Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment by Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Pendru Raghunath, Long Chiau Ming, Jodi Woan-Fei Law

“…Meanwhile, M. marinum, as an NTM has also become important emerging causal agents of cutaneous disease in various geographical regions. …”
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Management of a Patient with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastases by Muhammad Wasif Saif

“…., FOLFOX) in combination with biologic agents that target angiogenesis (e.g., bevacizumab). …”
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Functionalized Bioadsorbent Application on Methylene Blue Removal From Wastewater—A Review by Jean B. Batchamen Mougnol, Sudesh Rathilal

“…Various industries such as petroleum, pharmaceuticals, textiles and households have been responsible for releasing MB into the environment. Its toxicity and acute health implications for animals and humans have suggested several technological applications for its removal. …”
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Viral Diseases of Strawberry by Catalina Moyer, Vance Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres

“…The primary target audience of this publication includes growers and industry personnel, extension agents and pathologists working with strawberry. …”
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Innovative IOP-Independent Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration Strategies in the Pipeline for Glaucoma by James C. Tsai

“…However, IOP lowering with medical, laser, and surgical therapies is itself neuroprotective, and investigators are seeking to identify agents that are able to confer neuroprotection independent of IOP reduction, as well as providing for regeneration of nonviable RGCs and their axons to restore and/or maintain functional vision. …”
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Understanding of Long-Term CO2-Brine-Rock Geochemical Reactions Using Numerical Modeling and Natural Analogue Study by Huixing Zhu, Tianfu Xu, Hailong Tian, Guanhong Feng, Zhijie Yang, Bing Zhou

“…Smectite-Ca and dawsonite precipitate due to the dissolution of anorthite and albite, respectively. Dawsonite begins to convert into smectite-Na when albite is completely dissolved. …”
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Synoptic and Mesoscale Atmospheric Patterns That Triggered the Natural Disasters in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in January 2020 by Thaís Aparecida Cortez Pinto, Enrique Vieira Mattos, Michelle Simões Reboita, Diego Oliveira de Souza, Paula S. S. Oda, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Thiago Souza Biscaro, Glauber Willian de Souza Ferreira

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BreathCarer: Informal carers of patients with chronic breathlessness: a mixed-methods systematic review of burden, needs, coping, and support interventions by Saskia Blütgen, Anne Pralong, Carolin Wilharm, Yvonne Eisenmann, Raymond Voltz, Steffen T. Simon

“…A major challenge is the sense of being trapped in a state of constant alertness and anxiety, centred around managing the patient's breathlessness. …”
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Bimodal Patterns of Locomotor Activity and Sleep in Drosophila: A Model for Their Simulation by Putilov AA, Verevkin EG, Petrovskii DV, Zakharenko LP

“…Previously, we simulated 24-h alertness–sleepiness curves in humans using a model postulating the circadian modulation of the buildup and decay phases of two (wake and sleep) homeostatic processes. …”
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Interdisciplinary Team Pilot to Reduce Time to Administration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by DiVittorio MM, Fisher T, Steadman B, Cone B, Elfessi Z

“…Factors that affect antibiotic administration time include the antibiotic dispensary location, best practice alerts in electronic medical records, and staff “huddles” to continuously reinforce the importance of antibiotics.Methods: At our Veterans Affairs Medical Center, we moved piperacillin/tazobactam from the central pharmacy to the emergency department automated dispensing cabinet. …”
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Analysis of Key Technologies and Applications of Meteorological Service for Offshore Wind Power by Boni WANG, Feng WANG, Hangcheng GE, Fang HUANG, Xiaozhuo SANG, Min ZHANG

“…By utilizing the data assimilation techniques and state-of-the-art artificial intelligence methods, combined with numerical models, it developed key technologies such as wind-wave-current forecasting for offshore wind farms, intelligent forecasting of significant wave height and storm surges, as well as high-impact weather monitoring and forecasting alerts. Ultimately, this led to the refinement of meteorological services and applications for offshore wind farms. …”
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Urbanizaciones cerradas en Mar del Plata: ordenamiento territorial y construcción social del espacio by Alejandro Maya

“…El análisis se reforzó con métodos de recopilación bibliográfica, trabajo de campo, estudios estadísticos, entrevistas a agentes privados y diseño de cartografía aplicada.…”
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In Vitro Activities of Ceftobiprole and Doripenem Tested against Frequently Encountered Aerobic and Facultative Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Pa... by James A Karlowsky, Mel DeCorby, Daryl J Hoban, George G Zhanel

“…The current study demonstrated both ceftobiprole and doripenem to be promising broad-spectrum antibacterial agents.…”
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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Linear and Cyclic Peptides Containing Arginine, Tryptophan, and Diphenylalanine by David Salehi, Eman H. M. Mohammed, Naiera M. Helmy, Keykavous Parang

“…</b> These findings highlight the potential of these peptides as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents.…”
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Manifestaciones clínicas y factores asociados a mortalidad por COVID-19 en receptores de trasplante renal en un centro colombiano by Dania V. Carreño-Barrera, Ma. Alejandra Lizarazo-Hernández, Iván D. Ortiz-Pulido, Carmenza Murcillo-Pianeta, Juan P. Álzate-Granados, William Fajardo-Cediel, David A. Castañeda-Millán

“…M&eacute;todos: Estudio de corte transversal que incluy&oacute; la revisi&oacute;n retrospectiva de registros cl&iacute;nicos de pacientes receptores de TxR y diagn&oacute;stico de COVID-19 entre marzo de 2020 y febrero de 2022 en un centro de alta complejidad en Bogot&aacute; (Colombia). Se ejecut&oacute; un an&aacute;lisis bivariante y multivariante para establecer asociaciones entre las variables de inter&eacute;s y el desenlace en mortalidad. …”
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Socio-Educational Challenges for the Inclusion of Children with Cochlear Implants: The Role of Families by Pablo Cortés-González, Deseada Ruiz-Ariza, Moisés Mañas-Olmo, Carolina Alix-González

“…The study concludes that improving access to comprehensive services and fostering collaboration between educational and healthcare agents is essential to promote inclusive education and the well-being of families and children with CI. …”
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Enhanced photocurrent and responsivity of PbS quantum Dot/ZnO nanoparticle films with amine passivation by Po-Hsun Chen, Nguyet.N.T. Pham, Pei-Cheng Huang, Yu-Sian Lin, Chia-Tien Peng, Cheng-Hsing Lin, Chih-Ching Chang, Hsueh-Shih Chen

“…This demonstrates the potential of amines as passivation agents to improve PbS photodiode performance with ZnO NPs as the electron transport layer (ETL).…”
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Anticancer Role of PPARγ Agonists in Hematological Malignancies Found in the Vasculature, Marrow, and Eyes by P. J. Simpson-Haidaris, S. J. Pollock, S. Ramon, N. Guo, C. F. Woeller, S. E. Feldon, R. P. Phipps

“…The use of targeted cancer therapies in combination with conventional chemotherapeutic agents and/or radiation treatment has increased overall survival of cancer patients. …”
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Simulating Systems Thinking under Bounded Rationality by Mark W. Sellers, Hiroki Sayama, Andreas D. Pape

“…Can systems thinking provide a viable alternative strategy to traditional methods for dealing with these types of problems? Nine different agents, designed from both traditional and systems perspectives, compete in fifteen variants of the El Farol environment and their performance in 4 categories—Winner, Top Performers, Competitive, and Vulnerable—is compared. …”
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Importance of Lipopolysaccharide and Cyclic β-1,2-Glucans in Brucella-Mammalian Infections by Andreas F. Haag, Kamila K. Myka, Markus F. F. Arnold, Paola Caro-Hernández, Gail P. Ferguson

“…Brucella species are the causative agents of one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases: brucellosis. …”
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