From DNA Radiation Damage to Cell Death: Theoretical Approaches by Francesca Ballarini

“…Furthermore, a mechanistic model developed at the University of Pavia and based on the relationship between cell inactivation and chromosome aberrations was presented, together with recent results; the good agreement between model predictions and literature experimental data on different radiation types (photons, protons, alpha particles, and Carbon ions) supported the idea that asymmetric chromosome aberrations like dicentrics and rings play a fundamental role for cell death. …”
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Quantum illumination networks by Xiaobin Zhao, Zheshen Zhang, Quntao Zhuang

“…Despite the interference of different returning signals at the single antenna and photon loss due to multiple-access channels, we develop two types of measurement designs: one based on parametric amplification and the other on correlation-to-displacement conversion. …”
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Low-error encoder for time-bin and decoy states for quantum key distribution by Davide Scalcon, Elisa Bazzani, Giuseppe Vallone, Paolo Villoresi, Marco Avesani

“…A key device for decoy-state QKD is the state encoder, which must produce low-error, stable states with varying photon mean values. Here, we introduce the MacZac (Mach-Zehnder-Sagnac), a time-bin encoder with ultra-low QBER (<2 × 10−5) and high stability. …”
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Association of Acinetobacter baumannii EF-Tu with Cell Surface, Outer Membrane Vesicles, and Fibronectin by Shatha F. Dallo, Bailin Zhang, James Denno, Soonbae Hong, Anyu Tsai, Williams Haskins, Jing Yong Ye, Tao Weitao

“…The sensor that originates from photonic crystal structure in a total-Internal-reflection (PC-TIR) configuration was functionalized with fibronectin for characterizing EF-Tu binding. …”
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Improved Performances of a Fluidized Bed Photoreactor by a Microscale Illumination System by Paolo Ciambelli, Diana Sannino, Vincenzo Palma, Vincenzo Vaiano, Roberto S. Mazzei

“…The better performances with UVA-LEDs are due to the UVA-LEDs small dimensions and small-angle emittance, which allow photons beam be directed towards the photoreactor windows, reducing the dispersion outside of photoreactor or the optical path length. …”
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Unveiling the functional connectivity of astrocytic networks with AstroNet, a graph reconstruction algorithm coupled to image processing by L. Zonca, F. C. Bellier, G. Milior, P. Aymard, J. Visser, A. Rancillac, N. Rouach, D. Holcman

“…To address this, we developed AstroNet, a data-driven algorithm that uses two-photon calcium imaging to map temporal correlations in astrocyte activation. …”
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Stability of Positively Charged Nanoemulsion Formulation Containing Steroidal Drug for Effective Transdermal Application by Stephanie Da Costa, Mahiran Basri, Norashikin Shamsudin, Hamidon Basri

“…From TEM micrograph, particle size showed consistent results with the measurement using photon correlation spectroscopy. It was concluded that both positively and negatively charged nanoemulsions showed good stability and have great potential in transdermal delivery system. …”
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Unexpected events trigger task-independent signaling in VIP and excitatory neurons of mouse visual cortex by Farzaneh Najafi, Simone Russo, Jérôme Lecoq

“…To test this hypothesis, we analyzed the Allen Institute Visual Behavior dataset, in which mice viewed repeated familiar images and unexpected omissions of these images, while two-photon calcium imaging was performed from distinct cell types across primary and higher-order visual areas. …”
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FOTELP-VOX 2024: Comprehensive overview of its capabilities and applications by Živković Milena P., Miladinović Tatjana B., Cimbaljević Željko M., Aichouche Mohamed E.A., Pirković Bogdan A., Krstić Dragana Ž.

“…It allows for the accurate modeling of photon, electron, and positron transport through human tissues by using CT scan data to define patient anatomy. …”
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Advances in the catalytic conversion of CO2 by Gu Xiyang

“…However, challenges such as low photon absorption efficiency and catalyst degradation have limited its large-scale application. …”
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An MRI, SPECT and Neuropsychological Study of a Patient Presenting with Capgras Syndrome by J. Mackie, K. P. Ebmeier, R. E. O'Carroll

“…The patient underwent detailed neuropsychological, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) investigations. …”
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Multi-messenger probes of asteroid mass primordial black holes: Superradiance spectroscopy, Hawking radiation, and microlensing by James B. Dent, Bhaskar Dutta, Tao Xu

“…Using axion-like particles as an example, we show that line signals emerging from a superradiated axion cloud combined with black hole Hawking radiation in extragalactic and galactic halos, along with microlensing observations lead to complementary constraints on parameter space combinations including the axion-photon coupling, axion mass, black hole mass, and its dark matter fraction, fPBH. …”
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Collider and CMB complementarity of leptophilic dark matter with light Dirac neutrinos by Debasish Borah, Nayan Das, Sahabub Jahedi, Bhavya Thacker

“…Considering DM relic to be generated via the thermal freeze-out, we check the discovery prospects at future lepton colliders via mono-photon plus missing energy searches. The right chiral parts of light Dirac neutrinos get thermalised due to their interactions with the bath as well as leptophilic DM, leading to enhanced effective relativistic degrees of freedom N eff within reach of future cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments. …”
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In Situ X-Ray Study During Thermal Cycle Treatment Combined with Complementary Ex Situ Investigation of InGaN Quantum Wells by Ewa Grzanka, Sondes Bauer, Artur Lachowski, Szymon Grzanka, Robert Czernecki, Byeongchan So, Tilo Baumbach, Mike Leszczyński

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Electroporation assisted delivery of Roussin salt porphyrin-based conjugated carbon nanoparticles for sono–X-ray–photodynamic prostate cancer in vitro and in vivo treatment by Samir Ali Abd El-Kaream, Abed Elrahman Ahmad Mohamad, Sohier Mahmoud El-Kholey, Samia Abd El-Moniem Ebied

“…Photon absorption, targeting, penetration, and oxygen dependence remain challenges in sono–X-ray–photosensitizer (SXPs) design. …”
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A Comprehensive Study on Gamma Rays and Fast Neutron Sensing Properties of GAGOC and CMO Scintillators for Shielding Radiation Applications by Shams A. M. Issa, M. I. Sayyed, M. H. M. Zaid, K. A. Matori

“…The geometrical progression (G-P) method has been used to compute the exposure buildup factors (EBF) and gamma ray energy absorption (EABF) in the photon energy range 0.015–15 MeV and up to a 40 penetration depth (mfp). …”
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A Quantum Sensor for Neutrino Mass Measurements by Juan Manuel Cornejo, Daniel Rodríguez

“…The device will allow measuring atomic masses, and therefore Q-values from decays with unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity, using fluorescence photons from a laser-cooled ion instead of electronic detection. …”
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Translaminar synchronous neuronal activity is required for columnar synaptic strengthening in the mouse neocortex by John Vargas-Ortiz, Lin Lin, Vena K. Martinez, Rong-jian Liu, Rachel Babij, Zhe Ran S. Duan, Sam Wacks, Liyuan Sun, Amanda Wang, Sajida Khan, John Lee Soto-Vargas, Natalia V. De Marco García, Alicia Che

“…Using a novel microprism preparation and in vivo 2-photon imaging in neonatal mice, we show that synchronous neuronal activity is organized in barrel columns across layers. …”
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Nonlinear memristive computational spectrometer by Xin Li, Jie Wang, Feilong Yu, Jin Chen, Xiaoshuang Chen, Wei Lu, Guanhai Li

“…Here, we introduce a computational spectrometer powered by a nonlinear photonic memristor with a WSe2 homojunction. This approach overcomes traditional limitations, such as constrained Fermi level tunability, persistent dark current, and limited photoresponse dimensionality through dynamic energy band modulation driven by palladium (Pd) ion migration. …”
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A New Interpretation for the Hot Corona in Active Galactic Nuclei by Yu Zhao, Yan-Rong Li, Jian-Min Wang

“…Within this reconnection layer, the tearing instability leads to the formation of a chain of plasmoids, which contain relativistic electrons that generate X-ray radiation through inverse-Compton (IC) scattering of soft photons emitted by the accretion disk. Based on previous theoretical works and numerical simulations, we develop a heuristic framework to parameterize the geometry and magnetization of the reconnection layer, as well as to compute both the power of the IC-scattering radiation and the height of the reconnection layer. …”
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