Particular solutions of a class of higher order ordinary differential equations, with non-constant coefficients, are determined by using the properties of the Laguerre exponentials functions introduced by G. Dattoli and P. E. Ricci in [4]. © 2004, Heldermann Verlag. All rights reserved.

We use computer simulations to study the morphology and rheological properties of a bidimensional emulsion resulting from a mixture of a passive isotropic fluid and an active contractile polar gel, in the presence of a surfactant that favours the emulsification of the two phases. By varying the intensity of the contractile activity and of an externally imposed shear flow, we find three possible morphologies. For low shear rates, a simple lamellar state is obtained.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death rate differs depending on sex. Some hypotheses can be put forward on the basis of current knowledge on gender differences in respiratory viral diseases.

A limitation of current modeling studies in waterborne diseases (one of the leading causes of death worldwide) is that the intrinsic dynamics of the pathogens is poorly addressed, leading to incomplete, and often, inadequate understanding of the pathogen evolution and its impact on disease transmission and spread. To overcome these limitations, in this paper, we consider an ODEs model with bacterial growth inducing Allee effect. We adopt an adequate functional response to significantly express the shape of indirect transmission.

Systems medicine (SM) has emerged as a powerful tool for studying the human body at the systems level with the aim of improving our understanding, prevention and treatment of complex diseases. Being able to automatically extract relevant features needed for a given task from high-dimensional, heterogeneous data, deep learning (DL) holds great promise in this endeavour. This review paper addresses the main developments of DL algorithms and a set of general topics where DL is decisive, namely, within the SM landscape.

Bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels ("bijels") represent a new class of soft materials made of a densely packed monolayer of solid particles sequestered at the interface of a bicontinuous fluid. Their mechanical properties are relevant to many applications, such as catalysis, energy conversion, soft robotics, and scaffolds for tissue engineering. While their stationary bulk properties have been covered in depth, much less is known about their behavior in the presence of an external shear.

This paper describes the effect of perturbation of the kernel on the solutions of linear Volterra integral equations on time scales and proposes a new perspective for the stability analysis of numerical methods.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic still requires fast and effective efforts from all fronts, including epidemiology, clinical practice, molecular medicine, and pharmacology. A comprehensive molecular framework of the disease is needed to better understand its pathological mechanisms, and to design successful treatments able to slow down and stop the impressive pace of the outbreak and harsh clinical symptomatology, possibly via the use of readily available, off-the-shelf drugs.

SUNBIM (Supramolecular and sUbmolecular Nano- and Biomaterials X-ray IMaging) is a computer suite of integrated programs which, through a user-friendly graphical interface, is able to perform a number of functions for (GI)SAXS-(GI)WAXS data analysis [1] such as: centering, q-scale calibration, two-dimensional to one-dimensional folding of small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) data, also in grazing-incidence (GISAXS/GIWAXS); indexing of two-dimensional GISAXS frames and extraction of one-dimensional GISAXS profiles along specific cuts; quantitative scanning microscopy in absorption