Mutual causal effects between immune cells and hepatocellular carcinoma: a Mendelian randomization study by Zheng Wang, Mengshu Pan, Jie Zhu, Changhong Liu

“…Methods In this study, a bidirectional two sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was utilized to access the causal relationship between immune cell characteristics and HCC. …”
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Synthesis and Application of SiO2/NbOx Composites for Environmental Remediation by Adsorption by Carla de Albuquerque Dias, Armindo Santos, Dayane Izabelita Santos Lacerda, Harlley Sander Silva Torres, Jefferson Arlen Freitas, Sérgio Carneiro Reis, Querem Hapuque Felix Rebelo

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The Influence of Ultrasonic Melt Treatment on Microstructural Evaluation of the Al7Si2.5Cu Alloy for Semisolid Processing by Luis Vanderlei Torres, João Paulo de Oliveira Paschoal, Luciano Augusto Lourençato, Eugênio José Zoqui

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Brain atrophy in heart failure patients following left ventricular assist device implantation or heart transplantation by D.Alan Herbst, MD, Banafsheh Shakibajahromi, MD, Michael V. Genuardi, MD, Amit Iyengar, MD, Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD, H. Branch Coslett, MD, Pavan Atluri, MD, Christopher G. Favilla, MD

“…Both heart transplantation (HT) and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation improve vital organ perfusion, but the comparative effect on brain atrophy remains unclear. Given the MR incompatibility of LVADs, we leveraged serial CT imaging in patients who underwent either HT or LVAD implantation. 58 patients were included in this single-center retrospective cohort (23 LVAD; 35 HT). …”
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Detection of OqxAB Efflux Pumps, a Multidrug-Resistant Agent in Bacterial Infection in Patients Referring to Teaching Hospitals in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran by Mojtaba Moosavian, Mahtab Khoshkholgh Sima, Nazanin Ahmad Khosravi, Effat Abbasi Montazeri

“…Identification of the isolates was performed using standard biochemical tests such as TSI, citrate, urea, lysine, SIM, MR-VP, and gas production. The antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method according to CLSI guidelines, and finally, the oqxA and oqxB genes were detected by the PCR method. …”
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Performance Analysis of Thermodynamic Indices and Atmospheric Stability Parameters in Thunderstorm Prediction: The Case of Samsun by Ahmet Can Kaya, Veli Yavuz

“…Statistical performance tests such as Probability of Detection (POD), False Alarm Ratio (FAR), Miss Rate (MR), Critical Success Index (CIS), Hiedke Skill Score (HSS), and True Skill Score (TSS) were used to measure the success of the indices and parameters in predicting thunderstorm events. …”
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DCE-MRI and DWI Integration for Breast Lesions Assessment and Heterogeneity Quantification by C. Andrés Méndez, Francesca Pizzorni Ferrarese, Paul Summers, Giuseppe Petralia, Gloria Menegaz

“…In order to better predict and follow treatment responses in cancer patients, there is growing interest in noninvasively characterizing tumor heterogeneity based on MR images possessing different contrast and quantitative information. …”
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Automated orthodontic diagnosis via self-supervised learning and multi-attribute classification using lateral cephalograms by Qiao Chang, Yuxing Bai, Shaofeng Wang, Fan Wang, Shuang Liang, Xianju Xie

“…The developed Self-supervised Pre-training and Multi-Attribute (SPMA) network achieves a best match ratio (MR) score of 71.38% and a low Hamming loss (HL) of 0.0425%, demonstrating its efficacy in orthodontic diagnosis from lateral cephalograms. …”
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Change in Instant Maximum Flows According to Precipitation and Temperature Differences in the 2025-2055 Period, A Study in Eastern Black Sea Basin by Hasan Törehan Babacan

“…In the second part, Qmax estimation was made 2025-2055 period using MPI-ESM-MR precipitation and temperature data under the effect of the RCP8.5 emission scenario, where it is reported that the most negative effects of climate change will be observed for the region. …”
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A Surgical Case of Bow Hunter’s Syndrome Diagnosed by Cervical Rotational MRA by Hidenori Matsuoka, So Ohashi, Michihisa Narikiyo, Ryo Nogami, Keita Hashimoto, Hirokazu Nagasaki, Yoshifumi Tsuboi

“…Although the confirmed diagnosis is usually determined by dynamic digital subtraction angiography (DSA), we have experienced a method of minimally invasive MR angiogram (MRA) that provides the same diagnostic value as DSA and would like to present it here. …”
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Mapping Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Annotated MRI Dataset Profiling Tumor and Carotid Characteristics by A. S. Pandit, A. Keenlyside, D. Z. Khan, G. Reischer, M. A. Kamal, N. Yoh, Z. Jaunmuktane, A. Borg, N. L. Dorward, S. E. Baldeweg, I. Davagnanam, H. Hyare, P. Nachev, H. J. Marcus

“…We introduce an open dataset comprising high-resolution T1 contrast-enhanced MR scans of 136 patients with pituitary tumors, annotated for tumor segmentation and accompanied by clinical, radiological and pathological metadata. …”
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based evaluation of metabolic abnormalities in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and caudate nucleus in treatment-naïve patients with... by Gagan Hans, Uma Sharma, Novy Gupte, Ragul Ganesh, Vaibhav Patil, Pratap Sharan

“…The 1H-MRS experiments were performed using the 3 Tesla (3T) human MR scanner, and absolute concentrations of metabolites were estimated using the LC model. …”
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Spastic Paraparesis in Young Men With Spinal Meningioma and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report by Leonard Christianto Singjie, Ivan Jeremia, Esdras Ardi Pramudita

“…Discussion: According to history taking, physical examination, and MR Imaging, the spastic paraparesis symptom in this patient is likely due to a spinal cord tumor, which is meningioma (according to histopathological examination). …”
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A semi-supervised deep neuro-fuzzy iterative learning system for automatic segmentation of hippocampus brain MRI by M Nisha, T Kannan, K Sivasankari

“…This research focuses on automatic hippocampus segmentation from Magnetic Resonance (MR) images of a human head with high accuracy and fewer false positive and false negative rates. …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Online Test-Driving Reviews on the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles by Chuan Hui Liao, Xuan Zheng Wang, Ren Gang Guo, Siqi Wang

“…Both amateur reviews (AM) and manufacturer reviews (MR) positively influence perceived value, further increasing adoption intentions. …”
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Combining radio-telemetry and radar measurements to test optimal foraging in an aerial insectivore bird by Itai Bloch, David Troupin, Sivan Toledo, Ran Nathan, Nir Sapir

“…This study, uniquely combining BirdScan-MR1 radar and the Advanced Tracking and Localization of Animals in Real-Life Systems biotelemetry system, investigates the foraging dynamics of Little Swifts (Apus affinis) in response to insect movements over Israel’s Hula Valley. …”
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An Objective Study of Anatomic Shifts in Intracranial Hypotension Using Four Anatomic Planes by Shamar J. Young, Ronald G. Quisling, Sharatchandra Bidari, Tina S. Sanghvi

“…Intracranial hypotension (IH) often remains undetected using current MR diagnostic criteria. This project aims to demonstrate that central incisural herniation is highly effective in helping to make this diagnosis. …”
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Awareness and attitudes of pregnant women concerning genetic disorders and pregnancy termination in northeastern Iran by Nafiseh Todarbary, Abouzar Irandegani, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi, Tayebeh Hamzehloei

“…Additionally, the number of children was correlated with congenital blindness, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, autism, Proteus syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, anencephaly, mental retardation (MR), quadriplegia, and severe learning disability and mental health (LDMH). …”
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A universal and wide-range cytosine base editor via domain-inlaid and fidelity-optimized CRISPR-FrCas9 by Lan Hu, Jing Han, Hao-Da Wang, Zhou-Hua Cheng, Chang-Ce Lv, Dong-Feng Liu, Han-Qing Yu

“…The final CBE, HF-ID824-evoCDA-FrCas9n demonstrates broad applicability across different microbes such as Escherichia coli MG1655, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Collectively, this tool offers robust gene editing for facilitating mechanistic studies, functional exploration, and protein evolution in microbes.…”
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