Melanotic Schwannomas Are Rarely Seen Pigmented Tumors with Unpredictable Prognosis and Challenging Diagnosis by Elif Keskin, Sumeyye Ekmekci, Ozgur Oztekin, Gulden Diniz

“…The biologic behavior of MS is difficult to predict; the patients have to be followed up for a longer period due to its malignant potential.…”
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Data-Driven Model for Sliced 5G Network Dimensioning and Planning, Featured With Forecast and “what-if” Analysis by Dominik Dulas, Justyna Witulska, Agnieszka Wylomanska, Ireneusz Jablonski, Krzysztof Walkowiak

“…Data-driven framework with thoroughly verified methods is outlined (e.g., Prophet, Neural Networks, VARMAX and its univariate equivalent - ARMA). Special attention is paid to traffic forecasting as the basis for the dimensioning and planning process. …”
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Récits de la lutte contre le VIH/sida en Algérie by Amel Zertal, Othmane Bourouba, Adel Zeddam

“…Three major actors of this history retrace it in broad strokes. Its emergence followed a political change that made the creation of non-governemental organizations possible. …”
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Numerical investigation of the cold-formed I-beams bending strength with different web shapes by Nadia Kouider, Yazid Hadidane, Mohammed Benzerara

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Flann O’Brien’s Anti-Manifestos by Julian HANNA

“…The manifesto of intertextuality in At Swim-Two-Birds (1939), meanwhile, is more complex: while it appears to be in some ways a sincere statement about the novel as a whole, it is also intensely ironic and self-mocking. But that only deepens its relation to the manifestos of the preceding decades, which frequently undercut their own purpose in the midst of their performance.…”
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Wright’s Nutrush: An Invader of Seasonal Wetlands in Florida by Colette C. Jacono, Kenneth A. Langeland, Jeffrey Hutchinson

“…This revised 9-page fact sheet describes its distribution, history and impacts, ecological overview, integrated management and identification. …”
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Response to: Comment on “Resilience of Complex Systems: State of the Art and Directions for Future Research” by Luca Fraccascia, Ilaria Giannoccaro, Vito Albino

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Le Regard de Cartier-Bresson sur les Anglais by Nicole Cloarec

“…However the photographer is not so much interested in the official images of the historical event as he is in its effects on the people who attend. Cartier-Bresson adopts a double decentering which gives the picture a fictional independence and invests it with benign mockery. …”
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Investigation on Acoustic Properties of Thruster Chamber with Coaxial Injectors and Plenum Chamber by Dekun Gao, Jianxiu Qin, Huiqiang Zhang

“…The power amplitudes of the acoustic mode can be suppressed significantly when its eigenfrequency is close to the tuning frequency of the injector, which is achieved by Cutting down the pressure Peak and Raising up the pressure Trough (CPRT). …”
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Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationship by Ilaria Dibattista, Domenico Berdicchia, Elena Mazzardo, Giovanni Masino

“…IntroductionThis study explores the relevance of behavioral and psychological factors in contributing to organizational environmental sustainability in the workplace.MethodsData were obtained from 271 workers in 5 organizations operating in the manufacturing sector in Italy and analyzed through a regression methodology. …”
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Air pollution exposure and prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and related cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Xingyi He, Shipeng Zhang, Qinglin Bai, Moshen Pan, Yanjie Jiang, Weiwei Liu, Wei Li, Yuanyuan Gong, Xueping Li

“…In developing countries, the risk level of NAFLD and its related cirrhosis due to PM2.5 is higher than that in developed countries.…”
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The Usefulness of the Pressure Algometer in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Orofacial Pain Patients: A Systematic Review by Agata Kamińska, Bartosz Dalewski, Ewa Sobolewska

“…Importantly, however, additional factors should be considered in the future for the evaluation of the PPT, including body symmetry and posture, hormone levels and the menstrual phase in women, and the use of medications and its influence on the PPT. Further clinical trials should also be performed on the PPT, examining head and neck pain patients, with more precise study design and larger samples.…”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram incorporating neutrophil-to-albumin ratio for predicting overall survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing c... by Xin Hua, Meng-Di Wang, Wei-Qiong Ni, Zhi-Qing Long, Si-Fen Wang, Fang-Fang Duan, Chao Zhang, Xin Huang, Fei Xu, Wen Xia, Jia-Yi Chen, Yun-Sheng Gao

“…Background: Recent research suggests that the emerging neutrophil-albumin ratio (NAR) has a significant correlation with the survival outcomes across a range of tumors, yet its predictive significance for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains insufficiently investigated. …”
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FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION OF NOTCHED STRUCTURE USING COMBINED CRITICAL PLANE-CRITICAL DISTANCE APPROACH (MT) by LIAO Ding, ZHU ShunPeng, GAO JieWei, NIU XiaoPeng, HE JinChao

“…In this paper, by combining the popular Fatemi-Socie critical plane model with the critical distance theory, a fatigue lifing model for notched structures under multiaxial loads was established, and its effectiveness was verified with the fatigue test data of TC4 stepped shaft specimens. …”
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Kontroversen um die lexikographische Theorie by Monika Bielińska

“…Some of the most frequently discussed issues concern lexicographical theory, including its very existence, which some scholars find problematic. …”
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Effectiveness of comprehensive neurorehabilitation treatment on the cognitive function of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by Làzaro Aurelio Vàzquez Gòmez, Carlos Hidalgo Mesa, Yunier Broche Pèrez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the comprehensive neurorehabilitation process was effective in reducing depression and anxiety levels in patients, in addition to improving cognitive functioning in the group of patients who completed the process, which shows the viability of a comprehensive neurorehabilitation approach and its effectiveness utility to improve quality of life in adults with multiple sclerosis.…”
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Cost-utility of behavioural activation for mitigating psychological impacts of COVID-19 on socially isolated older adults with depression and multiple long-term conditions compared... by Simon Gilbody, Caroline Fairhurst, Catherine Hewitt, Dean McMillan, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Della Bailey, David Ekers, Steve Parrott, Elizabeth Littlewood, Peter Coventry, Han-I Wang, Kalpita Baird

“…Behavioural activation (BA) shows promise as a remote intervention for depression during isolation, but its cost-effectiveness for depressed, socially isolated older adults remains uncertain.Objective This study aimed to assess the cost-utility of BA versus usual care for older adults with depression and MLTCs during COVID-19 restrictions.Methods A randomised controlled trial recruited and randomised individuals aged 65 and over with depressive symptoms and MLTC (n=435) to either the BA intervention or usual care. …”
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THE PROSPECTS OF MANKIND IN CONDITIONS OF TECHNOGENIC CIVILIZATION by Svetlana A. Yurikova

“…Outline the range of problems which are illustrative of modern industrial civilization, reflect its controversial nature and humanity prospects in its conditions. …”
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The Olive Groves of Andalusia: Analysis of the Dynamics Through Heritage, Identity (Inhabitants) and Tourism in the UNESCO Inscriptions’ Process by Isabelle Brianso

“…Today, the Andalusian olive grove has gone far beyond its traditional agricultural definition. Indeed, this intangible heritage and its preservation (know-how and landscape) have played a crucial role in the recognition of identity and memory claimed by the inhabitants during the inscription process. …”
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Cerium(III)-Selective Membrane Electrode Based on Dibenzo-24-crown-8 as a Neutral Carrier by Susheel K. Mittal, S. K. Ashok Kumar, Harish K. Sharma

“…The proposed sensor shows a good selectivity for cerium(III) with respect to alkali, alkaline earth, some transition and rare earth metal ions that are normally present along with cerium in its ores. The proposed sensor was investigated in partially non-aqueous media using acetone, methanol and DMSO mixtures with water. …”
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