Hyperparathyroidism Jaw Tumor Syndrome Presenting as Recurrent Femur Fractures in a Young Woman; a Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease by Piyumi S. A. Wijewickrama, Noel P. Somasundaram

“…The patients usually present with incidentally discovered high calcium level and systemic or skeletal manifestations. In young patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, familial syndromes including multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1, 2, and 4 and hyperparathyroidism jaw tumor syndrome should be considered. …”
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Analysis of the policies and constraints limiting the aquaponics industry in Portugal by Fernando Mata, Maria dos-Santos

“…The freshwater aquaculture species to consider for integration into aquaponics systems are largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), and eel (Anguilla anguilla). …”
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Use and Trends of Diabetes Self-Management Technologies: A Correlation-Based Study by Jesús Fontecha, Iván González, Alfonso Barragán, Theodore Lim

“…Applications and systems for diabetes self-management are growing and involve a vast majority of factors to consider. …”
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On drug resistance and metronomic chemotherapy: A mathematical modeling and optimal control approach by Urszula Ledzewicz, Shuo Wang, Heinz Schättler, Nicolas André, Marie Amélie Heng, Eddy Pasquier

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Vascular cytoprotection, autoimmune disease, and premature atherosclerosis by Justin C Mason

“…Endothelial injury and apoptosis leads to endothelial dysfunction, which is closely associated with increased generation of reactive oxygen species, reduced endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase, increased consumption, and impaired synthesis of NO. Systemic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with endothelial dysfunction, increased aortic stiffness, and accelerated atherogenesis. …”
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Analysis of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Using a Mixed Mode and a Uniaxial Strain Model considering Geomechanical Properties in a Naturally Fractured Shale Reservoir by Youngho Jang, Gayoung Park, Seoyoon Kwon, Baehyun Min

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CYBER SECURITY INVESTMENT by Dujam Kovač

“…Various forms of cyber risks are manifested through the compromise of information systems of business organizations, which can cause significant direct and indirect financial losses. …”
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Immune Dysfunction in Tourette Syndrome by Ishraga Elamin, Mark J. Edwards, Davide Martino

“…Data from cytokine measurements and transcriptomics profiles in TS patients are coherent with the systemic immune activation detected by studies on lymphocyte subpopulations. …”
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Stress Analysis of a Class II MO-Restored Tooth Using a 3D CT-Based Finite Element Model by Yiu Pong Chan, Chak Yin Tang, Bo Gao

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A Case of an Elderly Woman Who Developed Corneal Perforation in the Clinical Course of Myeloperoxidase Positive Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis by Shuhei Kobayashi, Makoto Harada, Aiko Yamada, Yasuhiro Iesato, Koji Hashimoto, Yuji Kamijo

“…Although AAV leads to systemic organ injury, such as of the lungs, kidneys, nerves, and skin, patients with AAV sometimes develop ocular lesions. …”
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Blockchain-Facilitated Cybersecurity for Ubiquitous Internet of Things with Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks: A Survey by Wenbing Zhao, Shunkun Yang, Xiong Luo

“…Although, typically, the blockchain is primarily used to enhance the trustworthiness of some systems or operations, it is necessary to document exactly in what context the blockchain is used that is specific to the IoT and SAGIN. …”
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Management methodology: ontology, structure, content by B. N. Gerasimov, K. B. Gerasimov

“…Five groups of methodological tools have been characterized: guiding, creating, transforming, meaningful and evaluative, which have their purpose and content in the context of specific conditions for the study, construction and evaluation of the activities of various areas of functioning and development of economic systems of the “organization” type. The ontology of management science has been shown, which presents the main attributes of all sections of management science: theory, methodology, technology, and management practices.  …”
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Questioning Mountain Rural Commons in Changing Alpine Regions. An Exploratory Study in Trentino, Italy by Cristina Dalla Torre, Elisa Ravazzoli, Andrea Omizzolo, Alessandro Gretter, Andrea Membretti

“…Most of rural resources in the Italian mountain territories, such as forests, pastures, huts, mountain paths, have historically been governed through collective organizations and institutions that have guaranteed the balance between productive activities and environmental protection. These systems can be framed according to the literature on commons. …”
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Analyzing The Encountered Problems and Possible Solutions of Converting Relational Databases to Graph Databases by Ramazan Altın, A. Cumhur Kınacı

“…Relational database management systems have been used for storing data for a long time.However, these systems are insufficient to analyze the large and complex structure of the data. …”
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Method and Realization of Efficient Extraction of Basic Geological Data from Two-Dimensional Mine Drawings by Xiaobo Lin

“…In coal mining technology systems, it is very important to acquire, store, and represent basic geological data comprehensively and accurately. …”
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Elevated Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio in Recurrent Optic Neuritis by Hande Guclu, Sadık Altan Ozal, Vuslat Pelitli Gurlu, Ramazan Birgul

“…To demonstrate the relation between optic neuritis (ON) and systemic inflammation markers as neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio), platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), and red cell distribution width (RDW) and furthermore to evaluate the utilization of these markers to predict the frequency of the ON episodes. …”
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Radiosynthesis and Evaluation of 5-[I]Iodoindol-3-yl-β--Galactopyranoside as a β-Galactosidase Imaging Radioligand by Marcian E. Van Dort, Kuei C. Lee, Christin A. Hamilton, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross

“…Based on dynamic SPECT imaging and blood metabolite analysis, we conclude that although [ 125 I]IBDG is an efficient in vivo substrate for β-galactosidase, its rapid renal clearance hampers its intratumoral availability on systemic administration.…”
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Uncovering and estimating complementarity in urban lives by Xin Liu, Konstantinos Pelechrinis

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A new miniaturized multi-band transparent antenna for V2X communication by Ourahou Omar, Belahrach Hassan, Ghammaz Abdelilah

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Development of High-Performance Soft Robotic Fish by Numerical Coupling Analysis by Wenjing Zhao, Aiguo Ming, Makoto Shimojo

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