Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers

(Kyiv, May 2, 2024) – Russian forces appear to have executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender, and possibly six more who were surrendering or who had surrendered, since early December 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. These incidents should be investigated as war crimes. “Since Russia’

Natural occurrence of Wolbachia in Anopheles sp. and Aedes aegypti populations could compromise the success of the vector control strategies

Wolbachia are maternally inherited bacteria that are commonly detected in approximately 50% of arthropod species, including mosquito vector species.

Noninvasive Assessment of Ki-67 Labeling Index in Glioma Patients based on Multi-parameters derived from Advanced MR Imaging

Purpose: To investigate the predictive value of multi-parameters derived from advanced MR imaging for Ki-67 labeling index (LI) in glioma patients.Materials and Methods: One hundred and nine patients with histologically confirmed gliomas were evaluated retrospectively. These patients underwent advanced MR imaging, including dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast enhanced MR imaging (DSC)

How Do We Know Whether Treatment Has Failed? Paradoxical Outcomes in Counseling with Young People Running head: Paradoxical Outcomes in Young People

Background: In both routine practice contexts and research studies, evidence from standardized self-report symptom measures, administered pre- and post-treatment, is predominantly used to determine whether psychotherapy has been successful. Understanding the nature of unsuccessful psychotherapy requires an ability to evaluate the credibility of outcome data generated by such techniques. An

Sequencing analysis of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Slovenian long-term care facilities to support outbreak control

Introduction: Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at high risk of morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, especially when new variants of concern (VOC) emerge.

Natural Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive and terminal genetic disease that causes an overproduction and buildup of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs and other organs that lead to chronic inflammation and, eventually, a deterioration of lung function. The disease requires daily breathing treatment for up to five hours a

Facial Emotion Recognition based on SOAR Model

Expressing emotions play a special role in daily communication, and one of the most essential methods in detecting emotions is to detect facial emotional states.

You Really Don't Need to Drink Eight Glasses of Water Each Day

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.

Prions caused by mRNA injections may be contagious

Mounting research suggests a serious side effect of the covid mRNA injections could be dementia, and the prions that cause it may be contagious. Frameshifting, as we now know occurs in the covid injections, can induce prion production and lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Gutsy Women: Rosie

In 2008, UK Column—which at that time was a print newspaper—published an article entitled The White Rose.

Virulent Fusarium isolates with diverse morphologies show similar invasion and colonization strategies in alfalfa

Root rot is a major disease that causes decline of alfalfa production, and Fusarium is a major pathogen associated with root rot.

Cognitive Simulation along with Neural Adaptation Explain Effects of Suggestions: A Novel Theoretical Framework

Hypnosis is an effective intervention with proven efficacy that is employed in clinical settings and for investigating various cognitive processes.

Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses provide insights into resistance genes of tree ferns

As ancient organisms, tree ferns play a crucial role as an evolutionary bridge between lower and higher plant species, providing various utilitarian benefits.

The potential of virtual healthcare technologies to reduce healthcare services' carbon footprint

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the potential to reduce our carbon footprint especially by reducing travel.