Platelet-rich fibrin obtained from different protocols affects the formation of the in vitro multispecies subgingival biofilm associated with periodontitis by Fabio Hideaki Uyeda, Gustavo Quilles Vargas, Larissa Matias Malavazi, Tatiane Tiemi Macedo, Aline Paim de Abreu Paulo Gomes, Manuela Rocha Bueno, Pedro Henrique Moreira Paulo Tolentino, Lucas Daylor Aguiar da Silva, Luciene Cristina Figueiredo, Jamil Awad Shibli, Bruno Bueno-Silva

“…After seven days, biofilm metabolic activity (MA) and microbial profile were evaluated through colorimetric reaction and DNA–DNA hybridization, respectively.Results Among PRF membranes, the ones from centrifuge 1 led to better reduction in MA, total biofilm, and F. periodonticum, P. gingivalis and T. forsythia counts when compared to untreated/centrifuge 2 treated biofilms. …”
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NHERI education and community outreach: longitudinal, educational outcomes of a coordinated, distributed network by Robin Nelson, Karina I. Vielma, Karina I. Vielma, JoAnn Browning

“…National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Network Coordination Office (NCO) Education and Community Outreach (ECO) led coordinated efforts to promote educational activities along various pathways for students and educators targeted at broadening participation in and awareness of natural hazards engineering research through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program, the Graduate Student Council (GSC), and the Summer Institute for Early Career Researchers and K-12 Educators. …”
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Audio-Language Datasets of Scenes and Events: A Survey by Gijs Wijngaard, Elia Formisano, Michele Esposito, Michel Dumontier

“…Advances in dataset creation and computational power have led to significant progress in this domain. This paper surveys 69 datasets used to train ALMs, covering research up to September 2024 (<uri>https://github.com/GLJS/audio-datasets</uri>). …”
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The use of ChatGPT in higher education: Students' perceptions by Dragojević Tamara, Turudić Jovana

“…The rapid development of technology has led to the creation of the artificial intelligence model ChatGPT, which enables the generation of texts based on user queries. …”
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Whole organism and tissue-specific analysis of pexophagy in Drosophila by Francesco G. Barone, Marco Marcello, Sylvie Urbé, Natalia Sanchez-Soriano, Michael J. Clague

“…Specific drivers were used to visualize pexophagy in neurons, and to demonstrate that specific depletion in the larval central nervous system of Hsc70-5, the Drosophila homologue of the chaperone HSPA9/mortalin, led to a substantial elevation in pexophagy.…”
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METHODOLOGY FOR DATA COLLECTION IN SIMULATED IRRADIATIONS USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES ON DICOM IMAGES FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS LOCALIZATION IN HIGH ATOMIC NUMBER MATERIALS by Nicolás E. Martín, F. Malano, Miguel Sofo Haro, M. Valente

“…Research into accurate methods for estimating the location of X-ray fluorescence emissions has led to various techniques and developments, applied both experimentally and through simulations.This work introduces an innovative methodology based on X-ray energy dispersion spectrometry, using DICOM images to create probability maps of fluorescence emission locations. …”
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Photodegradation of Rhodamine B Using the Microwave/UV/H2O2: Effect of Temperature by Carlo Ferrari, H. Chen, R. Lavezza, C. Santinelli, I. Longo, E. Bramanti

“…Controlling the temperature, MW power, and UV emission of the reactor all led to a greater overall control of the process. …”
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Uterine Tumor Resembling Ovarian Sex-Cord Tumors Initially Diagnosed as a Prolapsed Fibroid by Fernando Augusto Rozário Garcia, Vanessa Pereira Gaigher, Rodrigo Neves Ferreira, Antônio Chambô Filho

“…Histopathology of the resected lesion led to a diagnosis of UTROSCT. Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy was then performed. …”
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A comparison of the sense of place between two urban heritage sites (Oudlajan historic neighborhood, Tehran, and Shah Abol-Ghasem, Yazd) by Arash Mohammad-Moradi, Seyed-Abbas Yazdanfar, Mohammad-Ali Khanmohammadi, Saeid Norouzian-Maleki, Paria Shaheen

“…The contemporary era has witnessed damage to the various dimensions of the sense of place in numerous historic and urban heritage sites, which has led to issues such as the disruption of urban life, neglected aspects of the urban poor, and abandonment. …”
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Low Cost Skin Segmentation Scheme in Videos Using Two Alternative Methods for Dynamic Hand Gesture Detection Method by Eman Thabet, Fatimah Khalid, Puteri Suhaiza Sulaiman, Razali Yaakob

“…On the contrary, there are certain challenges in using human skin colour as a feature to segment dynamic hand gesture, due to various illumination conditions, complicated environment, and computation time or real-time method. These challenges have led to the insufficiency of many of the skin color segmentation approaches. …”
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Overcoming CD226-related immune evasion in acute myeloid leukemia with CD38 CAR-engineered NK cells by Luciana Melo Garcia, Achintyan Gangadharan, Pinaki Banerjee, Ye Li, Andy G.X. Zeng, Hind Rafei, Paul Lin, Bijender Kumar, Sunil Acharya, May Daher, Luis Muniz-Feliciano, Gary M. Deyter, Gabriel Dominguez, Jeong Min Park, Francia Reyes Silva, Ana Karen Nunez Cortes, Rafet Basar, Nadima Uprety, Mayra Shanley, Mecit Kaplan, Enli Liu, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Katayoun Rezvani

“…CRISPR-Cas9 deletion of CD226 led to reduced LFA-1 recruitment, poor synapse formation, and decreased NK cell anti-leukemic activity. …”
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Synthesis, Characterisation, Theoretical NMR Calculations and Crystal Structure of the 3-methyl-1H-1,2,4?4-triazole-5-amine acetate by Patricia Saraiva Vilas Boas Almeida, José Roberto da Silveira Maia, Márcia Cristina de Souza, Alison Geraldo Pacheco

“… The condensation reaction between aminoguanidine bicarbonate with carboxylic acids led to the formation of 3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-amine (mta), 3-methyl-1H-1,2,4l4-triazole-5-amine acetate (Hmta) and 3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-amine (pta). …”
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Management of inclusive data for Merapi volcano eruption risk areas using participatory action research (PAR) with the perspective of women, the elderly, and persons with disabilit... by Meilinarti, Swasto Eko, Ngurah Ida, Candraningrum Dewi, Bening Rahmayna Kania

“…Key recommendations include integrating disaster risk management approaches with community-led action plans, enhancing inclusion, promoting local leadership, and developing a national advocacy strategy to increase community involvement in disaster risk reduction efforts, particularly for women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.…”
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Nanocrystalline Cellulose/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Fibrous Composites Prepared by Electrospinning and Thermal Crosslinking by Katrina M. Hatch, Jana Hlavatá, Katherine Paulett, Tatsiana Liavitskaya, Sergey Vyazovkin, Andrei V. Stanishevsky

“…Particles with the smallest size improved the strength of the membrane but decreased its mass swelling capacity, whereas the larger particles led to a more porous and flexible, but mechanically weaker, membrane structure with a higher swelling ability. …”
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Autochthonous Starter Effect on Microbiological, Physicochemical Characteristics, and Fatty Acids Content of Moroccan Goat’s Milk Cheese During Ripening by Said Zantar, Yousra Zantar, Mohamed Benicha, Amin Laglaoui, Ouiam EL GALIOU, Mounir Hassani Zerrouk

“…The addition of ferments led to a significant increase in protein and fat contents. …”
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Case Report: Forensic Chemistry Analysis in Asbestos Litigation by Lúcio Paulo Lima Logrado, Caio Tadão Joko, André Lima Logrado

“…Legislation addressing chrysotile asbestos has led to its prohibition in many countries, including Brazil. …”
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Effects of Cu(Ⅱ) stress on embryonic development, oxidative stress response, cholinergic system and energy metabolism in the Sepiella maindroni by Qilong Huang, Jiawen Yu, Ruibing Peng, Maowang Jiang, Qingxi Han, Xiamin Jiang

“…At the same time, Cu(Ⅱ) exposure led to an increase in the content of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) and a significant decrease in the activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase [SOD], catalase [CAT]), energy-metabolizing enzymes (adenylate kinase [AK]), and cholinergic-related enzymes (acetylcholinesterase [AChE], choline acetyltransferase [ChAT]). …”
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Inhibition of Cathepsin S Produces Neuroprotective Effects after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice by Jianguo Xu, Handong Wang, Ke Ding, Xinyu Lu, Tao Li, Jiawei Wang, Chunxi Wang, Jian Wang

“…Additionally, administration of LHVS led to a decrease in neuronal degeneration and improved neurobehavioral function. …”
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Consensus on the Definition of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A Neurologists-Based Delphi Study (CEPA Study) by Maria-Rosario Luquin, Jaime Kulisevsky, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Pablo Mir, Eduardo S. Tolosa

“…Review of results from the second-round led to a classification of symptoms as indicative of “definitive,” “probable,” and “possible” APD. …”
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Multitenancy in Single Instance of Data Persistence Service for Supporting Low-Code Platforms by Julio Gustavo Costa, Luiz Marcos Garcia Goncalves, Samuel Xavier-de-Souza

“…Corporate digitalization, especially among Small and Medium Enterprises, has led to a significant increase in the demand for scarce professionals with expertise in the IT area, especially in Web Information Systems area. …”
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