Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Aris Anagnostopoulos, Luca Becchetti, Emilio Cruciani, Francesco Pasquale, Sara Rizzo
Summary: This paper investigates opinion dynamics in multi-agent networks with biases towards two possible opinions, exploring the combined effects of bias, network structure, and opinion dynamics on the convergence of the entire system of agents. Through analyzing a simple yet mathematically rich setting, it highlights a complex interplay between topology and underlying update rules.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Omar O'Mari, Valentine I. Vullev
Summary: Electrochemical analysis is easy to carry out but challenging to do correctly due to inherent challenges in data collection and interpretation. This article focuses on the utility of voltammetrically obtained electrochemical potentials for extracting important characteristics of molecular analytes, and provides recommendations for addressing key pending challenges. Improving the reliability of electroanalysis is crucial for advancing modern science and engineering given the wide implications of charge transfer.
CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hans-Joachim Schaefers
Summary: The prognosis of aortic root aneurysm in Marfan syndrome patients was greatly improved with the introduction of valve-preserving surgery(VPS). However, this surgery poses lifelong risks of thromboembolism and hemorrhage, which can complicate further aortic surgeries.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Yehezkel Ben-Ari, Eric Delpire
Summary: The study shows that phenobarbital and midazolam can reduce neonatal seizures following birth asphyxia, but their effectiveness is dependent on the timing of administration; in contrast, the chloride importer antagonist has no effect on reducing seizures. However, the efficacy of drugs on seizures may be influenced by recurrent seizures.
Article
Microbiology
Luca T. Giurgea, David M. Morens
Summary: Vaccination plays a crucial role in slowing down the pandemic, saving lives, and alleviating the burden on healthcare resources, but the actual situation may differ from theoretical models. Due to constantly changing factors, the herd immunity threshold requires constant revision.
Article
Microbiology
Luca T. Giurgea, David M. Morens
Summary: Vaccination is a powerful strategy to slow down the pandemic, save lives, and alleviate the burden on limited healthcare resources. However, reaching the estimated herd immunity threshold may be challenging due to various factors such as imperfect vaccine protection, viral mutations, and changing human behavior.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marina Toplak, Arne Matthews, Robin Teufel
Summary: This paper discusses the structural and mechanistic characteristics of different types of flavoprotein monooxygenases (FPMOs) and their diverse reaction types, as well as the chemical basis of these reactions. Through fine-tuning and functionalization of the flavin cofactor, FPMOs exhibit unparalleled versatility in oxygenation reactions.
ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Katarina E. Blow, David Quigley, Gabriele C. Sosso
Summary: The formation of crystals is a challenging process to quantitatively model, with nucleation rate being a crucial parameter that is difficult to connect between atomistic simulations and experimental measurements. Understanding subtle details often overlooked when computing nucleation rates is essential to uncover the full impact of sources of uncertainty in simulations, which is key to shedding new light on the kinetics of crystal nucleation essential for practical applications.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yuanqing Li, Nan Xiao, Sibin Wu
Summary: Effective use of nonverbal cues in a pitch video can increase funding success, with reduced gaze, early appearance, and reduced speech hesitations being key factors in improving funding outcomes.
INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Hugues Moreau, Andrea Vassilev, Liming Chen
Summary: Transport mode detection is a classification problem that aims to infer the transport mode of a user using multimodal signals. The study introduces a small, optimized model that can perform as well as current deep models with significantly fewer parameters and operations. Additionally, the research proposes better preprocessing methods for signals of different lengths.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(2022)
Review
Infectious Diseases
Dennis L. Stevens, Amy E. Bryant
Summary: This review provides an overview of innate and acquired immunity concepts, including vaccine use and hesitancy, and discusses their implications for reducing the global burden of highly communicable infectious diseases.
CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Botond Z. Igyarto
Summary: This analysis piece examines critical pandemic-related measures in the United States from an immunological perspective and highlights caveats that should have been considered before implementation. It also discusses alternative measures based on scientific data that were not thoroughly explored but could have potentially aided in fighting the pandemic.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
M. Pia Chaparro, Jacob French, Kristine Creveling, Naana Ennin, Tiffany Numa, Megan Knapp
Summary: To ensure school feeding during COVID-19 school lockdowns, U.S. Congress authorized waivers for parents/guardians to pick up school meals in non-school settings. This study analyzed school meals distribution in New Orleans, a city with environmental disasters, a city-wide charter school system, and high levels of child poverty and food insecurity. The findings showed that the majority of pick-up sites were located in socially vulnerable neighborhoods.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Business
Shannon L. Rawski, Emilija Djurdjevic, Andrew T. Soderberg, Joshua R. Foster
Summary: This study examines the moral implications of training design choices and finds that when training is administered electronically and focuses on social issues like sexual harassment, incongruence between the trainer's gender and occupation may decrease trainees' perceived integrity, while rich media can mitigate this negative effect.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael A. Rowland, Kevin R. Pilkiewicz, Michael L. Mayo
Summary: The transcriptional network regulates protein expression in response to the environment, with information encoded in protein abundance propagating across signaling events. Model predicts potential increase in transmitted information with cascade length, constrained by mechanistic details of protein-binding kinetics. Stochastic simulations demonstrate growing information transmission with cascade length, limited by kinetic parameter values.
