Revealing the zone of possible agreement between parties in conflict: An application to Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements.

After Hamas' attack on 2023 October 7 and Israel's subsequent war, a pressing question is the nature of a postwar peace agreement. Peace negotiations often become deadlocked due to difficulties in identifying mutually advantageous agreements. A large-scale survey task and method is developed to identify the strength of preference for components of potential peace deals and changes to the status quo.

Mass spectrometry analysis of environmental pollutants in breast and artificial milk for newborns.

Environmental toxins, particularly liposoluble compounds that accumulate in adipose tissues, present a risk for newborns, not only through breastfeeding but also through artificial milks. These compounds pass into breast milk, potentially exposing infants to harmful substances. In a monocentric observational study carried out in the Charleroi region, we employed liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to analyze the presence of environmental toxins in milk for newborns.

Pilot Study to Evaluate a New Method for Endotracheal Administration of Surfactant in Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Fiberscope Assisted Surfactant Therapy (FAST).

Introduction: Currently, INSURE (Intubation-Surfactant-Extubation) and LISA (Less Invasive Surfactant Administration) are two recommended techniques for surfactant delivery to newborns with respiratory distress syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, tolerability of a new technique of surfactant administration in newborns without anesthesia or laryngoscopy: Fiberscope Assisted Surfactant Therapy (FAST).

Methods: This monocentric, prospective, nonrandomized, pilot feasibility study was conducted from January to December 2021.

Lower Distending Pressure Improves Respiratory Mechanics in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Complicated by Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension.

Objective: To investigate the effects of distending pressures on respiratory mechanics and pulmonary circulation in newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN).

Study Design: In total, 17 consecutive infants of ≥37 weeks of gestational age with CDH and PPHN were included in this prospective, randomized, crossover pilot study. Infants were assigned randomly to receive 2 or 5 cmHO of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) for 1 hour in a crossover design.

Targeting protein-loaded CB[8]-mediated supramolecular nanocarriers to cells.

Supramolecular amphiphiles, consisting of ternary complexes of cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]), an alkylated paraquat derivative and a tetraethylene glycol-functionalized azobenzene, self-assemble into vesicles of about 200 nm in diameter. The outer surface of the vesicles was functionalized with cell-targeting ligands. These vesicles were employed for loading and delivery of proteins into cells.