Impact of computed tomography parameters on radiation dose in chest imaging: a comparative study between tomographs by Warley Ferreira Felix, Adriana de Souza Medeiros Batista, Arno Heeren de Oliveira, Marcos Eugênio Silva Abrantes

“…Due to the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020, there was a significant increase in imaging exams to evaluate lung problems, these being the organs most affected by the disease. …”
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Matrix Gla Protein – a new marker for colorectal cancer detection? A systematic review by Mirela-Georgiana Perné, Lorena Ciumărnean, Olga-Hilda Orășan, Vasile Negrean, Teodora-Gabriela Alexescu, Mircea Vasile Milaciu, Ioana Roșca, Răzvan Dan Togănel, Gabriel Emil Petre, Lucia Procopcoiuc, Cristina Drugan, Alexandra Crăciun

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Information security evaluation for Android mobile operating system by Dmitriy A. Izergin, Mikhail A. Eremeev, Shamil G. Magomedov, Stanislav I. Smirnov

“…The widespread use of these devices for access to protected information contained in information systems has given special importance to the issue of information security.The subject of this research is to assess the current state of information security mechanisms for mobile operating systems that form the basis of the structure of episodic distributed mobile networks. …”
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Quantification of effluents in the production of nuclear fuel by Mayara Costa de Castro Becca Sakai, Humberto G Riella, Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho

“…In order to meet the demand for the reactors was designed a new manufacturing plant with a maximum capacity of 60 fuel per year, which currently is 10. The increase in production as a consequence will increase the volume of effluents generated. …”
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Drug Delivery Implants in the Treatment of Vitreous Inflammation by Jillian Wang, Angela Jiang, Malav Joshi, John Christoforidis

“…Implants currently on the market or undergoing clinical trials include those made of nonbiodegradable polymers, containing ganciclovir, fluocinolone acetonide, triamcinolone acetonide, and ranibizumab, and biodegradable polymers, containing dexamethasone, triamcinolone acetonide, and ranibizumab. …”
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Insight into influence of degradation metabolism of Firmicutes on the microstructure of anthracite coal by Yuewu Wang, Bingjun Liu, Sheng Xue, Yang Yang, Jian Chen, Jingbei Zhang, Chunshan Zheng, Tianyao Zhou

“…Also, the relative abundance of a number of key metabolic enzyme genes capable of catalyzing the oxygen-containing functional groups into the structure of the coal molecule and the de-cyclization reaction were increased. …”
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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…Modelling suggested that provision of oral tenofovir/emtricitabine pre-exposure prophylaxis increased human immunodeficiency virus testing, with anti-retroviral therapy initiation at diagnosis, and reductions in the level of condom-less sex, that each played an important role in decreasing human immunodeficiency virus incidence among men who have sex with men, and that the current human immunodeficiency virus incidence would have been double what it is if any one of them had not occurred. …”
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Removal of Cr(VI) ions from waste water by electrocoagulation using iron electrode by Yehia A. El-Taweel, Ehssan M. Nassef, Iman Elkheriany, Doaa Sayed

“…The performance of electrocoagulation using iron electrodes for the treatment of aqueous solutions containing chromium hexavalent ions using fixed bed electrochemical batch reactor was studied. …”
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STUDY OF MECHANISMS OF LIGHT ABSORPTION IN TITANIUM DIOXIDE FILMS by V. V. Novopashin, L. A. Skvortsov, M. I. Skvortsova

“…As oxygen pressure and ionic current increase, the absorption of titanium dioxide films is reduced, and films with a composition closer to stoichiometric are obtained. …”
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The prognostic value of serum apolipoprotein A1 levels in elderly patients with de novo SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection by Cong Shi, Ruishuang Ma, Miao Zhou, Shujun Yang, Shengping Gong

“…The omicron variant is currently the predominant strain circulating worldwide. …”
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Assessment of genotoxic and mutagenic effects of food products by bioassay methods by M. V. Zaytseva

“…The current state of studies on application and safety of food additives in various technologies for food production is examined. …”
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A review on the microbiology of Ethiopian traditional fermented beverage products by Guesh Mulaw, Trhas Gebregziabher, Teklemichael Tesfay

“…Overall, the paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and tradition on Ethiopian fermented beverages.…”
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Kalirin, a Key Player in Synapse Formation, Is Implicated in Human Diseases by Prashant Mandela, Xin-Ming Ma

“…Kalirin-7 interacts with multiple PDZ-domain-containing proteins including PSD95, spinophilin, and GluR1 through its PDZ-binding motif. …”
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Genomic Markers Associated With Soybean Resistance to the Stem Borer, Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Sarah Johnson, David Hyten

“…While this stem borer has not been considered a major pest of soybean, damage from it is increasing in the United States Midwest region with no current elite cultivars found resistant. …”
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Windows for intervention in the prearthritis phase of rheumatoid arthritis? A narrative review of key triggering events and potential preventive strategies by Alf Kastbom, Vivianne Malmstrom, Sara Turcinov

“…With this focus, we here aimed to review current knowledge on RA development prior to arthritis onset. …”
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Identifying the Sources of Harmful Gases for Green Tire Production by Ma Nan, Liu Xuejiao, Wu Mingsheng

“…Amidst the rapid development of China's new energy vehicle industry, the market demand for tires is continuously increasing. At the same time, society has higher demands for the environmental protection and sustainability performance of tires. …”
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High Dynamic Range Imaging Based on Bidirectional Structural Similarities and Weighted Low-Rank Matrix Completion by Mali Yu, Hai Zhang

“…High dynamic range (HDR) imaging, aiming to increase the dynamic range of an image by merging multiexposure images, has attracted much attention. …”
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Archäologische Datenbanken als virtuelle Museen by Martin Langner

“…Because archaeological databases contain unmanageably large numbers of records, users are still limited to targeted searches for specific information. …”
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Federated learning with tensor networks: a quantum AI framework for healthcare by Amandeep Singh Bhatia, David E Bernal Neira

“…The healthcare industry frequently handles sensitive and proprietary data, and due to strict privacy regulations, it is often reluctant to share it directly. In today’s context, Federated Learning (FL) stands out as a crucial remedy, facilitating the rapid advancement of distributed machine learning while effectively managing critical concerns regarding data privacy and governance. …”
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The pharmacological management of depression – Update 2017 by Elzbieta Osuch, Andre Marais

“…This article summarizes the currently available antidepressant drugs in South Africa. …”
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