Optimization of Leaky Integrate-and-Fire Neuron Circuits Based on Nanoporous Graphene Memristors by Kannan Udaya Mohanan, Seyed Mehdi Sattari-Esfahlan, Eou-Sik Cho, Chang-Hyun Kim

“…The results suggest the suitability of this compact and biorealistic LIF neuron circuit towards future bioinspired computing systems…”
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Antiproteinase 3 Positive Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting with Heart Failure and Intraventricular Thrombosis by Dan Zhu, Yiming Luo, Xiangyuan Liu, Lingyun Zu

“…Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis commonly with cardiac complications. …”
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Chronic Mastocytosis. Case Report and Literature Review by Iraima Mayón Moya, Danibys Garcell Peña, José Manuel Peraza Ramos

“…It is a rare disease with a low incidence, the cutaneous form has a favorable prognosis, so it is of vital importance to know and diagnose this entity early with a multidisciplinary management to prevent the systemic manifestations that appear. Taking a symptomatic treatment will allow a better quality of life in infants. …”
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Contingency-Constrained Optimal Power Flow Using Simplex-Based Chaotic-PSO Algorithm by Zwe-Lee Gaing, Chia-Hung Lin

“…The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated in two power systems with contingency constraints and compared with other stochastic techniques in terms of solution quality and convergence rate. …”
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On the Forced Response of Harmonically and Partially Mistuned Bladed Disks. Part II: Partial Mistuning and Applications by Marc P. Mignolet, Wei Hu, Ioan Jadic

“…The results of this analysis demonstrate that many features of the response of these simple systems match not only qualitatively but also quantitatively their counterparts on randomly mistuned bladed disks. …”
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A Review of Sustaining Sanitation Services Approach by Muntaha Saad, Mufid al-hadithi, Thaer Jasim, Aymen Yousif, Mohamed Freeshah

“…The aim of this study is to systematically review the literature on sanitation to provide an overview of how researchers approach problem solving to achieve sustainability in sanitation services, it was also found that recent studies tend to use geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze sanitation services. Studies using GIS technology have provided maps that can be used as a decision support tool for governmental and non-governmental organizations to prioritize sanitation in underserved areas. …”
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Deriving active database triggers from business rules model with conceptual graphs by Irma Valatkaitė, Olegas Vasilecas

“… ECA rules implemented into database management systems (DBMS) as triggers have proven to be powerful and effective mechanisms to enforce business rules in applications. …”
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Cholec80-Boxes: Bounding Box Labelling Data for Surgical Tools in Cholecystectomy Images by Tamer Abdulbaki Alshirbaji, Nour Aldeen Jalal, Herag Arabian, Alberto Battistel, Paul David Docherty, Hisham ElMoaqet, Thomas Neumuth, Knut Moeller

“…Surgical data analysis is crucial for developing and integrating context-aware systems (CAS) in advanced operating rooms. Automatic detection of surgical tools is an essential component in CAS, as it enables the recognition of surgical activities and understanding the contextual status of the procedure. …”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Localized in the Greater Omentum by Ryuji Komine, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiro Uehara, Keisuke Minamimura, Kazuhiko Mori, Toru Hirata, Atsushi Shimizu, Masaya Mori

“…Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is known as anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody- (ANCA-) associated small vessel vasculitis and typically manifests as pulmonary-renal syndrome, but the disease is not limited to pulmonary or renal systems. The inflammation can involve whole body organs. …”
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Properties of Polymer-Composite Used as Fills of Asian Lacquerware: Issues on Restoration Processes of Lacquered Objects from Cultural Heritage by Anne-Solenn Le Hô, Isabelle Fabre-Francke, Caroline Thiphavong

“…One of the common problems encountered in lacquerware issued from cultural heritage is the appearance of lifting areas and some losses of material. Composite systems made of commercial polymer and different fills were tested as filling agents for the cracking, splitting, and losses compensation of Asian lacquer. …”
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The Application of Machine Learning for Creating a Typology of Universities' Financial Models by I. A. Khodachek, D. V. Minaev, A. V. Zinkovskaya, E. B. Yablokov

“…Existing impact study methods, such as those applied in the Russell Group universities’ impact assessment, are expensive and time consuming, so promising machine learning techniques and existing open data from government information systems were used in this study to assess universities’ financial models.…”
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Double Differential Cross-Sections for Electron Impact Ionization of Atoms and Molecules by Mevlut Dogan, Melike Ulu, Zehra Nur Ozer, Murat Yavuz, Gulin Bozkurt

“…We used He, Ar, H2, and CH4 targets in order to understand the ionization mechanisms of atomic and molecular systems. We measured differential cross-sections (DCS) and double differential cross-sections at 250 eV electron impact energy. …”
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Moving from an “anti-aging” paradigm toward the concept of “disease-free aging”: the role of senolytics in modern medicine by Ivan Aprahamian, Andréia Pain, Virgílio Garcia Moreira

“…Senolytics are a new drug class that kills senescent cells by targeting senescent cell anti-apoptotic pathways (SCAPs), which are biological systems that avoid cellulardestruction and host innate defenses. …”
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‘It feels like you’ve joined the university club’: the transformative potential of Fellowship recognition for professional services staff by Caroline Ball, Chris Ribchester

“…Extending access requires critical examination of how well current cultures and systems value expertise across all university roles. …”
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SCOPE OF APPLICABILITY OF THE COMPETENCE APPROACH IN EDUCATION by Oleg R. Kayumov

“…An attempt to use Western descriptors (in the framework of the «Bologna obligations») in Russia proved to be inefficient due to the significant disparities in education systems, which have different civilizational roots. …”
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Salinity Preference in Hatchery-Reared Juvenile Red Drum by Daryl C. Parkyn, Debra J. Murie, Edward T. Sherwood

“…This observed salinity preference in juvenile red drum has implications with respect to movement or residency of hatchery-reared juvenile red drum out-planted into natural coastal systems.…”
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Immobilization of Isolated Lipase From Moldy Copra (Aspergillus Oryzae) by Seniwati Dali, A. B. D. Rauf Patong, M. Noor Jalaluddin, Pirman, Baharuddin Hamzah

“…Studies on free and immobilized lipase systems for determination of optimum pH, optimum temperature, thermal stability and reusability were carried out. …”
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Więzienie jako kara kryminalna. Kilka uwag o współczesnych problemach izolacji penitencjarnej by Tomasz Kalisz

“…The need to reform the penalty of deprivation of liberty and to seek effective organizational forms for penitentiary systems should be confirmed by the size of the population of criminally incarcerated people around the world, and especially the trends in this area. …”
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Role of serotonin in physiology and diseases of gastro-intestinal tract by E. F. Barinov, O. N. Sulayeva

“…Authors discuss receptor-specific effects of serotonin on blood-tissue barriers of GIT, synaptic transmission, regulation of local and systemic afferentation, motility of the stomach and intestine, and mechanisms of defense. …”
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The Scope and Conditions of the European Union's Innovation Policy by Andrzej Wiatrak

“…It is clear from the discussion herein that innovative actions and their support in the EU encompass not only technological but also social and environmental issues, with innovation and its support being the cornerstones of various policies, hence it is important to address them systemically. In particular, tools for implementing innovation policy and innovation partnerships at various levels play a role in this respect. …”
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