An approach to predict and inhibit Amyloid Beta dimerization pattern in Alzheimer’s disease by Sreekanya Roy, Sima Biswas, Anirban Nandy, Dipanjan Guha, Rakhi Dasgupta, Angshuman Bagchi, Parames Chandra Sil

“…Our next aim was to come up with a solution to treat AD using the method of drug repurposing. For that we used virtual screening and molecular docking simulations of the already existing anti-inflammatory drugs and studied their potency in resisting the formation of Aβ dimers. …”
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Spectral Differentiation of Hyperdense Non-Vascular and Vascular Renal Lesions Without Solid Components in Contrast-Enhanced Photon-Counting Detector CT Scans—A Pilot Study by Judith Becker, Laura-Marie Feitelson, Franka Risch, Luca Canalini, David Kaufmann, Ramona Wudy, Bertram Jehs, Mark Haerting, Claudia Wollny, Christian Scheurig-Muenkler, Thomas Kroencke, Florian Schwarz, Josua A. Decker, Stefanie Bette

“…Spectral decomposition into virtual non-contrast (VNC) images and iodine quantification maps was performed, and HU values were quantified within the lesions. …”
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Power of emperor in Russian legal discourse of second half of 19th– early 20th centuries: justification and options for interpretation by I. G. Adoneva, Yu. V. Druzhinina

“…Despite the differences in the political outlook, they saw the reason for the Russian autocracy in the historical development: a vast territory, low population density, and the virtual absence of a struggle between the government and society. …”
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GINÁSTICA RÍTMICA: PERFIL SOBRE A PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM PERIÓDICOS DA AMÉRICA LATINA, CARIBE E PAÍSES IBÉRICOS by Leticia Cristina Lima Moraes, Marcelo Moraes e Silva, Ieda Parra Barbosa Rinaldi, Jeferson Roberto Rojo, Leonardo do Couto Gomes

“…Para cumprir esse fim, foi escolhida a proposta de cunho exploratório descritivo, elencando-se artigos indexados nas seguintes bases de dados: Scielo, Lilacs e Medline acessados por meio da interface da Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde e Redalyc. Ao fim, o estudo encontrou 48 artigos publicados em 27 periódicos diferentes, distribuídos no período de 2001-2017. …”
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Exploring the epidemiology of disseminated intravascular coagulation: protocol for the DANish Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DANDIC) Cohort Study by Henrik Toft Sørensen, Kasper Adelborg, Jecko Thachil, Anne-Mette Hvas, Simon Flæng, Søren Nygaard, Asger Granfeldt

“…It will be possible to merge this dataset with other unique Danish health registries with more than 10 years of virtually complete follow-up. The project will use state-of-the-art epidemiological and biostatistical methods.Ethics and dissemination The project has been approved by the Danish Patient Safety Authority (31-1521-452), the Central Denmark Region (1-45-70-83-21), the Danish Data Protection Agency (1-16-02-258-21) and all the hospital chairs. …”
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Overview of female healthcare providers’ outlooks on cervical cancer screening: a narrative review by Wubishet Gezimu, Ababo Demeke, Firomsa Bekele, Solomon Seyife Alemu, Lema Fikadu, Addisalem Workie Demsash, Geleta Nenko Dube, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil, Elias Ezo

“…Databases such as PubMed, Medline, Embase, Virtual Health Library, and Google Scholar were used to search for articles.ResultsAccordingly, this review identified that female healthcare providers have a low perceived risk of the disease, poor awareness and knowledge, unfavorable attitudes, and low uptake of screening practices. …”
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MODERN APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NONISCHEMIC (ARTERIAL) PRIAPISM by S. K. Yarovoi, R. A. Khromov, O. V. Dzhalilov

“…Erectile function, provided the timeliness of the intervention is preserved in virtually all patients.…”
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Thyroid disorders in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a meta-analysis by Sagad O. O. Mohamed, Khalid Osman Mohamed, Ayoub A. B. Mohamed, Ali E. A. Mohamed, Solafa S. M. Salih, Duaa A. S. Ibrahim, Samia I. E. Mursal, Aseel E. B. Abdhameed, Ahmed A. O. Mahmoud, Khadeja F. Abdallah, Khalid S. K. Salih, Ahmed S. E. E. Abdelrahman, Mohamed S. K. Salih, Yusra E. A. Elmobashir, Mahmoud A. M. Abdelrahman, Amgad I. A. Mohamed, Hanaa A. M. Fadil

“…Methods Following Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive search was done through Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and World Health Organization Virtual Health Library Regional Portal. Using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software version 3.3, we calculated the pooled prevalence and standardized mean difference (SMD) estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Radiation dose and fraction in immunotherapy: one-size regimen does not fit all settings, so how does one choose? by Marka Crittenden, Sandra Demaria, C Norman Coleman, Jonathan Schoenfeld, Arta Monjazeb, Samir Khleif, Seema Gupta, Andrew Sikora, Zachary Morris, Chandan Guha, Stephen Shiao, Silvia Chiara Formenti, Bhadrasain Vikram, Mansoor M Ahmed

“…Radiation oncologists and immunologists convened a virtual consensus discussion to identify current deficiencies, challenges, pitfalls and critical gaps when combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy and making recommendations to the field and advise National Cancer Institute on new directions and initiatives that will help further development of these two fields.This commentary aims to raise the awareness of this complexity so that the need to study radiation dose, fractionation, type and volume is understood and valued by the immuno-oncology research community. …”
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Effect of health literacy-based teach-back training on quality of life and treatment adherence in type 2 diabetes: an experimental study by Mahdieh Roshan-Nejad, Meimanat Hosseini, Parvaneh Vasli, Malihe Nasiri, Sima Hejazi

“…The educational intervention was five sessions of the virtual class of 80–90 min. All respondents completed the tools again two months after the intervention. …”
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Influence of strength and power training on the rate of force development, peak force and functional mobility in elderly people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled tr... by Késia Maísa do Amaral Felipe, Késia Maísa do Amaral Felipe, Patrícia de Aguiar Yamada, Tamires Meneghetti, Flávia Roberta Faganello-Navega, Flávia Roberta Faganello-Navega

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the influence of lower limb muscle strength and muscle power training on rate of force development (RFD) and peak force (PF) in elderly people with Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as the effect of these training sessions influence on the functional mobility (FM) of this population.MethodsThis was a randomized controlled clinical trial and registered on the virtual platform for registration of experimental and non-experimental studies “Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos (ReBEC)”. …”
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Response of Sesame to Selected Herbicides Applied Early in the Growing Season by W. James Grichar, Jack J. Rose, Peter A. Dotray, Todd A. Baughman, D. Ray Langham, Kaisa Werner, Muthu Bagavathiannan

“…Early-season diuron injury (leaf chlorosis and necrosis) decreased as application timing was delayed, and late-season injury was virtually nonexistent with only slight chlorosis (<4%) still apparent on the lower leaves. …”
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Value of Magnifying Chromoendoscopy and Magnifying Optical Enhancement Technology in Classifying Colorectal Polyps: A Prospective Controlled Study by Ying-Hao Song, Ruo-Xin Xu, Yong Zhang, Meng-Xuan Xing, Li-Dong Xu, Kun-Kun Li, Xing-Guo Xiao, Lu Li, Yan-Jing Xiao, Yu-Lei Qu, Ying-Jie Ma, Bao-Hui Jia, Hui-Li Wu

“…Magnifying optical enhancement technology (ME-OE) is an emerging virtual chromoendoscopy imaging technology and appeared to be a promising approach. …”
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Advancing Building and Construction Higher Education: The Online Real-Time Block Model’s Contributions to Professional Skills, Gender Equity, and Industry Preparedness by Nima Izadyar, Le Li, Shuo Chen, Darryl O’Brien

“…By integrating advanced digital tools like virtual site visits, ORT-BM enhances professional readiness, aligning education with evolving industry standards. …”
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A Metapopulation Model to Assess Water Management Impacts on the Threatened Australian Lungfish, <i>Neoceratodus forsteri</i> by Charles R. Todd, Andrew J. McDougall, Scott M. C. Raymond, Robin Hale, Timothy R. Brown, John D. Koehn, Henry F. Wootton, Steven G. Brooks, Adrian M. Kitchingman, Tom Espinoza, Benjamin G. Fanson, Peter K. Kind, Sharon M. Marshall, David T. Roberts

“…., 9.8% decline), a large decline in the middle population (64.2% decline), virtually no change in the downstream population (e.g., 1.2% decline) and a moderate decline in the overall metapopulation (e.g., 22.3% decline). …”
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A meta-core outcome set for stillbirth prevention and bereavement care following stillbirth in LMIC by Jamie J Kirkham, Declan Devane, Carol Bedwell, Tina Lavender, Tracey A Mills, Sabina Wakasiaka, Rose Laisser, Bellington Vwalika, Nasim Chaudhry, Angela Chimwaza, Elizabeth Ombeva Ayebare, Sudhindrashayana Fattepur, Tayyeba Kiran, Kushupika Dube, Farai Marenga, Idesi Chilinda, Unice Goshomi, Allen Nabisere, Zaib Un Nisa

“…The results of the Delphi were summarised and then discussed at a virtual consensus meeting where the final COS were agreed.Results 287 participants contributed towards the Delphi (143 midwives, 32 obstetricians, 50 mothers, 12 fathers and 50 researchers), with at least 2 parents attending the full consensus meetings. …”
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The feasibility of implementing a digital pregnancy and postpartum support program in the Midwestern United States and the association with maternal and infant health by Colleen J. Klein, Matthew Dalstrom, William F. Bond, Jeremy McGarvey, Melinda Cooling, Katelyn Zumpf, Lisa Pierce, Brad Stoecker, Jonathan A. Handler

“…Our study shows the feasibility of offering digital support to pregnant women who voluntarily enrolled in the PPSP and adds to the evidence evaluating virtual care strategies.…”
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Ambientes dígito-virtuais de informação LGBTQ+: intersecções entre o Design da Informação, a Curadoria Digital e o Design de Experiência by Simão Marcos Apocalypse, Maria José Vicentini Jorente

“…Desse modo, objetivou-se explorar iniciativas nacionais e internacionais para a comunicação de informações sobre à temática LGBTQ+; identificar e descrever a presença de elementos do Design da Informação, convergidos à Curadoria Digital, na perspectiva do Design de Experiência e verificar as contribuições da intersecção das referidas disciplinas para a otimização do acesso, do compartilhamento e da apropriação da informação em ambiente dígito-virtual. A metodologia utilizada foi de caráter qualitativo e de abordagem teórica, exploratória e descritiva, por meio da aplicação do método Design Thinking nas fases de Empatia, Definição e Ideação. …”
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3D Web Application of Wind Prediction Under Typhoon on Coastal Cities Based on Ensemble k-NN and OpenFOAM by Mamad Tamamadin, Seong-Hoon Kee, Jurng-Jae Yee

“…This study also produces a more sophisticated web-based virtual globe and 3D city model to demonstrate a current typhoon prediction and past typhoons, online simulation results of ensemble k-NN algorithm, a volumetric profile of typhoons, wind flow, streamlines, wind pressure around buildings and a bridge, warning status, and time series of predicted wind velocity for supporting the disaster early warning system.…”
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Factores asociados al no uso de métodos anticonceptivos de barrera en la población LGBTI by Mary Carmen Guillén-Contreras, Yuly Santos-Rosales, Victor Hugo Moquillaza-Alcantara

“…Métodos: Estudio observacional, analítico transversal en 11 987 peruanos de la comunidad de LGBTI, que completaron una encuesta virtual poblacional. El análisis bivariado se realizó mediante las pruebas ji cuadrado de Pearson y t de Student, mientras que el análisis multivariado fue con regresión de Poisson. …”
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