Scenarios for the Altamira cave CO concentration from 1950 to 2100.

A data-driven approach insensitive to the initial conditions was developed to extract governing equations for the concentration of CO in the Altamira cave (Spain) and its two main drivers: the outside temperature and the soil moisture. This model was then reformulated in order to use satellite observations and meteorological predictions, as a forcing. The concentration of CO inside the cave was then investigated from 1950 to 2100 under various scenarios.

Recognition of masked and unmasked facial expressions in males and females and relations with mental wellness.

Background: While the effects of mask wearing/facial occlusion are known to impair facial expression recognition, little is known about the role of mental wellness on facial expression recognition, as well as the influence of sex on misattribution errors (i.e., confusions between emotions).

COVID-19 in Africa: Underreporting, demographic effect, chaotic dynamics, and mitigation strategy impact.

The epidemic of COVID-19 has shown different developments in Africa compared to the other continents. Three different approaches were used in this study to analyze this situation. In the first part, basic statistics were performed to estimate the contribution of the elderly people to the total numbers of cases and deaths in comparison to the other continents; Similarly, the health systems capacities were analysed to assess the level of underreporting.

Simultaneous EEG + fMRI study of brain activity during an emotional Stroop task in individuals in remission from depression.

Individuals in remission from depression (MDDR) tend to experience lingering cognitive and emotional processing alterations. However, little is known about the neural profiles underlying these features. Using simultaneous EEG+fMRI, we assessed neural profiles during the emotional word Stroop task (eStroop) in people with MDDR and healthy volunteers (HVs).

Plate waste increases with the number of foods proposed: An exploratory experimental study in adolescents' school canteens.

The objective of this exploratory study was to examine whether the number of foods offered has an impact on plate waste and meal satisfaction in adolescents' school canteens. The plate waste of 247 French students was estimated during two school lunches, the only variation being the number of starters offered (3 versus 6). Plate waste was assessed by the weight of food left on the tray.

Earthworm activity and its coupling to soil hydrology: A deterministic analysis.

Considering in situ observations, chaos theory was taken as a basis to study the activity of anecic earthworms based on cast production from September 2016 to January 2018 in the Dong Cao watershed (Vietnam). To study this activity, the global modeling technique was used to obtain deterministic models of ordinary differential equations directly from observational time series. The obtained models show that the behavior of earthworms is chaotic; it is coupled to the dynamics of soil water content in a complex (integrative) way and can be interpreted as an habituation/sensitization process.

Chaos theory applied to the outbreak of COVID-19: an ancillary approach to decision making in pandemic context.

While predicting the course of an epidemic is difficult, predicting the course of a pandemic from an emerging virus is even more so. The validity of most predictive models relies on numerous parameters, involving biological and social characteristics often unknown or highly uncertain. Data of the COVID-19 epidemics in China, Japan, South Korea and Italy were used to build up deterministic models without strong assumptions.

Assessment of the manifestations of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute cerebral stroke - a single-center study based on 998 patients.

: Cardioembolic stroke accounts for approximately 15-25% of ischemic strokes and is characterized by a poor prognosis. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is more commonly diagnosed in the elderly.The aim of the study was the assessment of the manifestations of AF in patients hospitalized due to cerebral stroke, with particular attention paid to newly diagnosed AF.

Can the original equations of a dynamical system be retrieved from observational time series?

The aim of the present work is to investigate the possibility to retrieve the original sets of dynamical equations directly from observational time series when all the system variables are observed. Time series are generated from chosen dynamical systems, and the global modeling technique is applied to obtain optimal models of parsimonious structure from these time series. The obtained models are then compared to the original equations to investigate if the original equations can be retrieved.

A chaotic model for the epidemic of Ebola virus disease in West Africa (2013-2016).

An epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) broke out in Guinea in December 2013. It was only identified in March 2014 while it had already spread out in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The spill over of the disease became uncontrollable and the epidemic could not be stopped before 2016.

Properties of Methanol-Water Mixtures in a Coarse-Grained Model.

Methanol and water rank among the most important liquids in modern world due to their versatile use. As water, methanol and their mixtures exhibit numerous anomalous properties, their description is challenging. The amphiphilic nature of methanol causes its aqueous solutions to have negative excess volume and enthalpy across the entire composition range.

Progesterone therapy in women with epilepsy.

Background: Progesterone with its anti-seizure effect plays a role in the pathophysiology of catamenial epilepsy which affects 31-60% of epileptic women. In this study, an attempt to treat women suffering from catamenial epilepsy with progesterone, as an adjuvant drug, was made.

Methods: The treatment was given to 36 women aged 20-40 years (mean age: 30.

[Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis - case report].

We present a patient with multiple sclerosis, diagnosed at the age of 16.5, in whom mental and orientation disturbances, strange behaviour as well as bizarre dyskinesias of the face and extremities occurred at age 20. After several days, tonic-clonic status epilepticus developed.

Development of Guillain-Barré syndrome in a patient with multiple sclerosis during treatment with glatiramer acetate.

Some observations suggest that in some patients with multiple sclerosis demyelination may affect the central and peripheral nervous systems at the same time. The influence of immunomodulatory therapy on peripheral nervous system damage in these patients is still unknown. We present a 43-year-old male patient with multiple sclerosis diagnosed at the age of 35 in whom flaccid tetraparesis with dysaesthesia preceded by paraesthesias of four limbs occurred one year after starting glatiramer acetate.

[Serum levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 in patients with multiple sclerosis during intravenous immunoglobulin infusion].

Unlabelled: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is a recognized treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and its efficacy in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been proven in a few double-blind studies. IVIG has several effects on the immune system that could have a beneficial influence on disease process in MS and one of these effects are significant changes in serum levels of circulating cytokines after IVIG infusions. As interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) play important role as pro- and anti-inflammatory factors, in vivo modulation of these cytokines may account for immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effect of IVIG therapy.

[Acute ischemia of an arm manifesting Buerger's disease. Predisposing role of anorexia nervosa].

Peripheral vasomotor disorders, notably acrocyanosis, are frequent in anorexia nervosa, but ischaemic accidents are unknown. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman with a 10-year history of anorexia nervosa, who developed acute ischaemia in one of her upper limbs. In this particular case several aetiological factors may be considered: Buerger's disease, of course, as the patient smoked and had an abnormal arteriography, but also hypercholesterolaemia, thrombocytosis and disorders of platelet aggregation.

Elevated levels of paf-acether in blood of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Infusion of paf-acether (paf, first described as platelet-activating factor) into animals stimulates glycogenolysis and lipolysis and decreases insulin levels. This study reports a 50-fold increase in blood levels of paf in patients with Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus without micro or macrovascular complications (1.07 +/- 0.

[Treatment of prolactinoma].

Prolactinomas rank first in frequency among hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas, but their management remains controversial. The authors present a review of the literature concerning the various therapeutic methods used and their results. As regards microadenomas, opinions are divided since the results obtained with bromocriptine and with selective adenomectomy are about the same.