The Potential of Swiftlet Bird's Nest Extract (Aerodramus fucipaghus) as an Antioxidant and Serum Formulation by Naniek Widyaningrum, Chintiana Nindya Putri, Thendi Abdul Arief, Nada Aini Sofa, Monica Virdaus

“…Antioxidant activity was detected in the serum across a spectrum of concentrations, revealing IC50 values of 250.00 µg/mL, signifying a range from weak to strong efficacy (90.137 µg/mL). The swiftlet bird's nest serum with its concentration variants demonstrated physical stability during the 21-day storage duration. …”
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Impact of Metabolic States on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Responses in Mouse Models of Obesity and Diabetes by Olivia A. Smith, Brent Fujimoto, Teri Ann S. Wong, Albert To, Troy Odo, Aquena Ball, Brien K. Haun, Hiromi Muramatsu, Ying K Tam, Norbert Pardi, Axel T. Lehrer

“…However, it should be noted that mRNA vaccines demonstrated strong neutralizing responses across all metabolic states, while adjuvanted subunit vaccines elicited higher antibody avidity in mice with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity compared to healthy mice. …”
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The effect of spiritual counseling based on the sound heart model on resilience and parenting competence in mothers with intellectually disabled children by Arefeh Sadeghi, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee, Minoo Asadzandi

“…Conclusion: The SHM intervention helped mothers with mentally disabled children to create a strong bond with the eternal power of God. The intervention also improved the mothers’ resilience and helped them accept the reality of life. …”
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High-resolution Observations of an X-1.0 White-light Flare with Moving Flare Ribbons by Xu Yang, Meiqi Wang, Andrew Cao, Kaifan Ji, Vasyl Yurchyshyn, Jiong Qiu, Sijie Yu, Jinhua Shen, Wenda Cao

“…The simultaneous occurrence of high-cadence HXR, microwave, and white-light emissions strongly suggests that the energetic particles from the flare directly contribute to the heating. …”
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Geochronology and geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic–Mesozoic intrusive rocks in the Xinlin area, northeastern China: new constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Erguna block... by Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Sheng Lu, Chenglu Li, Masroor Alam, Zhichao Song, Xiannan Zhu, Anzong Fu, Wenpeng Yang

“…In contrast, the Late Carboniferous, Early Permian, Late Triassic–Early Jurassic, and Early Cretaceous intermediate–acidic intrusive rocks display high Rb/Sr contents, low Mg#, and strongly negative Eu anomalies, indicating derivation from the partial melting of the lower crust. …”
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Pegylated NIR Fluorophore-Conjugated OBHSA Prodrug for ERα-Targeted Theranostics with Enhanced Imaging and Long-Term Retention by Xiaohua Wang, Xiaofei Deng, Lilan Xin, Chune Dong, Guoyuan Hu, Hai-Bing Zhou

“…However, challenges such as strong background fluorescence signals and rapid metabolism have hindered the achievement of sufficient contrast between tumors and surrounding tissues, limiting the system’s applicability. …”
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A nomogram for predicting neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with neonatal pneumonia after 34 weeks of gestation by Aosong Yu, Huanhuan Hou, Huanhuan Hou, Lingyi Ran, Xiaojia Sun, Wanchun Xin, Tong Feng

“…The area under the ROC curve was 0.829 (95% CI = 0.785–0.873), indicating the model's strong predictive power. In addition, decision curve analysis showed that the model had significantly better net benefits.ConclusionIn this study, a predictive column-line plot was constructed based on six clinically accessible conventional variables. …”
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Graft survival and mortality outcomes after kidney transplant in patients with lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weizhong Jiang, Yunfen Xu, Qichun Yin

“…Studies with a larger sample size (>200) showed that LN was strongly associated with lower graft and patient survival rates. …”
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Application Future-studie in development of urban tourism of structural analysis and scenario writing (Case study: khoy city) by hadi nagibi, adel sherizadeh

“…ScenarioWizard software reported 1406 poor scenarios, 4 strong scenarios and 13 credible scenarios by performing the needed analyses. …”
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The Development of a Novel Broad-Spectrum Influenza Polypeptide Vaccine Based on Multi-Epitope Tandem Sequences by Song Zhao, Junhao Luo, Wenhui Guo, Li Li, Siyu Pu, Libo Dong, Wenfei Zhu, Rongbao Gao

“…Conclusions: The P125-H vaccine induced broad cross-protection against multiple influenza strains and elicited robust immune responses. It demonstrates strong potential as a candidate for a universal influenza vaccine.…”
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Integration of wireless power transfer and low power wide area networks in IoT applications—A review by Molefi J. Makhetha, Elisha D. Markus, Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz

“…This review analyses recent work on LPWANs and low power WPT with strong focus on the main challenges and key solutions that would allow for their integration in IoT applications. …”
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Quantitative Attribution Analysis of the Spatial Differentiation of Gully Erosion in the Black Soil Region of Northeast China by Ranghu Wang, Nan Wang, Yingchao Fan, Huan Sun, Hanpei Fu, Jiuchun Yang

“…The results showed that at the large catchment scale, the submeter images had a strong capacity for the recognition of a permanent gully and obtained satisfactory results. …”
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Barriers and facilitators associated with the use of mental health services among immigrant students in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review. by Christelle Dombou, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sarah Fraser, Jude Mary Cénat, Karine Fournier, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…On the other hand, factors such as being a woman, having a strong sense of cultural adaptation, or possessing adequate mental health literacy serve as facilitators for accessing mental health services.…”
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General Principles of Anti-Corruption in V4 Visegrad Countries: Experience of Hungary by V. S. Makarenko

“…The public procurement process and the tendering process are insufficiently protected from irregularities at the local level due to strong informal relations between business and representatives of government at the local level. …”
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Sky High or Grounded: Nest Site Selection of Herons and Egrets in a Mixed‐Species Colony by Farrah Samraoui, Riad Nedjah, Abdennour Boucheker, Hamed A. El‐Serehy, Boudjéma Samraoui

“…Species that initiated nesting early selected mid‐elevation sites near the tree trunk, which likely offered protection from both ground and aerial predators, while also providing some shielding from solar radiation and strong winds. These early selected sites featured larger branches, which conferred greater nest stability. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns of gene expression during development of a complex colony morphology. by Gareth A Cromie, Zhihao Tan, Michelle Hays, Amy Sirr, Aimée M Dudley

“…Individual deletion of 26 genes sampled from different clusters identified 5 with strong effects on colony morphology (BUD8, CIS3, FLO11, MSB2 and SFG1), all of which eliminated or greatly reduced the structure of the F13 outer region.…”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…Objective To determine whether the strong increase in assisted suicides in Switzerland since 2008 is linked to a shift in the socioeconomic factors associated with assisted suicide and its related diagnoses.Methods In a population-based longitudinal study, we investigated assisted suicides in Switzerland over the period 2003–2014. …”
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Developing transcriptomic biomarkers for TAVO412 utilizing next generation sequencing analyses of preclinical tumor models by Ying Jin, Peng Chen, Huajun Zhou, Guangmao Mu, Simin Wu, Zhengxia Zha, Bin Ma, Chao Han, Mark L. Chiu, Mark L. Chiu

“…TAVO412 demonstrated strong in vivo tumor growth inhibition in 23 cell-line derived xenograft (CDX) models representing diverse cancer types, as well as in 9 patient-derived xenograft (PDX) lung tumor models.MethodsUsing preclinical CDX data, we established transcriptomic biomarkers based on gene expression profiles that were correlated with anti-tumor response or distinguished between responders and non-responders. …”
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Phenological control of vegetation biophysical feedbacks to the regional climate by Lingxue Yu, Ye Liu, Fengqin Yan, Lijie Lu, Xuan Li, Shuwen Zhang, Jiuchun Yang

“…Crucially, our findings underscored that the land surface temperature (LST) sensitivity, exhibited substantially higher values in croplands rather than temperate forests. These strong sensitivities, coupled with the projected continuation of phenology shifts, portend further growing season cooling in croplands. …”
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Behavioural Risk Factors, Hypertension Knowledge, and Hypertension in Rural India by Eslavath Rajkumar, John Romate

“…The emergence of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases are strongly related to various risk factors. Knowledge about hypertension and related risk factors is often stressed on their utility in prevention and management of the disease. …”
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