Development of water vapor permeability determination methodology for spray film-forming systems by M. M. Shumkova, M. V. Pomytkina, A. A. Ananian, G. Pouya, M. M. Agabalyan, E. O. Bakhrushina

“…Synthetic membrane occlusion factor for the model substance varied depending on the membrane type from 9.35 ± 3.58 to 16.86 ± 6.09, reflecting low-medium degree of occlusion.Conclusion. In this study optimized techniques for determining the vapor permeability for SFFS were developed. …”
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Prognostic and functional role of PPAR-alpha and SNP receptor (Leu162Val) in acute coronary syndrome: a potential novel target by Abdullah Abdulsattar Raeef, Hassan H. Al-Saeed, Sami Mekhlif Mishlish

“…The level of (PPAR-alpha) was low in patients (1472.2 ± 74.5) and high in the healthy group (2051.8 ± 149.9) with significant differences between study groups. …”
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Immunohistochemical characteristics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by M. A. Shyshkin, V. O. Kabachenko

“…Aim: to conduct a comprehensive assessment of epithelial and mesenchymal markers of EMT in the PDAC ducts and EMT zone at different degrees of differentiation. Materials and methods. A comprehensive pathomorphological and immunohistochemical examination including 49 cases of surgical material from patients with PDAC, divided into groups of moderate (G2) and low degree of tumor differentiation (G3). …”
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Invention of novel continuous nitropulper technology for producing commercial nitrocellulose of wood pulp sheet by Ali Khalili Gashtroudkhani, Mohammad Dahmardeh Ghalehno, Saeed Soltan Abadi, Seyed Ghorban Hosseini, Maryam Pouyani

“…The final nitrocellulose exhibited excellent quality: no unnitrated particles, low lacquer turbidity (11), high stability (Bergmann stability ≤ 1.4 mg), low alkalinity (0.01), minimal acetone insolubility (0.11%), and few physical impurities. …”
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Simple, Effective and Validated. VTE CASE Risk Assessment Score for Venous Thromboembolism in Metastatic Germ Cell Tumour Patients Before First‐Line Chemotherapy by Wojciech Michalski, Anna Macios, Grażyna Poniatowska, Inga Zastawna, Tomasz Demkow, Paweł Wiechno

“…AUC‐ROC for our score, KRS and PPS were 0.818 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.746–0.891), 0.608 (0.529–0.688) and 0.634 (0.547–0.720), respectively, p < 0.001. The optimal cut‐off point for a low/high risk was 6 (≤ 6 vs. ≥ 7). …”
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Prospects of foliar treatments with glycine solution to increase the productivity of dill by P. V. Pochuev, E. L. Malankina, L. N. Kozlovskaya

“…According to the results of observations for 2 years and an assessment by the sum of the indicators, the optimal concentration of glycine in most cases was 100 mg / l, at the same time, for the Symphony variety for two years, two-foliar treatment with low concentrations of glycine (10 mg / l rosette + 10 mg / l budding).…”
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Coccygodynia combined with lumbosacral pain syndromes. A case series and clinical recommendations by Vadym V. Biloshitsky, Mychaylo V. Khyzhnyak, Yuriy E. Pedachenko, Oleksiy A. Eroshkin, Andriy M. Furman, Dmytro M. Romanukha

“…Objective: To investigate the frequency of the combination of low back pain in patients with CD who underwent spinal surgery and to evaluate the effectiveness of their treatment. …”
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System and engineering practice of coal mining technology under buildings, water bodies and railways in China by Wenbing GUO, Yuhang HU, Chaoqun HU, Longxiang LI, Dongtao WU, Zhibo GE

“…Research considers that high efficiency, low cost, all solid waste, intelligent overburden grout injection and filling mining, groundwater in-situ protection and other sources of subsidence reduction technology will be the development direction of coal mining technology under building, water body and railways in the future, and establish the “space-air-ground-well” integrated monitoring and early warning mechanism of overburden and surface movement and deformation, strengthen the improvement of coal mining technology under buildings, water bodies and railways, all solid waste materials, technology and equipment level, scientifically construct and continuously improve the green low-carbon, intelligent, safe and efficient mining technology system under buildings, water bodies and railways.…”
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Action mechanism of sucrose and photoperiod on bulblet enlargement of Lilium sargentiae by ZHOU Lingyun, GAO Suping, CHEN Feng

“…However, the reproduction rate of traditional propagation method was low, and was easily infected, causing degradation of bulbs and associated problems. …”
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Trajectories of α-fetoprotein and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma outcomes receiving lenvatinib: a retrospective, multicenter cohort study by Yitao Zheng, Jingna Hu, Yingna Mei, Yanjun Xiang, Haofeng Lu, Jiuting Zhu, Kaile Pan, Shuqun Cheng, Yang Liu

“…AFP trajectories provide valuable biomarkers for assessing treatment efficacy and optimizing therapeutic strategies.…”
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New Direction in Antimicrobial Delivery System: Preparation and Applications of Hydrogel Microspheres by Jiapeng Li, Guotao Wei, Yihao Yuan, Ling Wang, Miaohan Qiu, Bo Li, Ruofei Ma, Jiawei Wu, Ziyi Shen

“…We conclude by addressing current challenges and proposing actionable strategies for material optimization and clinical translation. This work aims to advance HMS-based antimicrobial delivery systems for more effective infection control.…”
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Effect of Gravel Size, Microwave Irradiation (1 to 2.5 min), Moisture, and Quenching on Aggregate Properties of Chert Gravel: Valorizing a “Waste” Byproduct of Sand Quarrying by Mark Tzibulsky, Vladimir Frid

“…Chert gravel, a byproduct of sand quarrying, remains an underutilized material in construction due to its low microwave (MW) absorption and high mechanical strength. …”
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Volatilomics Profiling of Counterfeit Perfume by Gas Chromatography Hyphenated to Mass Spectrometry and Fourier-Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy by Siti Nurul Hidayah, Artania Adnin Tri Suma, Endang Lukitaningsih

“…Headspace (HS)-GC-MS was optimized to analyze perfume samples containing water. …”
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Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers by John E. Pachankis, Danielle Chiaramonte, Hunter T. Baldwin, Corey Prachniak, Deborah S. Levine, Shawn Van, Rebekah J. Hobbs, Hadley Ankrum, Lauren J. Wilkins, Tyler D. Harvey, Audrey Harkness, Skyler D. Jackson, Em Matsuno, Zachary A. Soulliard, Briana S. Last, Julian Burger, Molly Delehant, Xin Zhou, Ashley K. Hagaman, Dennis H. Li, Brian Mustanski

“…This study will identify optimal means through which to implement this treatment innovation in the US’s large network of LGBTQ community centers, thereby producing generalizable guidance for EBP implementation across low-resource settings nationwide in which mental health disparities populations are likely to seek treatment. …”
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Liquefied dimethyl ether as alternative extraction solvent for high γ-oryzanol rice bran oil: Systematic HSP theory and experimental evaluation by Phannipha Daisuk, Seiichi Takami, Masaki Honda, Motonobu Goto, Chonlatep Usaku, Artiwan Shotipruk

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Investigating size and surface modification to optimise the delivery of nanodiamonds to brain glial cells by Manami Takahashi, Ayaka Takada, Chihiro Suzuki, Kiichi Kaminaga, Masaki Yoshioka, Mariko Handa, Jeff Kershaw, Hiroshi Abe, Takeshi Ohshima, Ryuji Igarashi, Hiroyuki Takuwa

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Investigation of metabolic processes of alcohol yeast during the fermentation of buckwheat-corn wort by E. M. Serba, E. R. Kryuchkova, L. V. Rimareva, M. B. Overchenko, N. I. Ignatova, S. V. Pavlenko

“…To expand the range of competitive alcoholic beverages with original organoleptic properties, it is promising to study the use of new types of plant raw materials in grain distillate technologies. The purpose of this work was to establish the influence of the characteristics of the composition of grain wort prepared with the joint use of an alternative raw material source — buck- wheat and corn, which is widely used in alcohol production, on the metabolic processes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae 985-T and alcoholic fermentation. …”
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Thermoelectric characteristics of Co3(BO3)2 and NaF-substituted Bi2Sr2Co2Oy prepared via a sol-gel route by Nikoloz Margiani, Vakhtang Zhghamadze, Giorgi Mumladze, Iamze Kvartskhava, Giorgi Kakhniashvili, Natia Margiani, Georgi Badalyan

“…Among the cobaltites studied, p -type Bi _2 Sr _2 Co _2 O _y is a promising thermoelectric material. However, a significant drawback of cobaltites is their low thermoelectric conversion efficiency. …”
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DFT Study of Polythiophene Energy Band Gap and Substitution Effects by Si. Mohamed Bouzzine, Guillermo Salgado-Morán, Mohamed Hamidi, Mohammed Bouachrine, Alison Geraldo Pacheco, Daniel Glossman-Mitnik

“…Polythiophene (PTh) and its derivatives are polymer-based materials with a π-conjugation framework. PTh is a useful photoelectric material and can be used in organic semiconductor devices, such as PLED, OLED, and solar cells. …”
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On the Convergence of Maximum Likelihood Expectation–maximization Algorithm for Iterative Tomographic Reconstruction and the Role of Spatial Frequency, Location, Pixel Intensity, C... by Mohsen Qutbi

“…Results: Using “zone plate test” image, with 20 iterations, the low-frequency components located in the center were visible, but conversely, the middle- and high-frequency components were poorly reproduced. …”
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