Selecting optimal software code descriptors-The case of Java.

Over the last 25 years, a considerable proliferation of software metrics and a plethora of tools have emerged to extract them. While this is indeed positive concerning the previous situations of limited data, it still leads to a significant problem arising both from a theoretical and a practical standpoint. From a theoretical perspective, several metrics are likely to result in collinearity, overfitting, etc.

Prioritizing tasks in software development: A systematic literature review.

Task prioritization is one of the most researched areas in software development. Given the huge number of papers written on the topic, it might be challenging for IT practitioners-software developers, and IT project managers-to find the most appropriate tools or methods developed to date to deal with this important issue. The main goal of this work is therefore to review the current state of research and practice on task prioritization in the Software Engineering domain and to individuate the most effective ranking tools and techniques used in the industry.

The Fallout of Catastrophic Technogenic Emissions of Toxic Gases Can Negatively Affect Covid-19 Clinical Course.

The coronavirus D-19 (Covid-19) pandemic has shaken almost every country in the world: as we stand, 6,3 million deaths from the infection have already been recorded, 167,000 and 380,000 of which are in Italy and the Russian Federation, respectively. In the first wave of the pandemic, Italy suffered an abnormally high death toll. A detailed analysis of available epidemiological data suggests that that rate was shockingly high in the Northern regions and in Lombardy, in particular, whilst in the southern region the situation was less dire.

Tailored performance dashboards-an evaluation of the state of the art.

Context: Tailoring mechanisms allow performance dashboards to vary their appearance as a response to changing requirements (e.g., adapting to multiple users or multiple domains).

Association between Periodontitis, Genetic Polymorphisms and Presence of Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Brazil.

Background: Periodontitis and coronary artery disease (CAD) share an inflammatory etiology; there is a recent concern regarding the investigation of an association between these two conditions. Current theories indicate that cytokines and proteins have an important role in this process. C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 are inflammatory derivatives produced in the presence of periodontitis and in the pathophysiology of coronary disease.