Predictive accuracy of the Violence Risk Assessment Checklist for Youth in acute institutions: A prospective naturalistic multicenter study by Anniken Lucia Willumsen Laake, John Olav Roaldset, Tonje Lossius Husum, Stål Kapstø Bjørkly, Carina Chudiakow Gustavsen, Sara Teresia Grenabo, Øyvind Lockertsen

“…Methods A prospective, naturalistic observational study design was employed. V-RISK-Y was administered for youth admitted to four acute inpatient psychiatric units and four acute residential youth care institutions. …”
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Glycyrrhizinate Monoammonium Cysteine-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles Allow for Improved Acute Liver Injury Therapy by Yunjie Xu, Pinghui Li, Shiran Sun, Yulin Chen, Lixia Feng, Dawei Jiang, Chidan Wan, Jianbo Li, Xiong Cai

“…This study also explores the expression of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) in ALI, employing ⁶⁸Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging for effective differentiation and assessment of liver injury. …”
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Fully automatic reconstruction of prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy interstitial needles using two-phase deep learning-based segmentation and object tracking algorithms by Mohammad Mahdi Moradi, Zahra Siavashpour, Soheib Takhtardeshir, Eman Showkatian, Ramin Jaberi, Reza Ghaderi, Bahram Mofid, Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary

“…The total number of needles in these slices of CT images was 8764, of which the employed pix2pix network was able to segment 98.72 % (8652 of total). …”
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Piezoelectric-triboelectric hybrid nanogenerator based on tough, stretchable BaTiO3 doped antibacterial hydrogel for self-powered sensors by Runi Hou, Lijian Xu, Maolin Yu, Zengmin Tang, Bin Zhou, Qiao Zhang, Na Li, Jianxiong Xu

“…Subsequently, a kind of PTENG was constructed by employing the O/P/Fe-BTO hydrogels as electrode materials. …”
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Mycological Profile and Associated Factors Among Patients with Dermatophytosis in Astana, Kazakhstan by Alma Aimoldina, Ainura Smagulova, Gulnar Batpenova, Nellie Konnikov, Togzhan Algazina, Zulfiya Jetpisbayeva, Dinara Azanbayeva, Darkhan Amantayev, Vladimir Kiyan

“…Biological samples were cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar, and PCR was employed to assess the genetic diversity of strains. …”
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Improving Autonomous Vehicle Cognitive Robustness in Extreme Weather With Deep Learning and Thermal Camera Fusion by Mehmood Nawaz, Sheheryar Khan, Muhammad Daud, Muhammad Asim, Ghazanfar Ali Anwar, Ali Raza Shahid, Ho Pui Aaron HO, Tom Chan, Daniel Pak Kong, Wu Yuan

“…The visual fusion framework employs a CNN (convolutional neural network) inspired by a domain image fusion algorithm. …”
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Ethanolic Extract of <i>Averrhoa carambola</i> Leaf Has an Anticancer Activity on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells: An In Vitro Study by Oscar F. Beas-Guzmán, Ariana Cabrera-Licona, Gustavo A. Hernández-Fuentes, Silvia G. Ceballos-Magaña, José Guzmán-Esquivel, Luis De-León-Zaragoza, Mario Ramírez-Flores, Janet Diaz-Martinez, Idalia Garza-Veloz, Margarita L. Martínez-Fierro, Iram P. Rodríguez-Sanchez, Gabriel Ceja-Espíritu, Carmen Meza-Robles, Víctor H. Cervantes-Kardasch, Iván Delgado-Enciso

“…<b>Methods</b>: Phytochemical analysis and HPLC profile and additional cell line evaluation employing MDA-MB-231 were carried out. <b>Results</b>: Phytochemical screening revealed that the ethanolic extract was rich in flavonoids, saponins, and steroids, demonstrating an antioxidant capacity of 45%. …”
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Development of the relationship between visual selective attention and auditory change detection by Yuanjun Kong, Xuye Yuan, Yiqing Hu, Bingkun Li, Dongwei Li, Jialiang Guo, Meirong Sun, Yan Song

“…In this study, we recorded electroencephalography signals from 118 participants (42 adults and 76 typically developing children) during separate visual localization and auditory-embedded fixation tasks. Further, we employed both ERP analysis and multivariate pattern machine learning to investigate developmental patterns. …”
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Weekend effect on in-hospital outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: insights from a propensity-matched national analysis by Guangzhi Cong, Bo Shi, Xueping Ma, Congyan Ye, Rui Yan, Shizhe Fu, Kairu Wang, Haowei Li, Ru Yan, Shaobin Jia, Israel Gitangaza, Abdul Rehman

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) and multivariate regression models were employed to evaluate outcomes. After PSM, 2,688 weekend admissions and 13,440 weekday admissions were included in the analyses. …”
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Discovery and in vitro characterization of a human anti-CD36 scFv by Cecilia Mata-Cruz, Cecilia Mata-Cruz, Sandra L. Guerrero-Rodríguez, Keyla Gómez-Castellano, Gregorio Carballo-Uicab, Juan Carlos Almagro, Juan Carlos Almagro, S. Mayra Pérez-Tapia, S. Mayra Pérez-Tapia, S. Mayra Pérez-Tapia, Marco A. Velasco-Velázquez

“…D11 binds to CD36 expressed in the membrane of the cellular models employed and reduces the uptake of CD36 ligands. In macrophage-like THP-1 cells, D11 impaired the acquisition of foam cell phenotype induced by oxLDL, decreasing lipid droplet content and the expression of lipid metabolism genes. …”
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Development of Speech and Communication in Polish Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Natalia Moćko, Marcin Rudzki, Zuzanna Miodońska, Julia Olesiak, Katarzyna Jochymczyk-Woźniak, Michał Kręcichwost

“…Therefore, we prepared a speech development questionnaire and employed it to obtain data from parents (or legal guardians) of 54 children with 22q11DS. …”
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Hybrid Prophet-NAR Model for Short-Term Electricity Load Forecasting by Winita Sulandari, Yudho Yudhanto, Etik Zukhronah, Isnandar Slamet, Hilman Ferdinandus Pardede, Paulo Canas Rodrigues, Muhammad Hisyam Lee

“…Additionally, SSA-based bagging is employed to manage data uncertainties, and ensemble techniques are applied to further refine the forecasting accuracy. …”
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Degradation Kinetics of Ascorbic Acid in Xanthan Gum Solution by Runqi JIA, Yujie TANG, Weiwei HE, Xiaoxiao SONG, Junyi YIN

“…In this study, xanthan gum (XG), a highly viscous and stable polysaccharide, was employed as the polysaccharide base for the construction of a simulation system. …”
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The association between peripheral eosinophil count and chronic kidney disease: evidence from NHANES 1999–2018 by Shisheng Han, Meng Jia, Wenli Yuan, Yi Wang, Yan Lu, Yanqiu Xu, Li Shang

“…This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999–2018) to comprehensively explore the association between PEC and CKD.Methods Survey-weighted generalized multivariate linear regression was employed to evaluate the associations between PEC, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), with meticulous adjustment for potential covariates. …”
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Assessing the Colorectal Cancer Landscape: A Comprehensive Exploration of Future Trends in 216 Countries and Territories from 2021 to 2040 by Meysam Olfatifar, Fariba Rafiei, Amir Sadeghi, Elnaz Ataei, Mohammad Amin Habibi, Mehdi Pezeshgi Modarres, Zohreh Ghalavand, Hamidreza Houri

“…This study examines the projected prevalence and trends of CRC worldwide, encompassing 21 regions and 195 nations. Methods We employed an illness-death model (IDM) in order to forecast the anticipated prevalence of CRC by the year 2040. …”
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The Feasibility and Acceptability of an HIV Web- Based Screening Program in Iran by Roya Sahebi, Hossein Dehghanian, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Leyla Sahebi, Reza Yousefi Farkhad, Simin Khayatzadeh-Safaie, Nazila Sattari, Leila Jahangiry, Hamid Sharifi

“…Various strategies, including text messages, Instagram posts, and advertisements on local health center websites, were employed to promote website visitation.Results: The website received 11,581 visits from 4,303 unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. …”
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SGCL-LncLoc: An Interpretable Deep Learning Model for Improving lncRNA Subcellular Localization Prediction with Supervised Graph Contrastive Learning by Min Li, Baoying Zhao, Yiming Li, Pingjian Ding, Rui Yin, Shichao Kan, Min Zeng

“…Furthermore, SGCL-LncLoc employs a supervised contrastive learning strategy, which leverages the relationships between different samples and label information, guiding the model to enhance representation learning for lncRNAs. …”
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Gut Microbiota as Mediator and Moderator Between Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Study by Bingren Hu, Yi Yang, Jiangqiao Yao, Ganglian Lin, Qikuan He, Zhiyuan Bo, Zhewei Zhang, Anlvna Li, Yi Wang, Gang Chen, Yunfeng Shan

“…Several ML methods were employed to construct gut microbe‐based models and the predictive performance was evaluated. …”
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Experimental study on acoustic emission characteristics and damage-failure process of seawater sea-sand ultra-high-performance concrete under uniaxial compression by Tianyu Li, Yangtao Li, Tao Li, Xiamin Hu, Yuanhao Li, Jie Liao, Lidan Mei, Yuying Hou, Bokai Yang, Jinlong Gu

“…Stress-strain monitoring, AE technique, and digital image correlation (DIC) were employed during the tests, and a damage model were proposed for analysis. …”
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A Microfluidic Biosensor for Quantitative Detection of <i>Salmonella</i> in Traditional Chinese Medicine by Yutong Wu, Yang Liu, Jinchen Ma, Shanxi Zhu, Xiaojun Zhao, Huawei Mou, Xuanqi Ke, Zhisheng Wu, Yifei Wang, Sheng Lin, Wuzhen Qi

“…Immune gold@platinum nanocatalysts (Au@PtNCs) were utilized for specific bacterial labeling, while magnetic nano-beads (MNBs) with a novel high-gradient magnetic field were employed for the specific capture of bacteria. The immune MNBs, immune Au@PtNCs, and bacterial samples were introduced into a novel passive microfluidic micromixer for full mixing, resulting in the formation of a double-antibody sandwich structure due to antigen–antibody immune reactions. …”
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