HIV infects astrocytes in vivo and egresses from the brain to the periphery. by Victoria Lutgen, Srinivas D Narasipura, Hannah J Barbian, Maureen Richards, Jennillee Wallace, Roshanak Razmpour, Tetyana Buzhdygan, Servio H Ramirez, Lisa Prevedel, Eliseo A Eugenin, Lena Al-Harthi

“…Egressed HIV evolved with a pattern and rate typical of acute peripheral infection. …”
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Formulation, characterization and co-delivery of curcumin-rosemary loaded niosomes to enhance antimicrobial activity against staphylococcus aureus strains by Elmira Mehdipour, Alireza Iranbakhsh, Amir Mirzaie

“…Also, the results of the biofilm inhibition test showed that niosomes loaded rosemary@curcumin reduced the rate of biofilm formation between 2 and 4 fold.Conclusion: Niosomes loaded rosemary@curcumin have suitable structure and surface characteristics and can successfully inhibit S. aureus growth and prevent its biofilm formation potency.…”
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An Enhanced Human Evolutionary Optimization Algorithm for Global Optimization and Multi-Threshold Image Segmentation by Liang Xiang, Xiajie Zhao, Jianfeng Wang, Bin Wang

“…The experimental results indicated that the CLNBHEOA achieved a winning rate of over 95% in terms of fitness function value, peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity (SSIM) and feature similarity (FSIM), suggesting that it can be considered a promising approach for multi-threshold image segmentation.…”
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Analysis of characteristics and therapeutic outcomes in children with Dubberley type IIA capitellar fractures by Chi Kang, Yuan Xiao, Yuhan Huang, Qinghua Liu, ZhiQiang Deng, Xin Liu

“…The MEPS excellent/good rate was 100%. Conclusions The displacement pattern of Dubberley Type IIA capitellar fractures in children predominantly involves proximal rotation of the lateral aspect of the fracture fragment in the coronal plane, centered on the medial aspect of the fracture fragment. …”
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Fixator-Assisted Nailing for Femur Neck Fracture Nonunion: A Case Series Study by Majdi Hashem, Mohammad S. Al-Tuwaijri

“…Our study indicates that FAN has a high success rate in young patients with nonunited femoral neck fractures.…”
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Serum calprotectin levels: A measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis by Pranshu Dhingra, Seema Gupta, Shivani Jaswal, Jasbinder Kaur, Sarabmeet Singh Lehl, Daljinderjit Kaur

“…A significant positive correlation of serum calprotectin was found with CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, RF, and anti-CCP and DAS28 score (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of microstructure and mechanical properties resulting from gas nitriding process for different types of steel by Faras Q. Mohammed, Ibrahim Abd L-Kareem Ahmed, Sameer Khalaf Fyayyadh

“…The effects of time and gas flow rate during the process were particularly evident on hardness values, especially after the first stage.…”
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Does Glass Size and Shape Influence Judgements of the Volume of Wine? by Rachel Pechey, Angela S Attwood, Dominique-Laurent Couturier, Marcus R Munafò, Nicholas E Scott-Samuel, Andy Woods, Theresa M Marteau

“…<h4>Background</h4>Judgements of volume may influence the rate of consumption of alcohol and, in turn, the amount consumed. …”
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Temporal trends of carbon monoxide poisoning mortality at the global, regional and national levels: a cross-sectional study from the Global Burden of Disease study, 1990 and 2017 by Jie Liu, Junxiu Zhao, Jianhai Long, Yawei Sun, Xiaobo Peng

“…The overall ASR decreased by an average of 1.83% (95% CI 2.10% to 1.56%) per year in this period. This decreasing pattern was heterogeneous across ages, regions and countries. …”
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A “drop” in the atrioventricular conduction curve and dual-pathway electrophysiology by Youhua Zhang, MD, PhD

“…Background: Atrioventricular (AV) conduction time is rate-dependent. As the atrial coupling interval (A1A2) shortens, AV conduction time (A2H2) prolongs. …”
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Data Analysis and Forecasting of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait Based on Daily Observation and Basic Reproduction Number Dynamics by Kayode Oshinubi, Fahima Al-Awadhi, Mustapha Rachdi, Jacques Demongeot

“…When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, experts wondered if there would be waves of cases, a pattern seen in other virus pandemics. The overall pattern so far has been one of increasing cases of COVID-19 followed by a decline, and we observed a second wave of increased cases and yet we are still exploring this pandemic. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE VACUUM-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME by V.I. Liakhovskyi, O.O. Kyzymenko, O.H. Krasnov, O.I. Krasnov, T.V. Horodova-Andrieieva

“…In the main group, the rate of wound reduction was greatest on the 8th-10th days, and in the comparison group – on the 14th-15th days. …”
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Design of an efficient multi-objective recognition approach for 8-ball billiards vision system by Jiaying Gao, Qiuyang He, Hong Gao, Zhixin Zhan, Zhe Wu

“…In the verification test, the trained CNN model shows a recognition rate of over 98.5%, and outperforms the other three classic methods. …”
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Mathematical model of the dependence between cerebral ventricular size and capillary pressure in laboratory animals by A. A. Cherevko, G. S. Valova, D. V. Petrovsky, A. E. Akulov

“…To describe the data obtained, the mathematical model was adapted by selecting a scale factor based on the known values of the cerebrospinal fluid formation rate for humans and mice. Results and discussion. …”
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A multicellular self-organized probiotic platform for oral delivery enhances intestinal colonization by Hua Liu, Zhijie Chen, Qiaowen Lin, Yi Chen, Liwen Hong, Jie Zhong, Zhengwei Cai, Zhengting Wang, Wenguo Cui

“…In vivo, the EMS strategy exhibits 89- and 52-fold higher colonization rate in the cecum and colon of mice, compared to conventional oral probiotics. …”
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Trypanosoma dionisii in China: ecology and tentative epidemiology by Qin Liu, Mu-xin Chen, Yu-chun Cai, Yuan-yuan Li, Zi-yi Wang, Yun-hai Guo, Yu-wan Hao, Jing-bo Xue, Yi-dan Jing, Fan-na Wei, Yong-bin Wang, Yue-jin Li, Hai-fang Wang, Jun-ling Sun, Ya-li Wang, Gang Wang, Na Wang, Nai-li Guo, Jian-cun Fang, Wei-xiao Chen, Xun-ming Zhou, Yang Yu, Yi Zhang, Jun-hu Chen, Qiang Wang, Shi-zhu Li, Ge Yan, Qun Li

“…Although no evidence of a high risk for human epidemic was found, the widespread presence of this parasites in bat species and a relatively high infection rate observed in the surveyed cats and dogs emphasize the emerging threat it poses to human health. …”
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Distinct brain atrophy progression subtypes underlie phenoconversion in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorderResearch in context by Stephen Joza, Aline Delva, Christina Tremblay, Andrew Vo, Marie Filiatrault, Max Tweedale, Jean-François Gagnon, Ronald B. Postuma, Alain Dagher, Johannes Klein, Michele Hu, Petr Dusek, Stanislav Marecek, Zsoka Varga, John-Paul Taylor, John T. O'Brien, Michael Firbank, Alan Thomas, Paul C. Donaghy, Stéphane Lehéricy, Marie Vidailhet, Jean-Christophe Corvol, ICEBERG Study Group, Richard Camicioli, Howard Chertkow, Simon Lewis, Elie Matar, Kaylena A. Ehgoetz Martens, Lachlan Churchill, Michael Sommerauer, Sinah Röttgen, Per Borghammer, Karoline Knudsen, Allan K. Hansen, Dario Arnaldi, Beatrice Orso, Pietro Mattioli, Luca Roccatagliata, Oury Monchi, Shady Rahayel, Isabelle Arnulf, Samir Bekadar, Eve Benchetrit, Alexis Brice, Vanessa Brochard, Alizé Chalançon, Benoit Colsch, Florence Cormier-Dequaire, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Virginie Czernecki, Bertrand Degos, Cécile Delorme, Pauline Dodet, Carole Dongmo-Kenfack, Marie-Odile Habert, Farid Ichou, Jonas Ihle, Cécile Galléa, Rahul Gaurav, Marie-Alexandrine Glachant, Manon Gomes, David Grabli, Elodie Hainque, Laetitia Jeancolas, Christelle Laganot, Stéphane Lehéricy, Suzanne Lesage, Smaranda Leu-Semenescu, Richard Levy, Valentine Maheo, Graziella Mangone, Louise Laure Mariani, Aurelie Méneret, Poornima Menon, Fanny Mochel, Vincent Perlbarg, Dijana Petrovska, Fanny Pineau, Nadya Pyatigorskaya, Sophie Rivaud-Pechoux, Emmanuel Roze, Sara Sambin, Julie Socha, Arthur Tenenhaus, Romain Valabregue, Marie Vidailhet, Lydia Yahia-Cherif

“…Distinct brain atrophy patterns may already be seen in iRBD; however, how brain atrophy begins and progresses remains unclear. …”
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Criminal Law Challenged by Crossing into Virtual Reality by Mahdi Karimi

“…This information includes behavioral patterns, interests, preferences, biometric and physiological data such as heart rate, body energy consumption, etc., which are comprehensively collected to create a complete and accurate user profile, potentially resulting in severe violations of users' mental privacy. …”
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A Comprehensive Survey of Research Trends in mmWave Technologies for Medical Applications by Xiaoyu Zhang, Chuhui Liu, Yanda Cheng, Zhengxiong Li, Chenhan Xu, Chuqin Huang, Ye Zhan, Wei Bo, Jun Xia, Wenyao Xu

“…We introduce a taxonomy that decouples low-level mmWave signal features—such as motion, material property, and structure—from high-level biomedical biomarkers, including respiration pattern, heart rate, tissue hydration, and gait. We then classify and contrast the modeling approaches—ranging from physics-driven analytical models to machine learning techniques—that enable this mapping. …”
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China’s efforts on the CSEP and a retrospective case by Huaizhong Yu, Jingxue Zhang, Yue Liu, Yongxian Zhang, Chieh-Hung Chen, Rui Yan, Gang Li, Zeping Li, Yuchuan Ma, Zhengyi Yuan, Wen Yang, Donghui Jia, Binbin Zhao

“…In addition, several new methods, such as Crustal Vibration (CV), State Vector (SV), Earthquake Occurrence Rate (EOR), and Seismic Modulation Ratio (SMR) have also been involved. …”
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