AIEgen-self-assembled nanoparticles with anti-PD-L1 antibody functionalization realize enhanced synergistic photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy against malignant melanoma by Lu Li, Qing Xu, Xiuzhen Zhang, Yuan Jiang, La Zhang, Jiao Guo, Haichuan Liu, Bin Jiang, Shenglong Li, Qiling Peng, Ning Jiang, Jianwei Wang

“…Notably, the TBP-N3, featuring aggregation-induced emission, boosts reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation through both type I and type II processes for enhanced PDT. …”
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Mixed-methods evaluation of a behavioural intervention package to identify and amend incorrect penicillin allergy records in UK general practice by Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Robert West, Sinisa Savic, Jonathan Sandoe, Ly-Mee Yu, Sue Pavitt, Ushma Galal, Christopher C Butler, Marta Wanat, Bethany Shinkins, Mina Davoudianfar, Emily Bongard, Sue H Pavitt, Philip Howard, Catherine Porter, Mandy East, Marta Santillo, Louise Savic, Joanne Fielding, Jenny Boards, Catherine E Porter, Jonathan AT Sandoe

“…Interviews with patients suggested the importance of safety as patients valued having numerous opportunities to address their concerns about safety of the test.Conclusions This study highlights the positive effects of the ALABAMA behavioural intervention for both patients and clinicians.Trial registration number NCT04108637; ISRCTN20579216; Pre-results.…”
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Multi-channel AlN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes by Hanchao Li, Yue Wang, Qingyun Xie, Hanlin Xie, Hui Teng Tan, Pradip Dalapati, Siyu Liu, Kumud Ranjan, Siewchuen Foo, Subramaniam Arulkumaran, Chee Lip Gan, Geok Ing Ng

“…Temperature-dependent I–V characteristics of the proposed device revealed that both thermionic emission and tunneling contributed to the current transport. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of a nickel-oxide-infused orange peel nanobiocomposite for enhanced heavy metal removal from mining wastewater by Jacques Romain Njimou, Velma Fai, Mary Tamwa Sieugaing, Djimongbaye Nguenamadje, John Godwin, Oben Bessem Genola, Guy Bertrand Noumi, Bankim Chandra Tripathy

“…This innovative approach leverages agricultural waste, turning orange peels into a high-performance, eco-friendly adsorbent, thereby addressing both environmental pollution and waste management challenges.Co-adsorption of Cd2⁺ and Pb2⁺ ions was investigated, focusing on pH, biomass dosage, contact time, initial concentration, and temperature. …”
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Reliability, validity, and minimal clinically important differences for the Thai-version of the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ-Thai) in patients with chronic venous dis... by Suchat Wongsuwanich, Chaowanun Pornwaragorn, Chumpon Wilasrusmee, Termpong Reanpang, Pinit Noorit, Boonying Siribumrungwong, Kittipan Rerkaserm, Andrew Malcolm Garratt, Thoetphum Benyakorn, Saritphat Orrapin, Kanoklada Srikuea

“…The AVVQ-Thai was significantly correlated with VCSS and was able to discriminate patients with different levels of health problems as assessed by EQ-5D at both pre-and post-intervention, demonstrating good construct and discriminative validity. …”
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Deciphering the Differences Between Epstein–Barr Virus‐Associated and Negative Gastric Cancer in the Prospect of CDKN2A Genomic Alterations and Lymphoid Infiltration by Fuda Xie, Bonan Chen, Yang Lyu, Peiyao Yu, Canbin Fang, Kam Tong Leung, Shouyu Wang, Dazhi Xu, Jun Yu, Kwok Wai Lo, Ka Fai To, Wei Kang

“…Furthermore, EBV infection was positively correlated with CD8+T cell infiltration, and both of them predicted better prognosis. Conclusion This study highlighted the comprehensive impact of EBV infection in GC formation and proposed a thought‐provoking observation for further investigation into the roles of CDKN2A and EBV infection in gastric tumorigenesis.…”
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Kinetics of IgM, IgA, IgG to SARS-CoV-2 in children with COVID-19 in Lviv region in different periods of the infectious process depending on the severity of the course and age by Maria Stasiv

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the IgG levels for moderate and severe forms on days 15-30 of the illness: 0.54 [0.21; 1.89] compared to 5.55 [4.99; 5.80], respectively (p<0.05). In patients with both moderate and severe forms of the disease, median values of IgG to N SARS-CoV-2 were positive throughout the study period. …”
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Nutritive Parameters and Antioxidant Quality of Minimally Processed "Cime di Rapa" ( Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris ) Vary as Influenced by Genotype and Storage Time by Donato Giannino, Giulio Testone, Chiara Nicolodi, Lucia Giorgetti, Lorenza Bellani, Maria Gonnella, Marco Ciardi, Paolo Cappuccio, Stefano Moscatello, Alberto Battistelli, Vincenzo Longo

“…Contents of DF and GC (39.64-34.57; 7.56-2.21 g/100 g), glucosinolates (37.47-24.63 mg/g SIN), and ACC (total phenolics: 18.64-14.92 mg GAE/g; flavonoids: 34.74-30.96 mg/g CE; flavonols: 14.62-14.08 mg QE/g), and AOC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity: 354.62-293.25 µmol/g TE; DPPH• scavenging activity: 59.35-46.14) were lower in shoots of the hybrid than marketed cultivar. In both genotypes, AOC was maximal in leaves, followed by florets and stems. …”
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Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Basharat Hussain, Basharat Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Ahmed Waqas, Atif Rahman, Ioannis Angelakis, Anum Nisar, Sabir Zaman, Tanveer Akhtar

“…Participants reported that this cultural alignment made the coping strategies more relatable and easier to adopt, contributing to improvements in both their mental health and somatic symptoms.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04981522, identifier NCT04981522.…”
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Review: A systematic review of dairy cow health, welfare, and behaviour in year-round loose range housing by W.J. Harvey, L. Petrokofsky, M.W. Jordon, G. Arnott, L.W. von Walter, A. Malik, T. Carter, L.S. Wade, G. Petrokofsky

“…Seven different types of housing systems were compared and a total of 120 different Health, Welfare and Behaviour (HWB) outcomes were assessed, comprising 839 measurements for HWB. Results indicate both advantages and disadvantages of year-round loose-housing systems. …”
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Unsupervised Visual-to-Geometric Feature Reconstruction for Vision-Based Industrial Anomaly Detection by Dinh-Cuong Hoang, Phan Xuan Tan, Anh-Nhat Nguyen, Duc-Thanh Tran, Van-Hiep Duong, Anh-Truong Mai, Duc-Long Pham, Khanh-Toan Phan, Minh-Quang Do, Ta Huu Anh Duong, Tuan-Minh Huynh, Son-Anh Bui, Duc-Manh Nguyen, Viet-Anh Trinh, Khanh-Duong Tran, Thu-Uyen Nguyen

“…To overcome this, we propose a novel framework for unsupervised industrial anomaly detection that leverages both visual and geometric information. Specifically, we use pre-trained 2D and 3D models to extract visual features from color images and geometric features from 3D point clouds. …”
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Infection‐Related Hospitalization and Incident Heart Failure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Rebecca L. Molinsky, Amil Shah, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Bing Yu, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Bruno Bohn, David Vock, Richard MacLehose, Barry A. Borlaug, Paolo C. Colombo, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Junichi Ishigami, Kunihiro Matsushita, Pamela L. Lutsey, Ryan T. Demmer

“…Additionally, IRH was associated with both HF with reduced ejection fraction and HF with preserved ejection fraction: 1.77 (95% CI, 1.35–2.32) and 2.97 (95% CI, 2.36–3.75), respectively. …”
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Use of thymidine kinase 1 autoantibody, thymidine kinase antigen, extracellular protein kinase A autoantibody, and C‐reactive protein for early detection of malignant tumors in dog... by Yoonhee Kim, Wonhee Lee, Byunggak Kim, Bonghwan Jang, Kyung‐Rok Yu, Hong Sook Kim, Minok Ryu, Yein Oh, Kyoungwon Seo, Chul Park, Ulsoo Choi, Dongha Bhang, Hwayoung Youn

“…Conclusions and Clinical Importance The NI including TK1 autoantibody could be useful in the screening test for both lymphoma and other tumors.…”
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Computational analysis of Newtonian fluid in a 2-D square cavity with kinetic energy, enstrophy, and palinstrophy in the presence of bottom corner obstacle by Dalmalka Praveen Kumar, Yadagiri Rameshwar, Rifaqat Ali, S. Nazari, Mohamed Kallel, Ahmed M. Galal

“…A rectangular obstacle with a fixed width (W = 0.2L) and varying heights (H = 0.20L,0.25L,0.50L,0.60L,0.80L and 0.95L) is systematically placed in three configurations: 1) bottom left-corner, 2) bottom right-corner and 3) both bottom (left–right) corners. The study investigates the influence of obstacle placement and height on kinetic energy (KE), enstrophy (Z), and palinstrophy (P) as well as obstacles focusing on the modulation of primary (PV) and secondary (SV) vortices, energy metrics, and flow topology in lid-driven cavity (LDC) flows, focusing on configurations with single and double corner. …”
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Effects of a Meal Replacement on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters among Subjects with Overweight or Obesity by Xiaohui Guo, Yifan Xu, Hairong He, Hao Cai, Jianfen Zhang, Yibin Li, Xinyu Yan, Man Zhang, Na Zhang, Rolando L. Maddela, Jessie Nicodemus-Johnson, Guansheng Ma

“…To conclude, meal replacement intake with 388 kcal in total energy at dinner time for 12 weeks contributed to improvement in body composition and clinically significant metabolic parameters in both male and female participants with overweight/obesity. …”
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The effect of nursing care provided to coronary intensive care patients according to their circadian rhythms on sleep quality, pain, anxiety, and delirium: a randomised controlled... by Meryem Pelin, Havva Sert

“…Melatonin increased and cortisol decreased in both groups without statistically significant differences between them (melatonin and cortisol levels: p > 0.05). …”
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Candidate approaches for predicting vitiligo recurrence: an effective model and biomarkers by Binhao Liu, Jiacheng Shen, Jiayu Li, Bowen Tian, Bowen Tian, Bin Zhou, Jiachen Gui, Zhimin Li, Yue Zhang, Wenzhi Hu, Qiang Li, Qiang Li

“…Ultrasensitive multiplex cytokine array was used to measure plasma concentrations of cytokines, including IFN-γ, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, IL-6, and IL-15.ResultsIFN-γ, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, IL-6, and IL-15 were expressed at higher levels in the circulation of patients with both segmental and non-segmental vitiligo compared to healthy controls (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Sulforaphane as a promising anti-caries agents: inhibitory effects on Streptococcus mutans and caries control in a rat model by Meijiao Yu, Meijiao Yu, Yu Chen, Yu Chen, Sishi Dong, Sishi Dong, Zhongxin Chen, Zhongxin Chen, Xuelian Jiang, Xuelian Jiang, Yufei Wang, Yufei Wang, Linglin Zhang, Linglin Zhang

“…The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of SFN on S. mutans though both in vitro and in vivo experiment. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against S. mutans was determined at 256 μg/mL. …”
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Age-related features of some plasminogen activation system components content and activity in the blood of benign and malignant uterine body tumors by I. V. Kaplieva, G. V. Zhukova, V. R. Zakharchenko, E. M. Frantsiyants, E. V. Verenikina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, P. S. Kachesova, Yu. Yu. Kozel, N. A. Maximova, M. G. Ilchenko, E. I. Agarkova, A. S. Egorova

“…Regardless of the nature of the uterus tumor, it has been noted a significant increase in the activity and blood level of PAI-1 (up to 8 times, p &lt; 0.01), especially pronounced in patients with UCEC of reproductive age. …”
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Integration of ordered porous materials for targeted three-component gas separation by Xue Jiang, Yu Wang, Hui Wang, Lu Cheng, Jian-Wei Cao, Jin-Bo Wang, Rong Yang, Dong-Hui Zhang, Run-Ye Zhang, Xiu-Bo Yang, Su-Hang Wang, Qiu-Yu Zhang, Kai-Jie Chen

“…As a proof of concept, two ultramicroporous nanocrystals (one for C2H2-selective and the other for CO2-selective) as the shell pores were respectively grown on a C2H6-selective ordered porous material as the core pore. Both of the respective pore-integrated materials show excellent one-step ethylene production performance in dynamic breakthrough separation experiments of C2H2/C2H4/C2H6 and CO2/C2H4/C2H6 gas mixture, and even better than that from traditional tandem-packing processes originated from the optimized mass/heat transfer. …”
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