Advancing Nanomedicine Through Electron Microscopy: Insights Into Nanoparticle Cellular Interactions and Biomedical Applications by Akhtar S, Zuhair F

“…On the other hand, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is ideal for examining larger surface areas and provides a broader perspective on the morphology and topography of the samples. …”
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Smoking-related gut microbiota alteration is associated with obesity and obesity-related diseases: results from two cohorts with sibling comparison analyses by Yiting Duan, Chengquan Xu, Wenjie Wang, Xiaoyan Wang, Nuo Xu, Jieming Zhong, Weiwei Gong, Weifang Zheng, Yi-Hsuan Wu, April Myers, Lisa Chu, Ying Lu, Elizabeth Delzell, Ann W. Hsing, Min Yu, Wei He, Shankuan Zhu

“…Abstract Background Individuals who smoke tend to have a lower body mass index (BMI) but face an increased risk of obesity-related diseases. This study investigates this paradox from the perspective of gut microbiota. …”
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Fat-rich diet promotes microbiome-dependent ATP synthesis in sheep model by Fan Hu, Kefyalew Gebeyew, Zhiwu Wu, Bingrui Chen, Jinzhen Jiao, Zhiliang Tan, Di Tian, Zhixiong He

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Biotechnology revival: in situ sludge minimization in wastewater by Yiqiang Chen, Yiqiang Chen, Xu Jiang, Maosheng Yang, Zhu Wang

“…This review comprehensively highlights the fundamental mechanisms, application strategies, and future prospects of ISRB, including one of the first studies to introduce bacteriophage-based approaches for in situ sludge reduction, offering a novel perspective on phage-mediated sludge control. …”
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Handover decision with multi-access edge computing in 6G networks: A survey by Saeid Jahandar, Ibraheem Shayea, Emre Gures, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Mustafa Ergen, Mohammad Alnakhli

“…We examine the current state of research, provide an analysis of existing studies, and identify key gaps in the literature. …”
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Bacterial Cellulose Membrane Experimentally Implanted in the Peritoneum of Wistar Rats—Inflammatory Immunoreactivity and Oxidative Stress by Karina Oliveira Santos, Rebecca Bertolo, Natasha Lien de Almeida Ibanez, Mônica Rodrigues Alves, Tatiana Pessoa Onuma, Gabriella Costa Ribeiro, Anna Julia de Souza Porto, Cláudio Gustavo Barbeito, Luciana Pinato, Angela Faustino Jozala, Denise Grotto, Alessandre Hataka

“…From a biochemical and oxidative stress perspective, BC seems to be a safe material to be used in the peritoneal cavity.…”
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Systematic review of AI/ML applications in multi-domain robotic rehabilitation: trends, gaps, and future directions by Giovanna Nicora, Samuele Pe, Gabriele Santangelo, Lucia Billeci, Irene Giovanna Aprile, Marco Germanotta, Riccardo Bellazzi, Enea Parimbelli, Silvana Quaglini

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been widely applied in different areas to support robotic rehabilitation, from controlling robot movements to real-time patient assessment. …”
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Historical Land Use and Land Cover Change of the Lake Tempe Region: A Multi-source Data Landscape Reconstruction by Syahruddin Mansyur, Nur Ihsan Djindar, Wasita Wasita, Imam Hindarto, Nani Somba, Hasrianti Hasrianti, Moh. Ali Fadillah, Hamka Naping, Sofyan Setia Budi

“…Contemporary narratives of Lake Tempe, however, are overshadowed by recurrent flooding attributed to accelerated sedimentation leading to lake shallowing, which impedes its capacity to manage the inflow from tributary rivers. This study aims to offer a historical perspective by reconstructing the landscape and detailing the evolution of land use and land cover (LU/LC) in the Lake Tempe region, thus enhancing our understanding of the lake's current conditions. …”
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Tradition and Innovation in Raw Meat Products with a Focus on the Steak Tartare Case by Giovanni D’Ambrosio, Francesca Maggio, Annalisa Serio, Antonello Paparella

“…., <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, and <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7. From this perspective, the outbreaks associated with the consumption of raw meat products have confirmed the importance of good hygiene practice and process control, currently based on the presence of nitrite in the formulation and accurate cold chain management. …”
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Virtual reality-enhanced rehabilitation for improving musculoskeletal function and recovery after trauma by Phani Paladugu, Rahul Kumar, Joshua Ong, Ethan Waisberg, Kyle Sporn

“…By presenting a balanced perspective on the landscape of VR in orthopedic care, this paper emphasizes the need for rigorous clinical validation, regulatory advancements, and interdisciplinary collaboration. …”
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A Novel Security Threat Model for Automated AI Accelerator Generation Platforms by Chao Guo, Youhua Shi

“…Systems designed based on this paradigm offer a user-friendly, end-to-end solution for deploying pre-trained models. While previous studies have identified vulnerabilities in individual hardware components or models, the security of this paradigm has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. …”
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Hand gestures classification of sEMG signals based on BiLSTM-metaheuristic optimization and hybrid U-Net-MobileNetV2 encoder architecture by Khosro Rezaee, Safoura Farsi Khavari, Mojtaba Ansari, Fatemeh Zare, Mohammad Hossein Alizadeh Roknabadi

“…This approach offers a fresh perspective on prosthetic management and human-machine interaction, emphasizing its efficacy in improving accuracy and reducing variance for enhanced prosthetic control and interaction with machines through edge computing integration.…”
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VSRDiff: Learning Inter-Frame Temporal Coherence in Diffusion Model for Video Super-Resolution by Linlin Liu, Lele Niu, Jun Tang, Yong Ding

“…Video Super-Resolution (VSR) aims to reconstruct high-quality high-resolution (HR) videos from low-resolution (LR) inputs. Recent studies have explored diffusion models (DMs) for VSR by exploiting their generative priors to produce realistic details. …”
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Comparative analysis of corpus callosum lipidome and transcriptome in schizophrenia and healthy brain by Maria S. Osetrova, Olga I. Efimova, Marina D. Zavolskova, Elena A. Stekolschikova, Gleb N. Vladimirov, Dmitry A. Senko, Tatiana A. Zhuravleva, Anna Y. Morozova, Yana A. Zorkina, Denis S. Andreyuk, George P. Kostyuk, Evgeniy N. Nikolaev, Philipp E. Khaitovich

“…To integrate the results of molecular approaches to create a comprehensive molecular perspective of the disease. METHODS: A total of 8 brain tissue samples (4 from healthy controls (HC) + 4 from schizophrenia patients (SZ)) were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) and RNA sequencing for transcriptome profiling. …”
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Perceived clinician stigma and its impact on eating disorder treatment experiences: a systematic review of the lived experience literature by Gabriel Lubieniecki, Anne Nileshni Fernando, Alisha Randhawa, Sean Cowlishaw, Gemma Sharp

“…Abstract Objective This systematic review examines the literature regarding perceived clinician stigma and treatment experiences of adult patients with eating disorders, emphasising lived experience perspectives. Method A systematic search was conducted across MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials [CENTRAL] to identify studies published from 1 January 2000 until 24 March 2024 that explored patient experiences of clinician attitudes and behaviours in eating disorder treatment. …”
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Research Progress on Catalytic Conversion of Lignin to Chemicals by Xuezhi ZENG, Wenyu WANG, Minxian HUO, Yi QI, Xueqing QIU, Xuliang LIN, Yanlin QIN

“…Finally, the review explores the prospects and challenges of lignin depolymerization and upgrading strategies, providing a forward-looking perspective on this important field of study.…”
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Improvement of accuracy and diagnostic significance of breast tumor fine-needle aspiration biopsy by miRNA analysis of material isolated from cytological smears by N. N. Kolesnikov, S. E. Titov, Yu. A. Veryaskina, A. V. Vladimirova, R. B. Samsonov, A. S. Artem’eva, V. I. Novik, L. M. Bershteyn, I. F. Zhimulev, A. V. Malek

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs), regulatory molecules involved in control of virtually all physiologic and pathologic process, emerged as promising tumor markers. …”
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Machine learning based screening of biomarkers associated with cell death and immunosuppression of multiple life stages sepsis populations by Jie Yang, Fanyan Ou, Binbin Li, Lixiong Zeng, Qiuli Chen, Houyu Gan, Jianing Yu, Qian Guo, Jihua Feng, Jianfeng Zhang

“…Key PCD patterns were identified based on model evaluation metrics (Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1 score, and Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve ROC), and their associated DEGs were obtained through intersection, followed by immune-related analysis of DEGs. The study included a total of 1507 sepsis cases and 484 controls globally, with 90 neonatal cases and 95 controls, 527 children cases and 101 controls, and 890 adult cases and 288 controls. …”
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Oxytocin in growth, reproduction, restoration and health by Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg

“…After my basal medical training (MD) (1971), I obtained a PhD in pharmacology (1976) and ended up as a professor of Physiology.My initial studies were within the field of gastroenterology. …”
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Detection of the 30-bp deletion and protein expression of Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 in extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma and its clinicopathological significance by Xingmei Lu, Qingsong Han, Peng Li, Kate Huang, Xiuhuan Ji, Suidan Chen, Rixu Lin, Xiaoyu Wang

“…LMP1 protein expression was positive in 21/42 cases. In the control group, the LMP1 gene was detected in 6/10 cases, all of which were del-LMP1, and the LMP1 protein was positive in 4/10 cases. …”
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