Tenascin-C Facilitates Microglial Polarization via TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Pathway Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Hu ZQ, Ma R, Sun JQ, Peng M, Yuan J, Lai N, Liu J, Xia D

“…Zheng-Qing Hu,1,* Ruijie Ma,1,* Jia-Qing Sun,2,* Min Peng,1 Jinlong Yuan,1 Niansheng Lai,1 Jiaqiang Liu,1 Dayong Xia1 1The Translational Research Institute for Neurological Disorders of Wannan Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, People’s Republic of China; 2Deparment of Neurosurgery, Nanjing DrumTower Hospital Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dayong Xia, The Translational Research Institute for Neurological Disorders of Wannan Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13855309791, Email xiady1981@163.comPurpose: This study primarily aims to elucidate the underlying mechanism of Tenascin-C in neuroinflammation and microglia polarization in a mouse model of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).Methods: The subarachnoid hemorrhage model was constructed by injecting blood into the anterior chiasmatic cistern and stimulating primary microglia with hemoglobin in vitro. …”
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An extract from the culture of a thermophilic <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> strain suppresses allergic inflammation in the airways <i>in vivo</i> and degranulation of mast cells and... by O. V. Kalyuzhin, O. V. Proskurina, S. A. Sukhanova, N. V. Novikova, N. A. Kolganova

“…At concentrations of 8.4–840 μg / ml, ruzam inhibited degranulation of mast cells and basophils, induced by the compound 48 / 80, equally to hydrocortisone hemisuccinate (10–3 M). …”
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The Impact of Family Conflicts on Socio-Economic Prosperity: A Case Study of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Akankwasa, Winfred

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on of family conflicts as an independent variable socio socio-economic prosperity as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used 80 respondents as the sample size, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed. …”
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The Contribution Of Universal Education Towards Girl Child Education: A Case Study Of Nyarubuye Sub-County Kisoro District. by Nizeyimana, Bakunzi Moses

“…The methodology of the study employed a descriptive research design, where the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. …”
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Role of Social Factors in Social Economic Status of Families in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Atukunda, Brian

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on social factors as an independent variable socio-economic prosperity as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used 80 respondents as the sample size, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed. …”
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Explainable Machine Learning for Mapping Rainfall-Induced Landslide Thresholds in Italy by Xiangyu Shao, Wenjun Yan, Chaoying Yan, Wen Zhao, Yixuan Wang, Xia Shi, Hongchang Dong, Tianjiang Li, Junpo Yu, Peng Zuo, Zeyu Zhou, Jiming Jin

“…Explainable machine learning methods can address these challenges, but they are rarely applied to rainfall threshold modeling. …”
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Radiation Treatment Planning After Minimum Metallic Instrumentation for Patients with Spinal Metastases: A Case Series by Jan-Niklas Becker, Mirko Fischer, Hans Christiansen, Michael Schwake, Walter Stummer, Christian Ewelt, Niklas Benedikt Pepper, Hans Theodor Eich, Michael Müther

“…With minimum metallic implants, radiotherapy planning is equal in terms of planning but superior in terms of visual demarcation in comparison to standard titanium VBR, potentially enabling more precise radiotherapy approaches.…”
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Advanced Computer Vision Techniques for Accurate Measurement in Unmanned Mobile Robots by Bharathi V, Natraj N A, Gopinath S, Kiruthikaa R

“…For years, researchers have been studying computer vision, i.e. the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to perceive and interpret visual data like humans. This study is gaining increasing attention as researchers aim to develop tools that automate visual tasks and replicate human visual awareness. …”
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Simulated prism exposure in immersed virtual reality produces larger prismatic after-effects than standard prism exposure in healthy subjects. by Alexander A Ramos, Emil C Hørning, Inge L Wilms

“…In this study, we tested if it was possible to obtain a leftward bias in pointing precision using two different methods of creating diverted visual input by simulating a rightward prism diversion of visual input in immersive virtual reality. …”
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Investigation of the Functional Balance in Children With Sensory Impairment Aged 6 to 14 Years Old by Hassan Daneshmandi, Chiman َAlyarnezhad

“…Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted on 30 visually-impaired, 30 hearing-impaired and 30 healthy boys who were selected by purposive sampling method. …”
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Fighting in women’s clothes The pictorial evidence of Walpurgis in Ms. I.33 by Gräf Julia

“…I.33 is not only the oldest of the known fencing treatises in European context, it is also the only one showing a woman fighting equally with contemporary men. The author presents her research about the garments this female fencer wears, including her shirt, dress and overdress, hairstyle and footwear. …”
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Semianalytical Solution and Parameters Sensitivity Analysis of Shallow Shield Tunneling-Induced Ground Settlement by Jifeng Liu, Huizhi Zhang

“…The influence of boundary soil properties on tunneling-induced ground settlement is generally not considered in current analytic solutions, and the hypothesis of equal initial stress in vertical and horizontal makes the application of the above solutions limited. …”
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Motherhood in the Making: Key Determinants of Parenthood Motivation in Young Adult Women by Dario Vučenović, Matea Petrović, Katarina Jelić

“…Results: Statistical analyses revealed that the students express positive and negative childbearing motivation almost equally and moderately. They were both linked to religiosity and emotional management. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Salivary TNF-α in Oral Lichen Planus Patients by T. Malarkodi, S. Sathasivasubramanian

“…Proportion of detection and the mean of detectability between saliva and serum of Group B show an almost equal value, which suggests that saliva can be a good alternate to serum to analyze TNF-α in oral lichen planus patients.…”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine on Covid-19 Viral Load – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sriram C. Mallick, S. Bhuvaneshwari, N. C. Sangamesh, Silpiranjan Mishra, Atul A. Bajoria, Dhirendra K. Singh

“…Povidone-iodine appears to be safer for long-term use, although both mouthwashes were equally effective.…”
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Definition of the operating mode of ejection flotator for the wastewater treatment by Ekaterina S. Antonova, Veronika O. Karpikova

“…It is shown that for the highly efficient wastewater treatment microbubbles with the sizes less than 100 µm that are equally distributed in the flotation chamber are needed. …”
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Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil Tamponade as Primary Treatment of Myopic Foveoschisis with High Risk for Macular Hole by Patrick A. Santiago MD, Julia Mercedes C. Villalva MD

“…Results: All 3 eyes had improved visual acuity with no noted short-term complications such as iatrogenic macular hole and retinal detachment. …”
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Explainable Siamese Neural Networks for Detection of High Fall Risk Older Adults in the Community Based on Gait Analysis by Christos Kokkotis, Kyriakos Apostolidis, Dimitrios Menychtas, Ioannis Kansizoglou, Evangeli Karampina, Maria Karageorgopoulou, Athanasios Gkrekidis, Serafeim Moustakidis, Evangelos Karakasis, Erasmia Giannakou, Maria Michalopoulou, Georgios Ch Sirakoulis, Nikolaos Aggelousis

“…To address this, the present study proposes a novel approach that transforms biomechanical time-series data, derived from gait analysis, into visual representations to facilitate the application of deep learning (DL) methods for fall risk assessment. …”
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INTRAOPERATIVE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR METASTATIC PERITONEAL TUMORS by E. A. Suleimanov, V. M. Khomyakov, L. G. Serova, L. I. Moskvicheva, E. V. Filonenko, A. D. Kaprin

“…Photodynamic therapy – a method with high efficiency and almost no side effects and complications, based on the ability of photosensitizer to accumulate selectively and retain in the high proliferative tissues. …”
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SSAT: Sensor-Satellite Auto-Correlation Transformer for Enhanced Aerosol Optical Depth Prediction by Maoquan Zhang, Bisser Raytchev, Juan Cuesta, Farouk Lemmouchi, Maithili Karle, Daniel Andrade

“…Although physically constrained methods (e.g. data assimilation) are a common practice for addressing this synergism, these methods may be difficult to implement and are highly computationally demanding. …”
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