Tel Aviv University

Malnutrition in Maintenance Dialysis: From Metabolic Disorder to Multisystem Complications

Malnutrition and protein-energy wasting (PEW) are closely related yet distinct clinical entities. While malnutrition broadly refers to nutritional deficits arising primarily from inadequate dietary intake, PEW is a complex syndrome specific to chronic kidney disease characterized...

Square‐Shaping of Sturdy Optical Vortex Droplets in Quasi‐Phase‐Matched Photonic Crystals

ABSTRACT We elaborate a scheme for controllable shaping of self‐trapped vortex states in a quasi‐phase‐matched three‐dimensional photonic crystal with the combination of self‐focusing quadratic and defocusing cubic material nonlinearities. The setting gives rise to sturdy droplet...

Antibody-Drug Conjugate-Associated Oral Toxicities

Aim: Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are an emerging class of anti-cancer therapies, designed to specifically target cancer cells while minimizing impact on healthy tissues; however, they are associated with a broad spectrum of toxicities. The goal of this paper is to review the...

Bio-Templated Ultra-Sensitive Magneto-Plasmonic Photocatalytic Particles Integrated into Soft Robotics

Abstract Plasmonic photocatalysts that combine magnetic maneuverability with visible-light activity offer a promising avenue for autonomous water purification. However, integrating these functionalities into a scalable, reusable architecture remains challenging. Here, we report a...

Lower Blood Pressure Extremes Precede the Recorded Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia by up to Two Decades: A Population-Based Matched Case–Control Study

Fibromyalgia (FM) has been linked to autonomic dysregulation, but population-level evidence on blood pressure (BP) in FM is sparse, and whether BP differences are present before diagnosis is unknown. We conducted a population-based case–control study within Leumit Health Services...

Cerebrovascular Manifestations in a Family with a Pathogenic COL4A5 Variant

Background/Objectives: Pathogenic variants in collagen type 4 α5 chain (COL4A5), responsible for X-linked Alport syndrome, are classically associated with progressive kidney disease, sensorineural hearing impairment, and ocular abnormalities. Cerebrovascular involvement is not co...

Associations between anemia and postpartum depression among Arab Bedouin women

Anemia and postpartum depression (PPD) are common perinatal morbidities. Recognition of postpartum anemia as a major risk factor for PPD is crucial for postpartum maternal health. This study aimed to examine the association between anemia and PPD in low-income minority Arab-Bedou...

A Mesoscopic Ginzburg–Landau Model for Vibrational Strong Coupling Enhanced Rayleigh Scattering in Molecular Liquids

Abstract Recent experiments by Sandeep et al. [Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.65, e16917 (2026). ] suggest that vibrational strong coupling (VSC) in molecular liquids can generate mesoscopic phenomena beyond single-molecule observables, including resonantly enhanced Rayleigh scattering, ab...

Missing data imputation for wearable time series

Continuous physiological monitoring via wearables enables early disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment. However, accurate estimation of missing data is essential. Wearable-derived physiological signals often have periodic structure in observations, while the missingness mech...

Predicting measles outbreak magnitude via modeled population susceptibility evidence from pre-vaccination data

We characterized pre-vaccination measles dynamics using a discrete-time mechanistic model that integrates incidence time series and demographic data to estimate key epidemiological parameters and to quantify the relationship between the reconstructed population susceptibility and...

Lower Bounds for Set-Multilinear Branching Programs

Abstract. In this paper, we prove super-polynomial lower bounds for the model of sum of ordered set-multilinear algebraic branching programs, each with a possibly different ordering ([Formula: see text]). Specifically, we give an explicit [Formula: see text]-variate polynomial of...

Must Longtermists Wish Us All Dead? A Quadrilemma

ABSTRACT Longtermists assign great moral importance to making the long‐term future as good as possible, especially by ensuring the survival of humanity. We argue, to the contrary, that on assumptions that are plausible, conservative, or shared by leading longtermists, human extin...

Myocardial late gadolinium enhancement is strongly associated with ventricular arrhythmias in mitral valve prolapse

The prognosis of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) largely depends on the presence of ventricular arrhythmias. This study aims to identify association between Cardiac MRI (CMR) based findings with ventricular arrhythmias in MVP patients. Consecutive patients (n = 45, mean...

Discovery of novel Salmonella enterica effectors through combining machine-learning and experimental validation

Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) enable symbiotic and pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria to secrete effector proteins and to translocate them directly into host cells, where they modulate host responses to benefit the bacteria. Salmonella enterica encodes two distinct T3SSs (T3S...

Metabolic heterogeneity in the risk of cancer among patients with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

The co-occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and cancer may worsen patient outcomes and burden the healthcare system. We aimed to evaluate metabolic patterns of cancer risk and to characterize the heterogeneity of such an association across cancer and CVD subtypes. We anal...

Suspended thin-film lithium niobate modulator for broadband mid-infrared light modulation and frequency comb generation

Abstract The mid-infrared (MIR) spectral regime is central to applications including remote sensing, precision spectroscopy, higher harmonic generation, and free-space optical communication. However, coherent and broadband MIR modulation remains challenging owing to high optical...

Eyeballing for Frailty Assessment in Elderly Patients Referred for Coronary Angiography

BACKGROUND: Frailty is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of outcomes in elderly patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures. While structured instruments such as the Fried test are recommended, frailty is often assessed intuitively by physicians using eyeballing. W...

Heart rate variability and physician performance during airway management simulations: an exploratory pilot study

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between heart-rate variability (HRV) and physician performance during airway management simulations in two physician cohorts studied under different HRV measurement conditions. METHODS: This exploratory pilot study included otolaryngologists...

Rare events algorithm study of extreme double jet summers and their connection with heatwaves over the Northern Hemisphere

Abstract Several large scale circulation patterns have been identified in relation to extreme Northern Hemisphere summer heatwaves. Three main ones are a double jet over Eurasia, a positive phase of the summer northern annular mode, and a quasi-wave-3 geopotential height anomaly....

Balloon-Expandable Versus Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Devices: A Contemporary Systematic Review

Background/Objectives: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment for severe aortic stenosis. Prosthesis selection is increasingly important because balloon-expandable valves (BEVs) and self-expandable valves (SEVs) differ in deployment, hemodynami...