An Update of the Appropriate Treatment Strategies in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Study of 735 Patients by Nai-si Huang, Xiao Shi, Bo-wen Lei, Wen-jun Wei, Zhong-wu Lu, Peng-cheng Yu, Yu Wang, Qing-hai Ji, Yu-long Wang

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis also showed increased mortality risk in patients with increased age (HR=1.022, P<0.001), tumor extension to adjacent structures (HR=1.649, P=0.013), and distant metastasis (HR=2.041, P<0.001), while surgery+RT (HR=0.600, P=0.004) and chemotherapy (HR=0.692, P=0.010) were independently associated with improved OS. …”
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Genome-wide identification of MGT gene family in soybean (Glycine max) and their expression analyses under magnesium stress conditions by Ammar Anwar, Junaid Akhtar, Saba Aleem, Maida Aleem, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq, Saud Alamri, Qasim Raza, Iram Sharif, Arooj Iftikhar, Shehreen Naseer, Zaheer Ahmed, Iqrar Ahmed Rana, Waheed Arshad, Muhammad Imran Khan, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Muqadas Aleem, Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar, Mohamed S. Hodhod

“…Mg deficiency adversely affects growth of plants by limiting shoot and root development, disturbing the structure and membranes of the grana, reducing photosynthesis efficiency, and lowering net CO2 assimilation. …”
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Tea Stem as a Sorbent for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Phase by Tzan-Chain Lee, Shumao Wang, Zonggui Huang, Zhongxing Mo, Gangxing Wang, Zhuanrong Wu, Chengshun Liu, Hua Han, Tzu-Hsing Ko

“…The intraparticle diffusion of MB molecules into pore structures of tea stem powder is the rate-limiting step for the adsorption process in this study. …”
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The analysis of the influence of the turbulence model selection on the parameters of interaction of a supersonic jet with an obstacle by R. A. Peshkov, A. S. Shmetkova, O. V. Ispravnikova, Ju. L. Suskina

“…Due to the intense loading of the elements of launch structures when exposed to rocket engine jets, it is obvious that it is necessary to determine the gas-dynamic, thermal and other loads that occur during the launch of the launch vehicle. …”
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Enabling high-throughput quantitative wood anatomy through a dedicated pipeline by Jan Van den Bulcke, Louis Verschuren, Ruben De Blaere, Simon Vansuyt, Maxime Dekegeleer, Pierre Kibleur, Olivier Pieters, Tom De Mil, Wannes Hubau, Hans Beeckman, Joris Van Acker, Francis wyffels

“…It is designed for precise and consistent sanding and polishing of wood surfaces, revealing detailed wood anatomical structures by applying consecutively finer grits of sandpaper. …”
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Degradation of low-density polyethylene by a novel strain of bacteria isolated from the plastisphere of marine ecosystems by F.A. Febria, A. Syafrita, A. Putra, H. Hidayat, C. Febrion

“…Meanwhile, qualitative analysis based on Scanning Electron Microscope observations revealed changes in the physical structure of the film surface in the form of a rough surface, formation of holes, and breakdown into clumps across the film surface. …”
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Unveiling the Role of <i>GhP5CS1</i> in Cotton Salt Stress Tolerance: A Comprehensive Genomic and Functional Analysis of <i>P5CS</i> Genes by Hui Fang, Xin Gao, Yunhao Wu, Ke Zhang, Ying Wu, Junyi Li, Dongmei Qian, Ruochen Li, Haijing Gu, Teame Gereziher Mehari, Xinlian Shen, Baohua Wang

“…Collinearity analysis highlighted significant differences in collinear gene pairs, indicating evolutionary divergence among <i>P5CS</i> genes in tetraploid and diploid cotton. Exon–intron structures and conserved motifs correlated with phylogenetic relationships, suggesting functional differentiation. …”
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Reduction of the oxidative damage to H2O2-induced HepG2 cells via the Nrf2 signalling pathway by plant flavonoids Quercetin and Hyperoside by Meijing Zhang, Gaoshuai Zhang, Xiangxing Meng, Xinxin Wang, Jiao Xie, Shaoshu Wang, Biao Wang, Jilite Wang, Suwen Liu, Qun Huang, Xu Yang, Jing Li, Hao Wang

“…Hyperoside and quercetin are similar in molecular structures. In this study, the antioxidant regulatory targets of hyperoside and quercetin are mainly in the nuclear factor (erythroid-2-derived)-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway predicted by network pharmacology. …”
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Intelligent prediction method of virtual network function resource capacity for polymorphic network service slicing by Julong LAN, Di ZHU, Dan LI

“…Objectives:With the emergence and development of new network structures such as polymorphic network,the demand for network resource capacity is becoming more and more diverse.It is very difficult to adjust the distribution of virtual network functions (VNFs) carried on network slices for on-demand,dynamic and efficient resource capacity matching.This paper uses a data-driven VNF resource capacity prediction method to explore the pre-deployment of VNFs carried on network slices. …”
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R-loop formation contributes to mTORC1 activation-dependent DNA replication stress induced by p53 deficiency by Li Xiaolei, Yang Cheng, Zhang Xiaohui, Wang Feiyang, Sun Longhua, Zhang Wei, Xu Xinping

“…Additionally, rapamycin reduces the abundance of R-loop structures in p53KO cells, which is linked to mTORC1’s regulation of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) level. …”
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How physical activity opportunities seized by adolescents differ between Europe and the Pacific Islands: the example of France and New Caledonia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved... by Olivier Galy, Guillaume Wattelez, Francois Potdevin, Marie-Jeanne Urvoy, Thibaut Derigny, Paul Zongo, Pierre-Yves Leroux, Christophe Schnitzler

“…Despite schooling in similar educational systems, FR and NC adolescents develop distinct relationships with physical activity, which is influenced by the geographical-cultural and symbolic structures of their respective societies. This study explored the distribution of physical activity according to geographical culture and opportunity-temporal dimensions. …”
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AI-driven 3D bioprinting for regenerative medicine: From bench to bedside by Zhenrui Zhang, Xianhao Zhou, Yongcong Fang, Zhuo Xiong, Ting Zhang

“…This paper aims to present a systematic methodology for AI-driven 3D bioprinting, structured within the theoretical framework of Quality by Design (QbD). …”
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The Mechanisms of Guaranteeing the Right to Clean Air in Iran and International Documents by Fatemeh Hamidi, Maryam Afshari, Ali Mashhadi

“…Therefore, taking measures to reform the existing structures based on scientific principles and applying the laws and experiences of other countries in the world to deal with air pollution are among the main priorities. …”
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Hydrogen bond interactions of coumarin-153 in molecular solvents: molecular dynamics and principal component analysis by Goloviznina, Kateryna, Dudariev, Dmytro, Miannay, François-Alexandre,  Kalugin, Oleg, Koverga, Volodymyr, Takamuku, Toshiyuki, Vitale, Raffaele, Idrissi, Abdenacer

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) was then performed on these distances to compare the unique structures surrounding donor bond atoms and identify patterns in the interactions between C153 and various solvent, such as acetonitrile, butyrolactone, propylene carbonate, methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol.Our findings demonstrate that, when C153 acts as a hydrogen bond donor, the interaction behavior of the H atoms that are close to the N atom and that of the H atom close to the trifluoromethyl F atom of C153 is substantially different. …”
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Enantiospecific mirror-imaged growth in overlayers of enantiopure thiadiazole-[9]helicene on Au(111) without commensurability by Fumi Nishino, Keisuke Fukutani, Jonas Brandhoff, Marco Gruenewald, Elise Fuerch, Maximilian Schaal, Felix Otto, Daniel Stelter, Roman Forker, Zheng Zhang, Takashi Hirose, Torsten Fritz, Satoshi Kera

“…While various commensurate molecular overlayers have shown such growth, the possibility of achieving substrate-defined enantiospecific structures in non-commensurate chiral molecular overlayers remains elusive. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using polyaniline-coated XTiO3(X = Co, Ni) nanocomposites by Mariyem Abouri, Abdellah Benzaouak, Mohamed Elouardi, Lahcen El Hamdaoui, Fatima Zaaboul, Khalil Azzaoui, Belkheir Hammouti, Rachid Sabbahi, Shehdeh Jodeh, Mohammed Alaoui El Belghiti, Adnane El Hamidi

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed that the crystalline structures of CoTiO3 and NiTiO3 remained intact post-polymerization. …”
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Acetylation of proximal cysteine-lysine pairs by alcohol metabolism by Courtney D. McGinnis, Peter S. Harris, Brenton I.M. Graham, John O. Marentette, Cole R. Michel, Laura M. Saba, Richard Reisdorph, James R. Roede, Kristofer S. Fritz

“…Interrogating both cysteine redox and lysine acetylation datasets, 1280 protein structures generated by AlphaFold2 represented by a 3D spatial matrix were used to quantify the distances between 557,815 cysteine and lysine residues. …”
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Crab bioturbation alters the community assemblies of abundant and rare bacteria on an intertidal wetland in the Yellow River estuary by Zhikang Wang, Yongqi Wang, Jisong Yang, Jisong Yang, Junfen Yan, Kaixin Yang, Zhonghua Ren, Wei Wang, Yang He, Min Li, Junfei Zhan, Bo Guan, Xuehong Wang, Yunzhao Li, Di Zhou, Buli Cui, Junbao Yu

“…However, there remains a paucity of knowledge regarding the influencing mechanism of crab bioturbation on community assemblies of abundant and rare bacteria.MethodsWe delved into community structures, co-occurrence networks, and assembly processes of abundant and rare bacteria within crab-bioturbated soils (encompassing burrows and mounds) across an intertidal wetland.Results and discussionThe compositions and diversities of abundant and rare subcommunities were notably altered in crab-bioturbated soils. …”
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The influence of exogenous recombinant HSP 70 on the alteration of membrane stiffness in hippocampal neurons following the modeling of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury in mice Auth... by Vladimir M. Pokrovsky, Alexey V. Deikin, T Zhang, Nikolai A. Verlov, Andrey L. Konevega, Mikhail V. Korokin

“…Heat shock protein HSP 70, a component of the cellular stress response system, plays a role in stabilizing the protein structures of cellular organelles. However, studies examining changes in the stiffness of hippocampal neuronal membranes in its presence, particularly following cerebral circulation disturbances, have not been conducted yet. …”
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Evaluation of outcome relevance of quality indicators in the emergency department (ENQuIRE): study protocol for a prospective multicentre cohort study by Anna Slagman, Felix Greiner, Martin Möckel, Rainer Röhrig, Susanne Drynda, Wencke Schindler, Johannes Pollmanns, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Wiebke Schirrmeister, Ronny Otto, Jonas Bienzeisler, Saskia Drösler, Rolf Lefering, Jennifer Hitzek, Enno Swart, Felix Walcher

“…Quality indicators (QIs) for ED care are a major challenge due to the heterogeneity of patient populations, health care structures and processes in Germany. Although a number of quality measures are already in use, there is a paucity of data on the importance of these QIs on medium-term and long-term outcomes. …”
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