Biological control of bacterial wilt in pathumma; Curcuma alismatifolia by S. Promsai, Y. Tragoolpua, N. Thongwai

“…The current study was conducted to screen for antagonistic microorganisms capable of inhibiting the pathogenic bacteria and to evaluate the beneficial effect of antagonistic bacteria on pathumma in vivo.METHODS: Antagonistic bacteria were isolated from soil samples obtained from several locations in Thailand and screened for antibacterial activity. …”
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Non-negligible impact of Stokes drift and wave-driven Eulerian currents on simulated surface particle dispersal in the Mediterranean Sea by S. Rühs, S. Rühs, T. van den Bremer, E. Clementi, M. C. Denes, A. Moulin, E. van Sebille

“…However, the quality of these Lagrangian simulations depends on the ability of the underlying numerical model to represent prevailing ocean circulation features. …”
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Optimizing Xenograft Models for Breast Cancer: A Comparative Analysis of Cell-Derived and Patient-Derived Implantation Techniques in Pre-Clinical Research by Khairani AF, Harmonia S, Chou Y, Alfarafisa NM, Ramadhanti J

“…Soekarno KM.21, Jatinangor, Sumedang, West Java, 45363, Indonesia, Email astrid.khairani@unpad.ac.idPurpose: The high mortality rate of breast cancer motivates researchers to search for effective treatments. Due to their ability to simulate human conditions, xenograft models such as CDX (Cell line-Derived Xenografts) and PDX (Patient-Derived Xenografts) have gained popularity in pre-clinical research. …”
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Graphene-Based Materials for Bone Regeneration in Dentistry: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Applications and Material Comparisons by Azahara María Narváez-Romero, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano, María Pilar Pecci-Lloret

“…Studies have revealed that the presence of graphene can stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of bone cells, thereby promoting the formation of new bone tissue. Additionally, its ability to act as an effective carrier for growth factors and drugs allows controlled release, facilitating the engineering of specific tissues for bone regeneration. …”
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Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational... by Akshay Vashisht, Medha Bhatt, Vedpriya Arya

“…Whereas, integrated-pathy is based on the principles of appropriate application of complementary treatments to support the body’s natural healing abilities. It incorporates a range of treatments, including ancient healing practices such as Yoga, Yagya, Ayurveda, Diet, Naturopathy, Pancha-Karma, and diverse Relaxation Techniques along with comprehensive strategies for the management of T2DM. …”
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Degradation of amyloid β-peptides catalyzed by nattokinase in vivo and in vitro by Aixin Ni, He Li, Ruya Wang, Rentong Sun, Yingjiu Zhang

“…In this study, the Aβ42/Aβ40-degrading ability of NK was investigated using five Aβs and AD model mice. …”
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Guar gum-modified magnetic palladium nanocatalyst: C–N coupling reaction and STAT3-Mediated breast cancer therapy by Junrui Luan, Xin Dong, Shuwen Zhou

“…The present study explains the unmoved synthesis of Pd nanoparticle-decorated guar gum utilized as Fe3O4 NPs (Fe3O4@guar gum/Pd NPs), the resultant catalytic and biological applications within the context of an eco-friendly procedure. …”
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Specific and common therapeutic factors in psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents: an overview by Sabine Sammer-Schreckenthaler, Gloria Lagetto, Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Omar C. G. Gelo, Omar C. G. Gelo

“…Regarding the latter, these included relational factors (therapeutic alliance and interaction structures), patient factors (willingness to participate, readiness for change, treatment involvement, and positive expectations and hope), therapist factors (interpersonal skills, direct influence skills, credibility, involving parents, playing ability, flexibility, and allegiance), parent and interpersonal environment factors (parental willingness to participate, treatment involvement, treatment expectations, and perceived barriers to treatment participation and therapeutic change; family dynamics; parent-therapist alliance; and social support), mentalizing (of the therapist, client, and parents), and play (symbolization, affect regulation, mental state talk, and patterns of interaction). …”
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FedBFGCN: A Graph Federated Learning Framework Based on Balanced Channel Attention and Cross-Layer Feature Fusion Convolution by Hefei Wang, Ruichun Gu, Jingyu Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Hui Wei

“…Graph Federated Learning (GFL) is an emerging distributed training paradigm that combines federated learning with graph data. Due to its ability to effectively handle complex and heterogeneous graph data while protecting user privacy, GFL has shown great potential in processing various types of graph structures and has been proven effective in a wide range of applications. …”
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Plain Language Summary of Publication: The ProLOGUE study investigating brodalumab in people with plaque psoriasis by Shinichi Imafuku, Chika Ohata, Masaru Honma, Hidehisa Saeki, Yoko Mizutani, Takuya Miyagi, Kenta Murotani, Yasumasa Kanai

“…Before receiving brodalumab , study participants reported that psoriasis symptoms, particularly itching and depressive symptoms, greatly impacted them and affected their ability to take part in daily activities, work effectively, and earn an income. …”
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SS-YOLO: A Lightweight Deep Learning Model Focused on Side-Scan Sonar Target Detection by Na Yang, Guoyu Li, Shengli Wang, Zhengrong Wei, Hu Ren, Xiaobo Zhang, Yanliang Pei

“…Finally, we use an improved multi-head self-attention (MHSA) mechanism in the detection head, replacing the original complex convolution structure, to enhance the model’s ability to focus on important features with low computational load. …”
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Sexual health preparedness among medical students by Z.I. Merhavy, T.C. Varkey, T. Kotyk, C. Zeitler

“…Aim of the work is to identify possible deficiencies in sexual health preparation within current medical education curriculum among United States allopathic, osteopathic, and Caribbean medical programs. …”
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Own Experience in the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Diagnosis of Esophageal Achalasia by O. A. Storonova, N. I. Kanevskii, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The model has been applied to the creation of a web application which has the ability to substantiate the manometry diagnosis of patients. …”
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Classification of Nanomaterial Drug Delivery Systems for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Wang H, Zhou F, Shen M, Ma R, Yu Q

“…These formulations can enhance a drug’s pharmacokinetics by modifying its properties, improve its ability to cross barriers, and boost bioavailability. …”
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Progressive Self-Prompting Segment Anything Model for Salient Object Detection in Optical Remote Sensing Images by Xiaoning Zhang, Yi Yu, Daqun Li, Yuqing Wang

“…Recently, prompt engineering has been employed to enhance the generalization ability of networks in the Segment Anything Model (SAM), an emerging vision foundation model that has achieved remarkable success across various tasks. …”
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New insights in the low-temperature-dependent formation of amorphous titania-coated magnetic polydopamine nanocomposites for the adsorption of methylene blue by Jiangqun Zhang, Xingyu Long, Meng Hu, Wanli Wei, Jiangning Gong, Chun Yang, Pinhua Xia, Anping Wang

“…Furthermore, batch adsorption experiments towards MB were performed to assess the high adsorption ability and reusability of the prepared FPaT. Using 4.5 mg of FPaT to adsorb MB solution with an initial concentration of 10 mg/L (pH = 8.2), 97% adsorption rate was achieved within 30 min. …”
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Association between the triglyceride–glucose index and the risk of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Zheng Wang, Haoyu Zhang, Xiaozhou Xie, Jie Li, Yuchen Jia, Jiongdi Lu, Chongchong Gao, Feng Cao, Fei Li

“…Abstract Background The triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index is increasingly recognized for its ability to predict cardiovascular and metabolic risks. …”
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Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors disrupt human neutrophil swarming and antifungal functions by Alex Hopke, Adam L. Viens, Natalie J. Alexander, Seok Joon Mun, Michael K. Mansour, Daniel Irimia

“…We take advantage of the ability to monitor large arrays of swarms and quantify the effect of multiple chemical inhibitors on different phases of human neutrophil swarming. …”
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Assessing neonatal nurses: transitioning preterm infants to oral feeding - a multicenter cross-sectional study by Abdelaziz Hendy, Yasmine M. Osman, Hanan F. Alharbi, Maha Suwailem Shuaib Alshammari, Mohammed Musaed Ahmed Al-Jabri, Naif S. Alzahrani, Ahmed Hendy, Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani

“…These knowledge deficits could hinder the ability of nurses to provide optimal care during this crucial transition.…”
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Moving beyond post hoc explainable artificial intelligence: a perspective paper on lessons learned from dynamical climate modeling by R. J. O'Loughlin, D. Li, R. Neale, T. A. O'Brien, T. A. O'Brien

“…We propose three types of understanding as a basis to evaluate trust in dynamical and AI models alike: (1) instrumental understanding, which is obtained when a model has passed a functional test; (2) statistical understanding, obtained when researchers can make sense of the modeling results using statistical techniques to identify input–output relationships; and (3) component-level understanding, which refers to modelers' ability to point to specific model components or parts in the model architecture as the culprit for erratic model behaviors or as the crucial reason why the model functions well. …”
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