Comparison of CRISPR-Cas13b RNA base editing approaches for USH2A-associated inherited retinal degeneration by Lewis E. Fry, Lauren Major, Ahmed Salman, Lucy A. McDermott, Jun Yang, Andrew J. King, Michelle E. McClements, Robert E. MacLaren

“…Abstract CRISPR-Cas13 systems have therapeutic promise for the precise correction of point mutations in RNA. …”
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Research on the Thermal Runaway Behavior and Flammability Limits of Sodium-Ion and Lithium-Ion Batteries by Changbao Qi, Hewu Wang, Minghai Li, Cheng Li, Yalun Li, Chao Shi, Ningning Wei, Yan Wang, Huipeng Zhang

“…Batteries are widely used in energy storage systems (ESS), and thermal runaway in different types of batteries presents varying safety risks. …”
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Steroid-Resistant Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of Cheek Mass and Ptosis Treated with Radiation Therapy by Ahmed Marzouk Maklad, Yasser Bayoumi, Mutahir Tunio, Wafaa AlShakweer, Mashooque A. Dahar, Shomaila A. Akbar

“…Patient did not respond to systemic steroids and was given radiation therapy to left orbit with minimal response. …”
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Potato resistance to quarantine diseases by A. V. Khiutti, O. Yu. Antonova, N. V. Mironenko, T. A. Gavrilenko, O. S. Afanasenko

“…The use of multiplex systems allows the presence of several genes for resistance to one or more pathogens to be analyzed at once. …”
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D1S-Neuro Program: Frequency and Risk Factors for the Development of Diabetic Neuropathy in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, a Single Center Study by Marco Piccoli, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Patrizia Furlan, Silvia Cocchio, Alessandro Zamberlan, Gloria Panzeri, Vincenzo Baldo, Carlo Moretti

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> This article confirms that diabetic neuropathy begins to develop even in pediatric patients, that various nerve conduction systems may be affected, and that poorer glycometabolic control is associated with an increased risk of developing DN. …”
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Development of low-pressure polymeric membrane incorporated with powdered activated carbon and nanosilica for groundwater applications by Pei Ling Soo, Ling Yong Wong, Lai Peng Wong, Kin Yang Wong

“…All low-pressure membrane systems successfully reduced the iron concentration in groundwater to the irrigation water standards. …”
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Foodborne Infections and <i>Salmonella</i>: Current Primary Prevention Tools and Future Perspectives by Antonella Zizza, Alessandra Fallucca, Marcello Guido, Vincenzo Restivo, Marco Roveta, Cecilia Trucchi

“…NTS causes various clinical manifestations, depending on the quantity of bacteria present in the food and the immune status of the infected individual, ranging from localized, self-limiting gastroenteritis to more serious systemic infections. Salmonellosis prevention is based on hygienic and behavioral rules related to food handling that aim to reduce the risk of infection. …”
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Estimation of D-dimer, C-reactive protein and ferritin in Covid-19 survivors in a North Indian Hospital, Lucknow, India. by Chetna Singla, Dhananjay Tiwari, Himali Jha, Mohammad Mustufa Khan, Sadaf Parveen, Roshan Alam

“…COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was initially thought to affect only the upper respiratory tract, can affect almost all systems. COVID-19 survivors who are critically ill featured hyper inflammation and the associated biomarkers may be useful for risk stratification. …”
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City Health Assessment: Urbanization and Eco-Environment Dynamics Using Coupling Coordination Analysis and FLUS Model—A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration by Xiangeng Peng, Liao Liao, Xiaohong Tan, Ruyi Yu, Kao Zhang

“…Rapid urbanization in China has profoundly transformed its urban systems, bringing about considerable ecological challenges and significant imbalances between urban growth and ecological health. …”
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Total Intravenous Anaesthesia with High-Dose Remifentanil Does Not Aggravate Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Pain, Compared with Low-Dose Remifentanil: A Double-Blind and Ran... by Seong-Hyop Kim, Chung-Sik Oh, Tae-Gyoon Yoon, Min Jeng Cho, Jung-Hyun Yang, Hye Ran Yi

“…The H group showed higher use of remifentanil and lower use of propofol, with similar recovery time. Mean systemic arterial blood pressure (MBP), heart rate, and BIS did not differ significantly before and after endotracheal intubation in the H group. …”
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Fate and long-lasting therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stromal/stem-like cells: mechanistic insights by Akram Hoseinzadeh, Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili, Reza Sahebi, Anahita Madani Melak, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Maliheh Hasannia, Rasoul Baharlou

“…Abstract A large body of evidence suggests that mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are able to respond rapidly to the cytokine milieu following systemic infusion. This encounter has the potential to dictate their therapeutic efficacy (also referred to as licensing). …”
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Barriers to and facilitators of access to mental health services among pregnant adolescents and young mothers in Belize by Olusola Oladeji, Joanna Lai, Natalia R. Velazquez, Mohammed I. Bammai, Ghanshyam Kandel, Andria Spyridou, Natalia L. Beer, Angella E. Baitwabusa, Juliet Simmons, Fidel L. Cuellar, Iveth Quintanilla, Jeffan Augustine

“…The second theme was health systems and highlighted a lack of trust and confidence in health care providers, as well as limited access to mental health services due to insufficient human resources, long waiting times, and transportation costs. …”
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Activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway restores N-acetylcysteine-induced impairment of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis negative feedback by up-regulating GRα expression and do... by Amanda Silva Chaves, Raíssa Duarte Ventura, Maria Florencia Pacini, Nathalia Santos Magalhães, Patrícia Machado Rodrigues e Silva, Marco Aurélio Martins, Ana Rosa Pérez, Vinicius Frias Carvalho, Vinicius Frias Carvalho, Vinicius Frias Carvalho, Vinicius Frias Carvalho

“…Treatment with CoPPIX reduced adrenal enlargement, systemic corticosterone levels, and GRβ expression in the pituitary gland of mice supplemented with NAC, besides increasing the expression of GRα. …”
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Implementation of the STEPPS program for the treatment of self-harm behaviors in Catalonia’s prisons: barriers and facilitators by Rosa Lorente-Català, Irene Jaén, Xavier Buscà-Huertas, Berta Framis, Azucena García-Palacios

“…Abstract Background The Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is an evidence-based program that has been shown to be effective in reducing self-harm behaviors in Correctional Settings (CS). …”
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Association Analysis of the Genomic and Functional Characteristics of Halotolerant <i>Glutamicibacter endophyticus</i> J2-5-19 from the Rhizosphere of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> by Longhao Sun, Shanshan Sun, Tianyang Liu, Xinmin Lei, Ruiqi Liu, Junyi Zhang, Shanshan Dai, Jing Li, Yanqin Ding

“…Under 4‰ salt stress, inoculation with strain J2-5-19 significantly increased the wheat seed germination rate from 37.5% to 95%, enhanced the dry weight of maize seedlings by 41.92%, and notably improved the development of maize root systems. Moreover, this work presented the first whole-genome of <i>Glutamicibacter endophyticus</i>, revealing that <i>G. endophyticus</i> J2-5-19 resisted salt stress by expelling sodium ions and taking up potassium ions through Na⁺/H⁺ antiporters and potassium uptake proteins, while also accumulating compatible solutes such as betaine, proline, and trehalose. …”
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A Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Antenna for Harvesting in Cellular and Digital Terrestrial Television Bands by Khatereh Nadali, Neeraj Kumar Maurya, Patrick McEvoy, Max J. Ammann

“…The growing prevalence of IoT devices has heightened the focus on minimizing energy consumption in low-power electronic systems. Ambient radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting allows self-sustaining electronic devices to operate in IoT networks without cables, batteries, or allocated energy sources. …”
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Gradient diffusion entropy corrected ALNS optimization for vegetation topology interaction networks by Shengwei Wang, Hongquan Chen, Yulin Guo, Wenjing Su, Yurong Xu, Shuohao Cui, Zhiqiang Zhou

“…Vegetation interaction network structures can reveal ecological relationships and interactions between ecological communities such as Grasslands, Croplands and Forests, and are essential for fitting and optimizing ecological numerical systems as well as ecological restoration evolution. …”
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Targeted dual biologic therapy for erythroderma of unknown etiology guided by high-parameter peripheral blood immunophenotyping by Hannah L. Cornman, Martin P. Alphonse, Arbor Dykema, Alexander L. Kollhoff, Kevin K. Lee, Jaya Manjunath, Emily Z Ma, Varsha Parthasarathy, Junwen Deng, Thomas Pritchard, Anusha Kambala, Melika Marani, Kayla A. Parr, Javid P. Mohammed, Madan M. Kwatra, Jay H. Bream, Won Jin Ho, Shawn G. Kwatra

“…This study highlights a novel form of erythroderma with concomitant Th2 and Th17 dysregulation and introduces a minimally invasive peripheral blood-based immunophenotyping platform that offers a personalized medicine approach to the management of systemic inflammatory diseases.…”
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The status of care for youth with type 1 diabetes within and coming from humanitarian crises settings: a narrative review by Steven James, Samira B. Jabakhanji, Roopa Mehta, John McCaffrey, Maisoon Mairghani, Dominika Bhatia, Olive James, Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Philippa Boulle, Kiran Mejia Mehta, David Simmons, Edward W. Gregg

“…With limited data indicating suboptimal T1D management, there is a pressing need for the development of a consensus guideline on, and core indicators relating to such youth within and coming from HCS, plus monitoring systems and outcome data.…”
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Influence of Regional Pollution Outflow on Particle Number Concentration and Particle Size in Airshed of Guangzhou, South China by Hing Cho Cheung, Chengyu Nie, Mintao Huang, Tingting Yang, Hao Wang, Celine Siu Lan Lee, Chenglei Pei, Jun Zhao, Baoling Liang

“…The PNC in the region was influenced by monsoon and the land–sea breeze systems. During monsoon seasons, PM pollution occurred at a regional scale affecting the urban and suburban areas as indicated by the high PNC correlation (r value = 0.70), but the PNCs were lower than that during land-sea breeze period (with lower PNCM1/PNCLSB1 and PNCM2/PNCLSB2 ratios) due to the higher atmospheric dispersion. …”
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