Development of Microneedle Patch Loaded with Bacopa monnieri Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Effective Management of Parkinson’s Disease by Delna Joy, Jobin Jose, Shabana Bibi, Akshay Bandiwadekar, Gopika Gopan, Clara Mariana Gonçalves Lima, Talha Bin Emran, Fahad A. Alhumaydhi, Harsha Ashtekar, Sandeep D. S, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior

“…The demand for drug delivery systems (DDS) to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) is still high, and microneedle (MN) assisted transdermal DDS offers enormous potential. …”
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A Coupled Model of the 1D River Network and 3D Estuary Based on Hydrodynamics and Suspended Sediment Simulation by Wei Zhang, Shujie Lyu, Yuliang Zhu, Xiaowen Chen

“…Runoff from the upper stream interacts with tidal current from open sea in these two systems, leading to a complex hydrodynamics process. …”
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Solitary Sarcoid Granuloma of the Iris Mimicking Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Robert Rejdak, Pavel Pogorelov, Christian Y. Mardin, Małgorzata Szkaradek, Anselm G. M. Juenemann

“…Systemic and local steroid therapy was initiated, leading to complete recovery of our patient with complete disappearance of the iris lesion and improvement of the pulmonary function. …”
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Gut Microbial Translocation in Critically Ill Children and Effects of Supplementation with Pre- and Pro Biotics by Paola Papoff, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Carla Cerasaro, Elena Caresta, Fabio Midulla, Corrado Moretti

“…Bacterial translocation as a direct cause of sepsis is an attractive hypothesis that presupposes that in specific situations bacteria cross the intestinal barrier, enter the systemic circulation, and cause a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. …”
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Alleviating the Physician Shortage by Increasing Medical Student and Resident Physician Capacity in the North Midwest (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin) by Nicholas Leifeld, George Ongoro, Patrick Bright, Peter Nalin

“…Ultimately, the overarching goal was to provide a baseline approximation to aid in estimating the current need for the expansion of medical educational systems. …”
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Why Is Participation Low in Referendums? Lessons from Latin America by Eli Gavin Rau, Radha Sarkar, Susan C. Stokes

“…Whether referendums, initiatives, and other mechanisms of direct democracy enhance representative systems is a matter of debate. Skeptics note—among other criticisms—that turnout tends to be low in referendums, often lower than in candidate elections in the same country. …”
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Coherent spin mixing at charge transfer states for spin polaron pair dissociation and energy loss in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells by Lixuan Kan, Fenggui Zhao, Jiashuo Zhang, Jiaji Hu, Yongchao Xie, Jing Li, Xixiang Zhu, Xiaoling Ma, Haomiao Yu, Jinpeng Li, Fujun Zhang, Kai Wang

“…By exploring the impact of the coherent spin mixing on the molecular functionality, our study opens new directions for improving photovoltaic performance of BHJ systems.…”
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Multichannel Filtered-X Error Coded Affine Projection-Like Algorithm with Evolving Order by J. G. Avalos, A. Rodriguez, H. M. Martinez, J. C. Sanchez, H. M. Perez

“…Affine projection (AP) algorithms are commonly used to implement active noise control (ANC) systems because they provide fast convergence. However, their high computational complexity can restrict their use in certain practical applications. …”
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Hydrogel-based nanoparticles: revolutionizing brain tumor treatment and paving the way for future innovations by Alireza Shadab, Simin Farokhi, Arshia Fakouri, Neda Mohagheghzadeh, Ali Noroozi, Zahra Sadat Razavi, Arian Karimi Rouzbahani, Hamidreza Zalpoor, Mohamad Mahjoor

“…This paper discusses the promising potential of hydrogel-based nanoparticles as innovative drug delivery systems for brain tumor therapy. Extensive characterization techniques reveal the ability of these Nano-systems to demonstrate prolonged blood circulation and targeted delivery, leading to improved survival rates. …”
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Experimental Results of Novel DoA Estimation Algorithms for Compact Reconfigurable Antennas by Henna Paaso, Aki Hakkarainen, Nikhil Gulati, Damiano Patron, Kapil R. Dandekar, Mikko Valkama, Aarne Mämmelä

“…Reconfigurable antenna systems have gained much attention for potential use in the next generation wireless systems. …”
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Wireless Sensing Based on RFID and Capacitive Technologies for Safety in Marble Industry Process Control by Fabrizio Iacopetti, Sergio Saponara, Luca Fanucci, Bruno Neri

“…This paper presents wireless sensing systems to increase safety and robustness in industrial process control, particularly in industrial machines for marble slab working. …”
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IoT-Based Solar Energy Measurement and Monitoring Model by L. Chitra, N. Vasantha Gowri, M. Maheswari, Dipesh Uike, N. R. Medikondu, Essam A. Al-Ammar, Ahmed Sayed Mohammed Metwally, Ataul Islam, Abdi Diriba

“…In this context, with the help of cloud computing-based Internet of things (IOT), the industrial power stations, high-voltage substations, low-voltage networks, power stations that comply with legal regulations on safety from electricity, electrical installations for machinery, alarm systems, fire alarm systems, cathodic corrosion protection mechanisms in oil tanks and pipelines, emergency power supply installations, electrical installations in buildings, and gas alarm systems are inspected and documented.…”
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Inhaled Therapy in Respiratory Disease: The Complex Interplay of Pulmonary Kinetic Processes by Jens Markus Borghardt, Charlotte Kloft, Ashish Sharma

“…For example, via inhalation, a drug is directly delivered to the target organ, conferring high pulmonary drug concentrations and low systemic drug concentrations. Therefore, drug inhalation is typically associated with high pulmonary efficacy and minimal systemic side effects. …”
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Impact of Temporomandibular Joint Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Neveen Ahmed, Hamid Masoud Mustafa, Anca Irinel Catrina, Per Alstergren

“…To investigate the impact of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain on daily activities and quality of life in relation to systemic inflammatory activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), thirty-three consecutive outpatients with RA were included. …”
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Phytochemicals Mediated Remediation of Neurotoxicity Induced by Heavy Metals by Vivek Kumar Gupta, Shweta Singh, Anju Agrawal, Nikhat Jamal Siddiqi, Bechan Sharma

“…On one hand, these metals are required by the cellular systems to regulate various biological functions of normal cells, while on the other their biomagnification in the cellular systems produces adverse effects. …”
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Adaptive Neural Network Control for Industrial Optical Tweezers With Uncertain Closed Architecture by Gulam Dastagir Khan, Ibrahim Al-Naimi

“…The control of closed architecture industrial optical tweezers systems presents substantial challenges due to the limited knowledge of inner controller configurations and control gain structures. …”
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Erythema Multiforme Induced by Imiquimod 5% Cream by Ilaria Salvi, Ilaria Trave, Riccardo Castelli, Aurora Parodi, Emanuele Cozzani

“…The treatment is commonly associated with local inflammatory reactions, while systemic side effects are rare and generally mild. …”
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Editorial for the Special Issue on Micromachined Acoustic Transducers for Audio-Frequency Range by Libor Rufer, Shubham Shubham, Haoran Wang, Tom Miller, Petr Honzík, Vittorio Ferrari

“…Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) refer to miniaturized mechanical and electro-mechanical elements that are fabricated through microelectronic processes [...]…”
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Unstable periodic wave solutions of Nerve Axion diffusion equations by Rina Ling

“…Unstable periodic solutions of systems of parabolic equations are studied. Special attention is given to the existence and stability of solutions.…”
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Plasma mediated water splitting for hydrogen production by M J Cook, T Nott, W J Trompetter, J Futter, C W Bumby, J V Kennedy

“…While large-scale plasma systems for water splitting may not currently exist, the potential gains in energy efficiency open avenues for future research and implementation on a larger scale.…”
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