MicroRNA-Based Delivery Systems for Chronic Neuropathic Pain Treatment in Dorsal Root Ganglion by Stefan Jackson, Maria Rosa Gigliobianco, Cristina Casadidio, Piera Di Martino, Roberta Censi

“…In addition to that, there has been ongoing research with clinical evidence relating to the role of small non-coding ribonucleic acids known as microRNAs in regulating gene expressions affecting pain signals. …”
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“This program is literally saving lives”: A participatory qualitative study of youth outcomes in a community-based music program to interrupt violence by Hillary M. Kapa, Stephanie M. Garcia, Christopher Thornton, Matthew Kerr, Carolena Muno, Xadyah Holness, Aquil Shakur, Rachel K. Myers

“…Conclusions Our findings demonstrate integration of strengths-based approaches in youth violence prevention programming to support holistic wellbeing beyond risk reduction. Further, our work underscores need to develop evidence for and elevate community-generated solutions to rebuild and heal communities.…”
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Analysis the Mechanical Response of Tunnels Under the Action of Vertical Jacking in Shield Construction and Research on Reinforcement by Mingxun Hou, Chunshan Yang, Jiayi Yang, Yuefei Zeng, Zhigang Zhu

“…Model tests simulating vertical jacking were performed utilizing a purpose-built apparatus to quantify the reaction forces generated by the diffusion block during the jacking operation. …”
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Characterization and genome analysis of lytic Vibrio phage VPK8 with potential in lysing Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates from clinical and seafood sources by Valalak Jintasakul, Jiranan Pattano, Sutima Preeprem, Pimonsri Mittraparp-arthorn

“…Phage morphology was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), while genomic features were analyzed using next-generation sequencing. Lytic characteristics, including latent period and burst size, were determined through one-step growth curves, and bacterial growth reduction was evaluated over a 24-h. …”
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Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Patients with Treatment Resistant Depression: A Qualitative Analysis by Maria Isabel Perez Mattos, Daniela Knauth, Anna Viduani, Scott Stuart, Bruno Paz Mosqueiro, Marco Antonio Caldieraro, Laura Wolf de Souza, Ariane Gusmão Chini, Rachel Santos Nery, Manoella Pestana Lopes, Marcelo P. Fleck

“…Sessions were video recorded and transcribed verbatim, and participants’ accounts were coded with predetermined, conceptually derived codes that were based on the three main problem areas identified in IPT. …”
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Exploring the role of spirituality and the meaning of life of family caregivers: a qualitative study in Germany by Jenny Kubitza, Verena Steinmaier, Natascha Lauer, Anna Pendergrass, Eckhard Frick

“…Methods The study has an exploratory-descriptive qualitative research design based on semi-structured interviews conducted with 24 family caregivers in Bavaria, Germany. The data generated were transcribed verbatim, and a content analysis approach was used for data reduction, obtaining analytical code, and determining categories. …”
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Establishment of human periodontal ligament cell lines with ALPL mutations to mimic dental aspects of hypophosphatasia by Jana Schiffmaier, Jana Schiffmaier, Sofia Rehling, Sofia Rehling, Katharina Marnet, Katharina Marnet, Angela Borst, Drenka Trivanović, Drenka Trivanović, Drenka Trivanović, Denitsa Docheva, Franz Jakob, Stephanie Graser, Marietta Herrmann, Daniel Liedtke

“…TNAP activity was furthermore investigated during in vitro osteogenic differentiation and strong suppression during this process in nearly all newly established lines was observed.DiscussionWe report the generation of a new set of immortalized ALPLtg PDL-hTERT cells for investigation of TNAP cellular function in PDL cells, which can be used in subsequent studies for deciphering molecular processes in dental cells affected by reduction of TNAP function.…”
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Monte Carlo simulation of delayed γ-rays ionizing the atmosphere based on debris motion model by LIU Li, NIU Shengli, ZUO Yinghong, ZHU Jinhui, ZHUO Jun, LI Xiazhi

“…Various conditions such as 4 Mt equivalent explosion at a height of 40 km, 4 Mt equivalent at a height of 80 km, 100 kt equivalent at a height of 40 km, and 100 kt equivalent at a height of 80 km, the fragment cloud was evenly divided into 10 layers according to their respective proportions. MCATNP code was used to calculate the distribution of electron production rates formed by the ionization of the atmosphere by delayed γ-rays generated by the debris different times after the explosion. …”
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Construction and functional identification of overexpression vector of the peach PpCLH1 gene by LIU Xin, ZHANG Xiaoyu, MENG Junren, LI Ang, DUAN Wenyi, SUN Shihang, PAN Lei, ZENG Wenfang, WANG Zhiqiang, NIU Liang

“…A comparative amino acid sequence alignment generated via DNAMAN software highlighted that the peach PpCLH1 shared the highest degree of homology, 99.2%, with the apricot PdCLH1, underscoring their genetic affinity. …”
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Efficient Realization of BCD Multipliers Using FPGAs by Shuli Gao, Dhamin Al-Khalili, J. M. Pierre Langlois, Noureddine Chabini

“…The main highlight of the proposed architecture is the generation of the partial products and parallel binary operations based on 2-digit columns. 1 × 1-digit multipliers used for the partial product generation are implemented directly by 4-bit binary multipliers without any code conversion. …”
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The Michigan men’s diabetes project: perspectives on a peer-led diabetes self-management and support intervention for Black men with type 2 diabetes by Alana M. Ewen, Jaclynn M. Hawkins, Katherine A. Kloss, Srijani Sengupta, Hannah Burgess, Robin Nwankwo, Martha Funnell, Jamie Mitchell, Gretchen Piatt

“…TICD domains served as themes. Codes were later generated as a team (N = 3) from chunks of related text. …”
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Criticality Benchmark Test of CENDL-3.2 Based on ENDITS-2.1 by WU Haicheng, ZHANG Huanyu

“…During the validation, the ACE libraries for fast neutron were generated with the NJOY 2016 code with the same processing parameters, and the ACE library for thermal neutrons all shared the ENDF/B-Ⅷ.0 library. …”

Clasificación de reactivos químicos en los laboratorios de la Universidad Nacional Classification of chemical reagents in the laboratories of National University by José Carlos Mora Barrantes, Gilberto Piedra Marín, David Benavides Ramírez, Clemens Ruepert Ruepert

“…Chemical reagents were then classified according to the risk categories described by the United Nations IMDG Code. Such a classification process allowed the development of distribution patterns of the chemical reagents within the schools, institutes and research centers of Universidad Nacional.…”
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Model-Driven Development of Android Audio-based Applications by Reza Vakili, Leila Samimi-Dehkordi, Marzieh Varposhti

“…The framework comprises domain-specific metamodels, a graphical editor, and a transformation engine, enabling the automatic generation of application code and supporting customization within Android Studio. …”
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Automated Fixed-Point Precision Optimization for FPGA Synthesis by Ines Winandy, Arnaud Dion, Florent Manni, Pierre-Loic Garoche, Dorra Ben Khalifa, Matthieu Martel

“…Also, our generated fixed-point codes reduce hardware resource usage, such as LUTs, flip-flops, and DSP blocks, with typical reductions ranging from 67% to 83% compared to double precision floating-point codes, depending on the application.…”
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Presenting a model of ecotourism and sustainable tourism development with an emphasis on foreign exchange and economic development of Qeshm Island by Naser Rajabi, Vahid Reza Mirabi, Khosro Moradi Shahdadi

“…Ecotourism is a sustainable alternative to degraded livelihoods around protected areas in developing countries, and its contribution to poverty reduction is evident in terms of employment and income generation. …”
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Development of patient reported outcome measures assessing tumor pain intensity and tumor pain interference for individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibroma... by Nour Al Ghriwati, Kari Struemph, Staci Martin, Paige Little, Melissa Baker, Jason Levine, Cynthia MacKenzie, James Tonsgard, Elizabeth K. Schorry, Karin S. Walsh, Pamela L. Wolters

“…Qualitative concept elicitation data from transcripts were coded, analyzed using NVivo software, and thematic analysis was conducted using both deductive and inductive techniques. …”
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Vibration control in buildings under seismic excitation using optimized tuned mass dampers by Francisco da Silva Brandão, Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel

“…The results showed that all proposed scenarios are efficient in reducing top floor response and interstory drift to values below of the interstory drift limits allowed by the standard code consulted. However, Scenario 2 presented the best reduction for the top displacement and interstory drift to the critical floor for the worst earthquake considered.…”
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Redox-Driven Epigenetic Modifications in Sperm: Unraveling Paternal Influences on Embryo Development and Transgenerational Health by Aron Moazamian, Fabrice Saez, Joël R. Drevet, Robert John Aitken, Parviz Gharagozloo

“…We discuss how this lesion can disrupt key epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and small non-coding RNAs, thereby influencing fertilization outcomes, embryo development, and offspring health. …”
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Integrating Palliative Care and Heart Failure: the PalliatHeartSynthesis realist synthesis by Tracey McConnell, Carolyn Blair, Geoff Wong, Claire Duddy, Clare Howie, Loreena Hill, Joanne Reid

“…Data extraction Initial coding of the documents used both inductive (codes emerging through data analysis) and deductive methods (codes determined prior to analysis through initial programme theory and stakeholder discussions). …”
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