The Performance of Irrigation Schemes in Sudan Affected by Climate Variability and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam by Shamseddin M. Ahmed, Khalid G. Biro Turk, Hassan Ali Dinar

“…This study used datasets derived from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), specifically the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) and crop water use efficiency (CWUE), alongside climate time-series data obtained from the Climate Research Unit, to evaluate the performance of irrigation schemes in Sudan affected by climate variability and the construction and filling of the GERD. …”
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Acute portal vein thrombosis in an isolated, blunt, minor liver injury near the porta hepatis by Onchuda Wongweerakit, Osaree Akaraborworn, Burapat Sangthong, Komet Thongkhao

“…However, its diagnosis in asymptomatic patients is still challenging. Periodic imaging is necessary for highly suspected PVT, especially in liver injury with lacerations close to the porta hepatis, even in cases of a minor injury.…”
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Congenital Bullous Syphilis: A Case Report from Italy and a Comprehensive Literature Review by Edoardo Cammarata, Elia Esposto, Nunzia Di Cristo, Chiara Airoldi, Elena Bernascone, Valentina Burzio, Paola Savoia

“…Nontreponemal and treponemal serologic tests were central to diagnosis, supported by maternal screening and imaging. Intravenous penicillin G was the most frequently employed therapy. …”
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Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome and Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in the Era of COVID-19 by Khizar Hamid, Swaminathan Perinkulam Sathyanarayanan, Touba Naim, Muhammad Hamza, Mirza Omer Mahmood Baig, Emad Abu Sitta

“…We report a patient with a history of alcohol abuse and recent exposure to mice and sick kittens who presented with cough with sputum production, shortness of breath, orthopnea, and new-onset lower extremity edema. Imaging revealed bilateral infiltrates more common on the left with an unremarkable echocardiogram. …”
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Synchronous clonally related anaplastic large cell lymphoma and malignant histiocytosis by Mirvate Harb, Tom Abrassart, Laurent Dewispeleare, Pierre Sidon, Natacha Dirckx, Anne-laure Trepant, Julie Castiaux, Pierre Heimann, Jean-Francois Emile, Hussein Farhat

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Machine Learning in the Management of Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Scoping Review by Aijing Luo, Wei Chen, Hongtao Zhu, Wenzhao Xie, Xi Chen, Zhenjiang Liu, Zirui Xin

“…The patient data used in these studies comprised demographics, clinical characteristics, various types of imaging (9/23, 39%), and electrophysiological signals (7/23, 30%). …”
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State of intracardiac and central hemodynamics in patients with mitral valve insufficiency during surgery with cardioprotection by electrical fibrillation and intermittent aortic c... by B.M. Todurov, Yu.A. Kharenko, M.V. Khartanovich, V.B. Demyanchuk, I.Yu. Mokryk

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Analysis of factors associated with intercostal neuralgia after osteoporotic thoracic spine fracture and construction of a prediction model by Zhen-Gang Liu, Fan Yang, Peng-fu Li, Qi Song, Gao Wang, Bo-Yin Zhang

“…Methods The retrospective study involved 518 patients with thoracic OVCF treated at our hospital, among whom those with and without intercostal neuralgia were matched at a 1:1 ratio.Relevant basic clinical data and imaging parameters of the patients were recorded, t-test was used for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables to determine the factors associated with intercostal neuralgia. …”
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Association of Plasma Levels of Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolites with Acute Stroke in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Low-Middle Income Country by Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, Asad I. Mian

“…Participants were enrolled if they had clinical acute stroke with confirmatory brain imaging to differentiate between ischemia and hemorrhage. …”
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Clinical case of heart transplantation in the conditions of «the recipient-to-donor» transportation by B.M. Todurov, O.O. Samchuk, G.I. Kovtun, A.O. Shpachuk, M.V. Goncharenko, I.M. Kuzmich, O.M. Druzhina, O.A. Loskutov, O.I. Kvasha, S.M. Sudakevich, A.Yu. Melnik, Yu.I. Golik, R.V. Domashich, I.Z. Humenny

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Salomé, reine d’Angleterre : destins esthétiques de la Salomé d’Oscar Wilde (Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Bryant, Ken Russell) by Tristan Grünberg

“…Mais le cinéma vient ici ajouter sa pierre à l’édifice esthétique, créant, par le cadrage, le montage, les fondus enchaînés et les surimpressions, des images à la fois énigmatiques et révélatrices, dignes héritières des rêveries, parfois cauchemardesques, qu’a su produire l’Angleterre de la fin du xixe siècle. …”
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Toll-like receptor upregulation in liver and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with amoebic liver abscess by Sandhya Khunger, Abhishek Mewara, Upninder Kaur, Ajay Duseja, Pallab Ray, Naveen Kalra, Navneet Sharma, Rakesh Sehgal

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Intrahepatic Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance Are More Strongly Associated with Impaired NEFA Suppression after Oral Glucose Loading Than with Fasting NEFA Levels in Healthy Ol... by Francis M. Finucane, Stephen J. Sharp, Mensud Hatunic, Alison Sleigh, Ema De Lucia Rolfe, Avan Aihie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Simon J. Griffin, David B. Savage, Nicholas J. Wareham

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Beyond age: Decoding the investment DNA of generations Z and Y in Indonesia by Debbi Chyntia Ovami, Henny Zurika Lubis, Esa Setiana, Ita Mustika, Sari Wulandari

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Development trend of primary healthcare after health reform in China: a longitudinal observational study by Hui Li, Jie Feng, Zuxun Lu, Yanhong Gong, Xuan Zhou, Guopeng Zhang, Xiaoxv Yin, Jianxiong Wu

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammography, Ultrasound, and Fine-Needle Aspiration in Detecting Breast Cancer in Patients with Painful Breast Masses:A Medical Record-Base Study by Hassan Vafapour, Sajad Borzoueisileh, Fatemeh Vafapour, Zafar Masoumi Moghaddam, Frough Nikeghbali, Yaghoub Barfar, Amir Hekmatifar

“…Diagnostic methods include physical examination, mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and fine-needle aspiration (FNA). However, FNA has limitations due to its invasive nature and the need for a professional cytopathologist to interpret breast cytology results, which can pose significant challenges. …”
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Clinical features and factors associated with short-term prognosis in patients with pulmonary embolism by V.Y. Tseluyko, L.M. Yakovleva, S.M. Sukhova, O.V. Radchenko, T.V. Pylova, A.S. Vnukova, K.Yu. Kinoshenko

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Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and severe sleep or psychiatric disorders were excluded.Methods Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein (CRP), human leucocyticantigen-B27, plain x-ray, and magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints were performed. Functional scores, patient index data, axial SpA disease activity index, perceived stress scale, hospital anxiety and depression scale, functional axial SpA index, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, visual analogue scale, health assessment questionnaire, euro level QoL-5 dimension-3 L, work limitation questionnaire, fatigue item of the BAS-DAI, and fatigue severity scale were analyzed.Results Elevated levels of ESR (19.08 ± 11.75) and CRP (10.28 ± 6.29) were highly associated with chronic pain and discomfort in axSpA. …”
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Sustained Impairment in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Capacity Testing in Patients after COVID-19: A Single Center Experience by Georg Evers, Arik Bernard Schulze, Irina Osiaevi, Kimon Harmening, Richard Vollenberg, Rainer Wiewrodt, Rudin Pistulli, Matthias Boentert, Phil-Robin Tepasse, Juergen R. Sindermann, Ali Yilmaz, Michael Mohr

“…If objectively limited in EC or deteriorated in oxygen pulse, we offered cardiac stress magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a follow-up CPET. Results. Eighteen male and 12 female patients were included. …”
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Impact of warning pictorials and size on perceived effectiveness of cigar warning labels in a nationally representative between-subjects experiment by James F Thrasher, Tara L Queen, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, Sarah D Kowitt, Leah M Ranney, Adam O Goldstein, Chineme Enyioha, Desmond Jenson, Paschal Sheeran, Sonia A Clark, Kristen L Jarman, Michelle Z Yang

“…Warning size did not impact outcomes, and neither warning type nor size predicted perceived enjoyment of smoking cigarillos or reactance to the warnings.Conclusion Including images with text warning statements for cigarillos can increase PWE. …”
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