Characterization of thermal storage stability of waste plastic pyrolytic char modified asphalt binders with sulfur. by Abhinay Kumar, Rajan Choudhary, Ankush Kumar

“…Waste plastic pyrolytic char (PPC) generated as a carbonaceous by-product in the pyrolysis process, is gaining attention as an asphalt binder modifier. …”
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Comparative genomics search for losses of long-established genes on the human lineage. by Jingchun Zhu, J Zachary Sanborn, Mark Diekhans, Craig B Lowe, Tom H Pringle, David Haussler

“…Unlike most previous genomic methods for pseudogene identification, this analysis is able to differentiate losses of well-established genes from pseudogenes formed shortly after segmental duplication or generated via retrotransposition. Therefore, it enables us to find genes that were inactivated long after their birth, which were likely to have evolved nonredundant biological functions before being inactivated. …”
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Spectroscopy characterization of acid and rennet camel milk caseins using XRD, XPS, and SEM and effects on their emulsifying properties by Bachir Bensalah, Kamel Acem

“…Therefrom new acknowledgements on morphology and surface composition have emerged, which is necessary to better understand functional characteristics such as emulsifying behaviour (i.e., emulsion’s stability over time and the oil droplet size). …”
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A novel cuproptosis-related genes nomogram on the prognosis and immune microenvironment of breast invasive carcinoma by Guanmin Shang, Zhiwen Xu, Dengfu Peng, Xinghe Liao, Jiangang Zhao

“…These results may help illuminate the functions that CRGs perform in BRCA, which might improve our knowledge of cuproptosis and facilitate the implementation of more successful immunotherapy techniques.…”
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Identifying prognostic subgroups of luminal-A breast cancer using deep autoencoders and gene expressions. by Seunghyun Wang, Doheon Lee

“…This heterogeneity within luminal-A breast cancer has required a more precise stratification method. Hence, our study aims to identify prognostic subgroups of luminal-A breast cancer. …”
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Central banks Digital Currencies Issuance: Development Directions and Key Risks by V. V. Kuznetsova, O. I. larina

“…The authors consider that the widespread use of CBDC implies a transformation of the activities of national central banks, including a change in the role and functions of the national central bank, and provide several possible scenarios. …”
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What patients with lung cancer with comorbidity tell us about interprofessional collaborative care across healthcare sectors: qualitative interview study by Michel Wensing, Johanna Forstner, Michael Thomas, Jasmin Bossert, Matthias Villalobos, Anja Siegle, Corinna Jung, Nicole Deis, Katja Krug

“…Healthcare providers should be more aware of care recipients’ willingness of taking on a more active role in healthcare coordination.Trial registration number DRKS00013469.…”
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Differences in neuronal ciliation rate and ciliary content revealed by systematic imaging-based analysis of hiPSC-derived models across protocols by Walther Haenseler, Melanie Eschment, Melanie Eschment, Beth Evans, Marta Brasili, Marta Brasili, Joana Figueiro-Silva, Fee Roethlisberger, Fee Roethlisberger, Affef Abidi, Affef Abidi, Darcie Jackson, Martin Müller, Martin Müller, Sally A. Cowley, Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu

“…Interestingly, we found that while GPR161 signal almost completely disappeared from cilia upon Sonic hedgehog (SHH) stimulation in NSCs and immature neurons, this was not the case in more mature neurons, suggesting a possible developmental time window for cilia-dependent SHH signaling.ConclusionTaken together, our results provide a systematic description of cilia in hiPSC-derived neuronal cells generated with different protocols, underscoring the importance of selecting the optimal model system and controls for investigating primary cilia in hiPSC-derived neuronal cells.…”
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Machine Learning-Enhanced 3D GIS Urban Noise Mapping with Multi-Modal Factors by Jianping Pan, Yuzhe He, Wei Ma, Shengwang An, Lu Li, Dan Huang, Dunxin Jia

“…This paper proposes a new method to simulate urban noise propagation, aiming to achieve more accurate noise prediction and visualization in a three-dimensional environment. …”
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Application of microscopic smartphone attachment for remote preoperative lab testing by Kefan Song, Kefan Song, Alexander T. Adams, Alexander T. Adams

“…Future enhancements, including wider field-of-view, adjustable magnification, more advanced and integrated algorithms as well as integration with a microfluidic channel for direct sample analysis, are proposed to expand the device’s functionality. …”
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Automotive DNN-Based Object Detection in the Presence of Lens Obstruction and Video Compression by Gabriele Baris, Boda Li, Pak Hung Chan, Carlo Alberto Avizzano, Valentina Donzella

“…Recent advances in sensing, processing, machine learning, and communication technologies are accelerating assisted and automated functions development for commercial vehicles. Environmental perception sensor data streams are processed to generate a correct and complete situational awareness. …”
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Health systems governance, shocks and resilience: a scoping review of key concepts and theories by Mauricio Avendano, Didier Wernli, Stéfanie Monod, Camille Poroes, Giulia Belloni, Nolwenn Bühler

“…To address this gap, the aim of this paper is to carry out a scoping review of conceptualisation and theories on the definition and relationship between governance and health system resilience in the context of shocks.Methods Six electronic databases were searched using the following keywords: resilience, health system, framework and governance. 835 abstracts were screened, and 47 full texts were extracted and analysed in MAXQDA using inductively generated codes. We analysed the conceptualisation of health system resilience, governance and shock and theories on the relationship between them.Results Although there are no collectively agreed definitions, health system resilience is typically defined as the capacity of a system to continue to perform its fundamental functions in the setting of acute disruptive events (shocks). …”
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Media portrayals and social stigma surrounding COVID-19 survivors: a content analysis of Chinese media coverage by Weili Wang, Wenxuan Zhang

“…While the negative impacts of COVID-19 on survivors’ labour and social capacities were not a major focus in most outlets, these impacts were still present, particularly in People’s Daily and Sanlian Lifeweek, which reported more significant negative effects on survivors’ social functions. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Energy Technique with Gluteus Medius Strengthening Versus Gluteus Medius Strengthening Alone in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Ra... by Rabail Rani Soomro, Hossein Karimi, Syed Amir Gilani

“…Methods: Using a computer-generated random number table, seventy patients with unilateral sacroiliac joint pain were divided equally and randomly into two groups. …”
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2LE-BO-DeepTrade: an integrated deep learning framework for stock price prediction by Zinnet Duygu Akşehir, Erdal Kılıç

“…The model within this framework, characterized by its optimized yet simple structure, demonstrated superior predictive performance compared to the more complex ICE2DE-MDL model in the literature. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients with Back Pain by Bianka Misiak, Katarzyna Krystyna Snarska

“…Back pain often included one or two sections of the spine and the degree of pain perceived generated deterioration in the quality of life caused by an increase in absence from work, severity of depression, limited social interaction, and difficulties in carrying out physiological functions. 2. …”
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Poisson random measure noise-induced coherence in epidemiological priors informed deep neural networks to identify the intensity of virus dynamics by Saima Rashid, Ayesha Siddiqa, Fekadu Tesgera Agama, Nazeran Idrees, Mohammed Shaaf Alharthi

“…The study depends on two functional scenarios to quantitatively clarify the theoretical results. …”
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Satellite Altimetry-based Extension of global-scale in situ river discharge Measurements (SAEM) by P. Saemian, O. Elmi, M. Stroud, R. Riggs, B. M. Kitambo, F. Papa, G. H. Allen, M. J. Tourian

“…These water level time series are sourced from both existing Level-3 water level time series and newly generated ones within this study. The Level-3 data are gathered from pre-existing data sets, including Hydroweb.Next (formerly Hydroweb), the Database of Hydrological Time Series of Inland Waters (DAHITI), the Global River Radar Altimetry Time Series (GRRATS), and HydroSat. (3) SAEM's third product is rating curves for the defined VSs, which map water level values into discharge values, derived using a nonparametric stochastic quantile mapping function approach. …”
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Perspectives and Experiences With Large Language Models in Health Care: Survey Study by Jennifer Sumner, Yuchen Wang, Si Ying Tan, Emily Hwee Hoon Chew, Alexander Wenjun Yip

“…While 75% (470/624) agreed that the user experience was positive, 46% (294/624) found the generated content unhelpful. Regression analysis showed that the experience with LLMs is more likely to be positive if the user is male (odds ratio [OR] 1.62, CI 1.06-2.48), and increasing age was associated with a reduced likelihood of reporting LLM output as useful (OR 0.98, CI 0.96-0.99). …”
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CAR-T cells and TRUCKs that recognize an EBNA-3C-derived epitope presented on HLA-B*35 control Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferation by Michael Hudecek, Anna Christina Dragon, Katharina Zimmermann, Thomas Nerreter, Deborah Sandfort, Julia Lahrberg, Stephan Klöß, Christina Kloth, Caroline Mangare, Agnes Bonifacius, Sabine Tischer-Zimmermann, Rainer Blasczyk, Britta Maecker-Kolhoff, Barbara Uchanska-Ziegler, Hinrich Abken, Axel Schambach, Britta Eiz-Vesper

“…Functionality of the engineered cells was assessed in co-cultures with EBNA-3C-peptide-loaded, HLA-B*35-expressing K562 cells and EBV-infected B cells as PTLD model. …”
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