Restoring Biomechanical Gait Function with Ultrasound-Guided Acupotomy for Post-Stroke Equinovarus Foot: Two Case Reports and a Protocol (A CARE- and SPIRIT-Compliant Study) by Jiwoo Kim, Taeseok Ahn, Jihyun Moon, Youngjo So, Hyeon-gyu Cho, Sangho Ji, Myungjin Oh, Sangkwan Lee, Cheol-Hyun Kim

“…Background: Post-stroke equinovarus foot (EVF) impairs gait stability, increases the risk of secondary injuries, and contributes to elevated healthcare costs. However, effective targeted interventions for EVF remain limited. …”
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PERIoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in PANCreatic surgery (PeriPANC): protocol for a prospective observational study comparing antibiotic regimens and their impact on postoperativ... by Christoph W Michalski, Pascal Probst, Mohammed Al-Saeedi, Martin Loos, Sophie Weber, Niels Siegel, Thomas Hank, Darius Halm, Benedict Kinny-Köster, Max Heckler, Jonathan M Harnoss, Julian C Harnoss

“…Recent studies indicate that broad-spectrum antibiotics may be more effective than cephalosporins; however, agents like piperacillin/tazobactam, despite broader coverage, pose risks of resistance development and increased costs.Methods and analysis The PERIoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in PANCreatic surgery (PeriPANC) study is a single-centre, prospective, observational study investigating the effectiveness of piperacillin/tazobactam for perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in pancreatic surgery, compared with a retrospective cohort previously treated with ampicillin/sulbactam. …”
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Optimization of integrated energy system considering P2G oxygen-enriched improvement and hybrid solar energy utilization by Xiaohui YANG, Zhao WAN, Riying XIAO, Zeyu YANG, Zecheng HU, Chilyu WU

“…The simulation results show that the CO2 emissions are reduced by 75.83% compared to the oxygen-enriched improvement before, and the total solar energy output is increased by 9.79% compared to the scenario without combined solar energy, indicating that the proposed model can effectively reduce carbon emissions and operating costs.…”
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Association between protein and energy intake during acute phase and sepsis outcomes: a retrospective cohort study by Ke-Li Wen, Yun-Xing Cao, Hu Du, Wen-Qi Huang, An Zhang

“…Enhanced energy intake in days 3–7 showed no correlation with improvements in length of intensive care unit/hospital stay, ventilator-free days, non-ICU survival days or hospitalization costs for septic patients. In shock patients, energy intake in days 3–7 demonstrated no relationship with secondary infections; however, among non-shock patients, achieving 50% of energy intake in days 3–7 was linked to lower incidence of fungus infections (P = 0.006) and intra-abdominal infections(P = 0.003). …”
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Three-Dimensional Spatio-Temporal Slim Weighted Generative Adversarial Imputation Network: Spatio-Temporal Silm Weighted Generative Adversarial Imputation Net to Repair Missing Oce... by Yiwan Yue, Juan Li, Yu Zhang, Meiqi Ji, Jingyao Zhang, Rui Ma

“…Although ocean observation sensor arrays can obtain internal data, their deployment is difficult, costly, and prone to component failures and environmental noise, resulting in discontinuous data. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Furfurylated Natural Fibers and Nanoclays on the Properties of Fiber–Cement Composites by Thamires Alves da Silveira, Felipe Vahl Ribeiro, Cristian Conceição Gomes, Arthur Behenck Aramburu, Sandro Campos Amico, André Luiz Missio, Rafael de Avila Delucis

“…All the composites were formulated with CPV-ARI cement and partially replaced with agricultural limestone to reduce the environmental impact and production costs. Sisal fibers (2 wt.%) were chemically modified using furfuryl alcohol, and nanoclays—both hydrophilic and surface-functionalized—were incorporated at 1% and 5% of cement weight. …”
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Systematization of effective population-based preventive measures under uncertainty: an ontological approach by E. I. Suvorova, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. P. Ryzhov, A. O. Myrzamatova, D. K. Mukaneeva, M. B. Khudyakov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Modeling the socio-economic effect of population-based strategies begins with the choice of a preventive measure with a proven effect, which can indirectly, through a decrease in the risk factors’ prevalence, preclude new cases of chronic diseases among the population of Russia and reduce the related costs in the future.Conclusion. Ontological analysis made it possible to identify the functional structure of population-based prevention and its action under uncertainty. …”
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Recombinant pseudorabies virus expressing the consensus VP2 protein of porcine parvovirus 1 (PPV1) protects pigs against pseudorabies virus and PPV1 by Xiaoxiao Tian, Haojie Wang, Hao Song, Ziyi Wei, Xulong Zhu, Guoqing Liu, Mingxia Sun, Xinyi Huang, Meng Chen, Yandong Tang, Haiwei Wang, Yongbo Yang, Tongqing An

“…Overall, rPRV-VP2 offers a safe and effective strategy for dual protection against PRV and PPV1, reducing vaccination costs in pig production.…”
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The Surface Proteome of Bovine Unsexed and Sexed Spermatozoa by Patrícia Pinto-Pinho, Joana Quelhas, Francis Impens, Sara Dufour, Delphi Van Haver, Graça Lopes, António Rocha, Rosário Pinto-Leite, Margarida Fardilha, Bruno Colaço

“…Current sperm sexing methods are costly and largely restricted to cattle, while immunological techniques targeting sex-specific membrane proteins may offer more economical alternatives. …”
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Redox regulation for sustainable water purification and risk management by Ai-Jie Wang, Rui-Feng Yan, Ke Shi, Hao-Yi Cheng, Jing-Long Han, Bin Liang

“…However, conventional biological or chemical oxidation treatment often fails to efficiently or purposefully cleave key functional groups, which leads to unsatisfactory performance of biological reactions or excessive chemical oxidation costs. This perspective proposes redox regulation as a strategy to moderately catalyse the oxidation or reduction of TOPs and thereby generate low toxicity and increased biodegradable intermediates, which will improve subsequent biological treatment. …”
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High-precision long time series simulation of toxic metallic and metalloid composition of PM2.5 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and surrounding areas of China: 0.01°× 0.01° spa... by Yaoling Li, Zhuona Zhang, Yuqing Wang, Haoyu Jia, Jingxiu Han, Xiaoyan Dong, Qin Wang, Bo Ying, Yanjun Du, Wei Zhang, Dongqun Xu

“…However, long-term monitoring data are scarce due to high costs and logistical challenges. This study addresses the scientific problem of the scarcity of continuous long-term spatiotemporal PM2.5 metals and metalloids data. …”
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Research on the mechanisms of natural products in radiation protection by Xiaoxue Li, Luyao Yu, Hongchi Xu, Xiaowen Xing, Wenhui Wu, Yifei Feng, Li Ma, Zheng Zhou, Bailin Li, Ying He

“…Traditional chemically synthesized protective agents face significant limitations in clinical applicability due to their pronounced off-target toxicity, narrow therapeutic window, and high production costs. In recent years, bioactive natural compounds, including polysaccharides, polyphenols, saponins, alkaloids, and peptides, have emerged as key research targets for the next-generation of radioprotective drugs due to their low toxicity and multi-target synergistic effects. …”
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Predisposal Radioactive Waste Management (PREDIS) Project Final Achievements and Impacts Overview by Holt Erika, Oksa Maria, Banford Anthony, Carbol Paul, Abdelouas Abdesselam, Giboire Isabelle, Mennecart Thierry, Niederleithinger Ernst

“…This included life-cycle assessment of quantitative sustainability indicators and life cycle-costing for economic indicators. This project addressed new guidance on Waste Acceptance Criteria and contributed with a revised Strategic Research Agenda to guide future predisposal activities, complimentary to the holistic waste management programme. …”
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Study on the Stability of Surrounding Rock of Underground Circular Cavern Based on the Anchor Reinforcement Effect by Shuancheng Gu, Pan Zhou, Wei Sun, Chunhui Hu, Zhi Li, Chao Wang

“…Compared with the traditional support design, the theory of this paper gives full play to the self-stability of the surrounding rock and the strength of the anchor, which is conducive to saving support costs and avoiding the construction limitations in some projects.…”
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Hyperimmune serum containing Histophilus somni rHsp60, rOMP40 and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae LPS antibodies as supplementary treatment for calf respiratory diseases by Krzysztof Blicharski, Joanna Bajzert, Paulina Jawor, Wojciech Jachymek, Marian Kuczaj, Tadeusz Stefaniak

“…Abstract Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in dairy heifer calves cause significant economic losses associated with treatment costs, reduced growth rate and mortality. Bovine hyperimmune serum was produced in cows hyperimmunized with three conserved antigens (Histophilus somni rHsp60, H. somni rOMP40, and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae LPS core oligosaccharide), which exhibit broad cross-reactivity with several Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Comparative Insights on Inpatient Outcomes in Diastolic Heart Failure with and Without Amyloidosis: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Analysis by Aravind Dilli Babu, Mirza Faris Ali Baig, David A. Baran, Jerry Estep, David Wolinsky, Nina Thakkar Rivera, Ram Bhutani, Harshit Narula, Prashant Chaulagain, David Snipelisky

“…Additionally, patients with amyloidosis had a longer mean length of stay (7.1 vs. 5.7 days) and higher mean hospitalization costs ($85,594 vs. $48,484, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Although the overall incidence of acute myocardial injury was elevated, subgroup analysis of ST-elevation and non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction revealed no significant differences. …”
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A Bayesian spatiotemporal Poisson conditional autoregressive model for dengue haemorrhagic fever in Indonesia integrating satellite-generated environmental data by Sukarna Sukarna, Hari Wijayanto, Yenni Angraini, Anang Kurnia

“…Currently, the country relies on survey methods to map DHF spread, but these methods are costly and require substantial resource support since monitoring DHF cases necessitates considering both spatial and temporal aspects. …”
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Hybrid Energy Storage Black Start Control Strategy Based on Super Capacitor by Dengfeng Yao, Zhezhi Chen, Yihua Zhang, Xuelin He, Yiyuan Zhang, Tengqing Xiong, Jingyuan Yin

“…The results indicate that the proposed control strategy can accurately identify different black start scenarios, with lower configuration costs and good dynamic performance.…”
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Smart Agriculture in Ecuador: Adoption of IoT Technologies by Farmers in Guayas to Improve Agricultural Yields by Ruth Rubí Peña-Holguín, Carlos Andrés Vaca-Coronel, Ruth María Farías-Lema, Sonnia Valeria Zapatier-Castro, Juan Diego Valenzuela-Cobos

“…Using structural equation modeling (SEM), the results confirm that general perception of IoT (β = 0.514), practical functionality (β = 0.488), and technical training (β = 0.523) positively influence adoption, while high implementation costs negatively affect it (β = −0.651), all of which are statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Impact of Models of Thermodynamic Properties and Liquid–Gas Mass Transfer on CFD Simulation of Liquid Hydrogen Release by Chenyu Lu, Jianfei Yang, Jian Yuan, Luoyi Feng, Wenbo Li, Cunman Zhang, Liming Cai, Jing Cao

“…Due to the complexity and costs of experimental investigation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have been extensively applied to investigate the dynamic behaviors of liquid hydrogen release. …”
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