Optimizing Transmembrane Protein Assemblies in Nanodiscs for Structural Studies: A Comprehensive Manual by Fernando Vilela, Cécile Sauvanet, Armel Bezault, Niels Volkmann, Dorit Hanein

“…Membrane protein structures offer a more accurate basis for understanding their functional correlates when derived from full-length proteins in their native lipid environment. …”
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Neurophysiological Correlates of Central Fatigue in Healthy Subjects and Multiple Sclerosis Patients before and after Treatment with Amantadine by Emiliano Santarnecchi, Simone Rossi, Sabina Bartalini, Massimo Cincotta, Fabio Giovannelli, Elisa Tatti, Monica Ulivelli

“…In ten healthy subjects and in ten patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), we investigated the cortical functional changes induced by a standard fatiguing repetitive tapping task. …”
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Improving the quantification of peak concentrations for air quality sensors via data weighting by C. Frischmon, J. Silberstein, A. Guth, E. Mattson, J. Porter, M. Hannigan

“…Leveraging two different weighting functions, a sigmoidal and a piecewise weighting regime, we explored the impacts of the base model choice (multilinear regression, MLR, vs. random forest, RF, models), the sensitivity of weighting functions, and the ability of data weighting to improve high-concentration pollution measurements. …”
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Tribochemistry of organic friction modifiers in lubrication of bio-hydrogenated diesel by Paweekan Hansungnoen, Ekarong Sukjit, Anawat Phatthanaphon, Atthaphon Maneedaeng

“…A clear hierarchical ranking of functional group effectiveness in reducing friction and wear was established: COOH > –CONH2 > –OH > –COOR, with polar head group chemistry playing a more dominant role than hydrocarbon tail configuration. …”
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Generalization and dilution of association results from European GWAS in populations of non-European ancestry: the PAGE study. by Christopher S Carlson, Tara C Matise, Kari E North, Christopher A Haiman, Megan D Fesinmeyer, Steven Buyske, Fredrick R Schumacher, Ulrike Peters, Nora Franceschini, Marylyn D Ritchie, David J Duggan, Kylee L Spencer, Logan Dumitrescu, Charles B Eaton, Fridtjof Thomas, Alicia Young, Cara Carty, Gerardo Heiss, Loic Le Marchand, Dana C Crawford, Lucia A Hindorff, Charles L Kooperberg, PAGE Consortium

“…Models based directly on functional variation may generalize more robustly, but the identification of functional variants remains challenging.…”
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Features of Recruitment: Intelligent Text Analysis of Resume and Vacancies by Irina L. Sizova

“…It is found that the labor market functions under conditions of bounded rationality. …”
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Deciphering key parameters enhancing lentiviral vector producer cells yields: Vector components copy number and expression by Ana S. Formas-Oliveira, Mariana Valentim Ferreira, Ana Sofia Coroadinha

“…However, Pol and reverse transcriptase expressions were shown to be better indicators of potential functional titers. Envelope and transfer vector expression levels were key to attaining high functional particles yields. …”
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Comparative study of the effects of Tartary buckwheat seed and sprout consumption on the physiological indices and gut microbiota of C57BL/6J mice by Guohui Nan, Haixia Zhao, Qiong Wu, Lisong Liu, Zichao Guan, Chenglei Li, Huala Wu, Dabing Xiang, Qi Wu

“…Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is a well-known pseudocereal for its health and economic value.However, abundant antinutritional factors (ANFs) reduces its health benefits.As reported, germination can improve the nutritional prof ile of grains.In this study, we systematically evaluate the safety of Tartary buckwheat seeds (TB) and Tartary buckwheat sprouts (TBS) used as high active ingredients.After evaluating nutrition levels, bioactive compounds and ANFs in TBS during germinating, 5th-day TBS were selected as the raw material.C57BL/6J mice were gavaged daily with distilled water, TB, or TBS for 6 weeks.The physiological indices related to ANFs were determined.Results showed that the TB intake tends to generate negative effects on the gut microbiota, and organs.Additionally, upon TB intake, the Fe3+ content in serum, trypsin activity in pancreas and jejunum decreased, while the cytokine, IgE, and histamine levels in serum, water content in faeces, cytokine levels in liver and jejunum increased.Conversely, TBS did not induce any obvious negative effects on the above relevant indices and showed better lipid-lowering effect.Altogether, TBS are safer and more effective as a raw material to produce the functional food for long-term consumption with the intention of preventing and treating hyperlipidaemia.…”
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A Study on an Experimental System of Wiper–Windshield Friction Vibration and Noise by Ningning Liu, Yansong Wang, Hui Guo, Zhian Mao, Shuai Zhang, Shuang Huang, Tao Yuan

“…This study develops an experimental system with functions for working condition adjustment, data acquisition, and analysis of wiper–windshield frictional vibration and noise. …”
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Electro-spun piezoelectric PLLA smart composites as a scaffold on bone fracture: A review by Melika Mirghaffari, Asal Mahmoodiyan, Shahram Mahboubizadeh, Atefeh Shahbazi, Yaser Soleimani, Sana Mirghaffari, Zahra Shahravi

“…The intrinsic ability of these scaffold materials to generate piezoelectric currents presents a major proposition for increasing the complexity of the scaffold and facilitating tissue healing. …”
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The CRISPR conundrum: evolve and maybe die, or survive and risk stagnation by Jesús García-Martínez, Rafael D. Maldonado, Noemí M. Guzmán, Francisco J. M. Mojica

“…In general, a CRISPR-Cas system consists of one or more groups of DNA repeats named CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats), regularly separated by unique sequences referred to as spacers, and a set of functionally associated cas (CRISPR associated) genes typically located next to one of the repeat arrays. …”
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The analyses of structural covariance and structural covariance similarity of cortical morphological measures by Xi Zhang, Yanmin Peng, Dongyue Li, Ailin Hou, Meng Liang, Chunshui Yu

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An inorganic-rich but LiF-free interphase for fast charging and long cycle life lithium metal batteries by Muhammad Mominur Rahman, Sha Tan, Yang Yang, Hui Zhong, Sanjit Ghose, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Adrian Hunt, Lu Ma, Xiao-Qing Yang, Enyuan Hu

“…Here, we use CsNO3 as a dual-functional additive to form stable interphases on both electrodes. …”
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DNA methylation differences between cord and adult white blood cells reflect postnatal immune cell maturation by Meaghan J. Jones, Chaini Konwar, Rebecca Asiimwe, Louie Dinh, Hamid Reza Razzaghian, Olivia de Goede, Julia L. MacIsaac, Alexander M. Morin, Kurt P. Kolsun, Kristina Gervin, Robert Lyle, Raymond T. Ng, Devin C. Koestler, Janine F. Felix, Pascal M. Lavoie, Wendy P. Robinson, Sara Mostafavi, Michael S. Kobor

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TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN AN ESAP CONTEXT: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE by Adina-Maria MEZEI

“…The present article focuses on the design of various technology-assisted teaching activities as part of a practical English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) course addressed to undergraduate students in Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University. As more and more AI-assisted tools – ‘traditional’ or generative AI (GenAI) – are becoming readily available to the general public, there is a growing pressure on educators to employ such tools in the classroom in order to foster technology-enhanced learning. …”
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Metamodels of Educational and Methodological Activity in the University by S. M. Shcherbakov, K. K. Kalugyan, I. I. Miroshnichenko

“…A set of metamodels of educational and methodological activities was built, including metamodels for the following stages: state educational standards of the first generation, second generation, federal state educational standards or the third generation, generation 3+, generation 3 ++. …”
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ScreenSafeFuture: A parent-empathetic and pragmatic mhealth application for toddlers' brain development addressing screen-addiction challenges by Nafisa Anjum, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Syeda Umme Salma, Liang Zhao, Maria Valero de Clemente, Nazmus Sakib

“…These development phases will utilize the Delphi panel consensus for a more reliable and robust outcome, ensuring its effectiveness in addressing screen addiction challenges and supporting younger generations' healthy development.…”
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Green Protein Extraction from Hazelnut Press Cake: Yield, Efficiency, and Secondary Structure Analysis by Bruna Anzà, Silvia Fraterrigo Garofalo, Alessandro Lapolla, Debora Fino

“…Hazelnut (<i>Corylus avellana</i> L.) oil production generates press cakes, a by-product rich in plant-based proteins. …”
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Precipitation–Flotation Process for Molybdenum and Uranium Separation from Wastewater by Yanfang Huang, Sa Yue, Aohua Li, Hu Sun, Yizhuang Wang, Qunzhen Bu, Bingbing Liu, Guihong Han

“…The mining of molybdenum and uranium ores inevitably results in the generation of large volumes of wastewater containing low concentrations of metals, which poses significant threats to the environment. …”
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Assembly and analysis of stephania japonica mitochondrial genome provides new insights into its identification and energy metabolism by Ya Wu, Zhihao Sun, Zhaoyu Liu, Ting Qiu, Xiaojing Li, Liang Leng, Shilin Chen

“…Both phylogenetic trees show that S. japonica is more closely related to Aconitum kusnezoffii. The result showed that the cox genes were the most highly expressed in the roots. …”
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