A Personalized Muscle–Tendon Assessment and Exercise Prescription Concept Reduces Muscle–Tendon Imbalances in Female Adolescent Athletes by Theresa Domroes, Kolja Weidlich, Sebastian Bohm, Falk Mersmann, Adamantios Arampatzis

“…Tendon micromorphology was assessed with a peak spatial frequency (PSF) analysis of proximal tendon ultrasound images. Muscle–tendon imbalances were identified based on tendon strain during maximum voluntary contractions. …”
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Preservation of Bilateral Corticospinal Projections from Injured Hemisphere After Perinatal Stroke by Cameron P. Casey, Ellen N. Sutter, Alina Grimaldo, Kellie M. Collins, Jose Guerrero-Gonzalez, Ryan M. McAdams, Douglas C. Dean, Bernadette T. Gillick

“…Assessments included magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to characterize the lesion and quantify CST structural integrity, single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (spTMS) to evaluate CST functional circuitry, and neuromotor assessments. …”
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The Effect of A2E on the Uptake and Release of Calcium in the Lysosomes and Mitochondria of Human RPE Cells Exposed to Blue Light by Mao-Mei Luo, Lin Chen, Shu Wang, Chun Zeng, De-Zhi Li, YeGe Bi, Long-Qian Liu, Shan-Jun Cai

“…In order to measure the calcium levels in the different organelles, RPE were imaged using a laser scanning confocal microscope. …”
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Structural Alteration of Medial Temporal Lobe Subfield in the Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease by Pan He, Hang Qu, Ming Cai, Weijie Liu, Xinyi Gu, Qiang Ma

“…Methods. 30 patients with aMCI, 16 patients with AD, and 30 NC are recruited; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans are conducted. Voxel-based morphometry was employed to conduct the quantitative measurement of gray matter densities of the hippocampus, amygdala, entorhinal cortex, and mammillary body (MB). …”
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Structured reporting of neuroendocrine tumors in PET/CT using [18F]SiTATE - impact on interdisciplinary communication by Anna Hinterberger, Lukas Trupka, Sophia Kortbein, Ricarda Ebner, Nicola Fink, Matthias F. Froelich, Dominik Nörenberg, Carmen Wängler, Björn Wängler, Ralf Schirrmacher, Adrien Holzgreve, Matthias Brendel, Stefanie Corradini, Christoph Auernhammer, Johannes Rübenthaler, Freba Grawe

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Predictive Value of Initial 18F-FDG PET/CT for Identifying EGFR and KRAS Mutations in Patients with Non-small-cell Lung Cancer by Ozge Vural Topuz, Nur Buyukpinarbasili

“…Aim: Since the importance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog gene (KRAS) mutation status in predicting treatment response in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is well known, we aimed to evaluate whether initial fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging could non-invasively predict EGFR or KRAS mutation states in this patient group. …”
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The multiple uses of artificial intelligence in exercise programs: a narrative review by Alberto Canzone, Alberto Canzone, Giacomo Belmonte, Antonino Patti, Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Fabio Rapisarda, Valerio Giustino, Patrik Drid, Antonino Bianco

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Development of a Web-Based Intervention for Middle Managers to Enhance Resilience at the Individual, Team, and Organizational Levels in Health Care Systems: Multiphase Study by Eva Gil-Hernández, Irene Carrillo, Jimmy Martin-Delgado, Daniel García-Torres, José Joaquín Mira

“…ResultsThe tool, eResiliencia, was structured into 2 main blocks: individual and team resilience and organizational resilience. It included videos, images, PDFs, and links to dynamic graphics and additional texts. …”
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Protective Effects of Baicalein on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced AR42J PACs through Attenuation of Both Inflammation and Pyroptosis via Downregulation of miR-224-5p/PARP1 by Ming-Wei Liu, Chun-Hai Zhang, Shou-Hong Ma, De-Qiong Zhang, Li-Qiong Jiang, Yang Tan

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Genetic context modulates aging and degeneration in the murine retina by Olivia J. Marola, Michael MacLean, Travis L. Cossette, Cory A. Diemler, Amanda A. Hewes, Alaina M. Reagan, Jonathan Nyandu Kanyinda, Daniel A. Skelly, Gareth R. Howell

“…Accordingly, B6, WSB, and NZO mice were subjected to human-relevant in vivo examinations at 4, 8, 12, and/or 18M, including: slit lamp, fundus imaging, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein angiography, and pattern/full-field electroretinography. …”
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Impact of Wetting-Drying Cycles on Soil Intra-Aggregate Pore Architecture Under Different Management Systems by Luiz F. Pires, Jocenei A. T. de Oliveira, José V. Gaspareto, Adolfo N. D. Posadas, André L. F. Lourenço

“…The normalized 3D Shannon entropy showed differences of less than 2% before and after the W-D cycles for MT and NT, with differences of 5% for CT. The imaged porosity showed reductions of approximately 50% after 12 W-D cycles for CT and NT. …”
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Subthreshold Micropulse Treatment Laser versus Half-Dose Photo Dynamic Therapy for the Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy with Parafoveal or Subfoveal Leakage STML versus PDT... by Qingshan Chen, Xia Zhao, Qiuju Yin, Zhi Li, Zimei Zhao, Jiafeng Ning

“…All patients were diagnosed according to clinical characteristics and findings on multimodal imaging. The medical records including patients with a minimum follow-up period of 3 months were reviewed. …”
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«No-reflow» phenomenon and risk factors associated with its development after primary percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction by V.І. Tseluyko, M.M. Doloh, O.A. Leonenko

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Efficacy and Safety of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Treatment of Complex Perianal Fistulas: A Meta-Analysis by Fang Cheng, Zhong Huang, Zhi Li

“…The pooled OR for studies that combined reepithelialization of the external opening with pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the healing of fistulas was 1.77 (95% CI 1.28, 2.45; P=0.0006). …”
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Potential and actual evapotranspiration and Landsat derived indices by P. Kumar, D. Deka, A. Yadav, Ashwani ., M. Kumar, J.P. Das, A. Singh, A. Gurjar

“…Remote sensing data accessed from Moderate Resolution Imaging Radiometer evapotranspiration project data was used for calculating evapotranspiration and potential evaporation. …”
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The Social Construction of Categorical Data: Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing Data Features in Publicly Available Datasets by Theresa Willem, Alessandro Wollek, Theodor Cheslerean-Boghiu, Martha Kenney, Alena Buyx

“…As a standard, categorical data, such as patients’ gender, socioeconomic status, or skin color, are used to train models in fusion with other data types, such as medical images and text-based medical information. However, the effects of including categorical data features for model training in such data-scarce areas are underexamined, particularly regarding models intended to serve individuals equitably in a diverse population. …”
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Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanorods with the Thickness of Less than or Equal to 1 μm through Zinc Acetate or Zinc Nitrate for Perovskite Solar Cell Applications by Albertus Bramantyo, Kenji Murakami, Masayuki Okuya, Arief Udhiarto, Nji Raden Poespawati

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were observed to analyze the morphological shape of the ZnO NRs. …”
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New Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Bruch’s Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width Assessment in Nonglaucomatous Eyes with Large Discs by Serife Bayraktar, Gulnar Sultanova, Zafer Cebeci, Emre Altinkurt, Belgin Izgi

“…The optic nerve head (ONH) parameters obtained by confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO), peripapillary RNFL thickness, BMO area, and BMO-MRW were imaged with SD-OCT. Results. The mean disc size was 3.06 ± 0.42 mm2 (range, 2.61–4.68) in Group 1 and 1.95 ± 0.23 mm2 (range, 1.6–2.43) in Group 2 (p=0.0001). …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…The study further found out that those adolescent students who encounter explicit materials in the form of images of naked persons, sex videos, and written material, were likely to experience potential addiction, reduced self-control, and cognitive impairment. …”
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Effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation combined with acoustic startle priming motor training on upper limb motor function and neural plasticity in stroke individuals: study... by Jing Zhang, Yu Chen, Mingzhu Wang, Nan Xia, Jinghong Li, Weiqiang Liang, Yangyang Yin, Linhan Zhai, Qiuxia Wang

“…Secondary outcomes include neurophysiological metrics and neuroimaging results from diffusion tensor imaging and resting-state functional MRI.Ethics and dissemination The trial is registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Registration No. …”
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