Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B or C by Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging by René Hako, Pavol Kristian, Peter Jarčuška, Ivana Haková, Ivana Hockicková, Ivan Schréter, Martin Janičko

“…We evaluate the utility of hepatocyte-phase Gadoxetate disodium–enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in staging hepatic fibrosis and compare it with histological analysis as the reference standard (liver biopsy). …”
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Experimental verification of the applicability of methods for calculating the compressibility factor of natural gas at low temperatures by D. Yu. Kutovoy, R. I. Ganiev, M. L. Shustrova, V. B. Yavkin, V. A. Fafurin

“…The AGA8-92DC (GOST 30319.2- 96), AGA8 Report Detail (GOST 30319.3-2015), GERG-2004/2008, NX19, GERG-91, ISO 20765-1 (GOST R 8.662-2009), GSSSD MR 118-05 (moderately compressed gas mixtures) and GSSSD MR 113-03 (Wet Oil Gas) methods are experimentally tested. …”
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SIX ASIDES ON ART & LIES by Ashraf Jamal

“… It was a brisk afternoon in a valley in Yorkshire in the north of England when my art teacher, Mr Waddington, standing beside me seated at my easel, first introduced me to Charles Darwin’s phrase, ‘cryptic colouration’ – an organism’s ability to blend into its surroundings. …”
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A generative whole-brain segmentation model for positron emission tomography images by Wenbo Li, Zhenxing Huang, Hongyan Tang, Yaping Wu, Yunlong Gao, Jing Qin, Jianmin Yuan, Yang Yang, Yan Zhang, Na Zhang, Hairong Zheng, Dong Liang, Meiyun Wang, Zhanli Hu

“…First, we pretrained a latent mapping model to learn the mapping relationship between PET and MR images so that we could extract anatomical information of the brain. …”
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Diagnostic Implication and Clinical Relevance of Dermatomal Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Radiculopathy: A Retrospective Study by Nam-Gyu Jo, Myoung-Hwan Ko, Yu Hui Won, Sung-Hee Park, Gi-Wook Kim, Jeong-Hwan Seo

“…For the evaluation of IVF and spinal canal size, sagittal (each bilateral L4/5 and L5/S1 IVF) and axial MR images were selected at the most stenotic level. …”
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C-Reactive Protein Level as a Novel Serum Biomarker in Sarcopenia by Shangjin Lin, Xiuxiu Chen, Ying Cheng, Hou Huang, Fengjian Yang, Zhijun Bao, Yongqian Fan

“…Moreover, we have employed the Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis technique to explore the causal relationship between CRP levels and the occurrence of sarcopenia. …”
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Leveraging Cognitive Machine Reasoning and NLP for Automated Intent-Based Networking and e2e Service Orchestration by Muhammad Asif, Talha Ahmed Khan, Wang-Cheol Song

“…This study presents a new framework for automating Intent Based Networking (IBN) by combining cognitive Machine Reasoning (MR) with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and utilizing the RASA (Robust Automated Speech Assistant) architecture. …”
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Microwave Drying Modelling of Stevia rebaudiana Leaves Using Artificial Neural Network and Its Effect on Color and Biochemical Attributes by Baldev Singh Kalsi, Sandhya Singh, Mohammed Shafiq Alam, Surekha Bhatia

“…The result showed that the ANN model with 15 neurons in 1 hidden layer could predict the MR with a high R2 value (0.999). Thus, ANN modelling can successfully be used as an effective tool for predicting drying kinetics of samples. …”
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Effect of neonatal dexamethasone treatment on cognitive abilities of adult male mice and gene expression in the hypothalamus by N. P. Bondar, V. V. Reshetnikov, K. V. Burdeeva, T. I. Merkulova

“…We analyzed the effect of elevated glucocorticoid levels in early life on the expression of the Crh, Avp, Gr, and Mr genes involved in the regulation of the HPA axis in the hypothalami of adult mice. …”
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Removal of phenol from pharmaceutical wastewater by bioaugmented microbial fuel cells and evaluation of power production performance by ZHU Yongqiang, SHEN Qian, XU Tingting, LIN Xin

“…The effects of the addition form of S. oneidensis MR-1 on the power generation process of the two-chamber MFC were investigated, and the pollutant removal efficiency and microbial community characteristics were analyzed. …”
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A Mixed Reality–Based Telesupervised Ultrasound Education Platform on 5G Network Compared to Direct Supervision: Prospective Randomized Pilot Trial by Minha Kim, Meong Hi Son, Suhyeon Moon, Won Chul Cha, Ik Joon Jo, Hee Yoon

“… Abstract BackgroundUltrasound education is transitioning from in-person training to remote methods using mixed reality (MR) and 5G networks. Previous studies are mainly experimental, lacking randomized controlled trials in direct training scenarios. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid metabolites as potential biomarkers for epilepsy: Insights from genome‐wide association studies by Zhenxiang Zhao, Na Xing, Lin Hou

“…A two sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach was utilized to explore the causal influence of these metabolites on epilepsy. …”
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Object Placement Across Robotics, Image Composition, and XR: A Mixed Reality Framework Proposal by Jalal Safari Bazargani, Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki, Soo-Mi Choi

“…A framework for object placement in MR environments is proposed, which integrates geometric and semantic representations, a human-in-the-loop approach, and real-time interaction features. …”
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Smoking as a causative factor in chronic kidney disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yue Yang, Zheng Zhang, Hai-tao Lu, Qian-qian Xu, Li Zhuo, Wen-ge Li

“…This study applied bivariate causal analysis and two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) methods to examine the association between various smoking behaviors – initiation, cessation, age at initiation, cigarettes smoked per day, and lifetime smoking – and CKD, using genome-wide data. …”
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Investigation of the association between circulating inflammatory proteins and encephalitis risk in Europeans by two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis by Yanwei Liu, Xilong Wang, Qiang Zhao, Jun Wei, Shiqiang Yang

“…The study investigated causal effects mainly using Steiger, MR-Egger, weighted median and inverse variance weighting (IVW) methods. …”
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Malignant Lymphoma in the Parasellar Region by Takao Koiso, Hiroyoshi Akutsu, Shingo Takano, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Eiichi Ishikawa, Yasushi Okoshi, Akira Matsumura

“…A 78-year-old woman presented with diplopia, left ptosis, and back pain. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a parasellar mass lesion extending to the upper clivus and another mass lesion with compression fracture of the Th3 vertebral body. …”
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Associations between sleep traits and colorectal cancer: a mendelian randomization analysis by Xiangyue Meng, Enshuo Fan, Dan Lv, Yongjing Yang, Shixin Liu

“…Hence, this study used Mendelian randomization (MR) to robustly assess whether five primary sleep characteristics are directly linked with the risk of CRC occurrence.MethodsIn the performed study, the main Mendelian randomization analysis was conducted using approaches such as Inverse Variance Weighting (IVW), MR Egger, and weighted median method. …”
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Adult Intra-Thoracic Kidney: A Case Report of Bochdalek Hernia by Valeria Fiaschetti, Luca Velari, Eleonora Gaspari, Roberta Mastrangeli, Giovanni Simonetti

“…Our patient has been visualized by CT and MR imaging. A high index of suspicion can result in early diagnosis and prompt intervention with reduced morbidity and mortality.…”
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Interhypothalamic Adhesion in a 9-Month-Old Male with Cleft Palate by Matthew T. Whitehead, Jacqueline D. S. Angel

“…A 9-month-old male infant with multiple congenital anomalies including cleft lip and palate was referred to us for a brain MR to exclude additional intracranial abnormalities. …”
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AGQP-Injective Modules by Zhanmin Zhu, Xiaoxiang Zhang

“…Let 𝑅 be a ring and let 𝑀 be a right 𝑅-module with 𝑆 = End(𝑀𝑅). 𝑀 is called almost general quasi-principally injective (or AGQP-injective for short) if, for any 0≠𝑠∈𝑆, there exist a positive integer 𝑛 and a left ideal 𝑋𝑠𝑛 of 𝑆 such that 𝑠𝑛≠0 and 𝐥𝑆(Ker(𝑠𝑛))=𝑆𝑠𝑛⊕𝑋𝑠𝑛. …”
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