Green hydrothermal synthesis of nickel and zinc-doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles using Dalbergiella welwitschii extracts and their biological studies by Oghenejoboh Ufuoma Modupe, Sonibare Oluwadayo Olatunde, Muhammad Waseem, Ekundayo Olusegun, Sirajul Haq, Ahad Amer Alsaiari, Jamoliddin Razzokov

“…Convectional drugs have failed to tackle the increasing public health challenge of Cancer and diabetes. …”
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Association between Atopic Dermatitis and Dementia: Evidence from Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Mendelian Randomization by Yeon-Su Gwak, Seo-Yeon Kim, Chae-Eon Woo, Kihyuk Shin, Eunjeong Son, Jin-Woo Kim, Sung-Jin Kim, Tae-Jin Song, Hae Ryoun Park, Kihun Kim, Dai Sik Ko, Yun Hak Kim

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Frequency of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Synanthropic and Wild Rodents Captured in a Rural Community in Southeast of Mexico by Ivonne Hernández-Cortazar, Karla Cecilia Amaya Guardia, Marco Torres-Castro, Karla Acosta-Viana, Eugenia Guzmán-Marín, José Israel Chan-Pérez, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas, Rodrigo Medina-Pinto, Matilde Jiménez-Coello

“…The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of the Chagas disease, which is endemic in southeastern Mexico and is transmitted by the vector Triatoma dimidiata (triatomide). …”
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Continuous photo-oxidation of methane to methanol at an atomically tailored reticular gas-solid interface by Yuchen Hao, Liwei Chen, Haodong Liu, Wenfeng Nie, Xiangjie Ge, Jiani Li, Hui-Zi Huang, Chao Sun, Cuncai Lv, Shangbo Ning, Linjie Gao, Yaguang Li, Shufang Wang, An-Xiang Yin, Bo Wang, Jinhua Ye

“…Abstract Photo-oxidation of methane (CH4) using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) synthesized in situ from air and water under sunlight offers an attractive route for producing green methanol while storing intermittent solar energy. …”
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Selenomethionine alleviates T-2 toxin-induced articular chondrocyte ferroptosis via the system Xc−/GSH/GPX4 axis by Fang-fang Yu, Juan Zuo, Miao Wang, Shui-yuan Yu, Kang-ting Luo, Tong-tong Sha, Qian Li, Zai-chao Dong, Guo-yu Zhou, Feng Zhang, Xiong Guo, Yue Ba, Yan-jie Wang

“…It is well known that selenomethionine (Se-Met) has antioxidative stress properties and promotes the repair of cartilage lesion, but it remains unclear whether Se-Met can relieve damaged cartilage exposure to T-2 toxin. …”
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mtSTAT3 suppresses rheumatoid arthritis by regulating Th17 and synovial fibroblast inflammatory cell death with IL-17-mediated autophagy dysfunction by Seon-Yeong Lee, Jeonghyeon Moon, A Ram Lee, Young-Mee Moon, Jeong Won Choi, Chae Rim Lee, Su Been Jeon, Hee Su Sohn, Jeehee Youn, Dongyun Shin, Sung-Hwan Park, Mi-La Cho

“…We used a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model to determine the effect of mitochondrial STAT3. …”
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Analysis of egg quality and growth-related factors during embryogenic development of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) fed different broodstock diets by Ji-Sung Moon, Minji Seong, Si-Chan Kim, Josel Cadangin, Ji-Hye Lee, Eun-Seo Lee, Bong-Seung Seo, Haham Kim, Su-Jin Park, Jukyoung Kim, Jinho Lee, Seunghyung Lee, Youn-Hee Choi

“…The proximate composition of fertilized eggs revealed significantly higher protein (including amino acids) and lipid contents in the MP group than in the EP group (p < 0.05). In contrast, the fatty acids EPA and DHA content was significantly higher in the EP group than in the MP group (p < 0.05). …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes in Asian patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction by Julian Cheong Kiat Tay, Shaw Yang Chia, Siew Hui Michelle Koh, David Kheng Leng Sim, Ping Chai, Seet Yoong Loh, Fazlur Rehman Jaufeerally, Sheldon Shao Guang Lee, Patrick Zhan Yun Lim, Jonathan Yap

“…HFmrEF patients were more likely to be gender neutral, of mid-range age and have concomitant diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease (P < 0.001). …”
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Cooccurrence of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Salmonella Induced Neck Abscess in a Cervical Lymph Node by Jae-Myung Kim, Ju-Yeon Kim, Eun Jung Jung, Eun Jin Song, Dong Chul Kim, Chi-Young Jeong, Young-Tae Ju, Young-Joon Lee, Soon-Chan Hong, Sang-Kyung Choi, Woo-Song Ha

“…Thus, culturing of specimen can be option to make accurate diagnosis and to provide proper postoperative management.…”
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Associations between Children’s Exposure to PM2.5 and their Serum Inflammatory Responses in Taiwan by Wei-Jung Tseng, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Yu-Ting Chang, Liang-Jen Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Juliana Jalaludin, Chih-Lung Wang, Ying-I Tsai

“…Children living in the TRAP-PM2.5 areas had significantly higher TNF-α serum levels than those living in the I0W-PM2.5 areas. …”
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Streptomyces sp. MUM 195J: A Promising Probiotic for Controlling Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection in Aquaculture by Joanna Xuan Hui Goh, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Giva Kuppusamy, Janaranjani M, Kooi-Yeong Khaw, Wei Hsum Yap, Kok-Gan Chan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee, Bey-Hing Goh

“…However, persistent episodes of pathogenic infections have greatly affected production and incurred substantial financial losses to the industry. …”
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Mapping Nanoscale‐To‐Single‐Cell Phosphoproteomic Landscape by Chip‐DIA by Gul Muneer, Sofani Tafesse Gebreyesus, Ciao‐Syuan Chen, Tzu‐Tsung Lee, Fengchao Yu, Chih‐An Lin, Min‐Shu Hsieh, Alexey I. Nesvizhskii, Chao‐Chi Ho, Sung‐Liang Yu, Hsiung‐Lin Tu, Yu‐Ju Chen

“…With flexibility in module design and functionalization, Chip‐DIA can be adapted to other PTM‐omics to explore dysregulated PTM landscapes, thereby guiding therapeutic strategies toward precision oncology.…”
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Transdifferentiation of rat keratinocyte progenitors to corneal epithelial cells by limbal niche via the STAT3/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Bei Wang, Jiang-Lan Zhao, Gong-Yue Wang, Wan-Ying Cai, Yu-Ting Xiao, Jia-Song Wang, Chao Wang, Yu-Zhi Li, Xi Peng, Tian-Yu Yao, Ming-Chang Zhang, Hua-Tao Xie

“…RNA sequencing analysis and western blot have revealed significant activation of STAT3 and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. …”
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Enhanced UV–Vis Rejection Ratio in Metal/BaTiO3/β‐Ga2O3 Solar‐Blind Photodetectors by Nathan Wriedt, Lingyu Meng, Dong Su Yu, Chris Chae, Kyle Liddy, Ashok Dheenan, Sushovan Dhara, Roberto C. Myers, Oleg Maksimov, Richard Blakeley, Sanjay Krishna, Jinwoo Hwang, Hongping Zhao, Joe McGlone, Siddharth Rajan

“…It is shown that integrating the high‐k dielectric BaTiO3 reduces the dark current by ≈104, all but eliminates illumination induced Schottky barrier lowering, and increases the UV–vis rejection ratio by a factor greater than 9 × 103 compared to a Schottky photodetector. …”
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Validation of insurance claims data on aetiology, surgical type and prosthesis for isolated valve surgery: a retrospective observational surgery by Shao-Wei Chen, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Pao-Hsien Chu, An-Hsun Chou, Chun-Yu Chen, Feng-Cheng Chang, Yi‐Hsin Chan, Chia-Pin Lin, Yu-Ting Cheng, Bo-Cheng Hou, Jo-Ting Huang

“…Positive predictive values (PPVs) were calculated as the number of true positives divided by the total claims data.Results The PPVs (95% CI) for aortic valve (AV) surgery aetiologies were as follows: infectious endocarditis (IE), 94.1% (87.6%–97.7%); rheumatic heart disease (RHD), 88.2% (67.3%–97.5%); bicuspid AV, 93.3% (83.3%–98.1%); and degeneration, 91.7% (85.3%–95.8%). …”
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Alternations of the gut microbiota and the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio after biologic treatment in inflammatory bowel disease by Yu-Chieh Tsai, Wei-Chen Tai, Chih-Ming Liang, Cheng-Kun Wu, Ming-Chao Tsai, Wan-Hsiang Hu, Pao-Yuan Huang, Chien-Hung Chen, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Chih-Chien Yao, Seng-Kee Chuah

“…The intestinal dysbiosis have been investigated to play an important role in IBD pathogenesis and disease activity. …”
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Novel application of an imageless robotic system in simultaneous unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Joshua Yeuk Shun Tran, Rex Wang-Fung Mak, Kevin Ki-Wai Ho, Jonathan Patrick Ng, Cham Kit Wong, Gloria Yan-Ting Lam, Tsz Lung Choi, Michael Tim-Yun Ong, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung

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Use High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients in the Emergency Department: A Meta-Analysis Study by Cheng-Chieh Huang, Hao-Min Lan, Chao-Jui Li, Tsung-Han Lee, Wen-Liang Chen, Wei-Yuan Lei, Pei-You Hsieh, Mei-Chueh Yang, Chu-Chung Chou, Han-Ping Wu, Yuan-Jhen Syue

“…Administering HFNC therapy in ARF patients in EDs might decrease the intubation rate compared with COT. In addition, it can decrease the need for escalation, decrease the patient’s dyspnea level, and increase the patient’s comfort level compared with COT.…”
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CD40 Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Susceptibility and Coronary Artery Lesions of Kawasaki Disease in the Taiwanese Population by Ho-Chang Kuo, Mei-Chyn Chao, Yu-Wen Hsu, Ying-Chi Lin, Ying-Hsien Huang, Hong-Ren Yu, Ming-Feng Hou, Chi-Di Liang, Kuender D. Yang, Wei-Chiao Chang, Chih-Lu Wang

“…Our previous studies showed expression of CD40 ligand on CD4+ T cells correlated to the coronary artery lesion (CAL) and disease progress in KD. Other studies from Japan suggested the role of CD40L in the pathogenesis of CAL, and this might help explain the excessive number of males affected with KD but cannot be reproduced by Taiwanese population. …”
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The implementation of genome sequencing in rare genetic diseases diagnosis: a pilot study from the Hong Kong genome projectResearch in context by Wai Kei Jacky Lam, Chak Sing Lau, Ho Ming Luk, Lisa Wing Chi Au, Gary C.P. Chan, Will Yap Hang Chan, Shirley Sze Wing Cheng, Timothy Hua Tse Cheng, Li Li Cheung, Yiu Fai Cheung, Josephine Shuk Ching Chong, Annie Tsz Wai Chu, Claudia Ching Yan Chung, Kin Lai Chung, Cheuk Wing Fung, Eva Lai Wah Fung, Yuan Gao, Stephanie Ho, Shirley Pik Ying Hue, Chi-Ho Lee, Tsz Leung Lee, Philip Hei Li, Hei Man Lo, Ivan Fai Man Lo, Herbert Ho Fung Loong, Becky Mingyao Ma, Wei Ma, Shirley Yin Yu Pang, Wai-Kay Seto, Steven Wai Kwan Siu, Ho So, Yuk Him Tam, Wenshu Tang, Rosanna Ming Sum Wong, Desmond Yat Hin Yap, Maggie Lo Yee Yau, Brian Hon Yin Chung, Su-Vui Lo

“…Summary: Background: Genome sequencing (GS) has revolutionised the diagnostic odyssey of patients with rare genetic diseases (RDs) and accelerated large-scale genome projects globally. …”
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