Gastric Glomus Tumor: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Yoshinori Handa, Mikihiro Kano, Mayumi Kaneko, Naoki Hirabayashi

“…Here, we describe this case in order to identify features that may aid in early differentiation of gastric submucosal tumors.…”
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Evaluation of the Contribution Rates of Different Phases on Pavement Performance of Cement-Casting Asphalt Mixture by Minghui Gong, Zijia Xiong, Lei Jiang, Cheng Deng, Sheng Li, Jinxiang Hong

“…A novel method was developed to fabricate the cementitious network with the aid of plastic balls. Abrasion loss, strength, peak force, and fracture energy of PAM, cement samples, and CCAM samples are obtained through different tests. …”
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Branched-chain amino acids and specific phosphatidylinositols are plasma metabolite pairs associated with menstrual pain severity by Atsushi Sato, Kanako Yuyama, Yuko Ichiba, Yasushi Kakizawa, Yuki Sugiura

“…This study highlights the potential of small molecular markers to objectively assess menstrual pain severity, aiding evidence-based support and intervention.…”
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Decoding VExUS: a practical guide for excelling in point-of-care ultrasound assessment of venous congestion by Taweevat Assavapokee, Philippe Rola, Nicha Assavapokee, Abhilash Koratala

“…The grading system outlined in VExUS aids in stratifying the severity of congestion. However, achieving proficiency in VExUS requires a comprehensive understanding of Doppler techniques and their clinical applications. …”
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Peranan Palang Merah Indonesia Cabang Yogyakarta pada Masa Perang Kemerdekaan II di Yogyakarta, 1948-1949 by Muchamad Triyanto, Bambang Eka Saputra, Abdul Hafiz, Zidni Zidni, Suhupawati Suhupawati

“…The Yogyakarta Branch of PMI played a vital role in providing medical aid, treating wounded victims, and organizing public kitchens for fighters and civilians affected by the war. …”
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Barriers and enablers of access to diabetes eye care in Auckland, New Zealand: a qualitative study by David Squirrell, Matire Harwood, Jacqueline Ramke, Corina Grey, Rinki Murphy, Pushkar Raj Silwal, Maryam Pirouzi

“…Enablers included positive interactions with healthcare providers and timely appointment notifications and reminders.Conclusions Diabetes eye services could be made more responsive by addressing systemic barriers such as service location and transport links, appointment availability and meaningful information to aid understanding.…”
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PPARγ Expression and Function in Mycobacterial Infection: Roles in Lipid Metabolism, Immunity, and Bacterial Killing by Patricia E. Almeida, Alan Brito Carneiro, Adriana R. Silva, Patricia T. Bozza

“…Mycobacterial triggered increased PPARγ expression and activation lead to increased lipid droplet formation and downmodulation of macrophage response, suggesting that PPARγ expression might aid the mycobacteria in circumventing the host response acting as an escape mechanism. …”
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Initial stage of crusted scabies and possible diagnostic characteristics: A case series by Wanchen Li, Lin Song, Tao Guo, Yaliu Wu, Xiaoli Li, Hongfeng Li, Jianjun Li, Simiao Li

“…The discussion regarding the diagnostic characteristics of the initial stage of crusted scabies is expected to aid the early diagnosis of crusted scabies.…”
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Multiscale Laboratory Study and Numerical Analysis of Water-Weakening Effect on Shale by Zhen Li, Shangge Liu, Wentao Ren, Jinjin Fang, Qinghua Zhu, Zhilin Dun

“…Based on the macroscale experiments, a numerical case study of tunnel excavation was investigated to evaluate the water effect. Finally, with the aid of scanning electron microscope and failure morphology, the mechanism of water-weakening effect on shale was discussed from microscopic and macroscopic perspectives. …”
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Design and implementation of a lab-on-a-chip for assisted reproductive technologies by Firooz Safaefar, Javad Karamdel, Hadi Veladi, Masoud Maleki

“…Additionally, it effectively captures and immobilizes the oocytes, aiding in assessing their quality and facilitating the injection of sperm into the oocyte. …”
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The Link between Hypersensitivity Syndrome Reaction Development and Human Herpes Virus-6 Reactivation by Joshua C. Pritchett, Radu M. Nanau, Manuela G. Neuman

“…This analysis of HHV-6 reactivation associated with drug-induced severe cutaneous reactions and hepatotoxicity will aid in causality assessment and clinical diagnosis of possible life-threatening events and will provide a basis for further patient characterization and therapy.…”
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The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Inbal Avisar, Dan D. Gaton, Hirsch Dania, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish

“…We suggest a novel screening questionnaire to aid in the identification of women with IIH at risk for PCOS.…”
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Schwann cells in regeneration and cancer by Lan Zhang, Jiale Xie, Wenyu Dai, Bing Lu, Sheng Yi

“…In addition, Schwann cells also function as an important player in the tumor microenvironment and aid in the growth and invasiveness of many other solid cancers. …”
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CryoEM structure and small-angle X-ray scattering analyses of porcine retinol-binding protein 3 by Vineeta Kaushik, Luca Gessa, Nelam Kumar, Matyáš Pinkas, Mariusz Czarnocki-Cieciura, Krzysztof Palczewski, Jiří Nováček, Humberto Fernandes

“…Comprised of four retinoid-binding modules, RBP3 also binds fatty acids, potentially aiding retinal function by facilitating the loading and unloading of different retinoids at specific cell types thereby directing the cycle. …”
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The Role of Advanced Cardiac Imaging in Monitoring Cardiovascular Complications in Patients with Extracardiac Tumors: A Descriptive Review by Annamaria Tavernese, Valeria Cammalleri, Rocco Mollace, Giorgio Antonelli, Mariagrazia Piscione, Nino Cocco, Myriam Carpenito, Carmelo Dominici, Massimo Federici, Gian Paolo Ussia

“…Finally, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard for myocardial tissue characterization, aiding in the differential diagnosis of cardiac masses. …”
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A low-power metal–oxide scan driver circuit outputting non-overlapping pulses with DC power-supplied buffer by HyeongMin Kim, JungSuk Oh, YiKyoung You, SangWoon Lee, KeeChan Park

“…The CGB generates a carry pulse by the bootstrapping effect of pull-up TFT with the aid of clock signal; clock-supplied bootstrapping. …”
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Use of the WinTR-55 Hydrologic Model on Determination of Flood Peak Discharge: The Case of Kirklareli Vize Stream and Samsun Minoz Stream Watersheds by Çayan Alkan

“…The most successful estimation was for the 100-year return period with error 25% in the Vize stream watershed and was for the 10-year return period with error 2% in the Minoz Stream watershed. With the aid of the WinTR-55, which tends to predict larger peak flow rates, greater peak flow rates were estimated compared with observed peak flow for each return period. …”
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A systematic literature review on the importance of teacher recruitment and retention in global educational reform by Md Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan, Md Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan, Tebatso Namanyane, Meiqi Feng, Muhammad Arif

“…This study finds that policymakers and educational administrators worldwide have pertinent insights and data poised to aid in formulating more efficacious economic strategies for recruiting and retaining teachers. …”
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PET in neurotherapeutic discovery and development by Melissa Chassé, Neil Vasdev

“…As such, PET imaging has long been used as a tool to aid drug discovery programs from preclinical biomarker validation all the way through to clinical trials. …”
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A Blockchain-Based Edge Computing Group Signature Authentication Model for Underwater Clustered Networks by Yanxia Chen, Zhe Li, Rongxin Zhu

“…Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are deployed as blockchain nodes to aid cluster heads in identity verification, while all underwater acoustic nodes are integrated as lightweight blockchain nodes, thus ensuring uniform management and authentication. …”
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