Hole-selective-molecule doping improves the layer thickness tolerance of PEDOT:PSS for efficient organic solar cells by Bin Zhao, Xiaozhen Huang, Sein Chung, Min Zhang, Yufei Zhong, Anhai Liang, Zhenmin Zhao, Chaofeng Zhu, Jingjing Zhao, Seunghyun Kim, Jimin Kim, Ming Wang, Shilin Chen, Kilwon Cho, Yang Wang, Zhipeng Kan

“…Herein, a hole-selective-molecule doping strategy is proposed to enhance the properties of PEDOT:PSS by introducing MPA2FPh-BT-BA (abbreviated as 2F) into its layer. 2F assembles at the anode to form interfacial dipoles due to its unique donor–acceptor–anchor molecular configuration, altering the anode work function and hole-selective extraction. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Drought Stress on the Yield and Yield Components of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) Ecotypes by Vahid Bazr Afshan, Farzad Paknejad, Hamid Reza Fanay, davood Habibi, Morteza Siavoshi

“…Addressing the negative effects of drought stress is crucial for improving cumin seed yield. One effective strategy is to identify drought-resistant cumin cultivars. …”
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Early risk assessment in paediatric and adult household contacts of confirmed tuberculosis cases by novel diagnostic tests (ERASE-TB): protocol for a prospective, non-interventiona... by Ursula Panzner, Katharina Kranzer, Tsitsi Bandason, Kuda Mutasa, Sandra Rukobo, Charles Sandy, Bariki Mtafya, Andrea Rachow, Norbert Heinrich, Michael Hoelscher, Judith Bruchfeld, Olena Ivanova, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Doreen Pamba, Laura Olbrich, Issa Sabi, Simeon Mwanyonga, Elmar Saathoff, Willyhelmina Olomi, Junior Mutsvangwa, Hazel M Dockrell, Edson Tawanda Marambire, Denise Banze, Alfred Mfinanga, Theodora D Mbunda, Khosa Celso, Gunilla Kallenius, Claire J Calderwood, Christof Geldmacher, Kathrin Held, Tejaswi Appalarowthu, Friedrich Rieß, Anna Shepherd, Christopher Sundling, Mishelle Mugava, Martha Chipinduro, Lwitiho Sudi, Antelmo Haule, Emmanuel Sichone, Paschal Qwaray, Harrieth Mwambola, Lilian Minja, Peter Edwin, Dogo Ngalison, Stella Luswema, Celina Nhamuave, António Machiana, Carla Madeira, Emelva Manhiça, Nádia Sitoe, Jorge Ribeiro

“…Introduction The WHO End-TB Strategy calls for the development of novel diagnostics to detect tuberculosis (TB) earlier and more accurately. …”
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Dual targeting PD-L1 and 4-1BB to overcome dendritic cell-mediated lenalidomide resistance in follicular lymphoma by Zhong Zheng, Jian-Biao Wang, Rui Sun, Nan Wang, Xiang-Qin Weng, Tian-Yuan Xu, Di Fu, Yan Feng, Peng-Peng Xu, Shu Cheng, Li Wang, Yan Zhao, Bin Qu, Chuan-Xin Huang, Wei-Li Zhao

“…Dual targeting PD-L1 and 4-1BB could be an alternative immunotherapeutic strategy in the chemo-free era of FL treatment.…”
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Modulating the sulfurization procedure to decrease by-product formation for one-step catalytic synthesis of sulfur-containing chemicals by ZhiZhi Xu, Jian Fang, Min Luo, Dedong He, Dingkai Chen, Jichang Lu, Yongming Luo

“…Herein, we propose a facile and simple sulfurization procedure-dependent strategies to regulate the Mo-S(O) bond strength of K-MoS2 catalysts for highly selective CO-to-CH3SH catalysis. …”
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NCAPD3 promotes diffuse large B-cell lymphoma progression through modulating SIRT1 expression in an H3K9 monomethylation-dependent manner by Tiange Lu, Juan Yang, Yiqing Cai, Mengfei Ding, Zhuoya Yu, Xiaosheng Fang, Xiangxiang Zhou, Xin Wang

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrated that dysregulation of NCAPD3 could disturb chromosome compaction and segregation and regulate the transcription activity of SIRT1 in an H3K9me1-dependent manner, which provided novel insights into targeted strategy for DLBCL.…”
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Angiographic Complete versus Clinical Selective Incomplete Percutaneous Revascularization in Heart Failure Patients with Multivessel Coronary Disease by Chieh-Yu Chang, Chun-Chi Chen, I-Chang Hsieh, Ming-Jer Hsieh, Cheng-Hung Lee, Dong-Yi Chen, Ming-Lung Tsai, Ming-Yun Ho, Jih-Kai Yeh, Yu-Chang Huang, Yu-Ying Lu, Chao-Yung Wang, Shang-Hung Chang, Ming-Shien Wen

“…A more comprehensive planning strategy should be devised before PCI in HF patients with MVD.…”
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Prophylactic phage administration provides a time window for delayed treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in a murine bacteremia model by Wei-Xiao Wang, Jiao-Yang Yu, Xiu-Zhen Chen, Xiu-Zhen Chen, Shi-Yong Fu, Hui Li, Peng-Cheng Yi, Yun-Yao Ren, Shuang-Lin Gu, Jing-Han Gao, Jing Fan, Yan-Mei Sun, Jie Feng, Shi-Wei Wang, Wei Chen, Wei Chen

“…Additionally, phage therapy helped maintain or restore gut microbiota balance.DiscussionThese findings underscore the potential of phage-antibiotic combinations as a superior therapeutic strategy against VRE infections. The observed synergy between phages and antibiotics highlights a promising approach to overcoming bacterial resistance and improving clinical outcomes. …”
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MHCI trafficking signal‐based mRNA vaccines strengthening immune protection against RNA viruses by Yupei Zhang, Songhui Zhai, Shugang Qin, Yuting Chen, Kepan Chen, Zhiying Huang, Xing Lan, Yaoyao Luo, Guohong Li, Hao Li, Xi He, Meiwan Chen, Zhongwei Zhang, Xingchen Peng, Xin Jiang, Hai Huang, Xiangrong Song

“…Here, we have developed an innovative strategy for the formulation of mRNA vaccines. This approach involved the integration of MITD into the mRNA sequence encoding the virus antigen. …”
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Combining Controlled-Release and Normal Urea Enhances Rice Grain Quality and Starch Properties by Improving Carbohydrate Supply and Grain Filling by Chang Liu, Tianyang Zhou, Zhangyi Xue, Chenhua Wei, Kuanyu Zhu, Miao Ye, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Junfei Gu, Jianchang Yang

“…In conclusion, the CRNF-CU is the most effective strategy in this study to enhance both grain yield and quality. …”
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Cholesterol Targeted Catalytic Hydrogel Fueled by Tumor Debris can Enhance Microwave Ablation Therapy and Anti‐Tumor Immune Response by Lin Shen, Zhijuan Yang, Yi Zhong, Yanran Bi, Junchao Yu, Qinwei Lu, Yanping Su, Xiaoxiao Chen, Zhongwei Zhao, Gaofeng Shu, Minjiang Chen, Liang Cheng, Liangzhu Feng, Chenying Lu, Zhuang Liu, Jiansong Ji

“…Combined with anti‐PD‐L1 immunotherapy, this strategy inhibited primary tumor growth and distant metastases, without side effects on adjacent tissues. …”
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Gene Therapy for Inflammatory Cascade in Intrauterine Injury with Engineered Extracellular Vesicles Hybrid Snail Mucus‐enhanced Adhesive Hydrogels by Xiaotong Peng, Tao Wang, Bo Dai, Yiping Zhu, Mei Ji, Pusheng Yang, Jiaxin Zhang, Wenwen Liu, Yaxin Miao, Yonghang Liu, Shuo Wang, Jing Sun

“…Overall, this study presents a promising strategy for employing FA‐EVs hybrid adhesive hydrogel with superior bio‐adhesion properties and M1 macrophage targeting delivery for IUA treatment and uterus recovery.…”
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A workplace organisational intervention to improve hospital nurses’ and physicians’ mental health: study protocol for the Magnet4Europe wait list cluster randomised controlled tria... by Peter Griffiths, Jonathan Drennan, Jackie Bridges, Luk Bruyneel, Jane Ball, Linda H Aiken, Douglas M Sloane, Anners Lerdal, Matthew McHugh, Herbert Smith, Anne Marie Rafferty, Reinhard Busse, Walter Sermeus, Julia Köppen, Lars E Eriksson, Kaat Siebens, Matthew D McHugh, Anne Scott, Ingeborg Strømseng Sjetne, Sydney Anstee, Peter Van Bogaert, Rikard Lindqvist, Linda Aiken, Douglas Sloane, Hans De Witte, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Simon Dello, Dorothea Kohnen, Claudia Bettina Maier, Lisa Smeds Alenius, Mary Del Guidice, Timothy Cheney, Claudia Maier, Joan Kleine, Elaine Lehane Vera McCarthy, Noeleen Brady, Monica Bukkøy Kjetland, Paul Van Aken, Danny Van Heusden

“…Magnet hospitals, a model shown to attract and retain staff in US research, creates positive work environments that aim to support the well-being of healthcare professionals.Methods and analysis Magnet4Europe is a cluster randomised controlled trial, with wait list controls, designed to evaluate the effects of organisational redesign, based on the Magnet model, on nurses’ and physicians’ well-being in general acute care hospitals, using a multicomponent implementation strategy. The study will be conducted in more than 60 general acute care hospitals in Belgium, England, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. …”
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Sex and race disparities in emergency department patients with chest pain and a detectable or mildly elevated troponin by Lucas M. Boyer, Anna C. Snavely, Jason P. Stopyra, Subha V. Raman, Jeffrey M. Caterino, Carol L. Clark, Alan E. Jones, Michael E. Hall, Carolyn J. Park, Brian C. Hiestand, Sujethra Vasu, Michael A. Kutcher, W. Gregory Hundley, Simon A. Mahler, Chadwick D. Miller

“…Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the CMR-IMPACT trial that randomized patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome and a detectable or mildly elevated troponin measure from 4 US hospitals to an early invasive angiography or cardiac MRI strategy. The primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, cardiac hospital readmission, and repeat cardiac ED. …”
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Tumor Site‐Specific In Vivo Theranostics Enabled by Microenvironment‐Dependent Chemical Transformation and Self‐Amplifying Effect by Yunfei Zuo, Pei Li, Wen‐Jin Wang, Changhuo Xu, Shuting Xu, Herman H. Y. Sung, Jianwei Sun, Guorui Jin, Weiping Wang, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Ben Zhong Tang

“…This study offers a promising strategy for targeted tumor theranostics using self‐amplifying microenvironment‐responsive fluorescent probes.…”
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Identifying falsified COVID-19 vaccines by analysing vaccine vial label and excipient profiles using MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry by Benediktus Yohan Arman, Rebecca Clarke, Tehmina Bharucha, Laura Gomez Fernandez, John Walsby-Tickle, Michael Deats, Sara Mosca, Qianqi Lin, Sneha Banerjee, Shrikrishna R. Chunekar, Kundan D. Patil, Sunil Gairola, Susanna Dunachie, Hamid A. Merchant, Robert Stokes, Rutendo Kuwana, Alexandrine Maes, Jean-Philippe Charrier, Fay Probert, Céline Caillet, Pavel Matousek, James McCullagh, Paul N. Newton, Nicole Zitzmann, Bevin Gangadharan

“…This approach has the potential to be integrated into the national regulatory standards and WHO’s Prevent, Detect, and Respond strategy as a novel effective tool for detecting falsified vaccines.…”
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New proposal for a multimodal imaging approach for the subclinical detection of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ricard Cervera, Alfredo Adan, Gerard Espinosa, Jose Rios, Olga Araujo, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Laura Pelegrín, Ricardo P Casaroli-Marano, Halbert Hernández-Negrín, Marc Figueras-Roca, Vanesa Budi, Montse Morató

“…This study emphasises the importance of a multimodal imaging strategy to promptly detect signs of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity.…”
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Effects of different vaccination regimes on the immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis in goats and evaluation of defined antigens by Patricia Cuenca-Lara, Patricia Cuenca-Lara, Miriam Blay-Benach, Miriam Blay-Benach, Zoraida Cervera, Zoraida Cervera, Cristian Melgarejo, Cristian Melgarejo, Julia Moraleda, Julia Moraleda, Iker A. Sevilla, Joseba M. Garrido, Mahavir Singh, Gareth J. Jones, Bernat Pérez de Val, Bernat Pérez de Val

“…In this study, we investigated the interferences caused by the tuberculin (PPD)-based TB diagnostic tests in goats immunized by different mucosal and parenteral vaccination strategies: three single-dose strategies based on intranasal administration of BCG and two heat-inactivated M. bovis (HIMB) vaccines, and two prime-boost strategies based on parenteral BCG or HIMB priming and intranasal HIMB boosting. …”
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Cardiomyocyte-specific Piezo1 deficiency mitigates ischemia-reperfusion injury by preserving mitochondrial homeostasis by Honglin Xu, Xin Chen, Shangfei Luo, Jintao Jiang, Xianmei Pan, Yu He, Bo Deng, Silin Liu, Rentao Wan, Liwen Lin, Qiaorui Tan, Xiaoting Chen, Youfen Yao, Bin He, Yajuan An, Jing Li

“…This study suggests an innovative therapeutic strategy to alleviate cardiac I/R injury.…”
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An antibody cocktail targeting two different CD73 epitopes enhances enzyme inhibition and tumor control by Jin-Gen Xu, Shi Chen, Yang He, Xi Zhu, Yanting Wang, Zhifeng Ye, Jin Chuan Zhou, Xuanhui Wu, Lei Zhang, Xiaochen Ren, Huifeng Jia, Haijia Yu, Xiaoyue Wei, Yujie Feng, Xiaofang Chen, Xiaopei Cui, Xianfei Pan, Shaojie Wang, Simin Xia, Hongjie Shang, Yueqing Pu, Wei Xu, Haidong Li, Qian Chen, Zeyu Chen, Manfu Wang, Xiaodong Yan, Hui Shi, Mingwei Li, Yisui Xia, Roberto Bellelli, Shunli Dong, Jun He, Jun Huang, Chen-Leng Cai, Xiangyang Zhu, Yifan Zhan, Li Wan

“…Inhibition of CD73 activity holds great promise as a therapeutic strategy for CD73-expressing cancers. In this study, we have developed a therapeutic anti-human CD73 antibody cocktail, HB0045. …”
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