Disease prediction by network information gain on a single sample basis by Jinling Yan, Peiluan Li, Ying Li, Rong Gao, Cheng Bi, Luonan Chen

“…There are critical transition phenomena during the progression of many diseases. Such critical transitions are usually accompanied by catastrophic disease deterioration, and their prediction is of significant importance for disease prevention and treatment. …”
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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Waleed Hafiz, Ahmedhusam Alahmed, Mohammed Alahmadi, Rakan Alotaibi, Abdullah Alsharif, Safwan Alim, Mohammed Mokhtar, Kholoud Al-Maabdi, Omaima Badr

“…Most patients are diagnosed in adulthood due to the slow progression of the disease. Children with this disease are asymptomatic, and changes in the lung parenchyma are usually discovered incidentally. …”
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EFFECT OF SOLUTION pH AND TEMPERATURE ON PHENOL ADSORPTION ONTO CARBONIZED RICE HUSK CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED WITH PHOSPHORIC ACID by YAHAYA S. MOHAMMAD, MOHAMMED U. GARBA, MUHAMMAD A. MUHAMMAD, YAKUBU AZEH, SULEIMAN Y. BAGIREI

“…Results obtained showed that when pH was increased from 2 to 4, adsorption capacity and removal efficiency increased, and thereafter, decreased progressively with additional increase in pH. Results also showed that when temperature was increased from 30 to 50 oC adsorption capacity and removal efficiency decreased. …”
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High-Field Growth of Semiconducting Anodic Oxide Films on Metal Surfaces for Photocatalytic Application by Ronald Vargas, David Carvajal, Brunella Galavis, Alberto Maimone, Lorean Madriz, Benjamín R. Scharifker

“…This work summarizes progresses achieved in the physical chemistry aspects of the growth of anodic oxides under high-field conditions for the synthesis of semiconducting thin solid films and their implementation as photocatalytic materials. …”
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Isokinetic Testing: Why it is More Important Today than Ever by Kevin E Wilk, Christopher A Arrigo, George J Davies

“…These factors make it well-suited to play a crucial role in influencing the appropriate patient progression through a rehabilitation program and assisting in determining return to play readiness following injury or surgery. …”
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Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistane Staphylococcus aureus: Getting over It by LE Nicolle

“…While the replacement of nosocomial methicillin-susceptible S aureus by MRSA has proceeded at different rates in different regions, the overall global progression has been relentless. MRSA became common in Canadian health care facilities later than in the United States; however, since the early 1990s, nosocomial MRSA in Canada has steadily and irrevocably increased (2).…”
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A Combination of Tachycardia-Mediated Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Vasospasm-Induced Silent Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Severe Thyrotoxicosis by Serena Sert Kim Khoo, Chong Mow Chu, Yin Khet Fung

“…It may be mild features such as palpitations, tachycardia, and exertional dyspnea or may progress to life-threatening consequences such as atrial fibrillation, tachyarrhythmias, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and shock. …”
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Implantoplasty-Aided Prosthetic Rehabilitation for the Management of Peri-Implantitis in Maxilla Reconstructed With Free Fibula Flap: A Clinical Report by Ajay Yerramsetti, Manju Vijayamohan, Maya Rajan Peter, Pramod Subhas

“…Implantoplasty, which is performed in advanced peri-implantitis cases that cause exposure of implant threads, has been proposed as a reliable approach to preventing progressive peri-implant bone loss by modifying the exposed implant surface. …”
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The Bacterial Type III Secretion System as a Broadly Applied Protein Delivery Tool in Biological Sciences by Liyu Jia, Lihua Zhu

“…By summarizing the current knowledge and recent progress, we underscore the potential of the T3SS as a powerful tool in biological sciences and their implications for future research in plant pathology and agricultural biotechnology.…”
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Database energy saving strategy using blockchain and Internet of Things by Dexian Yang, Jiong Yu, Zhenzhen He, Ping Li

“…Additionally, as time progresses, the query traffic of the system database continues to increase. …”
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Income and inequality elasticity of poverty: The case of CESEE countries by Stankov Dejan

“…The study found that income growth contributes to poverty reduction, while the contribution of inequality is stronger and in the opposite direction. Thus, further progress in tackling poverty may be achieved under a relatively favourable income distribution. …”
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Analytic transparency is key for reproducibility of agricultural research by Gudeta W. Sileshi

“…Non-reproducible research does not only waste resources, but it can also slow down scientific progress and undermine public trust. In this commentary, my aim is to draw attention to the evolving concepts and terminology used in characterizing reproducibility and the common reasons for non-reproducibility of past research. …”
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Steatotic Liver Disease: New Nomenclature and Its Localization in the Russian Federation by K. L. Raikhelson, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. R. Grechishnikova, S. V. Okovityi, T. A. Deeva, N. V. Marchenko, M. К. Prashnova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Adaptation and implementation of new nomenclature into clinical practice is an important and complex task, in which it is necessary to maintain a balance between a progressive concept and the interests of practical healthcare.…”
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Regulatory role of PPAR in colorectal cancer by Cong Wang, Tingcong Lv, Binghui Jin, Yang Li, Zhe Fan

“…Moreover, in recent years, CRC has been progressively becoming younger, with an increasing incidence mainly among patients <50 years old. …”
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Role of Toll-Like Receptors and Their Downstream Molecules in the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kouichi Miura, Ekihiro Seki, Hirohide Ohnishi, David A. Brenner

“…This paper will highlight the recent progress on the study of TLR signaling and their downstream molecules in the development of NAFLD.…”
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Immune Response in Ovarian Cancer: How Is the Immune System Involved in Prognosis and Therapy: Potential for Treatment Utilization by Nikos G. Gavalas, Alexandra Karadimou, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Aristotelis Bamias

“…T cell populations, including NK T cells and Tregs, and cytokines have been associated with disease outcome, indicating their increasing clinical significance, having been associated with prognosis and as markers of disease progress, respectively. Harnessing the immune system capacity in order to induce antitumor response remains a major challenge. …”
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Peut-on lire Only Revolutions de Mark Z. Danielewski ? by Alexandre Palhière

“…While shedding light on the relations between myth, history and story within the crucible of poetry, Mark Danielewski also seems to renew this questioning thanks to his use of technological progress, the multiple possibilities it has given allowing him to redefine the link between the writing and reading processes.…”
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Political Advertising by Big Business after Rubicon by Paul Vorster

“…While South Af- political parties are strongly refraining from using political advertising (with the qualified exception of the Labour Party of South Africa and the Progressive Federal Party), Big Business emerged as the major political advertiser. …”
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Smoking associated metabolites from gut microbiota on health: Nicotine degradation brings hopes by Guangyi Zeng, Wanwan Guo, Bo Chen, Yanli Pang, Lulu Sun

“…After smoking, significant alterations in the gut microbiota affect the synthesis of numerous metabolites that are crucial for the development and progression of metabolic disorders. Gut microbiota-mediated nicotine degradation has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for smoking-related metabolic disorders associated with smoking. …”
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Savoirs mondains, savoirs savants : les femmes et leurs cabinets de curiosités au siècle des Lumières by Adeline Gargam

“…The second category were run by experienced women scientists who used their laboratories to conduct experimental research in the name of medical progress and public instruction. This article also describes how these private cabinets functioned, their composition, their interior décor as well as the contents of the collections, which required the organisation, acquisition and preservation techniques used in their male counterparts.…”
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