Diagnostic Challenges in Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Sylwia Serafinska, Justyna Janocha-Litwin, Krzysztof Simon, Jolanta Zuwala-Jagiello

“…According to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidelines, which constitute diagnostic standards, the diagnosis of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be based on contrast-enhanced imaging. Lesion hyperenhancement should be observed throughout the arterial phase, followed by the washout during the venous phase. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of Hexavalent Chromium by Diphenylcarbazide-Grafted Macadamia Nutshell Powder by Londolani C. Maremeni, Sekomeng J. Modise, Fanyana M. Mtunzi, Michael J. Klink, Vusumzi E. Pakade

“…Surface roughness as a result of grafting was appreciated on the scanning electron microscopy images. Parameters influencing the adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) were examined and found to be optimal at pH 2, 120 min, 150 mg/L, and 2.5 g/L. …”
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Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Framework of Regional Ecosystem under the Global Climate Change Background by Qiao Wang, Peng Hou, Feng Zhang, Changzuo Wang

“…This paper proposes a regional integrated ecosystem assessment framework involving comprehensive monitoring. Satellite images are the main data source for different ecosystem and ecological parameters, and these need to be supplemented with the help of surveys or field observation data. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy for an Ampullary Region Carcinoma Occurred in Annular Pancreas Coexistent with Replaced Common Hepatic Artery by Ryuji Komine, Atsushi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Mori, Keisuke Minamimura, Toru Hirata, Takashi Kobayashi, Nobuo Toda, Masaya Mori

“…High-quality preoperative imaging and awareness of such rare conditions are necessary for operative safety. …”
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GRB 241107A: A Giant Flare from a Close-by Extragalactic Magnetar? by James Craig Rodi, Dominik Patryk Pacholski, Sandro Mereghetti, Edoardo Arrigoni, Angela Bazzano, Lorenzo Natalucci, Ruben Salvaterra, Pietro Ubertini

“…The position of GRB 241107A has been precisely determined because it fell inside the imaging field of view of the IBIS coded mask instrument. …”
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Diagnosis of a Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome in a Patient with Ischemic Stroke. Report of a Case by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Juan Ibrahim García Leonard, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University Hospital in Cienfuegos with dysarthria and right hemiparesis is presented. Diagnostic skull imaging studies were performed where the presence of extensive internal frontal hyperostosis, cortical atrophy and a left thalamic infarction was observed. …”
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Effects of Different Blanching Methods and Freezing Rates on Textural Properties of Prepared Broccoli by ZHAO Yinuo, JIN Xin, BI Jinfeng, XIE Yitong, DU Ting

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that the integrity of the cellular structure was maintained after the treatment. …”
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Pyogenic Sacroiliitis in Children: Two Case Reports by L. Ghedira Besbes, S. Haddad, A. Abid, Ch. Ben Meriem, M. N. Gueddiche

“…Computed tomography (CT), bone scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis showed characteristic findings of infectious sacroiliitis, and blood cultures were negatives. …”
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Lipid Antigens: Revealing the Hidden Players in Adaptive Immune Responses by Tamana Eskandari, Yasamin Eivazzadeh, Fatemeh Khaleghinia, Fatemeh Kashi, Valentyn Oksenych, Dariush Haghmorad

“…Recent advances in mass spectrometry, imaging techniques, and lipidomics have revolutionized the identification and characterization of lipid antigens and enhanced our understanding of their structural diversity and functional significance. …”
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Separating nanobubble nucleation for transfer-resistance-free electrocatalysis by Shasha Guo, Maolin Yu, Jinn-Kye Lee, Mengyi Qiu, Dundong Yuan, Zhili Hu, Chao Zhu, Yao Wu, Zude Shi, Wei Ma, Shuangyin Wang, Yongmin He, Zhengyang Zhang, Zhuhua Zhang, Zheng Liu

“…Herein, we develop an on-chip microcell-based total-internal-reflection-fluorescence-microscopy to enable operando imaging of bubbles at sub-50 nm and dynamic probing of their nucleation during hydrogen evolution reaction. …”
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Improved Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Titanium Dioxide Composite with Highly Exposed {001} Facets and Its Photoelectrochemical Response by Gregory S. H. Thien, Fatin Saiha Omar, Nur Ily Syuhada Ahmad Blya, Wee Siong Chiu, Hong Ngee Lim, Ramin Yousefi, Farid-Jamali Sheini, Nay Ming Huang

“…Field emission scanning electron microscope and high resolution transmission electron microscope imaging reveal that the structure consists of TiO2 nanoparticles covered with TiO2 nanosheets of exposed 001 facets on a RGO sheet. …”
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Crust and Uppermost Mantle Magma Plumbing System Beneath Changbaishan Intraplate Volcano, China/North Korea, Revealed by Ambient Noise Adjoint Tomography by Xingli Fan, Zhen Guo, Yang Zhao, Qi‐Fu Chen

“…The newly obtained seismic images detail a 3D architecture of magma plumbing systems beneath CBV, characterized by the presence of a prominent lower‐crustal mush zone with an estimated melt fraction of ∼1.5%–3.6%, which is sourced from upwelling asthenosphere through a vertical narrow conduit in the uppermost mantle region that contains an estimated melt fraction of ∼6%.…”
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Attenuation processes in positive social emotion upregulation: Disentangling functional role of ventrolateral prefrontal cortex by Dmitriy D. Bezmaternykh, Mikhail Ye. Melnikov, Evgeny D. Petrovskiy, Ksenia G. Mazhirina, Andrey A. Savelov, Mark B. Shtark, Patrik Vuilleumier, Yury Koush

“…Here, we examined the neural processes mediating upregulation of positive social emotions using functional magnetic resonance imaging in healthy female volunteers. We identified brain regions engaged in upregulation of positive social emotions and applied a parametric empirical Bayes approach to isolate modulated network connectivity patterns and assess how these effects relate to individual measures of social perception. …”
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Maturity-Onset Diabetes of Young Type 5: Diabetes with Extrapancreatic Features by Adnan Haider, Oksana Symczyk, Ayesha Hassan, Muhammad Atif Khan, Inderpreet Madahar, Dylan Holland

“…Clinical presentation, biochemical features, imaging in a patient with diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy, and congenital dysplastic right kidney. …”
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Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis complicated by glutaric acidemia type II: a case report by Yuli Zhang, Yuli Zhang, Longfei Chen, Miao Duan

“…On the eighth day of life, the patient exhibited abdominal distension and vomiting. Diagnostic imaging, including abdominal B-ultrasound and x-ray, revealed thickened bowel walls, multiple intestinal pneumatosis, and partial intestinal dilation, consistent with NEC. …”
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Do Otologists and Other Otolaryngologists Manage Single-Sided Deafness Differently? by Nurullah Türe, Armağan İncesulu, Badr Eldin Mostafa

“…RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between otologists and non-otologists in radiological imaging (child P = .469, adult P = .140) and preferred treatment method (child P = .546, adult P = .106). …”
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Neural network-based robot localization using visual features by Felipe Trujillo-Romero

“…Once the map is constructed, capturing just a couple of images of the environment is sufficient to estimate the robot's location. …”
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Conservative Management of Placenta Percreta: Three Cases and a Review of the Literature regarding Conservative Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Disorders. by M. Patabendige, J. M. P. Sanjeewa, A. M. A. K. G. Amarasekara, R. P. Herath

“…However, at least one magnetic resonance imaging three months postoperatively may predict a further risk of delayed haemorrhage.…”
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A portable electrochemical immunosensor for detection of S. aureus based on polyelectrolyte-modified screen-printed carbon electrode by Aleksei A. Evdokimov, Anna A. Baldina, Anna A. Nikitina, Timur A. Aliev, Artemii M. Zenkin, Mikhail V. Zhukov, Igor S. Pantyukhin, Ekaterina V. Skorb, Anton A. Muravev

“…QCM measurements and AFM imaging ensure effective adhesion of S. aureus antibody to PEI surface and its strong interactions with analyte through the PSS polyelectrolyte layer. …”
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Unravelling the case of suspected ectopic ureter in a young adult patient by Leni Santiani, MD, Tjahjodjati, MD, Basofi Sukiman, MD

“…Physical examination was normal, and she had no fever or pain. Imaging revealed a dilated and tortuous right ureter inserting into the vagina, indicating a suspected ectopic ureter. …”
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