Lactoferrin: a secret weapon in the war against pathogenic bacteria by Lucero Ruiz-Mazón, Gerardo Ramírez-Rico, Mireya de la Garza

“…Lf is a multifunctional glycoprotein with immunomodulatory, anticarcinogenic, wound-healing, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and bone regeneration properties, in addition to improving the gut microbiota. Lf limits the growth of microorganisms through the sequestration of iron but can also interact directly with some components of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria or bind to teichoic acids in Gram-positive bacteria, destabilizing the membrane and resulting in lysis. …”
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Magnetic Field Effects on Convective Heat Transfer of Ferrofluid from a Heated Sphere in Porous Media by Ayesha Aktar, Sharaban Thohura, Md. Mamun Molla

“…It is thought that the base fluid’s Prandtl number, Pr=6.8733, is constant. In addition, the flow pattern inside the boundary layer region is shown using streamlines and isotherms, and the underlying physics of the flow behavior is then explored. …”
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MDFGNN-SMMA: prediction of potential small molecule-miRNA associations based on multi-source data fusion and graph neural networks by Jianwei Li, Xukun Zhang, Bing Li, Ziyu Li, Zhenzhen Chen

“…Moreover, the experimental results of an independent test set confirmed the model’s generalization capability. Additionally, the efficacy of MDFGNN-SMMA was substantiated through three case studies. …”
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Toward 6G: An Overview of the Next Generation of Intelligent Network Connectivity by Sivarama Prasad Tera, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Giovanni Pau, Tae Hoon Kim

“…The key contributions of this work include a detailed exploration of prospective 6G applications and use cases, such as autonomous systems and integrated communication-sensing scenarios. Additionally, it identifies major challenges—such as advanced coding schemes, energy management, and security—and presents a roadmap for future research in these critical areas. …”
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Assessment of Clinical Features in HIV-Infected Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China by Ying Liu, Yongfu Chen, Yiwei Hao, Jing Xiao, Bei Li, Leidan Zhang, Junyan Han, Hongxin Zhao

“…In PLWH (mean age: 53.6 ± 10.6 years, 95.8% male, and 79.2% on ART), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower than in HIV-negative controls; however, the statin use was more common, the incidence of hypertension was lower, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and the body mass index were significantly lower than in controls. …”
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Enhancing Educational Systems on Creating Job Opportunities by Promoting Knowledge-Based Economy in the Sultanate of Oman by NourEldin Mohamed Elshaiekh, Said Mohammed Alrashdi, Ahmed Maher Shehata, Naifa Eid Bait bin Saleem

“…The study aims to explore how education can contribute to reinforcing the knowledge economy in Oman by advancing educational systems and creating new jobs, focusing on the challenges and opportunities within the framework of Oman Vision 2040, which seeks to achieve sustainable economic growth. Additionally, the research discusses differences in averages among respondents' educational qualifications, with the highest average recorded for PhD holders at approximately 4.5% that holders of these qualifications are the ones who can be relied upon to convey and disseminate the culture of the knowledge economy among university and college students. …”
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Exploring Clec9a in dendritic cell-based tumor immunotherapy for molecular insights and therapeutic potentials by Zubair Hussain, Yueteng Zhang, Lu Qiu, Shanshan Gou, Kangdong Liu

“…Furthermore, it discusses the role of Clec9a in the induction and functional activation of Clec9a+ cDC1s, with a particular focus on addressing the challenges related to off-target effects and immune tolerance in the development of tumor vaccines. Additionally, this review explores the potential of Clec9a-targeted approaches to enhance the immunogenicity of tumor vaccines and addresses the utilization of Clec9a as a delivery target for specific agonists (such as STING agonists and αGC) to enhance their therapeutic effects. …”
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The effect of court surfaces on physiological responses and game activities of recreational senior tennis players by Bulent Kilit, Ersan Arslan, Yusuf Soylu

“…The results show significant differences between the court surfaces: on CC, players exhibited a higher-average heart rate (152.8 ± 20.3 beats per min vs. 143.7 ± 18.5 on HC, p<0.001), longer rally durations (12.4 ± 8.5 sec vs. 8.1 ± 7.8 on HC, p<0.001), and increased total distance covered (3027.9 ± 396 m vs. 2647.6 ± 378 on HC, p<0.001). Additionally, HC induced significantly faster rally speeds compared to CC (0.70 ± 0.25 shots/s vs. 0.59 ± 0.17 on CC, p<0.001). …”
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Novel PITX2 Mutations including a Mutation Causing an Unusual Ophthalmic Phenotype of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome by Liqin Huang, Yong Meng, Xiangming Guo

“…The PITX2 gene may be responsible for a significant portion of ARS with additional systemic defects in the Chinese population. …”
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Optimizing Bacterial Protectant Composition to Enhance Baijiu Yeast Survival and Productivity During Spray Drying by Jingyu Li, Fengkui Xiong, Zhongbin Liu, Jia Zheng, Guangzhong Hu, Zheng Feng

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Spontaneous blinking and brain health in aging: Large-scale evaluation of blink-related oscillations across the lifespan by Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Jed A. Meltzer, Prerana Keerthi, Chloe Pappas, Allison B. Sekuler, Cam-CAN Group, Careesa Chang Liu

“…The results showed that BRO responses were present in all age groups, and the associated effects exhibited significant age-related modulations comprising an increase in sensor-level global field power (GFP) and source-level theta and alpha spectral power within the bilateral precuneus. Additionally, the extent of cortical activations also showed an inverted-U relationship with age, consistent with neurocompensation with aging. …”
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Purchase intention of Millennial Muslims toward B2C e-commerce by Nur Rizqi Febriandika, Luthfiyatillah, Syed Marwan Mujahid bin Syed Azman

“…The findings reveal that perceived risk (β: 0.206), perceived quality (β: 0.440), and enduring involvement (β: 0.240) positively affect perceived trust, whereas situational involvement (β: -0.331) has a negative impact. Additionally, enduring involvement (β: 0.659), situational involvement (β: 0.133), and perceived trust (β: 0.103) were found to positively influence purchase intention, while perceived risk (β: -0.093) negatively affects it. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), water footprint and nitrogen loss associated with food consumption among adults: findings from the updated LEBANese natiONal food consumption surve... by Maha Hoteit, Maroun Khattar, Esraa Antar, Dana Malli, The Adults-Lebanon-FCS Group

“…Grains and cereals, the most consumed food category, significantly influenced the water footprint and nitrogen loss. Additionally, meat consumption notably drove greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of animal health staff and farmers towards brucellosis control in sheep and goat in China: A cross-sectional study. by Quangang Xu, Alongkorn Amonsin, Saharuetai Jeamsripong

“…Among animal health staff, the primary factor associated with KAP was province of residence, sex, level of education, and history of family members infection (p < 0.05). Additionally, brucellosis information primarily originated from traditional promotional materials and veterinarians.…”
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Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence in detection of renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahdi Gouravani, Mohammad Shahrabi Farahani, Mohammad Amin Salehi, Shayan Shojaei, Sina Mirakhori, Hamid Harandi, Soheil Mohammadi, Ramy R. Saleh

“…Nevertheless, the presence of heterogeneity between studies and the absence of coherence in the results underscore the necessity for the cautious interpretation of these results and additional prospective studies.…”
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A strategy to improve the adsorption capacity of OPs-dye pollutants from the aqueous environment using adsorbents based on 2D transition metal carbides (V2CTx) by Ali Bina, Heidar Raissi

“…The obtained results also indicate that in addition to the cationic nature, other factors, such as the linearity of the molecular structures, the charge of the dye molecules, and the molecular mass of the tested pollutants, are effective in the adsorption process. …”
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miR-26a-5p/ADAM17-Mediated Proteolysis of TREM2 Regulates Neuroinflammation in Hypertensive Mice Following Lead Exposure by Yuran Wang, Zeming Wang, Han Hao, Yuwei Zhao, Jian Wang, Weixuan Wang

“…We demonstrated that hypertension exacerbated Pb-induced neuroinflammation in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus, and hypothalamus, as evidenced by increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) and decreased levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines (CD206 and IL-10). Additionally, hypertension enhanced the neuroinflammatory response in microglia, as indicated by similar changes in cytokine expression in an in vitro cell model. …”
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Experimental Study of the Flow Mechanism of Deep Lacustrine Carbonate Reservoirs in the Yingxi Area of the Qaidam Basin by Xiangrong Luo, Yongxian Zheng, Penggang Huang, Li’an Yang, Xiaodong Chen, Xiaojuan Ren, Guo Wang, Yanzhi Wang, Zhiguo Wang, Xiaoxiao Li

“…The oil phase flow in the core has the characteristics of non-Darcy flow, and the threshold pressure gradient is 0.01–0.003 MPa/m. Additionally, for the oil-water two-phase flow in the fractured core, the water phase relative permeability of the residual oil is high. …”
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Improved Consistency of Lung Nodule Categorization in CT Scans with Heterogeneous Slice Thickness by Deep Learning-Based 3D Super-Resolution by Dongok Kim, Jae Hyung Park, Chang Hyun Lee, Young-Ju Kim, Jong Hyo Kim

“…Furthermore, thick- and thin-slice CT images had a nodule volume difference of 52.2 percent on average which was reduced to a 15.7 percent difference with DL-generated thin-slice CT. In addition, the proposed method increased the agreement of lung nodule categorization using Lung-RADS by 74 percent. …”
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The relationship between professional autonomy and job performance among Iranian ICU nurses: the mediating effect of job satisfaction and organizational commitment by Aysan Judi, Naser Parizad, Yousef Mohammadpour, Vahid Alinejad

“…They can improve working conditions by offering competitive salaries, simplifying promotion processes, and involving nurses in decisions related to patient care. Additionally, essential steps to consider are supporting nursing autonomy, organizing educational classes, and implementing strategies such as stress reduction programs, reducing workloads, addressing nursing shortages, and decreasing working hours.…”
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