Impact of Notch3 Activation on Aortic Aneurysm Development in Marfan Syndrome by Kathryn Jespersen, Chenxin Li, Rishi Batra, Christopher A. Stephenson, Paul Harding, Kylie Sestak, Ryan T. Foley, Harrison Greene, Trevor Meisinger, Jason R. Cook, B. Timothy Baxter, Wanfen Xiong

“…Notch 3 expression and activation in aortic tissue were confirmed with real-time RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot. …”
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Brexit and the Future of the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom by A. A. Aleshin, S. V. Kislitsyn

“…It is concluded that this extensive treaty framework renders bilateral relations more coherent and stable, but at the same time it reveals their asymmetric nature which made the United Kingdom follow the U.S. foreign policy strategy. …”
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A Deep Curriculum Learning Semi-Supervised Framework for Remote Sensing Scene Classification by Qing Zhang, Jialu Chen, Baohua Yuan

“…Nevertheless, in remote sensing, sufficient labeled data are scarce because labeled data are often difficult, expensive, or time-consuming to obtain. To address these problems, we propose a deep curriculum learning semi-supervised framework (DCLSSF) for remote sensing image scene classification. …”
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16S rRNA metabarcoding applied to the microbiome of insect products (novel food): a comparative analysis of three reference databases by Gabriele Spatola, Alice Giusti, Laura Gasperetti, Roberta Nuvoloni, Alessandra Dalmasso, Francesco Chiesa, Andrea Armani

“…In this study, 42 insect-based food products were chosen as food models to find out how reference database choice could affect the microbiome results in food matrices. At the same time, this study aims to evaluate the most suitable reference database to assess the microbial composition of these still poorly investigated products. …”
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Long-term cardiac MRI follow up of MANTICORE (Multidisciplinary Approach to Novel Therapies in Cardio-Oncology REsearch) by Dina Labib, Mark Haykowsky, Emer Sonnex, John R. Mackey, Richard B. Thompson, D. Ian Paterson, Edith Pituskin

“…Objectives We hypothesized that, over time, cardiac function would decline further and adverse changes in cardiac geometry would occur due to the aging of the population and prior treatment. …”
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Optimal power flow using kepler optimization algorithm for active power loss analysis in island mode: A case study by Günnur Şen, Mehmet Zeki Bilgin

“…In this study, the Kepler Optimization Algorithm (KOA), was applied to solve the OPF problem not only on test systems but also, for the first time in the literature, on a real system operating in island mode to determine its optimal operating points. …”
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Epidemiology and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans: a systematic review by Roxanna M Garcia, Sandi K Lam, Sunny Abdelmageed, Megan Votoupal

“…There was high study heterogeneity that can be explained by the varying time periods and geographical distribution.Conclusion Increased prevalence and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans are due to a variety of inter-related factors relating to existing health disparities. …”
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Continuity of care with doctors—a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality by Kate Sidaway-Lee, Denis J Pereira Gray, Eleanor White, Angus Thorne, Philip H Evans

“…We found such heterogeneity of continuity and mortality measurement methods and time frames that it was not possible to combine the results of studies. …”
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Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Dyspnoea, Functional Capacity and Thoracic Excursion in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case Report by Priyanka K Chilhate, Lajwanti Lalwani (Adwani)

“…It is a lung disease that gets worse over time and includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, causing blocked airflow. …”
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Enhancing Disaster Situation Awareness Through Multimodal Social Media Data: Evidence from Typhoon Haikui by Songfeng Gao, Tengfei Yang, Yuning Xu, Naixia Mou, Xiaodong Wang, Hao Huang

“…Integrating text and image data from social media facilitates near real-time monitoring of disasters from the public perspective. …”
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Exploring the feasibility of near-infrared spectroscopy in analyzing and predicting the chemical and biochemical changes of chitin-amended soils by Ken Abamba Omwange, Ana Chen, Renfu Lu, Carly Daiek, Julie Celini, Yan Liu

“…NIR reflectance spectra (900-1,685 nm) from the soil samples were acquired at each sampling time. Partial least squares regression models  were developed using preprocessing methods like Kubelka-Munk, second derivative, and smoothed data. …”
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ZAKON OD 31. LISTOPADA 1888. OB UREĐENJU PUČKE NASTAVE I OBRAZOVANJA PUČKIH UČITELJA U KRALJAVINAH HRVATSKOJ I SLAVONIJI by MIRKO RAGUŽ

“…Politički odnosi u Hrvatskoj u drugoj polovici 19. stoljeća se značajnije mijenjaju u odnosu na Austriju i Mađarsku pri čemu Hrvatska čini brojne ustupke na svoju štetu, a time i na štetu sveukupnog odgoja i obrazovanja djece. …”
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Experience of foreign countries in ensuring procedural guarantees of the rights of participants in criminal proceedings by A. V. Piddubna

“…However, the issues of adaptation of national legislation to the provisions of foreign legislation in terms of guaranteeing each participant in criminal proceedings the protection, defence and realisation of their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests in accordance with international standards remain controversial. At the same time, there are a number of gaps and inconsistencies in the provisions of the criminal procedure legislation, the gradual elimination of which will allow Ukraine to reach the international level as a state that guarantees each participant in criminal proceedings the protection, defence and exercise of their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests in accordance with European standards, as well as reduce the number of applications to the European Court of Human Rights. …”
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Statistical analysis of heat waves in the southern slopes of Alborz by Zienab Hosinpoor, AliAkbar Shamsipour, Mostafa Karimi, Faramarz khoshakhlagh

“…Heat waves are important phenomena in Iran, And its upsurge in recent years seems to have a high upside trend.This climate has a negative impact on agriculture, forest fire and forestry, water resources, energy use and human health.The purpose of the research is to explain the frequency, time distribution, continuity of thermal waves, and the identification of its occurrence in the southern foothills of central Alborz.Therefore, using the statistical methods and maximum daily temperature data of Tehran (Mehrabad), Qazvin and Semnan stations for the statistical period of 30 years (1966-2016), the mentioned characteristics were extracted.In the first step, the nonparametric method of Kendal was used to understand the variability and awareness of the monthly trend of maximum temperatures in the study period.In order to determine the severity, duration and frequency of heat wave events, the percentiles (95.98) and normalized temperature deviation (NTD) were used.The results of the study showed that the frequency of short-wave heat waves was higher.Most frequencies are related to 2-day waves, respectively, and Tehran (Mehrabad), Semnan and Qazvin stations are more frequent.The highest frequency of annual events was detected at stations in Tehran (11 waves in 2010), in Semnan (9 waves in 2015) and Qazvin (7 waves in 2015), respectively.The highest frequency of monthly heat wave events was recorded in June and September.The highest continuation (15 days) was obtained in March 2008 with the percentile method at Mehrabad station.In the normalized deviation method, the temperature was calculated as a warm wave (12 days) in 2008.The highest annual frequency of heat loss occurred in all three stations in 2015.The evolution of the process indicated an increase in the incidence of thermal waves in the cold period of the year But in other chapters, no meaningful changes were made.As it says, the decline in cold winter temperatures is on the southern slopes of Alborz.The results of the two methods showed that in the normalized deviation of the temperature, the number of thermal waves more than the percentile method was recorded, but in the percentile method, the thermal wave was more prominent in the cold period of the year.…”
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Implementation of the project to strengthen the profile of pancasila students in primary schools by Nadia Rahma, Dea Mustika

“…Where the facilitator is formed by the principal as the person in charge while the class teacher becomes the facilitator between phases, then identifying school readiness by preparing modules. and expenditure tools, then selecting character dimensions, determining themes, time planning, carrying out assessments. The assessment is carried out through assessing the development of the dimensions of the Pancasila student profile and assessing product results. …”
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Implementing a Responsible Conduct of Research Curriculum for an Undergraduate Summer Clinical Research Program in Quantitative Sciences by Kay See Tan, Mengmeng Du, Jaya Satagopan, Elena Elkin

“…METHODS Topics in this 7-module RCR workshop are relevant to undergraduate trainees in quantitative fields, many of whom are learning about these concepts for the first time. These topics include: (1) research collaboration and mentoring, (2) human subjects and privacy, (3) rigor, reproducibility, and responsibility in data analysis, (4) data safety, security, and sharing, (5) responsible authorship, peer reviews, and conflicts of interest, (6) research misconduct and whistleblowing, and (7) social responsibility and contemporary ethical issues. …”
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Multi-Feature Fusion for Enhanced Feature Representation in Automatic Modulation Recognition by Jiuxiao Cao, Rui Zhu, Lingfeng Wu, Jun Wang, Guohao Shi, Peng Chu, Kang Zhao

“…Nonetheless, most existing deep learning-based modulation recognition studies consider only single-domain feature information of the signal, such as time-domain or frequency-domain features. To further enhance recognition performance, this paper proposes a novel multi-feature input fusion network. …”
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Lung Diseases Diagnosis-Based Deep Learning Methods: A Review by Shahad A. Salih, Sadik Kamel Gharghan, Jinan F. Mahdi, Inas Jawad Kadhim

“…Lung diseases, such as Pneumonia, TB, Covid-19, and lung cancer, are significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Accurate and timely diagnosis of these diseases is essential for effective treatment and improved patient outcomes. …”
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Hazard Scenarios Related to Submarine Volcanic-Hydrothermal Activity and Advanced Monitoring Strategies: A Study Case from the Panarea Volcanic Group (Aeolian Islands, Italy) by Davide Romano, Alessandro Gattuso, Manfredi Longo, Cinzia Caruso, Gianluca Lazzaro, Andrea Corbo, Francesco Italiano

“…The experience carried out at Panarea demonstrates that the best way to face any submarine volcanic-hydrothermal hazard is to improve the collection of data in near real-time mode by multidisciplinary seafloor observatories and to combine it with periodical sampling activity.…”
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Incidence and influencing factors of subsyndromal delirium in elderly patients with pancreatic surgery: a prospective study by Hui-Qing Xu, Yun Wang, Ning-Ning Xia, Kuei-Ching Pan, Kuei-Ching Pan

“…In the early postoperative period, special attention should be given to elderly patients with more preoperative comorbidities and lower education levels, and their temperature should be monitored in a timely manner.…”
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