Longitudinal changes in the 6-minute walk test and the Glittre-activities of daily living test in adults with cystic fibrosis by Vera Lucia Barros Abelenda, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Raphael Freitas Jaber de Oliveira, Rogério Rufino, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the 1-year changes in the 6- minute walking distance (6MWD), TGlittre time, and quality of life (QoL) in awCF before the initiation of HEMT and to determine the impact of habitual physical activity (HPA) and chest physiotherapy (CP). …”
Get full text

Fractional-order PID feedback synthesis controller including some external influences on insulin and glucose monitoring by Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Muhammad Farman, Khadija Jamil, Saba Jamil, Evren Hincal

“…Numerical simulations to explore which is done by solutions with a two-step Lagrange polynomial for generalized Mittag Leffler kernel showed that prolonged and severe hyperglycemia was caused by regular release of adrenaline into the blood at different fractional order values and fractal dimensions by changing initial values for normal and diabetes patients. PID and controller results are analyzed to increase the stability of the system to monitor and assess of glucose–insulin system with beta cell mass to control the hyperglycemia. …”
Get full text

APPOINTMENT OF HANDWRITING EXAMINATION: ANALYSIS OF COURT PRACTICE by Veronika N. Shkabaro, Аlona V. Bila, Vladislav V. Voronin

“…It is noted that the expert's decision, like any other evidence, may be questionable or even incorrect for various reasons, in particular, the expert may be presented with incorrect initial data or invalid objects. Attention is focused on the role of the judge in the process of preparing for the examination, in particular, the collection of materials for expert research, the judicial practice regarding the consideration of cases in which a handwriting examination was appointed and evaluated by the court, including court decisions in civil cases, decisions on appointment is analyzed expertise, decisions of appeal courts, as well as the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. …”
Get full text

Compatibility and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Lycopersicon esculentum peels by Esraa Ali, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Esraa Hesham, Shimaa Ahmed, Habiba Mostafa, Ahmed Gamal, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Bahaa Hemdan, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa M. Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Ahmed Galal, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

“…In addition to studying the intrinsic cytotoxic effectiveness of Le-AgNPs contribute to their antibacterial, and antifungal activities and the effect of nanoparticles on the integrity of their morphological behavior. The initiative biosynthesis of L. esculentum silver nanoparticles (Le-AgNPs) was indicated by the color change of L. esculentum (Le) extract mixed with silver nitrate (AgNO3) solution from faint pink to faint brown. …”
Get full text

IRG1/itaconate enhances efferocytosis by activating Nrf2-TIM4 signaling pathway to alleviate con A induced autoimmune liver injury by Liwu Zeng, Yaxin Wang, Yongzhou Huang, Wenchang Yang, Pei Zhou, Yaqi Wan, Kaixiong Tao, Ruidong Li

“…To our best understanding, this is the initial exploration to show that TIM4, a downstream molecule of the IRG1/itaconate-Nrf2 pathway, regulates macrophage efferocytosis. …”
Get full text

Association between the low-density lipoprotein to high-density lipoprotein ratio and prognosis in critically ill intracerebral hemorrhage patients: a retrospective cohort study fr... by Yuchen Liu, Houxin Fu, Yue Wang, Yi Zhong, Rongting Zhang, Jingxuan Sun, Tianquan Yang, Yong Han, Yongjun Xiang, Bin Yuan, Ruxuan Zhou, Min Chen, Hangzhou Wang

“…Methods Data for this study were obtained from the MIMIC-IV 3.1 database. Initially, the association between LHR and short-term outcomes in ICH patients, including ICU mortality, in-hospital mortality, and 28-day mortality, was analyzed using Cox regression in both continuous and categorical models. …”
Get full text

Preparation and Physicochemical Properties of High-purity Isomaltooligosaccharides by Sequential Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography by Shenghui RUAN, Xiqun ZHENG, Xiaolan LIU, Liangyu LI

“…Then, based on the single column evaluation test of preparative chromatography and the principle of material balance and the basic principle of sequential simulated moving bed. The initial operating parameters for the sequential simulated moving bed chromatographic separation high-purity isomaltooligosaccharides process were roughly determined. …”
Get full text

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) gB dictates a low-pH endocytotic entry pathway as revealed by a dual-fluorescent virus system and a rhesus monkey rhadinovirus expres... by Shanchuan Liu, Sarah Schlagowski, Anna K Großkopf, Natalia Khizanishvili, Xiaoliang Yang, Scott W Wong, Elina M Guzmán, Marija Backovic, Stefano Scribano, Arne Cordsmeier, Armin Ensser, Alexander S Hahn

“…Interaction with host cell receptors initiates internalization of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) particles. …”
Get full text

Theologen van de twintigste eeuw en de christologie by A. van de Beek

“…Van Ruler was, however, one of the rare theologians in the core of the twentieth century who resisted the wave of Christological thought that was initiated by Karl Barth. Barth firmly stated that Christ is the only source of revelation, and thus theology depends fully on Christology. …”
Get full text

Predictive Factors for Failure of Noninvasive Ventilation in Adult Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Clinical Study by Qimin Chen, Ming Liu, Bo Liu, Wei Li, Daixiu Gao, Lulu Xie, Yu Wu, Liang Li, Ying Liu, Ying Wang, Tang Yan, Yuanyi Liu, Yumei Cheng, Xu Liu, Feng Shen

“…A retrospective clinical study using data from critical adult patients with initial NIV admitted to ICU in the period August 2016 to November 2017. …”
Get full text

Effectiveness of a specialist palliative home care nurse–patient consultation followed by an interprofessional telephone case conference compared with usual care among patients wit... by Judith Dams, Hans-Helmut König, Tim Friede, Nils Schneider, Stephanie Stiel, Martin Scherer, Silke Böttcher, Gabriella Marx, Ingmar Schäfer, Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Hendrik van den Bussche, Friedemann Nauck, Michael Freitag, Eva Hummers, Tina Mallon, Franziska Schade, Manuel Zimansky, Thomas Asendorf, Christiane A Mueller

“…Patients diagnosed with CHF (New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification 3–4), COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage classification 3–4, group D) or dementia GDS stage 4 or above). …”
Get full text

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Perinatal Asphyxia in Neonates Admitted to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gebrehiwot Teklehaimanot Gebregziabher, Fikaden Berhe Hadgu, Haftom Temesgen Abebe

“…Perinatal asphyxia is defined as the inability of the newborn to initiate and sustain enough respiration after delivery and is characterized by a marked impairment of gas exchange. …”
Get full text

Evaluating the Impacts of Community-Campus Engagement on Population Health in Ottawa and Thunder Bay, Canada: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Contribution Analysis by David Buetti, Cynthia Larche, Michael Fitzgerald, Isabelle Bourgeois, Erin Cameron, Kady Carr, Tim Aubry, Sydney Persaud, Claire E Kendall

“…ResultsEthical approval for this project was granted in May 2023. We have since initiated stage 1 by reviewing the literature to inform the development of the theory of change. …”
Get full text

Fast Rate Production of Biodiesel from Neem Seed Oil Using a Catalyst Made from Banana Peel Ash Loaded with Metal Oxide (Li-CaO/Fe2 (SO4)3) by Ismail J. Madai, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

“…It is important to note that the physicochemical properties of biodiesel in this study such as initial boiling points, flash point, pour point, cloud point, density, kinematic viscosity, final boiling points, and cetane index met ASTM D-6751 and EN 14214 standards. …”
Get full text

Lean Transformation Success: The Role of Management and Employee Engagement by Ivona Jovanović, Milena Gatić, Dragana Stojanović, Dušan Gošnik

“…Data processing was carried out in the SPSS 25 package on 82 responses. Tools: As the initial step of the research, using Cronbach's alpha, it was concluded that obtained set of items in the group are closely related and measure a particular aspect. …”
Get full text

Realization of malignant potential of human glioblastoma mitochondria in immunodeficient animals by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, A. I. Shikhlyarova, I. V. Neskubina

“…Specific changes in the spleen structure were revealed (N = 4): the formation of strands of cells resembling glioblastoma multi-forme was observed in multiple fields of vision. The initiation of diffuse growth of glioblastoma cells in the stromal part of the red pulp of the spleen was evidenced by the expression of GFAP and ki-67, which were also recorded in the tumor preparation of the patient with glioblastoma. …”
Get full text

ALL-Net: integrating CNN and explainable-AI for enhanced diagnosis and interpretation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Abhiram Thiriveedhi, Swetha Ghanta, Sujit Biswas, Ashok K. Pradhan

“…A dataset consisting of 3,256 peripheral blood smear (PBS) images belonging to four classes—benign (hematogones), and the other three Early B, Pre-B, and Pro-B, which are subtypes of ALL, are utilized for training and evaluation. The ALL-Net CNN is initially designed and trained on the PBS image dataset, achieving an impressive test accuracy of 97.85%. …”
Get full text

Life cycle management of capital construction object with minimization of atmospheric air pollution by V. N. Azarov, O. V. Burlachenko, A. O. Burlachenko, M. D. Azarova

“…On the other hand, the need to ensure the effectiveness of managerial decisions throughout the LC CCO involves the development of a system that allows to predict the managed object behavior throughout its entire life cycle already in the initial stages. Since the occurrence of various events (situations) during the LC CCO is random, the determination of the probability of occurrence of these or those events is of great importance. …”
Get full text

The evolution process between the earthquake swarm beneath the Noto Peninsula, central Japan and the 2024 M 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake sequence by Zhigang Peng, Xinglin Lei, Qing-Yu Wang, Dun Wang, Phuc Mach, Dongdong Yao, Aitaro Kato, Kazushige Obara, Michel Campillo

“…Results from back-projection of high-frequency teleseismic P waves show a prolonged initial rupture process near the mainshock hypocenter lasting for ∼25 ​s, before propagating bi-laterally outward. …”
Get full text

A case of subcutaneous metastatic malignant melanoma of the left medial ankle: a case report and review of literature by Lauren Workman, Lauren Fang, Martina Blazevic, Joanna Chen, Richard Simman

“…Case presentation We present the case of a 66-year-old non-Hispanic Caucasian male who initially sought evaluation for a nontender lump of the left groin. …”
Get full text