Investigating changes in connected speech in nonfluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia following script training.

Script training is a speech-language intervention designed to promote fluent connected speech via repeated rehearsal of functional content. This type of treatment has proven beneficial for individuals with aphasia and apraxia of speech caused by stroke and, more recently, for individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). In the largest study to-date evaluating the efficacy of script training in individuals with nonfluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA; Henry et al.

Improving Electrical Stimulation Effectiveness and Versatility for Non-Invasive Transdermal Monitoring Applications via an Innovative Mixed-Signal Electronic Interface.

Electrical stimulation can be used in several applications such as fatigue reduction, muscle rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, neuro-prosthesis and pain relief. Moreover, electrical stimulation can be used for drug delivery applications or body fluids extraction (e.g.

Prime suspect or collective responsibility: Impact of specific lymph node station dissection on short- and long-term outcomes among locally advanced gastric cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Background: Lymphatic route is the main pathway for gastric cancer (GC) spread, and lymph node (LN) involvement is a major prognostic factor after curative resection. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of specific LN station dissection.

Methods: Patients with locally advanced (cT2-4N0-3M0) GC who underwent multimodal treatment between 2013 and 2023 were included in the study.

Sensory quality and regulatory aspects of upcycled foods: Challenges and opportunities.

The food industry has to become more sustainable to face the challenge of food waste. The principles of circular economy are starting to be applied in real life and despite technological and regulatory challenges, some start-ups have started commercialising upcycled food products. Upcycled foods can be considered a new food category and to increase their potential it is essential to enhance their sensory quality and consumer appeal, while considering the regulatory framework that shapes their development.

Switchable Adhesion of Hydrogels to Plant and Animal Tissues.

The ability to "switch on" adhesion between a thin hydrogel and a biological tissue can be useful in biomedical applications such as surgery. One way to accomplish this is with an electric field, a phenomenon termed electroadhesion (EA). Here, it is shown that cationic gels can be adhered by EA to tissues across all of biology.