Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…Xenografts are typically sourced from porcine animals (domestic pigs) or non-human primates (baboons) and range from simple tissues like corneas to complex vital organs like hearts, lungs, or kidneys. …”
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Phase matrix characterization of long-range-transported Saharan dust using multiwavelength-polarized polar imaging nephelometry by E. Bazo, E. Bazo, D. Pérez-Ramírez, D. Pérez-Ramírez, A. Valenzuela, A. Valenzuela, J. V. Martins, G. Titos, G. Titos, A. Cazorla, A. Cazorla, F. Rejano, F. Rejano, D. Patrón, D. Patrón, A. Díaz-Zurita, A. Díaz-Zurita, F. J. García-Izquierdo, D. Fuertes, L. Alados-Arboledas, L. Alados-Arboledas, F. J. Olmo, F. J. Olmo

“…In addition, simulations with the Generalized Retrieval of Atmosphere and Surface Properties (GRASP) code explain the different patterns in <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M17" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mo>-</mo><msub><mi>F</mi><mn mathvariant="normal">12</mn></msub><mo>/</mo><msub><mi>F</mi><mn mathvariant="normal">11</mn></msub></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="46pt" height="14pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="4b3a52d979b51bf2696ecfd96fa30942"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="acp-25-6325-2025-ie00006.svg" width="46pt" height="14pt" src="acp-25-6325-2025-ie00006.png"/></svg:svg></span></span>, with changes in the refractive indexes and with the different contributions of the fine and coarse mode.…”
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Characterization of a Peculiar Einstein Probe Transient EP240408a: An Exotic Gamma-Ray Burst or an Abnormal Jetted Tidal Disruption Event? by Brendan O’Connor, Dheeraj Pasham, Igor Andreoni, Jeremy Hare, Paz Beniamini, Eleonora Troja, Roberto Ricci, Dougal Dobie, Joheen Chakraborty, Mason Ng, Noel Klingler, Viraj Karambelkar, Sam Rose, Steve Schulze, Geoffrey Ryan, Simone Dichiara, Itumeleng Monageng, David Buckley, Lei Hu, Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Gabriele Bruni, Tomás Cabrera, S. Bradley Cenko, Hendrik van Eerten, James Freeburn, Erica Hammerstein, Mansi Kasliwal, Chryssa Kouveliotou, Keerthi Kunnumkai, James K. Leung, Amy Lien, Antonella Palmese, Takanori Sakamoto

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<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L. Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable-Element Landscapes in Wild-Type (JL) and Domesticated Genome (CBDRx) by Mariana Quiroga, Clara Crociara, Esteban Schenfeld, Franco Daniel Fernández, Juan Crescente, Leonardo Vanzetti, Marcelo Helguera

“…Recent advances have facilitated genome-wide analyses through platforms like the NCBI Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV) and CannabisGDB, among others, enabling comparative studies across multiple Cannabis genotypes. …”
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Evidence for Core–Core Collision in Barnard 68 by Dalei Li, Christian Henkel, Alexander Kraus, Xindi Tang, Willem Baan, Jarken Esimbek, Ke Wang, Gang Wu, Tie Liu, Andrej M. Sobolev, Jianjun Zhou, Yuxin He, Toktarkhan Komesh

“…Therefore, the bullet is most likely impacting on the rotating main body of B68. …”
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Multilevel determinants of paternal and child physical activity: qualitative research using dyadic interviews among Mexican heritage fathers living near the Texas-Mexico border by Marilyn E. Wende, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Serena Enriquez, Christina N. Bridges Hamilton, Tyler Prochnow, Joseph R. Sharkey

“…Inductive and deductive approaches directed thematic analysis. Coding consisted of two researchers who coded one interview for reliability purposes with intercoder agreement set at 80% agreement on 95% of codes. …”
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Creating a Digital Insurance Model: A Grounded Theory Approach by Mohammad Adabi, Nastaran Haji Heydari, Hamed Vares

“…Findings The codes and components of digital insurance—comprising 355 open codes, 16 sub-categories, and 6 main categories—were extracted from the interviews and organized into a conceptual data model. …”
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Vesicles Secreted by Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells Cause Vascular Endothelial Cells to Express PSMA and Drive Tumor Progression by Ryuta Watanabe, Keito Kagimoto, Mami Chosei, Tomohisa Sakaue, Mie Kurata, Noriyoshi Miura, Riko Kitazawa, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Shigeki Higashiyama, Takashi Saika

“…Spatial gene expression analysis revealed that FOLH1 expression, which codes PSMA, was upregulated in tumor blood vessels around renal cancer, and that angiogenesis-related pathways were enhanced. …”
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Characterization of the Avian Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide MOTS-c and Its Potential Role as a Metabolic Regulator by Xin Shu, Jiying Liu, Bingjie Xu, Hui Wang, Li Liu, Xiaotong Zheng, Jianfei Chen

“…However, current research primarily focuses on mammals like humans and mice, with no reports on avian MOTS-c. …”
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Comparative genomics reveals low levels of inter- and intraspecies diversity in the causal agents of dwarf and common bunt of wheat and hint at conspecificity of Tilletia caries an... by Somayyeh Sedaghatjoo, Bagdevi Mishra, Monika K. Forster, Yvonne Becker, Jens Keilwagen, Berta Killermann, Marco Thines, Petr Karlovsky, Wolfgang Maier

“…Overall, 75% of the identified protein-coding genes comprising 84% of the total predicted carbohydrate utilizing enzymes, 72.5% putatively secreted proteins, and 47.4% of effector-like proteins were conserved and shared across all 16 isolates. …”
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Distinctive features of IncRNA and mRNA between severe and mild patients with influenza a (H1N1) virus pneumonia by Dangsheng Xiao, Jinyou Li, Xuehui Zhao, Yongtao Li, Haifeng Lu, Jiezuan Yang

“…These genes were linked to essential cellular processes like ribosome assembly and significant signaling pathways such as the MAPK signaling cascade. …”
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Functional Characterization, Genome Assembly, and Annotation of <i>Geobacillus</i> sp. G4 Isolated from a Geothermal Field in Tacna, Peru by Alonso R. Poma Ticona, Karita C. R. Santos, Heber E. Ramirez-Arua, Roberto Castellanos, Jéssica Pinheiro Silva, Pedro R. Vieira Hamann, Eliane F. Noronha, Fabyano A. C. Lopes

“…The presence of enzymes like amylases and pullulanase further emphasizes its biotechnological potential, particularly in starch hydrolysis and biofuel production. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of tuberculosis treatment among immigrants: an integrative review by Seyed Mohammad Seyedmehdi, Hamidreza Jamaati, Mohammad Varahram, Payam Tabarsi, Majid Marjani, Afshin Moniri, Niloufar Alizadeh, Somayeh Hassani

“…Studies were searched without time restrictions in database such as MEDLINE, Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Google Scholar, Scopus, and EMBAS, as well as internal databases like Scientific Information Database and Magiran. …”
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Trends in Cartilage Repair Techniques for Chondral Defects in the Hip in Germany: An Epidemiological Analysis from 2006 to 2022 by Sebastian Frischholz, Tizian Heinz, Manuel Weißenberger, Sebastian Philipp von Hertzberg-Boelch, Philip Anderson, Martin Lüdemann, Axel Jakuscheit, Maximilian Rudert, Ioannis Stratos

“…Cartilage repair techniques for chondral defects in the hip are crucial for treating conditions like femoroacetabular impingement, developmental dysplasia, and osteonecrosis, especially in young patients to delay the progression of osteoarthritis. …”
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A Multi‐Task Self‐Supervised Strategy for Predicting Molecular Properties and FGFR1 Inhibitors by Xin Yang, Yang Wang, Ye Lin, Mingxuan Zhang, Ou Liu, Jianwei Shuai, Qi Zhao

“…In this study, a multi‐task self‐supervised deep learning framework is proposed, MTSSMol, which utilizes ≈10 million unlabeled drug‐like molecules for pretraining to identify potential inhibitors of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1). …”
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Antioxidant, Osteogenic, and Neuroprotective Effects of Homotaurine in Aging and Parkinson’s Disease Models by Arianna Minoia, Francesca Cristiana Piritore, Silvia Bolognin, João Pessoa, Bruno Bernardes de Jesus, Natascia Tiso, Maria Grazia Romanelli, Jens Christian Schwamborn, Luca Dalle Carbonare, Maria Teresa Valenti

“…Furthermore, homotaurine promoted osteogenesis and angiogenesis in zebrafish models by enhancing the expression of critical osteogenesis-associated genes, such as those coding for β-catenin and Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and increasing the levels of the kinase insert domain receptor-like angiogenesis marker in aged zebrafish. …”
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Cloning and Analysis of the Expansin Gene BdEXP1 from Migration Plant parasitic Nematode (Bursaphelenchus doui) by Kaiyang GUO, Shifeng LIN, Rengang WANG, Li LI, Jie ZHANG, Shizhou YU, Zili WANG, Guoqin LIU

“…The DNA coding region was 499 bp containing two exons and one intron. …”
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Applying the Information–Motivation–Behavioral Skills model to a video-assisted HPV intervention to promote self-screening uptake: a qualitative study in Western Kenya by Michelle Huang, Hanul Choi, Haley Dion, Laya Sathyan, Emily Herfel, Breandan Makhulo, Jeniffer Ambaka, Megan J. Huchko

“…Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the leading source of cervical cancer in Kenya. HPV, like other sexually transmitted infections, is stigmatised, which hinders efforts to address the disease. …”
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From Going out Half-Done to Fully Protected: Intrinsic and External Motivators in HPV Vaccine Decision-Making Across Cultures by Alina Cernasev, Karissa Cliff, Hayleigh Hallam, Emily Nagel, Alex Johnson, Tracy M. Hagemann

“…Verbatim transcripts were created via external software, and then inductively coded by three researchers. These codes were grouped into categories based on similarities, which facilitated the emergence of themes. …”
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Characteristics of healthcare providers, healthcare systems, and patient strategies related to medical mistrust among black and African Americans by Kelly W. Gagnon, Katherine Quinn, Jennifer L. Walsh, Yuri A. Amirkhanian, Jeffrey A. Kelly

“…After an initial thematic analysis was complete, data coded to themes related to primary care, experiences with healthcare, and mistrust were thematically coded to the domains in the Model for Health Care Distrust. …”
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