CT-guided biopsy in heterotopic heart transplant: A case report by Isaac Tea, MD, Stephanie Fuentes Rojas, MD, Varshni Nandakumar, BS, Su-Min Chang, MD, Ponraj Chinnadurai, MBBS, MMST, James Young, MD, Alan Lumsden, MD, Arvind Bhimaraj, MD, MPH

“…Case summary: We report a patient who received a heterotopic heart transplant at our institution more than 15 years ago with preserved cardiac function and who needed a myocardial biopsy due to heart failure symptoms. …”
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Effect of Biochar-Based Organic Fertilizer on the Growth of Maize in Cadmium-Contaminated Soil by Liyuan Mu, Hongyin Zhou, Ke Yang, Junlei Wang, Sijing Sun, Zhengli Lu, Lijuan Wang, Naiming Zhang, Li Bao

“…The results indicate that the surface of the modified biochar exhibited significant fracturing and breakage, with an increase in pore size and pore number. Mn elements were successfully loaded onto the surface of the biochar, and the number of certain original functional groups was increased. …”
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Tailor of frustrated Lewis pairs in Ag/CeO2 for producing 4-aminophenol by Huaiquan Zhao, Hongye Bai, Zhenzhen Huang, Guanhua Wang, Hongliang Dai, Xuliang Pang, Hongping Li, Weiqiang Fan

“…Therefore, in this study, we have endeavored to investigate the role of tailored FLPs sites and utilize this structure–function relationship to achieve environmental-friendly chemical synthesis.…”
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An Advanced Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Network Framework for the Concurrent Prediction of Transient and Voltage Stability by Chaoping Deng, Liyu Dai, Wujie Chao, Junwei Huang, Jinke Wang, Lanxin Lin, Wenyu Qin, Shengquan Lai, Xin Chen

“…Moreover, results highlight the model’s strong transfer learning capability, successfully transferring knowledge from an N-1 contingency dataset to an N-2 contingency dataset.…”
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Assessment of Biodegradation Mechanisms of Ceftiofur Sodium by <i>Escherichia</i> sp. CS-1 and Insights from Transcriptomic Analysis by Meng-Yang Yan, Cai-Hong Zhao, Jie Wu, Adil Mohammad, Yi-Tao Li, Liang-Bo Liu, Yi-Bo Cao, Xing-Mei Deng, Jia Guo, Hui Zhang, Hong-Su He, Zhi-Hua Sun

“…In this study, we isolated a strain of <i>Escherichia coli</i>, designated <i>E. coli</i> CS-1, a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium capable of utilizing CFS as its sole carbon source, from fecal samples collected from hog farms. …”
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Somatic Embryogenesis and Genetic Transformation of <i>Caragana intermedia</i> by Ju Tian, Jialei Zhu, Xiaohan Deng, Xu Zhu, Ruigang Wang, Guojing Li

“…In this study, we established an SE system by utilizing immature cotyledons isolated from young <i>C. intermedia</i> seeds. …”
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Explainable Deep Multilevel Attention Learning for Predicting Protein Carbonylation Sites by Jian Zhang, Jingjing Qian, Pei Wang, Xuan Liu, Fuhao Zhang, Haiting Chai, Quan Zou

“…SCANS employs a multilevel attention strategy to capture both local (segment‐level) and global (protein‐level) features, utilizes a tailored loss function to penalize cross‐predictions (residue‐level), and applies transfer learning to augment the specificity of the overall network by leveraging knowledge from pretrained model. …”
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A U-net based reconstruction of high-fidelity simulation results for flow around a ship hull based on low-fidelity inviscid flow simulation by Dayeon Kim, Jeongbeom Seo, Inwon Lee

“…The results demonstrate that the neural networks successfully predicted both the pressure distribution around the hull and the free surface elevation. …”
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Moisture-thermo dual-responsive hydrogel structure for liquid composition change detection and programmed actuation via vertical crosslinking gradient based defocusing photolithogr... by Jinsik Yoon, Kibeom Kim, Junghyun Bae, Wook Park

“…This enhanced interaction induces swelling of the hydrogel, leading to curvature changes, enabling the structure to function as a sensor for detecting changes in liquid composition. …”
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Preparation and Therapeutic Evaluation of Engineered Semaglutide and Statin–Lipid Conjugate-Based Nanoparticle by Kyeong-Ju Lee, Seong-Bin Yang, Jae-Hyeon Lee, Bison Seo, Hyung-Sik Won, Jooho Park

“…<b>Results</b>: The statin–lipid conjugate was successfully synthesized, forming novel nanoparticles with semaglutide in an aqueous solution. …”
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Borle's triangle: A reliable anatomical landmark for ease of identification of facial nerve trunk during parotidectomy by Rajiv M. Borle, Anendd Jadhav, Nitin Bhola, Pawan Hingnikar, Prafulla Gaikwad

“…Purpose: An accurate understanding of the anatomy, identification and preservation of facial nerve is critical in performing successful functional parotidectomies. The current literature is replete with inconsistencies of various landmarks when used alone for identification of facial nerve trunk (FNT). …”
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Expression of a humanized viral 2A-mediated lux operon efficiently generates autonomous bioluminescence in human cells. by Tingting Xu, Steven Ripp, Gary S Sayler, Dan M Close

“…While this was disproven when the bacterial luciferase (lux) cassette was demonstrated to function in a human cell, its expression required multiple genetic constructs, was functional in only a single cell type, and generated a significantly reduced signal compared to substrate-requiring systems. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Reducing Dysmenorrhea In School-Aged Teenagers By Practising Yoga: A Literature Review by Jihan Faira Zanada, Hendra Setyawan, Nugroho Susanto, Ridho Bahtra, Tiok Wijanarko, Khoiril Anam, Gema Fitriady, José Vicente García-Jiménez, Ratko Pavlovic, Agnieszka Magdalena Nowak

“…The PRISMA approach utilized for this literature review was adhered to during the article selection process. …”
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Kernel-based response extraction approach for efficient configurable ring oscillator PUF by Enas Abulibdeh, Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, Asif Hussain

“…Abstract The Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) is an emerging hardware security primitive that provides a promising solution for lightweight security. …”
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Beyond Education: The Role of Research Universities in Innovation Ecosystems by Paola Rücker Schaeffer, Bruno Fischer, Sergio Queiroz

“…First, these regions are not likely to reap substantial benefits from proximity to successful hubs. Beyond that, creating local conditions is not as straightforward as sometimes announced in political discourse. …”
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A study to assess the outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy using “STONE” nephrolithometry score for staghorn renal stone by Santhosh Srinivasan, Abdul Azeez Ambalath

“…Complete removal of the staghorn calculi is pivotal to prevent stone recurrence and uphold kidney function. This study seeks to assess the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) utilizing the “STONE” (stone size, tract length, obstruction, number of calyces, essence of stone density) nephrolithometry score for treating staghorn renal stones. …”
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A grey wolf optimization approach for evaluating the engine responses of various biodiesel blends in an internal combustion engine by Chukwuka Prosper Ozule, Adeyinka Oluwo, Nehemiah Sabinus Alozie, John Rajan, Swaminathan Jose, Sunday Ayoola Oke, Ugochukwu Sixtus Nwankiti

“…Twelve formulated linear equations of engine responses are introduced to the objective function of the grey wolf optimizer. A computer program in C++ was applied successfully using literature data to validate the grey wolf optimization procedure based on the encircling, hunting and attacking of prey by the wolf. …”
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Lightweight coal mine conveyor belt foreign object detection based on improved Yolov8n by Jierui Ling, Zhibo Fu, Xinpeng Yuan

“…Fourthly, the original channel attention mechanism in the Head part is replaced with C2f_MLCA, which not only speeds up the processing speed but also successfully avoids the problems of accuracy degradation caused by channel dimensionality reduction. …”
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A method for siRNA-mediated knockdown of target genes in RA-induced neurogenesis using P19 cells by Hossein Khodadadi, Hiroaki Taniguchi

“…Furthermore, this study provides a robust and reliable protocol for gene knockdown in neuronal-like cells derived from P19 cells, thereby facilitating further investigations into the intricate molecular mechanisms that govern neurogenesis, neuronal maturation, and overall brain development. • Developed a novel protocol for targeted gene knockdown in P19 cells during neuronal differentiation. • Successful silencing of the Nfe2l1 gene during neuronal differentiation, validated by western blot. • This study provides a reliable protocol for gene knockdown in neuronal differentiation, aiding functional studies of genes in neurogenesis.…”
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Innovative SPICE model for VO₂ threshold-switching devices: Bridging insulator-metal transitions and thermal-electrical feedback for neuromorphic applications by Salam A.W. Al-Abassi, Péter Neumann

“…The thermal characteristics of the VO₂ layer are represented utilizing an RC Cauer model, which effectively captures the processes of heat generation and dissipation. …”
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