Advances in the Functionalization of Vaccine Delivery Systems: Innovative Strategies and Translational Perspectives by Ingrid Andrêssa de Moura, Anna Jéssica Duarte Silva, Larissa Silva de Macêdo, Karina Mayumi Tani Bezerra de Melo, Lígia Rosa Sales Leal, Benigno Cristofer Flores Espinoza, Maria da Conceição Viana Invenção, Samara Sousa de Pinho, Antonio Carlos de Freitas

“…The conjugation of specific ligands or the modification of parameters such as shape, charge, and size of vectors can enhance the specificity, stability, and efficiency of antigen transport to cellular compartments, thereby facilitating a robust immune response. …”
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The Specific Features of Red Blood Cell Membranes in Premature Neonates Due to Multiple Pregnancy by S. A. Perepelitsa, V. A. Sergunova, O. E. Gudkova, S. V. Alekseeva

“…The threshold impulse energy ratio considered as an integral index of the threshold action (a measure of efficiency) of an impulse measured in μA2 ms/cm4 was then calculated. …”
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Focused ion beam (FIB) prepared microtextured microneedle array capable of delivering drugs through punctured skin by Yan Zhang, Zhaoqiang Chen, Wendong Wu, Chonghai Xu

“…A four-pronged cone was chosen as the shape of microneedles, and a rectangle was chosen as the shape of the drug-carrying microneedle. …”
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Differential evolution-optimized gold nanorods for enhanced photothermal conversion by Aimad Koulali, Piotr Radomski, Paweł Ziółkowski, Francesca Petronella, Luciano De Sio, Dariusz Mikielewicz

“…The optimization results reveal that for shorter wavelengths, near-spherical AuNRs (AR of 0.71 and 0.75) demonstrate the highest efficiency, while for longer wavelengths, more elongated AuNRs (AR of 0.24 and 0.17) outperform others. …”
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A 22 Billion M⊙ Black Hole in Holmberg 15A with Keck KCWI Spectroscopy and Triaxial Orbit Modeling by Emily R. Liepold, Chung-Pei Ma, Jonelle L. Walsh

“…Aided by the superb sensitivity and efficiency of KCWI at the Keck II Telescope, we have obtained spatially resolved stellar kinematics over a ∼100″ × 100″ contiguous field of H15A for this purpose. …”
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Improving the Principles of Identifying Critical Requirements for the Assembly of High-Precision Products by A. V. Nazaryev, P. Yu. Bochkarev

“…The paper established the relationship between the accuracy of dimensional tolerances and the tolerances of the shape and location of the surfaces of the product to which these dimensions belonged. …”
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Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Characterization of Ni2+ Substituted Cobalt Nanoferrites Prepared by Sol-Gel Auto Combustion Method by Rezhna Kuekha, Tahseen H. Mubarak, Bruska Azhdar

“…Also, the synthesized Co1−xNixFe2O4/PVA nanocomposite samples show improved performance for EMI efficiency which proves the utility of this doping. …”
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Non-clinical factors influencing discharge and admission decisions in the emergency department: a focus group study among Israeli physicians by Ofer Kobo, Itay Itzhaki, Michael J. Drescher, Jacob Glazer, Avi Israeli, Bruce E. Landon, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg

“…While clinical indicators are essential, non-clinical factors often shape whether a patient is admitted or discharged. …”
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It is a matter of convenience: why welfare technologies have become domesticated in Swedish eldercare by Susanne Frennert, Katrin Skagert, Anna Williamsson

“…However, convenience, while central to the participants’ experiences, should not be understood as inherently “good” or positive but as part of the domestication process, shaped by socio-technical contexts and the political economy of eldercare, which prioritises effectiveness and efficiency. …”
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Identification of heavy work investment antecedents: a research on digital leadership by Burcu Turan-Torun, Onur Oktaysoy, Mehmet Selman Kobanoglu, Ethem Topcuoglu, Muhammed Akif Yenikaya, Vurgun Topcuoglu, Selen Uygungil-Erdogan

“…Moreover, practices that increase employee engagement in the digital transformation process appear to play a critical role in maintaining organizational efficiency and employee well-being in the long run. …”
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Enhanced fruit preservation using compressed stabilized earth blocks and municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash in pyramid structures by Mukilan Poyyamozhi, Thenarasan Latha Abinaya, Balasubramanian Murugesan, R. Preetha, Asmath Mubeena, Victoriia Bereznychenko, R. Narayanamoorthi

“…To improve fruit storage efficiency, this research examines the impact of incorporating municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash (MSWIBA) into compressed stabilised earth blocks (CSEBs). …”
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Study of caspase-6 activity in aggressive HCT116 cells using methotrexate-encapsulated lactoferrin-conjugated solid lipid nanoparticles via in silico and in vitro approaches by Sankha Bhattacharya, Ranajit Nivrutti Shinde, Vishal Beldar, Rehan Khan

“…The optimized nanoparticles displayed a spherical shape (~ 160 nm, as observed in TEM images) with a high drug encapsulation efficiency of 85.87% for MTX-SLNs and 80.11% for MTX-Lf-SLNs, which ensured improved stability. …”
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SBDNet: A Scale and Edge Guided Bidecoding Network for Land Parcel Extraction by Wei Wu, Yapeng Liu, Lixin Tang, Haiping Yang, Liao Yang, Jin Li, Chen Zuohui

“…The encoder shares parameters between different tasks to improve efficiency, while the decoding phase uses U- and bidirectional flow-shaped dual decoding architectures to extract deep semantic features and shallow edge features, respectively. …”
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Modeling Plant Nutrient Acquisition Strategies Alters Projections of Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Bioenergy Agroecosystems by Stephanie M. Juice, Melannie D. Hartman, Adam C. vonHaden, William J. Parton, Edward R. Brzostek

“…ABSTRACT Plant strategies to acquire nutrients from limited environments help shape ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling and response to environmental change. …”
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High performance thin layer chromatography with eluents containing SDS aided by UV- and Raman spectroscopy by Beata Polak, Adrianna Kryska, Kamila Jaglińska, Adam Traczuk, Barbara Barwinek

“…For four of the six investigated compounds, these factors have been close to 1.0. The separation efficiency measured by the height of the theoretical plate varies from 39 to 73 μm depending on the solute investigated. …”
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PdYOLO: A Lightweight Algorithm for Detecting Peach Fruits Against a Peach Tree Background by Jiajun Zhang, Jialin Zhang, Kazuki Kobayashi

“…Additionally, the diverse shapes of peach fruits, variations in light, leaf shading, and dense clustering complicate detection. …”
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High-Resolution Wellbore Temperature Logging Combined with a Borehole-Scale Heat Budget: Conceptual and Analytical Approaches to Characterize Hydraulically Active Fractures and Gro... by Guillaume Meyzonnat, Florent Barbecot, José A. Corcho-Alvarado, Antoine Tognelli, Hermann Zeyen, Alexandra Mattei, Renald McCormack

“…This work aims to provide an overview of the thermal processes that shape wellbore temperature profiles under static and dynamic conditions. …”
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Using zoobenthos and ichthyofauna as test objects for the quality of surface waters polluted with heavy metals by V. V. Butsiak

“…The assessment of the quality indicators of water bodies largely depends on the reliability and efficiency of control. Instrumental control methods do not allow for assessing the complex impact of xenobiotics present in water on the water body's ecosystem. …”
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Association Between the Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol-to-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio (NHHR) and Mortality in Patients with COPD: Evidence From the NHANES... by Zhong Y, Zhou K, Li S, Zhang R, Wang D

“…RCS revealed U-shaped associations between the NHHR and all-cause mortality. …”
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Research on Behavior Recognition and Online Monitoring System for Liaoning Cashmere Goats Based on Deep Learning by Geng Chen, Zhiyu Yuan, Xinhui Luo, Jinxin Liang, Chunxin Wang

“…Therefore, the development of a convenient and rapid detection method is crucial for the efficiency and quality improvement of the industry. …”
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