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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
168 Views
32 Pages

4 November 2025

We propose a geometry topological framework to analyze storm dynamics by coupling persistent homology with Anti-de Sitter (AdS)-inspired metrics. On radar images of a bow echo event, we compare Euclidean distance with three compressive AdS metrics (&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,621 Views
22 Pages

Gas Outburst Warning Method in Driving Faces: Enhanced Methodology through Optuna Optimization, Adaptive Normalization, and Transformer Framework

  • Zhenguo Yan,
  • Zhixin Qin,
  • Jingdao Fan,
  • Yuxin Huang,
  • Yanping Wang,
  • Jinglong Zhang,
  • Longcheng Zhang and
  • Yuqi Cao

15 May 2024

Addressing common challenges such as limited indicators, poor adaptability, and imprecise modeling in gas pre-warning systems for driving faces, this study proposes a hybrid predictive and pre-warning model grounded in time-series analysis. The aim i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,499 Views
15 Pages

White Matter Brain Network Research in Alzheimer’s Disease Using Persistent Features

  • Liqun Kuang,
  • Yan Gao,
  • Zhongyu Chen,
  • Jiacheng Xing,
  • Fengguang Xiong and
  • Xie Han

Despite the severe social burden caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD), no drug than can change the disease progression has been identified yet. The structural brain network research provides an opportunity to understand physiological deterioratio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,338 Views
14 Pages

Metabolic Brain Network Analysis of FDG-PET in Alzheimer’s Disease Using Kernel-Based Persistent Features

  • Liqun Kuang,
  • Deyu Zhao,
  • Jiacheng Xing,
  • Zhongyu Chen,
  • Fengguang Xiong and
  • Xie Han

21 June 2019

Recent research of persistent homology in algebraic topology has shown that the altered network organization of human brain provides a promising indicator of many neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. However, the current slope-b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
13,185 Views
23 Pages

Active Directory Attacks—Steps, Types, and Signatures

  • Basem Ibrahim Mokhtar,
  • Anca D. Jurcut,
  • Mahmoud Said ElSayed and
  • Marianne A. Azer

22 August 2022

Active Directory Domain is a Microsoft service that allows and facilitates the centralized administration of all workstations and servers in any environment. Due to the wide use and adoption of this service, it has become a target for many attackers....

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,769 Views
20 Pages

29 October 2021

While Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) provides satisfaction to almost 2/3 of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome-Type 2 (PSPS-T2) patients implanted for refractory chronic back and/or leg pain, when not adequately addressed the back pain component, leaves...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,539 Views
11 Pages

5 November 2021

The underground economy crucially affects growth and unemployment in both developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, this widespread phenomenon does not appear in the basic model for macroeconomic analysis, namely the Aggregate Demand-Aggregat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
441 Views
14 Pages

Background: Adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), the first-line treatment for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), is critical to ensure intended treatment outcomes. However, 75% of patients with RCC have persistency gaps (>7 days) within the fi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,396 Views
34 Pages

Persistent activation of toll-like receptors (TLR) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing proteins (NOD) in the innate immune system is one necessary driver of autoimmune disease (AD), but its mechanism remains obscure. This study c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,733 Views
17 Pages

Human Adipose Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Improve Fat Transplantation Performance

  • Maria Serena Piccinno,
  • Tiziana Petrachi,
  • Marco Pignatti,
  • Alba Murgia,
  • Giulia Grisendi,
  • Olivia Candini,
  • Elisa Resca,
  • Valentina Bergamini,
  • Francesco Ganzerli and
  • Alberto Portone
  • + 10 authors

7 September 2022

The resorption rate of autologous fat transfer (AFT) is 40–60% of the implanted tissue, requiring new surgical strategies for tissue reconstruction. We previously demonstrated in a rabbit model that AFT may be empowered by adipose-derived mesen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,654 Views
11 Pages

13 December 2024

Bacteria quickly acquire the ability to survive or grow in the presence of an antibacterial agent that should be able to inhibit or kill them, leading to increased mortality caused by infective diseases. The digestate from the anaerobic digestion (AD...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
12,301 Views
22 Pages

20 October 2019

Increasing attention has focused on the contributions of persistent microbial infections with the manifestation of disease later in life, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Current data has shown the presen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
92 Citations
13,943 Views
20 Pages

Land-Use/Land-Cover Changes and Their Impact on Surface Urban Heat Islands: Case Study of Kandy City, Sri Lanka

  • DMSLB Dissanayake,
  • Takehiro Morimoto,
  • Manjula Ranagalage and
  • Yuji Murayama

14 August 2019

An urban heat island (UHI) is a phenomenon that shows a higher temperature in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas due to the impact of impervious surface (IS) density, and other anthropogenic activities including changes of land use/land...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,623 Views
17 Pages

Adenovirus 14p1 Immunopathogenesis during Lung Infection in the Syrian Hamster

  • Jay R. Radke,
  • Hunter J. Covert,
  • Fredrick Bauer,
  • Vijayalakshmi Ananthanarayanan and
  • James L. Cook

30 May 2020

Adenovirus (Ad) infections are usually mild and self-limited, with minimal inflammatory responses. During worldwide outbreaks, Ad14p1, an emerging Ad14 variant, has caused severe pulmonary disease, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,667 Views
14 Pages

Anti-Atopic Dermatitis Effect of TPS240, a Novel Therapeutic Peptide, via Suppression of NF-κB and STAT3 Activation

  • Dongwoo Lee,
  • Jeon Hwang-Bo,
  • Karpagam Veerappan,
  • Hyunhye Moon,
  • Junhyung Park and
  • Hoyong Chung

31 October 2023

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a relapsing skin disease with persistent inflammation as a causal factor for symptoms and disease progression. Current therapies provide only temporary relief and require long-term usage accompanied by side effects due to pe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,418 Views
10 Pages

Which Factors Are Associated with Persistence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients Affected by Atopic Dermatitis despite 2-Year Treatment with Dupilumab?

  • Silvia Mariel Ferrucci,
  • Simona Tavecchio,
  • Alessandro Ceresa,
  • Luisa Angileri,
  • Emilio Berti,
  • Angelo Valerio Marzano and
  • Massimiliano Buoli

29 March 2024

Background: Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent inflammatory skin disease whose course is often complicated by the presence of concomitant anxiety and depressive disorders. Dupilumab has been demonstrated to be largely effective in AD. The aims of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,574 Views
13 Pages

Diet Diversity and Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet Pattern in Pregnancy Is Protective Against the Development of Early-Childhood Atopic Dermatitis

  • Kristina Nadine Heye,
  • Leonie Helen Bogl,
  • Mari Sasaki,
  • Remo Frei,
  • Anna Breunig,
  • Neeta Bühler,
  • Christian Raphael Kahlert,
  • Mehmet Goekkaya,
  • Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann and
  • Roger Lauener
  • + 2 authors

7 July 2025

Background/Objectives: The role of maternal diet in atopic dermatitis (AD) requires better understanding, as AD often manifests early in life and precedes other allergic diseases. We evaluated the association between maternal diet and AD up to 2 year...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2,621 Views
9 Pages

Comparison of Antibody Persistence up to 6 Months after Additional Booster Vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine

  • Pawita Suwanwattana,
  • May Han,
  • Tanawin Nopsopon,
  • Phanupong Phutrakool,
  • Chatpol Samuthpongtorn,
  • Wannarat Pongpirul,
  • Wisit Prasithsirikul and
  • Krit Pongpirul

Vaccines are crucial for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, and booster doses are becoming increasingly important. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca as a third dose in healthcare workers at differ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,971 Views
17 Pages

31 August 2022

Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) is an event in preexisting sub-, or non-neutralizing antibodies increasing the viral replication in its target cells. ADE is one crucial factor that intensifies porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus...

  • Review
  • Open Access
98 Citations
67,964 Views
34 Pages

6 May 2015

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common skin diseases affecting infants and children. A smaller subset of adults has persistent or new-onset AD. AD is characterized by pruritus, erythema, induration, and scale, but these features are also ty...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,302 Views
14 Pages

23 February 2023

To facilitate interpretation of clinical SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike IgG analyses post-vaccination, 82 healthcare workers were followed through three vaccination-regimens: two regimens were comprised of two doses of BNT162b2 three or six weeks apart, follo...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,809 Views
10 Pages

The Role of Collagens in Atopic Dermatitis

  • Krzysztof Szalus and
  • Magdalena Trzeciak

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting both children and adults. The clinical picture of AD manifests in typical skin lesions, such as localized eczema and dry skin, with dominant, persistent itching that leads to sle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,667 Views
14 Pages

18 February 2017

Most adenovirus (Ad) vectors are E1 gene deleted replication defective (RD-Ad) vectors that deliver one transgene to the cell and all expression is based on that one gene. In contrast, E1-intact replication-competent Ad (RC-Ad) vectors replicate thei...

  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
8,978 Views
14 Pages

JAK-STAT Inhibitors in Atopic Dermatitis from Pathogenesis to Clinical Trials Results

  • Krzysztof Szalus,
  • Magdalena Trzeciak and
  • Roman J. Nowicki

A common disease worldwide is known as atopic dermatitis (AD), named also as atopic eczema, which is a chronic recurrent complex inflammatory skin disorder. It affects 2–10% of the adult population and up to 20% of the pediatric population. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,756 Views
10 Pages

Narrow-band (NB) UVB and UVA1 have been successfully used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) since the 1980s, but the clinical indications for their use “at the age of biologics” remain to be assessed. From 2013 to 2017, 145 pati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,322 Views
19 Pages

The widespread implementation of anaerobic digestion (AD) systems for organic waste treatment is increasingly challenged by emerging contaminants, including microplastics (MPs), antibiotics, and heavy metals (HMs), which exhibit environmental persist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,890 Views
8 Pages

15 December 2023

Concern exists that the continued use of antibiotics in animal feeds may lead to an increased prevalence of resistant bacteria within the host animal’s gastrointestinal tract. To evaluate the effect of chlortetracycline on the persistence of Sa...

  • Feature Paper
  • Letter
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,601 Views
14 Pages

Comparison of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry and SAR Tomography Using Sentinel-1 in Urban Environment

  • Alessandra Budillon,
  • Michele Crosetto,
  • Angel Caroline Johnsy,
  • Oriol Monserrat,
  • Vrinda Krishnakumar and
  • Gilda Schirinzi

8 December 2018

In this paper, persistent scatterer interferometry and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography have been applied to Sentinel-1 data for urban monitoring. The paper analyses the applicability of SAR tomography to Sentinel-1 data, which is not grante...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,008 Views
9 Pages

Investigating p62 Concentrations in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Dementia: A Potential Autophagy Biomarker In Vivo?

  • Elisa Rubino,
  • Silvia Boschi,
  • Fausto Roveta,
  • Andrea Marcinnò,
  • Aurora Cermelli,
  • Cristina Borghese,
  • Maria Claudia Vigliani and
  • Innocenzo Rainero

20 October 2022

Several studies have revealed defects in autophagy in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). SQSTM1/p62 plays a key role in the autophagic machinery and may serve as a marker for autoph...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
71 Citations
31,559 Views
42 Pages

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a pressing global issue, demanding effective diagnostic approaches. This systematic review surveys the recent literature (2018 onwards) to illuminate the current landscape of AD detection via deep learning. Focusing...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
7,119 Views
16 Pages

Immunological Aspects of Skin Aging in Atopic Dermatitis

  • Georgeta St. Bocheva,
  • Radomir M. Slominski and
  • Andrzej T. Slominski

The cutaneous immune response is important for the regulation of skin aging well as for the development of immune-mediated skin diseases. Aging of the human skin undergoes immunosenescence with immunological alterations and can be affected by environ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,434 Views
22 Pages

Atopic dermatitis (AD) affects up to 20% of children and is considered the starting point of the atopic march with the development of food allergy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis. The heterogeneous phenotype reflects distinct and/or overlapping pathog...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,139 Views
24 Pages

31 July 2023

This article examines the trade relationship between Mexico and South Korea through the lens of trade in value-added perspective. Using the global input–output model, we dissect gross exports into their value-added components to analyze the sec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
88 Citations
10,096 Views
11 Pages

Luminescent Afterglow Behavior in the M2Si5N8: Eu Family (M = Ca, Sr, Ba)

  • Koen Van den Eeckhout,
  • Philippe F. Smet and
  • Dirk Poelman

27 May 2011

Persistent luminescent materials are able to emit light for hours after being excited. The majority of persistent phosphors emit in the blue or green region of the visible spectrum. Orange- or red-emitting phosphors, strongly desired for emergency si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,905 Views
16 Pages

19 May 2022

Background: Disgust is a strong and persistent emotion that frequently occurs during exposure-based treatments for contamination-based obsessive compulsive disorder (C-OCD). This study aimed to examine the efficacy of augmenting cognitive behavioral...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,619 Views
19 Pages

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most widespread neurodegenerative diseases. Most of the current AD therapeutic developments are directed towards improving neuronal cell function or facilitating Aβ amyloid clearance from the brain. H...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,582 Views
18 Pages

New Insights into the Molecular Interplay between Human Herpesviruses and Alzheimer’s Disease—A Narrative Review

  • Evita Athanasiou,
  • Antonios N. Gargalionis,
  • Cleo Anastassopoulou,
  • Athanassios Tsakris and
  • Fotini Boufidou

Human herpesviruses (HHVs) have been implicated as possible risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis. Persistent lifelong HHVs infections may directly or indirectly contribute to the generation of AD hallmarks: amyloid beta (A&beta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,376 Views
10 Pages

Effect of the Aerobic Denitrifying Bacterium Pseudomonas furukawaii ZS1 on Microbiota Compositions in Grass Carp Culture Water

  • Wangbao Gong,
  • Shuwei Gao,
  • Yun Zhu,
  • Guangjun Wang,
  • Kai Zhang,
  • Zhifei Li,
  • Ermeng Yu,
  • Jingjing Tian,
  • Yun Xia and
  • Jun Xie
  • + 1 author

11 May 2021

Background: Although functional bacteria are widely used in aquaculture water treatment, whether they affect the indigenous microbiota and whether the impact is persistent remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the denitrification effect of P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,620 Views
30 Pages

8 February 2020

Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) contributes to the pathogenesis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)-persistent infection. However, the mechanisms of PRRSV-ADE infection are still confusing. A clear understanding of the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,358 Views
27 Pages

5 December 2024

Gamma-glutamate is an important excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS), which plays an important role in transmitting synapses, plasticity, and other brain activities. Nevertheless, alterations in the glutamatergic signaling...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,105 Views
14 Pages

Comorbidity-Guided Text Mining and Omics Pipeline to Identify Candidate Genes and Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Iyappan Ramalakshmi Oviya,
  • Divya Sankar,
  • Sharanya Manoharan,
  • Archana Prabahar and
  • Kalpana Raja

11 May 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, is prevalent among the elderly population. It is a complex trait with mutations in multiple genes. Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a few drug...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,952 Views
13 Pages

Appetite Control Might not Be Improved after Weight Loss in Adolescents with Obesity, Despite Non-Persistent Metabolic Syndrome

  • Valérie Julian,
  • Laurie Isacco,
  • Marwa Khammassi,
  • Alicia Fillon,
  • Maud Miguet,
  • Frederic Dutheil,
  • Daniel Courteix,
  • Marek Zak,
  • Jacek Bicki and
  • Stanisław Głuszek
  • + 4 authors

18 December 2020

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention on energy intake and appetite sensations in adolescents with obesity, depending on the initial diagnosis or persistence of the metabolic syndrome. Ninety...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,239 Views
20 Pages

New and Upcoming Topical Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis: A Review of the Literature

  • Nikolaos Sideris,
  • Eleni Paschou,
  • Katerina Bakirtzi,
  • Dimitra Kiritsi,
  • Ilias Papadimitriou,
  • Aikaterini Tsentemeidou,
  • Elena Sotiriou and
  • Efstratios Vakirlis

24 August 2022

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis with periods of exacerbation and remissions. AD is characterized by intense, persistent pruritus and heterogeneity in clinical symptomatology and severity. Therapeutic goals include the amel...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,343 Views
26 Pages

Mechanisms Involved in Microglial-Interceded Alzheimer’s Disease and Nanocarrier-Based Treatment Approaches

  • Shadab Md,
  • Nabil A. Alhakamy,
  • Mohamed A. Alfaleh,
  • Obaid Afzal,
  • Abdulmalik S. A. Altamimi,
  • Ashif Iqubal and
  • Rasheed A. Shaik

29 October 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder accountable for dementia and cognitive dysfunction. The etiology of AD is complex and multifactorial in origin. The formation and deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ), hyperphosphorylated tau...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,008 Views
33 Pages

22 February 2023

Vaccines against parasites have lagged centuries behind those against viral and bacterial infections, despite the devastating morbidity and widespread effects of parasitic diseases across the globe. One of the greatest hurdles to parasite vaccine dev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,749 Views
11 Pages

Review and Updates on the Treatment of Refractory and Super Refractory Status Epilepticus

  • Yazeed S. Alolayan,
  • Kelly McKinley,
  • Ritwik Bhatia and
  • Ayham Alkhachroum

7 July 2021

Refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus (RSE and SRSE) are life-threatening conditions requiring prompt initiation of appropriate treatment to avoid permanent neurological damage and reduce morbidity and mortality. RSE is defined as status...

  • Review
  • Open Access
99 Citations
12,350 Views
12 Pages

Multitarget drug discovery is one of the hottest topics and most active fields in the search for new molecules against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Over the last 20 years, many promising multitarget-directed ligands (MTDLs) have been identified and deve...

  • Review
  • Open Access
78 Citations
12,197 Views
22 Pages

Staphylococcus aureus and the Cutaneous Microbiota Biofilms in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis

  • Enea Gino Di Domenico,
  • Ilaria Cavallo,
  • Bruno Capitanio,
  • Fiorentina Ascenzioni,
  • Fulvia Pimpinelli,
  • Aldo Morrone and
  • Fabrizio Ensoli

Biofilm is the dominant mode of growth of the skin microbiota, which promotes adhesion and persistence in the cutaneous microenvironment, thus contributing to the epidermal barrier function and local immune modulation. In turn, the local immune micro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,962 Views
25 Pages

10 December 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is characterized by deterioration in cognitive function and neuronal death, is the most prevalent age-related progressive neurodegenerative disease. Clinical and experimental research has revealed that gut microb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,491 Views
8 Pages

Acute Diarrhoea in Children: Determination of Duration Using a Combined Bismuth Hydroxide Gel and Oral Rehydration Solution Therapy vs. Oral Rehydration Solution

  • Adriana Oviedo,
  • Mirna Díaz,
  • María Laura Valenzuela,
  • Victoria Vidal,
  • Liliana Racca,
  • Hebe Bottai,
  • Graciela Priore,
  • Graciela Peluffo,
  • Susana Di Bartolomeo and
  • Graciela Cabral
  • + 1 author

21 December 2016

Oral rehydration salt (ORS) treatment in young children with acute diarrhoea (AD) has contributed to decrease mortality associated with dehydration although effective strategies to reduce morbidity associated with this disease are required. The aim o...

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