Forward Modeling Simulations to Validate Changes in Electrical Resistivity Tomography Monitoring Data for a Slope with Complex Geology by Azadeh Hojat, Luigi Zanzi, Greta Tresoldi, Meng Heng Loke

“…An initial analysis of the monitoring data after rainfall events in the study site showed that the resistivity values were decreased only in the central zone along the ERT line, but they were increased in the two sides of the profile. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and Etiological Factors of Dental Trauma among 12- and 15-Year-Old Schoolchildren of Lebanon: A National Study by Chirine Abdel Malak, Carole Chakar, Alain Romanos, Samar Rachidi

“…The prevalence of dental trauma to anterior teeth was 10.9%. Maxillary central incisors (83.7%) were commonly affected. The most common type of injury was enamel fracture (68.3%), falls being the main reason (52.5%). …”
Get full text

Assessment of Wettability and Contact Angle of Bonding Agent with Enamel Surface Etched by Five Commercially Available Etchants: An In Vitro Study by Deepika Katyal, Aravind Kumar Subramanian, Adith Venugopal, Anand Marya

“…Twenty-five human maxillary and mandibular central incisors and premolars extracted for orthodontic or dental purposes were used in this study as samples. …”
Get full text

The Mast Cell Is an Early Activator of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation and Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in the Hippocampus by Yiwei Wang, Huanhuan Sha, Leting Zhou, Yinan Chen, Qin Zhou, Hongquan Dong, Yanning Qian

“…Neuroinflammation contributes to or even causes central nervous system (CNS) diseases, and its regulation is thus crucial for brain disorders. …”
Get full text

Spatial epidemiological analysis based on township scale and analysis of influencing factors of pulmonary tuberculosis cure of Changshu city from 2015 to 2022. by Xiao-Yan Xu, Zheng-Yuan Zhou, Li-Qiang Gong, Li-Qiang Xu, Xiao-Kang Jiao, Bian Yin, Tian-Hong Jiang

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The central and southern areas of Changshu were the high-high cluster areas and hot spots for PTB. …”
Get full text

Impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions on gender-specific school attendance and learning outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Dinaol Bedada Dibaba, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu, Sisay Abebe Debela

“…This systematic review will include international databases used for the search, such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Europe PubMed Central, and Scopus. Study eligibility will include cross-sectional studies published in English on the impact of WASH interventions on school attendance and academic performance, stratifying gender-specific outcomes. …”
Get full text

Mdivi-1 Protects CD4+ T Cells against Apoptosis via Balancing Mitochondrial Fusion-Fission and Preventing the Induction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Sepsis by You Wu, Yong-Ming Yao, He-Liang Ke, Lan Ying, Yao Wu, Guang-Ju Zhao, Zhong-Qiu Lu

“…Apoptosis of CD4+ T cells plays a central role in the progression of sepsis because it is associated with subsequent immunosuppression and the lack of specific treatment. …”
Get full text

THE ALBANIAN FACTOR OF DESTABILIZATION OF THE WESTERN BALKANS: SCENARIO APPROACH by E. G. Ponomareva

“…Special role in the implementation of the scenario is played by the structures of international terrorism which regard Kosovo as one of the central training zones for militants. Substantiation of the probability of the development and implementation of the scenario is given in four key parameters, including political, economic, military and cultural and religious spheres.Among the main actors of the scenario the author singles out the armed forces of Kosovo, Albanian paramilitary formations on the territory of western Macedonia, transnational corporations, private military companies, as well as the United States, Britain, Turkey and the Arab monarchies who support the project politically and financially.The article concludes that there is a need for an objective political assessment of the situation in the region, an analysis of security threats and risks of another round of destabilization of the Western Balkans. …”
Get full text

Aircraft Measurements of Physicochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols in Air Pollution Plumes over a Megacity and Suburban Areas by Taehyun Park, Yongjoo Choi, Jinsoo Choi, Junyoung Ahn, Jinsoo Park, Yonghwan Lee, Jihee Ban, Gyutae Park, Seokwon Kang, Kyunghoon Kim, Beom-Keun Seo, Jongho Kim, Soobog Park, Hyunjae Kim, HaEun Jeon, Taehyoung Lee

“…Finally, flights investigating the distributions of pollutants in the central, upwind, and downwind SMA regions generally detected high levels of oxidation downwind as well as different aerosol masses between the low and high altitudes. …”
Get full text

Investigation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in labidochromis caeruleus and xiphophorus hellerii by Mustafa Ünal Boyraz, Muhammet Yaşar Dörtbudak, Muhammet Bahıttin Dörtbudak

“…Fatty changes in liver cells are widely distributed from central veins toward hepatocytes in the middle of the lobule and periportal areas.…”
Get full text

A Study of the Star Clusters’ Population in the Giant Molecular Cloud G174+2.5 by Tatyana A. Permyakova, Giovanni Carraro, Anton F. Seleznev, Andrej M. Sobolev, Dmitry A. Ladeyschikov, Maria S. Kirsanova

“…For four clusters in particular (S235 North-West, S235 A-B-C, S235 Central, and S235 East1+East2), we were able to compute individual membership probabilities, the cluster distances, the cluster masses, and their average proper motions. …”
Get full text

Impact of High Thermal Setting and Fluid Activities on Sandstone Compaction: A Case Study of the Baiyun Sag in the Pearl River Mouth Basin (Northern South China Sea) by Chi Li, Jinglan Luo, Caiwei Fan, Shanshan Li, Shijiu Wu, Chuan Lei, Kunpeng Song

“…Compaction is regarded as central to the reduction of reservoir physical properties. …”
Get full text

The antioxidant potential of bacoside and its derivatives in Alzheimer's disease: The molecular mechanistic paths and therapeutic prospects by Dipanjan Karati, Swarupananda Mukherjee, Souvik Roy

“…Central nervous system disorders are likely to have a substantial effect on the worldwide healthcare demands of humanity in this era. …”
Get full text

In vivo kinematic analysis of failure cases after nonanatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a preliminary study by Tomofumi Kage, Shuji Taketomi, Tetsuya Tomita, Takaharu Yamazaki, Ryota Yamagami, Kenichi Kono, Kohei Kawaguchi, Ryo Murakami, Takahiro Arakawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Inui, Sakae Tanaka

“…In contrast, the lateral AP position of the nonanatomically reconstructed knees in two patients were more posteriorly located and showed more abnormal kinematics than the ACL-deficient knees. Central AP translation of the nonanatomically reconstructed knees in two patients was located more posteriorly throughout the range of midflexion. …”
Get full text

Case report: Pseudoprogression mimicking neoplastic recurrence three months after completion of proton beam therapy for an IDH-mutant astrocytoma CNS WHO grade 3 by Liv Cathrine Heggebø, Liv Cathrine Heggebø, Ida Maria Henriksen Borgen, Ida Maria Henriksen Borgen, Hanne Blakstad, Hanne Blakstad, Cathrine Saxhaug, Pål André Rønning, Pitt Frederik Niehusmann, Katja Werlenius, Malin Blomstrand, Malin Blomstrand, Petter Brandal, Petter Brandal

“…BackgroundRadiation-induced changes following proton beam therapy in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutated diffuse central nervous system (CNS) World Health Organization (WHO) grade 2 and 3 gliomas are not well characterized. …”
Get full text

Efficacy and Safety of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti-VEGF) in Treating Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Xiaobei Yin, Ting He, Shanshan Yang, Hui Cui, Wenlan Jiang

“…Bevacizumab was linked with less changes in central macular thickness after 1 year compared to control (WMD: -38.50; P<0.001), but more changes compared to ranibizumab (WMD: 10.69; P=0.024). …”
Get full text

Barriers and facilitators for social inclusion among people with concurrent mental health and substance use problems. A qualitative scoping review. by Silje Nord-Baade, Ottar Ness, Camilla Bergsve Jensen, Michael Rowe, Elin Opheim, Anne Landheim

“…<h4>Background</h4>People with concurrent mental health and substance use problems are among the most socially excluded groups in our society, yet little attention has been paid to what socially excluded people see as central to promoting their social inclusion. The aim of this qualitative scoping review is to provide an overview of barriers and facilitators for social inclusion among people with concurrent mental health and substance use problems, based on first-person perspectives, to help guide future research, policies, and practice.…”
Get full text

Arguments for the Existence of God in Ibn Sīnā’s Metaphysics: An Evaluation of the Problems of Divine Simplicity and Modal Collapse by Tugay Taşçı

“…The article highlights Ibn Sīnā’s distinctiveness in redefining metaphysical exploration beyond physicalist presuppositions and establishing metaphysics as foundational for other scientific disciplines. Central to this exploration is the elucidation of Ibn Sīnā’s arguments for God’s existence, primarily through his concept of modality—encompassing the necessary, contingent, and impossible—and his unique argument known as The Proof of the Sincere (Burhān al-Siddiqīn). …”
Get full text

Insights into the nuclear-organelle DNA integration in Cicuta virosa (Apiaceae) provided by complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes by Seongjun Park, Yong Hwang, Heesoo Kim, KyoungSu Choi

“…Abstract Background Gene transfer between the organelles and the nucleus plays a central role in shaping plant genome evolution. The identification and analysis of nuclear DNA of plastid (NUPTs) and mitochondrial (NUMTs) origins are important for exploring the extent of intracellular DNA transfer in genomes. …”
Get full text

Limitation period and negatory action: review of case law, reflections and problems by O. R. Shyshka

“…It was found that the essence of such a decision contradicts the concept of the Central Committee of Ukraine and the Constitution of Ukraine, as a judicial act, according to the current concept of civil law of Ukraine is not a source of regulation of civil relations. …”
Get full text