Unlocking the Potential of Social Robot Pepper: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Child-Robot Interaction.

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the child-robot interaction characteristics relevant to the use of robot Pepper as a new tool in neurorehabilitation.

Method: The study was conducted at the Children's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital and involved 89 children (aged 4-16 years): 39 healthy children and 50 children with neurological disorders. Forty-nine children interacted with Pepper directly, whereas 40 interacted via video.

Haplotype diversity and phylogeny within Alternaria alternata and A. arborescens species complexes from tomatoes.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an economically important vegetable susceptible to various fungal diseases, including leaf spot caused by Alternaria spp. from the section Alternaria.

Reossification of Bone Defects After Surgical Correction of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis: A Review and An Original Study.

Background And Objectives: Surgical correction of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis (NSC) aims to restore cranial shape. Reossification of bone defects is paramount for the best aesthetic prognosis. However, the literature on the quantitative evaluation of bone defects after NSC surgery is scarce.

Seeds Extract in Combination with Vincristine Mediates Apoptosis in MCF-7 Cells through Regulation of Involved Genes and Proteins Expression.

Background: seeds, a member of the Apiaceae family, have historically been consumed as part of the Iranian diet.

Objective: While many of this herb's biological properties have been fully investigated, there is currently no reliable information about its anticancer/cytotoxic properties.

Methods: Herein, we first determined the major bioactive compounds of B.

Transcriptome profiling of barley in response to mineral and organic fertilizers.

Background: Nitrogen is very important for crop yield and quality. Crop producers face the challenge of reducing the use of mineral nitrogen while maintaining food security and other ecosystem services. The first step towards understanding the metabolic responses that could be used to improve nitrogen use efficiency is to identify the genes that are up- or downregulated under treatment with different forms and rates of nitrogen.

The use of integrated text mining and protein-protein interaction approach to evaluate the effects of combined chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents in cancer therapy.

Combining chemotherapeutic (CT) and chemopreventive (CP) agents for cancer treatment is controversial, and the issue has not yet been conclusively resolved. In this study, by integrating text mining and protein-protein interaction (PPI), the combined effects of these two kinds of agents in cancer treatment were investigated. First, text mining was performed by the Pathway Studio database to study the effects of various agents (CP and CT) on cancer-related processes.

Relaunch cropping on marginal soils by incorporating amendments and beneficial trace elements in an interdisciplinary approach.

In the EU and world-wide, agriculture is in transition. Whilst we just converted conventional farming imprinted by the post-war food demand and heavy agrochemical usage into integrated and sustainable farming with optimized production, we now have to focus on even smarter agricultural management. Enhanced nutrient efficiency and resistance to pests/pathogens combined with a greener footprint will be crucial for future sustainable farming and its wider environment.

Evaluation of for Biological Control of Rhizoctonia solani in Bean by Alginate/Gelatin Encapsulation Supplemented with Nanoparticles.

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a group of bacteria that can increase plant growth; but due to unfavorable environmental conditions, PGPR are biologically unstable and their survival rates in soil are limited. Therefore, the suitable application of PGPR as a plant growth stimulation is one of the significant challenges in agriculture. This study presents an intelligent formulation based on VRU1 encapsulation enriched with nanoparticles that was able to control on the bean.

Odontoid Type II fractures in elderly: what are the real management goals and how to best achieve them? A multicenter European study on functional outcome.

Odontoid fractures constitute the most common cervical fractures in elderly. External immobilization is the treatment of choice for Type I and III; there is still no wide consensus about the best management of Type II fractures. Observational multicenter study was conducted on a prospectively built database on elderly patients (> 75 years) with Type II odontoid fracture managed conservatively during the last 10 years.

Characterising the effect of crop species and fertilisation treatment on root fungal communities.

Information about the root mycobiome may improve the overall quality of the plants and contribute to a valuable strategy to enhance sustainable agriculture. Therefore, we assessed differences in fungal community diversity and composition in the roots of potato, wheat and barley grown under mineral nitrogen fertilisation at five rates, with and without farmyard manure amendment. The same factorial combination of treatments has been used since 1989.

Regional-Scale In-Depth Analysis of Soil Fungal Diversity Reveals Strong pH and Plant Species Effects in Northern Europe.

Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots and long-read third-generation sequencing, we found that soil pH has the strongest effect on the diversity of fungi and its multiple taxonomic and functional groups. The pH effects were typically unimodal, usually both direct and indirect through tree species, soil nutrients or mold abundance.

Plant nutrient-acquisition strategies drive topsoil microbiome structure and function.

Plant nutrient-acquisition strategies drive soil processes and vegetation performance, but their effect on the soil microbiome remains poorly understood. This knowledge is important to predict the shifts in microbial diversity and functions due to increasing changes in vegetation traits under global change. Here we documented the topsoil microbiomes of 145 boreal and temperate terrestrial sites in the Baltic region that broadly differed in vegetation type and nutritional traits, such as mycorrhizal types and symbiotic nitrogen-fixation.

Relative Performance of MinION (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) versus Sequel (Pacific Biosciences) Third-Generation Sequencing Instruments in Identification of Agricultural and Forest Fungal Pathogens.

Culture-based molecular identification methods have revolutionized detection of pathogens, yet these methods are slow and may yield inconclusive results from environmental materials. The second-generation sequencing tools have much-improved precision and sensitivity of detection, but these analyses are costly and may take several days to months. Of the third-generation sequencing techniques, the portable MinION device (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) has received much attention because of its small size and possibility of rapid analysis at reasonable cost.

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the frontal bone - A radiologic-pathologic correlation.

We present a case of 27-year-old female who presented for a progressive frontal swelling with ipsilateral headache. Subsequent CT scan revealed an extradural and expansile multiloculated mass with thin and strongly enhanced septations and MRI evaluation showed internal hyperintensity on T2 with no restriction of diffusion and confirmed the multiple cystic spaces with enhancing septations and rare hemorrhagic fluid-fluid levels. Surgery was performed and diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst was made on frozen section.

Hotspots of small strokes in glioma surgery: an overlooked risk?

Background: Small deep infarcts constitute a well-known risk of motor and speech deficit in insulo-opercular glioma surgery. However, the risk of cognitive deterioration in relation to stroke occurrence in so-called silent areas is poorly known. In this paper, we propose to build a distribution map of small deep infarcts in glioma surgery, and to analyze patients' cognitive outcome in relation to stroke occurrence.

Multimodal techniques failed to detect cytomegalovirus in human glioblastoma samples.

The role of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in gliomagenesis is largely debated. Contradictory data exist regarding the sensitivity and specificity of HCMV detection techniques, including immunohistochemistry (IHC), in situ hybridization (ISH), and RNA and DNA sequencing. The aim of this study is to detect HCMV in glioblastoma (GBM) tumor samples using IHC, ISH, and real-time PCR (qPCR), as well as to correlate the findings with serological status and HCMV DNA load in blood.

Risky driving and the persistent effect of a randomized intervention focusing on impulsivity: The role of the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism.

Road traffic accidents are a serious public health issue, and real-life traffic offences are an excellent indicator of the behavioural tendencies of impulsivity and risk-taking. We have previously reported on short-term efficacy of a brief intervention in driving schools to reduce traffic risks (Paaver et al., Accid.

The Posterior Transpetrosal Approach in a Case of Large Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngioma: Operative Video and Technical Nuances.

 To discuss the use of the posterior petrosal approach for the resection of a retrochiasmatic craniopharyngioma.  Operative video.  In this case video, the authors discuss the surgical management of a large craniopharyngioma, presenting with mass effect on the third ventricle and optic apparatus.

Low fitness is associated with metabolic risk independently of central adiposity in a cohort of 18-year-olds.

It is unclear whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) remains associated with metabolic risk if controlled for central adiposity and other confounders; thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the independent effect of CRF on metabolic syndrome risk factors in relatively homogeneous age group of young adults. In this cross-sectional study, 828 participants performed CRF test on a cycle ergometer (W ) and were categorized into sex-specific tertiles. Continuous metabolic syndrome risk score (MetS-score) was calculated as the sum of standardized scores of five metabolic syndrome risk factors: glucose, mean arterial pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.

Inorganic and organic fertilizers impact the abundance and proportion of antibiotic resistance and integron-integrase genes in agricultural grassland soil.

Soil fertilization with animal manure or its digestate may facilitate an important antibiotic resistance dissemination route from anthropogenic sources to the environment. This study examines the effect of mineral fertilizer (NH4NO3), cattle slurry and cattle slurry digestate amendment on the abundance and proportion dynamics of five antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and two classes of integron-integrase genes (intI1 and intI2) in agricultural grassland soil. Fertilization was performed thrice throughout one vegetation period.