A potential VEGF-driven hypothesis of calvarial centripetal proliferation in cerebral proliferative angiopathy by Shigeta Miyake, Timo Krings, Tze Phei Kee, Thierry A. G. M. Huisman

“…Calvarial thickening was present in 43.8% of cases, predominantly affecting the frontal bone, and extending bilaterally. A trend toward calvarial thickening was observed in patients with concomitant signs of cerebral venous congestion (p = 0.06), while no significant association with age, sex, or symptoms was found. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and use of the Mediterranean diet in practice among dietitians in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study by Salma Abu-Qiyas, Hadia Radwan, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Mohamad Alameddine, Mariam Muayyad, Farah Naja

“…Practicing dietitians (n = 220) completed a 44-item web-based questionnaire, verified for face, content and construct validity, as well as internal and parallel form reliability. Total scores were computed as sum of items for knowledge and attitudes. …”
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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Psoriasis: From Clinical Practice to Basic Research by Yujie Gao, Tianqi Xu, Yu Wang, Yanjinhui Hu, Shaoping Yin, Zhiguo Qin, Hua Yu

“…The administration of psoriasis medications, whether oral, injectable, or topical, is associated with a range of side effects and compliance issues. …”
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Investigation on the effectiveness of progranulin as a novel predictive biomarker for allergic disorders by Nisreen Waleed Mustafa, Zaid Nabeel Elia, Abeer Mansour Abdel Rasool, Sanaria Fawzi Jarjes, Salam Farid Nawara, Shakhawan Hamid

“…Thus, the current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of PGRN as a biomarker in allergic disorders. A total of 124 participants (84 with allergic disorders and 40 healthy individuals) were included in this study. …”
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Essence of the monitoring system for managing project life cycle at an instrument-making holding by P. A. Zhurina, O. V. Tyagunova

“…The main tasks adopted as monitoring-screening tools are the identification of key indicators; processing and aggregation of critically necessary information about specific project tasks; identification of external and internal risks; attractors that strongly influence the implementation of the project; issue of operational reports on the project; forecasting and decision-making, development of proposals to correct negative situations; ensuring the integration of the monitoring system in the information environment of the holding. …”
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Applications of Nanoscale Materials in the Fields of Electrochemistry and Photoelectrochemistry by G. Campet, A. Deshayes, J. C. Frison, N. Treuil, J. Portier

“…We have illustrated the important role played by the nanoscale materials in three-up-to-date energy topics.…”
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Women Narration: Land, Gender and Oral Memory. The Forgotten History of the Maquis at Aran Valley by Mireia Boya-Busquet, Rosa Cerarols-Ramirez

“…Recorded interviews are the methodological tools used to discover, to value and to preserve the oral memory of this event, always with a gender perspective. …”
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Utilizing machine-learning techniques on MRI radiomics to identify primary tumors in brain metastases by W. L. Yang, W. L. Yang, X. R. Su, S. Li, K. Y. Zhao, Q. Yue

“…A total of 3,404 quantitative image features were obtained through semi-automatic segmentation from MRI images (T1WI, T2WI, FLAIR, and T1-CE). …”
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A Literary Turn in African Studies by Kelvin Acheampong

“…Although there are sometimes divergences among these patterns of thought, the salient point of convergence is their acknowledgement of coloniality as a problem haunting the world today, and of the task of decolonization/ decoloniality as unfinished. …”
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冷成型桥梁用波形钢腹板制造工艺 by 王赞芝, 李新峰, 江林雁, 孙天明

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From FPGA to Support Cloud to Cloud of FPGA: State of the Art by Rym Skhiri, Virginie Fresse, Jean Paul Jamont, Benoit Suffran, Jihene Malek

“…Cloud computing becomes a major trend towards infrastructure and computing resources dematerialization. …”
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Nahiv İlminin Vaz' Edilmesinde Bedevilerin Rolü by Ramazan Aslan

“…Bu yüzden hicri I. asır dilcileri gramerin teşekkülünde geniş bir hazineye sahip olan ve daha çok çöllerde yaşayan bedevî kabilelere yolculuklar yapmış ve onlardan hem ezberleyerek hem de yazarak bolca materyal toplamışlardır. Bu çalışmada nahiv ilminde son derece önemli bir kaynak olan bedevîlerin ehemmiyeti, fasih bedevîlerin kimler olduğu ve hangi kabileleri kapsadığı, Arap kelâmında Basra ve Kufe arasındaki bedevî-hadarî tartışmaları, bedevî istişhâdında nasıl bir usul izlendiği, dilcilerin bu konudaki görüşleri ve bu çerçevede vuku bulan tartışmalara değinilerek bedevîlerin nahiv ilmindeki konumuna dikkat çekilmiştir.…”
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An investigation into the extent of, and reason for, the theory-to-practice disparity in Montessori early childhood settings in South Africa by Susanne van Niekerk

“…This phenomenological study was conducted over a two-month period with eight purposefully selected MCSA graduates from diverse Montessori preschools in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, and Pretoria to explore their lived experiences and to probe for constraints that affect implementation fidelity. …”
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DON ANTE ADŽIJA – ZABORAVLJENI STARIGRADSKOPAKLENIČKI VELIKAN by MIRJANA TROŠELJ

“…Volio je svoj narod, svoje Starogradce i kao Božji poslanik koristio sve prilike i mogućnosti da im pridonese boljitak. Radi toga je razvijao suradnju s uglednim ličnostima iz društveno-političkog, gospodarskog i kulturnog kruga Primorske i Savske banovine (od Rijeke do Splita i Zagreba), uglednih znanstvenika, znanstvenika-planinara iz Hrvatske i inozemstva. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of systemic immune-inflammation index for acute appendicitis in the geriatric population by Ömerul Faruk Aydın, Ali Cankut Tatlıparmak

“…SII may be a valuable diagnostic tool in elderly patients with suspected appendicitis, aiding timely and accurate clinical decision-making.…”
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Syndecan-4 is More Sensitive in Detecting Hypertensive Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in 2K2C Rats by Wenyue Dai, Yanqiu Liu, Fengjuan Yao, Wei Li, Jia Liu, Cuiling Li, Donghong Liu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of syndecan-4 (SDC-4) during the hypertensive period in two kidney-two clip (2K2C) hypertension rats and compare them to brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the echocardiographic parameters for diastolic function evaluation in the rat model of 2K2C hypertension. Methods. A total of 36 Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were used in this study. …”
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Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy Sectors: Selected Indicators in European Union and Poland by Anna Klepacka

“…The provided information was supplemented with a revenues per employee in thousand euros in chosen subsectors of renewable energy sources in the year 2016. The main tool for carrying out the set objective was the use of descriptive and comparative methods. …”
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“The time has come for a new word”: Katherine Mansfield’s Literary Ethics by Alice BORREGO

“…Mainly focusing on her non-fictional writings, it suggests that the conflict led Mansfield to develop and call for an ethical responsibility towards her entire generation – a disposition that finds its expression in her fragmented literary technique. …”
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Secure Satellite Downlink With Hybrid RIS and AI-Based Optimization by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Syed Zain Ul Abideen, Syed Sikandar Shah, Nabila Sehito, Salahuddin Khan, Bal S. Virdee, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Patrizia Livreri

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Hybrid Evaluation Method of Bridge Bearing Capacity by Pengzhen Lu, Said M. Easa, Ying Wu, Zhenyi Qi, Yizhou Zhuang

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