An Automated Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease from MRI Scans Based on Enhanced Residual Dense Network with Attention Mechanism.

The increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases has recently heightened interest in research on early diagnosis of these diseases. Parkinson's disease (PD), among the most prominent of these conditions, is a neurological disorder causing the loss of nerve cells and significantly affecting movement control. Detection of PD in early stages is of critical importance to prevent the progression of the disease and improve treatment processes.

Assessment of silicon, glass, FR4, PDMS and PMMA as a chip material for acoustic particle/cell manipulation in microfluidics.

In the present study, the capabilities of different chip materials for acoustic particle manipulation have been assessed with the same microfluidic device architecture, under the same actuator and flow conditions. Silicon, glass, epoxy with fiberglass filling (FR4), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) are considered as chip materials. The acoustophoretic chips in this study were manufactured with four different fabrication methods: plasma etching, chemical etching, micromachining and molding.

Molecular identification of the potentially forensically relevant cluster flies (Fabricius) and (Meigen) (Diptera: Polleniidae) - non-recorded species in Algeria.

Cluster flies are represented by the genus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 of the family Polleniidae Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1889. Their larvae are known to be internal parasites or predators of earthworms. Herein, we report for the first time the occurrence of the cluster flies Fabricius, 1794 and (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Polleniidae) on carcasses in Algeria and identify them through DNA barcoding.

Post-traumatic Curvularia sp. arthritis in an immunocompetent adult.

A 44-year-old woman, victim of a road accident in Mali was diagnosed with left knee arthritis. Joint effusion aspiration and subcutaneous surgical biopsies were positive for a melanized asexual ascomycete. Using microscopy and molecular biology, the fungus was identified as Curvularia sp.

DNA barcoding of Stearibia nigriceps (Meigen) and Piophila casei (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Piophilidae) from Algeria and the first African report of Stearibia nigriceps.

Stearibia (=Piophila) nigriceps (Meigen) occurs in the Palearctic Region from Europe and Far East Russia, and in the Nearctic, the Neotropical, and the Oriental regions. In this study, we report the first record of Stearibia nigriceps from Africa collected in Algeria. In addition, our results provide DNA sequences of Piophila casei (Linnaeus) and S.