Preparation, structure–property relationships, and applications of novel bio-based and biodegradable polyesteramide materials by Xipo Zhao, Fan Mo, Caibo Zhao, Shunmei Li, Min Wang, Shixing Dong, Ling Zhou

“…This review provides valuable insights into the structural design of PEA materials, strategies for regulating biodegradability and functionality, and opportunities for expanding application areas.…”
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Time-dependent material properties and composition of the nonhuman primate uterine layers through gestation by Daniella M. Fodera, Echo Z. Xu, Camilo A. Duarte, Michelle H. Wyss, Shuyang Fang, Xiaowei Chen, Michelle L. Oyen, Joy Vink, Ivan Rosado-Mendez, Helen Feltovich, Timothy J. Hall, Kristin M. Myers

“…Biomechanics is an important contributor to pregnancy success, and alterations to normal uterine biomechanical functions can contribute to an array of obstetric pathologies. …”
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Development of a Multi-Channel Wireless Deep Brain Stimulation and Signal Acquisition System for Neurostimulation and Biomarker Monitoring by Chang-Lin Hu, Guan-Yi Lu, Pei-Ling Kang, Chien-Ju Li, Ming-Jhe Lin, Guan-Lun Li, Fang-Yi Su

“…The MitoPark transgenic mouse model was used to evaluate the effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN)-DBS on motor and cognitive functions in Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Pharmacological inhibition of SUMOylation with TAK-981 mimics genetic HypoSUMOylation in murine perigonadal white adipose tissue by Damien Dufour, Xu Zhao, Florian Chaleil, Patrizia Maria Christiane Nothnagel, Magnar Bjørås, Anne-Marie Lefrançois-Martinez, Antoine Martinez, Pierre Chymkowitch

“…Our results thus indicate that SUMOylation inhibition using a small molecule phenocopies genetic hypoSUMOylation models, highlighting its critical role in maintaining adipocyte functionality and immune environment. These findings provide evidence that SUMOylation is essential for fat accumulation in vivo. …”
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PSMD14-mediated deubiquitination of CARM1 facilitates the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing the transcriptional activation of FERMT1 by Jing Lu, Huita Wu, Ping Zhan, Yuyan Lu, Qinliang Fang, Changhong Luo, Fuqiang Wang, Jing Wen, Chengrong Xie, Zhenyu Yin

“…Additionally, administering SGC2085, a CARM1 inhibitor, effectively suppressed the malignant behaviors of HCC cells. …”
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Quantification of human angiogenesis in immunodeficient mice using a photon counting-based method by Zhihong Dong, Kathleen G. Neiva, Taocong Jin, Zhaocheng Zhang, Daniel E. Hall, David J. Mooney, Peter J. Polverini, Jacques E. Nör

“…The method described here allows for quantitative and noninvasive investigation into the effects of anti-cancer drugs on human angiogenesis in a murine host.…”
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Intelligent recognition method for urban road grid patterns by fusing mesh and road features by Zhekun Huang, Haizhong Qian, Zhongxiang Cai, Andong Wang, Junwei Wang, Feng Xiong

“…The road grid pattern (RGP) is a common spatial structure in urban road networks, and is important for revealing urban development, population distribution, and functional area delineation. However, recognizing RGPs in vector data is a complex and intelligent task that requires comprehensive consideration of road geometry, semantic features, and their contextual relationships. …”
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Simultaneous Optimization of Network Reconfiguration and Soft Open Points Placement in Radial Distribution Systems Using a Lévy Flight-Based Improved Equilibrium Optimizer by Ridha Djamel Mohammedi, Djamal Gozim, Abdellah Kouzou, Mustafa Mosbah, Ahmed Hafaifa, Jose Rodriguez, Mohamed Abdelrahem

“…The performance of the proposed LF-IEO algorithm has been first verified on several benchmark functions. Subsequently, it is implemented on a IEEE 33-Bus, 69-Bus, 118-Bus, and Algerian 116-Bus distribution network to solve the problem of simultaneous network reconfiguration and optimal SOP placement. …”
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Accessory Cavitated Uterine Mass with Associated Chocolate Cyst and Ureteric Endometrioma: A Case Report by Sanjay Mhalasakant Khaladkar, Tanushree Sharma, Parag Patil, Onkar Sangha, Jhanvi Patel

“…Accessory Cavitated Uterine Malformation (ACUM) is a Müllerian anomaly characterised by a non communicating uterine cavity lined with functional endometrium and surrounded by myometrium. …”
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Enhanced scab resistance in apple conferred by Rvi6 and polyploidy is linked with distinct shifts in the phenolics profile by Anže Švara, Maja Mikulič Petkovšek, Robert Veberič, Wannes Keulemans, Barbara De Coninck, Sebastien Carpentier, Nico De Storme

“…Our study revealed differences in total and specific phenolic contents across the tested genotypes with significant correlation to Rvi6-based resistance and a minor effect of polyploidy herein. In particular, procyanidin dimer levels appeared positively correlated with the level of resistance, indicating a putative functional role in scab resistance. …”
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Non-Myopic Beam Scheduling for Multiple Smart-Target Tracking in Phased Array Radar Networks by Yuhang Hao, Zengfu Wang, José Niño-Mora, Jing Fu, Quan Pan, Min Yang

“…However, non-linear measurement functions necessitate the inclusion of dynamic state information for updating future multi-step TEC states. …”
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The Influence of Substrate Composition on Nutritional Content and Biological Activity of Some <i>Pleurotus</i> Mushrooms Extracts by Ionuț-Cristian Rusu, Oana-Elena Pascariu, Aglaia Popa (Burlacu), Camelia-Filofteia Diguță, Livia Apostol, Mihai-Bogdan Nicolcioiu, Alexandru Valentin Zăgrean, Florentina Israel-Roming

“…Oyster mushrooms (<i>Pleurotus</i> spp.) are a nutrient-rich functional food, packed with protein, fiber, and bioactive compounds, offering a broad range of therapeutic qualities. …”
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Mitochondria-derived nuclear ATP surge protects against confinement-induced proliferation defects by Ritobrata Ghose, Fabio Pezzano, Rémi Badia, Savvas Kourtis, Ilir Sheraj, Shubhamay Das, Antoni Gañez Zapater, Upamanyu Ghose, Sara Musa-Afaneh, Lorena Espinar, Albert Coll-Manzano, Katja Parapatics, Saška Ivanova, Paula Sànchez-Fernàndez-de-Landa, Dragana Radivojevikj, Valeria Venturini, Stefan Wieser, Antonio Zorzano, André C. Müller, Verena Ruprecht, Sara Sdelci

“…The confinement-induced nuclear ATP surge has physiologically significant long-term effects on cell fitness, driven by changes in chromatin state, enhanced DNA damage repair, and cell cycle progression during mechanical cell deformation. …”
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Design, synthesis, and antiproliferative activity of new 5-ethylsulfonyl-indazole-3-carbohydrazides as dual EGFR/VEGFR-2 kinases inhibitors by Lamya H. Al-Wahaibi, Hesham A. Abou-Zied, Mohamed A. Mahmoud, Bahaa G. M. Youssif, Stefan Bräse, Safwat M. Rabea

“…The antiproliferative effects of compounds 7a–o were assessed against four cancer cell lines via the MTT assay. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted extraction and purification of polysaccharides from Boschniakia rossica: Structural Characterization and antioxidant potential by Minghui Yang, Xingfan Li, Xinyi Du, Falin Li, Tianqi Wang, Yanyan Gao, Jia Liu, Xiongfei Luo, Xiaorui Guo, Zhonghua Tang

“…This research provides a foundational theory for the comprehensive use of Boschniakia rossica resources and supports its implementation in modern medicine and functional foods.…”
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Exploring the Therapeutic Implications of Co-Targeting the EGFR and Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Pathways in Oral Cancer by Mafalda Calheiros-Lobo, João P. N. Silva, Bárbara Pinto, Luís Monteiro, Patrícia M. A. Silva, Hassan Bousbaa

“…OSCC mainly affects middle-aged to elderly males, often occurring on the posterior lateral border of the tongue, leading to significant disfigurement and functional impairments, such as swallowing and speech difficulties. …”
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Electrospun gelatin/chitosan nanofibers containing curcumin for multifunctional food packaging by Mengxia Duan, Jishuai Sun, Yequn Huang, Haixin Jiang, Yaqin Hu, Jie Pang, Chunhua Wu

“…In this work, novel active and intelligent packaging nanofibers based on gelatin/ chitosan with curcumin (GA/CS/CUR) were developed via electrospinning technique. Effects of the incorporation of CUR content (0.1 %－0.3 %, m/m) on the microstructure and functional properties of the electrospun nanofibers were investigated. …”
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A Deep Variational Approach to Multiterminal Joint Source-Channel Coding Based on Information Bottleneck Principle by Shayan Hassanpour, Matthias Hummert, Dirk Wubben, Armin Dekorsy

“…To that end, tractable objective functions are developed, together with the pertinent learning architectures, generalizing the concepts of Variational Auto-Encoders and (Distributed) Deep Variational Information Bottleneck for (remote) source coding to the context of distributed joint source-channel coding. …”
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Novel Nanoparticle Biomaterial of Alginate/Chitosan Loading Simultaneously Lovastatin and Ginsenoside RB1: Characteristics, Morphology, and Drug Release Study by Quan Vo-An, Thuy Chinh Nguyen, Quang Tung Nguyen, Quoc Trung Vu, Cong Doanh Truong, Thi Len Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Lien Ly, Long Giang Bach, Hoang Thai

“…The change of initial content of drugs in the nanoparticles has a negligible effect on the functional groups in the structure of the nanoparticles but has a significant impact on drug release process of both lovastatin and ginsenoside Rb1 from the nanoparticles in selective simulated body fluids. …”
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IMPLANTATION OF AN ICD AND DFT TESTING IN PATIENT WITH PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA by Tomislav Kostic, Zoran Perisic, Stevan Ilic, Dragana Stanojevic, Goran Koracevic, Boris Djindjic, Viktor Stoickov, Predrag Cvetkovic, Mladjan Golubovic, Dragan Zlatanovic, Milan Pesic

“…The simplest measure of defibrillation effectiveness is the DFT, defined as the lowest delivered shock strength required to defibrillate. …”
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