Advancing Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: The Role of AI - A Review by Dominka Rehan, Sven Solisch, Anna Blazhkova, Anna Susłow, Adam Szwed, Ewa Szczęsna

“…Introduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that accounts for more than half of all cases of dementia worldwide. An aging society therefore poses a huge challenge to medicine. …”
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Thermally Stable Ag2Se Nanowire Network as an Effective In‐Materio Physical Reservoir Computing Device by Takumi Kotooka, Sam Lilak, Adam Z. Stieg, James K. Gimzewski, Naoyuki Sugiyama, Yuichiro Tanaka, Takuya Kawabata, Ahmet Karacali, Hakaru Tamukoh, Yuki Usami, Hirofumi Tanaka

“…In‐materio physical RC with rich nonlinear dynamics has huge potential for next‐generation hardware‐based AI.…”
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Evaluation of transcriptomic changes after photobiomodulation in spinal cord injury by Andrew R. Stevens, Mohammed Hadis, Hannah Alldrit, Michael R. Milward, Valentina Di Pietro, Deena M. A. Gendoo, Antonio Belli, William Palin, David J. Davies, Zubair Ahmed

“…However, the precise mechanism of action is yet to be determined. Here, we used an in-vivo model of SCI in adult rats that received daily PBM (660 nm, 24 mW/cm2, 1 min) and at three days post-injury, the injured spinal cord segment was harvested and subjected to whole transcriptome sequencing and subsequent pathway analysis (generally applicable gene-set enrichment (GAGE)). …”
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KULTŪRINIO IR SIMBOLINIO KAPITALO GAMYBA: "DISNEY" FENOMENAS by Gintautas Mažeikis

“…In this way, Disney creates the world of fantasy, dreams and Utopias. The corporation uses pragmatism as a philosophical foundation.  The  only  truth  for  the  corporation  is production of pleasure and profit for all consumers. …”
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Surgical Treatment Intensity at the End of Life in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review by Samuel Lawday, BMBS, MByRes, Benjamin E. Zucker, MA, MBBS, MRCS, Shona Gardner, MBChB, MRCS, James Robb, MBChB, MA, Lorna Leandro, MA, BM, BCh, William Hollingworth, PhD, Jane Blazeby, MBChB, MD, Angus G.K. McNair, PhD, FRCS, Charlotte Chamberlain, PhD, MRCP

“…Heterogeneity in patient groups, inclusion criteria, and EoL time periods lead to huge variation in results, with treatment intention often not identified. …”
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Frau im Rechtsalltag von Vilnius und Kaunas in der ersten Halfte des 16. Jhs: Zeichen des modem werdenden Lebens by Jolanta Karpavičienė

“…Dieser modern werdende Rechtsgang bildete gute Voraussetzungen für rechtliche Aktivität der Frau in der Stadt.   …”
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Desregulación emocional en población con TDAH; una aproximación teórica/Emotional dysregulation in the population with ADHD. A Theoretical Approach by Alejandra Alpizar

“…A partir de la revisión, se concluyó que hay un auge en el estudio y el análisis de este tema en la comunidad científica en las últimas décadas, que validan la importancia del conocimiento y del abordaje de la desregulación emocional en esta población, pues brinda elementos clínicos que facilitan el diagnóstico diferencial y la identificación de comorbilidades que este trastorno podría presentar. …”
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The Fungi-specific histone Acetyltransferase Rtt109 mediates morphogenesis, Aflatoxin synthesis and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus by acetylating H3K9 by Ruilin Sun, Meifang Wen, Lianghuan Wu, Huahui Lan, Jun Yuan, Shihua Wang

“…In this study, we used Aspergillus flavus as an experimental model to construct the acetyltransferase gene rtt109 knockout strain (△rtt109) and its complementary strain (△rtt109·com) by homologous recombination. …”
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The availability and functionality of medical equipment and the barriers to their use at comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Alem Endeshaw Woldeyohanins, Nigatu Mihretu Molla, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Abrham Wondimu

“…Self-administered structured questionnaires, observational checklists, and key informant interview guides were used to collect the necessary data. To analyze the quantitative data, descriptive statistics were employed, and qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic approach.ResultsThe study revealed that the availability of medical equipment in at least one hospital was 55.93% on average, and the availability of at least one piece of medical equipment in the surveyed hospitals was only 25.6%. …”
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Regional disparities of full pentavalent vaccine uptake and the determinants in Ethiopia: Mapping and spatial analysis using the EDHS data. by Getasew Mulat Bantie, Melaku Tadege, Teshager Zerihun Nigussie, Ashenafi Abate Woya, Abay Kassa Tekile, Amare Alemu Melese, Simeneh Ayalew, Belay Bezabih Beyene, Gizachew Yismaw Wubetu

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Ethiopia's full pentavalent vaccine uptake was far lower than the global target. Older maternal age, maternal education, wealth index, birth order, and giving birth in a health facility were the determinants of full pentavalent vaccine uptake. …”
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Control over biopower in cognitive and surveillance capitalism by Stanković-Pejnović Vesna

“…As a new form of subtle and sophisticated despotism, data are used by agencies as predictive products about our future behaviors, information that allows to control a market, but also the space for political decision-making and legitimacy, and, therefore become a huge power. …”
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Coracoacromial ligament integrity influences scapular spine strain after reverse shoulder arthroplasty by Cole T. Fleet, MESc, Alicia Kerrigan, MD, MSc, FRCSC, G. Daniel. G. Langohr, PhD, James A. Johnson, PhD, George S. Athwal, MD, FRCSC

“…Scapular spine strain was quantified via 4 strain gauges placed along anatomic locations on the acromion and scapular spine. …”
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Gourmetización y gentrificación: paisajes alimentarios desde la ciudad hasta el campo by María Mercedes Di Virgilio, María Agustina Frisch, Sara González, Sebastián Grenoville, Candela Hernández, Beatriz Nussbaumer, José Manuel Vega-Barbero

“…Se concluye que el auge de estos alimentos tiene efectos de acumulación del capital por desposesión en los ámbitos rural y urbano al igual que en los procesos de producción y de consumo.…”
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Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Single Machine Learning Models: A Case Study from Pithoragarh District, India by Trinh Quoc Ngo, Nguyen Duc Dam, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mahdis Amiri, Tran Van Phong, Indra Prakash, Hiep Van Le, Hanh Bich Thi Nguyen, Binh Thai Pham

“…Landslides are one of the most devastating natural hazards causing huge loss of life and damage to properties and infrastructures and adversely affecting the socioeconomy of the country. …”
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Seed delivery system in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: characteristics, stakeholders mapping and challenges towards building a well-functioning seed system under humani... by Jean M. Mondo, Adrien B. Ndeko, Rodrigue B. Ayagirwe, Henri M. Matiti, Chance Bahati, René M. Civava

“…Results showed that the seed system in the northeastern DRC is mainly informal due to several socioeconomic and technical factors. …”
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Assessment of clinical outcomes and prognostic factors following membrane peeling in idiopathic epiretinal membrane using EIFL staging system: an optical coherence tomography angiography analysis by Juan Li, Fangyuan Cheng, Zhaohui Li, Liang Wang

“…OCTA was used to measure retinal thickness(RT), foveal avascular zone (FAZ)-related parameters and superficial and deep capillary plexus (SCP and DCP) layers using 6 × 6 mm scans before, 1 month and 3 months after surgery. …”
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High-resolution observation per 1.5 h revealed prominent time-dependent daily contamination variations of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives PPDQs... by Zifang Peng, Shijiao Hou, Qingyun He, Fangcheng Su, Lishun Ren, Congcong Pei, Dan Yin, Yanhao Zhang, Yanjie Huang, Shusheng Zhang, Zongwei Cai

“…Current study builds the relationship between pollution status of such novel pollutants and human activities, and possibly guides people in central China to take precautions to protect themselves from environmental toxicants at special daily time.…”
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Predictors of treatment outcome in higher levels of care among a large sample of adolescents with heterogeneous eating disorders by Erin E. Reilly, Sasha Gorrell, Alan Duffy, Dan V. Blalock, Philip Mehler, Harry Brandt, Susan McClanahan, Kianna Zucker, Naomi Lynch, Simar Singh, Catherine R. Drury, Daniel Le Grange, Renee D. Rienecke

“…Methods Adolescents (N = 1,971) completed self-report measures of eating disorder symptoms, depression, and anxiety at treatment admission, stepdown, and discharge. Using linear mixed effect models, we evaluated changes in symptoms over treatment separately among youth admitted to inpatient/residential treatment and those admitted to partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient programs, and used established metrics to gauge frequency of reliable (i.e., statistically reliable) and clinically significant change. …”
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Determination of Vibration Properties and Reliable Frequency Estimation for Synchronous Vibrations Through Improved Blade Tip Timing Techniques Without a Once-per-Revolution Sensor by Marios Sasakaros, Luca Mann, Markus Schafferus, Manfred Wirsum

“…Moreover, the low number of BTT sensors typically leads to under-sampled deflection signals, which consequently hinders the estimation of the vibration frequencies due to aliasing problems. For this reason, BTT is commonly accompanied by strain gauge (SG) measurements on some blades. …”
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Research progress on climate change adaptation strategies to control invasive crop pest in sub-Saharan Africa: a bibliometric and systematic review by Eméline Sêssi Pélagie Assèdé, Eméline Sêssi Pélagie Assèdé, Calvince Ouko Othoo, Calvince Ouko Othoo, Ahmadou Ly, Gobena Bayisa, Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Mègnissè Zohoun, Anje-Jokebed N’goran

“…Meanwhile, chemical insecticide use remains an emergency solution as its effects on pest control would be more efficient. …”
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