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Medicine, General & Internal
Lukas Gatterer, Fabian Kriwan, Derrick Tanous, Katharina Wirnitzer
Summary: Medical education should place greater emphasis on the importance of plant-based diets for public health and strengthen related education in classrooms and hospitals.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Economics
Pingping Chen, Ruiqing Zhao, Yanfei Lan
Summary: This paper examines the strategic interactions between a traditional shipping company and a non-traditional shipping company, and finds that platform canvassing and service upgrade can achieve a win-win situation. It also identifies possible ways to mitigate the adverse impacts and verifies the positive effect of platform canvassing on service upgrade.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Irene del Olmo Lianes, Pablo Yubero, Alvaro Gomez-Luengo, Juan Nogales, David R. Espeso
Summary: COPICK is an open-source automated colony picking technology solution on the liquid handler Opentrons OT-2, which uses a mounted camera to capture images of regular Petri dishes and automatically selects the best colonies for further analysis. Benchmark tests show that COPICK has a high performance in picking ability, accuracy, and efficiency, supporting smaller research teams in their experiments.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Aashutosh Mistry, Venkat Srinivasan
Summary: Accurate description of ion transport can predict electrolyte response and salt concentration evolution across different operating conditions in any cell configuration, as demonstrated by Wang et al. in ACS Energy Letters.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ilaria Balossino, Fabio Cossio, Riccardo Farinelli, Lia Lavezzi
Summary: The BESIII experiment has been collecting data at the BEPCII collider in Beijing since 2009. This review focuses on the CGEM-IT, an innovative solution proposed to replace the aging inner tracker. The CGEM-IT consists of three cylindrical triple-GEM detectors and can operate inside a 1 T magnetic field with analogue readout.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Andrew W. Ruttinger, Sakineh Tavakkoli, Hao Shen, Chao Wang, Sarah M. Jordaan
Summary: This article evaluates an integrated electrocatalysis and biocatalysis approach for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), which converts CO2 into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) using renewable electricity. The study highlights the need for innovation to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and lower costs.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sanjay Kumar, Muneera Mashkoor, Anne Grove
Summary: Ribosome biogenesis is an energetically costly process that requires tight regulation for stoichiometric balance, with mTORC1 playing a key role in response to nutrient availability and stress. Transcription factors Ifh1p and Crf1p in yeast are crucial for regulation of ribosomal protein genes, with recent evidence suggesting Crf1p may also function as an activator to prevent re-binding of Ifh1p upon mTORC1 inhibition. This backup activation mechanism could be essential for ensuring gene expression when Ifh1p is limiting, highlighting the complexity of ribosome biogenesis regulation.
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
O. Pan, M. Bernert, T. Lunt, M. Cavedon, B. Kurzan, S. Wiesen, M. Wischmeier, U. Stroth
Summary: The X-point radiator (XPR) is an attractive solution to the power exhaust problem in future fusion devices. The study used the 2D transport code SOLPS-ITER to replicate the experimentally measured plasma conditions with an XPR in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak and compared them with a simplified model. The research found that neutrals penetrating from the adjoining cold divertor region and the large connection length near the X-point are crucial in initiating an XPR. Furthermore, once an XPR is created, it persists even with reduced fueling and impurity seeding rates. The simulation also examined the redistribution of plasma density and radiation near the X-point caused by fluid drifts at the XPR.
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Riccardo Rossi, Michela Gelfusa, Filippo De Masi, Matteo Ossidi, Andrea Murari
Summary: Understanding and quantifying the mutual influence between systems is crucial in scientific research. This text introduces various indicators used for this purpose and suggests a new reciprocal influence criterion, pointing out its advantages over traditional indicators in stability and noise resistance.
Review
Polymer Science
Idowu David Ibrahim, Yskandar Hamam, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Julius Musyoka Ndambuki, Williams Kehinde Kupolati, Tamba Jamiru, Azunna Agwo Eze, Jacques Snyman
Summary: Packaging materials are widely used in our daily lives and play a crucial role in preserving and prolonging the shelf life of products. However, there has been little discussion regarding the environmental impact of packaging materials after use and the need for sustainable packaging.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yiqin Zhang, Luyao Chen, Maurizio Battino, Mohamed A. Farag, Jianbo Xiao, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Haiyan Gao, Weibo Jiang
Summary: This article recommends the use of blockchain to upgrade the current fresh fruit supply chain and analyzes the obstacles faced by the implementation of this technology in relation to participants' attitude, fruit preservation, and blockchain technical loopholes. The research shows that blockchain can help solve the problems in supply chain management, including information tamper resistance, supply-demand relationship, and traceable supervision.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Melzer Christoph, Schwerg Marius, Stangl Karl, Kohler Friedrich
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether upgrading to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) can improve left ventricular function in typical outpatient clinical patients. The results showed that CRT upgrade in patients with PICM led to significant improvements in LVESV, LVEF, and NYHA class, with a low complication rate.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
X. Fu, Y. Wang, H. Shen, Y. Yu, F. Xu, G. Zhou, W. Xie, R. Qin, C. Dun, C. -W. Pao, J. -L. Chen, Y. Liu, J. Guo, Q. Yue, J. J. Urban, C. Wang, Y. Kang
Summary: This study reports a new synthetic strategy for atomically dispersing copper atoms on nitrogen-rich porous carbon, achieving high catalytic efficiency in electrochemical CO reduction. Different from the C-C coupling mechanism on metallic copper, a CO insertion mechanism is proposed for acetate production on the single site copper catalyst.
MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
A. Niforou, E. Magriplis, E. Klinaki, K. Niforou, A. Naska
Summary: This article reviews the health attributes, dietary sources, and current intake of trans fatty acids (TFAs), as well as the history of TFA-related legislative actions. The research suggests that while TFAs currently provide a low percentage of energy intake in EU Member States, there are additional, less-known sources of TFAs in the diet. Therefore, raising public awareness of hidden TFAs in food and those generated through traditional cooking practices is crucial.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Benjamin Godwin, Monir H. Anvari, Tina Olfatbakhsh, Mahshid Mahbod, Abbas S. Milani, Gino A. DiLabio, Jeremy E. Wulff
Summary: Chemical cross-links, both irreversible and reversible, can enhance the mechanical strength and rigidity of polymers. In this study, a ketone-functionalized derivative of polydicyclo-pentadiene is introduced, which forms an unprecedented network of vinyl C-H... O hydrogen bonds within the polymer. The resulting thermoset exhibits significantly improved glass transition temperature, storage modulus, Young's modulus, and compression strength compared to the unfunctionalized polymer.
