Pneumococcal genomics and evolution by van Tonder, A

“…<p><em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em> (the “pneumococcus”) is a global pathogen responsible for nearly a million deaths each year in children under the age of five. The polysaccharide capsule or serotype is the primary pneumococcal virulence factor and is encoded by the <em>cps</em> locus. …”

Isolation and identification of tannin-degrading bacteria from goat feces, ruminal fluid, and rumen gut by Muhammad Syafiq Suhaimi, Fayyadhah Asyiqin Zailani, Nur Farah Syuhada Mohd Zaki, Farizan Aris, Mohd Taufiq Mat Jalil, Nurul Aili Zakaria

“…Each TDB displayed varying tannase activities, ranging from 11.56 to 42.08 U/mL over a five-day incubation period. TDB5 and TDB35 demonstrated significantly higher tannase activity on day 2 (p<0.05). …”
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In silico investigations and potential approaches of Tectona grandis via targeting MMP-9 for triple negative breast cancer by Permana, Sofy, Hanum, Halida A., Azizah, Maghfira R., Ilmiyah, Silvi Z., Permana, Aiko Z., Norahmawati, Eviana, Widodo, Edwin, Fakurazi, Sharida, Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki, Endharti, Agustina T.

“…The matrix metalloproteinase-9 structure was obtained from Protein Data Bank, while the substances derived from T. grandis were sourced from various existing studies and screened using PASS database, Lipinski’s rule of five, and Veber rule. The molecular docking was performed using PyRx and visualized using PyMOL. …”
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Hepatic effects of prolonged oral administration of Aqueous extracts from Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) seeds explored through pathology techniques by Okorie, Nnaemeka, Ibe, Onyekachi Ewa, Okekpa, Simon Imakwu, Nwakpa, Anthony Chukwudi, Agom, Dansy Daniel, Pauline, Iyke-Ogbo, Adaeze, Obi Laura, Mmesomachi, Uche Bethel, Nyirahafashimana, Valentine, Obi, Ihuoma A.

“…Materials and methods: Thirty-five Norvegicus rattus weighing 150-200g were randomly assigned to five groups, with each subjected to distinct dietary regimens containing 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% Trigonella foenum-graecum, and a control group. …”
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Physiological behavior of rubber plants (Hevea brasilliensis) to different soil moisture conditions by Mislan, Rohaizad, Sulaiman, Zulkefly, Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Karim, Sarker Mohammad Rezaul, Abdul Wahab, Mohd Aswad, Noran, Aizat Shamin

“…The five clones under investigation include RRIM3001, RRIM2025, RRIM2001, RRIM928, and PB350. …”
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Effects of applying the instructional systems design process on transfer of training to workplace by Malekzadeh, Robabeh

“…The two groups were assessed using a self-assessment checklist containing a five-point behavioural observation itemized rating scale, five months after the period of training. …”
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Pnictogen-halide semiconductors for photovoltaics by Liu, P

“…I obtained pinhole-free morphology through hot-casting at 110 °C and chlorobenzene antisolvent treatment during spin coating, but the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) obtained for these devices were still poor. …”

Magneto-photoconductivity of three dimensional topological insulator bismuth telluride by Cao, Bingchen, Eginligil, Mustafa, Yu, Ting

“…Among the 3D topological insulators bismuth telluride has unique hexagonal warping and spin texture which has been studied by photoemission, scanning tunnelling microscopy and transport. …”
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High-efficiency metalenses for zone-plate-array lithography by Smith, Henry I, Mondol, Mark, Zhang, Feng, Savas, Timothy, Walsh, Michael

“…In other cases, the e-beam-written pattern was transferred into a spin-on hard mask and then into an organic dielectric of 1.9 index of refraction using reactive ion etching. …”
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Enhanced ferromagnetism of ZnO@Co/Ni hybrid core@shell nanowires grown by electrochemical deposition method by Tran, Dat Quang, Akabori, Masashi, Pham, Huyen Trang, Nguyen, Tam Duy, Md. Earul Islam

“…These results reveal the possibility to employ such hybrid core@shell NWs for many applications, e.g. spin field effect transistors.…”
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Organic donor-acceptor cocrystals for multiferroic applications by Wang, Zongrui, Zhang, Qichun

“…The cocrystallization strategy has provided an efficient route to fulfill room temperature magnetoelectricity in single phase owing to the long-range ordered π-π stacking (donor-acceptor assembled) network, long-lived excitons (with μs lifetime), spin orders (±1/2 s pin) and charge transfer (CT) dipoles in the assembled crystal lattice. …”
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Phononic real Chern insulator with protected corner modes in graphynes by Zhu, Jiaojiao, Wu, Weikang, Zhao, Jianzhou, Chen, Cong, Wang, Qianqian, Sheng, Xianlei, Zhang, Lifa, Zhao, Yuxin, Yang, Shengyuan A.

“…Different from conventional topological insulators, higher-order topological insulators do not necessarily require spin-orbit coupling, which makes it possible to realize them in spinless systems. …”
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Simulation of train induced forced wind draft for generating electrical power from Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) by Chilugodu, Nikhita, Yoon, Yong-Jin, Chua, Kah Soon, Datta, Dhruv, Baek, Jong Dae, Park, Taezoon, Park, Woo-Tae

“…The laminar flow will enable the wind turbine to accelerate the spin momentum of VAWT supporting a greater energy output. …”
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Creative Schools / by Robinson, Ken, author 509031, Aronica, Lou, author 621386

The impact of foreign direct investment on the economy of the people's republic of China : a macroeconomic model by Lim, Harold Chee Kian, See Toh, Wai Meng, Hu, Koon Phei

“…The econometric study is purely empirical in nature and thus throws new light on the various channels through which FDI influences five macroeconomic variables: economic growth, exports, imports, national saving and domestic investment. …”
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Extraordinary model systems for regeneration by Accorsi, A, Guo, L, Marshall, WF, Mommersteeg, MTM, Nakajima, Y-I

“…To expand this topic further, this Perspective conveys the voices of five expert biologists from the field of regenerative biology, each of whom showcases some less well-known, but equally extraordinary, species for studying regeneration.…”

Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis by Burton, MJ, Glasziou, PP, Chong, LY, Venekamp, RP

“…In the first year after surgery children undergoing surgery had an average of 18 days of sore throat (of which some ‐ between five and seven on average ‐ will be in the immediate postoperative period), compared with 23 days in the control group (difference 5.1 days, 95% CI 2.2 to 8.1; moderate quality evidence). …”

Factor modeling for clustering high-dimensional time series by Zhang, Bo, Pan, Guangming, Yao, Qiwei, Zhou, Wang

“…Numerical illustration with both simulated data as well as a real data example is also reported. As a spin-off, the proposed new approach also advances significantly the statistical inference for the factor model of Lam and Yao. …”
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Bondi mass with a cosmological constant by Saw, Vee-Liem

“…Furthermore, with MΛ=MB, we show that for purely quadrupole gravitational waves given off by the isolated system (i.e., when the “Bondi news” σo comprises only the l=2 components of the spherical harmonics with spin-weight 2) the energy carried away is manifestly positive definite for the Λ>0 case. …”
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Synthetic, spectroscopic, biological and X-ray crystallographic structural studies on a novel pyridine-nitrogen-bridged dimeric nickel(II) complex of a pentadentate N3S2 ligand by Akbar Ali, Mohammad, Mirza, Aminul Huq, Butcher, Ray J., Tarafder, M.T.H.

“…The Schiff base formed by condensation of 2,6-diacetylpyridine with S-benzyldithiocarbazate (H2SNNNS) behaves as a pentadentate ligand, forming a nickel(II) complex of empirical formula Ni(SNNNS)·H2O that is high-spin with a room-temperature magnetic moment of 2.93 B.M. …”
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