Role of CBNAAT in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective cross-sectional study by Rahul Gupta, Ashok Kumar Janmeja, Arjun Kumar, Balbir Singh, Pramod Kumar Shridhar

“…All other recommended investigations used for diagnosis of TBLN and TPE were also performed including ZN stain, FNAC, biochemical analysis of pleural fluid, Mantoux test, radiological imaging, and other routine investigations. The data analysis was done using SPSS version 20 software. …”
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Evaluation of Hydatid Cyst Cases: A Single-center Retrospective Study by Suzan Şahin, Bülent Kaya

“…Diagnosis was made by ultrasonography in 16 patients (53.3%), magnetic resonance imaging in 8 patients (26.7%), and computed tomography in 6 patients (20.0%). …”
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy rando... by Laurie Zawertailo, Helena Zhang, Noreen Rahmani, Tarek K Rajji, Peter Selby

“…Three magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans will be conducted: two at baseline and one at end of treatment, to assess any functional or structural changes following treatment.…”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…Evidence from literature also validate the essence of CM in imaging studies. CT, by virtue of its ubiquity, ease of use, speed, and lower financial footprint, is usually the first investigation in cases of headache. …”
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Comparing low-cost activated carbon made from coffee waste and bagasse to remove heavy metals and methylene blue dye by Nahla. M. Salatein, Mahmoud Shaaban, Irene. S. Fahim

“…The FTIR spectra of SCBAC and ECWAC exhibit unique chemical compositions and functional groups, such as aromatic structures elucidating their structural characteristics and possible applications. SEM images showed that the activated carbon’s upper surface was not smooth and had many holes of different sizes and shapes.…”
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Artificial intelligence-driven ensemble deep learning models for smart monitoring of indoor activities in IoT environment for people with disabilities by Munya A. Arasi, Hussah Nasser AlEisa, Amani A. Alneil, Radwa Marzouk

“…Human activity detection methods are the technical area which studies the classification of actions or movements an individual achieves over the recognition of signals directed by smartphones or wearable sensors or over images or video frames. They are efficient in certifying functions of detection of actions, observing crucial functions, and tracking. …”
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The Role of the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Acute Kidney Injury by Fen Jiang, Zhen Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaxuan Xiang, Jie Lei, Bo Yang, XiangLi Lei, Xuewei Li

“…This retrospective analysis included 595 adult patients with AIS who were hospitalized to the NICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of South China between January 2017 and December 2019. Clinical signs and imaging studies were used to diagnose AIS. KDIGO criteria were used to define AKI. …”
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Interleukin-17 prevents oxidative stress from damaging osteoblast formation by inhibiting autophagic degradation of metallothionein-2 by Xueyan Ling, Cuixia Wang, Qin Feng, Tao Zhang

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Methods to Compare Predicted and Observed Phosphene Experience in tACS Subjects by Aprinda Indahlastari, Aditya K. Kasinadhuni, Christopher Saar, Kevin Castellano, Bakir Mousa, Munish Chauhan, Thomas H. Mareci, Rosalind J. Sadleir

“…Six healthy subjects underwent 10 Hz tACS while being imaged in an MRI scanner. Two different electrode montages, T7-T8 and Fpz-Oz, were used. …”
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Triple pillars of sustainable finance: The role of green finance, CSR, and digitalization on bank performance in Bangladesh by Shaikh Masrick Hasan, K. M. Anwarul Islam, Tawfiq Taleb Tawfiq, Priya Saha

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Influence of multimodal low-opioid anesthesia on the dynamics of аnnexin V in blood plasma during cardiac surgery by S.R. Maruniak, O.A. Loskutov, O.M. Druzhyna, I.R. Malish, N.V. Korotchuk

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NEW ROLE FOR THE TEACHER: PREVENT STUDENTS FROM COMPLETELY ABANDONING THEMSELVES TO AI AND RELINQUISHING CONTROL OVER THEIR LEARNING. Illustration for foreign languages for specifi... by Felicia CONSTANTIN

“…the incalculable benefits of the use of AI by students, in terms of speed, number of variants generated, productions with a high level of language, the generation of suggestive images through free and high-performance applications, the creation or self-creation of evaluation exercises; (b). the double valence - positive and negative - of some aspects: respect and nuance of the workload, originality in the context of a large number of users, error correction, management in solving the assignments, emotional involvement; (c). the disadvantages about the inability to perform some work tasks, the deviations from the defined work task, the hallucinations produced, and the limitations in the context of a common collaborative activity platform. …”
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UAV-Based Survey of the Earth Pyramids at the Kuklica Geosite (North Macedonia) by Ivica Milevski, Bojana Aleksova, Slavoljub Dragićević

“…Given the site’s small size (0.5 km²), the freely available satellite images and digital elevation models are not suitable for comprehensive analysis and monitoring of the site, especially in terms of the individual forms within the site. …”
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Subscapular skinfold thickness, not other anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured adiposity, is positively associated with the presence of age-related macular... by Jayne Woodside, David Wright, Margaret Rayman, Miguel Gedtal, Ruth Esther Hogg

“…Objective Current literature reveals an association between anthropometric measures of adiposity (AnthM) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but few have explored the disease association with imaging methods. This study aimed to explore the relationship between AMD status and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures (DEXAMs) among a representative sample of the US population, and compare the association with AnthM.Method Using a representative sample in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study 2005–2006 (n=1632), DEXAMs across the whole body and waist (ie, android), and relative fat distributions (eg, percentage fat, android-to-total body ratio) were analysed between no AMD (baseline) and any AMD. …”
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Exploring the nexus between economic growth and economic performance in Nepal by Yadav Mani Upadhyaya, Khom Raj Kharel, Suman Kharel, Basu Dev Lamichhane

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Outcomes of operative and nonoperative management of myotendinous Achilles tendon ruptures: a systematic review by Darius L. Lameire, Luca Ramelli, Mansur Halai, David Wasserstein, Sam Si-Hyeong Park

“…Operative management may be indicated in high level athletes. Imaging to determine the exact location of injury, quality of remaining tendon, and gap distance may further aid when considering treatment options. …”
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SLC7A11 is a potential therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker correlated with immune cell infiltration in cervical cancer by Mutangala Muloye Guy, Tingting Bian, Longyun Sun, Yiping Hao, Xinlin Jiao, Wenjing Zhang, Teng Zhang, Baoxia Cui

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Clinical characteristics and quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease before revascularization by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, О.J. Zharinov, N.B. Іvaniuk, K.O. Mikhaliev, O.P. Nadorak, О.А. Еpanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

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Chemical and Noble Gas Isotope Compositions of Formation Gases from a 3 km Deep Scientific Borehole in the Koyna Seismogenic Zone, Western India by Nagaraju Podugu, Satrughna Mishra, Thomas Wiersberg, Sukanta Roy

“…The He-rich zones correlate well with the zones of anomalous physical and mechanical properties identified from geophysical logs and are characterized by high fracture density as revealed from borehole images, indicating that the borehole punctured multiple fracture zones. …”
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Assessment of the Relationship between Maxillary Posterior Teeth and Maxillary Sinus Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography by Alaa Abdelqader Altaweel, Sami Mohammed Saad Sowairi, Ahmed Mohammed Saaduddin Sapri, Sama Abdulelah Saeedi, Asalah Hamad Alamri, Albtoul Ahmed Alnobi, Maha Fahad ALSharif, Ahmed Mohsen A Altokhi, Hisham Abbas

“…From coronal and sagittal images of CBCT, the vertical distance between the posterior maxillary root and the maxillary sinus was measured and classified according to its proximity to the maxillary sinus. …”
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