A systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of deucravacitinib versus selected treatments for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Objective: To assess deucravacitinib's efficacy and safety against selected treatments for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis via network meta-analysis.

Methods: Relevant studies were selected via a systematic literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases. To assess the ORs with corresponding 95% CIs for outcomes including PASI 75, PASI 90, sPGA 0/1, and treatment discontinuation due to adverse events over the 10-16-week timeframe, a network meta-analysis was performed utilizing R software.

Prevalence, genomic features, and antibiotic sensitivities of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from patients with invasive meningococcal disease and healthy carriers in Zhejiang Province, 2015-2023.

Objective: A comprehensive understanding of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and healthy carriers is critical to monitor, control, and prevent the disease. This study investigated the epidemiology of IMD cases and carriage, and compared population-specific genetic variations and antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) strains isolated from patients with IMD and carriers.

Development of a two-component recombinant vaccine for COVID-19.

Introduction: Though COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) was declared to be ended by the WHO, it continues to pose a significant threat to human society. Vaccination remains one of the most effective methods for preventing COVID-19. While most of the antigenic regions are found in the receptor binding domain (RBD), the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the S protein is another crucial region for inducing neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) against COVID-19.

Development of an RBD-Fc fusion vaccine for COVID-19.

Although the global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has passed, there are still regional outbreaks that continue to jeopardize human health. Hence, there is still a great deal of interest in developing an efficient vaccine that can quickly and effectively prevent reemerging outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2. Delta variant was once a dominant strain in the world in 2021, and we first constructed a recombinant RBD-Fc fusion vaccine by coupling the RBD of Delta variant with the human Fc fragment.

Research Progress on Surface Damage and Protection Strategies of Armature-Rail Friction Pair Materials for Electromagnetic Rail Launch.

Electromagnetic rail launch technology has attracted increasing attention owing to its advantages in terms of range, firepower, and speed. However, due to electricity-magnetism-heat-force coupling, the surface of the armature-rail friction pair becomes severely damaged, which restricts the development of this technology. A series of studies have been conducted to reduce the damage of the armature-rail friction pair, including an analysis of the damage mechanism and protection strategies.

Identification of ADAM23 as a Potential Signature for Psoriasis Using Integrative Machine-Learning and Experimental Verification.

Background: Psoriasis is a common chronic, recurrent, and inflammatory skin disease. Identifying novel and potential biomarkers is valuable in the treatment and diagnosis of psoriasis. The goal of this study was to identify novel key biomarkers of psoriasis and analyze the potential underlying mechanisms.

Ozone-Induced Rapid and Green Synthesis of Polydopamine Coatings with High Uniformity and Enhanced Stability.

The development of green, controllable, and simplified pathways for rapid dopamine polymerization holds significant importance in the field of polydopamine (PDA) surface chemistry. In this study, a green strategy is successfully devised to accelerate and control the polymerization of dopamine through the introduction of ozone (O ). The findings reveal that ozone serves as an eco-friendly trigger, significantly accelerating the dopamine polymerization process across a broad pH range, spanning from 4.

Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Melt-Spun Filaments of Polybutene-1 and Butene-1/Ethylene Copolymer.

Polybutene-1 with form I crystals exhibits excellent creep resistance and environmental stress crack resistance. The filaments of polybutene-1 and its random copolymer with 4 mol% ethylene co-units were produced via extrusion melt spinning, which are expected to be in form I states and show outstanding mechanical properties. The variances in microstructure, crystallization-melting behavior, and mechanical properties between homopolymer and copolymer filaments were analyzed using SEM, SAXS/WAXD, DSC, and tensile tests.

SARS-CoV-2 N Protein Triggers Acute Lung Injury via Modulating Macrophage Activation and Infiltration in in vitro and in vivo.

Background: SARS-CoV-2-induced acute lung injury but its nucleocapsid (N) and/or Spike (S) protein involvements in the disease pathology remain elusive.

Methods: In vitro, the cultured THP-1 macrophages were stimulated with alive SARS-CoV-2 virus at different loading dose, N protein or S protein with/without TICAM2-siRNA, TIRAP-siRNA or MyD88-siRNA. The TICAM2, TIRAP and MyD88 expression in the THP-1 cells after N protein stimulation were determined.

Workplace violence against nursing interns and patient safety: The multiple mediation effect of professional identity and professional burnout.

Background: Most nursing interns have suffered some form of workplace violence in clinical settings, which has been linked to the jeopardizing of patient safety. Although previous research studies have examined the effect of workplace violence on patient safety, few studies have examined whether workplace violence is associated with patient safety through professional identity and professional burnout among nursing interns.

Aims: To test whether professional identity and professional burnout play mediating roles in the relationship of workplace violence and patient safety among nursing interns.

Immunogenicity and immune-persistence of the CoronaVac or Covilo inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine: a 6-month population-based cohort study.

Background: Owing to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the emergency use of different types of COVID-19 vaccines, there is an urgent need to consider the effectiveness and persistence of different COVID-19 vaccines.

Methods: We investigated the immunogenicity of CoronaVac and Covilo, two inactivated vaccines against COVID-19 that each contain inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The levels of neutralizing antibodies to live SARS-CoV-2 and the inhibition rates of neutralizing antibodies to pseudovirus, as well as the immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM responses towards the spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) protein of SARS-CoV-2 at 180 days after two-dose vaccination were detected.

Influence of WC Particle Size on the Mechanical Properties and Residual Stress of HVOF Thermally Sprayed WC-10Co-4Cr Coatings.

Cermet coatings deposited using high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) are widely used due to their excellent wear and corrosion resistance. The new agglomeration-rapid sintering method is an excellent candidate for the preparation of WC-Co-Cr feedstock powders. In this study, four different WC-10Co-4Cr feedstock powders containing WC particles of different sizes were prepared by the new agglomeration-rapid sintering method and deposited on steel substrates using the HVOF technique.

Allelic imbalance of HLA-B expression in human lung cells infected with coronavirus and other respiratory viruses.

The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) loci have been widely characterized to be associated with viral infectious diseases using either HLA allele frequency-based association or in silico predicted studies. However, there is less experimental evidence to link the HLA alleles with COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases, particularly in the lung cells. To examine the role of HLA alleles in response to coronavirus and other respiratory viral infections in disease-relevant cells, we designed a two-stage study by integrating publicly accessible RNA-seq data sets, and performed allelic expression (AE) analysis on heterozygous HLA genotypes.

The Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease and Carriage, Genotypic Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance of Isolates in Zhejiang Province, China, 2011-2021.

() remains a worldwide leading cause of epidemic meningitis. During 2011-July 2021, 55 meningococcal disease (MD) cases were reported with a case fatality rate of 5.45% in Zhejiang Province, China.

Effect of AlTiO Content and Sintering Temperature on the Microstructure and Residual Stress of AlO-AlTiO Ceramic Composites.

A series of AlO-AlTiO ceramic composites with different AlTiO contents (10 and 40 vol.%) fabricated at different sintering temperatures (1450 and 1550 °C) was studied in the present work. The microstructure, crystallite structure, and through-thickness residual stress of these composites were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, time-of-flight neutron diffraction, and Rietveld analysis.

Development of a Recombinant RBD Subunit Vaccine for SARS-CoV-2.

The novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) pandemic is a great threat to human society and now is still spreading. Although several vaccines have been authorized for emergency use, only one recombinant subunit vaccine has been permitted for widespread use. More subunit vaccines for COVID-19 should be developed in the future.

Effect of Fe and Cr on the Macro/Micro Tribological Behaviours of Copper-Based Composites.

Fe and Cr are regarded as two of the most important friction components in Cu-based composites (Cu-BCs). In this study, the microstructural detection and micro- and macro-tribology evaluation of Cu-BCs containing Fe and Cr were performed. The results indicated that both Fe and Cr formed diffusion interfaces with the copper matrix.

Corrigendum: COVIEdb: A Database for Potential Immune Epitopes of Coronaviruses.

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Epidemic Trend and Molecular Evolution of HV Family in the Main Hantavirus Epidemic Areas From 2004 to 2016, in P.R. China.

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by hantavirus (HV) infection, and is prevalent across Europe and Asia (mainly China). The genetic variation and wide host range of the HV family may lead to vaccine failure. In this study, we analyzed the gene sequences of HV isolated from different regions of China in order to trace the molecular evolution of HV and the epidemiological trends of HFRS.