Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography: Practical Tips and Clinical Indications for Biliary Disease Management by Stefano Palmucci, Federica Roccasalva, Marina Piccoli, Giovanni Fuccio Sanzà, Pietro Valerio Foti, Alfonso Ragozzino, Pietro Milone, Giovanni Carlo Ettorre

“…In this paper, technical features of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiography are briefly discussed; main diagnostic tips of hepatobiliary phase are showed, emphasizing the benefit of enhanced cholangiography in comparison with conventional MRCP.…”
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Pigmented Maize (Zea mays L.) Contains Anthocyanins with Potential Therapeutic Action Against Oxidative Stress - A Review by Jesús Miguel Magaña Cerino, Héctor Arturo Peniche Pavía, Axel Tiessen, Carmen Magdalena Gurrola Díaz

“…Maize ingestion could contribute to the reduction in the rate of non-communicable diseases and, in turn, to its function as an adjuvant in their management. These diseases are mainly associated with oxidative stress, which is characterized by a redox cell imbalance produced due to pro-oxidant molecules accumulation, inducing irreversible damages. …”
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Electrochemical sensors for the detection of immune checkpoint related proteins and their role in cancer companion diagnostics by Louise Barnaby, Andrew G. Watts, Pedro Estrela

“…Electrochemical sensors are a high sensitivity point of care diagnostic technique that can have the potential to achieve detection of multiple biomarkers at once. The main problem facing this field is improving their sensitivity to be able to detect the incredibly low concentrations of biomarkers found in liquid biopsy samples. …”
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SIAT-WEXv2: A Wearable Exoskeleton for Reducing Lumbar Load during Lifting Tasks by Xinyu Ji, Dashuai Wang, Pengfei Li, Liangsheng Zheng, Jianquan Sun, Xinyu Wu

“…How to improve the human-machine coupling and enhance the assistance performance are the main challenges for ALE’s development. Based on the biomechanical analysis of the movement of lifting heavy objects from bottom up, this paper proposes a lightweight but powerful ALE, named as SIAT-WEXv2, which can output maximum assistive force of 28 N. …”
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Predictability of the gingival margin of the upper incisors with transparent aligners: a pilot retrospective study by Antonio Bach-Álvarez, Lourdes Abellán-Ferris, María-Dolores Oteo-Calatayud, Susana de la Cruz-Vigo, Wenceslao Piedra-Gascón, Alba Pérez-Jardón, Naresh Kewalramani, Ángel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo, Carlos Oteo-Morilla

“…It was determined that there are differences between the ClinCheck and the final results, but these differences are mainly ≤ 1 mm. We cannot trust the end of the ClinCheck 100%, but it is quite close to reality.…”
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Geographical origin traceability of kiwifruit products using stable isotope and multi-element analysis with multivariate modeling: Feature extraction, selection of model and variab... by Wang Shuanhui, Chen Chang, Tian Jing, Liu Zhi, Mei Xianxian, Zhou Jialu, Wang Dongguang, Zhu Shaohua

“…Lu, Tb, Eu, Ho, Pm, Y, δ34S, δ2H, δ15N, Mg, Se were main contributive variables for LDA modeling (AUC value >0.5). …”
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Seizure-Related Injuries among People with Epilepsy at the Outpatient Department of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Institutional-Based Study by Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Mengistu Mekonnen Kelkay, Nestanet Habte Bayu, Abebe Woldesellassie Tewolde, Wubet Worku Takele, Mehammed Adem Getnet, Abere Woretaw Azagew

“…Physical injuries such as burn, fracture, dental loss, and hemorrhage affect the quality of patients’ life to the extent of death. Thus, the main purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of physical injury and associated factors among people with epilepsy. …”
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Element contents changes during the propagule development of two Sonneratia species by Chao Liu, Chao Liu, Chao Liu, Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Xiaofang Shi, Xiaofang Shi, Xiaofang Shi, Yanna Tang, Yanna Tang, Mao Wang, Mao Wang, Wenqing Wang, Wenqing Wang

“…Changes in the density, water content, and concentrations of the five main osmoregulatory elements (Cl, Na, K, Ca, and Mg) were determined. …”
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Non-melanoma skin cancer treated with hypofractionated 192—Ir contact brachitherapy: a single institution series by Elisa Ciurlia, Bianca Santo, Maria Cristina Barba, Elisa Cavalera, Paola De Franco, Sara De Matteis, Giuseppe Di Paola, Angela Leone, Antonella Papaleo, Dino Rubini, Donatella Russo, Giuseppe Rubini, Angela Sardaro

“…BackgroundNon-melanoma skin carcinoma (NMSC) is the most common malignant tumor in the population, with a steadily increasing incidence due to an aging population and sun exposure. The two main subtypes of NMSC are basal cell carcinoma(BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma(SCC). …”
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Simulations of pH and thermal effects on SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein by Ziyuan Niu, Georgios Kementzidis, Miriam Rafailovich, Marcia Simon, Evangelos Papadopoulos, Bertal H. Aktas, Yuefan Deng

“…This effect is primarily pH-driven at extreme acidity and thermo-driven at moderate pH. 3) The Gibbs free energy landscape reveals that pH as the main driver of structural changes. 4) The parametrized methods enable the predictions of the S-protein properties at any reasonable pH and thermal conditions without explicit MD simulations.…”
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Influence of Hydrodistillation Conditions on Yield and Composition of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Essential Oil by Huzar Elżbieta, Dzięcioł Małgorzata, Wodnicka Alicja, Örün Harun, İçöz Arda, Çiçek Erkan

“…The composition of the coriander essential oil was determined by using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The main components were linalool (78.45%), α-pinene (5.03%), camphor (3.90%), γ-terpinene (3.80%), D-limonene (2.58%) and geranyl acetate (2.13%). …”
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Long-term Results of Topical Insulin Treatment for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects by Júlio Almeida, Tomás Costa, Maria Vivas, Catarina Monteiro, Fernando T. Vaz, Diana Silva, Cristina Vendrell, Isabel Prieto

“…Results: Neurotrophic keratitis was the most common cause of persistent epithelial defects (58.8%), and within this category, herpetic eye disease was the main comorbidity (44.4%). The mean follow-up time was 17.91 months. …”
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Topological Properties of Large-Scale Cortical Networks Based on Multiple Morphological Features in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment by Qiongling Li, Xinwei Li, Xuetong Wang, Yuxia Li, Kuncheng Li, Yang Yu, Changhao Yin, Shuyu Li, Ying Han

“…Regions showing significant differences mainly located in the medial temporal lobe and supramarginal and right inferior parietal lobe. …”
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Preparation of Cathode-Anode Integrated Ceramic Filler and Application in a Coupled ME-EGSB-SBR System for Chlortetracycline Industrial Wastewater Systematic Treatment by Yuanfeng Qi, Suqing Wu, Fei Xi, Shengbing He, Chunzhen Fan, Bibo Dai, Jungchen Huang, Meng Meng, Xiangguo Zhu, Lei Wang

“…Secondly, expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) and sequencing batch reactor (SBR), serving as the secondary biological treatment, were mainly focusing on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) removal. …”
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Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity of Children with Unilateral Amblyopia: A Resting State fMRI Study by Peishan Dai, Jinlong Zhang, Jing Wu, Zailiang Chen, Beiji Zou, Ying Wu, Xin Wei, Manyi Xiao

“…The weakened PVC-FC was mainly concentrated in the frontal lobe and the angular gyrus. …”
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Renal failure due to rectal neoplastic polyp: McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome—a case report by Ivan Valentinov Dimitrov, Theophil Angelov Sedloev, Ivan Petrov Vasilev, Slavyana Slavcheva Usheva, Yavor Asenov Nikolov, Nikolay Metodiev Penkov, Plamen Ivanov Penchev, Maria-Elena Boyadzhieva, Georgi Chavdarov Jelev

“…Conclusion McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome begins with nonspecific initial symptoms in the first extended latent phase, mainly diarrhea, followed by a brief deterioration phase and decompensation phase. …”
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A Case of Significant Response to Olaparib in a Patient with Primary Peritoneal Carcinosarcoma Diagnosed by Laparoscopic Surgery by Satoshi Nagamata, Yukiko Nakasuji, Keitaro Yamanaka, Maho Azumi, Keiichi Washio, Maho Shimizu, Ryosuke Takahashi, Kazuyo Matsumoto, Yuka Murata, Kaho Suzuki, Masashi Deguchi, Hideto Yamada, Yoshito Terai

“…Carinosarcomas contain both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements and can be mainly detected in the female genital tract. We herein report a case of primary peritoneal carcinosarcoma diagnosed by laparoscopic surgery and treated with olaparib. …”
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Maillard reaction in Chinese household-prepared stewed pork balls with brown sauce: potentially risky and volatile products by He Li, Xiangyi Tang, Chunjian Wu, Shujuan Yu

“…In addition, the added sauces and oil provides the main precursors to form the harmful and volatile compounds in SPB-BS, so it is necessary to point out a balance between them in the further study.…”
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Ionospheric Phase Scintillation Index Estimation Based on 1 Hz Geodetic GNSS Receiver Measurements by Using Continuous Wavelet Transform by Dongsheng Zhao, Wang Li, Chendong Li, Xu Tang, Qianxin Wang, Craig M. Hancock, Gethin Wyn Roberts, Kefei Zhang

“…This paper proposes a new method to extract the phase scintillation index from each GNSS carrier with 1s‐sampling‐interval, mainly based on the cycle slip detection, the geodetic detrending and the wavelet transform, in which the optimal symmetry parameter and the time‐bandwidth product are determined with trial calculation. …”
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β-Tricalcium Phosphate Interferes with the Assessment of Crystallinity in Burned Skeletal Remains by Giampaolo Piga, Ana Amarante, Calil Makhoul, Eugénia Cunha, Assumpció Malgosa, Stefano Enzo, David Gonçalves

“…The analysis of burned remains is a highly complex process, and a better insight can be gained with advanced technologies. The main goal of this paper is to apply X-ray diffraction, partially supported by infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy to determine changes in burned human bones and teeth in terms of mineral phase transformations. …”
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