Microabrasion: An Effective Method for Improvement of Esthetics in Dentistry by Biji Balan, Chengappa Madanda Uthaiah, Sreejesh Narayanan, Priyadarshini Mookalamada Monnappa

“…Several years after the method was developed, much has been learned about this technique, long-term results of treatment, and microscopic changes to the enamel surface that have distinguishable clinical implications. …”
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Classification of psychedelics and psychoactive drugs based on brain-wide imaging of cellular c-Fos expression by Farid Aboharb, Pasha A. Davoudian, Ling-Xiao Shao, Clara Liao, Gillian N. Rzepka, Cassandra Wojtasiewicz, Jonathan Indajang, Mark Dibbs, Jocelyne Rondeau, Alexander M. Sherwood, Alfred P. Kaye, Alex C. Kwan

“…We posit that a promising approach may be to measure drug action on markers of neural plasticity in native brain tissues. We therefore developed a pipeline for drug classification using light sheet fluorescence microscopy of immediate early gene expression at cellular resolution followed by machine learning. …”
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Strontium isoscapes for provenance, mobility and migration: the way forward by Maximilian J. Spies, Amanda Alblas, Stanley H. Ambrose, Sarah Barakat, Ramiro Barberena, Clément Bataille, Gabriel J. Bowen, Kate Britton, Hayley Cawthra, Roger Diamond, Anthony Dosseto, Jane A. Evans, Erich Fisher, Kerryn Gray, Phoebe Heddell-Stevens, Emily Holt, Hannah F. James, Anneke Janzen, Mael Le Corré, Petrus le Roux, Julia Lee-Thorp, Alexander Mackay, Patricia J. McNeill, Janet Montgomery, Bedone Mugabe, Vicky M. Oelze, Michèle Pfab, Michael P. Richards, Celeste T. Samec, Francisca Santana-Sagredo, Alejandro Serna, Chris Stantis, Christophe Snoeck, Brian Stewart, Cameron Stuurman, Damon Tarrant, Adam G. West, Christine Winter-Schuh, Judith Sealy

“…Interpreting 87Sr/86Sr in biological tissues requires considering Sr metabolism and the timing of tissue formation, thus far underappreciated. …”
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Application of Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interface in Rehabilitation of Neurological Diseases by YANG Banghua

“…To address the poor generalization issues in traditional machine learning algorithms at the individual level of stroke patients, MI-BCI rehabilitation training system is built on the transfer learning technology. …”
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Exploring the mechanism of berberine treatment for atherosclerosis combined with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease based on bioinformatic and experimental study. by Shushu Wang, Kachun Lu, Liwen Lin, Gaijie Li, Yuxin Han, Zhichao Lin, Qingmin Chu, Kunsheng Wu, Peijian Liu, Guiting Zhou, Rui Peng, Chuanjin Luo

“…Through transcriptome analysis, WGCNA, and machine learning, this study identified 48 key genes involved in both AS and NAFLD. …”
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A new dataset for measuring the performance of blood vessel segmentation methods under distribution shifts. by Matheus Viana da Silva, Natália de Carvalho Santos, Julie Ouellette, Baptiste Lacoste, Cesar H Comin

“…In addition, it is paramount that the annotated samples represent well the different conditions that might affect the imaged tissues as well as possible changes in the image acquisition process. …”
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CLDN9 and hsa-miR-4496 as non-invasive biomarkers for gastric cancer detection by Qiongxia Hu, Lu Han, Jinglin Wang, Fei Li, Hongfei Pu, Yue Shi

“…Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the increased expression of CLDN9 protein in tumor tissues. Machine learning algorithms identified hsa-miR-4496 as the primary regulatory factor of CLDN9, with miRNA-regulated mRNA pathway analysis emphasizing that miRNA could exert its effects through the regulation of mitochondrial pathways. …”
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Using Convolutional Neural Networks for Segmentation of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions in 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad, Mustafa Musa Jaber, Mohammed Altaf Ahmed, Ghaida Muttashar Abdulsahib, Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf, Zelalem Meraf

“…The second method involves training a convolutional neural network (CNN) that can segment lesions based on a set of training images. This technique can learn a set of filters that, when applied to small sections of an image called “patches,” produce a set of characteristics that can be used to classify each voxel of the image as a lesion or healthy tissue. …”
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TIMELESS as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in gastric cancer by Xiangrong Meng, Qi Sun, Zhongshuang Liu, Shenqi Cao, Chunyang Xu, Longjiang Di, Yan Wu, Wenjing Zhang

“…Among these, the application of four distinct machine learning algorithms highlighted TIMELESS (TIM) and BHLHE41 as pivotal genes, with TIM demonstrating notable diagnostic performance (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.802). …”
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The convergence of climate, recreation and health: La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis, a case series by Daniel Bermingham, Bruno De Vidal Chaves, Anamika Ganju, Arifuzzaman Khan, Angela Ratsch

“… Context: Necrotising fasciitis is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening soft tissue infection that carries a high morbidity and mortality, especially in susceptible populations. …”
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Cultural transmission of animal tool use driven by trade-offs: insights from sponge-using dolphins by Ellen Jacobs, Chong Wei, Christine Erbe, Janet Mann

“…This explains why sponging takes so long to learn, is strictly vertically transmitted and does not spread to others despite close association with tool users. …”
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A "Smart" Force-Limiting Instrument for Microsurgery: Laboratory and In Vivo Validation. by Hani J Marcus, Christopher J Payne, Ahilan Kailaya-Vasa, Sara Griffiths, James Clark, Guang-Zhong Yang, Ara Darzi, Dipankar Nandi

“…Residents are required to learn a multitude of skills during their microsurgical training. …”
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Postbiotics Regulate Intestinal Microbiota and Reduce Amyloid β-Protein Deposition in the Brain, Thereby Ameliorating Cognitive Impairment in Rats with Alzheimer’s Disease by XIAO Ling, TANG Linlin, SONG Xiaoyan, ZHANG Yihua, HAN Xuemei, LÜ Houjiao, LIANG Wu, WANG Yanping, GENG Weitao, JIA Longgang

“…The results showed that all three postbiotics could significantly improve the learning and memory capacities of AD rats, significantly reduce the content of Aβ in hippocampal tissues, and decrease the LPS levels in feces, serum, and hippocampal tissues and the relative mRNA transcription levels of TLR4, NLRP3 and MyD88 in brain tissues. …”
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Those magnificent pathologists and their computational machines by Gil Patrus Mundim Pena

“…The advent of high-performance computers, the availability of large amount of digital data and machine learning algorithms allowed computational machines to perform tasks once considered to require human understanding. …”
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Three signalling pathways for iron overload in osteoporosis: a narrative review by Lingling Zou, Guiquan Chen, Yi Rong, Cai Tang, Xingmin Lv, Yundong Fan

“…In this review, we summarize what we have learned about iron overload-associated bone loss from clinical studies and animal models. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy on soft-embalmed human cadavers according to Dodge – a pilot feasibility report by Dariya Jaeger, Eric Hinrichs, Ralf Schoppe, Gebhard Reiss, Georg Feigl, Benno Mann

“…Nowadays, it is very difficult for novice surgeons to learn the procedure of PD on living patients. New concepts are needed to improve the surgical training of PD, comparable to education in the operating room. …”
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Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) use and association of self-efficacy with health behaviors and quality of life among survivors of sarcoma by N. Stratton, M. Leubke, A. Szabo, A. Istl, J. Neilson, M. Bedi, J. Charlson

“…Further research is needed to learn how to best empower patients to help improve with QOL and experiences after cancer treatment.…”
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STUDY OF NOOTROPIC AND ANTI-HYPOXIC ACTIVITY OF 5-AMINO-3-EXO-AZATRICYCLO[5.2.1.0^2,6]DECAN-4-ON by T. A. Sapozhnikova, N. S. Makara, S. F. Gabdrakhmanova, R. Yu. Khisamutdinova

“…It was shown that the introduction of P-11 at different stages of the development of passive avoidance reaction improves the ability of animals to learn and extract a memorable trace of pain stimulation 24 hours after the development of a reflex. …”
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Bridging animal models and humans: neuroimaging as intermediate phenotypes linking genetic or stress factors to anhedonia by Huiling Guo, Yao Xiao, Shuai Dong, Jingyu Yang, Pengfei Zhao, Tongtong Zhao, Aoling Cai, Lili Tang, Juan Liu, Hui Wang, Ruifang Hua, Rongxun Liu, Yange Wei, Dandan Sun, Zhongchun Liu, Mingrui Xia, Yong He, Yankun Wu, Tianmei Si, Fay Y. Womer, Fuqiang Xu, Yanqing Tang, Jie Wang, Weixiong Zhang, Xizhe Zhang, Fei Wang

“…We then applied a machine-learning approach to cluster neuroimaging subtypes of depression. …”
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Irisin suppressed the progression of TBI via modulating AMPK/MerTK/autophagy and SYK/ROS/inflammatory signaling by Kuo Zhang, Yihui Du, Sihui Yang, Guozhu Sun

“…Abstract Irisin is a hormone-like peptide secreted by muscle tissues and generated by hydrolysis of type III fibronectin domain-containing protein 5 by proteolytic hydrolases. …”
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