New pneumococcal serotype 20C is a WciG O-acetyltransferase deficient variant of canonical serotype 20B by Jigui Yu, Neil Ravenscroft, Peter Davey, Roshan Liyanage, Oliver Lorenz, Michelle M. Kuttel, Stephanie W. Lo, Feroze A. Ganaie, Moon H. Nahm

“…Since the appearance of new capsule types can directly affect pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation, a deeper understanding of capsule PS at the genetic, immunological, and biochemical levels is critical for the development of future diagnostic tools and vaccines.…”
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Attitudes toward scale-up of an Intensive Combination Approach to Rollback the Epidemic in Nigerian adolescents (iCARE) intervention for youth in Nigeria: results of a mixed method... by Arthi Kozhumam, Revika Singh, Oche Agbaji, Adedotun Adetunji, Bopo Taiwo, Olayinka Omigbodun, Kehinde Kuti, Agatha David, Sulaimon Akanmu, Folashade Adekambi, Akinsegun Akinbami, Bibilola Oladeji, Babafemi Taiwo, Lisa M. Kuhns, Ogochukwu Okonkwor, Baiba Berzins, Amy K. Johnson, Titilope Badru, Patrick Janulis, Olubusuyi M. Adewumi, Marbella Cervantes, Olutosin Awolude, Robert Garofalo, Aima A. Ahonkhai, Lisa R. Hirschhorn

“…These results are important for informing future work to scale-out iCARE and similar interventions to new settings. …”
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Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol by Nathan Turley, MA, MBA, Karolina Kogut, BA, Barbara Burian, PhD, Rachel Moyal-Smith, DrPH, PA-C, James Etheridge, MD, MPH, Yves Sonnay, MScPH, William Berry, MD, MPH, Alan Merry, MD, MBChB, Alexander Hannenberg, MD, Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, Roger D. Dias, MD, PhD, MBA, Kathryn Hagen, MD, George Molina, MD, MPH, Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, Carla Williams, RN, MHSM, Mary E. Brindle, MD, MPH, FRCSC

“…We anticipate the results of this study will optimize SSC usage at the participating surgical sites, help shape and refine the toolkit, and improve its usability and application at future sites.…”
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Partially Isolated Dual Work Function Gate IGZO TFT With Obviously Reduced Leakage Current for 3D DRAMs by Yunjiao Bao, Gangping Yan, Lei Cao, Chuqiao Niu, Qingkun Li, Guanqiao Sang, Lianlian Li, Yanzhao Wei, Xuexiang Zhang, Jie Luo, Yanyu Yang, Gaobo Xu, Huaxiang Yin

“…The PIDWF gate IGZO TFT exhibits scalability and is capable of achieving an 84.6% reduction in leakage current even with ultra-short channel lengths, which offers a promising application for future 3D DRAM applications with little extra cost.…”
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3D-printed gallium-infused scaffolds for osteolysis intervention and bone regeneration by Hanrui Xi, Xihao Jiang, Shilang Xiong, Yinuo Zhang, Jingyu Zhou, Min Liu, Zhigang Zhou, Chengyu Zhang, Shiwei Liu, Zhisheng Long, Jianguo Zhou, Guowen Qian, Long Xiong

“…These results provide a foundation for further investigation into the optimal concentration of Ga-MBG implants and highlight their potential application in future therapies for osteoporotic bone defects.…”
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Effect of practicing water-saving irrigation on greenhouse gas emissions and crop productivity: A global meta-analysis by Mingdong Tan, Ningbo Cui, Shouzheng Jiang, Liwen Xing, Shenglin Wen, Quanshan Liu, Weikang Li, Siwei Yan, Yaosheng Wang, Haochen Jin, Zhihui Wang

“…These findings emphasize the critical role of WSI in enhancing agricultural sustainability and reducing GHG emissions, thus providing valuable insights for future management strategies.…”
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The Hubble Tension in Our Own Backyard: DESI and the Nearness of the Coma Cluster by Daniel Scolnic, Adam G. Riess, Yukei S. Murakami, Erik R. Peterson, Dillon Brout, Maria Acevedo, Bastien Carreres, David O. Jones, Khaled Said, Cullan Howlett, Gagandeep S. Anand

“…By extending the Hubble diagram to Coma, a well-studied location in our own backyard whose distance was in good accord well before the Hubble tension, DESI indicates a more pervasive conflict between our knowledge of local distances and cosmological expectations. We expect future programs to refine the distance to Coma and nearer clusters to help illuminate this new local window on the Hubble tension.…”
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Smartphone video games for cognitive functions and negative symptoms in male with chronic schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial by Wenhui Wang, Mengting Ye, Yongjie Zhong, Miaomiao Zhang, Yue Wang, Chuanchuan Chen, Yitan Yao, Ziqiao Feng, Xiaoping Yuan, Shenya Shi, Xiaoqin Zhou, Kai Zhang

“…Our findings indicate the need for more extensive research, future research should address what mechanisms of action underlie these effects of video games. …”
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Sitravatinib in combination with nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma: a phase 1 trial by Pavlos Msaouel, Kai Yu, Ying Yuan, Jianfeng Chen, Xinmiao Yan, Menuka Karki, Fei Duan, Rahul A. Sheth, Priya Rao, Kanishka Sircar, Amishi Y. Shah, Amado J. Zurita, Giannicola Genovese, Min Li, Chih-Chen Yeh, Minghao Dang, Guangchun Han, Yanshuo Chu, Max Hallin, Peter Olson, Rui Yang, Daniela Slavin, Hirak Der-Torossian, Curtis D. Chin, Nizar M. Tannir, Linghua Wang, Jianjun Gao

“…The observed hypothesis-generating changes in gene expression dynamics and cellular states may help inform future strategies to optimize immunotherapy efficacy. …”
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Key Performance Indicators in Freestyle Swimming: Comparing Start, Turn, and Swimming Velocity in Top-Elite Female Junior and Adult Swimmers by Chantal Widmer, Julia Hernandez, Michael Romann, Wolfgang Taube, Dennis-Peter Born

“…Based on the regression equations a software tool (potential predictor) was created to allow coaches and federation officials to identify individual swimmers’ potentials and create benchmarks for future development. Discussion/Conclusion For both junior and adult swimmers, swimming velocity had the greatest effect on race results. …”
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Cool topoclimates promote cold-adapted plant diversity in temperate mountain forests by Borderieux, Jeremy, De Lombaerde, Emiel, De Pauw, Karen, Sanczuk, Pieter, Vangansbeke, Pieter, Vanneste, Thomas, De Frenne, Pieter, Gégout, Jean-Claude, Serra-Diaz, Josep

“…The importance of topographic features to explain temperature cooling and diversity underpins their role as present and likely future microrefugia.…”
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Pandemic one health clones of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing CTX-M-14, CTX-M-27, CTX-M-55 and CTX-M-65 ESβLs among companion animals in northern Ecuador by Fernando A. Gonzales-Zubiate, José Humberto M. Tambor, José Humberto M. Tambor, Juan Valencia-Bacca, María Fernanda Villota-Burbano, Adriana Cardenas-Arias, Adriana Cardenas-Arias, Fernanda Esposito, Fernanda Esposito, Quézia Moura, Bruna Fuga, Bruna Fuga, Bruna Fuga, Elder Sano, Jesus G. M. Pariona, Mishell Poleth Ortiz Jacome, Nilton Lincopan, Nilton Lincopan, Nilton Lincopan

“…The implementation of a national epidemiological surveillance program is necessary to establish future strategies to control the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens using a One Health approach.…”
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Spatiotemporal patterns and driving factors of NDVI changes in the central and Western Asia economic corridor over the past decade by Kaimin Wang, Kaimin Wang, Min Xu, Shaohua Wang, Lin Wang, Haijing Tian, Sornkitja Boonprong, Xiaotong Gao, Xiaotong Gao, Xinwei Yang, Heyi Guo, Heyi Guo, Jingbo Li, Jingbo Li, Yujie Yang, Yujie Yang, Ruichen Hu, Ruichen Hu, Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Chunxiang Cao

“…This study identifies the key drivers of NDVI changes in the CWAEC since the implementation of the BRI, provides scientific evidence to support the sustainable development of green BRI initiatives, and offers valuable insights for future ecological restoration and engineering projects within the corridor.…”
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3D Coaxial Printing of Small‐Diameter Artificial Arteries by Yuxiang Zhu, Siying Liu, Xuan Mei, Zeng Lin, Tiffany V. Pulido, Jixin Hou, Srikar Anudeep Remani, Dhanush Patil, Martin Taylor Sobczak, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Lindsay B. Chambers, Churan Yu, Shenghan Guo, Yiping Zhao, Yang Liu, Xianqiao Wang, Jessica N. Lancaster, Yu Shrike Zhang, Xiangfan Chen, Kenan Song

“…This study presents a feasible approach for fabricating bypass vascular grafts and inspires future treatments for CVD.…”
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A personal sensing technology enabled service versus a digital psychoeducation control for primary care patients with depression and anxiety: a pilot randomized controlled trial by Colleen Stiles-Shields, Karen M. Reyes, Tanvi Lakhtakia, Shannon R. Smith, Olga E. Barnas, Elizabeth L. Gray, Charles J. Krause, Kaylee P. Kruzan, Mary J. Kwasny, Zara Mir, Sameer Panjwani, Steven K. Rothschild, Lisa Sánchez-Johnsen, Nathan W. Winquist, Emily G. Lattie, Nicholas B. Allen, Madhu Reddy, David C. Mohr

“…Conclusions While the TES demonstrated superior engagement, improvements in depressive and anxious symptoms for both conditions speak to the potential benefit of both TES and low-intensity psychoeducation treatments in care settings. Future research is needed to better understand which patients might differentially benefit from TESs and broader personal sensing technologies over low-intensity treatments. …”
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Dissection of the genetic basis and molecular mechanism of ovule number per ovary in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Xinyi Lin, Farhan Nabi, Kishore Kumar Ashok, Xue-Rong Zhou, Qingbin Sun, Peiman Shi, Xinfa Wang, Jiaqin Shi, Hanzhong Wang

“…These findings propose further insights into the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms of ONPO, which will facilitate future gene cloning and genetic improvement for enhancing seed yield in oilseed rape.…”
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Low-grade systemic inflammation, but not neuroinflammation, is associated with 12-month postoperative outcome after total hip arthroplasty in patients with painful osteoarthritis:... by Morten R. Blichfeldt-Eckhardt, Claus Varnum, Jørgen T. Lauridsen, Lasse E. Rasmussen, Winnie C. P. Mortensen, Hanne I. Jensen, Henrik B. Vaegter, Kate L. Lambertsen

“…Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of systemic inflammation in osteoarthritis, and presents a possible path for better patient selection for THA in the future. Preoperative central neuroinflammation was associated with preoperative pain and disability, but not change in OHS after THA. …”
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System Evaluation of Buyang Huanwu Decoction in Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke by TANG Qiang, ZHANG Shiqiang, ZHU Luwen, TANG Yizhou, LI Hongyu

“…There was no significant difference in treatment safety between the two groups [<italic>RR</italic>=1.00, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (0.45, 2.24), <italic>Z</italic>=0.00, <italic>P</italic>=1.00].ConclusionBuyang Huanwu decoction can effectively improve the clinical efficacy of acute ischemic stroke, improve the degree of neurological deficit and limb motor function, and the treatment safety is good. In the future study, large samples and high-quality clinical randomized controlled trials will be in need to provide more reliable evidence-based basis for clinical practice.…”
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COLLABORAZIONE INTERPROFESSIONALE E ORGANIZZAZIONE SANITARIA: uno studio esplorativo sulle sfide e opportunità per i professionisti della riabilitazione. by Simone Sottana, Andrea Vianello, Matteo Tognin, Deborah Mazzarotto, Marco Ceccato, Daria Visintin, Riccardo Martignon, Francesca Magaton Rizzi, Noemi Pasquon, Lucia Savietto

“…Tuttavia, mancano studi dettagliati che esplorino come la collaborazione interprofessionale sia percepita e attuata in Italia, lasciando un significativo vuoto nella letteratura e presentando numerose opportunità per future ricerche. OBIETTIVO Questo studio mira a colmare questo vuoto esplorando la percezione della collaborazione interprofessionale tra i professionisti sanitari, identificando barriere e facilitatori alla collaborazione efficace e valutando l'impatto dell'educazione al lavoro in team previsto nel modello di cura interprofessionale. …”
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6G-ADM: knowledge based 6G network management and control architecture by Jianxin LIAO, Xiaoyuan FU, Qi QI, Jingyu WANG, Haifeng SUN

“…Their security, intelligence and collaboration lack global planning and unified design, and it is difficult to meet the future immersive and personalized full scenario services and performance requirements. …”
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