Transcranial brain atlas based on photon measurement density function in a triple-parameter standard channel space by Lijiang Wei, Yang Zhao, Farui Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Yilong Xu, Zheng Li, Chaozhe Zhu

“…We evaluated the prediction ability of PMDF-TBA for sensitivity of unseen individuals. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Chemical Flooding Using Nanoparticles and Polymer on Displacement of Crude Oil for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Imran Akbar, Hongtao Zhou, Wei Liu, Muhammad Usman Tahir, Asadullah Memon, Ubedullah Ansari, Fengzhang Lv

“…Experimental results indicate that nanosuspensions have the ability to plug the thief zones of water channeling and can divert the fluid flow towards unswept zones to recover the remaining oil from the reservoir excessively rather than the normal polymer gel flooding. …”
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Review of presentations and radiotherapy outcomes of patients with malignant spinal cord compression by Louisa M. Mbokazi, Sheynaz Bassa, Krishanthavathie Pillay

“…Setting: The study was conducted at Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Radiation Oncology. Methods: This is a retrospective review of 110 patients who were treated for MSCC between January 2022 and November 2023. …”
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Evaluation of the Capability of Horizontal ATR-FTMIR and UV-Visible Spectroscopy in the Discrimination of Virgin Olive Oils from the Moroccan Region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra by Aimen El Orche, Mustapha Bouatia, Siham Yanisse, Houda Labjar, Mouad Mouhsin, Mohamed Bouha, Mustapha Oubenali, Mohamed Mbarki

“…The application of the PCA-LDA method on the spectral data of UV-Visible and ATR-FTMIR shows a good ability to classify olive oils according to their geographical origin with a percentage of correct classification that represents 90.24% and 85.87%, respectively, and the processing of the spectral data of UV-Visible and ATR-FTMIR by PCA-SVM allows differentiating correctly between five olive oils with a correct classification rate of 100% and 97.56, respectively. …”
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Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment by Meimei Ran, Xin Nie, Jingxin Wang, Ruiyin Xie, Xiaoping Lin, Hanjun Zhu, Quan Wan, Yuhong Fu

“…Organic macromolecules (OMs) markedly inhibited the interfacial interaction and deposition of COOH-PSNPs with magnetite by enhancing the electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite due to the formation of magnetite-OM associations. The inhibition abilities followed the order sodium alginate (0.1 mM) > humic acid (0.2 mM) > bovine serum albumin (5 mM). …”
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True cancer stem cells exhibit relative degrees of dormancy and genomic stability by Sanford H. Barsky, Krista Mcphail, Justin Wang, Jordan Dillard, Crystal J. Beard, Yin Ye

“…Background: Cancer stem cells in human tumors have been defined by stem cell markers, embryonal signaling pathways and characteristic biology, ie., namely the ability to repopulate the proliferating population. …”
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An antibacterial, antioxidant and hemostatic hydrogel accelerates infectious wound healing by Ziyi Zhou, Dengjun Zhang, Xuchao Ning, Linbo Jin, Yijing Lin, Chen Liang, Xin Wen, Tianhao Huang, Junli Zhou, Yiming Zhang

“…In vitro experiments revealed that HA@TA-Okra system has superior properties, such as rapid gel response, remarkable swelling regulation, and potent antioxidant ability. Furthermore, the HA@TA-Okra system significantly outperformed conventional dressings in terms of hemostatic performance in a rat hemorrhage model. …”
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Hydrogen Leakage Location Prediction in a Fuel Cell System of Skid-Mounted Hydrogen Refueling Stations by Leiqi Zhang, Qiliang Wu, Min Liu, Hao Chen, Dianji Wang, Xuefang Li, Qingxin Ba

“…In the event of an accidental hydrogen leak at a hydrogen refueling station, the ability to quickly predict the leakage location is crucial for taking immediate and effective measures to prevent disastrous consequences. …”
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Combination of Five Body Positions Can Effectively Improve the Rate of Gastric Mucosa’s Complete Visualization by Applying Magnetic-Guided Capsule Endoscopy by Yuting Qian, Sheng Wu, Qi Wang, Lumin Wei, Wei Wu, Lifu Wang, Ye Chu

“…In each position, the ability to visualize the six gastric landmarks (cardia, fundus, body, angulus, antrum, and pylorus) was assessed. …”
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Culture-independent detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA using targeted next generation sequencing in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) oronasal swabs in South Afric... by Sinegugu Kholeka Mhlophe, Charlene Clarke, Giovanni Ghielmetti, Giovanni Ghielmetti, Megan Matthews, Tanya Jane Kerr, Michele Ann Miller, Wynand Johan Goosen, Wynand Johan Goosen

“…However, these methods are not without their shortfalls, with a suboptimal ability to discern true positive results amidst certain non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) interference. …”
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Complex multivariate model predictions for coral diversity with climatic change by Tim R. McClanahan, Maxwell K. Azali, Nyawira A. Muthiga, Sean N. Porter, Michael H. Schleyer, Mireille M. M. Guillaume

“…Results indicated individual temperature variables alone had lower predictive ability (R2 < 2%–7%) compared to human influence variables (6%–18%) but overall climate had a higher training–testing fit (70%) than the human influence (63%) model. …”
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The Effect of Temperature over the Growth and Biofilm Formation of the Thermotolerant <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> by José Alejandro Hernández-Benítez, Brenda Nallely Santos-Ocampo, Daniel Genaro Rosas-Ramírez, Luis Antonio Bautista-Hernández, Víctor Manuel Bautista-de Lucio, Néstor Octavio Pérez, Aída Verónica Rodríguez-Tovar

“…Although its aflatoxin production and thermotolerance are well documented, its biofilm-forming ability has received less attention, despite being a key factor in the virulence of <i>A. flavus</i> as an opportunistic pathogen, which can significantly impact therapeutic outcomes. …”
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El recurso de información y comunicación visual: imagen. Apuntes en torno a las Ciencias de la Información y Bibliotecología by Marvin David Meza Castro

“…Se menciona la tecnología de recuperación de imágenes basada en contenido Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR), y se alude la importancia de la Alfabetización Visual para la Ciencia de la Información y la Bibliotecología. …”
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Design and Characteristics of a Single-Story Building Model Incorporating Waste by Mohamed Darwish, Mohamed Elnakeb, Marina Moawad, Marwan Mohamed Shawki, Ehab Abdelhamid, Donia Eldwib, Mohamed Nagib Abouzeid, Maram Saudy, Safwan Khedr, Khaled Nassar

“…The structural soundness of the system was tested by loading it with a load surpassing its design load in addition to measuring the deflection and checking its abidance to the code limitations. The thermal efficiency was tested by measuring the temperatures in comparison with the outside of the building for a span of 7 days with data recorded every 1 h. …”
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Fibrin Glue Enhances Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Cytokine Secretion and Survival Conferring Accelerated Diabetic Wound Healing by Ursula Hopfner, Matthias M. Aitzetmueller, Philipp Neßbach, Michael S. Hu, Hans-Guenther Machens, Zeshaan N. Maan, Dominik Duscher

“…By demonstrating the ability of fibrin glue to act as a carrier vehicle for ASCs, while simultaneously enhancing cellular regenerative function and viability, this study is a proponent of clinical translation for ASC-based therapies.…”
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Isolation, genetic, and biological characterization of human adenovirus type 55 positive isolates from Wuhan, China by Jing Xie, Yan Wang, Huan Li, Bingxiu Tan, Zhengying Yu, Lizhong Li, Wei Zhang, Hongbin Song, Leili Jia

“…Results HAdV-55-174 exhibited the highest replication ability in cultured cells compared to other strains, so this strain was selected for further investigation. …”
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Post-treatment of rat aflatoxicosis by camel milk and silymarin by Nahla H. Hassaneen, Shabaan A. Hemeda, Abeer F. El Nahas, Ghadeer M. Albadrani, Muath Q. Al-Ghadi, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, Sabreen E. Fadl, Eman M. El-Diasty, Hader I. Sakr, Hader I. Sakr

“…Moreover, the histopathology of the liver and testes was done along with expression levels of specific genes in the liver and testes.ResultsThe outcomes showed that the post-treatment with silymarin and camel milk improved biochemical markers in serum and ability to reproduce.ConclusionIn conclusion, post-treatment with camel milk and silymarin could mitigate the negative effect of AFB1 on rats.…”
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The molecular receptor NKBB enhances the persistence and anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity of GPC3 CAR-T cells by Minghao Sui, Tiantian Liu, Xuanli Song, Ji Li, Han Ding, Yuqian Liu, Xinyu Wang, Huimin Liu, Yuchan Xue, Jianni Qi, Miao Zhang, Songbo Zhao, Qiang Zhu

“…Our study showed that the molecular receptor NKBB conferred GPC3 CAR-T cells with enhanced migration and infiltration abilities towards HCC, higher central memory T (TCM) cell proportion and proliferation capacity, and reduced exhaustion level. …”
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Radiofrequency ablation combined with immunotherapy to treat hepatocellular carcinoma: a comprehensive review by Gui-Lin Xie, Zhi-Han Zhong, Tai-Wei Ye, Zun-Qiang Xiao

“…This combined strategy has the ability to enhance the anti-tumor immune response through synergies, significantly reduce the risk of recurrence and improve survival. …”
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Habitat fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction of small reptiles: A case study on Phrynocephalus przewalskii by Cui Yang, Yue Qi, Jiayuan Guo, Liangfei Peng, Neng Xiong, Wenya Zhang, Wei Zhao

“…Reptiles, particularly smaller species with limited migratory abilities, are especially vulnerable to these changes. …”
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