An effective fluorescence strategy based on xanthine oxidase catalysis and the carbon dots’ specific response to ·OH for aminophylline pharmacokinetic studies by Chenfang Miao, Menghan Zhang, Ying Zheng, Xiaoyan Lin, Shuangying Yang, Linlin Xu, Sitong Lu, Zhengjun Huang, Jianyong Huang, Yanjie Zheng, Shaohuang Weng

“…However, efficient and sensitive detection methods remain limited. In this study, high quantum yield carbon dots (CA/EDA-CDs) were synthesized via a hydrothermal method using riboflavin as the carbon source, citric acid and ethylenediamine as functionalizing agents and dopants. …”
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Predictors of mortality and ICD shock therapy in primary prophylactic ICD patients-A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Leonard Bergau, Tobias Tichelbäcker, Barbora Kessel, Lars Lüthje, Thomas H Fischer, Tim Friede, Markus Zabel

“…<h4>Study selection</h4>Studies were eligible if at least one of the endpoints of interest were reported.…”
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Cost-Effective Photoacoustic Imaging Using High-Power Light-Emitting Diodes Driven by an Avalanche Oscillator by Alberto Prud’homme, Frederic Nabki

“…While lasers have traditionally been the light source for PAI, their high cost and complexity drive interest towards alternative sources like light-emitting diodes (LEDs). …”
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Two rare cases of severe community-acquired bloodstream infections: a clinical case report by Li-Na Meng, Gang Li

“…Detailed medical history inquiries, assessment of underlying immune status, detection of the source of infection, and initial precise identification and treatment of the infectious agents can improve the prognosis of CABSI.Case descriptionIn this paper, two incidences of severe CABSI with insidious onset and rapid progression are described. …”
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Optimal Operation of Energy Hub Systems under Resiliency Response Options by Ali Khodadadi, Taher Abedinzadeh, Hasan Alipour, Jaber Pouladi

“…Also, consumer welfare, which is a function of the energy not supplied index, is maximized over a 24-hour period by considering extreme weather conditions. …”
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Beyond negative valence: 2-week administration of a serotonergic antidepressant enhances both reward and effort learning signals. by Jacqueline Scholl, Nils Kolling, Natalie Nelissen, Michael Browning, Matthew F S Rushworth, Catherine J Harmer

“…Our results highlight both a specific function in learning for serotonin and the importance of studying its role across longer timescales.…”
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A Review on Treatment of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: Characteristics, Limitations, and Challenges of Stem Cell versus ExosomeTherapy by Narges Elahi, Jafar Ai, Zohreh Makoolati

“…MSC therapy has been shown to improve ovarian function in some animals with POI, but it can also have side effects such as high cost, time-consuming processes, limited lifespan and cell sources, loss of original characteristics during in vitro proliferation, dependence on specific culture environments, potential immune reactions, unknown therapeutic mechanisms, etc. …”
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Registered Partnerships and LGBT Parenting in the Czech Republic by Zdeněk Sloboda

“…However, RP remains very selective and quite 'unpopular'. Although there has been a weakening of the procreative function of marriage, the role of RP in this respect is less clear-cut. …”
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Enzyme Catalysis for Sustainable Value Creation Using Renewable Biobased Resources by Roland Wohlgemuth

“…The useful properties of enzymes as nature’s preferred catalysts, such as their high selectivity, diversity, and adaptability, enable their optimal function, whether in single or multiple reactions. …”
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Rehabilitation impact indices and their independent predictors: a systematic review by Amardeep Thind, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Robert Petrella, Cynthia Huijun Chen

“…Objectives To (1) identify all available rehabilitation impact indices (RIIs) based on their mathematical formula, (2) assess the evidence for independent predictors of each RII and (3) propose a nomenclature system to harmonise the names of RIIs.Design Systematic review.Data sources PubMed and references in primary articles.Study selection First, we identified all available RII through preliminary literature review. …”
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PhotoNeuro: A compact photodetector for synchronization of visual stimulus presentation during behavioural experiments in neuroscience by Xavier Cano-Ferrer, Marcelo J. Moglie, George Konstantinou, Antonin Blot, Gaia Bianchini, Albane Imbert, Petr Znamenskiy, M. Florencia Iacaruso

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Multi-route method of work organization for transport vehicles by Sergei A. Azemsha

“…Methods of analysis and generalization of literary sources, the principles of graph theory, formalization and mathematical formulation of the objective function and constraints were used while writing.Conclusions. …”
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Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Provides New Insights into the Aflatoxin B₁ Biodegradability by <i>Kocuria rosea</i> from Deep Sea by Jingying Wang, Jun Nan

“…In addition, this study revealed 1421 differentially expressed genes and 752 upregulated genes between the aflatoxin group and the control group through transcriptome analysis and conducted functional annotation and analysis of functional enrichment. …”
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Probing Cosmic Isotropy with the FAST All Sky H i Survey by Yi-Wen Wu, Jun-Qing Xia

“…We do not detect any statistically significant deviations from cosmic isotropy in the FASHI survey data.…”
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Urban Hierarchy Migration Model and Impact Mechanism of Graduates Admitted to the Guangdong Provincial Civil Service Examination by Wu Jinghao, Liu Ye, Tang Honglin

“…The decision-making and selection process in the selection mechanism for the migration mode of newly recruited graduates in the civil service examination is complex and dynamic, involving the interaction of multiple factors, such as government policy guidance, job characteristics, personal factors, and urban conditions, with objective limitations, personal abilities and resources, and subjective willingness. …”
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“Text of Culture” as a Category of Cultural Philosophy: from Semiotic Theory to Research Practice by E. N. Shatova

“…Its necessary categorization opens perspectives for the development of procedures of semiotic analysis of artifact as the “text of culture”, and for the interpretation of its semiosis, taking into account the mechanisms of functioning of immanent structures. The most important direction of cultural-philosophical analysis of the cultural text is its semiosis, which is treated as the sign functioning of the artifact-text within the boundaries of an open system that is culture as “one”.Conclusion. …”
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Single-Port Superluminescent-Diode Gain-Chip for Tunable Single-Wavelength and Dual-Wavelength Blue-Laser by Mahmoud N. Eliwa, Abdullah A. Alatawi, Jorge A. Holguin-Lerma, Omar Alkhazragi, Islam Ashry, Tien Khee Ng, Boon S. Ooi

“…Reconfigurable photonic technology combining multiple functionalities in a single gain-chip is a crucial light-based platform for enabling hybrid applications. …”
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The influence of shot noise on the performance of phase singularity-based refractometric sensors by Maslova Valeria, Ermolaev Georgy, Andrianov Evgeny S., Arsenin Aleksey V., Volkov Valentyn S., Baranov Denis G.

“…This raises a natural question: What happens with the sensitivity and resolution of such a sensor when it operates close to a zero of the response function, where the detected signal may be greatly influenced by various noise sources? …”
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Molecular cytological analysis of alien introgressions in common wheat lines created by crossing of <i>Triticum aestivum</i> with <i>T. dicoccoides</i> and <i>T. dicoccum</i> by О. A. Orlovskaya, I. N. Leonova, L. A. Solovey, N. I. Dubovets

“…Wild and domesticated emmer (ВВАА, 2n = 28) are of significant interest for expanding the genetic diversity of common wheat as sources of a high protein and microelement grain content, resistance to many biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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Technical stakeholders' perspective of solar photovoltaic system failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana by Jacob Junior Owusu, Edmund C. Okoroigwe, Chigbo A. Mgbemene, Gabriel Takyi, Onyemaechi Valentine Ekechukwu

“…Most installed PV systems in sub-Saharan Africa have often not achieved their anticipated functionality and/or fail frequently. Take-up of PV systems consequently remains low, with long pay-back times. …”
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