Total Thickness Bilateral Rupture of the Rectus Abdominis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Dernas Suhail, Olivia Smith, Philip Lim, Srinivas Chintapatla

“…We describe the case of a young male trainee paratrooper who presented with sudden onset severe lower abdominal pain that occurred during military training. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed full-thickness bilateral rupture of the rectus abdominis. …”
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Detection of Cancer Stem Cells from Patient Samples by Sofia Hakala, Anna Hämäläinen, Sanne Sandelin, Nikolaos Giannareas, Elisa Närvä

“…Spatial and single-cell methods for analyzing patient tumor tissues and noninvasive techniques such as liquid biopsy and in vivo imaging are discussed. Additionally, methods recently established in laboratories, preclinical studies, and clinical assays are covered. …”
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Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Testicular Cancer by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Edio Llerena-Hernández, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Rolando Jacob Martínez-Granados, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…We present the case of a 24-year-old man who arrived at the emergency department with dysesthesia and paraparesis as well as urinary incontinence. Imaging studies showed an infiltrative lesion in the left testicle, pulmonary and hepatic metastatic disease, and a large retroperitoneal ganglionar conglomerate that infiltrated the spinal cord through the intervertebral foramina of the vertebra level T11 with displacement of the L1 vertebral body. …”
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Successful Outcome in Posttraumatic Superficial Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm following Distal Femur Fracture by Lalith Mohan, Sai Charan Vemulapalli, Chandrasekhar Patnala, Asif Hussain Khazi Syed, K. K. Kiran Kumar, A. Sundeep Kund

“…Radiographs showed suspected posteromedial soft tissue shadow. Further imaging confirmed a rare pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery. …”
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Water quality and neurodegenerative disease risk in the middle-aged and elderly population by Yujia Bao, Yongxuan Li, Yanqiu Zhou, Jingqi Zhou, Wei Mu, Xiaobei Deng, Chen Shen, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran

“…We assembled a cohort of 397,265 participants from the UK Biobank to investigate the associations of water hardness with neurodegenerative diseases and brain imaging phenotypes through modeling. We found water hardness in 0–120 mg/L elevated the incidence risks of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia compared to that in 120–300 mg/L, with hazard ratios of 1.13 (1.01, 1.27) and 1.24 (1.05, 1.46), respectively. …”
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Hyperammonemia: What Urea-lly Need to Know: Case Report of Severe Noncirrhotic Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy and Review of the Literature by Ruby Upadhyay, Thomas P. Bleck, Katharina M. Busl

“…Late-onset OTC deficiency presenting with severe hyperammonemic encephalopathy and extensive imaging correlate can be fully reversible if recognized promptly and treated aggressively.…”
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Construction of Three-Dimensional Crack Calculation Method for Transparent Rock-Like Materials Based on Stereo Vision Principle by Shu Zhu, Zhihua Luo, Zhu Zhende, Yufeng Gao, Nan Wu

“…Four high-speed cameras were arranged around it to record the images of the same moment from different angles. Based on the theory of stereoscopic vision, a calculation method for the three-dimensional constitutive structure of crack propagation inside the rock was proposed, which can quantitatively describe the crack spatial morphological change. …”
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Creativity and disinformation in artificial intelligence-driven fashion communication by Sigita Kamašauskė, Živilė Sederevičiūtė-Pačiauskienė

“…The findings of this research show the emerging machine-washing concept as the topics that scholars are mostly focused on – the recreation of reality using deepfakes and altered images, digital influencers, and their messages. …”
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Superparamagnetic Bifunctional Bisphosphonates Nanoparticles: A Potential MRI Contrast Agent for Osteoporosis Therapy and Diagnostic by Y. Lalatonne, M. Monteil, H. Jouni, J. M. Serfaty, O. Sainte-Catherine, N. Lièvre, S. Kusmia, P. Weinmann, M. Lecouvey, L. Motte

“…A bone targeting nanosystem is reported here which combined magnetic contrast agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and a therapeutic agent (bisphosphonates) into one drug delivery system. …”
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Optical Tests on a Curve Fresnel Lens as Secondary Optics for Solar Troughs by D. Fontani, P. Sansoni, F. Francini, M. DeLucia, G. Pierucci, D. Jafrancesco

“…Focusing tests are performed, illuminating different areas of the lens with solar divergence light and acquiring images on the plane of the photocell using a CMOS camera. …”
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Selective Conventional Approach for Management of Bleeding Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report by Jyoti Dahal, Suman Raj Tamrakar, Rupesh Singh Basnyat

“…We hereby report a case of 25 years lady who presented with irregular heavy vaginal bleeding and diagnosed to have uterine arteriovenous malformation by magnetic resonance imaging. She was managed conventionally with condom tamponade during bleeding due to intrauterine procedure and later with hormonal therapy. …”
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A 37 mm Spindle Cell Lipoma on the Floor of the Mouth by Eve Malthiery, Valérie Costes-Martineau, Marie-Alix Fauroux, Jacques-Henri Torres

“…Histological features (mature adipocytes and CD34+ spindle cells) led to a diagnosis of SCL. Medical imaging assessment of this lesion could have been influenced by the high frequency of the ranulas in the floor of the mouth. …”
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Effects of Different Relative Humidities on Flax Fibers prior to Manufacturing Their Composites Based on the Shear Response by Abdul Moudood, Anisur Rahman, Andreas Öchsner, Md Mainul Islam, Mohammad Yeakub Ali, Gaston Francucci

“…A very poor microstructure has been affirmed by the SEM images of the composite samples conditioned at 90% RH environments.…”
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Cinema and Identity: Criss-Cross Reflections by Irina S. Semenenko, Vladimir I. Pantin, Elena V. Morozova

“…Cinema is regarded as an effective tool for creating and revising historical narratives, for promoting new images and meanings and for exposing prospects for future social development. …”
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Multi-Ligament Reconstruction in an Adolescent Female Affected by Congenital Femoral Deficiency and Complete Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligament agenesis: A Case Report by Simone Giusti, Maria Beatrice Bocchi, Edoardo De Fenu, Osvaldo Palmacci, Ezio Adriani

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Knee MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) should be requested in all patients affected by congenital femoral deficiency to exclude ligamentous agenesis. …”
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Modification of Urushiol Derivatives by Liquid Crystal Epoxy Resin by Gongwen Tang, Zhishan Yan, Linrong Ma, Xin Huang

“…Moreover, the presence of TMBPDE enhanced the toughness of UFUR as observed by impact test and reflected in the morphologies observed from SEM images of fracture surfaces. It would also be novel and effective to modify urushiol derivatives by the LC polymer.…”
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Lymph Node Abscessation Secondary to Neoplasia in Two Dogs by Erin Close, Sarah Lumbrezer-Johnson, Eric Hostnik, Rhonda Burge, Ryan Jennings, Laura Selmic

“…While more common in humans, there are only limited case reports available. Advanced imaging (computed tomography), cytology, surgical excision, and histopathology lead to the final diagnosis. …”
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FedRSC: A Federated Learning Analysis for Multi-Label Road Surface Classifications by Ioannis V. Vondikakis, Ilias E. Panagiotopoulos, George J. Dimitrakopoulos

“…According to the experiments, this approach efficient classifies road surface images, achieving comprehensive coverage even in scenarios where data from certain edges is limited.…”
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Design and Fabrication of Ultrathin Metallic Phase Shifters for Visible and Near-Infrared Wavelengths by Qing Guo, Jinkui Chu, Chuanlong Guan, Chuxiao Zhang, Ran Zhang

“…The polarization state of light is critical for biological imaging, acousto-optics, bio-navigation, and many other optical applications. …”
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Neural circuits underlying context-dependent competition between defensive actions in Drosophila larvae by Maxime Lehman, Chloé Barré, Md Amit Hasan, Benjamin Flament, Sandra Autran, Neena Dhiman, Peter Soba, Jean-Baptiste Masson, Tihana Jovanic

“…Using neuronal manipulations, machine learning-based behavioral detection, electron microscopy (EM) connectomics and calcium imaging in Drosophila larvae, we map second-order interneurons that are differentially involved in the competition between defensive actions in response to competing aversive cues. …”
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