Progression of ampC amplification during de novo amoxicillin resistance development in E. coli by Luyuan Nong, Martijs Jonker, Wim de Leeuw, Meike T. Wortel, Benno ter Kuile

“…However, the time course of amplification and the accompanying DNA mutations are unclear. Here, we study the progression of ampC amplification and ampC promoter mutations during the evolution of resistance induced by stepwise increasing amoxicillin concentrations. …”
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Surface enzyme-polymerization endows Janus hydrogel tough adhesion and regenerative repair in penetrating orocutaneous fistulas by Ye Ju, Chunyue Ma, Ling Ding, Mingyue Shi, Xia Wang, Dongbei Wu, Qing Wu, Xingjun Qin, Qigang Wang

“…Abstract Penetrating orocutaneous or oropharyngeal fistulas (POFs), severe complications following unsuccessful oral or oropharyngeal reconstruction, remain complex clinical challenges due to lack of supportive tissue, contamination with saliva and chewed food, and dynamic oral environment. Here, we present a Janus hydrogel adhesive (JHA) with asymmetric functions on opposite sides fabricated via a facile surface enzyme-initiated polymerization (SEIP) approach, which self-entraps surface water and blood within an in-situ formed hydrogel layer (RL) to effectively bridge biological tissues with a supporting hydrogel (SL), achieving superior wet-adhesion and seamless wound plugging. …”
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Striatal-cortical dysconnectivity underlies somatosensory deficits in Parkinson's disease: Insights from rhythmic auditory-motor training by Cheng-Wei Huang, Hsin-Yun Tsai, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Wen-Wei Lin, Chin-Hsien Lin, Ming-Tsung Tseng

“…It remains unclear whether, based on the network-spread account, these abnormalities emanated from aberrant functional connectivity with the basal ganglia, and whether interventions normalizing this connectivity could reverse these abnormalities. Here, we employed functional MRI to record brain responses to tactile stimuli in patients with idiopathic PD and healthy controls before and after three-week rhythmic auditory stimulation-assisted gait (RASg) training. …”
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Case report: A case report and literature review on the efficacy of high-dose aumolertinib combined intrathecal pemetrexed by Ommaya reservoir for EGFR-mutated NSCLC with leptomeni... by Maoxi Zhong, Maoxi Zhong, Maoxi Zhong, Li Zhou, Li Zhou, Li Zhou, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Chuan Chen, Chuan Chen, Chuan Chen, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Yi Liu, Yi Liu, Yi Liu

“…This also indicates that the tumor is highly malignant and aggressive, which brings great challenges to treatment. Here we present a case report of an EGFR-mutated NSCLC patient who presented with LM as the primary clinical manifestation, and review the latest advances in existing studies on LM-related treatment. …”
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A comparative machine learning study of schizophrenia biomarkers derived from functional connectivity by Victoria Shevchenko, R. Austin Benn, Robert Scholz, Wei Wei, Carla Pallavicini, Ulysse Klatzmann, Francesco Alberti, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Demian Wassermann, Pierre-Louis Bazin, Daniel S. Margulies

“…These findings along with the feature selection pipeline proposed here will facilitate future inquiries into the prediction of schizophrenia subtypes and transdiagnostic phenomena.…”
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Improving polyketide biosynthesis by rescuing the translation of truncated mRNAs into functional polyketide synthase subunits by Yan Liu, Chaoyi Song, Qingwen Cui, Hongluan Sun, Chanjuan Jiang, Ruofei Guo, Ruoting He, Zhen Li, Ji Luan, Hailong Wang

“…To understand the transcriptional and translational characteristics of these large genes, here we split the 13-kb busA gene, encoding a 456-kDa three-module PKS for butenyl-spinosyn biosynthesis, into three smaller separately translated genes encoding one PKS module in an operon. …”
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Timing of risk factors, prodromal features, and comorbidities of dementia from a large health claims case–control study by Stefan Teipel, Manas Akmatov, Bernhard Michalowsky, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Jens Bohlken, Jakob Holstiege

“…Abstract Background Many risk factors for dementia have been identified, but the timing of risk is less well understood. Here, we analyzed risk factors in a case–control study covering 10 years before an incident dementia diagnosis. …”
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Near‐room‐temperature π‐conjugated nematic liquid crystals in molecules with a flexible seven‐membered ring structure by Riki Iwai, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yuki Arakawa, Shunsuke Sasaki, Yuuto Iida, Kazunobu Igawa, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Satoshi Suzuki, Masatoshi Tokita, Junji Watanabe, Gen‐ichi Konishi

“…However, NLC phases of such extended π‐systems usually flow only at high temperatures, which hampers device applications that operate around room temperature. Here, we show near‐room‐temperature NLCs of a π‐conjugated fluorophore by introducing a flexible cyclic structure into the mesogenic core. 3,8‐Bis(4‐propylphenyl)‐6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐benzo[7]annulene (DPB[7]‐C3) has a nematic phase in a significantly lower temperature range (52.6–160.4°C) than the DPB[7]‐C3 analog without flexible alkylene bridges, (E)‐4‐propyl‐4′‐(4‐propylstyryl)‐1,1′‐biphenyl (248–262°C). …”
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Prioritizing Forestation in China Through Incorporating Biogeochemical and Local Biogeophysical Effects by Yu Li, Pengyi Zhang, Huanhuan Wang, Hui Ma, Jie Zhao, Mengyang Xu, Mengyu Wang, Chenhui Guo, Chao Yue

“…Previous evaluations of the climate mitigation potential of future forestation in China have, however, focused on the BGC effect only and neglected the BGP effect, potentially leading to suboptimal forestation areas. Here, we determined priority forestation areas in China by incorporating both effects to maximize its global climate mitigation effect. …”
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Development of Safe and Non-Self-Immunogenic Mucosal Adjuvant by Recombinant Fusion of Cholera Toxin A1 Subunit with Protein Transduction Domain by Byoung-Shik Shim, In Su Cheon, Eugene Lee, Sung-Moo Park, Youngjoo Choi, Dae-Im Jung, Eunji Yang, Jung-ah Choi, June Young Chun, Jae-Ouk Kim, Cheol-Heui Yun, Cecil Czerkinsky, Man Ki Song

“…However, native CT is highly toxic to be used as a mucosal adjuvant in humans. Here, we demonstrate a new approach to generate a mucosal adjuvant by replacing the B subunit of CT with HIV-1 Tat protein transduction domain (PTD), which efficiently delivers fusion proteins into the cell cytoplasm by unspecific binding to cell surface. …”
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Exploring Methacrylated Gellan Gum 3D Bioprinted Patches Loaded with Tannic Acid or L-Ascorbic Acid as Potential Platform for Wound Dressing Application by Federica Scalia, Alessandra Maria Vitale, Domiziana Picone, Noemi De Cesare, Maria Swiontek Brzezinska, Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepanska, Alfredo Ronca, Barbara Zavan, Fabio Bucchieri, Marta Anna Szychlinska, Ugo D’Amora

“…To improve wound healing, advanced biofabrication techniques are proposed here to develop customized wound patches to release bioactive agents targeting cell function in a controlled manner. …”
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Dispersion and Intersection of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Manus Back-Arc Basin, Western Pacific by Zhigang Zeng, Xiaoyuan Wang, Bramley J. Murton, Haiyan Qi, Berit Lehrmann, Xiaohui Li, Zuxing Chen, Yunchao Shu

“…The composition of hydrothermal plumes reflects the physical and chemical characteristics of seafloor hydrothermal fluids, which in turn reflects the host rock and subseafloor reaction conditions as well as the water column processes that act to alter the plumes as they disperse and age. Here, we show that the turbidity, current, pH value, dissolved Fe (dFe), and dissolved Mn (dMn) compositions of hydrothermal plumes can be used to understand the spatial distribution and source of hydrothermal systems in the submarine geological environment. …”
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Lipid Coating Modulates Effects of Nanoceria on Oxidative Metabolism in Human Embryonic Lung Fibroblasts: A Case of Cardiolipin by Elena V. Proskurnina, Madina M. Sozarukova, Elizaveta S. Ershova, Ekaterina A. Savinova, Larisa V. Kameneva, Natalia N. Veiko, Maria A. Teplonogova, Vladimir P. Saprykin, Vladimir K. Ivanov, Svetlana V. Kostyuk

“…The effects of lipid coating on nanoceria have not been studied yet. Here, we assessed the effect of bare and cardiolipin-coated CeO₂ on the expression of oxidative metabolism genes in human embryonic lung fibroblasts. …”
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Gardé·es à vue. Domination(s) et reconfigurations des rapports entre manifestant·es et policier·es pendant le hirak (2019-2021) by Lina Benchekor

“…In an authoritarian regime shaken by a large-scale social movement, the hirak participants’ experience of repression provides an insight into the workings of the coercive apparatus and the interactions that unfold between the forces of law and order and activists. We have chosen here to study the relationships of violence and negotiation between police and demonstrators, focusing on police custody: thus, twenty-two accounts of hirak participants repressed in the city of Oran between 2019 and 2021 have been collected to analyze state violence and its effects on paths of engagement through a relational approach to repression. …”
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Disclosure of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use for HIV prevention among women enrolled in a contraceptive study: qualitative findings from Durban, South Africa by Ivana Beesham, Mags Beksinska, Cecilia Milford, Cecilia Milford, Leila E. Mansoor

“…BackgroundDisclosure of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use for HIV prevention may improve adherence to PrEP; however, disclosure can be challenging and may result in stigma. Here, we describe disclosure of PrEP use among young women enrolled in a contraceptive study.MethodsIn this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 13 women aged 18–25 years who initiated oral PrEP for HIV prevention during the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial. …”
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Prolonged nightly fasting in older adults with memory decline: A single-group pilot study exploring changes in cognitive function and cardiometabolic risk factors by Dara L. James, Linda K. Larkey, Molly Maxfield, SeungYong Han, Edward Ofori, Alex E. Mohr, Nanako A. Hawley, Kate Alperin, Erica Ahlich, David E. Vance, Dorothy D. Sears

“…Intermittent fasting aligned with innate circadian rhythms is associated with health benefits and improved circadian rhythms; here, we explore impacts on cognition and cardiometabolic outcomes. …”
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Disrupting the network of co-evolving amino terminal domain residues relieves mitochondrial calcium uptake inhibition by MCUb by Danielle M. Colussi, Ryan Grainger, Megan Noble, Taylor Lake, Murray Junop, Peter B. Stathopulos

“…Thus, to gain mechanistic insight into the competing MCU and MCUb functions, we here studied the divalent cation binding properties of the MCU- and MCUb-NTDs that tightly interact within and between tetrameric channels. …”
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Genetically edited human placental organoids cast new light on the role of ACE2 by Anya L. Arthurs, Bianca Dietrich, Martin Knöfler, Caleb J. Lushington, Paul Q. Thomas, Fatwa Adikusuma, Jessica M. Williamson, Susan Babikha, Tyla Damhuis, Tanja Jankovic-Karasoulos, Melanie D. Smith, Kirsty G. Pringle, Claire T. Roberts

“…Parameters of cell and organoid growth were measured, together with qPCR, Western Blotting, and ELISA assessments, in all groups from both organoid models. Here, we report that ACE2 knockout results in delayed placental cell growth and increased cell death. …”
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The Northern and Southern Hemispheric Asymmetries of Mesospheric Ozone at High Latitudes During the January 2012 Solar Proton Events by Shiping Xiong, Jingyuan Li, Guanchun Wei, Jianyong Lu, Yufeng Tian, Xiaoping Zhang, Shuai Fu, Meng Sun, Zheng Li, Hua Zhang, Jingqi Cui, Shuwen Jiang, Chaolei Yang

“…Meanwhile, an increase in ozone after the SPEs was reported but not explained by previous studies. Here it is shown that the decreases in the HOx caused the increases in ozone after the SPEs.…”
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Iron improves the antiviral activity of NK cells by Simone Schimmer, Vaasudevan Sridhar, Zelal Satan, Anton Grebe, Mohamed Saad, Bernd Wagner, Nele Kahlert, Nele Kahlert, Tanja Werner, Dana Richter, Ulf Dittmer, Kathrin Sutter, Kathrin Sutter, Elisabeth Littwitz-Salomon, Elisabeth Littwitz-Salomon

“…We have previously shown that NK cells require iron to efficiently eliminate virus-infected target cells; however, the impact of nutritional iron deficiency on NK cell function and the therapeutic benefits of iron supplementation remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that diet-related low iron levels lead to increased retroviral loads due to functional NK cell impairment, while iron supplementation enhances NK cell proliferation, as well as their cytotoxic efficacy. …”
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