Probabilistic nested model selection in pharmacokinetic analysis of DCE-MRI data in animal model of cerebral tumor by Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Stephen L. Brown, Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Prabhu C. Acharya, Indrin J. Chetty, Benjamin Movsas, James R. Ewing, Kundan Thind

“…Sixty-six immune-compromised-RNU rats were implanted with human U-251 N cancer cells, and DCE-MRI data were acquired from all the rat brains. …”
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Chronic Inhibition of FAAH Reduces Depressive-Like Behavior and Improves Dentate Gyrus Proliferation after Chronic Unpredictable Stress Exposure by A. R. Tejeda-Martínez, J. M. Viveros-Paredes, G. V. Hidalgo-Franco, E. Pardo-González, V. Chaparro-Huerta, R. E. González-Castañeda, M. E. Flores-Soto

“…Fluorescence immunohistochemistry tests were performed for the immunoreactivity of BrdU and Sox2 colabeling for comparison of neural precursors. …”
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GsMTx-4 venom toxin antagonizes biophysical modulation of metastatic traits in human osteosarcoma cells by Arianna Buglione, Giulia Alloisio, Chiara Ciaccio, David Becerril Rodriguez, Simone Dogali, Marco Luce, Stefano Marini, Antonio Cricenti, Magda Gioia

“…Using uniaxial-stretching technology, we examined the biophysical modulation of metastatic traits in SAOS-2, U-2 OS, and non-tumorigenic hFOB cells. Changes in cell morphology were quantified using confocal and fluorescence microscopy. …”
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A study on microbiological and chemical changes during the production and storage of potassium sorbate treated and salted carp fillets by Bahri Patır, Ayşe Gürel, Gülsüm Ateş, Ahmet H. Dinçoğlu

“…Sorbic acid content in samples immersed in to potassium sorbate reached higher levels (P<0.05). ü ıs concluded lhat during the storage of experimentally produced salted carp fillets some chemical parameters moved (n as undesirable course it will be useful to ireat the produci with low consumable properties with in potassium sor-baie and antimicrobial effect ol poiasslm sorbale has increased with Ihe increasing amount ol salt.…”
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Geothermal Fluid Variation Recorded by Banded Ca-Carbonate Veins in a Fault-Related, Fissure Ridge-Type Travertine Depositional System (Iano, southern Tuscany, Italy) by Paola Francesca Matera, Gennaro Ventruti, Martina Zucchi, Andrea Brogi, Enrico Capezzuoli, Domenico Liotta, Tsai-Luen Yu, Chuan-Chou Shen, Katharine W. Huntington, László Rinyu, Sándor Kele

“…The studied veins cut a fossil travertine fissure ridge, near the Larderello geothermal area (Iano area, southern Tuscany) where geothermal fluid circulation is favored by NE-trending strike-to-oblique-slip faults and their intersections with NW-trending normal ones. U-Th dating indicates that fluid circulation occurred from (at least) 172 ka to 21 ka. …”
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Immanuel Wallerstein's Theory of the Capitalist World-System by Darius Žiemelis

“…Reinhard Bendix, Charles Tilly, and Immanuel Wallerstein can be considered parents/creators of CHS in the U.S.A. The theory of the Capitalist World System (CWS), initiated by the American sociologist and historian I. …”
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A deep learning approach for automatic 3D segmentation of hip cartilage and labrum from direct hip MR arthrography by Malin Kristin Meier, Ramon Andreas Helfenstein, Adam Boschung, Andreas Nanavati, Adrian Ruckli, Till D. Lerch, Nicolas Gerber, Bernd Jung, Onur Afacan, Moritz Tannast, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Simon D Steppacher, Florian Schmaranzer

“…In this retrospective single-center study, CNNs with a U-Net architecture were used to develop a fully automated segmentation model for hip cartilage and labrum from MRI. …”
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Rockfish abundance, recruitment, and community structure trends in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005-2023 by Shawn E. Larson, Katie Shelledy, Daniela Escontrela Dieguez, Jeff Christiansen, Amy Y. Olsen, Zachary Randell, Megan H. Williams, Chris VanDamme, Dayv Lowry, William Jasper

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Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound Thorax with its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study by BK Likhitha, Keertivardhan D Kulkarni, Madhav Mahawar

“…Categorical variables between the two groups (exudative group and transudative group) were compared using the Chi-square/Mann-Whitney U test, with p<0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Sigma1 inhibitor suppression of adaptive immune resistance mechanisms mediated by cancer cell derived extracellular vesicles by Paola A. Castagnino, Derick A. Haas, Luca Musante, Nathalia A. Tancler, Bach V. Tran, Rhonda Kean, Alexandra R. Steck, Luis A. Martinez, Elahe A. Mostaghel, D. Craig Hooper, Felix J. Kim

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ArfGAP with the SH3 Domain, Ankyrin Repeat and PH Domain 1 Inversely Regulates Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Through Negative Feedback of Phosphorylated Epithelial Growth Factor Recept... by Chiba N, Menju T, Shimazu Y, Toyazaki T, Sumitomo R, Miyamoto H, Tamari S, Nishikawa S, Date H

“…Naohisa Chiba,1 Toshi Menju,1 Yumeta Shimazu,1 Toshiya Toyazaki,1 Ryota Sumitomo,1 Hideaki Miyamoto,1 Shigeyuki Tamari,1,2 Shigeto Nishikawa,1 Hiroshi Date1 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka City Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, JapanCorrespondence: Toshi Menju, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shigoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan, Tel +81-757514975, Email toshimnj@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jpBackground: Signaling pathways centered on the G-protein ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6) and its downstream effector ArfGAP with the SH3 Domain, Ankyrin Repeat and PH Domain 1 (AMAP1) drive cancer invasion, metastasis, and therapy resistance. …”
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Dual Fine-Grained network with frequency Transformer for change detection on remote sensing images by Zhen Li, Zhenxin Zhang, Mengmeng Li, Liqiang Zhang, Xueli Peng, Rixing He, Leidong Shi

“…Importantly, it outperforms the leading comparison method by 1.23% and 2.46% regarding IoU metrics concerning CDD and DSIFN, respectively. …”
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Butyrylcholinesterase Levels on Admission Predict Severity and 12-Month Mortality in Hospitalized AIDS Patients by Lijun Xu, Biao Zhu, Ying Huang, Zongxing Yang, Jia Sun, Yan Xu, Jinlei Zheng, Sabine Kinloch, Michael T. Yin, Honglei Weng, Nanping Wu

“…Methods. BChE levels (in U/L) were measured in 505 patients; <4500 was defined as “low” and ≥4500 as “normal.” …”
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miRNA-375 a Sensor of Glucotoxicity Is Altered in the Serum of Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes by Lucien Marchand, Audrey Jalabert, Emmanuelle Meugnier, Kathleen Van den Hende, Nicole Fabien, Marc Nicolino, Anne-Marie Madec, Charles Thivolet, Sophie Rome

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Phage-mediated virulence loss and antimicrobial susceptibility in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Yanshuang Yu, Mengzhu Wang, Liuying Ju, Minchun Li, Mengshi Zhao, Hui Deng, Christopher Rensing, Qiu E. Yang, Shungui Zhou

“…Specifically, Kp2092 rapidly developed resistance to phages through mutations in a key phage receptor (galU) and bacterial membrane defenses such as LPS synthesis, however, this evolution coincides with unexpected benefits. …”
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Application of the Canon 320 Row Variable Helical Pitch CTA System Combined with Iterative Reconstruction Technology for Lower Limb Vascular Imaging by Wenchao JI, Weili TIAN, Wenya LIU, Lianghao HE, Jian YANG

“…The t-test was used to compare the objective evaluation index, effective radiation exposure, and contrast agent iodine intake values between the two groups, whereas the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the subjective scores. …”
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Insights into salinity effect on growth of the spotted scat (Scatophagus argus): Exploring the optimum salinity for its culture by Maoliang Su, Zhanquan Feng, Youling Zhong, Zhiyin Ye, Junbin Zhang

“…The results above indicated that there were energetic trade-offs between osmoregulation and somatic growth. A “U-shaped” relationship between salinity and final weight was revealed through regression analysis, and it was deduced that the optimal salinity for the growth of S. argus juveniles was 17.40 ppt. …”
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Association between sleep duration and hypertension in southwest China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Yu Guo, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Qiang Sun, Pei Pei, Xianping Wu, Ningmei Zhang, Xiaofang Chen, Guojin Luo, John S Ji, Xiaoyu Chang, Xiaofang Chen*

“…The odds of hypertension was relatively flat until around 6.81 hours of sleep duration and then started to increase rapidly afterwards in subjects and a J-shaped pattern was observed. There was a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and hypertension in females.Conclusion Long sleep duration was significantly associated with hypertension and a J-shaped pattern was observed among rural adults in southwest China, independent of potential confounders. …”
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Restricción del crecimiento intrauterino y peso del cerebro en relación con sus órganos vitales en lechones neonatos: consideraciones para la producción porcina by A. ROMANELLI, J.M. DECUNDO, G. MARTÍNEZ, M.B. FERNANDEZ PAGGI, D.S. PÉREZ GAUDIO, S.N. DIEGUEZ, A. L. SORACI

“…Se los clasificó como lechones normo peso (>1 kg), bajo peso (<1 kg) y restringidos (<1 kg y con cabezas tamaño relativo mayor que su cuerpo con forma semejante a un foco, exoftalmia u ojos saltones y hocico arrugado con pliegues perpendiculares a la boca). …”
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TSH Variability of Patients Affected by Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Treated with Levothyroxine Liquid Solution or Tablet Form by Carlo Cappelli, Ilenia Pirola, Elena Gandossi, Claudio Casella, Davide Lombardi, Barbara Agosti, Fiorella Marini, Andrea Delbarba, Maurizio Castellano

“…Recent guidelines from the American Thyroid Association (ATA) indicate that, in many patients affected by differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), the serum TSH should be maintained between 0.1 and 0.5 mU/L. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the TSH variability of patients affected by DTC treated with liquid L-T4 formulation or in tablet form. …”
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