Viral and Nonviral Engineering of Natural Killer Cells as Emerging Adoptive Cancer Immunotherapies by Sandro Matosevic

“…Clinical responses to adoptive NK-based immunotherapy have been thwarted, however, by the profound immunosuppression induced by the tumor microenvironment, particularly severe in the context of solid tumors. In addition, the short postinfusion persistence of NK cells in vivo has limited their clinical efficacy. …”
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Quaternion modeling of the helical path for analysis of the shape of the DNA molecule by A. F. Muterko

“…Taken together, these algorithms will be useful both in the in silico analysis of relatively short DNA fragments as well as in topological mapping of whole genomes.…”
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Severe pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy: a case report by Yi Lin, Zhao-Zhao Jiang, Xiao-Qian Chi, Jian-Sheng Chen, Chao Wen, Chao Zhang, Ying-Ying Wang, Guang-Liang Xie

“…BackgroundNocardia species are rare opportunistic pathogens in the clinic, with strong invasiveness and dissemination, that can cause serious pulmonary infection, especially in immunocompromised patients, chronic lung diseases and hormone use, and is easy to be missed and misdiagnosed, preventing patients from obtaining timely and effective treatment, resulting in a high mortality rate.Case presentationHere, we present a rare case of a patient with chronic bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy who developed Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pneumonia shortly after hormone therapy. The patient presented with tongue and lip ulcers, chest distress, cough, expectoration, and fever as the initial symptoms, which were extremely similar to common bacterial pulmonary infections. …”
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Understanding Groundwater Resource Vulnerability at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, Using Applied Geophysics at the Rubys Inn Thrust Fault by Trevor H. Schlossnagle, Kayla D. Smith, Tyler C. Gilkerson

“…The inversion models illustrate the complexity and variability of the Rubys Inn fault within a short distance along strike. Where the fault is concealed, results indicate that the actual and mapped locations differ by 70–100 m along the transects. …”
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China’s Aviation Industry: From Follower to Competitor in the Global Aerospace Market by Marina S. Reshetnikova, Ivan A. Kochergin, Sergey S. Shvets

“…The analysis of the industry has shown that the Chinese aviation industry in a short historical period was able to overcome the technological lag and reach the level of world leaders in a number of areas. …”
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La propagande anti-britannique en France pendant l’Occupation by Françoise Passera

“…The prefects’ reports on public opinion show that the plugging of Anglophobic sentiment had little influence on the French who were globally in complete support of the British even if they experienced doubt during short periods after the deadly bombings and at the approach of the Normandy landings.  …”
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Evidence of Major Structural Features over the Pan-African Domain in the Bertoua-Mbangue Area (East Cameroon) from a Multiscale Approach of Modeling and Interpretation of Aeromagne... by Owono Amougou Olivier Ulrich Igor, Ndougsa Mbarga Theophile, Meying Arsène, Assembe Stephane Patrick, Ngoh Jean Daniel, Ngoumou Paul Claude, Yandjimain Justine

“…The horizontal gradient map shows on the one hand brittle and folded structures carried out in the area of study and on the other hand various rectilinear, narrow, and short-wave anomalies that can be classified as a family of little faults. …”
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Associations between parental bonding and health-related quality of life in a clinical sample of youths aged 14–35 years in Singapore by Yoke Boon Tan, Eng Hong Tay, Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Mythily Subramaniam

“…The Parental Bonding Instrument was used to measure parental care and overprotectiveness. Short Form-12 measured physical health (physical component summary [PCS]) and mental health (mental component summary [MCS]) components of HRQOL, and the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire assessed depressive symptoms. …”
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Representation of forced migrants: a case study of the east bengali migrants to West Bengal by Subhasri Ghosh

“…The event triggered off large-scale cross-border migration on the Bengal and Punjab sector in India, with as the surging tide of uprooted mass lashing the shores of these two states. Concentrating on the Bengal side, the paper will try to capture the many-faceted representations of the migrants through the lens of the ‘self’ and the ‘other’; the guest and the host, i.e. the local people of West Bengal and the migrants from across the border. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Breast Cancer Cell Lines: Genome-wide Insights from ChIP-seq Analysis by Tanishq Sahu, Ruchi Yadav

“…Settings and Design: Breast cancer ChIP-seq data have been retrieved from the European Nucleotide Archive database with project Id PRJNA415426 short read archive. Four samples of FASTQ files were used and analyzed for the genome-wide analysis. …”
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Problems of legal regulation of start-ups in Ukraine by I. V. Lysenko, А. M. Lysenko, L. V. Perevalova

“…A list of features inherent in a start-up has been proposed: focus on the development of an innovative product or service; relatively short period of existence with subsequent transformation, sale or termination of existence; scientific potential of the start-up founders; registration of a start-up in the legal form of an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity. …”
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Stress among medical students: factor structure of the University Stress Scale among Italian students by Alex Burdorf, Maura Galletta, Igor Portoghese, Fabio Porru, Marcello Campagna

“…We tested an alternative unidimensional short form (eight items; USS-S) that assessed all the five sources of stress. …”
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Investigating the potential immunomodulatory effects of commercial oral probiotic supplements on equine gastrointestinal tract barrier function by Agnieszka Żak-Bochenek, Paulina Żebrowska-Różańska, Joanna Bajzert, Łukasz Łaczmański, Bogumiła Szponar, Natalia Siwińska, Klaudia Gładysz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Anna Chełmońska-Soyta

“…The samples were subjected to microbiome analysis via next-generation sequencing of hypervariable regions V3-V4 and V7-V9 of the 16S rRNA gene for analysis of short-chain fatty acids via HPLC analysis and fecal secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) quantification via ELISA.ResultsMicrobiome analysis revealed no significant differences in either alpha or beta diversity parameters between the groups. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Morphological Characteristics between Endangered Local Prickly Pear and the Newly Introduced Dactylopius opuntiae-Resistant Species in Eastern Morocco by Ahmed Marhri, Mehdi Boumediene, Aziz Tikent, Reda Melhaoui, Kawtar Jdaini, Aatika Mihamou, Hana Serghini-Caid, Ahmed Elamrani, Christophe Hano, Malika Abid, Mohamed Addi

“…However, O. robusta is distinguished by its short stalk, which poses a challenge for fruit harvesting and leaves it susceptible to physical damage and quality loss. …”
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Prior Appendectomy and the Onset and Course of Crohn’s Disease in Chinese Patients by Dafan Chen, Jing Ma, Qiwen Ben, Lungen Lu, Xinjian Wan

“…However, the appendectomy rate only increased for a short duration before CD diagnosis, likely reflecting a diagnostic bias. …”
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Inulin Reduces Kidney Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Decreasing Inflammation and Serum Metabolomics by Jiayuan He, Xiang Li, Man Yan, Xinsheng Chen, Chang Sun, Jiajun Tan, Yinsheng Song, Hong Xu, Liang Wu, Zhengnan Yang

“…Additionally, inulin treatment in mice with a T2DM model led to a significant increase in the concentrations of three primary short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) (acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid), while the concentration of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a prominent inflammatory factor in diabetes, exhibited a significant decrease. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…This study focused on assessing the impact of different short and long-term lagged climatic predictors on dengue cases. …”
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Surgical Outcomes of a Second Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation in Asian Eyes with Refractory Glaucoma by Sze Chuan Ong, Maria Cecilia Aquino, Paul Chew, Victor Koh

“…An additional AGV implant had good short and modest long-term effectiveness in reducing IOP following a failed glaucoma tube shunt in Asian eyes, with the mentioned common postoperative complications to be actively monitored and managed.…”
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Appropriate Use of Inpatient Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents by Chenghao Cui, Timothy Nguyen, Mohammad Rattu

“… Background: Anemia is a significant global public health issue, and it is associated with lethargy, weakness, tiredness, and shortness of breath. Erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) are recombinant / synthetic erythropoietin and can increase hemoglobin (Hb) levels. …”
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Impact of Vegetation Cover Changes on Soil Erosion in Typical Forest Stands in South China by WANG Juan, HUANG Tingting, ZHAO Hui, LIU Xiaolin, JIN Pingwei, SHI Yandong

“…Clear-cutting had a more pronounced effect on increasing soil erosion modulus compared to burning and thinning, especially in the short term. The findings contribute valuable insights into the understanding of soil erosion dynamics in forest ecosystems, thus informing better soil and water conservation practices.…”
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