Computational Modelling Approaches on Epigenetic Factors in Neurodegenerative and Autoimmune Diseases and Their Mechanistic Analysis by Afroza Khanam Irin, Alpha Tom Kodamullil, Michaela Gündel, Martin Hofmann-Apitius

“…Neurodegenerative as well as autoimmune diseases have unclear aetiologies, but an increasing number of evidences report for a combination of genetic and epigenetic alterations that predispose for the development of disease. …”
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Comparison of Radiography and Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Diaphragmatic Hernia in Bovines by Hakim Athar, Jitender Mohindroo, Kiranjeet Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Mulinti Raghunath

“…Ultrasonography was helpful in confirming diaphragmatic hernia in 23 cases (85.18%) and ultrasonographically reticular motility was evident at the level of 4th/5th intercostal space in all the animals. …”
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Biblioscope and the Variety of Disability Media: The Construction and Institutionalisation of a Swedish Reading Device for People with Physical Impairments, 1954–1966 by Erik Florin Persson

“…In conclusion, the analysis shows how media technologies, which today seem self-evident, often have forerunners that were developed for individuals with disabilities.…”
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Brand contact integration in the Ethiopian beer market by Samson Mekonnen, George Angelopulo

“…Publicity and personal promotion are emphasised, product quality receives great attention, the company concentrates on a narrowly defined service interface, and a strong market-back strategy is evident in its communications. The Nordic School model of brand contact integration offers a heuristic prism for the assessment of communication integration, and we conclude that IMC principles are firmly embedded in the marketing communication practice of the Ethiopian brewer, but with characteristics that are specific to its unique market conditions. …”
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Situating the Russian Advocacy of Traditional Values in the Geopolitical Context by Gökten Doğangün

“…Its epicenter lies in the contest over the meaning of modernity that becomes particularly evident in the antagonistic attitudes towards sexual rights. …”
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Partner Capabilities and Alliance Time Frame: An Analysis of International Strategic Alliances from the CEE by S. Hossein Jalali

“…Rooted in the resource-based view, this paper suggests that partner selecton is contngent upon the intended tme frame of strategic alliances and presents a new and intensive conceptual framework that examines the appropriate partner capability for strategic alliances, in the case of short/medium-term alliances and long-term ones. Based on empirical evidences from 736 alliances in the CEE region, the fndings stress the differences between varied partner capabilites in short/medium-term and long-term alliances. …”
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A Copula-Based and Monte Carlo Sampling Approach for Structural Dynamics Model Updating with Interval Uncertainty by Xueqian Chen, Zhanpeng Shen, Xin’en Liu

“…The updating results evidently demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of this approach.…”
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PERILAKU PEMILIH PEREMPUAN ETNIS BATAK TOBA PADA PEMILIHAN LANGSUNG WALIKOTA DAN WAKIL WALIKOTA MEDAN TAHUN 2010 DI LINGKUNGAN XIV KELURAHAN SIDORAME TIMUR KECAMATAN MEDAN PERJUANG... by Susi Elfrida Marpaung

“…Results of the study it was concluded that candidate a dominant factor affecting voter behavior in the first and second rounds. It is evident from the distribution of the answers of respondents regarding the candidate's image, where the indicator lights placed first of four (4) indicators that are offered that as much as 79.…”
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: When Natural Friends Turn into Enemies—The Importance of CpG Motifs of Bacterial DNA in Intestinal Homeostasis and Chronic Intestinal Inflammation by Florian Obermeier, Claudia Hofmann, Werner Falk

“…From numerous studies during the last years it became evident that bacteria and bacterial constituents play a decisive role both in the maintenance of intestinal immune homeostasis as well as in the development and perpetuation of chronic intestinal inflammation. …”
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Links for a common cultural identity in the Mediterranean Basin by Montserrat Bosch Gonzáles, Tiziana Campisi

“…Many cities overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, as Barcelona, Palermo and Skikda, still today impose a reflection about how is strong the evident relation between their different ways of living. …”
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Optimization of Accounting information System in Public Sector for Sustainable Risk Management Under Big Data Analytics. Does forensic Accountants’ Skill Generate Differences? by HUY Pham Quang, PHUC Vu Kien

“…All the proffered hypotheses in the theoretical model were authenticated by the soundly statistical evidences. The observations of the current study also generated the numerous practical implications for the practitioners in organizational management and policymakers in building up the strategies and promulgating rules in relation to digital initiatives adoption, accounting practices and risk management toward sustainable development within PSOs.…”
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Immunomodulation by Gut Microbiota: Role of Toll-Like Receptor Expressed by T Cells by Mariagrazia Valentini, Alessia Piermattei, Gabriele Di Sante, Giuseppe Migliara, Giovanni Delogu, Francesco Ria

“…In this review, we summarize the latest evidences about the role of TLRs expressed in adaptive T cells, to understand how the immune system promotes intestinal homeostasis, fights invasion by pathogens, and is modulated by the intestinal microbiota.…”
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Oncogenic processes: a neglected parameter in the evolutionary ecology of animals by Thomas, Frédéric, Asselin, Klara, MacDonald, Nick, Brazier, Lionel, Meliani, Jordan, Ujvari, Beata, Dujon, Antoine Marie

“…In recent years, however, the community of ecologists and evolutionary biologists has recognized the pivotal role of cancer-related issues in the evolutionary paths of various species, influencing multiple facets of their biology. It has become evident that overlooking these issues is untenable for a comprehensive understanding of species evolution and ecosystem functioning. …”
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Inflammatory Mediators and Angiogenic Factors in Choroidal Neovascularization: Pathogenetic Interactions and Therapeutic Implications by Claudio Campa, Ciro Costagliola, Carlo Incorvaia, Carl Sheridan, Francesco Semeraro, Katia De Nadai, Adolfo Sebastiani, Francesco Parmeggiani

“…Experimental and clinical evidences show that vascular endothelial growth factor is a key signal in promoting angiogenesis. …”
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Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children by Anna Alisi, Nadia Panera, Carlo Agostoni, Valerio Nobili

“…In this paper, we outline clinical and experimental evidences of the association between IUGR, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and NAFLD and discuss on a possible management to avoid the risk of MS in adulthood.…”
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Police Leadership Development: Intentions and Critical Success-Factors by Jan Ole Vanebo, Brita Bjørkelo, Terje Aaserud

“…The idea of formulating a principle of management that would characterize the classical contributions is also evident in this document. This paper addresses two problems: How can value-based police leadership skills be operationalized and measured, and what are the key critical factors in transferring value-based police leadership principles into improved leadership practices? …”
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with the tennis racket sign. A case report by Irene Estefania Delgado Pérez, Marileydis Almaguel García, José Sánchez Prieto

“…The treatment achieved the improvement, evident from the clinical and radiological point of view; as well as the decrease in the coding in the bacilloscopy. …”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Bioethical Challenges for Research with Human Beings by Denisse Isabel Suaste Pazmiño, Kathya Verónica Suaste Pazmiño

“…The importance of the role played by the research ethics committees to regulate interventions in humans and avoid the violation of the rights, dignity and integrity of the participating subjects in order to generate positive results for the entire population was evident.…”
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Uncertainty in Projected Changes in Precipitation Minus Evaporation: Dominant Role of Dynamic Circulation Changes and Weak Role for Thermodynamic Changes by Eilat Elbaum, Chaim I. Garfinkel, Ori Adam, Efrat Morin, Dorita Rostkier‐Edelstein, Uri Dayan

“…The dominant role of dynamic changes is insensitive to zonal averaging which removes any influence of stationary wave changes, and is also evident in subtropical oceanic regions. Relatedly, intermodel spread in P − E is generally unrelated to climate sensitivity.…”
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Green finance and energy efficiency improvement: The role of green innovation and industrial upgrading by Peijia Wang, Xuelu Xu

“…Green innovation significantly contributes to enhancing energy efficiency, while industrial upgrading is not the pathway through which green finance achieves these improvements. Meanwhile, it is evident that there exists regional disparity in the impact of eco-friendly finance on the augmentation of utilization efficiency of energy, with a more pronounced effectiveness observed in provinces located within the regions located in the central and western parts of the nation. …”
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