Micro-nano manufacturing of a pre-identified organic hydrogel surface for selective oil/water separation with ultra-high flux by Yun-yun Song, Jiang-shen Lu, Yang Zhang, Zhao-peng Yu, Yan Liu, Zhong-qiang Zhang

“…The oily wastewater system is complex and most membrane materials cannot separate various oil-water mixtures. …”
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Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotube exposure on the expression pattern of genes involved in silymarin synthesis pathway in Silybum Marianum L. by Forough Asakereh, Alireza Etminan, Reza Azizinezhad, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Alireza Pour-Aboughadareh

“…In conclusion, our findings suggest that a foliar application of 600 ppm MWCNT for 48 h most effectively enhances the expression of genes associated with the silymarin synthesis pathway.…”
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Adsorption of Acetic Acid Vapors by Inorganic–Organic Nano Materials: Implications for the Inhibition of the “Vinegar Syndrome” in 20th Century Motion Picture Films by Francesca Porpora, Lorenzo Lisi, Emiliano Carretti, Carlotta D’Aleo, Marianna De Sanctis, Samuele Baldini, Luigi Dei

“…The variation in the size and morphology of the nanoparticles was investigated via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), too. Subsequently, the most promising nanoparticles (ZnO) were incorporated into composite organic–inorganic systems, made of Whatman paper (WP) and polyvinyl alcohol formaldehyde (PVF) xerogels, and their ability to adsorb acetic acid vapors was again evaluated. …”
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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of treatment with nilotinib as the second line therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia by N. A. Avxentyev, M. Yu. Frolov, A. S. Makarov

“…Ilmatinib is currently the most widely used tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in Russia. …”
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Mode of birth and medical interventions among women at low risk of complications: A cross-national comparison of birth settings in England and the Netherlands. by Ank de Jonge, Lilian Peters, Caroline C Geerts, Jos J M van Roosmalen, Jos W R Twisk, Peter Brocklehurst, Jennifer Hollowell

“…Transfer, augmentation and episiotomy rates were much lower in England compared to the Netherlands for all midwife-led groups. In most comparisons, epidural rates were higher among English groups.…”
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The link between child dietary diversity and child anemia: The power of colorful plates. by Amare Abera Tareke, Ahmed Juhar Temam, Addis Alem, Zeleke Geto, Ebrahim Msaye Assefa, Mohammed Derso Bihonegn, Mekonin Belete, Gashaw Abebe, Seid Mohammed Abdu, Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Gosa Mankelkl, Melese Shenkut Abebe, Hussen Abdu

“…Nutritional anemias are the most common causes of anemia worldwide, and the extent is greater in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region. …”
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Evaluation of haptoglobin phenotypes in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and their association with some risk factors by H. A. Khazaei, H. Harati, A. Bolouri, A. Nakhaei, M. Mohammadi, F. Nazari, M. Noura, A. Khazaei, B. Khazaei, O. Dadras, M. Atabaki, V. Kalati

“…Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the most common cardiovascular complications with a complex pathogenesis where inflammatory markers are involved in disease etiology. …”
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Autonomic nervous system in pregnant women under martial law: the impact of forced relocation and stress on the functioning of autonomous regulation by M.Y. Malachynska

“…The results showed that women who were forcibly displaced from combat zones exhibited the most pronounced ANS disturbances, including tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, glycemia, reduced salivation, and weight loss. …”
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Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis of anthocyanin metabolism in wheat pericarp by Jiao Wang, Lei Sun, Bo Jiao, Pu Zhao, Tianyun Xu, Sa Gu, Chenmin Huo, Jianzhou Pang, Shuo Zhou

“…Chalcone, flavonol, pro-anthocyanidin and anthocyanidin were the most differentially accumulated flavonoid compounds in Hengzi151. 2610 up-regulated and 2668 down-regulated DEGs were identified according to transcriptomic data. …”
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Rheological characteristics of steel in continuous roll casting-rolling by Ольга Холявік, Олексій Ноговіцин, Олексій Кравчук, Олексій Самойленко, Руслан Борис

“…The constructed dependences, together with studies of the viscosity of steel in the liquid state and the resistance of steel to deformation in the solid state, most fully describe the rheological properties of steels during casting-deformation processes. …”
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Analysis of the factors influencing development of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injuriеs by Sekulić Aleksandra, Karadžov-Nikolić Aleksandra, Bukumirić Zoran, Trajković Goran, Ćorac Aleksandar, Јаnković Slobodan, Milićević Saša

“…Urinary tract infections are still the most frequent complications in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). …”
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Repellents against Aedes aegypti bites: synthetic and natural origins by Melissa Noguera-Gahona, Cindy Peña-Moreno, Natalia Quiñones-Sobarzo, Natalia Quiñones-Sobarzo, Caroline Weinstein-Oppenheimer, Caroline Weinstein-Oppenheimer, María Guerra-Zúñiga, Ximena Collao-Ferrada, Ximena Collao-Ferrada

“…Among synthetic repellents, DEET is the most widely used, supported by investigations demonstrating its efficacy and safety, although concerns about its toxicity exist in exceptional cases. …”
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Particle Emissions by Mechanical Treatment of Nanocomposites: Emission Library and Applications in Exposure and Risk Assessment [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with... by Antti Joonas Koivisto, Michael Jayjock, Tareq Hussein, Rossella Daniela Bengalli, Alessia Nicosia

“…We developed guidelines and created a data collection sheet to help researchers and developers report the emissions from mechanical stress tests. Most studies reported particle number concentrations that are insufficient for risk assessment, where hazard profiles are given in mass dose/concentration. …”
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Comparative efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions for Parkinson’s disease with constipation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Peiying Zhang, Xiaojuan Su, Xuan Han, Dingmeng Zhao, Jinyan Wang, Yanyi Yang, Hejiang Ye

“…The NMA demonstrated consistent superiority of PAs and EBN over passive control, placebo, and sham interventions (all p < 0.05), with the following efficacy hierarchy: PAs (most effective) > EBN > CAM > TCM (least effective).ConclusionOur findings suggest that non-pharmacological approaches, particularly PA-based interventions, may offer clinically meaningful benefits for constipation management in PD. …”
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Characterization of Dark Septate Endophytes Under Drought and Rehydration and Their Compensatory Mechanisms in <i>Astragalus membranaceus</i> by Yali Xie, Xueli He, Duo Wang, Menghui Wang, Wanyun Li, Wenjing Chen, Xianen Li, Chao He

“…Drought is the most significant abiotic stress that impedes agroforestry development. …”
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DP600 Steel Stampability Analysis Through Microstructural Characterization by Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Nanoindentation by Rafael Guetter Bohatch, Alex Raimundo de Oliveira, Chetan P. Nikhare, Ravilson Antonio Chemin Filho, Paulo Victor Prestes Marcondes

“…The nanoindentation evaluations were consistent in die radius and demonstrated the hardening influence, proving that the circular drawbead presented the most uniform hardness variation along the profile of the stamped blank and presented lower hardness values in relation to the other geometries, concluding that the drawbead attenuates this variation, contributing to better sheet formability, which corroborates the Forming Limit Curve results.…”
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Closed-loop oxygen control for patients with hypoxaemia during hospitalisation: a living systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Alexia Gabriela da Silva Vieira, Caroline Gomes Mol, Bianca Maria Schneider Pereira Garcia, Emanuel dos Santos Pereira, Raquel Afonso Caserta Eid, Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes Pinto, Ricardo Kenji Nawa

“…Introduction Oxygen is the most common drug used in critical care patients to correct episodes of hypoxaemia. …”
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Resistance investigation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infections in the north of Iran by Zahra Askari, Zeynab Mirzapour, Tooba Shafighi, Reyhaneh Ghorbanpour

“…Understanding these dynamic factors at a local level is crucial for formulating the most effective strategies to combat UTIs.…”
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Transformers and large language models are efficient feature extractors for electronic health record studies by Kevin Yuan, Chang Ho Yoon, Qingze Gu, Henry Munby, A. Sarah Walker, Tingting Zhu, David W. Eyre

“…Clinical researchers labelled a subset of the 4000 most frequent unique indications (representing 692,310 prescriptions) into 11 categories describing the infection source or clinical syndrome. …”
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Mode Coresets for Efficient, Interpretable Tensor Decompositions: An Application to Feature Selection in fMRI Analysis by Ben Gabrielson, Hanlu Yang, Trung Vu, Vince Calhoun, Tulay Adali

“…Many efficient methods exploit a small subset of the tensor&#x2019;s elements, representing most of the tensor&#x2019;s variation via a basis over the subset. …”
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