An Evolutionary Federated Learning Approach to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease Under Uncertainty by Nanziba Basnin, Tanjim Mahmud, Raihan Ul Islam, Karl Andersson

“…Early diagnosis of AD is imperative to enable timely interventions that can slow the progression of the disease. …”
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Infrared thermal modulation endoscopy for label-free tumor detection by Suhyeon Kim, Gyungseok Oh, Young Ro Kim, Euiheon Chung, Hyuk-Sang Kwon

“…Contrast factors such as the average rate of temperature changes and thermal recovery time constants have been investigated through an active thermal modulation imaging approach, yielding promising tumor characterization results in a xenograft mouse model. …”
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Enabling In-Depot Automated Routing and Recharging Scheduling for Automated Electric Bus Transit Systems by Lei Wang, Wanjing Ma, Ling Wang, Yongli Ren, Chunhui Yu

“…The results show that the FJSP model shortens the delay and increases the time conservation for future rounds of operation than FCFS, while FCFS presents the simplicity of programming and better computational efficiency. …”
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Total Hip Arthroplasty Concomitant with Patellofemoral Arthroplasty and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for a Patient with Patellar Dislocation Combined with Hip Dysp... by Takuya Iseki, Tomoya Iseki, Shohei Okahisa, Shinichi Yoshiya, Shigeo Fukunishi, Toshiya Tachibana

“…Then, simultaneous patellofemoral arthroplasty and medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction was performed for residual patellar dislocation and patellofemoral OA without tibiofemoral joint OA. At the time of the 5-year follow-up after surgery, the patient was able to walk with a wheelbarrow without any complications. …”
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Healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspectives in initiating discussion on mammogram screening, and their perceived barriers and enablers to screening in women-A qualitative study. by Xuefei Wang, Qi He Mabel Leow, Hwee Khim Lee, Ching Yee Mok, Wei Teen Wong, Hui Min Joanne Quah, Ngiap Chuan Tan

“…Healthcare factors were cost, accessibility to screening, consultation time constraints, and inadequate information in health records.…”
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Examination of Doping Usage Opinions of Bodybuilding Athletes in the Context of Sports Ethics by Hakan Salim Çağlayan, Ozer Yıldız, Mehmet Kanlı

“…According to the survey, bodybuilding athletes of Turkey's Youth and Sports Ministry in doping "zero tolerance" policy for their use depending on the doping of athletes of other countries in views on the competitive environment in the contest; Unfair competition, no one who does not use abroad, seeing this branch as a doping sport, getting rid of the backstage, power war of the states, health is more important than success; In their views on the relationship between the diplomatic power of the countries and the use of doping in international competitions, backstage power is important in success, making money negotiations, “Turkish athletes' work is very hard” themes; In his views on the use of doping with the thought that every way should be tried to win at all costs, health is more important than anything, the themes of reaching the desired performance with patience, the truth of this sport, contrary to sports ethics, everything is necessary for victory; knowing that they were not able to detect that they used doping through wipers before an important international competition, felt the necessity to take risks in their country and their own reputation for one-time use of doping; the themes of the athletes they know and observe in their country and other foreign countries using doping, with themes such as a wide variety of health problems and negativity should not be connected to doping in their lives about their physiological and physical changes; It is determined that the athletes they know and observe by using doping bodybuilding in our country and other foreign countries express a wide variety of psychological problems and addiction themes in their opinions about their psychological changes in their lives after the end of the competition life.…”
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Controlling Underwater Robots with Electronic Nervous Systems by Joseph Ayers, Nikolai Rulkov, Dan Knudsen, Yong-Bin Kim, Alexander Volkovskii, Allen Selverston

“…We report feasibility studies of a hybrid architecture that instantiates a command and coordinating level with computed discrete-time map-based (DTM) neuronal networks and the central pattern generators with analogue VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) electronic neuron (aVLSI) networks. …”
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Water-repellent and self-repairing capabilities integration: Enhancing longevity and practicality of fabric-based flexible devices by Su Bin Choi, Youngmin Kim, Jong-Woong Kim

“…The AP layer, introduced for the first time in wearable fibrous devices, imparts superior water-repellent properties by forming a hydrophobic surface that repels water and prevents moisture penetration, effectively safeguarding the electrode material from humid environments and acidic solutions. …”
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CRIP1 inhibits cutaneous melanoma progression through TFAM-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis by Jianqiang Wu, Lixia Chen, Peijun Wen

“…Bioinformatic prediction of CRIP1 expression in melanoma and its association with clinical parameters and prognosis of patients. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blots (WB) were used to detect stable overexpression and knockdown of CRIP1 in melanoma cells. …”
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Does 5-minute training improve VO2max and agility? A study of situational game training in futsal by Agus Himawan, Haryo Mukti Widodo, Heni Yuli Handayani, Fajar Hidayatullah, Khoirul Anwar, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto, Tutur Jatmiko, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Muhamad Syamsul Taufik

“…Additionally, there was a significant improvement in agility based on reaction time and maneuver measurements during situational training. …”
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Right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in a patient with persistent left-sided superior vena cava emptying into the right atrium: a case report by Lamia Jamjoom

“…However, a bubble study was not performed at the time. Brain imaging confirmed a diagnosis of brain micro-abscesses/embolic infarctions, while cardiac computed tomography revealed a right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium with a right-to-left shunt and a persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus. …”
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The pioneers of Vietnam’s epidemiological transition: an ethnographic study of pregnant women’s experiences of gestational diabetes by Tine M. Gammeltoft, Thi Ai Nguyen, Thi Kim Dung Vu, Ngoc-Anh Thi Dang, Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen, Van Tien Nguyen, Ib C. Bygbjerg

“…This article calls for appreciation of pregnant women’s pioneering roles and for health systems action to involve women and families in the development of GDM policies and programmes at a time of sweeping global health changes.…”
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Biocomposite’s Multiple Uses for a New Approach in the Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Using a Machine Learning Algorithm by Abdallah Al-Husban, Mustafa Mahdi Abdulridha, A. A. Hamad Mohamad, Abdelrahman Mohamed Ibrahim

“…Diagnoses are more critical since they are less expensive and less time-consuming. Voice data from 253 people used in the current study corroborates the doctor’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment by Zhaoyang Liu, Tiannan Mai, Jiawei Liu, Tao Zou

“…The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the prepared HEA were investigated and regulated by annealing time. The as-deposited microstructure is made up of well-developed columnar dendrites featured by face-centered cubic phase (FCC) and mature interdendritic regions co-structured by body-centered cubic (BCC) and Cr-Fe-rich σ duplex phases. …”
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Analysis of graphene coatings on various metallic/oxide crystal/composite material substrates using machine learning for enhanced solar thermal energy conversion by Khaled Aliqab, Dhruvik Agravat, Shobhit K. Patel, Ammar Armghan, Naim Ben Ali, Meshari Alsharari

“…Thus, the data collection time is greatly reduced using ML compared to running simulations which have a step size of about 8 h per change. …”
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Kinematic Rupture Process of Manyas (Mw=4.7) and Gemlik (Mw=4.8) Earthquakes Occurred in The Southern Marmara Region by Feyza Nur Bekler, Nurcan Meral Özel, Gülüm Tanırcan

“…These events are the largest to have occurred in the last 20 years on the southern branch of the NAFz. Multi time-window linear waveform inversion technique (MTWIT) was applied to strong ground motion (SGM) data. …”
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The interplay of different sensory attributes in lingonberry nectars with sucrose and high intensity sweeteners by Kjersti Aaby, Josefine Skaret, Ingunn Berget, Paula Varela

“…QDA and TCATA provided complementary insights, with QDA identifying static attributes and TCATA capturing dynamic changes in sensory perception over time.…”
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Comparable Effects of Brief Resistance Exercise and Isotime Sprint Interval Exercise on Glucose Homeostasis in Men by Tomas K. Tong, Zhaowei Kong, Xueying Shi, Qingde Shi

“…Such findings suggest that the RES may represent a potential alternative to the SIE in the development of time-efficient lifestyle intervention strategies for improving diabetes risk factors in healthy populations.…”
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A single-centre experience of His bundle pacing without electrophysiological mapping system: implant success rate, safety, pacing characteristics and one-year follow up by Swee Leng Kui, Colin Yeo, Lisa Teo, Ai Ling Him, Sherida Binte Syed Hamid, Kelvin Wong, Vern Hsen Tan

“…Improvements pertaining to mean fluoroscopy time were achieved between the two timeframes. There was one HBP-related complication of lead displacement during Timeframe 1. …”
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Publishing Trends of Informal Lithuanian Youth Publications –Fanzines – at the End of the 20th Century and the Beginning of the 21st Century by Aušra Kairaitytė-Užupė

“…Science fiction fans’ publications differed from those of metalheads and punks by a greater number of continuous issues and fewer one-time publications. Authors of fanzines associated with punk ideology mostly chose to independently reproduce publications using a copying machine, while creators of metal music and science fiction fanzines more often used professional printing services. …”
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