Glutamate Receptor Signaling in Retina Müller Cells: Plausible Role in Neurodegeneration by Bolaji Oyetayo, Yurixy Mendoza-Silva, Temitayo Subair, Luisa C Hernández-Kelly, Marie-Paule Felder-Schmittbuhl, Tatiana N. Olivares-Bañuelos, Arturo Ortega

“…An exquisite interplay between glutamate receptor signaling and glutamate transporter expression and function is fundamental for the integrity and proper function of the retina. …”
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Brain-Inspired Multisensory Learning: A Systematic Review of Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Outcomes in Adult Multicultural and Second Language Acquisition by Evgenia Gkintoni, Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos, Georgios Nikolaou

“…Background: Multicultural education and second-language acquisition engaged neural networks, supporting executive function, memory, and social cognition in adulthood, represent powerful forms of brain-inspired multisensory learning. …”
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MalHAPGNN: An Enhanced Call Graph-Based Malware Detection Framework Using Hierarchical Attention Pooling Graph Neural Network by Wenjie Guo, Wenbiao Du, Xiuqi Yang, Jingfeng Xue, Yong Wang, Weijie Han, Jingjing Hu

“…Firstly, to ensure semantic richness, a Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers-based (BERT) attribute-enhanced function embedding method is proposed for the extraction of node attributes in the function call graph. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Sourced Exosomes as Potentially Novel Remedies for Severe Dry Eye Disease by Carl Randall Harrell, Valentin Djonov, Ana Volarevic, Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Vladislav Volarevic

“…Severe dry eye disease (DED) is an inflammatory condition characterized by a lack of sufficient moisture or lubrication on the surface of the eye, significantly impacting the quality of life and visual function. Since detrimental immune response is crucially responsible for the development and aggravation of DED, therapeutic agents which modulate phenotype and function of eye-infiltrated inflammatory immune cells could be used for the treatment of severe DED. …”
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Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Thin Film Topological Insulators by Mohammad K. Elsaid, Khaled Jamal Abdulhaq, Diana Dahliah

“…Additionally, we explore the variations in the density of states as functions of energy and magnetic field strength. The Fermi energy fluctuations, at a fixed electron concentration, are computed as a function of the applied magnetic field. …”
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Effects of chemotherapy on skeletal muscle mitochondrial oxidative capacity using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS): Protocol paper for an observational mixed model repeated measur... by Randolph Edward Hutchison, Shannon Smith, Chloe Caudell, Sara Biddle, William Larry Gluck, Jennifer L Trilk

“…We also plan to observe if there is a difference in mitochondrial oxidative capacity between different chemotherapy regimens across different patients. This pilot study will provide information on the feasibility of capturing on/off kinetics mitochondrial function data longitudinally using NIRS in patients newly diagnosed with breast or gynecological cancer, provide preliminary data for future extramural funding, as well as inform the scientific community of results through dissemination via conferences and peer-reviewed journal publications. …”
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Regeneration of the nerves in the aerial cavity with an artificial nerve conduit --reconstruction of chorda tympani nerve gaps-. by Toshiaki Yamanaka, Hiroshi Hosoi, Takayuki Murai, Takehiko Kobayashi, Yuji Inada, Tatsuo Nakamura

“…<h4>Results</h4>Gustatory function was completely restored in all of the patients after the reconstruction. …”
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Risk-Adjusted Deep Reinforcement Learning for Portfolio Optimization: A Multi-reward Approach by Himanshu Choudhary, Arishi Orra, Kartik Sahoo, Manoj Thakur

“…Instead of relying solely on a singular reward function, our approach integrates three different functions aiming at diverse objectives. …”
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Lipocalin 2 in Obesity and Diabetes: Insights into Its Role in Energy Metabolism by Erik Lindstrom, Jessica Deis, David A. Bernlohr, Xiaoli Chen

“…Results: LCN2 is widely expressed across various tissues, including immune cells, bone, adipose tissue, liver, kidneys, lung, spleen, and epithelial cells, and exhibits sex- and fat depot-specific expression patterns. …”
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Recovery from Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa and Associations with Diurnal Patterns of Salivary Stress Hormones: A Case Report by Andrea Oskis, Catherine Loveday, Frank Hucklebridge, David Wood, Angela Clow

“…During illness, her measure of affective problems was outside of the normal range and cortisol and DHEA secretory profiles were significantly elevated across the diurnal period. However, at recovery both her affective state and HPA axis function became comparable to healthy controls. …”
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Audiometry as a predictive proxy for balance dysfunction by Cécile Nicolas-Puel, Jérôme Bourien, Régis Nouvian, Jean-Luc Puel, Jean-Charles Ceccato

“…Here, we probed systematic audiometry and vestibular function on 1115 patients, attending consultation for dizziness and vertigo. …”
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Plasma macrophage migration inhibitory factor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels, and their related factors in Alzheimer’s disease by Zhengchuang Fu, Min Wang, Ming Yu, Quanfeng Zhu, Yali Zheng

“…In addition, plasma levels of MIF and MMP-9 in patients with AD had no significant correlation with cognitive function. In summary, plasma levels of MIF and MMP-9 in AD patients may be influenced by multiple factors and could vary significantly across different disease stages. …”
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Cognitive impairment in PSP compared with PD: assessment by clinical subtype and longitudinal change by Ikuko Aiba, Hiroshi Tatsumi, Rina Hashimoto, Takeharu Tsuboi, Kosuke Kobayasi

“…The variability of cognitive impairment across clinical subtypes of PSP remains unclear.Objective This study aimed to compare the longitudinal changes in cognitive function between patients with PSP and Parkinson’s disease (PD) and to assess differences in cognitive impairment among PSP subtypes.Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted using neuropsychological testing data from patients with PSP and PD admitted to our hospital.Results The study included 38 patients with PD and 41 patients with PSP (23 PSP-Richardson’s syndrome, 14 PSP-progressive gait freezing (PSP-PGF), 3 PSP-Parkinsonism and 1 PSP-predominant corticobasal syndrome). …”
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Cross-sectional differences of physical and psychosocial measures in low back pain according to pain chronification risk groups by Elisabeth Fehrmann, Linda Fischer-Grote, Julian Dietl, Patrick Mair, Gerold Ebenbichler, Thomas Kienbacher

“…Results: The intensity of physical and psychosocial problems differed significantly among the pain chronification risk groups. Physical function also varied across subgroups, with the high-risk group exhibiting the weakest muscle strength and the greatest stiffness. …”
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Typical Changes in Gait Biomechanics in Patients with Subacute Ischemic Stroke by Dmitry V. Skvortsov, Sergey N. Kaurkin, Natalya V. Grebenkina, Galina E. Ivanova

“…It increases the risk of falls, reduces functional independence, and thus affects the quality of life. …”
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Annual Variation Characteristics of Air Conditioning Operating Behavior and Its Impact on Model Application in Office Buildings by Xin Zhou

“…Based on a dynamic model framework constructed with a three-parameter Weibull function and a time superposition function, this study conducted modeling and analysis of dynamic AC operating behaviors in the same open-plan office across different years. …”
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Salp Swarm Algorithm Optimized A* Algorithm and Improved B-Spline Interpolation in Path Planning by Hang Zhou, Tianning Shang, Yongchuan Wang, Long Zuo

“…The first major improvement involves enhancing the A* algorithm by optimizing its heuristic function through the SSA. The heuristic function combines Chebyshev distance, Euclidean distance, and obstacle density, with the SSA adjusting the weight parameters to maximize efficiency. …”
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Effectiveness of the Roy adaptation model-based nursing intervention in improving physiological, psychological, and social outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Le Chen

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive nursing intervention based on Roy’s Adaptation Model (RAM) in improving quality of life, psychological adaptation, and social functioning in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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AMPA GluA1-flip targeted oligonucleotide therapy reduces neonatal seizures and hyperexcitability. by Nicole M Lykens, David J Coughlin, Jyoti M Reddi, Gordon J Lutz, Melanie K Tallent

“…Due to the critical nature of AMPA-Rs in normal brain function, typical AMPA-R antagonists have deleterious effects on cognition and motor function, highlighting the need for more precise modulators. …”
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The research on full-waveform inversion method and its application based on Hessian operator preprocessing by Fei-Long Yang, Fei-Long Yang, Fei-Long Yang, Hui-Li Zhang, Feng-Ming Yao, Lei Wang, Yun-Hong Zhu

“…Firstly, the adjoint gradient method is used to iteratively optimize the gradient of the model with respect to the residuals of the observed data when solving the objective function. Secondly, in view of the energy inconsistency gradient amplitudes across space, the diagonal elements of Hessian operator are used to scale the gradient, which ensures that the gradient amplitude is inversely proportional to the sensitivity of the synthesized data, thereby the imaging accuracy in deep and weak reflected areas. …”
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