Intranasal Immunization with DNA Vaccine HA-CCL19/Polyethylenimine/Chitosan Composite Provides Immune Protection Against H7N9 Infection by Yuqing Xiang, Hongbo Zhang, Youcai An, Ze Chen

“…Vaccines constitute the sole armament available to humanity in combating influenza epidemics. DNA vaccines present numerous merits; however, substantial conundrums persist regarding how to augment their immunogenicity and implement their delivery through mucosal immunization. …”
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How do users of a ‘digital-only’ contraceptive service provide biometric measurements and what does this teach us about safe and effective online care? A qualitative interview stud... by Paula Baraitser, Caroline Free, Hannah Mcculloch, Alessandra Morelli

“…Our purposive sampling strategy ensured that we included participants from a wide range of ages and those who were and were not prescribed the COC.Intervention A ‘digital-only’ contraceptive service that prescribes the COCafter an online medical history and self-reported height, weight and blood pressure (BP) with pills prescribed by a GMC registered doctor, dispensed by an online pharmacy and posted to the user.Design Semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of 20 participants who were already enrolled in a larger study of this service.Analysis Inductive, thematic analysis of the interviews assisted by NVivo qualitative analysis software.Results Users valued the convenience of ‘digital-only care’ but experienced measuring BP but not height or weight as a significant barrier to service use. …”
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A novel iron/zinc phosphate layered composite coating on Zn-0.5Li alloy for guided bone regeneration membrane applications by Chang Chen, Zhengqin Shi, Yanfang Deng, Xin Chu, Jun Cheng, Yixuan He, Yilong Dai

“…Moreover, the hemolysis rate of the coating sample was 0.175%, indicating that it also has excellent blood compatibility. These findings indicate that the Fe/ZnP composite coating effectively mitigates uneven corrosion in Zn–Li alloy while enhancing its biocompatibility—suggesting potential applications in future bone implant materials.…”
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Antimicrobial peptide LL37 is potent against non-growing Escherichia coli cells despite a slower action rate by Salimeh Mohammadi, Derek Saucedo, Sattar Taheri-Araghi

“…These insights suggest a potential role of antimicrobial peptides in combating persistent bacterial infections by targeting the non-growing cells.…”
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La hipersexualización de la mujer en los videojuegos de lucha by Julinda Molares-Cardoso, Vicente Badenes Plá, Beatriz Legerén Lago

“…Chun Li se convierte en la primera mujer en aparecer en un juego de combate de uno contra uno. El objetivo principal es el estudio de la evolución a nivel visual del personaje durante sus más de treinta años de existencia. …”
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The role of climate change in the movement of climatic seasons in Iran by mahnaz Aziz Ebrahim, Mohammad Saligheh, Mohammad hossein Nassrzadeh, Bohlol Alijani

“…Climatic seasons in Iran are not compatible with the summer season and climate change, especially the change in temperature in recent decades, has caused changes and shortening of seasons. …”
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Social Media Marketing for Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Uganda: A Structural Equation Model by .Kikawa, Cliff R, Kiconco, Charity, Moses, Agaba, Ntirampeba, Dimas, Ssematimba, Amos, Kalema, Billy M.

“…The results indicate that compatibility and perceived ease of use have a positive impact on SMEs to adopt SMM, while perceived usefulness has a negative impact on SMEs to adopt SMM. …”
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Chimeric cytokine receptor TGF-β RⅡ/IL-21R improves CAR-NK cell function by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer by Yaojun Ren, Min Xue, Xinhui Hui, Xiuyu Liu, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Yiran Chen, Yuzhou Ji, Yixin Duan, Iqra Ajmal, Jie Yao, Wenzheng Jiang

“…This study underscores the therapeutic potential of TRII/21R-modified CAR-NK cells as a breakthrough strategy for combating cancer.…”
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A nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine prevents enterovirus A71 infection in mouse model by Fengyu Chi, Fengyu Chi, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Dong Zhang, Dong Zhang, Airu Zhu, Zhen Zhuang, Zhaoyong Zhang, Zhenjie Zhang, Chuansong Quan, Kaixiao Nie, Juan Li, Chunhong Yin, Jie Tong, Yuming Li, Yuming Li, Yuming Li

“…Immune sera provided complete protection against lethal EV-A71 challenge, significantly reducing viral load and pathology.DiscussionThis study demonstrates that the mRNA vaccine exhibits significant potential for combating non-enveloped viruses. These findings highlight the promising role of mRNA platforms in advancing vaccine development against non-enveloped viral pathogens, offering new avenues for future research and clinical applications.…”
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External Validity of the Novel Surrogate Measures for Occipitocervical Alignment by Ahmadreza Mirbolook, Masoomeh Raoufi, Yeganeh Yousefifar, Mobin Forghan, Mohammad Sadegh Fakhari, Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh

“…Conclusion: Our study did not show satisfying results to confirm using these angles as a reliable marker for occipitocervical alignment, except for one of them, showing outcomes relatively compatible with our standard angle …”
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A physically-based formulation for texture evolution during dynamic recrystallization. A case study of ice by Chauve, Thomas, Montagnat, Maurine, Dansereau, Véronique, Saramito, Pierre, Fourteau, Kévin, Tommasi, Andréa

“…Owing to this anisotropy, recrystallization is essential for ensuring strain compatibility, and the development of textures leads to anisotropic softening. …”
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The Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)’s Reliability and Validity and Relationship with Body Mass Index and Emotional Schemas by Baþak Demirel, K. Fatih Yavuz, M. Emrah Karadere, Yasir Þafak, M. Hakan Türkçapar

“…TEAQ have a high level of internal consistency and each items in the whole of scale shown to be compatible and complementary. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated for test-retest reliability analysis of TEAQ and obtained high degree evidence. …”
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De Novo or inherited: gonosomal mosaicism in hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency by Laura Batlle-Masó, Laura Batlle-Masó, Laura Batlle-Masó, Janire Perurena-Prieto, Janire Perurena-Prieto, Janire Perurena-Prieto, Laura Viñas-Giménez, Laura Viñas-Giménez, Laura Viñas-Giménez, Aina Aguiló-Cucurull, Aina Aguiló-Cucurull, Paula Fernández-Álvarez, Johana Gil-Serrano, Johana Gil-Serrano, Johana Gil-Serrano, Mar Guilarte, Mar Guilarte, Mar Guilarte, Roger Colobran, Roger Colobran, Roger Colobran, Roger Colobran

“…Here, we report a patient with apparently sporadic HAE-C1-INH. The patient had compatible clinical symptoms and a markedly low C1-INH function, and the parents showed normal values of C4 and normal C1-INH function. …”
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The effect of expiratory flow limitation on supine persistent hyperinflation in COPD: a prospective observational study by Meera Srinivasan, Hannah Pollard, David G. Chapman, Katrina Tonga, Kieran Patel, Kaj Blokland, David Touma, Cindy Thamrin, Troy Cross, Kim Prisk, Gregory G. King

“…Methods Clinically stable COPD patients (compatible symptoms, smoking >10 pack-years, obstructed spirometry) and healthy controls underwent oscillometry in the seated and supine positions. …”
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Control of two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, on strawberry by integrating with cyetpyrafen and Phytoseiulus persimilis by Shan Zhao, Qiuyu Zhao, Xiaoyan Dai, Bing Lv, Ruijuan Wang, Zhenjuan Yin, Feng Zhang, Yan Liu, Long Su, Hao Chen, Li Zheng, Hongmei Li, Lixia Xie, Yifan Zhai

“…Then, we examined the compatibility of cyetpyrafen with P. persimilis for TSSM management on strawberries. …”
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Burn wound healing using adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and manganese nanoparticles in polycaprolactone/gelatin electrospun nanofibers in rats by Azin Shahmohammadi, Hadi Samadian, Saeed Heidari Keshel, Khodabakhsh Rashidi, Amir Kiani, Masoud Soleimani, Farjam Goudarzi

“…Methods: After the synthesis of nanoparticles and electrospinning of nanofibers, the SEM analysis, contact angle, mechanical strength, blood compatibility, porosity, swelling, biodegradability, cell viability, and adhesion assays were performed. …”
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Historical perspectives supporting the ambitious anesthetist aiming for zero nausea/vomiting: should one trust every consensus statement every time? by Brian A. Williams, Brian A. Williams, Christopher A. Schumacher, Ridhi Choragudi, Kelly E. Garbelotti, John M. Ludden, Daniel E. Hall, Daniel E. Hall, Daniel E. Hall

“…The described antiemetic techniques remain compatible with available opioid-free anesthetic techniques [lidocaine, acetaminophen, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists, etc.]. …”
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Metformin reverts aortic calcifications and elastin loss induced by an experimental metabolic syndrome by Lucas Streckwall, Nancy Martini, Claudia Sedlinsky, León Schurman, María Virginia Gangoiti, Antonio Desmond McCarthy

“…F group showed parameters compatible with MetS. Aortic tunica media from F showed decreased elastic-to-muscular layer ratio, increased collagen content and increased levels of the AGEs structure carboxymethyl-lysine. …”
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A broad spectrum Shigella vaccine based on VirG53 – 353 multiepitope region produced in a cell-free system by Girmay Desalegn, Charlotte Abrahamson, K. Ross Turbyfill, Lucy Pill-Pepe, Leslie Bautista, Chitradevi S. Tamilselvi, Dylan Dunn, Neeraj Kapoor, Barbara Sullinger, Matheo Herrera, Edwin V. Oaks, Jeff Fairman, Marcela F. Pasetti

“…Seeking to refine the vaccine antigenic target and achieve scalable manufacturing compatible with Good Manufacturing Practices, we mapped linear B-cell epitopes spanning the entire VirG protein sequence by probing the immune reactivity of 10-mer peptides (overlapping 4–8 aa) with sera from Shigella-infected rhesus monkeys. …”
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Enhanced biomechanical and biological performance of titanium scaffolds with gradient in pore sizes by Ara Jung, Jinju Jang, Hun Yeong Ban, Hee Jin Kim, Bomi Gweon, Dohyung Lim

“…Collectively, these findings suggest that the design strategy of the Type 2 gradient scaffold is beneficial not only for achieving biomechanical compatibility by closely mimicking natural bone but also for promoting osteogenesis and neovascularization.…”
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