Publications by authors named "Maury"

High-energy nuclear collisions create a quark-gluon plasma, whose initial condition and subsequent expansion vary from event to event, impacting the distribution of the eventwise average transverse momentum [P([p_{T}])]. Disentangling the contributions from fluctuations in the nuclear overlap size (geometrical component) and other sources at a fixed size (intrinsic component) remains a challenge. This problem is addressed by measuring the mean, variance, and skewness of P([p_{T}]) in ^{208}Pb+^{208}Pb and ^{129}Xe+^{129}Xe collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.

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Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe human disease. During late infection, EBOV virions are on the skin's surface; however, the permissive skin cell types and the route of virus translocation to the epidermal surface are unknown. We describe a human skin explant model and demonstrate that EBOV infection of human skin via basal media increases in a time-dependent and dose-dependent manner.

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It was widely accepted that malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are the main direct initial cause for cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death (SCD), but diverging data tended to demonstrate that asystole or pulseless activity were becoming the most prevalent cardiac rhythms at the time of cardiac arrest. We challenge here these conceptions and reinforce the persisting prominent role of VA in SCD.

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  • Filoviruses, like Ebola virus (EBOV), cause filovirus disease (FVD) and pose significant global health threats, but studying them has been challenging due to safety restrictions.
  • A new research tool involving a modified vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV-filo GP) allows researchers to safely explore the interactions and immune responses related to filovirus infections outside high-security labs.
  • The study utilizes interferon α/β receptor-deficient (Ifnar) mice to examine different methods of infection and disease progression, providing a cost-effective and manageable way to advance filovirus research.
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Microbial pathogenesis is mediated by the expression of virulence genes. However, as microbes with identical virulence gene content can differ in their pathogenic potential, other virulence determinants must be involved. Here, by combining comparative genomics and transcriptomics of a large collection of isolates of the model pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, time-lapse microscopy, in vitro evolution and in vivo experiments, we show that the individual stress responsiveness of L.

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Introduction: This consensus statement recommends eight high-level trackable policy actions most likely to significantly improve health and wellbeing for children and young people by 2030. These policy actions include an overarching policy action and span seven interconnected domains that need to be adequately resourced for every young person to thrive: Material basics; Valued, loved and safe; Positive sense of identity and culture; Learning and employment pathways; Healthy; Participating; and Environments and sustainable futures.

Main Recommendations: Provide financial support to invest in families with young children and address poverty and material deprivation in the first 2000 days of life.

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  • Arrhythmic risk stratification in Brugada syndrome is challenging, and this study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of automatically measured ECG parameters from digitized paper ECGs.
  • In a multicenter study involving 301 patients, two ECG parameters (QRS prolongation in lead V1 and S duration on DI) were found to independently predict major cardiac events.
  • The study concluded that automatic ECG analysis could effectively assess risk in Brugada syndrome patients by confirming known parameters and identifying new ones.
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Embryogenesis is a brief but potentially critical phase in the tree life cycle for adaptive phenotypic plasticity. Using somatic embryogenesis in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.), we found that temperature during the maturation phase affects embryo development and post-embryonic tree growth for up to three years.

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  • - The ATLAS experiment at the LHC conducted a search for long-lived particles (LLPs) using a large dataset (140 fb^{-1}) from proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV, focusing on LLPs with masses from 5 to 55 GeV that decay within the inner detector.
  • - The study considered scenarios where LLPs are produced from exotic Higgs boson decays and models involving axionlike particles (ALPs).
  • - No significant findings above expected background levels were detected, leading to the establishment of upper limits on various production rates involving the Higgs boson and the top quark related to LLPs and ALPs.
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Developing controlled and reproducible molecular assemblies incorporating lanthanide centers is a crucial step for driving forward up- and down-conversion processes. This challenge calls for the development of strategies to facilitate the efficient segregation of different Ln metal ions into distinct positions within the molecule. The unique family of pure [LnLn'Ln] heterometallic coordination compounds previously developed by us represents an ideal platform for studying the desired Ln-to-Ln' energy transfer (ET).

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  • Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are commonly used to treat advanced heart failure, improving survival but leading to high rates of arrhythmias (20-50%) within a year after implantation.
  • Arrhythmias in these patients increase the risk of complications, such as additional shocks from implantable defibrillators and potential worsening of right ventricular failure, highlighting the need for tailored management strategies.
  • Effective treatment for these arrhythmias may involve specialized approaches like catheter ablation, though unique challenges exist in accessing arrhythmogenic areas after LVAD surgery, making pre-implantation procedures potentially beneficial.
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  • * A study using deep whole-genome sequencing of brain neurons found that SCZ cases had more somatic mutations in regions of active gene expression compared to controls.
  • * These somatic mutations, particularly at transcription factor binding sites, may affect gene expression related to SCZ and contribute to its development during brain formation.
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This Letter presents results from a combination of searches for Higgs boson pair production using 126-140  fb^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at sqrt[s]=13  TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector. At 95% confidence level (CL), the upper limit on the production rate is 2.9 times the standard model (SM) prediction, with an expected limit of 2.

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This Letter presents the first study of the energy dependence of diboson polarization fractions in WZ→ℓνℓ^{'}ℓ^{'}(ℓ,ℓ^{'}=e,μ) production. The dataset used corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 140  fb^{-1} of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector. Two fiducial regions with an enhanced presence of events featuring two longitudinally polarized bosons are defined.

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Background And Aims: Prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are not recommended until left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has been reassessed 40 to 90 days after an acute myocardial infarction. In the current therapeutic era, the prognosis of sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) occurring during this early post-infarction phase (i.e.

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  • This work investigates a new cancer treatment strategy using porous metal-organic frameworks (nanoMOFs) combined with the anti-cancer drug Gemcitabine monophosphate (GemMP) and particle therapy, which improves precision in targeting tumors compared to traditional radiotherapy.
  • The study addresses key challenges in cancer therapy, particularly the impact of hypoxia and the microenvironment around tumors, showing that GemMP-loaded nanoMOFs enhance the effectiveness of particle therapy in both oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor conditions while allowing for lower radiation doses.
  • The research concludes that nanoMOFs significantly improve drug delivery to cancer cells, demonstrating potential for developing "all-in-one" nanodrugs that optimize treatment and increase the cytotoxic effects on hypoxic tumors.
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Aza-BODIPYs represent a class of fluorophores in which the π-conjugated system is rigidified and stabilized by a boron atom. A promising strategy to enhance their fluorescence properties involves replacing the boron atom with a metal ion. Here, we describe the synthesis and characterization of a water-soluble derivative where the metal is a gallium(III) ion, termed WazaGaY (water-soluble aza-GaDIPY).

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Unlabelled: () is a microalgae extract that contains fucoxanthin and has been shown to enhance cognitive function in younger populations. The present study assessed if supplementation affects cognition in healthy, young-old, physically active adults with self-perceptions of cognitive and memory decline.

Methods: Forty-three males and females (64.

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Background: Dyslipidemia remains the major cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Lipid management in patients with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk needs improvement across Europe, and data gaps are noticeable at the country level.

Hypothesis: We described the current treatment landscape in Belgium, hypothesizing that lipid management in patients with ASCVD remains inadequate and aiming to understand the reasons.

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