Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Different Sources Diverge in Their Expression of Cell Surface Proteins and Display Distinct Differentiation Patterns by Kourosch C. Elahi, Gerd Klein, Meltem Avci-Adali, Karl D. Sievert, Sheila MacNeil, Wilhelm K. Aicher

“…We therefore briefly discuss differences found in subsets of human bmMSCs and in MSCs isolated from some other sources and touch upon how this could be utilized for cell-based therapies.…”
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“streetscape” package in R: A reproducible method for analyzing open-source street view datasets and facilitating research for urban analytics by Xiaohao Yang, Mark Lindquist, Derek Van Berkel

“…Mapillary, a platform for volunteered street view imagery, has emerged as a promising alternative to Google Street View, offering greater accessibility. Nonetheless, the utility of this open-source database can be limited by the current Mapillary Application Programming Interface (API), which only partially meets the needs of urban analytics research. …”
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From rockfall source area identification to susceptibility zonation: a proposed workflow tested on El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain) by R. Sarro, M. Rossi, P. Reichenbach, R. M. Mateos

“…The source area maps obtained from the three methods are utilized as inputs for a rockfall runout model (STONE) to derive rockfall trajectory count maps. …”
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Healthcare resource utilization burden associated with cognitive impairments identified through natural language processing among patients with schizophrenia in the United States by Jerome Vaccaro, Mona Nili, Pin Xiang, James K. Nelson, Cory Pack, Randall Thompson, Joe Vasey, Joseph Parks

“…Abstract While cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are well documented in research, their identification and impact in clinical practice remain less well understood, despite their association with high patient burden and impact on long-term functional outcomes. In this study we aimed to identify documented cognitive impairments using natural language processing (NLP) and to characterize treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) among patients with schizophrenia. …”
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Microgrid Energy Management Considering Energy Storage Degradation Cost by Yiming Zhao, Hongrui Li, Changsheng Wan, Dong Du, Bo Chen

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Short-term changes of soil microbial functional diversity induced by mineral and organic fertilizers by Dumitrița Dascălu, Bogdan Onica, Vlad Stoian, Bianca Dumea, Valentina Stoian, Roxana Vidican

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Uso de Métodos Monte Carlo na Modelagem de Fontes Radioativas Naturais by Gutemberg Luiz Sales Claudino, José Vieira, Viriato Leal Neto, Fernando Lima, José Santos

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Bankruptcy rules and sustainable water management: A MODSIM-NSGAII simulation multi-objective optimization framework for equitable transboundary water allocation by Bentolhoda Asl-Rousta, S. Jamshid Mousavi

“…This study addresses these challenges by introducing a new optimal bankruptcy rule (OpPro rule) through a simulation-optimization model (MODSIM-NSGAII), where MODSIM simulates the spatial and temporal variability of water resources, and the NSGA-II optimization algorithm includes two objective functions of maximizing basin-wide ecological sustainability and maximizing economic efficiency reflecting ''equitable and reasonable utilization'' of water. …”
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Reduction in Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Treatment With a Home-Based Footworn Device in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis by Josh Mark, Shirley Shema-Shiratzky, Joel Sommer, Tim Nolan, Ganit Segal

“… # Objective This study looked at the healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) in patients with knee OA and low back pain before and after the utilization of a new, home-based, noninvasive, biomechanical intervention…”
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Isolation, structural characterization and molecular docking of β-sitosterol from Trewia polycarpa root bark: a potential source of bioactive compounds by Md. Jahirul Islam, Hayatullah, Md. Ataur Rahman, Nusrat Jahan, Md. Golam Mostafa, Bakul Akter, Md. Ripaj Uddin

“…The 1H-NMR spectrum confirmed the presence of functional groups such as hydroxyl (-OH), methyl (-CH3), methylene (-CH2), and methine (-CH) groups, with notable singlets at δ 0.71 and 1.03 ppm and an olefinic proton triplet at δ 5.37 ppm. …”
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Clinical and economic burden of achondroplasia in the United States: results from a retrospective, observational study by Nadia Merchant, Jose Alvir, Paulette Negron Ericksen, Jane Loftus, Jose Francisco Cara, Alison Slade, Michael P. Wajnrajch, Christine L. Baker

“…However, data are limited on its economic impact, especially related to healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and associated costs. This study aimed to characterize the clinical and economic impact of achondroplasia in the US relative to matched non-achondroplasia controls stratified by pediatric and adult populations. …”
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Advancements in research on bacteria-algae symbiosis technology for treating biogas slurry in livestock and poultry breeding by ZHANG Yabin, DANG Tengfei, LI Zhiguo, GUO Xiaoying, GUO Qiong, WANG Yan, WAN Junfeng

“…Additionally, the research direction of bacteria-algae symbiosis technology in the field of biogas slurry treatment and resource utilization was analyzed, emphasizing the potential of bacteria-algae granular sludge resource utilization technology as a pivotal research area in biogas slurry resource treatment technology.…”
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Adsorption and Removal of Phosphate by Leather Collagen Fiber-based Material Loaded with UiO–66–NH2 by Xiaohan YANG, Songbo DAI, Yuqing HE, Xiudan TAO, Likun CHEN, He ZHENG, Zhengjun LI

“…The resource utilization of tannery waste is beneficial to the sustainable development of leather industry, and the removal of phosphate from phosphorus-containing wastewater is of great significance to environmental protection. …”
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Programmatic Approach to Outpatient Cardiac Catheterization in Children With Stable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Gregory T. Adamson, Minnie N. Dasgupta, Zachary Kleiman, Lynn F. Peng, Michelle Ogawa, Vidhya Balasubramanian, Chandra Ramamoorthy, Jeffrey A. Feinstein

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Difference analysis in the content of the total phenols, flavonoid, and anthocyanin of 149 accessions of hawthorn gremplasm resources by ZHAO Baipeng, CUI Mingqi, SUN Xinyu, WANG Yu, WANG Xiangxu, LIU Yuexue, ZHANG Xiao

“…This study aimed to offer a basis for the selection of new varieties of hawthorn, and improve the utilization of these resources in the development of functional foods and other areas. …”
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In Vitro Screening, Domestication and Identification of Lipid-lowering Functional Lactic Acid Bacteria by Xiaochen SUN, Xiaoqian ZHANG, Lingyu LI, Yu ZHANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ying WANG

“…Objective: In order to screen Lactobacillus species with lipid-lowering function, 310 strains of the lactic acid bacteria were obtained from the source of traditional fermented foods. …”
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Functional characterization of O-methyltransferases involved in biosynthesis of flavonoids in dwarf banana Musella lasiocarpa by Long Huang, Pirui Li, Junzhi Wu, Boya Feng, Mei Tian, Shu Xu, Wei Lyu, Xu Feng, Wanli Zhao, Yu Chen

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Exploring the Relationship between Spatiotemporal Distribution of Urban Vibrancy and Neighborhood Attributes by Coupling Multi-Source Data: A Case of Nanshan District in Shenzhen by Liu Feng, Tang Zhong, Zhang Liang, Yu Lingmin, Liu Ke

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Improved Clamped Z-Source Converter with Optimized Maximum Power Point Tracker for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Based Energy Management System by Saranya M., Giftson S. G.

“…On comparing with conventional Z-source converters, a novel improved clamped Z-source converter, which is utilized in this work has high efficiency with low THD and it has the capacity to protect electrical circuits against damage caused by short circuits, overcurrent and overvoltage. …”
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The Mechanism of Street Spatial Form on Thermal Comfort from Urban Morphology and Human-Centered Perspectives: A Study Based on Multi-Source Data by Fei Guo, Mingxuan Luo, Chenxi Zhang, Jun Cai, Xiang Zhang, Hongchi Zhang, Jing Dong

“…The influence of street spatial form on thermal comfort from urban morphology and human-centered perspectives has been underexplored. This study, utilizing multi-source data and focusing on urban central districts, establishes a refined index system for street spatial form and a thermal comfort prediction model based on extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and Shapley additive explanations (SHAP). …”
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