Antimicrobial Activity of New <i>N</i>-substituted Amides of Aroylpyruvic Acids and Their Silver Salts by V. V. Novikova, V. O. Vasilev, V. L. Gein, O. V. Nazarets, A. V. Romanova, O. V. Bobrovskaya, N. A. Buzmakova

“…When taking into account the results of the study of AMA using the phenomenon of fluorescence, it was found that they either coincide with the values of MPC determined visually, or indicate less antibacterial activity. …”
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Comparison of Different 3D Surface Registration-Based Methods to Assess Facial Asymmetry by Annalisa Cappella, Riccardo Solazzo, Luisa Gigante, Alice Gervasoni, Daniele Maria Gibelli, Claudia Dolci, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Chiarella Sforza

“…The additional similarity percentage model provided visual support for the complete interchangeability of the two trigeminal methods, as evidenced by the lower Coefficient of Variation value. …”
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Automated Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Intracranial EEG Using the Combination of Short-Time Energy and Convolutional Neural Networks by Dakun Lai, Xinyue Zhang, Kefei Ma, Zichu Chen, Wenjing Chen, Heng Zhang, Han Yuan, Lei Ding

“…However, a significant challenge to the clinical use of HFOs is due to the time-consuming procedure of visually identifying them. A new methodology is presented in this paper for the automated detection of HFOs based on their 2D time&#x2013;frequency map employing the short-time energy (STE) estimation and the convolutional neural network (CNN) classification algorithm. …”
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Biomechanical and clinical differences in muscle tone, stiffness, range of motion, and pain perception in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Ramón González-Matilla, Ramón González-Matilla, Ramón González-Matilla, Vanesa Abuín-Porras, Isabel Mínguez-Esteban, Alberto M. Heredia-Rizo, Alberto M. Heredia-Rizo, Alberto M. Heredia-Rizo

“…Sex-related differences were found for muscle tone and stiffness, with males showing higher values. …”
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Characterizing annual leaf area index changes and volume growth using ALS and satellite data in forest plantations by Gonzalo Gavilán-Acuna, Nicholas C. Coops, Piotr Tompalski, Pablo Mena-Quijada, Andrés Varhola, Dominik Roeser, Guillermo F. Olmedo

“…First, we applied the Beer-Lambert law using ALS vertical profiles to estimate LAI across a forest plantation (LAIALS). We found that ALS accurately estimated LAI across 121 plots (R2 = 0.82 and RMSE = 0.51). …”
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The effect of supplementation with type I and type III collagen peptide and type II hydrolyzed collagen on pain, quality of life and physical function in patients with meniscopathy... by Ahmet Serhat Genç, Ali Kerim Yılmaz, Berna Anıl, Esra Korkmaz Salkılıç, Enes Akdemir, Berna Güzel, Ahmet Mor, Hacı Ahmet Yarar, Nizamettin Güzel, Lokman Kehribar

“…Similarly, eight weeks of supplementation showed a statistically significant difference in leg strength (p = 0.057), but no significant difference was found in back strength, proprioception, balance, and various functional test results (p > 0.05). …”
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A case-control study of reaction time deficits in a 3D virtual reality in patients with Post-COVID syndrome by Moritz Güttes, Marianna Lucio, Adam Skornia, Eva Rühl, Fritz Steußloff, Julia Zott, Christian Mardin, Wolfgang Mehringer, Marion Ganslmayer, Georg Michelson, Bettina Hohberger

“…However, regarding covariates, no significant effects were found for CR, except for age at disparity 275″ (p-value = 0.035). …”
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Successful implementation of a risk assessment and mitigation program to control bovine digital dermatitis at the herd-level by Jim Weber, Marina Hillen, Torsten Seuberlich, Andreas Fürmann, Corinne Gurtner, Jens Becker, Claudia Syring, Maria Welham Ruiters, Maher Alsaaod, Lina Mazurek, Gertraud Schüpbach, Adrian Steiner

“…Diagnosis of BDD was based on visual inspection (clinical scoring) of the feet. …”
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Developing epidemiological preparedness for a plant disease invasion: Modelling citrus huánglóngbìng in the European Union by John Ellis, Elena Lázaro, Beatriz Duarte, Tomás Magalhães, Amílcar Duarte, Jacinto Benhadi‐Marín, José Alberto Pereira, Antonio Vicent, Stephen Parnell, Nik J. Cunniffe

“…Even with significant visual surveillance, any epidemic will be widespread on first detection, making eradication unlikely. …”
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Reactivating the phototransduction cascade with a mutation agnostic gene therapy preserves vision in rod-cone dystrophies by Cardillia-Joe Simon, Hanen Khabou, Antoine Chaffiol, Marco Rucli, Marion Finzi, Nat Norberg, Anaïs Grimaud, Brix Mücher, Mélissa Desrosiers, Serge Sancho, Vera Lucia Bonilha, Kate Grieve, Jens Duebel, Michel Paques, Serge Picaud, José Alain Sahel, Isabelle Audo, Stefan Herlitze, Deniz Dalkara

“…We investigated the phototransduction cascade in degenerating cones using two RCD mouse models and found that opsin and arrestin expression continues in the cell body during outer segment degeneration. …”
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Neocortical layer-5 tLTD relies on non-ionotropic presynaptic NMDA receptor signaling by Aurore Thomazeau, Sabine Rannio, Jennifer A Brock, Hovy Ho-Wai Wong, Per Jesper Sjöström

“…We found that tLTD at L5 PC→PC synapses was abolished by pre- but not postsynaptic NMDAR deletion, cementing the view that tLTD requires preNMDARs. …”
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Impact of the Triglyceride–Glucose index on all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities across different metabolic health and obesity statuses in US adults by Tao Yi, Zi Lin, Feng Hu, Jinhua Chen, Lianglong Chen

“…No significant association was found in the metabolically healthy populations regardless of obesity status. …”
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DynaFusion-SLAM: Multi-Sensor Fusion and Dynamic Optimization of Autonomous Navigation Algorithms for Pasture-Pushing Robot by Zhiwei Liu, Jiandong Fang, Yudong Zhao

“…First, comparing the mainstream laser SLAM algorithms (Hector/Gmapping/Cartographer) through simulation experiments, Cartographer is found to have a significant memory efficiency advantage in large-scale scenarios and is thus chosen as the front-end odometer. …”
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Comparison of Gabapentin and Placebo as Pre-emptive Analgesic Agent for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Elective Abdominal Hysterectomy under Spinal Anaesthesia: A R... by Divyang Satishkumar Sutaria, Anjali Tripathi, Vishwa Rameshbhai Patel, Chandrika V Bhut

“…Gabapentin is a compound that exhibits structural similarities to gamma-aminobutyric acid. It has been found to possess powerful pain-relieving properties and can also help prevent seizures. …”
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The role of magnesium deficiency correction in the rehabilitation of women with climacteric syndrome and surgical menopause: results of the MAGYN study by D. V. Blinov, A. G. Solopova, E. E. Achkasov, A. A. Ezhova, A. S. Kuznetsova, I. S. Kalashnikova, D. A. Petrenko

“…Of 469 women, serum magnesium concentration ≤ 0.80 mmol/L was found in 377 (80.38 %), ≤ 0.70 mmol/L – in 278 (59.28 %). …”
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Differences between echocardiography and cardiac nuclear magnetic resonance parameters in children with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy by Stasa Krasic, Stasa Krasic, Boris Zec, Vesna Topic, Sasa Popovic, Dejan Nesic, Marija Zdravkovic, Vladislav Vukomanovic, Vladislav Vukomanovic

“…On the other hand, moderate to strong correlations were found in the evaluated parameters, which indicates the importance of performing noninvasive diagnostic procedures in the follow-up of these patients.…”
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Comparative study of arthroscopic autologous cancellous bone grafting and medial malleolar osteotomy combined with autologous periosteal iliac bone grafting for the treatment of os... by Xinyu Tang, Xinkun Han, Haitao Fu, Youliang Shen, Dongfang Zhang, Qinwei Guo, Chao Qi

“…At 1 year postoperatively, no significant differences in any of the assessed parameters were found between the two groups (P > 0.05). The MOCART 2.0 ankle scores at 1 year postoperatively were significantly higher than early postoperatively for both groups (P < 0.05), with no significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Survival outcomes of hybrid total hip replacement following failed proximal femoral nail antirotation: a retrospective study with a median 10-year follow-up by Yannan Chen, Zhifen Lai, Weiguang Yu, Xianshang Zeng, Mingdong Zhao, Guangquan Zhu

“…Additionally, we aimed to analyze secondary outcomes, including patient-reported experiences quantified by the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) and the Likert pain scale. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Different Exercise Therapies for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis by Xue Zhou, Yao Yang, Liwen Zhai, Jianing Gan, Conghui Li, Yi Zhu

“…A network graph was constructed to visualize the relative relationship for each exercise therapy in relation to the others. …”
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Clinical Study on Lumbar Disc Herniation Treated by Sling and Tuina Exercise Technique by Yi DING, Chenchen GUO, LI Li

“…Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores(JOA)and VisualAnalogue Score(VAS)were used to evaluate the clinical efficacy before treatment and four weeks after treatment. …”
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