Distinct phenotypes of patients and healthcare resource utilization after hospitalization for COVID-19: an observational study by Claire Marant Micallef, Manon Belhassen, Florence Ader, Valeria Martinez, Eric Van Ganse, Marjorie Bérard, Mélanie Née, Mikhail Dziadzko, Frédéric Aubrun

“…We described patients’ HCU over 5 months from day 31 after the index date to the end of follow-up, i.e., the post-COVID-19 period. …”
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DeepGenMon: A Novel Framework for Monkeypox Classification Integrating Lightweight Attention-Based Deep Learning and a Genetic Algorithm by Abdulqader M. Almars

“…However, there is still room for improvement to accurately detect and classify monkeypox cases. …”
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Predicting the impact of missense mutations on an unresolved protein’s stability, structure, and function: A case study of Alzheimer’s disease-associated TREM2 R47H variant by Joshua Pillai, Kijung Sung, Chengbiao Wu

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Optimization and calibration of 384-well kinetic Ca2+ mobilization assays for the human transient receptor potential cation channels TRPM8, TRPV1, and TRPA1 by David A. Close, V. Blair Journigan, Paul A. Johnston

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The impact of chronic intermittent hypoxia on enzymatic activity in memory-associated brain regions of male and female rats by Steve Mabry, Jessica L. Bradshaw, Jennifer J. Gardner, E. Nicole Wilson, Janak Sunuwar, Hannah Yeung, Sharad Shrestha, J. Thomas Cunningham, Rebecca L. Cunningham

“…Methods Male and female Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to CIH or room air (normoxic) for 14 days. We quantified protease activity and cleaved spectrin products, along with EGR-1 protein expression in hippocampal subregions (CA1, CA3), cortical regions [entorhinal cortex (ETC), retrosplenial cortex (RSC), cerebellar cortex (CC)], and subcortical regions [raphe nucleus (RN), locus coeruleus (LC)] associated with learning and memory. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Epidural Hematoma Presenting Only with Vesicorectal Disturbance by Hiroto Kamoda, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Gen Inoue, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

“…The day after his discharge following an unremarkable postoperative course, he presented to the emergency room complaining of difficulty in urination. An MRI revealed an epidural fluid collection causing compression of the thecal sac. …”
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Smart blockchain-powered natural resource asset management and ecological governance countermeasures by Wende Huang, Yuan Han, Qiang Gu, Xiaolong Han, Tiansheng Gao

“…An in-depth analysis of the current status of ecological environmental governance in Qinghai Province reveals that although the ecological environment quality (including water and air quality) in Qinghai Province improved in 2021 compared to 2020, there is still room for improvement in ecological enforcement and compensation systems. …”
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Are Collagen Protons Visible with the Zero Echo Time (ZTE) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequence: A D₂O Exchange and Freeze-Drying Study by Tan Guo, Dina Moazamian, Arya A. Suprana, Saeed Jerban, Eric Y. Chang, Yajun Ma, Michael Carl, Min Chen, Jiang Du

“…Finally, the samples were brought to room temperature and visualized using the identical 3D ZTE and UTE sequences. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Studies of Mn(III)-Schiff Base-Dicyanamide Complexes: Checking the Rhombicity Effect in Peroxidase Studies by Manuel R. Bermejo, Rocío Carballido, M. Isabel Fernández-García, Ana M. González-Noya, Gustavo González-Riopedre, Marcelino Maneiro, Laura Rodríguez-Silva

“…The complexes 1–3 have been physicochemically characterized by elemental analysis, IR and paramagnetic 1H NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, magnetic moment at room temperature and conductivity measurements. Complex 1 has been crystallographically characterized. …”
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Sol–gel synthesis of silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles: exploring gas sensing and photocatalytic applications by Laxmi D. Sonawane, Abhinay S. Mandawade, Anil B. Gite, Sarika D. Shinde, Ganesh E. Patil, Latesh K. Nikam, Vishal H. Goswami, Ramesh B. Bhise, Pradip B. Sarawade, Mahendra S. Shinde

“…The gas sensing properties of the SiO2 NPs were tested on domestic gas sensor units for different gases, including ethanol, methanol, CO2, LPG, H2S, NH3, O2, and Cl2, at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 300 °C. Among these materials, SiO₂ NPs displayed the strongest response to H₂S gas, showing outstanding gas-sensing performance at a concentration of 100 ppm. …”
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Reverse-Phase Chromatographic Determination and Intrinsic Stability Behavior of 5-[(4-Chlorophenoxy)Methyl]-1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2-Thiol by Shehzadi Naureen, Hussain Khalid, Islam Muhammad, Bukhari Nadeem Irfan, Khan Muhammad Tanveer, Salman Muhammad, Siddiqui Sabahat Zahra, Rehman Aziz-Ur, Abbasi Muhammad Athar

“…Under alkaline conditions (hydrolytic and photolytic), polar products were formed that eluted very fast through the column (tR < 3.75 min). At room temperature, the compound was susceptible to oxidation by hydrogen peroxide and transition metals. …”
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Airborne Levels of Lung Carcinogens at an Ascon Manufacturing Site by Kyeongmin Lee, Sungwon Choi, Miyeon Kim, Dongwoo Song, Ki-Youn Kim

“…Finally, the ascon is disgorged from an outlet on the mixing machine and loaded onto dump trucks. …”
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Enabling ultra-flexible inorganic thin-film-based thermoelectric devices by introducing nanoscale titanium layers by Ming Tan, Xiao-Lei Shi, Wei-Di Liu, Yong Jiang, Si-Qi Liu, Tianyi Cao, Wenyi Chen, Meng Li, Tong Lin, Yuan Deng, Shaomin Liu, Zhi-Gang Chen

“…The device features 162 pairs of thin-film legs with high room-temperature performance, using p-Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 and n-Bi2Te2.7Se0.3, with figure-of-merit values of 1.39 and 1.44, respectively. …”
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Comparative Study of Remimazolam and Midazolam During Sedated Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Ryoji Ichijima, Hisatomo Ikehara, Tomomi Sugita, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yasuhiko Nagata, Kanako Ogura, Mitsuru Esaki, Yosuke Minoda, Hiroyuki Ono, Yuki Maeda, Shinsuke Kiriyama, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Yuichi Kanmura

“…We evaluated the time from the end of the gastrointestinal endoscopy until discharge, the time from the end of the procedure until awakening, and adverse events. …”
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Efficient method for identification of Escherichia coli strains isolated from various chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) organs by V. P. Terletskiy, V. I. Tyshchenko, O. B. Novikova, E. D. Dzhavadov, I. Ya. Shakhtamirov, N. L. Adaev

“…Despite the existence of numerous bacterium genotyping techniques, there is still room for developing a unified typing approach that would be applicable to a variety of bacterial species. …”
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Dual-functional passivation on highly-efficient air-processed FAPbI₃ perovskite solar cells fabricated under high humidity without auxiliary equipment by Bo-Tau Liu, His-Sheng Su, I-Ru Chen, Rong-Ho Lee, Yi-Fang Su, Kai-Ting Sun, Shoaib Siddique

“…However, the photo-active α-phase FAPbI3 suffers the poor structural stability, easily transforming to photo-inactive δ-phase FAPbI3 at room temperature, a process that is accelerated by the moisture. …”
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Use of virtual reality in port implantation to reduce perioperative anxiety and pain: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial at a single German university hospital (VIP-t... by Christoph W Michalski, Felix J Hüttner, Colette Dörr-Harim, Sandra Graf, Hannah Feldmann, Lisa S Hunold, Kira C Steinkraus, Nadir Nasir

“…However, patients may experience increased perioperative stress and anxiety in the operating room setting without general anaesthesia. Virtual reality (VR) distraction or hypnosis during surgery under local anaesthesia may help patients to auditorily and visually separate from their real environment and engage with a virtual environment through hypnorelaxing guidance. …”
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Pattern and Predictors of Maternal Healthcare Services Utilization among Women of Reproductive Age in Lagos, Nigeria by Esther Oluwakemi Oluwole, Alero Ann Roberts, Ifeoma Peace Okafor, Victoria Oluwasola Yesufu

“…Conclusion: This study reveals high awareness and utilization of maternal health services but highlights room for improvement in early antenatal care registration and postnatal care beyond the child’s immunization.…”
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Nursing of a patient undergoing trans-apical transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic insufficiency (心尖途径经导管主动脉瓣置换术治疗重度主动脉瓣关闭不全1例护理体会)... by XU Yuanhua (徐远华), HE Hui (何慧), ZHAO Jianhua (赵建华), DENG Zibin (邓梓彬), ZOU Minghui (邹明辉), YANG Yang (杨扬), PAN Gang (潘港)

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Enhanced Photodecomposition of Methylene Blue in Water with Sr1−xKxTiO3−δ@PC-polyHIPEs under UV and Visible Light by Yonghua Gao, Tao Zhang, Qipeng Guo, Lizhen Gao

“…L−1 Sr0.7K0.3TiO3−δ@PC-polyHIPEs was exposed to visible light for 160 min at room temperature, 88.3% of MB was decomposed. After being used for eight cycles, 87.6% activity of fresh Sr0.7K0.3TiO3−δ@PC-polyHIPEs still remained. …”
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