Coating silicon catheters with the optimized and stable carotenoid bioproduct from Micrococcus luteus inhibited the biofilm formation by multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis v... by Khaled B. Al-Monofy, Ahmed A. Abdelaziz, Amal M. Abo-Kamar, Lamiaa A. Al-Madboly, Mahmoud H. Farghali

“…Submerged fermentation model validation using the M6 isolate (accession number of PP197163) revealed an increase in carotenoid production up to 6-fold (1.2 g/l). …”
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RETRACTED: Identification of novel candidate targets for suppressing ovarian cancer progression through IL-33/ST2 axis components using the system biology approach by Geovanny Genaro Reivan Ortiz, Carmen Iulia Ciongradi, M. V. N. L. Chaitanya, Jayasankar Narayanan, Mohamed Mohany, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, José Luis Arias-Gonzáles, Ioan Sârbu, Marjan Assefi, Shaik Vaseem Akram, Yusuf Döğüş, Abolfazl Bahrami, Reza Akhavan-Sigari, Reza Akhavan-Sigari

“…By promoting angiogenesis, immunological suppression, and invasion, CAFs speed up the growth of tumors by changing the extracellular matrix’s structure and composition and/or initiating the epithelial cells (EPT). …”
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Ozonation of 4-aminotoluene as a new method of synthesis of 4-aminobenzaldehyde – an intermediate for the production of anti-tuberculosis drugs by A. H. Halstian, A. S. Вushuiev, Ye. Yu. Vasylenko

“…It is shown that the developed catalytic system Mn(II)-KBr-H2SO4-Ac2O significantly increases the depth, rate, and selectivity of oxidation of 4-aminotoluene and the main reaction product is 4-aminobenzaldehyde in the form of the corresponding benzylidenediacetate with a yield of 69.5 %. …”
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A Hybrid Security Framework for Train-to-Ground (T2G) Communication Using DOA-Optimized BPNN Detection, Bayesian Risk Scoring, and RL-Based Response by Chaoyuan Sun, Weijiao Zhang, Peng Sun, Hui Wang, Chunhui Yang

“…With the widespread adoption of wireless communication technologies in modern high-speed rail systems, the Train-to-Ground (T2G) communication system for Electric/Diesel Multiple Units (EMU/DMU) has become essential for train operation monitoring and fault diagnosis. …”
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Assessment of mass characteristics of a wheeled chassis when designing a preventive suspension system by Malinovsky M.P., Tarichko V.I., Chikina A.K.

“…To achieve a preventive nature of the action by predicting longitudinal and lateral vibrations, brake pedal travel and fuel supply sensors, as well as a steering shaft speed sensor, are used. …”
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DC Bus Overcurrent Protection Scheme in Metro DC Traction Power Supply System Based on Boolean Logic Calculation by LIU Yuxing, ZHENG Chunchun, LAI Peixin, XIE Jinlian, XIE Yuehai, LIU Yajie

“…It meets the requirements for protection reliability and speed, offering a DC bus protection solution that integrates low cost, high reliability, and simple implementation. …”
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Muscle Activity and Biomechanics of Sprinting: A Meta-Analysis Review by Przemysław Pietraszewski, Adam Maszczyk, Adam Zając, Artur Gołaś

“…., biceps femoris, semitendinosus, gluteus maximus) and biomechanical variables like step length, stride frequency, and ground reaction forces. Using random-effects models and meta-regression, the analysis revealed that increased sprint speed is associated with greater activation of the posterior thigh muscles and gluteus maximus. …”
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Trunk angular velocity: A convenient, valid and responsive substitute for force plate-based measures of dynamic postural stability. by Lammert A Vos, Maarten R Prins, Elien Plompen, Jaap H van Dieën, Idsart Kingma

“…Time-to-stability, mean center of pressure speed and the mean vertical force deviation of the ground reaction force were derived from force plate data and mean trunk angular velocity was obtained from an inertial measurement unit. …”
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An Optimized Path Planning Method for Coastal Ships Based on Improved DDPG and DP by Yiquan Du, Xiuguo Zhang, Zhiying Cao, Shaobo Wang, Jiacheng Liang, Fengge Zhang, Jiawei Tang

“…Firstly, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) is used to improve the network structure of DDPG, which uses the historical state information to approximate the current environmental state information, so that the predicted action is more accurate. On the other hand, the traditional reward function of DDPG may lead to low learning efficiency and convergence speed of the model. …”
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Structural and Parametric Optimization of Steam Boiler Injection Regulators by G. T. Kulakov, N. V. Voyush

“…Thus, a significant increase in speed and accuracy is achieved when working out internal and external measured disturbances compared to a typical two-circuit system or an invariant automatic control system with an internal model, which makes it possible to recommend the proposed invariant cascade automatic control system for widespread implementation in the field of automation of thermal power processes.…”
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Kinematic analysis of the back squat at different load intensities in powerlifters and weightlifters by Valerio Giustino, Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Flavia Figlioli, Flavia Figlioli, Marco Gervasi, Eneko Fernández Peña, Naima Schifaudo, Mattia Tedesco, Patrik Drid, Antonio Paoli, Giuseppe Battaglia, Giuseppe Battaglia, Antonino Bianco, Antonino Patti

“…., 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%) of the 1-RM. An action camera recorded the execution of each BS trial in the sagittal plane and, afterward, the videos were analyzed by measuring the range of motion (ROM) of hip, knee, and ankle for the angular kinematics, and the timing, distances, speeds, and accelerations of the barbell for the linear kinematics.ResultsRegarding the angular kinematics, no significant differences were found in the parameters in the starting and ending positions among the 5 trials, while a significant decrease was found in the hip relative angle (p = 0.026) in the maximum flexion position as load intensity increased. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THREE-WEEK AEROBIC EXERCISE PROGRAM ON NEURODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS UNDERWENT CORONARY BYPASS GRAFTING by Y. A. Argunova, O. A. Trubnikova, A. S. Mamontova, I. D. Syrova, I. N. Kuhareva, O. V. Maleva, O. L. Barbarash

“…In 1 month in patients without trainings there was reaction speed in neurodynamics tests comparing to those after bicycle trainings. …”
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A new process for extracting vanadium by direct calcification using the heat of molten vanadium slag by Qu J.-W., Zhang T.-A., Lv G.-Z., Chen Y.

“…Under the action of oxygen and CaO, the molten vanadium slag underwent calcification reaction to form acid-soluble calcium vanadate phase and the feasibility of its main chemical reaction was calculated by Factsage8.1. …”
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Community-Engaged Approach for Health Equity: Enhancing an Active Environment in Michigan by Tsu-Yin Wu, Xining Yang, Alex Swartzinski, Jessica Kwek

“…Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in physical activity (PA) has been reported in the United States and worldwide. …”
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EDITORIAL by Ivan Čuk

“…The speed increase in pubescence and adolescence do not differ. …”
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Vibration Reduction Effect of Steel Spring Floating Slabs under Water Immersion Conditions by YUAN Dehao, ZHANG Hongliang, YANG Lin, ZHOU Yu, NIU Xiaoli

“…The isolator stiffness and train speed affecting the vibration reduction performance of the water-immersed floating slab under train load action is analyzed. …”
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Study of Enhancing Sludge Anaerobic Fermentation Performance by Nano Zero-valent Iron Synergized with Sodium Percarbonate by JIN Baodan, JIA Yusheng, DENG Weiling, GU Jiayu, WANG Jiacheng, LIU Ye, WANG Baogui, JI Jiantao

“…The protein concentration first increased and then decreased with nZVI addition, while polysaccharides increased with nZVI addition. …”
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Methodology for Managing Financial Resources in Credit Institutions by A. G. Mikheev

“…The current state of credit and banking sector is characterized by high competition between credit institutions, taking place in context of increasing business volatility. To maintain competitive advantages, credit institutions have constantly to new conditions - to create new services and products, to continuously enhance efficiency, to introduce innovations. …”
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Corruption risks in COVID-19 vaccine deployment: lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness by Gul Saeed, Jillian Clare Kohler

“…Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic corruption risks were amplified in health systems globally, increasing health inequities within and between countries. …”
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Research on temporary shipping network model and optimization strategy under partial shipping network disruption by Zhiyi Ye, Xiang Yuan

“…The framework maintains 92.4 % operational efficiency during simulated port disruptions, outperforming benchmarks in both computational speed (42 % faster convergence) and solution quality (0.57 % error from the optimal). …”
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