3D printing driving innovations in extreme low-temperature energy storage by Shutong Qin, Jiao Dai, Haoran Tian, Hanyuan Zhang, Jingru Huang, Tianqi Guan, Weilin Xu, Jun Wan

“…Extreme low-temperature environments, such as those in aerospace, polar expeditions, and deep-sea exploration, demand efficient energy storage systems. Conventional technologies face major limitations under these conditions, including electrolyte freezing, restricted interfacial reaction kinetics, and microstructural instability. …”
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Safety and Biodistribution of an Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Infusion into Renal Arteries in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Phase 1 Study by Bruno Freire Botelho, André Luis Barreira, Marcio Gomes Filippo, Karina Dutra Asensi, Lanuza A P Faccioli, Anna Beatriz dos Santos Salgado, Elizabeth Figueiredo de Salles, Carlos Eduardo Cruz Marques, Pedro Leme Silva, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg, Angelo Maiolino, Bianca Gutfilen, Sergio Augusto Lopes de Souza, Maurilo Leite Junior, Marcelo Marcos Morales

“…Patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) who are refractory to drug treatment may present progressive loss of kidney function, leading to chronic kidney disease stage 5 under dialysis treatment. The safety of systemic administration of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMDMCs) has been shown in different preclinical models of kidney diseases. …”
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Effects of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1α Secreted in Degenerative Intervertebral Disc on Activation and Recruitment of Nucleus Pulposus-Derived Stem Cells by Jinwei Ying, Zhihua Han, Shishen Pei, Linghao Su, Dike Ruan

“…In addition to enhancement of viability, SDF-1α significantly increased the number of NPSCs migrating into the center of the nucleotomized bovine IVD ex vivo. After the systemic delivery of exogenous PKH26-labelled NPSCs into the rats in vivo, there was a significant difference in the distribution of the migrated cells between the normal and the degenerative IVDs, which might be caused by the different expression levels of SDF-1α. …”
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Advanced high-voltage and super-stable sodium–zinc hybrid ion batteries enabled by a hydrogel electrolyte by Debin Kong, Xinru Wei, Jinshu Yue, Changzhi Ji, Jianhang Yang, Guanzhong Ma, Xia Hu, Wenting Feng, Changming Mao, Zhongtao Li, Linjie Zhi

“…Aqueous secondary batteries are promising candidates for next-generation large-scale energy storage systems owing to their excellent safety and cost-effectiveness. …”
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Research of the microwave generator and antenna emitters for hyperthermia of oncological diseases by V. V. Fedyanin

“…Software is used to develop high-frequency systems. Results. The directional patterns of the electric field of the developed antennas are obtained. …”
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Chlormethine Gel for Treatment of Patients with Mycosis Fungoides: Best Practices and Guidance to Clinicians by Larisa Geskin, Christiane Querfeld, Emmilia Hodak, Neda Nikbakht, Evangelia Papadavid, Marco Ardigò, Ulrike Wehkamp, Martine Bagot

“…For patients with late-stage MF, skin-directed treatments such as chlormethine gel should be combined with systemic therapies. Conclusions Chlormethine gel is a safe and effective treatment option that can be used in all stages of MF, either as monotherapy or in combination, depending on disease stage and patient characteristics and needs.…”
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Entropy analysis of Darcy–Forchheimer flow of couple-stress TiO2-CoFe2O4/engine oil based hybrid nanofluid between two rotating disks considering hall effect by Sk Enamul, Seetalsmita Samal, Surender Ontela

“…This study optimizes thermal management and heat transfer systems in engineering applications. It offers guidance for improving energy efficiency in advanced fluid dynamics scenarios.…”
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Integrated Photonic Neural Networks for Equalizing Optical Communication Signals: A Review by Luís C. B. Silva, Pablo R. N. Marciano, Maria J. Pontes, Maxwell E. Monteiro, Paulo S. B. André, Marcelo E. V. Segatto

“…The demand for high-capacity communication systems has grown exponentially in recent decades, constituting a technological field in constant change. …”
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SICKLE CELL TRAIT, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND OUTCOMES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Diego A Vargas-Hernández, Adriana Catalina Uscategui-Ruiz, Andrés Jesus Prada-Rueda, Consuelo Romero-Sánchez

“…Twenty-four patients (47.1%) were asymptomatic, and Twenty-seven patients (52.9%) were symptomatic (systemic complications); splenic complications were the most important (85.2%), p=0.0005, and there was a wide spectrum of splenic complications. …”
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Chemogenomic Screening in a Patient‐Derived 3D Fatty Liver Disease Model Reveals the CHRM1‐TRPM8 Axis as a Novel Module for Targeted Intervention by Sonia Youhanna, Aurino M. Kemas, Shane C. Wright, Yi Zhong, Britta Klumpp, Kathrin Klein, Aikaterini Motso, Maurice Michel, Nicole Ziegler, Mingmei Shang, Pierre Sabatier, Aimo Kannt, Hongda Sheng, Nuria Oliva‐Vilarnau, Florian A. Büttner, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Jonas Schreiner, Maike Windbergs, Martin Cornillet, Niklas K. Björkström, Andreas J. Hülsmeier, Thorsten Hornemann, Jesper V. Olsen, Yi Wang, Roberto Gramignoli, Michael Sundström, Volker M. Lauschke

“…Combined, this study presents the first patient‐derived 3D MASH model, identifies a novel signaling module with anti‐fibrotic effects, and highlights the potential of organotypic culture systems for phenotype‐based chemogenomic drug target identification at scale.…”
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Antioxidative and functional properties of plum oil cake protein isolate prepared by different drying methods by Pantić Jovana R., Šuput Danijela Z., Hromiš Nevena M., Đermanović Branislava B., Popović Ljiljana M., Popović Senka Z.

“…The light colour of PPIF would be more appealing to consumers and more suitable for incorporation into food systems. The functional properties of the protein isolates were not significantly affected by different drying methods except for protein solubility. …”
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How Much Time Should Be Waited and What Are the Main Findings to Evaluate the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Regorafenib? A Real-Life Experience by Gustavo Hideki Kawanami, Leopoldo Katsuda, Thiara Barcelos Rocha, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Leonardo Pelafsky, Xingshun Qi, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

“…This case report is about a cirrhotic patient who received many types of treatment, from surgery and chemoembolization during early stages to first- and second-line systemic therapy when the disease turned to be advanced. …”
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Impact of High Glucose on Bone Collagenous Matrix Composition, Structure, and Organization: An Integrative Analysis Using an Ex Vivo Model by Rita Araújo, Ricardo N. M. J. Páscoa, Raquel Bernardino, Pedro S. Gomes

“…Diabetes mellitus is a widespread metabolic disorder linked to numerous systemic complications, including adverse effects on skeletal health, such as increased bone fragility and fracture risk. …”
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Flood Risk Assessment and Zoning for Niamey and Lokoja Metropolises in Niger and Nigeria by Youssoufa Doulla Nouhou, Martins Yusuf Otache, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Appollonia Aimiosino Okhimamhe, Thanh Thi Nguyen

“…This comparative study between Niamey and Lokoja employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to delineate flood susceptibility, vulnerability, and risk zones. …”
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Characterizing the medical and social complexity experienced by Inuit children and their families from Nunavut who access care at an urban Canadian tertiary level paediatric hospit... by Yipeng Ge, Amanda Mills, Victoria McCann, Sara Trincao-Batra, Deepti Reddy, Dennis Newhook, Richard J. Webster, Stephanie Sutherland, Melissa Weber, Radha Jetty

“…A dedicated interdisciplinary team approach focused on integrative care could be an effective method to improve communication and collaboration between service providers and with Inuit children and their families to reduce systemic health and social inequities.…”
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In Situ Gelling Dexamethasone Oromucosal Formulation: Physical Characteristics Influencing Drug Delivery by Daniel Krchňák, Ľudmila Balážová, Michal Hanko, Dominika Žigrayová, Miroslava Špaglová

“…Overall, the research highlights the potential of mucoadhesive systems in improving the therapeutic efficacy of oromucosal drug delivery for managing painful oral lesions.…”
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Lysosome and Cytoskeleton Pathways Are Robustly Enriched in the Blood of Septic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Transcriptomic Data by Jie Ma, Chuanxi Chen, Andreas S. Barth, Chris Cheadle, Xiangdong Guan, Li Gao

“…A better understanding of the blood systems response to sepsis should expedite the identification of biomarkers for early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTIONS OF NEURONAL APOPTOSIS GENES IN THE ASSOCIATIVE GENE NETWORK OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE by M. A. Yankina, O. V. Saik, P. S. Demenkov, E. K. Khusnutdinova, E. I. Rogaev, I. N. Lavrik, V. А. Ivanisenko

“…Analysis of gene networks is one of the key approaches in systems biology. We previously developed the ANDSystem tool, designed to automatically extract knowledge from scientific publications and reconstruct on this basis associative gene networks describing the molecular genetic mechanisms of biological processes. …”
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Silicon and Phosphorus Co-doping of Aluminium Nitride Nanotube (SiP-AlNNT) as Sensors for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fuel Pollutants: A Computational Approach by Musa Runde, Uzairu Muhammad Sada, Friday Odey Izachi, Odey S. Eburu, Anthony M.S. Pembere

“…The novelty of this study is modelled aluminium nitride nanotube with silicon and phosphorus co-doping (SiP-AlNNT) to study its potential towards the sensing and adsorption of PAHs, particularly, anthracene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene through the density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP-D3/def2svp level of theory. The systems underwent a series of analyses and the results are promising. …”
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Loss of flavonoids homeostasis leads to pistillody in sua-CMS of Nicotiana tabacum by Jie Xu, Zhuo Wei, Jugou Liao, Keliang Tao, Junpeng Zhang, Yu Jiang, Yongzhi Niu, Yunye Zheng, Limeng Zhang, Xuemei Wei

“…This phenomenon is widely present in plants, and might be induced by intracellular communication (mitochondrial retrograde signaling), but its systemic regulating mechanism is still unclear. In this study, morphological observation showed that the stamens transformed into pistil-like structures, leading to flat and dehiscent pistils, and fruit set decrease in sua-CMS (MS K326, somatic fusion between Nicotiana. tabacum L. …”
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