The effect of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 5.2 infection on perioperative physiological indicators in orthopedic patients by Hao Wu, JunZhe Yang, YuQin Yan, Xiao Hu, BiXi Li, PengFei Cheng, XiaoYang Song

“…Methods Patients who underwent time-limited surgery (surgery that must be performed within a certain time) at the Department of Orthopedics of our hospital from September 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, were divided into an observation group (those with Omicron BA 5.2 and a negative nucleic acid test after December 7, 2022, n = 100) and a control group (those negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection before December 7, 2022, n = 100). …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Three Adolescent Sexual Health Programs in Ha Noi and Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam by Van Pham, Hoang Nguyen, Le Huu Tho, Truong Tan Minh, Porntip Lerdboon, Rosemary Riel, Mackenzie S. Green, Linda M. Kaljee

“…With an increase in sexual activity among young adults in Vietnam and associated risks, there is a need for evidence-based sexual health interventions. This evaluation of three sexual health programs based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) was conducted in 12 communes in Ha Noi, Nha Trang City, and Ninh Hoa District. …”
Get full text

Solvent-Free Synthesis of Co-Based Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-9) for the Removal of Congo Red from Water by Khoa Dang Tran, Hoan Tuan Phan, Chi Thi Kim Nguyen, Bao Chi Nguyen, Ha Vu Le, Khoa Dang Nguyen

“…Intensive experiments were then conducted with the removal of CR to investigate the effect of adsorption conditions, including contacting time, pH value, and initial concentration of organic dye solution. …”
Get full text

Fluorescence imaging‐guided lipid droplets‐localized photodynamic therapy by Shan Wang, Qiang Wang, Yang Lv, Zhe Liu, Kippeum Lee, Dongeun Kim, Miae Won, Jianliang Shen, Jong Seung Kim

“…Abstract Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising strategy for cancer treatment due to its non‐invasive nature and high specificity toward malignant tissues. …”
Get full text

Exploration of interstitial fluid proteome in Homo sapiens forearm through a cutting edge intradermal microdialysis and high-throughput proteomics approach: a pilot study by Yu Sakamoto, Naoto Fujii, Junko Shibato, Ravi Gupta, Cheol Woo Min, Sun Tae Kim, Ranjith Kumar Bakku, Randeep Rakwal

“…Dialysate samples were checked for protein extracted in LB-TT, SDS-PAGE, and by LC–MS/MS. A protein–protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed with genes from STRING using Cytoscape. …”
Get full text

Chemical Fingerprints for PM2.5 in the Ambient Air near a Raw Material Storage Site for Iron Ore, Coal, Limestone, and Sinter by Kavita Justus Mutuku, Yen-Yi Lee, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wei-Hsin Chen, Wen-Che Hou

Subjects: Get full text

A prevalent caveolin-1 gene rs926198 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Thai population by Metha Yaikwawong, Pornpimon Ek-eudomsuk, Gunya Sittithumcharee, Vipavee Anupunpisit, Thavatchai Peerapatdit, Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Thep Himathongkam, Siwanon Jirawatnotai, Somlak Chuengsamarn

Subjects: Get full text

Photodegradation of Methylene Blue Using Carbon-Doped ZnSn(OH)6 Composite Coated on Membrane by Ernso Fenelon, Achmad Chusnun Ni’am, Truc-Mai Thi Nguyen, Ying-Fu Lin, Ya-Fen Wang, Sheng-Jie You

“…In this study, the photocatalytic technology and membrane module were combined to improve the surface distribution of the active species of the catalyst for better degradation of the methylene blue (MB) dye under visible light. ZnSn(OH)6 was chosen due to carbon’s complex metal oxide doped to facilitate the application under visible light. …”
Get full text

Accommodative Exercises to Lower Intraocular Pressure by Thomas J. Stokkermans, Jeremy C. Reitinger, George Tye, Chiu-Yen Kao, Sangeetha Ragupathy, Huachun A. Wang, Carol B. Toris

“…ANOVA and paired t-tests were used for statistical analyses. Results. Following alternating accommodation, IOP decreased by 0.7 mmHg in the right eye when all age groups were combined (p = 0.029). …”
Get full text

Experimental study of mortar incorporating nano-magnetite on engineering performance and radiation shielding by Kunchariyakun Kittipong, Sinyoung Suthatip, MacKenzie Kenneth J. D., Pungkun Vithit, Raknarong Pakkamai, Teh Musofpar, Jekabaso Afham, Sittichan Narumol

“…Here, this study reports the effect of nano-magnetite (nano-Fe3O4) on the γ and neutron-radiation shielding properties of mortar using 1–10 wt% additions of nano-Fe3O4. …”
Get full text

About One Memorable Date in the History of Spain by G. I. Volkova

Subjects: Get full text

Clinical characteristics and predictive biomarkers of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support by Tae Higuchi, Tomomi Ide, Takeo Fujino, Takeshi Tohyama, Yuta Nagatomi, Tomoyuki Nezu, Masataka Ikeda, Toru Hashimoto, Shouji Matsushima, Keisuke Shinohara, Masaaki Nishihara, Takeshi Iyonaga, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Tomoki Ushijima, Akira Shiose, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Kohtaro Abe

“…This study was a single-center, prospective, and observational study. Patients aged 16 years and older who underwent MCS for CS were included. …”
Get full text

Spreading Social Influence with both Positive and Negative Opinions in Online Networks by Jing (Selena) He, Meng Han, Shouling Ji, Tianyu Du, Zhao Li

“…Motivated by the goal of alleviating social problems, such as drinking, smoking, and gambling, and influence-spreading problems, such as promoting new products, we consider positive and negative influences, and propose a new optimization problem called the Minimum-sized Positive Influential Node Set (MPINS) selection problem to identify the minimum set of influential nodes such that every node in the network can be positively influenced by these selected nodes with no less than a threshold of θ. …”
Get full text

A Turn-On Fluorescent Sensor for Hg2+ Based on Graphene Oxide by Yong Wu He, Yi Feng, Lian Wei Kang, Xiao Liang Li

“…The selectivity and the competition performance of BGO towards Hg2+ were good among other heavy metal ions.…”
Get full text

CD4+T and CD8+T Cells in Uterus Exhibit Both Selective Dysfunction and Residency Signatures by Shuangpeng Kang, Shuiping Jin, Xueying Mao, BinSheng He, Changyou Wu

“…However, comprehensive knowledge of the immunological properties of αβT (including CD4+T cells and CD8+T) cells in nonpregnancy uterus has not been acquired. In this study, we fully compared the immunological properties of αβT cells between uterus and blood using mouse and human sample. …”
Get full text

Association of Choline Intake with Blood Pressure and Effects of Its Microbiota-Dependent Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-Oxide on Hypertension by Guo-dong He, Xiao-cong Liu, An-shang Lu, Ying-qing Feng

“…No difference of diastolic BP was observed, but there was a trend towards lower systolic BP with the increase doses of TMAO in the SHR group. The SHR 1 g/L TMAO rats had a remarkably lower systolic blood pressure than the SHR-water group. …”
Get full text

Machine learning-assisted development of gas separation membranes: A review by An Li, Jianchun Chu, Shaoxuan Huang, Yongqi Liu, Maogang He, Xiangyang Liu

“…Gas separation membranes have been a hot topic of research in recent decades due to their low costs, high energy efficiency and wide range of applications. …”
Get full text

SIRT1/PGC-1α-mediated mitophagy participates the improvement roles of BMAL1 in podocytes injury in diabetic nephropathy: evidences from in vitro experiments by Yanxia Rui, Yinfeng Guo, Linying He, Min-er Wang, Henglan Wu

“…Mitophagy was examined by detecting autophagosomes using transmission electron microscopy, and detecting the colocalization of LC3 and Tom20 using immunofluorescence staining. …”
Get full text

Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Aqueous Solution Using a Pt-TiO2 Film by Chun He, Mudar Abou Asi, Ya Xiong, Dong Shu, Xiangzhong Li

“…Compared with a TiO2 film, the efficiency of formic acid degradation using the Pt-TiO2 films was significantly higher in both the PC and PEC processes. …”
Get full text

Modeling Multilevel Supplier Selection Problem Based on Weighted-Directed Network and Its Solution by Chia-Te Wei, Hong Zuo, Chang-Bing Jiang, Shu-fang Li

“…The results show that the ant colony algorithm is superior to the tabu search one as a whole, but the latter is slightly better than the former when network scale is small.…”
Get full text