Modulation of the Microstructure and Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Performance of g-C3N4 by Thermal Exfoliation by Xinshan Zhao, Junwei Yu, Tingyu Meng, Yuanyuan Luo, Yanzhen Fu, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Limei Sun, Jing Li

“…This work explores the impact of reaction temperature during thermal exfoliation treatment of bulk-g-C3N4 in the air atmosphere on the structure and performance of the resulting CN photocatalyst. The analysis conducted using XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM, and elements mapping tests, illustrated an increase in nitrogen-vacancy and oxygen content on the surface of the CN photocatalyst, resulting in a porous and sparse structure, changes in crystal size, and improved visible light absorption performance. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy by Luca DI GIAMPAOLO, Andrea ROSSETTI, Teresa GALANTI, Simone DE SIO, Luca COPPETA, Hector NIETO, Hiroo WADA, Niu QUIAO, Younes RAMI, Hicham KHABBACHE, Driss AIT ALI, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Murat YILDIRIM, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Francesco CHIRICO

“…This study aims to assess the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors within this population. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 160 resident physicians in Italy. …”
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Synthesis and in-situ Mo microalloying of CuCr alloy by aluminothermic self-propagating reduction by Jin-ru Han, Zhi-he Dou, Ting-an Zhang, Wang An

“…Solution + aging treatment can promote the refinement of CrMo phase, and at the Cu-rich matrix is dispersed with nano-scale fine Cr precipitates, which plays a role in strengthening the second phase. Therefore, the conductivity of CuCrMo alloy is increased from 12.63 MS m−1 to 17.41 MS m−1. …”
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Development of a Novel Electrochemical Immunosensor for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Sesame Allergens Ses i 4 and Ses i 5 by Huimei Li, Tian’ge Pan, Shudong He, Hanju Sun, Xiaodong Cao, Yongkang Ye

“…The comparative analysis of various detection methods for sesame allergens was conducted, revealing that the immunosensor achieved a wide detection range and low limit of detection (LOD). …”
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Cardiovascular and Autonomic Responses after a Single Bout of Resistance Exercise in Men with Untreated Stage 2 Hypertension by Marcus Vinicius Machado, Thais de Paola Chequer Barbosa, Thais Camasmine Chrispino, Fabricia Junqueira das Neves, Gabriel Dias Rodrigues, Pedro Paulo da Silva Soares, Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nóbrega

“…Similarly, forearm blood flow, conductance, and vascular reactivity increased 20 min after RE (p<0.05). …”
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Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana by Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori, Francis Kofi Bih, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Issah Chakurah, Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Mark Bright Donkoh

“…It was observed that in the sapwood, there were more vessels than in heartwood, though the vessels were smaller in diameters, suggesting resistance to sap conduction which gives wood high aesthetic value and dimensional stability during drying. …”
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The Impact of Weighting Factors on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Image Quality in Non-Contrast Head Examinations: Phantom and Patient Study by Doris Šegota Ritoša, Doris Dodig, Slavica Kovačić, Nina Bartolović, Ivan Brumini, Petra Valković Zujić, Slaven Jurković, Damir Miletić

“…<b>Methods</b>: In the initial phase of the research, quantitative and qualitative analyses of WA DECT images of an anthropomorphic head phantom, utilizing WFs ranging from 0 to 1 in 0.1 increments, were conducted. Based on the phantom study findings, WFs of 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 were chosen for patient analyses, which were identically carried out on 85 patients who underwent non-contrast head DECT. …”
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Tackling ALT-positive neuroblastoma: is it time to redefine risk classification systems? A systematic review with IPD meta-analysis by Marta Avinent-Pérez, Frank Westermann, Samuel Navarro, Amparo López-Carrasco, Rosa Noguera

“…Methods: Following PRISMA-IPD guidelines, we conducted a comprehensive review of neuroblastoma patients retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, and Embase databases until March-2024. …”
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Closer adult child–parent relations the stronger the vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional study of adult Children’s attitudes toward pneumococcal vaccination of elderly parents and... by Qiqi Wu, Haiyuan Zhu, Runquan Zhang, Cuizhi Li, Qin Xiao, Yuqing Jin, Xiaofeng Liang, Xiongfei Chen, Xiaomei Dong

“…In October 2022, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in Guangzhou, China. The questionnaire assesses data on the sociodemographic characteristics of adult children and their parents, health beliefs about vaccination, and variables measuring adult child–parent relationships. …”
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Characteristic and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacillus cereus Group Isolated from Food in Poland by Joanna Kowalska, Elżbieta Maćkiw, Dorota Korsak, Jacek Postupolski

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of B. cereus (conducted as part of monitoring in 2017-2018) and the presence of a toxin gene in strains isolated from retail products (pastries/cakes; vegetables, spices, delicatessen products) in Poland, and to determine the susceptibility of these microorganisms to different antimicrobial agents. …”
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SEAD reference panel with 22,134 haplotypes boosts rare variant imputation and genome-wide association analysis in Asian populations by Meng-Yuan Yang, Jia-Dong Zhong, Xin Li, Geng Tian, Wei-Yang Bai, Yi-Hu Fang, Mo-Chang Qiu, Cheng-Da Yuan, Chun-Fu Yu, Nan Li, Ji-Jian Yang, Yu-Heng Liu, Shi-Hui Yu, Wei-Wei Zhao, Jun-Quan Liu, Yi Sun, Pei-Kuan Cong, Saber Khederzadeh, Pian-Pian Zhao, Yu Qian, Peng-Lin Guan, Jia-Xuan Gu, Si-Rui Gai, Xiang-Jiao Yi, Jian-Guo Tao, Xiang Chen, Mao-Mao Miao, Lan-Xin Lei, Lin Xu, Shu-Yang Xie, Jin-Chen Li, Ji-Feng Guo, David Karasik, Liu Yang, Bei-Sha Tang, Fei Huang, Hou-Feng Zheng

“…Additionally, we apply the SEAD panel to conduct a genome-wide association study for total hip (Hip) and femoral neck (FN) bone mineral density (BMD) traits in 5369 genotyped Chinese samples. …”
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Experience with the implementation of central venous catheters by medical oncologists in a non-surgical setting by Alfonso Revuelta, Luka Mihic, Alfredo Castillo, Axel Mariño, Lucía Mateos, Claudia Iglesias, Carmen Sáenz de Jubera, Cristina Fernández, David Rodríguez-Rubí, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, José Pablo Berros, Emilio Esteban

“…An observational epidemiological study was conducted, analyzing the methodology performed in a non-surgical, outpatient setting utilizing the Seldinger technique, without fluoroscopic control. …”
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DET induces apoptosis and suppresses tumor invasion in glioma cells via PI3K/AKT pathway by Rui Zhao, Mengran Wang, Zeyu Wu, Panpan Zhao, Huiling Dong, Yue Su, Chenghui Zhao, Min Qi, Shizhang Ling, Shizhang Ling, Xiaochun Jiang, Xiaochun Jiang

“…Enrichment analysis was conducted using Metascape. The effects of DET on GBM cell invasion, apoptosis, and proliferation were assessed through in vitro assays, including Transwell, EDU, CCK8, and flow cytometry. …”
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Seasonal variations and comparative nutritional composition of hatchery-reared, hatchery-released, and wild black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) by Liu Wang, Liu Wang, Yunhai He, Xu Wei, Xinyan Liang, Xinyan Liang, Ruonan Zhang, Ruonan Zhang, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Chenqi Wang, Chenqi Wang, Jinfeng Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Meiyuan Li, Meiyuan Li, Zhi Ma, Shaodong Qu

“…Therefore, nutritional analysis was essential and conducted in the present study, by using 146 S. schlegelii individuals in order to compare the differences among hatchery-reared (before-release), hatchery-released, and wild conspecifics (post-release) groups in consideration of different environments during a whole stock enhancement practice. …”
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Effect of the CO2/SiH4 Ratio in the p-μc-SiO:H Emitter Layer on the Performance of Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells by Jaran Sritharathikhun, Taweewat Krajangsang, Apichan Moollakorn, Sorapong Inthisang, Amornrat Limmanee, Aswin Hongsingtong, Nattaphong Boriraksantikul, Tianchai Taratiwat, Nirod Akarapanjavit, Kobsak Sriprapha

“…A p-μc-SiO:H film with a wide optical band gap (E04), 2.1 eV, can be obtained by increasing the CO2/SiH4 ratio; however, the tradeoff between E04 and dark conductivity must be considered. The CO2/SiH4 ratio of the p-μc-SiO:H emitter layer also significantly affects the performance of the solar cells. …”
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End-to-End Mandarin Speech Reconstruction Based on Ultrasound Tongue Images Using Deep Learning by Fengji Li, Fei Shen, Ding Ma, Jie Zhou, Shaochuan Zhang, Li Wang, Fan Fan, Tao Liu, Xiaohong Chen, Tomoki Toda, Haijun Niu

“…Finally, both objective and subjective evaluations were conducted for the reconstructed speech. The reconstructed speech demonstrated high intelligibility in both Mandarin phonemes and tones. …”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…In the second phase, quantitative analysis was conducted with 50 respondents to test the developed indicators using Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) methods. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of the epidemiological and genomic characteristics of global Serratia Marcescens by Wenqin Chen, Zheqian Li, Jie Zheng, Danwei Wang, Shuo Gao, Wanqing Zhou, Han Shen, Yan Zhang, Xiaoli Cao

“…Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were identified via Blastn, sequence types (STs) were determined with a proprietary tool, and phylogenetic analysis was conducted to explore evolutionary relationships. Results: The study analysed genomes from 33 countries, with major contributions from the USA (27.8%), UK (15.3%), Italy (14.7%), and Japan (10.7%). …”
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Tracking the correlation of mineral intakes among family pairs over nine years: a longitudinal study by Farshad Teymoori, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Niloufar Saber, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Parisa Riahi, Hossein Farhadnejad, Hamid Ahmadirad, Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi, Sajedeh Masjoudi, Danial Habibi, Maryam Zarkesh, Mohammadreza Vafa, Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Our first analysis was conducted on adults (n = 748) who had four complete dietary and familial data on the third to sixth surveys of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. …”
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Search for Neutrino Signals Correlated with LHAASO Diffuse Galactic Emission by Wenlian Li, Tian-Qi Huang, Donglian Xu, Huihai He

“…Using 7 yr of publicly available IceCube track data with the full detector, we conduct a template search using the γ -ray flux map observed by LHAASO-KM2A as the neutrino emission template and perform a scan search of the Galactic plane. …”
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