Barcelona, Spain 11-10-2026
Background and Aim: AI-driven digital microscopy enables high-throughput, quantitative assessment of cellular morphology. This study aimed to measure a comprehensive panel of cellular and subcellular parameters across granulocytes (segmented neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils) and agranulocytes (lymphocytes, monocytes) in a healthy population for establishing the reference intervals (RI).
Materials and Methods: We examined 71 healthy volunteers aged 42±11 years. Peripheral venous blood samples were collected into K₂EDTA vacuum tubes (ZMT, Russia). Within 4 hours of collection, all samples were processed using CAL 6000 hematological station for cell analysis and its integrated slidemaker/stainer module SC-120 (Mindray, Shenzhen, China). The slides were then stained using Romanowsky Giemsa stain. Digital morphological analysis was performed on the Vision Hema (West Medica, Vienna, Austria).RI were determined at 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles in accordance with CLSI guidance document EP28-A3c.
Conclusions:This RI lays the groundwork for incorporating quantitative digital morphology into standard hematology practice, enabling more objective and reproducible assessment of cellular morphology.
Keywords - Reference Intervals, Quantitative Digital Microscopy, LeukocyteSubsets
This study aimed to examine the effects of different versions of the Bionic Reading application, which claims to facilitate rapid reading and maintain high levels of comprehension through various text-based manipulations, on learning outcomes. Accordingly, the study experimentally investigated whether different Bionic Reading manipulations result in differences in students’ learning performance. To enable real-time data collection under experimental conditions, a specialized software system capable of implementing the relevant text manipulations was developed. A factorial experimental design was employed, and prior knowledge, topic interest, and working memory capacity were included as covariates to control for potential effects arising from individual differences. A 4 × 2 factorial design, consisting of four Bionic Reading manipulation conditions and two measurement occasions (pretest and posttest), was used to examine learning outcomes. The participants were 163 undergraduate students enrolled at the Faculty of Education at Pamukkale University during the 2025–2026 academic year. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted to analyze learning outcomes. The findings indicated that, after controlling for prior knowledge, topic interest, and working memory capacity, the experimental conditions did not have a statistically significant multivariate effect on learning outcomes. In other words, different Bionic Reading manipulations did not result in significant differences in students’ learning performance. This finding suggests that the visual modifications introduced by Bionic Reading in text presentation did not significantly enhance learning performance, at least under the experimental conditions examined in this study. Overall, this study contributes to the literature by experimentally evaluating the effects of Bionic Reading manipulations on learning outcomes and by enabling a more precise examination of this relationship while controlling for individual differences. The findings provide empirical evidence regarding the effects of visually modified text presentation on learning in educational settings and contribute to a better understanding of the limitations of Bionic Reading’s potential to support learning.
Keywords - Bionic Reading, experimental research, text-based manipulations, learning outcomes
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities have become a key element of contemporary corporate responsibility, regulatory compliance and market communication. However, the consumer dimension of ESG is still less explored than its financial and organisational consequences, especially in relation to young consumers whose values, information habits and purchasing preferences are still being shaped. The aim of this presentation is to examine ESG as a determinant of consumer behaviour among young consumers. The study focuses on how the perceived environmental, social and governance activities of companies are associated with consumer awareness, trust in companies, assessment of the credibility and transparency of ESG-related information, and declared purchasing decisions. The empirical research was conducted using the CAWI method and an original survey questionnaire addressed to students as representatives of young consumers. The questionnaire covered several interrelated dimensions: knowledge and understanding of ESG, attitudes towards responsible companies, trust in firms communicating ESG activities, evaluation of the availability and reliability of ESG information, the role of ESG in purchasing choices, and declared sustainable consumption behaviours. The data were analysed using correspondence analysis, which enabled the identification of co-occurrence patterns between response categories and the graphical exploration of relationships between ESG perception, consumer attitudes and purchasing behaviour in a multidimensional space. This methodological approach is particularly useful for examining categorical and ordinal data and for revealing structures that are not fully visible in descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that ESG may influence how young consumers evaluate companies, interpret corporate communication and declare their readiness to choose more responsible products and services. Trust, transparency and the credibility of information appear to be crucial mechanisms linking ESG perception with consumer behaviour. The results also suggest that young consumers do not respond only to the presence of ESG declarations, but also to their perceived authenticity, consistency and verifiability. The study contributes to the current debate on sustainable consumption by showing that ESG should be analysed not only from the corporate or financial perspective, but also as a market signal that may shape consumer confidence and purchasing preferences. The presentation offers practical implications for companies seeking to design credible ESG communication and for institutions promoting responsible consumption among younger generations.