Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Nightmare for Breast Surgery-Two Case Reports by Gülşen Akoğlu, Murat Demiriz, Kerim Bora Yılmaz

“…Treatment with oral doxycycline and topical tacrolimus led to favorable healing within four months. Breast surgical tehniques, which aim to achieve aesthetic results using intraglandular flaps, have become an important part of clinical practice in breast surgery. …”
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Long-Term Isoflurane Therapy for Refractory Bronchospasm Associated with Herpes Simplex Pneumonia in a Heart Transplant Patient by C. Hornuss, M. Firsching, M. Dolch, A. Martignoni, A. Peraud, J. Briegel

“…During mechanical ventilation, the patient developed bronchospasm that severely compromised respiratory function that led to cardiac arrest. After resuscitation, application of isoflurane through the Anaesthetic Conserving Device (AnaConDa) in the ICU successfully treated bronchospasm, provided adequate sedation, and enabled appropriate ventilation and diagnostic bronchoscopy. …”
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Immune aging and infectious diseases by Ruochan Chen, Ju Zou, Jiawang Chen, Ling Wang, Rui Kang, Daolin Tang, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…The rise in global life expectancy has led to an increase in the older population, presenting significant challenges in managing infectious diseases. …”
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Solutions to improve the energy efficiency of non-residential buildings: Evidence from Romania by Ioan Bitir-Istrate, Laura-Alexandra Doroftei, Gheorghe Militaru

“…The article includes the analysis of a warehouse chosen as a case study, in which lighting was identified as an area of inefficiency and it was replaced with a more efficient system, as well as installing a photovoltaic power plant. These measures led to an increase in building energy efficiency of approximately 17%. …”
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The Carnivore Connection Hypothesis: Revisited by Jennie C. Brand-Miller, Hayley J. Griffin, Stephen Colagiuri

“…The “Carnivore Connection” hypothesizes that, during human evolution, a scarcity of dietary carbohydrate in diets with low plant : animal subsistence ratios led to insulin resistance providing a survival and reproductive advantage with selection of genes for insulin resistance. …”
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A TURNING POINT FOR BANKING: UNRAVELING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF BANKING ACTIVITY IN EUROPE SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by ANDREA BELLUCCI, GIANLUCA GUCCIARDI

“…Different characteristics, such as size, profitability, and listing status, led to varied lending behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, with smaller and more profitable banks exhibiting greater resilience.…”
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Community-Based Research among Marginalized HIV Populations: Issues of Support, Resources, and Empowerment by Mario Brondani, Nardin R. Moniri, R. Paul Kerston

“…In order to properly address this inquiry, we developed a community-based participatory research by training peer-led volunteers to facilitate focus-group discussions within Aboriginal and refugees participants following an interview guide. …”
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Novel Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Neuroblastoma and Malignant Melanoma by Fabio Morandi, Francesco Frassoni, Mirco Ponzoni, Chiara Brignole

“…In the last two decades, a strong effort has been spent in the field of translational research of immunotherapy which led to satisfactory results. Indeed, several immunotherapeutic clinical trials have been performed and some of them also resulted beneficial. …”
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Counteracting greenhouse gas and aerosol influences intensify global water seasonality over the past century by Fubo Zhao, Wenbo Shi, Yiping Wu, Yanqing Lian, Qiang Li

“…Given that the positive effects of greenhouse gases surpass the aerosols’ negative effects, the counterbalancing influences have led to an overall enhancement in seasonality of water availability over the past century. …”
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Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms by Hong In Jeong, Hye Sung Jung, Milos Dubajic, Gunpyo Kim, Woo Hyeon Jeong, Hochan Song, Yongju Lee, Swarup Biswas, Hyeok Kim, Bo Ram Lee, Jae Woong Yoon, Samuel D. Stranks, Soon Moon Jeong, Jihoon Lee, Hyosung Choi

“…In particular, high negative triboelectricity emerged as the key to overcoming poor triboelectric effect in extreme elastic conditions. This led to the discovery of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate silane and polycarbonate silane, achieving remarkable elasticity over 100% and a brightness of 139 cd/m2. …”
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Effect of cerebrolysin on dopaminergic neurodegeneration of rat with oxidative stress induced by 3-nitropropionic acid by Calderón Guzmán David, Brizuela Norma Osnaya, Ortíz Herrera Maribel, Hernández García Ernestina, Barragán Mejía Gerardo, Juárez Olguín Hugo, Valenzuela Peraza Armando, Attilus Jonas, Labra Ruíz Norma

“…The increased dopamine metabolism due to the administration of cerebrolysin led to increased formation of radical species and oxidative stress, especially when free radicals were generated by 3-NPA.…”
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Impact of the Breakdown Behavior on Chinese Traditional Stewed Pork with Brown Sauce: Physical Properties Using Microstructural Analysis by Dengyong Liu, Yajun Deng, Ana Gong, Yaohui Han, Hui-Min David Wang

“…The results suggested the subjects’ saliva secretion and moisture content of the boluses during mastication increased significantly depending on subjects and food types studied (P<0.05) and led to increase of bolus apparent particle size because of saliva uptake. …”
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Increasing temporal stability of global tropical cyclone precipitation by E Deng, Qian Xiang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Yue Dong, Shifei Tu, Pak-Wai Chan, Yi-Qing Ni

“…Abstract Tropical cyclone (TC) precipitation has led to escalating urban flooding and transportation disruptions in recent years. …”
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Ethical Implications in the Use of Embryonic and Adult Neural Stem Cells by Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, Oscar González-Pérez, Ana Macías-Ornelas, Vivian Capilla-González, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

“…The advent and growth of technological advances have led to new routes of knowledge. Thereby, we currently face new challenges. …”
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Harnessing nanoparticles for reshaping tumor immune microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma by JinSong Li, GuanBo Zhang, Gang Li, Jie Zhang, Zhi Yang, Lin Yang, ShiJie Jiang, JiaXing Wang

“…Recently, advancements in nanotechnology, coupled with a deeper understanding of cancer biology and nano-biological interactions, have led to the development of various nanoparticles aimed at enhancing therapeutic efficacy through specific targeting of tumor tissues. …”
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Oxygen Defect-Mediated Magnetism in Fe-C Codoped TiO2 by Zhaorui Zou, Zhongpo Zhou, Haiying Wang, Meng Du

“…The hybridization of Fe 3d, C 2p, and O 2p (nearest to the Fe defect) led to the spin split of Fe 3d, C 2p, and O 2p which contributed to the ferromagnetism.…”
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Management of Recurrent Lung Infections in a Case of Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (or Job’s) Syndrome by M Arsenault, V Echave, C Fish, J-P Praud

“…When she was 12 years old, pulmonary deterioration (increased frequency of pulmonary infections, hemoptysis, radiological destruction or the right middle lobe) led 10 a right middle lobectomy. Since this intervention, the patient has had an improved quality nf life, takes part in regular sports activities, without recurrence of severe pulmonary infections, and has had near normal pulmonary function studies. …”
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ASFV infection induces lipid metabolic disturbances and promotes viral replication by Xuefei Chu, Xuefei Chu, Shengqiang Ge, Shengqiang Ge, Shengqiang Ge, Yingchao Li, Qin Zhang, Xinyu Cui, Yuanyuan Zuo, Ruihong Li, Hongtao Sun, Lei Yin, Zhenzhong Wang, Jinming Li, Yihong Xiao, Zhiliang Wang, Zhiliang Wang

“…Notably, increased cholesterol levels promoted ASFV replication in host cells, whereas inhibition of the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway markedly reduced intracellular ASFV replication.DiscussionThe findings of this study showed that ASFV led to lipid metabolism disturbances to facilitate its replication, which is useful for revealing the mechanism underlying ASFV infection.…”
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Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults by Mauro Gaspari, Giovanna Mioni, Dario Signorello, Franca Stablum, Sara Zuppiroli

“…Two pilot studies were conducted with older adults to fine-tune the training task and optimize its suitability for them. This also led to an enhancement of the underlying planning engine, transitioning from a simple fast-forward planner (PDDL4J) to an advanced heuristic search planner (ENHSP). …”
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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Amit B. Sohagia, Srinivas Guptha Gunturu, Tommy R. Tong, Hilary I. Hertan

“…Biopsies revealed a leukocytoclastic vasculitis in the skin and gastrointestinal tract. Steroid therapy led to complete resolution of the symptoms. HSP is the most common childhood vasculitis, and is characterized by the classic tetrad of nonthrombocytopenic palpable purpura, arthritis or arthralgias, gastrointestinal and renal involvement. …”
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