Surface Optimization of Noble‐Metal‐Free Conductive [Mn1/4Co1/2Ni1/4]O2 Nanosheets for Boosting Their Efficacy as Hybridization Matrices by Nam Hee Kwon, Se‐Jun Kim, Tae‐Ha Gu, Jang Mee Lee, Myung Hwa Kim, Dooam Paik, Xiaoyan Jin, Hyungjun Kim, Seong‐Ju Hwang

“…Abstract Conductive 2D nanosheets have evoked tremendous scientific efforts because of their high efficiency as hybridization matrices for improving diverse functionalities of nanostructured materials. To address the problems posed by previously reported conductive nanosheets like poorly‐interacting graphene and cost‐ineffective RuO2 nanosheets, economically feasible noble‐metal‐free conductive [MnxCo1−2xNix]O2 oxide nanosheets are synthesized with outstanding interfacial interaction capability. …”
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Examining Children’s Perceptions of Covid-19 Through Drawings: A Case Control Study by Mehmet Erdem Uzun, Utku Beyazıt, İrem Erdem Atak, Yeşim Yurdakul, Hande Şirin, Muharrem Bostancı, Arzu Ekici, Aynur Bütün Ayhan

“…Additionally, the external reality experienced by children during the pandemic prevented them from accurately reflecting their actual mental functionality in their responses. Upon comprehensive evaluation of the study results, it was determined that children in both groups exhibited signs of fear, anxiety, depression, aggression, insecurity, introversion, and regression.Conclusions: The findings of the present study may be beneficial for understanding the psychological effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children from their own perspectives and may have implications for clinical practise regarding the support that should be offered to children. …”
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Single-cell sequencing uncovers a high ESM1-expression endothelial cell subpopulation associated with bladder cancer progression and the immunosuppressive microenvironment by Yifeng Qiu, Yuhan Wang, Jiahe Liu, Baohua Liu, Kai Sun, Qi Hou

“…The heterogeneity and biological functions of tumor endothelial cells (ECs) during BC progression remain poorly understood. …”
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Cross-feeding between beneficial and pathogenic bacteria to utilize eukaryotic host cell-derived sialic acids and bacteriophages shape the pathogen-host interface milieu by Darab Ghadimi, Regina Fölster-Holst, Sophia Blömer, Michael Ebsen, Christoph Röcken, Jumpei Uchiyama, Shigenobu Matsuzaki, Wilhelm Bockelmann

“…Changes in physiological, functional, and structural health markers of stimulated cocultured cells were evaluated. …”
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A novel peptide targeting CCR7 inhibits tumor cell lymph node metastasis by Yixuan Sun, Yuzhen Qian, Lu Qiu, Xueqin Zhu, Haoming Ning, Liwei Pang, Xiaoshuang Niu, Yi Liu, Xiuman Zhou, Guanyu Chen, Wenjie Zhai, Yanfeng Gao

“…It has been reported that cancer cells can upregulate CC Chemokine Receptor 7 (CCR7) expression and hijack its normal functions, enabling them to migrate along the gradient of CCL19 and CCL21 toward the lymph nodes and colonies as the initial stage of distant metastasis. …”
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Near-infrared spectrometry for rapid and real-time prediction of specific quality attributes in intact cactus pear fruits (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) by Willis O. Owino, Daisy Lanoi, Daisy Lanoi, Samuel Imathiu, Peter Kahenya, Winnie A. Nyonje, Dennis Yegon, Dennis Yegon

“…The fruit is cultivated for fresh markets and also serves as nutraceutical and functional food, finding application in various forms such as juice, jam, wine, syrup and in dairy products. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to accessing healthcare services among elderly people living in a rural Amazonian community, Brazil by Gleica Soyan Barbosa Alves, Fernando José Herkrath, Rosana Cristina Pereira Parente, Rita Dariene da Silva Pinheiro, Mario Vianna Vettore

“…Significant indirect effects were detected between predisposing (sex, being married, functional dependence), enabling (income, number of goods, external housing conditions, registration in primary care, distance between household and primary care unit), need characteristics (number of chronic diseases) and utilisation medical services in the last 12 months. …”
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Investigation on the thermal performance of MgO-filled basalt Fiber/PLA composites for high-temperature industrial applications by Thandavamoorthy Raja, Yuvarajan Devarajan, Jayanta Kumar Nath, Swapnil M Parikh, Krishna Kumar Shukla, Sunil Kumar M, Lokesh Verma

“…Addressing the growing demand for sustainable, high-performance materials in high-temperature industrial settings, this work focuses on developing lightweight composites that combine environmental responsibility with advanced functional properties. The composites were fabricated with varying MgO nanoparticle contents (0–16 g), while maintaining a constant basalt fiber reinforcement to systematically evaluate the effect of MgO on structural and thermal behavior. …”
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Wastewater Treatment Using a Combination of <i>Pumpkin seed</i> Waste After Extraction of Essential Oils (Bio-Coagulant) and Ferric Chloride (Chemical Coagulant): Optimization and... by Abderrezzaq Benalia, Ouiem Baatache, Katr Enada Zerguine, Amel Khediri, Kerroum Derbal, Nawal Ferroudj, Amel Khalfaoui, Antonio Pizzi

“…In this study, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) characterization of the bio-coagulant proved the presence of the active functional groups responsible for coagulation, namely carboxyl group.…”
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Iron⁃calcium⁃biochar enhanced sludge deep dewatering and sludge⁃based biochar preparation by JIAO Hongming, FU Liang*, ZHOU Yingying, WANG Xurong, ZHANG Leilei, Gao Yonglin, ZHOU Dandan

“…In this study, we explored the synergistic effect of FeCl3, CaO, and biochar on the difficult dewatering residual sludge and its resource utilization. …”
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AP5Z1 affects hepatocellular carcinoma growth and autophagy by regulating PTEN ubiquitination and modulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway by Zhipeng Quan, Bo Peng, Kai Hu, Lixing Liang, Mingjiang Liu, Lijuan Liao, Shilian Chen, Jing Qin, Songqing He, Zeyuan Li

“…Methods In this study, we examined adaptor-related protein complex 5 subunit ζ1 (AP5Z1) expression in liver cancer and nearby noncancerous tissues to explore its effects on HCC cell growth, death, and autophagy. …”
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Unveiling the Full Protein Effectorome of the Black Sigatoka Pathogen <i>Pseudocercospora fijiensis</i>—An In Silico Approach by Karla Gisel Carreón-Anguiano, Jewel Nicole Anna Todd, César De los Santos-Briones, Santy Peraza-Echeverría, Ignacio Islas-Flores, Blondy Canto-Canché

“…Protein families related to key functions of the hemibiotrophic lifestyle, such as Salicylate hydroxylase and Isochorismatase, are widely represented families of effectors in the <i>P. fijiensis</i> genome. …”
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Egg Quality and Laying Performance of Rhode Island Red Hens Fed with Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Microalgae Meal as an Alternative Diet by Marta Montserrat Tovar-Ramírez, Mónica Vanessa Oviedo-Olvera, Maria Isabel Nieto-Ramirez, Benito Parra-Pacheco, Ana Angelica Feregrino-Pérez, Juan Fernando Garcia-Trejo

“…This study assessed the effects of BSFL and MA inclusion on the growth performance and egg quality of Rhode Island Red (RIR) laying hens. …”
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Circ_0124346 facilitates cell proliferation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells by regulating lipid metabolism via miR-223-3p/ACSL3 axis by Meng-lu Shu, Wan-ting Yang, Hui-min Li, Cui-juan Qian, Xiao-sheng Teng, Jun Yao

“…Additionally, we found that circ_0124346 functioned as a sponge for miR-223-3p, preventing miR-223-3p’s binding to the 3'-UTR of ACSL3 mRNA, which subsequently led to an elevation in ACSL3 expression and promoted lipid synthesis. …”
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Decreased Endothelin-1 bioavailability impairs aggressiveness of gallbladder cancer cells by Jetzabel Vidal-Vidal, David Brown-Brown, Nelson Quilaqueo-Millaqueo, Gaspar Peña-Münzenmayer, Carlos Spichiger, Claudia Quezada-Monrás, Flavio Salazar-Onfray, Julio C. Tapia, Ignacio Niechi

“…Treatment also decreased the expression of EMT and stemness markers CD44 and Vimentin. Functionally, rNEP reduced cell migration, invasion, and colony formation, while SM19712 affected migration and colony formation. …”
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Doxorubicin-loaded PEGylated liposome modified with ANGPT2-specific peptide for integrative glioma-targeted imaging and therapy by Hongyan Li, Rong Gan, Jiadi Liu, Duling Xu, Qiyue Zhang, Haidong Tian, Huijun Guo, Haijun Wang, Zhimin Wang, Xianwu Zeng

“…The anti-tumor effect of peptide-Lipo@Dox was validated in intracranial U87-MG cell glioma-bearing mice in vivo. …”
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Dissection of the genetic basis and molecular mechanism of ovule number per ovary in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Xinyi Lin, Farhan Nabi, Kishore Kumar Ashok, Xue-Rong Zhou, Qingbin Sun, Peiman Shi, Xinfa Wang, Jiaqin Shi, Hanzhong Wang

“…Among these, four were identical to the reported and two were repeatedly detected with relatively large effects, highlighting their potential for marker-assisted selection. …”
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Commercial NIRS May Not Detect Hemispheric Regional Disparity in Continuously Measured COx/COx-a: An Exploratory Healthy and Cranial Trauma Time-Series Analysis by Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Logan Froese, Kevin Y. Stein, Nuray Vakitbilir, Alwyn Gomez, Abrar Islam, Tobias Bergmann, Noah Silvaggio, Mansoor Hayat, Frederick A. Zeiler

“…In TBI patients without pathology underneath the NIRS sensor, distant parenchymal injury does not seem to have an effect on the CA of uninjured frontal lobes. Further work is required to characterize regional disparities with multi-channel CA measurements in healthy and disease states.…”
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Comparative Study of Cell Nuclei Segmentation Based on Computational and Handcrafted Features Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Rashadul Islam Sumon, Md Ariful Islam Mozumdar, Salma Akter, Shah Muhammad Imtiyaj Uddin, Mohammad Hassan Ali Al-Onaizan, Reem Ibrahim Alkanhel, Mohammed Saleh Ali Muthanna

“…The cell nucleus is a crucial aspect in segmenting to gain more insight into cell characteristics and functions that enable computer-aided pathology for early disease detection, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, brain tumors, and other diagnoses. …”
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Low-Intensity Blast Exposure Induces Multifaceted Long-Lasting Anxiety-Related Behaviors in Mice by Heather R. Siedhoff, Shanyan Chen, Ashley Balderrama, Dejun Jackson, Runting Li, Grace Y. Sun, Ralph G. DePalma, Jiankun Cui, Zezong Gu

“…With the Erasmus Ladder test to assess motor functions, associative learning, and stimulus response, LIB-exposed mice appeared to display increased instances of leaving before the cue, reminiscent of “escape behavior,” indicative of anxiety-related activity different from that OFT detected. …”
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