Laser powder bed fusion processed LaCe(Fe, Mn, Si)₁₃ lattices for magnetic refrigeration: Process optimization, microstructure, and magnetocaloric performance by Kun Sun, Yuting Zhang, Sheng Li, Zhaohe Gao, Xue Cao, Ziling Peng, Pengyan Huang, Abd El-Moez A. Mohamed, Zhigang Zheng, Minki Jeong, Yu-Lung Chiu, Yang Lu, Moataz M. Attallah

“…In this study, the optimal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processing parameters for fabricating fully dense LaCe(Fe,Mn,Si)13 thin walls have been identified through a machine-learning approach based on the Gaussian process regression (GPR) model. All the specimens and components were fabricated using a continuous laser source. …”
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Sustainable Skincare Innovation: Cork Powder Extracts as Active Ingredients for Skin Aging by Ana Silva, Cláudia Pinto, Sara Cravo, Sandra Mota, Liliana Rego, Smeera Ratanji, Clara Quintas, Joana Rocha e Silva, Carlos Afonso, Maria Elizabeth Tiritan, Honorina Cidade, Teresa Cruz, Isabel F. Almeida

“…Antioxidant potential was screened by DPPH method and the bioactivity and safety of extracts were further explored using cell-based assays. <b>Results</b>: All extracts exhibited a reduction in age-related markers, including senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity. …”
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HbA1c Cutoff Point of 5.9% Better Identifies High Risk of Progression to Diabetes among Chinese Adults: Results from a Retrospective Cohort Study by Kai Liang, Chuan Wang, Fei Yan, Lingshu Wang, Tianyi He, Xiuping Zhang, Chengqiao Li, Weifang Yang, Zeqiang Ma, Aixia Ma, Xinguo Hou, Li Chen

“…This article performed a retrospective cohort study to estimate the annual incidence rates of diabetes and to assess the utility of HbA1c as a predictor for progression to diabetes in Chinese community adults aged 40 years or older. Methods. In all, 2778 nondiabetic subjects (including 1901 women) underwent HbA1c testing and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) measurements at baseline and after 3 years. …”
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An analytical method for the desorption superposition effect in commingled production of coalbed methane and its application: A case study of the Xiaotun mine field in western Guiz... by Chen GUO, Yan JI, Chenyi ZHAO, Lingling LU, Xinhang YU, Junzhe GAO, Houqiang LI, Xuyang ZHANG, Xiang WANG, Hongbin HE, Runhan ZHANG

“…The well-controlled desorption capacities and their time-varying curves indicate that gas desorption capacities peaked in the case of the synchronous desorption of all pay intervals within the respective desorption systems. …”
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Efek Lama Penyimpanan Asi Terhadap Kadar Protein dan Lemak yang Terkandung Didalam ASI by Indri Putri Sari, Ariadi ., Ety Yerizel

“…</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywor</em></strong><strong><em>ds:</em></strong><em> </em><em>protein breast milk level, fat breast milk level, duration of storage</em><em></em></p></div><em><br clear="all" /> </em>…”
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Design and validation of a-SiC/SiN hybrid photonic platform for integrated quantum photonics by Naresh Sharma, Zizheng Li, Bruno Lopez-Rodriguez, Joey Vrugt, Stijn van der Waal, Luozhen Li, Roald van der Kolk, Philip J Poole, Dan Dalacu, Iman Esmaeil Zadeh

“…Nevertheless, no single platform satisfies all the requirements of quantum photonics, as each platform has its merits and shortcomings. …”
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Intracranial complications in adult patients with severe pneumococcal meningitis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study by Camille Legouy, Renaud Cornic, Keyvan Razazi, Damien Contou, Stéphane Legriel, Eve Garrigues, Pauline Buiche, Maxens Decavèle, Sarah Benghanem, Thomas Rambaud, Jérôme Aboab, Marina Esposito-Farèse, Jean-François Timsit, Camille Couffignal, Romain Sonneville

“…Methods We performed a retrospective multicenter study on consecutive adults diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis requiring at least 48 h of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and undergoing neuroimaging, between 2005 and 2021. All neuroimaging were reanalyzed to look for intracranial complications which were categorized as (1) ischemic lesion, (2) intracranial hemorrhage (3) abscess/empyema, (4) ventriculitis, (5) cerebral venous thrombosis, (6) hydrocephalus, (7) diffuse cerebral oedema. …”
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Hubungan Lingkar Abdomen (Lingkar Perut) dengan Tekanan Darah by Marini Khairana Sari, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Rahmatina B. Herman

“…</em></p><p><strong><em>Keyword</em></strong><strong><em>s: </em></strong><em>abdominal circumference, blood pressure,</em><em> </em><em>hypertension</em><em></em></p></div><em><br clear="all" /> </em>…”
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Relato de uma extensão em tempos de isolamento social: Criação de um recurso educacional sobre matemática na pandemia de COVID-19 by Leila Thomazelli Thieghi, Fabio Luiz Sant'Anna Cuppo

“…Scientific reports, journal articles, YouTube videos, and original video content were also shared. All members of the Facebook group could participate in discussions, submit questions, or even suggest materials to be posted. …”
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Various Specialties of Medical Practice (Literature Review and Expert Council Resolution) by V. T. Ivashkin, V. V. Fomin, O. N. Tkacheva, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, A. Yu. Baranovsky, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, K. V. Ivashkin, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammaev, R. V. Maslennikov, R. G. Myazin, M. V. Perekalina, A. V. Povtoreyko, A. I. Ulyanin, M. V. Fadeeva, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin

“…Optimization of approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of SIBO, the development of domestic gas analyzers, increasing the awareness of physicians in all regions of the Russian Federation, as well as the development and optimization of clinical recommendations appear to be necessary measures to increase the effectiveness of medical care, the duration and quality of life of the Russian population. …”
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Faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with diabetes type 1 and severe gastrointestinal neuropathy (FADIGAS): a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trialResearch... by Katrine Lundby Høyer, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Ditte Smed Kornum, Mette Winther Klinge, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Knud Bonnet Yderstræde, Louise Bruun Thingholm, Martin Steen Mortensen, Susan Mikkelsen, Christian Erikstrup, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Klaus Krogh

“…The placebo capsules contained glycerol, saline and food colouring. All patients received FMT as a second intervention. …”
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Phthalates esters disrupt demersal fish behavior: Unveiling the brain-gut axis impact by Liuqingqing Liu, Xinyao Li, Xianxiang Luo, Xiao Wang, Linjia Liu, Zixi Yuan, Cuizhu Sun, Hao Zheng, Elvis Genbo Xu, Fengmin Li

“…After a 20-day foodborne exposure at a low marine environmental concentration (1.0 μg g−1), we observed that all three PAEs significantly increased the thigmotaxis (behavioral tendency to stay close to physical boundaries) and mobility of juvenile fish by 28.2–59.4 % and 23.3–74.5 %, respectively, indicating anxiety-like behavior of fish. …”
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Effects of macitentan and selexipag across prognostic age groups in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by Richard Channick, MD, Sarah Medrek, MD, Marion Delcroix, MD, Sean Gaine, MD, Pavel Jansa, MD, PhD, Irene Lang, MD, Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD, Tomas Pulido, MD, Bhagavatula Sastry, MD, Rogerio Souza, MD, PhD, Adam Torbicki, MD, Carol Zhao, MS, Paul Strachan, MD, Peter Agron, PhD, Joseph Yen, PhD, Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

“…CONCLUSIONS: The benefit (vs placebo) of macitentan/selexipag on reducing risk of M/M events was consistent across all ages, including the younger group where significant treatment effects were observed.…”
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Identification of robust and abundant reference transcripts for EV mRNA cargo normalization by Antje M. Zickler, Radosław Grochowski, André Görgens, Erik Bäcklin, Maximilian Kordes, J.-Matthias Löhr, Joel Z. Nordin, Samir EL Andaloussi, Daniel W. Hagey

“…We identify 11 transcripts that are shared amongst the 50 most abundant in EVs from all of these cell sources. Following RT-PCR and deeper sequencing analysis, five transcripts warranted further investigation as molecular standards: TMSB4X, ACTB, GAPDH, VIM, and FTL. …”
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Last-millennium volcanic forcing and climate response using SO₂ emissions by L. R. Marshall, L. R. Marshall, L. R. Marshall, A. Schmidt, A. Schmidt, A. Schmidt, A. P. Schurer, N. L. Abraham, N. L. Abraham, L. J. Lücke, R. Wilson, K. J. Anchukaitis, G. C. Hegerl, B. Johnson, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, E. C. Brady, M. Khodri, K. Yoshida

“…Here, we use the UK Earth System Model (UKESM) to simulate the climate of the last millennium (1250–1850 CE) using volcanic <span class="inline-formula">SO₂</span> emissions. Averaged across all large-magnitude eruptions, we find similar Northern Hemisphere (NH) summer cooling compared with other last-millennium climate simulations from the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase 4 (PMIP4), run with both <span class="inline-formula">SO₂</span> emissions and prescribed forcing, and a continued overestimation of surface cooling compared with tree-ring reconstructions. …”
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Monitoring the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Throughout the Broiler Production Cycle by Victor Dellevedove Cruz, Danilo Henrique Rabaçal Alves, Jamile Kellen de Souza, Maísa Fabiana Menck-Costa, Bruno Henrique Dias de Oliva, Ana Angelita Sampaio Baptista, Alexandre Oba, Fabrizio Matté, Kácio Emílio Borges Baierle, Sérgio Paulo Dejato da Rocha, Kelly Cristina Tagliari de Brito, Benito Guimarães de Brito, Gerson Nakazato, Marcio Costa, Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

“…The use of these antimicrobials increased the likelihood of resistance by over three times and was associated with a 1.5-fold higher probability of multidrug resistance. Of all isolates, 95% were multidrug-resistant, raising concerns for production and public health. …”
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Characterizing local forest structural complexity based on multi-platform and -sensor derived indicators by Patrick Kacic, Ursula Gessner, Christopher R. Hakkenberg, Stefanie Holzwarth, Jörg Müller, Kerstin Pierick, Dominik Seidel, Frank Thonfeld, Michele Torresani, Claudia Kuenzer

“…In addition, multivariate analyses revealed that ESC of gap aggregated treatments can be effectively delineated from control and distributed treatments across all considered remote sensing sensors/platforms. …”
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Ibrutinib disrupts blood-tumor barrier integrity and prolongs survival in rodent glioma model by Sanghee Lim, Minhye Kwak, Jeonghan Kang, Melissa Cesaire, Kayen Tang, Robert W. Robey, William J. E. Frye, Baktiar Karim, Donna Butcher, Martin J. Lizak, Mahalia Dalmage, Brandon Foster, Nicholas Nuechterlein, Charles Eberhart, Patrick J. Cimino, Michael M. Gottesman, Sadhana Jackson

“…Our results motivate the need to identify other BTB modifiers, all with the intent of improving survival and reducing systemic toxicities.…”
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Hidden Urban Biodiversity: A New Species of the Genus <i>Scincella</i> Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Southwest China by Ru-Wan Jia, Zong-Yuan Gao, Di-Hao Wu, Guan-Qi Wang, Gang Liu, Min Liu, Ke Jiang, De-Chun Jiang, Jin-Long Ren, Jia-Tang Li

“…Morphological features and phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the new species is distinct from all previously recognized congeners. The new species can be clearly distinguished by a combination of the following unique characters: (1) slender, medium-sized body, snout-vent length 28.4–43.2 mm; (2) infralabials seven, rarely six; (3) supraciliaries six or seven; (4) tympanum deeply recessed without lobules, tympanum diameters equal to or exceeding palpebral disc diameters; (5) midbody scale-row counts 23; (6) dorsal scales smooth, slightly enlarged, paravertebral scale-row counts 57–60, ventral scale-row counts 42–44, gulars 21–22; (7) upper edge of lateral longitudinal stripes relatively straight, four rows of dorsal scales in middle; (8) enlarged, undivided lamellae beneath finger IV 8–9, enlarged, undivided lamellae beneath toe IV 10–12; (9) ventral surface densely covered with dark spots; (10) grayish-brown, irregular dorsal stripes 2–3, black dorsolateral stripes from posterior corner of eye to lateral side of tail. …”
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Exploring the mechanisms of Devonian oceanic anoxia: impact of ocean dynamics, palaeogeography, and orbital forcing by J. Gérard, L. Sablon, J. J. C. Huygh, A.-C. Da Silva, A. Pohl, C. Vérard, M. Crucifix

“…The variation of <span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i></span><span class="inline-formula">CO₂</span> reveals a wide range of ocean dynamics patterns, including stable oscillations, multiple convection cells, multistability, and hysteresis, all leading to significant variations of the ocean oxygen levels and therefore strongly impacting the preconditioning of the ocean to anoxia. …”
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