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COVID-19 Infection Percentage Estimation from Computed Tomography Scans: Results and Insights from the International Per-COVID-19 Challenge
(MDPI, 2024-02-28)
COVID-19 analysis from medical imaging is an important task that has been intensively studied in the last years due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, medical imaging has often been used as a complementary ...
Effect of an Active Break Intervention on Attention, Concentration, Academic Performance, and Self-Concept in Compulsory Secondary Education
(MDPI, 2024-02-22)
(1) Background: Society’s shift to a tech-focused era and has created a hyper-connected, sedentary lifestyle. The purpose of this study is to address two objectives: firstly, to describe and analyze the effects of an active ...
Do Hormone Levels Influence Bullying during Childhood and Adolescence? A Systematic Review of the Literature
(MDPI, 2024-02-14)
(1) Background: Bullying is one of the most common forms of aggressive behavior during childhood and adolescence. Some decades ago, researchers began exploring the basis of peer victimization from a biological perspective. ...
Effect of Gracilaria vermiculophylla Macroalga on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Rats
(MDPI, 2024-03-18)
Marine algae are valuable sources of bioactive compounds that have the potential to be used in the management of various pathologies. Despite the increasing prevalence of NAFLD, the absence of an approved effective ...
Diastereoselective ZnCl2-Mediated Joullié–Ugi Three-Component Reaction for the Preparation of Phosphorylated N-Acylaziridines from 2H-Azirines
(MDPI, 2024-02-27)
We disclose a direct approach to the diastereoselective synthesis of phosphorus substituted N-acylaziridines based on a one-pot ZnCl2-catalyzed Joullié–Ugi three-component reaction of phosphorylated 2H-azirines, carboxylic ...
Democratic Erosion of Data-Opolies: Decentralized Web3 Technological Paradigm Shift Amidst AI Disruption
(MDPI, 2024-02-26)
This article investigates the intricate dynamics of data monopolies, referred to as “data-opolies”, and their implications for democratic erosion. Data-opolies, typically embodied by large technology corporations, accumulate ...
Effect of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Activity on the Performance of Thermally Sprayed Aluminium and Polyurethane Coatings
(MDPI, 2024-03-06)
In the present work, we studied whether the exposure of synthetic seawater with anaerobic sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on some steel samples generates a bacterial biofilm in their surfaces. Bare steel belonging to a ...
Effects of Early-Childhood-Based Interventions Influencing Bones: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2023-12-20)
A healthy lifestyle from early childhood is a crucial factor that influences bone-related factors in adulthood. In this context, physical education or psychomotricity from early childhood is an important opportunity to ...
Long-Term Freezing Temperatures Frequency Change Effect on Wind Energy Gain (Eurasia and North America, 1950 & 2019)
(MDPI, 2022-05-07)
The persistent freezing conditions in cold regions are the cause of ice accretion on mechanical and instrumental elements of wind turbines. Consequently, remarkable Annual Energy Production (AEP) losses are prone to occur ...
Nucleophosmin interaction with APE1: Insights into DNA repair regulation
(Elsevier, 2020-01-30)
[EN] Nucleophosmin (NPM1), an abundant, nucleolar protein with multiple functions affecting cell homeostasis, has also been recently involved in DNA damage repair. The roles of NPM1 in different repair pathways remain ...