Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Adrian Gozar, Ivan Bozovic, Rongting Wu
Summary: The materials-by-design paradigm involves advanced computation, synthesis, and characterization to meet various technological needs. Borophene, a 2D allotrope of boron, shows rich polymorphism and has the potential to be used in electronics, energy sciences, and biology applications. Despite limited data on its intrinsic electronic properties, the confirmed polymorphisms and recent synthesis advancements are important milestones in borophene research.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rodrigo J. Gonzalez, Ulrich H. von Andrian
Summary: The interaction between GPR35 receptor and 5-HIAA serotonin metabolite promotes the recruitment of neutrophils from blood into inflamed tissues, which is significant for inflammation and anti-microbial host defense.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cheng-Wei Qiu, Tan Zhang, Guangwei Hu, Yuri Kivshar
Summary: The full manipulation of electromagnetic waves through optical metasurfaces is at the forefront of modern optical technologies. Future developments include hybrid metasurfaces using low-dimensional materials and their applications in biomedical, computational, and quantum fields. Challenges and opportunities in the future of metasurface physics and engineering are also discussed.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gabriel Merino, Miquel Sola, Israel Fernandez, Cina Foroutan-Nejad, Paolo Lazzeretti, Gernot Frenking, Harry L. Anderson, Dage Sundholm, Fernando P. Cossio, Marina A. Petrukhina, Jishan Wu, Judy I. Wu, Albeiro Restrepo
Summary: Aromaticity is a deeply rooted concept in chemistry, but there is no consensus on its definition due to the many attributes associated with it. This perspective aims to reflect the current state and future direction of the aromaticity research community.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Erik De Clercq
Summary: Remdesivir is the only antiviral drug formally approved by the US FDA for the treatment of Covid-19. Its key structural features and mode of action have been well established, but further optimization in clinical application is needed in terms of dosage, timing, route of administration, and potential combinations with other drugs for efficacy evaluation.
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Maria-Magdalena Titirici
Summary: The past 20 years have seen a revolution in battery research, leading to the much-awaited Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for the development of Li-ion batteries. New materials and chemistries have improved performance and energy density, making batteries more efficient and cheaper each year. However, most research focuses solely on performance, overlooking the sustainability of battery components and chemistry.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Business
Klement Podnar, John M. T. Balmer
Summary: This analysis examines trends in corporate marketing literature, covering past, present, and future directions of corporate marketing as an organization-wide philosophy and culture. It also revisits rationales and components of corporate marketing, while considering challenges and opportunities for corporate marketing in transitioning to the center ground. The paper concludes by summarizing the articles in the special section.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ryland C. Forsythe, Astrid M. Mueller
Summary: This article emphasizes the critical importance of water oxidation for the climate-friendly production of carbon-neutral fuels and value-added chemicals. It discusses recent progress in the field and highlights the unsolved key challenges in developing catalyst materials for clean energy and green chemistry.
Review
Spectroscopy
Vladimir A. Azov, Larissa Mueller, Alexander A. Makarov
Summary: This review provides an overview of laser ionization mass spectrometry (LIMS), including the process of laser ionization, the influence of laser type on performance, and imaging capabilities. It also discusses the historic development of LIMS instrumentation, including first-generation instruments from the 1960-1990s and more recent designs. Additionally, it covers the recent applications of LIMS for surface analysis, including various analyses of solid inorganic, organic, and heterogeneous samples, often in combination with depth profiling and imaging capability.
MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anna M. Ernst, Hannelore Bauer, Hans-Christian Bauer, Marianne Steiner, Anna Malfertheiner, Anna-Theresa Lipp
Summary: When studying the literature, it becomes clear that lipedema is a modern disease that has been increasingly recognized in Western countries. However, prior to 1940, the disproportionate accumulation of fat in female bodies was known but not identified as a separate disease. The understanding of lipedema as a pathological condition represents a significant advancement, even though many questions remain unanswered.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Pranay Gupta, Anirudh Thatipelli, Aditya Aggarwal, Shubh Maheshwari, Neel Trivedi, Sourav Das, Ravi Kiran Sarvadevabhatla
Summary: This paper explores current and upcoming frontiers in skeleton-based human action recognition by introducing new datasets and benchmarking state-of-the-art models. The study reveals the challenges and domain gaps induced by actions in the wild through benchmarking top performers of NTU-120 on newly introduced datasets.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER VISION
(2021)
Review
Toxicology
Gabriele Sabbioni, Billy W. Day
Summary: Chemicals are regularly measured in various settings, with biomonitoring in biological fluids serving as a tool to determine individual exposure. Different markers can be used for measuring both long-term and short-term exposure in the body. New approaches are needed to advance the field in the limitations of current methods.
ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Michael Hlavatsch, Julian Haas, Robert Stach, Vjekoslav Kokoric, Andrea Teuber, Mehmet Dinc, Boris Mizaikoff
Summary: With its exquisite capability of direct, non-destructive label-free sensing of molecular transitions, IR spectroscopy has become a versatile analytical tool widely used in various fields such as industrial manufacturing, surveillance, environmental monitoring, and biomedical sample evaluation. Recent developments have made IR spectroscopic devices reliable tools for quality control, rapid analysis, and patient health monitoring. Guided light within dedicated optical structures allows for remote sensing and high-throughput sensing scenarios. This article discusses future directions and highlights the historic development, current trends, and emerging technological opportunities in IR spectroscopy.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Huey-Jy Huang, Raffaela Campana, Oluwatoyin Akinfenwa, Mirela Curin, Eszter Sarzsinszky, Antonina Karsonova, Ksenja Riabova, Alexander Karaulov, Katarzyna Niespodziana, Olga Elisyutina, Elena Fedenko, Alla Litovkina, Evgenii Smolnikov, Musa Khaitov, Susanne Vrtala, Thomas Schlederer, Rudolf Valenta
Summary: More than 30% of the global population suffers from allergies, with allergic individuals producing IgE antibodies against environmental allergens. The development of molecular cloning and microarray technology has led to more precise and effective diagnosis of allergies, with silicon-based allergen microarrays offering increased sensitivity for detection.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Jiri Bejcek, Michal Jurasek, Vojtech Spiwok, Silvie Rimpelova
Summary: Cardiac glycosides, known for their toxicity by inhibiting Na+/K+-ATPase, can be used for treating cardiovascular diseases and some cancers. The compounds can inhibit cancer cell proliferation by triggering various cell signaling cascades and acting as growth factors, offering potential as chemotherapeutic agents and immunogenic cell death triggers, particularly in cancer cells.
