SARS-CoV-2 infection induces adaptive NK cell responses by spike protein-mediated induction of HLA-E expression by Mohammad Zahidul Hasan, Maren Claus, Nadine Krüger, Sarah Reusing, Eline Gall, Christina Bade-Döding, Armin Braun, Carsten Watzl, Markus Uhrberg, Lutz Walter

“…Further analysis of recovered patients suggested that the adaptive NK cell response is primarily driven by a wave of early adaptive NK cells during acute infection that wanes once the infection is cleared. …”
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Effect of bariatric endoscopy on liver fibrosis and steatosis and the course of NAFLD – a prospective interventional study by Adam Vašura, Evžen Machytka, Ondřej Urban, Jitka Macháčková, Lubomír Pavliska, Zdeněk Berka, Zdeněk Švagera, Marek Bužga

“…Liver fibrosis changes were monitored non-invasively using point and 2D shear wave ultrasound elastography (SWE) and transient elastography that allowed for quantification of liver steatosis using the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP). …”
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Taking the pulse of nature – how robotics and sensors assist in lake and reservoir management by S. Zug, G. Licht, E. Börner, E. de Souza Mota, R. Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, R. Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, E. Roeder, J. Matschullat, J. Matschullat

“…The platform supports modular catamaran floaters sized between 1.2 and 2.5 m, selected according to payload mass and mission requirements. …”
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Post-COVID syndrome in children: whether a change in lymphocyte count is a risk factor for its development? by O. L. Lychkovska, D. I. Kvit, I. Yu. Kulachkovska, О. M. Sadova, L. Ya. Zhyvko, М. I. Dats-Opoka, N. S. Kosmynina

“…A retrospective analysis of medical records of children, aged 10–17 years, who were hospitalized during the second wave of the pandemic (January – July 2021) to the CNE “Lviv Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital “Ohmatdyt” with a diagnosis of moderate COVID-19. …”
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Innovative MOF-enhanced electroanalytical approach for sensitive sunitinib malate detection in renal carcinoma patients using CuO/lanthanum MOF-modified carbon paste electrode by Azza H. Rageh, Mohamed I. Said, Asmaa Abdeltawab, Fatma A.M. Abdel-aal

“…The main aim of this work is to develop a highly sensitive, selective, and cost-effective electrochemical sensor for detecting sunitinib malate (SUN) in serum samples collected from renal cancer patients. …”
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Mental health care use in medically unexplained and explained physical symptoms: findings from a general population study by van Eck van der Sluijs J, ten Have M, Rijnders C, van Marwijk H, de Graaf R, van der Feltz-Cornelis C

“…Methods: Data were derived from the first wave of the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2, a nationally representative face-to-face cohort study among the general population aged 18–64 years. …”
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GENDER DIFFERENCES OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS WITH POSTINFARCTION CARDIOSCLEROSIS AND CHRONIC MITRAL REGURGITATION BY THE DATA OF CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY REGISTRY by E. I. Yaroslavskaya, V. A. Kuznetsov, G. S. Pushkarev, D. V. Krinochkin, G. V. Kolunin, E. A. Gorbatenko

“…Among 15283 patients of Coronary angiography Registry© evaluated from 1991 to 2012 we selected end assessed clinical and functional parameters of 350 men and 53 women with Q-wave myocardial infarction and moderate or severe mitral regurgitation and signs of scars detected by echocardiography.Results. …”
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The influence of cavity configuration and irrigation activation on root canal smear removal—an in vitro study by Duygu Degirmencioglu, Şeyda Erşahan, Yelda Erdem Hepsenoglu, Erhan Erkan, Mustafa Gundogar, Kadir Sagir

“…Recently, various irrigant activation methods, including shock wave enhanced emission photoacoustic streaming (SWEEPS), passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI), sonic activation (SA), and syringe irrigation (SI), have been developed to enhance cleaning efficacy. …”
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Health Consequences of Entrepreneurship in China: Evidence from Individual Fixed Effects Estimates by Skylar Biyang Sun, Jing Ning, Ke Yuan, Xiaohang Zhao, Hongling Gong

“…To solve the potential health selection in entrepreneurship, we applied a linear fixed-effects model to extract the causal relationship. …”
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Expert Consensus on Neuromodulation Application of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound in Pain Management by Brain Computer Interface and Rehabilitation Committee of Chinese Rehabilitation Medical Association

“…Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is an emerging non-invasive neuromodulation technology that utilizes highly focused acoustic waves to achieve precise, reversible, and non-invasive regulation of specific brain regions. …”
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Pulsed Focused Nonlinear Acoustic Fields from Clinically Relevant Therapeutic Sources in Layered Media: Experimental Data and Numerical Prediction Results by Tamara KUJAWSKA

“…In many therapeutic applications of a pulsed focused ultrasound with various intensities the finite- amplitude acoustic waves propagate in water before penetrating into tissues and their local heating. …”
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Advancing coal fire detection model for large-scale areas based on RS indices and machine learning by Jinglong Liu, Feng Zhao, Yunjia Wang, Yanan Wang, Sen Du, Libo Dang, Jordi J. Mallorqui

“…In this paper, thermal anomaly indices (TAIs), derived from short-wave infrared and near-infrared data, were selected for coal fire detection due to their relatively low sensitivity to solar radiation. …”
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Probe – Integrated electrochemical sensing platform for detection of trace levels of Dapoxetine hydrochloride drug residue in water and drug formulations by H. Alwael, N.A. Asiri, B.G. Alhogbi, A.S. Alharthi, E.A. Bahaidarah, T.N. Abduljabbar, D.F. Baamer, M. Madkour, F.A. Zainy, M.S. El-Shahawi

“…The extensive use and misuse of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in drug formulations has resulted in their accumulation in food sources and environment, posing noteworthy threats to human health and the global economy. …”
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Development of a Real-time Near-surface Air Temperature, Humidity, and Wind Product with 10-min Resolution in China by Liao Zhihong, Han Shuai, Gu Junxia, Shi Chunxiang, Zhang Zhiqiang, Ruan Xin, Zhao Qi, Zhang Tao, Zhang Zhisen, Du Aodong, Xu Bin, Sun Shuai, Pang Zihao, Zhang Yu, Xu Yanqin, Yang Lei

“…At the same time, 3 application cases of 10-min products are shown, including the cold wave event in March 2025, the strong convective gale process in Tongzhou, Beijing in 2022 and the cyclone in Kaiyuan, Liaoning in 2023. …”
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Synergy of compress strain and antioxidant of platinum-copper for enhanced the oxygen reduction performance by Jun Zhang, Pingjuan Liang, Xinlan Xu, Rong Wang, Shuyue Liu, Chunyuan Wang, Boyu Liu, Laizheng Luo, Meng Jin, Huan Liu, Huan Yi, Shi-Yu Lu

“…Benefiting from its structural and compositional advantages, the resulting Pt0.38Cu0.62/N-HCS catalyst delivers exceptional electrocatalytic activity for ORR, with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.837 ​V, a mass activity of 0.672 A mgPt-1, and a Tafel slope of 50.66 ​mV dec-1, surpassing that of commercial Pt/C. …”
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Prenatal diagnosis of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: a single-center study in China by Qiong Huang, Tingting Dang, Zhenzhen Zhan, Zongjie Weng, Wen Ling, Huagu Tian, Qiumei Wu

“…Additional abnormalities included Ebstein’s anomaly (EA) in three cases, restricted opening of the foramen ovale in one case, increased inner diameter of the foramen ovale in one case, reversal or deepening of the a-wave of the ductus venosus in six cases, and umbilical vein pulsation in one case. …”
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Associations between exercise and university students’ depression during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: the mediating role of relative deprivation and subjective exercise expe... by Chao Chen, Jie Ma, Jinzhuang Song, Chuang Yan, Minghao Yan

“…Methods Analysis of exercise-depression associations in two cross-sectional assessments during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown was undertaken. In the first wave of data collection, we implemented a simple random sampling to recruit participants from five universities in Hebei Province. …”
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Trajectory optimization of a flapping-wing robot in a wind field by Xiaoyang WU, Zhiguo ZHANG, Wei HE, Jingyan QIN, Junhai ZHANG, Tingting MENG

“…Owing to wave obstruction, the speed of the horizontal wind field decreases as it approaches the sea surface. …”
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A Novel Electrocardiographic Approach for Accurate Diagnosis of Prior Inferior Myocardial Infarction by Hailei Liu, MD, Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen, MD, Harpriya Chugh, MSHS, Kyndaron Reinier, PhD, Ashkan Ehdaie, MD, Eugenio Cingolani, MD, Archana Ramireddy, MD, Eric D. Braunstein, MD, Michael Shehata, MD, Xunzhang Wang, MD, Sumeet S. Chugh, MD

“…A combination of lead II Q-wave duration >20 ms and/or amplitude ratio >0.2, derived from logistic regression and selected to optimize diagnostic performance while minimizing false negatives, improved sensitivity and specificity to 100.0% and 96.7%. …”
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Implementing and documenting cultural adaption of evidence-based practice strategies to reduce opioid overdose deaths: examples and lessons from the HEALing communities study by Erin B. Gibson, LaShawn Glasgow, Monica Nouvong, Margaret McGladrey, Darcy Freedman, Deborah Chassler, Rachel Vickers-Smith, Madeline D’Onfro, Dawn A. Goddard-Eckrich, Timothy Hunt, Avik Chatterjee, JaNae Holloway, Katie Fain, Rachel Sword Cruz, Linda Sprague Martinez

“…Methods The HEALing Communities Study engaged coalitions in 67 communities across four states to select and implement EBP strategies to reduce opioid overdose mortality. …”
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