Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications by Alice Melani, Marco Bonaso, Letizia Biso, Benedetta Zucchini, Ciro Conversano, Marco Scarselli

“…This review explores the mechanisms underlying psychedelics’ effects, focusing on their ability to modulate brain connectivity and neural circuit activity, including the default mode network (DMN), cortico-striatal thalamo-cortical (CSTC) loops, and the relaxed beliefs under psychedelics (REBUS) model. …”
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Effect of Nanofillers on the Polarization and Depolarization Current Characteristics of New LLDPE-NR Compound for High Voltage Application by N. A. M. Jamail, M. A. M. Piah, N. A. Muhamad, Z. Salam, N. F. Kasri, R. A. Zainir, Q. E. Kamarudin

“…Polymeric nanocomposites in which the nanosize fillers are evenly distributed in the polymer material attract attention as an insulating material due to their ability to enhance the materials performance properties of electrical and mechanical. …”
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Integrating mosquito control and drinking water quality standards (DWQS) in urban rainwater harvesting systems by Muhammad Fuad, Arief Budihardjo Mochamad, Shofwan Agus, Sumartono Agus, Setyawan Budi, Nabiha Puteri Inandin, Bramiana Chely Novia

“…Through simulation and laboratory testing, the study assesses the system’s ability to meet DWQS while preventing mosquito breeding, which is vital for public health, particularly in regions prone to vector-borne diseases. …”
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A comparison study on structure-function relationship of polysaccharides obtained from sea buckthorn berries using different methods: antioxidant and bile acid-binding capacity by Qiaoyun Li, Zuman Dou, Qingfei Duan, Chun Chen, Ruihai Liu, Yueming Jiang, Bao Yang, Xiong Fu

“…In this study, the structural characters, antioxidant activities and bile acid-binding ability of sea buckthorn polysaccharides (HRPs) obtained by the commonly used hot water (HRP-W), pressurized hot water (HRP-H), ultrasonic (HRP-U), acid (HRP-C) and alkali (HRP-A) assisted extraction methods were investigated. …”
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Bioremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Solution and Aged Refuse by Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation: Further Insights into <i>Sporosarcina pasteurii</i> by Dingxiang Zhuang, Weiheng Yao, Yan Guo, Zhengzheng Chen, Herong Gui, Yanyang Zhao

“…Recently, the ability of microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) to remediate heavy metals has been widely explored. …”
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Non-intrusive load monitoring based on time-enhanced multidimensional feature visualization by Tie Chen, Yimin Yuan, Jiaqi Gao, Shinan Guo, Pingping Yang

“…Furthermore, utilizing transfer learning, the model trained and tested on the PLAID dataset was further tested on the WHITED dataset to increase the model’s universality and generalization ability, showing significant effects in identifying loads with similar V–I trajectories and multiple states.…”
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Roquefort Cheese Proteins Inhibit Chlamydia pneumoniae Propagation and LPS-Induced Leukocyte Migration by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Natalie V. Kobets, Valery Tsibezov, Lydia N. Kapotina, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…These changes were complemented by a reduction in neutrophil count and a relative increase in peritoneal macrophages, suggesting that ingestion of Roquefort could promote regenerative processes at the site of inflammation. The ability of this protein to inhibit propagation of Chlamydia infection, as well as the anti-inflammatory and proregenerative effects of Roquefort itself, may contribute to the low prevalence of cardiovascular mortality in France where consumption of fungal fermented cheeses is the highest in the world.…”
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Multiscale Region-Level VHR Image Change Detection via Sparse Change Descriptor and Robust Discriminative Dictionary Learning by Yuan Xu, Kun Ding, Chunlei Huo, Zisha Zhong, Haichang Li, Chunhong Pan

“…Very high resolution (VHR) image change detection is challenging due to the low discriminative ability of change feature and the difficulty of change decision in utilizing the multilevel contextual information. …”
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Exploring the Nuclear Chart via Precision Mass Spectrometry with the TITAN MR-TOF MS by Annabelle Czihaly, Soenke Beck, Julian Bergmann, Callum L. Brown, Thomas Brunner, Timo Dickel, Jens Dilling, Eleanor Dunling, Jake Flowerdew, Danny Fusco, Leigh Graham, Zach Hockenbery, Chris Izzo, Andrew Jacobs, Brian Kootte, Yang Lan, Stephan Malbrunot-Ettenauer, Fernando Maldonado Millán, Ali Mollaebrahimi, Erich Leistenschneider, Eleni Marina Lykiardopoulou, Ish Mukul, Stefan F. Paul, Wolfgang R. Plaß, Moritz Pascal Reiter, Christoph Scheidenberger, James L. Tracy, A. A. Kwiatkowski

“…This device is the preferred tool to work with exotic nuclides due to its ability to resolve the species of interest from contamination and short measurement cycle times, enabling mass measurements of isotopes with millisecond half-lives. …”
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Dietary inulin supplementation improves meat quality and off-flavor of duck meat referring to regulated muscle fiber types and antioxidant capacity by Hailei Sun, Jia Wang, Jina Han, Xiaolong Li, Juan Zhao, Yimin Zhang, Jingxin Sun

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary inulin (0–30 g/kg) on duck meat, muscle fiber types, meat quality, antioxidant ability, Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance, amino acid and off-flavor. …”
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Recognition mechanism and sequence optimization of organophosphorus pesticides aptamers for better monitoring contaminations in food by Pengfei Chen, Chaoqiong Hu, Xuan Tao, Zheng Zhou, Lijun Wang, Xiao Yang, Zhenming Che, Xianggui Chen, Yukun Huang

“…The results revealed that the new aptamer exhibit more superior recognition performance to OPPs, which can be promote the monitoring ability of OPPs contaminations in food.…”
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Electroacupuncture regulates ferroptosis to improve postoperative cognitive dysfunction in mice through mediating GRX1/GSK-3β/Nrf2 axis by Xiaqing Zhang, Afen Zhang, Rui Li, Mingna Jiao, Rou Wen, Rongzhi Zheng

“…Results: Our findings revealed that partial hepatectomy surgery impaired learning and memory ability of mice, promoted ferroptosis. inhibited GRX1 and inactivated GSK-3β/Nrf2 pathway. …”
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Detecting Community Structures in Networks by Label Propagation with Prediction of Percolation Transition by Aiping Zhang, Guang Ren, Yejin Lin, Baozhu Jia, Hui Cao, Jundong Zhang, Shubin Zhang

“…Experimental results on synthetic networks and real-world networks show that the LPAp is more accurate, more sensitive to small community, and has the ability to identify a single community structure. …”
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Muscarinic ACh Receptors Contribute to Aversive Olfactory Learning in Drosophila by Bryon Silva, Claudia Molina-Fernández, María Beatriz Ugalde, Eduardo I. Tognarelli, Cristian Angel, Jorge M. Campusano

“…This effect is not explained by an alteration in the ability of animals to respond to odorants or to execute motor programs. …”
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The Germination and Growth of Two Strains of <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in Selected Hot Dishes After Cooking by Josef Kameník, Marta Dušková, Alena Zouharová, Michaela Čutová, Kateřina Dorotíková, Michaela Králová, Blanka Macharáčková, Radka Hulánková

“…The tested strain DSM 4312 showed good growth abilities and attained a population exceeding 6.0 log CFU/g within 4 h at 40 °C in foods with pH values > 6.0. …”
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Graph attention convolution network for power flow calculation considering grid uncertainty by Haochen Li, Liqun Liu, Shaojuan Yu, Qiusheng He, Qingfeng Wu, Jianfeng Zhang, Qinxiong Lu

“…Furthermore, the learning ability of the model is further enhanced by the combination of stacked dilated convolution layers and a fully connected layer. …”
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Enhancing environmental decontamination and sustainable production through synergistic and complementary interactions of actinobacteria and fungi by Juliana M. Saez, Enzo E. Raimondo, Stefanie B. Costa-Gutierrez, Juan D. Aparicio, Domenica Mosca Angelucci, Enrica Donati, Marta A. Polti, Maria C. Tomei, Claudia S. Benimeli

“…Both actinobacteria and fungi excel in producing diverse secondary metabolites and enzymes, offering valuable tools for industrial and environmental applications. Their ability to detoxify metals and degrade a wide range of organic pollutants, such as pesticides, hydrocarbons, and dyes, positions them as promising candidates for bioremediation.Recent shifts in microbiological sciences emphasize research on mixed microbial populations. …”
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Correlating disordered activation domain ensembles with gene expression levels by Eduardo Flores, Aleah R. Camacho, Estefania Cuevas-Zepeda, Mary B. McCoy, Feng Yu, Max V. Staller, Shahar Sukenik

“…We hypothesize that this link exists between the structural preferences of AD ensembles and their ability to induce gene expression. To test this, we measured the ensemble dimensions of two ADs, HIF-1α and CITED2, in live cells using fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy and correlated this structural information with their transcriptional activity. …”
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Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, Zhou Xing

“…Central to M.tb effective immune avoidance is its ability to modulate the early innate inflammatory response and prevent the establishment of adaptive T-cell immunity for nearly three weeks. …”
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Refined photovoltaic parameters estimation via an improved Sinh Cosh Optimizer with trigonometric operators by Ala Saleh Alluhaidan, Diaa Salama AbdElminaam, Taraggy M. Ghanim, Sahar A. El-Rahman, Ibrahim Shawky Farahat, Arar Al Tawil, Yasmin Alkady, Walaa H. Elashmawi

“…This integration improves the algorithm’s ability to navigate complex search spaces, avoid local optima, and expedite convergence. …”
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