Comparison of diagnostic criteria in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - the contribution of electromyographic findings by Dominović-Kovačević Aleksandra, Račić Duško, Grgić Sanja, Vukojević Zoran, Milanović Slađan D., Ilić Tihomir V.

“…The subclinical affection in more than two body regions has been defined through detection of denervation potentials (80% of the patients by using the AS, or 67% by the rEE criteria). …”
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Integrated design and YOLO based control framework for autonomous EV charging robot platforms by V.C. Mahaadevan, Narayanamoorthi R, ShanmugamPillai Pushparaj Logeshwer, Harshit Jain, Sayantan Panda, Petr Moldrik, Tomas Novak, Radomir Gono

“…This robotic arm's design aimed to have autonomous capabilities, which include exact automobile identification, plug-in procedures, and real-time battery monitoring, ensure the charging process's security and efficacy. This study aims to give a complete examination of the modelling and simulation development of arm and evaluation of YOLOv8 based charging port detection exclusively for EV charging applications. …”
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Iron status among blood donors deferred due to low haemoglobin level by Kovač Mirjana, Erić Bojana, Stojneva-Istatkov Jelena, Lukić Vojislav, Milić Ana, Vukićević Dragana, Orlić Dušan, Tomić Branko

“…Haemoglobin (Hb) determination is a routine part of the blood donor selection process. Previously reported studies have revealed that iron deficiency is common in frequent donors. …”
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Multimodal Emotion Recognition Based on Facial Expressions, Speech, and EEG by Jiahui Pan, Weijie Fang, Zhihang Zhang, Bingzhi Chen, Zheng Zhang, Shuihua Wang

“…Correspondingly, the facial branch uses the improved GhostNet neural network proposed in this paper for feature extraction, which effectively alleviates the overfitting phenomenon in the training process and improves the classification accuracy compared with the original GhostNet network. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Small RNA Modifications in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> and Their Dynamics During Seed Germination by Liu-Cheng Jiang, Meng Men, Xuan-Jun Cui, Ren-Jie Zeng, Shu-Yi Gu, Tian Feng, Chen Zeng, Tiantian Ye, Jun Xiong, Bi-Feng Yuan, Yu-Qi Feng

“…Furthermore, we conducted a quantitative analysis of these modifications in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> during the germination process and observed significant dynamic changes in their abundance from 1 to 5 days post-germination. …”
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Determination of acylcarnitines in intact brain tumors using coated blade spray mass spectrometry (CBS-MS) by Joanna Bogusiewicz, Karol Jaroch, Jacek Furtak, Marcin Birski, Krystyna Soszyńska, Anna Majdańska, Agata Ryfa, Marek Harat, Barbara Bojko

“…Apart from qualitative analysis, the simultaneous detection of a wide range of acylcarnitines in untargeted analysis was also possible.…”
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Role of non-profit organizations in developing and implementing the anti-corruption policy of the Russian Federation: analytical research by N. V. Mamitova, I. I. Nazarov, A. A. Dvoretskiy

“…Objective: to determine the importance of non-profit organizations as subjects of national anti-corruption policy in theRussian Federation.Methods: system-structural approach that promotes a comprehensive study of process or phenomenon as a whole; comparative historical method aimed at identifying the dynamics of processes or phenomena; reporting method that allows obtaining data from official reporting; monitoring method that facilitates the analysis of information on Internet sites; logical methods. …”
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Clinical characterisation of human metapneumovirus infection in 525 patients with respiratory tract infections in Jilin province by Xiuhua Liu, Yang Liu, Jing Bian, Mengjuan Wang, Zhanxiu He, Huan Hu, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Chaoying Liu

“…The tNGS showed excellent detection performance and great potential in this study, and it can be a good tool to help clinicians in diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Commercial serological tests for the diagnosis of active pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. by Karen R Steingart, Laura L Flores, Nandini Dendukuri, Ian Schiller, Suman Laal, Andrew Ramsay, Philip C Hopewell, Madhukar Pai

“…<h4>Background</h4>Serological (antibody detection) tests for tuberculosis (TB) are widely used in developing countries. …”
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Experimental Study on the Damage and Crack Evolution Characteristics of TS-RCR Structural Bodies under Cyclic Loading and Unloading by Xiaoping Xie, Shanle Chen, Xinqiu Fang, Chengwei Liu, Hongyang Liu, Yuqi Huang, Jiangang Liu, Yanfen Wang

“…According to the relationship between the RA (the ratio of the rise time to the amplitude of the acoustic-emission-detection wave) value and time, the evolution law of the RA value and AF value of structures with different lithologies is similar in different periods under cyclic loading and unloading.…”
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Multicolor Enzymatic Immunohistochemistry Assays for FFPE Tissue by Shenna L. Washington, Pamela Y. Johnson, Mary D. Beauchamp, Priya Handa, Augustine Mzumara

“…The development of assays involving multiple IHC chromogenic substrates presents many challenges, such as determining the appropriate sequence of marker application/detection, compatibility of cellular localization of combined markers, special requirements for preparation of various enzymatic substrates, visual contrast compatibility of chromogenic substrates, the length of the overall staining process, and methods of analyzing staining results (1, 2). …”
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Evaluating Soil Degradation in Agricultural Soil with Ground-Penetrating Radar: A Systematic Review of Applications and Challenges by Filipe Adão, Luís Pádua, Joaquim J. Sousa

“…However, an assessment of ground-penetrating radar’s applications in agricultural soil research—particularly for detecting soil structural changes related to degradation—remains undetermined. …”
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Research on the Remanence Measurement Method of Transformers Based on the Degaussing Hysteresis Loop by Dingyuan Li, Jing Zhou, Zhanlong Zhang, Yu Yang, Zijian Dong, Wenhao He, Xichen Pei, Jiatai Gao, Siyang Chen, Zhicheng Pan

“…This method does not require complex control strategies, has high precision and efficiency, and can provide reliable technical support for residual magnetism detection and suppression of off-grid power transformers.…”
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Influence of the Choreographic Art on the Wind Solo Musical Compositions by Valerii Hromchenko, Olena Nemkovich, Maryna Pogrebnyak

“…The purpose of this scientific article is the detection of various influences from theatrical choreographic art on wind solo compositions as well as the revealing of their functions in the academic masterpieces by the Ukrainian and foreign composers of the second half of the 20th century – the beginning of the 21st century. …”
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Role of MicroRNA-155 as a Potential Biomarker for Allergic Rhinitis in Children by Noha M. Hammad, Fedaa Nabil, Eman M. Elbehedy, Randa Sedeek, Magdy I. Gouda, Mohamed A. Arafa, Saffaa M. Elalawi, Alia A. El Shahawy

“…MicroRNA-155 (miRNA-155) has an essential role in regulating gene expression and can mediate the allergic TH2 process. Objective. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of miR-155 as a biomarker in AR and correlate its level with the total nasal symptom score (TNSS) and the levels of serum interleukin-4 (IL-4). …”
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A Programmable Active Recharge Circuit for SPAD in 110-nm BSI CMOS by Hyunho Moon, Byungchoul Park, Hyeon-June Kim

“…This paper presents a programmable active recharge (AR) circuit optimized for a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) fabricated in a 110-nm BSI CMOS process. The SPAD employs a p-well and deep n-well junction. …”
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Main aspects of personalized approach to the treatment of patients with chemotherapy resistant metastatic colorectal cancer by O. Yu. Stukalova, R. V. Ishchenko, A. A. Polikarpov, A. I. Farmonkulova

“…After changing two lines of drug therapy with a registered progression of the oncological process, liver metastases were recognized as uncontrolled by systemic chemotherapy. …”
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A segmentation-combination data augmentation strategy and dual attention mechanism for accurate Chinese herbal medicine microscopic identification by Xiaoying Zhu, Xiaoying Zhu, Guangyao Pang, Guangyao Pang, Xi He, Xi He, Yue Chen, Yue Chen, Zhenming Yu

“…Multi-scale inference is integrated to process features at various scales effectively, improving the accuracy of object detection and identification.ResultsThe CHMMI approach achieved an Average Precision (AP) of 0.841, a mean Average Precision at IoU=.50 (mAP@.5) of 0.887, a mean Average Precision at IoU from .50 to .95 (mAP@.5:.95) of 0.551, and a Matthews Correlation Coefficient of 0.898. …”
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Microbiological assessment at slaughter of chicken carcasses from commercial, backyard and semi-backyard production systems by Débora Tamanaha Garcia, Yago Fernandes Nascimento, Sthefany da Cunha Dias, Amanda Oliveira Moura, Priscila Cristina Costa, Alexandre Bicalho do Amaral, Phelipe Augusto Borba Martins Peres, Kênia de Fátima Carrijo, Marcus Vinícius Cossi

“…Conclusions: Carcasses from the backyard system had a lower microbial count at the initial step of the slaughter process than the commercial production system. In addition, greater resistance to antimicrobials was observed in Salmonella isolates from semi-backyard system. …”
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An Alliance of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with Precise Capsular Serotypes and Clinical Determinants: A Disquietude in Hospital Setting by Elghar Soltani, Alka Hasani, Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaee, Maryam Zaare Nahandi, Akbar Hasani, Pourya Gholizadeh

“…Presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase was detected phenotypically in 59% K. pneumoniae strains. …”
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