Two Cases of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis with Differing Postoperative Course by Yuma Matsumoto, Hidenori Yokoi, Michitsugu Kawada, Masachika Fujiwara, Koichiro Saito

“…When AFS develops on both sides, however, it must be differentiated from eosinophilic chronic sinusitis with evident eosinophilic infiltration at nasal/paranasal sinus mucosa; both conditions are highly recurrent and commonly considered intractable paranasal sinusitis. …”
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Challenges and impasses in Kant’s theory of truth and judgment: An interpretation of Kant’s anti-Realism by Lucas Ribeiro Vollet

“…Lastly, we will present an overview of the discourse surrounding the nature of Kantian empirical realism and compare it to the version of “reality” advocated by metaphysical perspectives, empirical science, and common sense. …”
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Computational Perspectives into Plasmepsins Structure—Function Relationship: Implications to Inhibitors Design by Alejandro Gil L., Pedro A. Valiente, Pedro G. Pascutti, Tirso Pons

“…The high structural flexibility of plasmepsins, revealed by their X-ray structures and molecular dynamics simulations, made even more complicated the prediction of putative binding modes, and therefore, the use of common computational tools, like docking and free-energy calculations. …”
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Dual-proxy estimation of Vs30: the case study of the Marche Region (central Italy) by Veronica Gironelli, Tiziano Volatili, Lucia Luzi, Giulio Brunelli, Emanuele Tondi

“…This study focuses on generating a shear-wave velocity averaged within the uppermost 30 m of the ground surface (Vs30) map for the Marche region (central Italy) using two commonly acknowledged proxies: topographic slope and lithological classification. …”
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Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans (Hentz) (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., W. H. Whitcomb

“…It is a conspicuous, large, bright green spider found on many kinds of shrublike plants throughout the southern United States and is the largest North American lynx spider. Although it is common throughout Florida and aggressively attacks its insect prey, it very seldom bites humans. …”
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A Cloud API Personalized Recommendation Method Based on Multiple Attribute Features and Mashup Requirement Attention by Limin Shen, Yuying Wang, Chengyu Li, Zhen Chen

“…In current mashup-oriented cloud API recommendation systems, insufficient attention to personalized development requirements remains a common issue, particularly regarding developers’ needs for attributes such as functionality similarity and complementarity. …”
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Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury following Spinal Adjustment: Case Report and Literature Review of the Outcome of Accessory Nerve Pathology as Result of Blunt Trauma (Spinal Accessory... by Sulaiman Alanazi, Areej M. Alawfi, Bander S. Alrashedan, Reem A. Almohaini, Majed M. Shogair, Talal A. Alshehri

“…Spinal accessory nerve palsy (SANP) is rare and is commonly presented following iatrogenic injury. Their diagnosis is often missed on initial presentation. …”
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Quantifying the pyroelectric and photovoltaic coupling series of ferroelectric films by Chaosheng Hu, Xingyue Liu, Huiyu Dan, Chong Guo, Maoyi Zhang, Chris R. Bowen, Ya Yang

“…Abstract The coupling of photovoltaic and pyroelectric effects is a common phenomenon in ferroelectric films and often results in coupling enhancements. …”
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Neuro-inflammation, depression and fatigue in ESRD: Emerging role of microglia and acupuncture as a new treatment addressing neuro-inflammation in ESRD by Suandika Made, Handayani Rahmaya Nova, Muti Refa Teja

“…The findings of this review show that depressive symptoms and fatigue are common in ERDS patients. Acupuncture, as a non-pharmacological option, has been shown to reduce chronic inflammation and enhance clinical results for ERSD patients’ quality of life. …”
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L’obsession médiatique de Flaubert by Alain Vaillant

“…But this obsession reflects, more than the ironic idiosyncrasy of its author, on the one hand the real balance of power that is established between the press and literature (to the detriment of the latter), and on the other hand an ideology that is very commonly shared by writers who want to remain outside the new media culture. …”
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A Novel Low-Overhead Recovery Approach for Distributed Systems by B. Gupta, S. Rahimi

“…First, the proposed value of the common checkpointing interval is such that it enables an initiator process to log the minimum number of messages sent by each application process. …”
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Pathological Plasticity in Fragile X Syndrome by Brandon S. Martin, Molly M. Huntsman

“…Deficits in neuronal plasticity are common hallmarks of many neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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Eksistensi Terminal Waramosio dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Setempat (Ditinjau dari Pendekatan Sosiologi) by Patta Hindi Asis, Muhammad Ihsan Mattalitti, Ulfah Attamimi, Cindy Puspitafuri, Neni Susanti, Maudhy Satyadharma

“…Teori  yang  digunakan adalah teori  Pilihan  Rasional  dari  Coleman. Hasil yang ditemukan yaitu eksistensi Terminal Waramosio hari ini semakin tergerus beserta semakin menurunnya fungsi termnal. …”
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Fatigue after Stroke: The Patient's Perspective by Victoria Louise Barbour, Gillian Elizabeth Mead

“…Fatigue after stroke is common and distressing to patients. Aims. Our aims were to explore patients' perceptions of post-stroke fatigue, including the causes of fatigue and the factors that alleviate fatigue, in a mixed methods study. …”
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Chemical Stabilisation of Collagen as a Biomimetic by R. Gordon Paul, Allen J. Bailey

“…Collagen products can be purified from fibres, molecules reconstituted as fibres or from specific recombinant polypeptides with preferred properties. A common feature of all these biomaterials is the need for stable chemical cross-linking to control the mechanical properties and the residence time in the body, and to some extent the immunogenicity of the device. …”
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Assessing the performance of zero-shot visual question answering in multimodal large language models for 12-lead ECG image interpretation by Tomohisa Seki, Yoshimasa Kawazoe, Yoshimasa Kawazoe, Hiromasa Ito, Yu Akagi, Toru Takiguchi, Kazuhiko Ohe, Kazuhiko Ohe

“…Even when the answers were correct, erroneous descriptions of image features were common. These findings suggest a need for improved control over image hallucination and indicate that performance evaluation using the percentage of correct answers to multiple-choice questions may not be sufficient for performance assessment in VQA tasks.…”
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The Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Colorectal Cancer by Joo-In Park, Jong-Young Kwak

“…Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Dietary fat intake is a major risk factor for colorectal cancer. …”
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Crocetin Alleviates Inflammation in MPTP-Induced Parkinson’s Disease Models through Improving Mitochondrial Functions by Na Dong, Zhong Dong, Ying Chen, Xiaosu Gu

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Crocetin, derived from saffron, exerts multiple pharmacological properties, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifatigue, and anticancer effects. …”
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Nondestructive Testing of Advanced Concrete Structure during Lifetime by Lubos Pazdera, Libor Topolar, Jaroslav Smutny, Kristyna Timcakova

“…Ultrasonic testing is commonly used to find flaws in materials or to assess wave velocity spreading.…”
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Modern Monetary Theory: The Right Compass for Decision-Making by Dirk Ehnst

“…Here, MMT and central bankers can find common ground to move forward and leave the theory of loanable funds and that of the money multiplier behind.…”
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