Pharmacological Isolation of Cognitive Components Influencing the Pupillary Light Reflex by Stuart R. Steinhauer, Ruth Condray, Misha L. Pless

“…Cognitive operations can be detected by reduction of the pupillary light response. …”
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Design of the robot mechanism for quality acceptance of insulator installation in 500 kV transmission lines by LI Yu, ZHANG Zhongjie, ZHOU Xiaofa, CHEN Shufan, SUN Boyang, XIA Yanfeng, FAN Diqing, FANG Yu

“…The D-H parameter method was used to conduct forward kinematics analysis of the detection structure. Then, in order to solve the problem of the robot’s stable crawling on insulator strings with different tilt angles, the optimization of the robot’s driving structure was carried out, and kinematic simulations were carried out on insulator strings with three different tilt angles of 5°, 10° and 15°. …”
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Analysis of Aging and Degradation in Lithium Batteries Using Distribution of Relaxation Time by Muhammad Sohaib, Abdul Shakoor Akram, Woojin Choi

“…This study combines experimental measurements with DRT peak analysis to characterize the impedance distribution within LIBs which enables accelerated detection of degradation pathways and enhances the predictive accuracy for battery life and reliability. …”
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Inducing and Assessing Acute Mental Stress in Controlled Conditions: Topical Review and Guidelines for Effective Experimental Protocols by Matteo Raggi, Lee J. Moore, Luca Mesin

“…Extensive research has been carried out to develop non-invasive devices for stress detection, which primarily use physiological data and, more recently, artificial intelligence algorithms. …”
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Cadmium and Zinc Concentration in Grain of Durum Wheat in Relation to Phosphorus Fertilization, Crop Sequence and Tillage Management by Xiaopeng Gao, Cynthia A. Grant

“…No interactive effect was detected among tested factors. Grain Zn was not related to grain Cd, but positively to other nutrients such as Fe, Mn, P, Ca, K, and Mg. …”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of fetal gender on Gestational Sac Volume (GSV), maternal age and Body Mass Index (BMI) between 10 and 12 gestational weeks in order to detect the fetal gender in diseases being transferred genetically with x by using non-invasive methods. …”
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Study on Apoptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells Induced by IκBα Overexpression Synergistic with Poly (Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid)-Curcumin Nanoparticles by Hui Guo, Jianwen Huang, Hongbin Li, Ranxing Yang, Rong Chen

“…Proliferation and apoptosis rate in IκBα overexpressed and PLGA-Cur-NPs-treated PC cells were detected by MTT and flow cytometry assay. The expression levels of IκBα, apoptosis-related, and signaling proteins were measured by western blotting assay. …”
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Developing a Preliminary Clinical Prediction Model for Prognosis of Pneumonia Complicated with Heart Failure Based on Metagenomic Sequencing by Rongyuan Yang, Yong Duan, Dawei Wang, Qing Liu

“…The NGS of metagenome detected more microbial species. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression and LASSO regression analysis revealed that Enterococcus (χ2 = 7.449, P = 0.006), Hb (Wals = 6.289, P = 0.012), and ProBNP (Wals = 4.037, P = 0.045) were screened out as potential predictive factors for the prognosis. …”
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Complications of tattoos and tattoos removal: state-of-the-art in Italy by Mirko Campisi

“…Developments leading to removable tattoo inks, feedback systems to detect the absorbance characteristics of tattoo inks, dermal clearing agents and, perhaps, even shorter pulse-duration lasers should result in improvements in tattoo removal in the near future. …”
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Evaluation of Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.) as A Biomonitor for Monitoring of Heavy Metal Pollution Caused by Traffic: Example of Artvin by Mustafa Umut Konanç

“…This is an indication that olives can be used as biomonitors in detecting traffic pollution.…”
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Assessing the accuracy of human-inspired electronic skin: A systematic review by Fahad AlShaibani, Vicente Grau, Jeroen Bergmann

“…The objective is to assess how accurately these systems mimic human skin tactile sensing modalities and how accurately the detected stimuli are sensed. The outcomes of the review show where the focus of the community is with regards to which modalities are being developed. …”
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Real-time IncuCyte® Assay for the Dynamic Assessment of Live and Dead Cells in 2D Cultures by Arlene Gidda, Suganthi Chittaranjan, Sharon Gorski

“…Based on dye uptake and fluorescence intensity, the IncuCyte software can be used to analyze images for live and dead cell detection and quantification. Phase microscopy is used to determine confluency and can be further quantified using the IncuCyte software. …”
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Evaluation of cervical cytological abnormalities in correlation with clinical findings in Iraqi patients by Zainab Abbas Hassooni, Wafaa Redha Mohammed Al-Sabbagh, Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher

“…Abstract Objective: Many articles study the efficiency of pap smears in detecting cervical disease and precancerous lesions; however, in Iraq, only few researches study the clinic-pathological correlation in pap smear results. …”
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Recycling of mushroom compost wheat straw in the diet of feedlot calves with two physical forms by Hassan Fazaeli, Housain Shafyee-Varzeneh, Ali Farahpoor, Abdolossein Moayyer

“…Results of slaughtering observations showed that no differences could be detected in carcass and internal organs of the calves that received different diets. …”
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Prognostic value of circulating Chromogranin A in prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoying Tang, Zhenyu Liu, Liangdong Song, Huixuan Zhu, Shuai Su, Delin Wang

“…Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of the available findings to explore the value of circulating Chromogranin A in the prognosis of prostate cancer.MethodsWe systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Clinical Trials databases for studies on the relationship between CgA and survival outcomes in prostate cancer from inception until December 2024, and we focused on articles detecting circulating CgA, with the primary endpoints of the studies being overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS).ResultsOf the 2049 articles retrieved, 10 articles met our inclusion criteria, involving a total of 1445 patients. …”
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Sleep and cardiorespiratory function assessed by a smart bed over 10 weeks post COVID-19 infection by Gary Garcia-Molina, Dmytro Guzenko, Susan DeFranco, Mark S. Aloia, Rajasi Mills, Faisal Mushtaq, Virend K. Somers, Eve Van Cauter

“…Nearly 34% had paradoxical bradycardia (decreased heart rate by ~ 10 BPM concomitant with elevated BR and/or fever), with more-severe symptoms. Smart beds can detect physiological changes during COVID-19. A subtype of acute response (paradoxical bradycardia) may predict delay recovery from COVID-19.…”
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Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of Gingerol on bacteria and fungi isolated from the vagina by Heba Hadid Rashed, Ibtihal Muiz Al-Hussaini, Ali H. Al-Marzoqi

“…Materials and Methods: In this study, we detected the presence of the phytochemical compounds present in the Zingiber officinale and the process of extraction of gingerol from ginger by HPLC technology, and tested different concentrations of gingerol for their effect on bacteria and fungi isolated from the vagina. …”
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Methodological Approach for Optimizing Production of Oxygen by Adsorption of Nitrogen from Air using Zeolite Li-LSX by Marwa Al-Yousuf, Raghad F. Almilly, Riyadh Kamil

“…At each packing height, different flow rates (f) (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 L·min−1) for different input pressures (p) (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 bar) were used to detect their effects on the purity of produced oxygen as percentage volume of the outlet air stream. …”
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Exploring nurse-led cystoscopy: A systematic review of safety, efficacy, and applicability in urogynecology by Aditi Siddharth, Nadia Muspratt Tucker, Rufus Cartwright

“…Nurse-led cystoscopy clinics were found to be as safe and effective as consultant-led clinics, with comparable diagnostic yield and cancer detection rates. Adverse outcomes were rare. Patients and staff showed high levels of acceptability, with patients reporting better experiences and timely appointments. …”
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Prosthetic Hand Based on Human Hand Anatomy Controlled by Surface Electromyography and Artificial Neural Network by Larisa Dunai, Isabel Seguí Verdú, Dinu Turcanu, Viorel Bostan

“…That is why many gesture detection and recognition techniques have been studied and developed. …”
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