Comparative Study between Quantitative Digital Image Analysis and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization of Breast Cancer Equivocal HER2 2+ Cases by E. Ayad, M. Mansy, D. Elwi, M. Salem, M. Salama, K. Kayser

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PRRSV-2 nsp2 Ignites NLRP3 inflammasome through IKKβ-dependent dispersed trans-Golgi network translocation. by Lujie Zhang, Yanni Gao, Haoran Zhou, Xiao Liang, Xiaolin Jiang, Wenqin Gong, Yangyang Sun, Desheng Zhang, Xianwei Wang, Hans Nauwynck, Juan Bai, Ping Jiang

“…However, a mechanistic understanding of PRRSV-2 progression remains unclear. Here, we screen that PRRSV-2 nsp2 activates the NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby instigating a state of hyperinflammation. …”
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Regulatory T cell-like response to SARS-CoV-2 in Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) transduced with human ACE2. by Bradly Burke, Savannah M Rocha, Shijun Zhan, Miles Eckley, Clara Reasoner, Amin Addetia, Juliette Lewis, Anna Fagre, Phillida A Charley, Juergen A Richt, Susan R Weiss, Ronald B Tjalkens, David Veesler, Tawfik Aboellail, Tony Schountz

“…Insectivorous Old World horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus spp.) are the likely source of the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 prior to its spillover into humans and causing the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Eunice Lobo, Jyothi S. Menon, Deepa R., Supriya Bhavnani, Onno CP van Schayck, Shweta Dixit, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Aditi Roy, Sumathi Swaminathan, Ruby Gupta, Poornima Prabhakaran, Prashanth Thankachan, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu, Debarati Mukherjee, Siddhartha Mandal, Gauri Divan

“…Indoor air pollution will be monitored in 200 households twice, during two seasons. Multilevel regression, weighted quantile sum regression, and Bayesian kernel machine regression will assess the individual and combined effects of exposures on child outcomes. …”
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Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Some Derivatives of 2-Methylbenzimidazole Containing 1,3,4-Oxadiazole or 1,2,4-Triazole Heterocycle by Cong Nguyen Tien, Duc Tran Thi Cam, Ha Bui Manh, Dat Nguyen Dang

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High-Speed Reduction of Triarylpyrylium Salts Using Zn(BH4)2/SiO2 as an Efficient and Regiospecific Reducing Reagent by Arash Mouradzadegun, Ali Reza Kiasat, Somayeh Elahi

“…Among these reagents, Zn(BH4)2/SiO2 performed the best results. The major advantages of this reagent are the cheapness, availability, simplicity in operation, very short reaction time and much improved regioselectivity in comparison with the other reducing reagents.…”
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[MG49-LiClO4]:[TiO2-SiO2] Polymer Electrolytes: In Situ Preparation and Characterization by Oon Lee Kang, Azizan Ahmad, Nur Hasyareeda Hassan, Usman Ali Rana

“…In the present research, [MG49-LiClO4]:[HNO3-THF/TiO2-SiO2] and [MG49-LiClO4]:[ClHNO2-THF/TiO2-SiO2] polymer electrolytes were first prepared through simple stepwise in situ techniques: sol-gel technique and solution-cast technique. …”
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Dentinal Crack Formation and Quality of Obturation Using Two Single File Systems and Two Obturation Techniques: A micro-CT Study. by Shaban Shaban Omar, Bahar Jafaar Selivany

“…The roots were randomly divided into two main groups TRN and GN ((n=20)) according to instrumentation, afterwards each group subdivided into two subgroups ((n=10)) according to obturation techniques. …”
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Structural Modification of Sol-Gel Synthesized V2O5 and TiO2 Thin Films with/without Erbium Doping by Fatma Pınar Gökdemir, Ayşe Evrim Saatci, Orhan Özdemir, Kubilay Kutlu

“…Comparative work of with/without erbium- (Er-) doped vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films were carried out via sol-gel technique by dissolving erbium (III) nitrate pentahydrate (Er(NO3)3·5H2O) in vanadium (V) oxoisopropoxide (OV[OCH(CH3)2]3) and titanium (IV) isopropoxide (Ti[OCH(CH3)2]4). …”
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Effect of 2.45 GHz Microwave Radiation on the Inner Ear: A Histopathological Study on 2.45 GHz Microwave Radiation and Cochlea by Emel Tahir, Ayşegül Akar Karadayı, Seren Gülşen Gürgen, Begüm Korunur Engiz, Ahmet Turgut

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HMGB2 Deficiency Mitigates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Suppressing Ang-II-Caused Ferroptosis and Inflammation via NF-κβ Pathway by Hao Wu, Legao Chen, Kaiping Lu, Yi Liu, Weiqin Lu, Jinsong Jiang, Chao Weng

“…Finally, the mice model of AAA was established to verify the function of HMGB2 in vivo. Results. Increased HMGB2 level was observed in Ang-II-treated VSMCs and Ang-II-induced mice model. …”
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Sb distribution in the phases of SiO2 saturated Sb-Fe-O-SiO2-CaO system in air by Zhang Z.T., Nie H.P., Yan K.

“…Sb distribution in the phases of SiO2 saturated Sb-Fe-O-SiO2-CaO system was determined for the first time through hightemperature experiment and quenching techniques, followed by Electron probe X-ray microanalysis (EPMA) in air (Ptot = 1 atm, PO2 = 0.21 atm). …”
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Line and surface defects in 5D $$N=2$$ N = 2 SCFT from matter-coupled F(4) gauged supergravity by Parinya Karndumri

“…Abstract We study supersymmetric solutions of matter-coupled F(4) gauged supergravity in the forms of $$AdS_2\times S^3$$ A d S 2 × S 3 - and $$AdS_3\times S^2$$ A d S 3 × S 2 -sliced domain walls with a non-vanishing two-form field from the supergravity multiplet. …”
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Surgical and Functional Results of Hybrid 25-27-Gauge Vitrectomy Combined with Coaxial 2.2 mm Small Incision Cataract Surgery by Fabian Höhn, Florian Kretz, Mitrofanis Pavlidis

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Comparison of Two Creatinine-Based Equations for Predicting Decline in Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Nephropathy in a Korean Population by Eun Young Lee, Young-Mi Lee, Kyu Hun Choi, Hyun Chul Lee, Byung-Wan Lee, Beom Seok Kim

“…Aim. To compare two creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations, the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) and the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD), for predicting the risk of CKD progression in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy. …”
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Fusion of the 2nd with the 3rd Cervical Vertebrae (C2-C3): A Case Series with Possible Clinical Significance by Eirini Demeneopoulou, Dorina Papa, Ilias Giotas, Angelos Nikolaou, George Tsakotos, Vasilios Karampelias, Theodore Mariolis-Sapsakos, Dimitrios Filippou, Maria Piagkou

“…Conclusions. Among the three (C2-C3) fused osseous complexes, the two were partially and the one was completely ossified. …”
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Experimental investigation on cooling tower performance with Al2O3, ZnO and Ti2O3 based nanofluids by Habibur Rahman, Altab Hossain, Mohammad Ali

“….% of stable Al oxide (Al2O3), Zn oxide (ZnO), and Ti oxide (Ti2O3) nanoparticles of 80, 35, and 70 nm diameter were considered. …”
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Kinematics Analysis of a Planar Symmetric (CRR)₂S-(3R)₂R Parallel Mechanism by Jie Li, Linxian Che, Li Du, Xin Zheng

“…Taking a planar symmetrical (CRR)2S-(3R)2R parallel mechanism with two translations and two rotations (2T2R) as the research object，based on the position and orientation characteristic set theory analyzes the number and nature of the mechanism’s degree of freedom and then this study analyzes its kinematics problems. …”
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Deriving Full‐Coverage and Fine‐Scale XCO2 Across China Based on OCO‐2 Satellite Retrievals and CarbonTracker Output by Changpei He, Mingrui Ji, Tao Li, Xinyi Liu, Die Tang, Shifu Zhang, Yuzhou Luo, Michael L. Grieneisen, Zihang Zhou, Yu Zhan

“…Abstract Due to the coarse spatial resolution, the column‐averaged dry‐air mole fraction of CO2 (XCO2) data from the CarbonTracker may be inadequate to reflect the spatial heterogeneity of XCO2. …”
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RUBY® – a tetravalent (2+2) bispecific antibody format with excellent functionality and IgG-like stability, pharmacology and developability properties by Barnabas Nyesiga, Mattias Levin, Anna Säll, Anna Rosén, Kim Jansson, Sara Fritzell, Karin Hägerbrand, Dietmar Weilguny, Laura von Schantz

“…The RUBYTM format has a 2 + 2 geometry, where two Fab fragments are linked via their light chains to the C-termini of an IgG, and carries mutations for optimal chain pairing. …”
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