Multiple Approaches to Investigate the Transport and Activity-Dependent Release of BDNF and Their Application in Neurogenetic Disorders by David Hartmann, Jana Drummond, Erik Handberg, Sharday Ewell, Lucas Pozzo-Miller

“…Currently, this knowledge of BDNF function is being translated into improvement strategies for several debilitating neurological disorders in which BDNF abnormalities play a prominent role. Common among the BDNF-related disorders are irregular trafficking and release of mature BDNF (mBDNF) and/or its prodomain predecessor, proBDNF. …”
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Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants: Is There Still a Role for ERCP? by Jan Stovicek, Stepan Hlava, Radan Keil, Jiri Drabek, Jindra Lochmannova, Petra Koptová, Martin Wasserbauer, Barbora Frybova, Jiri Snajdauf, Radana Kotalova, Michal Rygl

“…ERCP was indicated in cholestatic infants with suspicion of biliary obstruction. The most common diagnosis was biliary atresia (48%), choledochal cysts (13%), and choledocholithiasis (4%). …”
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Desvelando identidades através de retalhos de histórias de vida: práticas de psicologia social by Teresinha Maria Gonçalves, José Ivo Follmann, Adriel Giordani Christ, Maria Bernadete Serafim Viola Prum, Lucas da Silva Ricken, Israel Souza da Silva, Greice Michels Tomazi

“…The article proposes a reflection on identities based on empirical data collected from five life stories selected from the practice of Social Psychology II students at Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC). Some common conceptions of identity are used, considering that identities can always be decomposed into several dimensions, such as the one called nuclear identity (ego identity), or the one that refers to the idea of human being as a being of project, or, still, the one that refers to the place and the territory. …”
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Pest Management of Peppers in Miami-Dade County, Florida by Qingren Wang, Shouan Zhang, Dakshina Seal, Teresa Olczyk

“…To assist local pepper growers in maintaining crop productivity and improving the quality of produce, this publication illustrates common pests including major diseases and insects, and recommends Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, including host resistance, cultivation, sanitation, and physical, mechanical, biological, and chemical approaches, for effective pest management. …”
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Leg Locomotion Adaption for Quadruped Robots with Ground Compliance Estimation by Songyuan Zhang, Hongji Zhang, Yili Fu

“…Locomotion control for quadruped robots is commonly applied on rigid terrains with modelled contact dynamics. …”
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Osteochondroma of the Scapula with Accessory Nerve (XI) Compression by Philippe Beauchamp-Chalifour, Stéphane Pelet

“…Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor and is characterized as a cartilage-capped bony stalk. …”
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Acute pancreatitis mimicking myocardial ischemia: A case report and a review of the literature by Antonio Villa, Francesca Campagna, Giulia Gallotta, Riccardo Bennicelli, Paola Sartori

“…T-waves changes and ST-segment depression are common in acute pancreatitis and, therefore, emergency physicians should consider acute pancreatitis in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain and electrocardiographic changes.…”
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Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to a Duodenal Duplication Cyst in an Adult. A Case Report and Literature Review by Nikolaos S Salemis, Christos Liatsos, Michail Kolios, Stavros Gourgiotis

“…Duodenal duplication cysts are rare congenital abnormalities that are most commonly diagnosed in infancy and childhood. However, in rare cases, the lesion can remain asymptomatic until adulthood. …”
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Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis by Dario Marcotullio, Giannicola Iannella, Gian Franco Macri, Caterina Marinelli, Melissa Zelli, Giuseppe Magliulo

“…Renal cell carcinoma is the most common renal tumor in adults. Clear cell carcinoma represents 85% of all histological subtypes. …”
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Clinical Management of Malignant Glaucoma by Julie Foreman-Larkin, Peter A. Netland, Sarwat Salim

“…Although it has been reported to occur spontaneously or after any ophthalmic procedure, it is most commonly encountered after glaucoma surgery in eyes with prior chronic angle closure. …”
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Decision Tree Classification Model for Popularity Forecast of Chinese Colleges by Xiangxiang Zeng, Sisi Yuan, You Li, Quan Zou

“…The final model is evaluated using common evaluation methods. This research is the first of its type in the educational field and represents a novel use of decision tree models with time series attributes for forecasting the popularity of Chinese colleges. …”
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Atypical Proliferating Trichilemmal Cyst with Malignant Breast Skin Transformation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marino Antonio Capurso-García, Verónica Bautista-Piña, Alan Pomerantz, Javier Andrés Galnares-Olalde, Ruben Blachman-Braun, Sergio Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Monica Goldberg-Murow

“…These tumors are most commonly observed on the scalp and occur, most of the time, in elderly women. …”
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Cracked Tooth: A Report of Two Cases and Role of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Diagnosis by Pishipati Vinayak Kalyan Chakravarthy, Lahari Ajay Telang, Jayashri Nerali, Ajay Telang

“…Cracked tooth is a distinct type of longitudinal tooth fracture which occurs very commonly and its diagnosis can be challenging. This type of fracture tends to grow and change over time. …”
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Hybrid Gradient-Projection Algorithm for Solving Constrained Convex Minimization Problems with Generalized Mixed Equilibrium Problems by Lu-Chuan Ceng, Ching-Feng Wen

“…It is proven that three sequences generated by this algorithm converge strongly to the unique solution of some variational inequality, which is also a common element of the set of solutions of a constrained convex minimization problem, the set of solutions of a generalized mixed equilibrium problem, and the set of fixed points of a strict pseudocontraction in a real Hilbert space.…”
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An Analytically Modified Finite Difference Scheme for Pricing Discretely Monitored Options by Guo Luo, Min Huang

“…Finite difference methods are commonly used in the pricing of discretely monitored exotic options in the Black–Scholes framework, but they tend to converge slowly due to discontinuities contained in terminal conditions. …”
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The method of calculating the lobe wall thickness of cuff cylinder piston seal by S. S. Busarov, R. E. Kobylsky, A. Yu. Gromov

“…As a result of the work, the maximum and minimum wall thickness are calculated for the materials most common in oil-free compressor units. Antifriction materials of the Flubon and Fluvis groups containing up to 20 % carbon fibers have the smallest wall thickness in all pressure ranges considered. …”
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Herbal Medicines for Asthmatic Inflammation: From Basic Researches to Clinical Applications by Fang Liu, Nan-Xia Xuan, Song-Min Ying, Wen Li, Zhi-Hua Chen, Hua-Hao Shen

“…Asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory disorders, associated with reversible airflow obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and airway remodeling. …”
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New Insights about Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: Review of the Literature and Two Case Reports by Romeu Duarte Mesquita, Marta Sousa, Carmen Trinidad, Eugénia Pinto, Iosu Antón Badiola

“…Radiographically, presence of bilateral multiple nodules is the most common pattern of presentation. The diagnosis is made on the basis of histopathological findings and confirmed by positive immunohistochemistry staining. …”
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Large-Scale Measurements of Thermospheric Dynamics with a Multisite Fabry-Perot Interferometer Network: Overview of Plans and Results from Midlatitude Measurements by Jonathan J. Makela, John W. Meriwether, Aaron J. Ridley, Marco Ciocca, Michael W. Castellez

“…The observing strategy of the network will take into account local observing conditions, and common volume measurements from multiple sites will be made in order to estimate local vector wind quantities. …”
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The Pathophysiology and Management of Coprophagia: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review by Heela Azizi, Tasmia Khan, Cecilia Canale, Jisha Kallikkadan, Ivan Leung, Alexa Kahn, Dina Rimawi, Shantale Williams, Chidubem Matthew Obegolu, Sharon Paul, Shazia Chaudhry, Chiedozie Ojimba, Kodjovi Kodjo, Olaniyi Olayinka, Oluwole Jegede, Ayodeji Jolayemi

“…We present two cases of patients with coprophagia in seeking to address these questions. Common symptoms of thought content disorder related to coprophagic behavior are noted in both cases. …”
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