington, Elisa Tacconi, Francesca Borghetti, Mara Corbo, Gilberto Pari

“… # Methods Since 2019, 3 leading NR-SCS devices have been launched: Device A (2019), Device B (2020), and Device C (2021). …”
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Consolidated bioprocessing performance of Penicillium sp. P-2 in cellulosebased substrates for low-cost oil production by Lin Hui, Ma Junwei, Wang Qun, Zhao Yuhua, Fu Jianrong

“…Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) is a convenient and cost-efficient strategy to produce single cell oils (SCOs) from cellulose-based substrates. …”
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Immune counter-evolution: immortalized B cell clones can undergo ex vivo directed evolution to counteract viral escape by Casper Marsman, Jurgen Heinen, Vanessa Clerico Mosina, Kelly Maijoor, Arjen Q. Bakker, Michael Koslowski, Alessandra Villa, Stefano Gullà

“…Analysis revealed that immortalized B cell libraries produced with this method retain diverse immunoglobulin isotype representations. …”
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