The Impact of Pixel Resolution, Integration Scale, Preprocessing, and Feature Normalization on Texture Analysis for Mass Classification in Mammograms by Mohamed Abdel-Nasser, Jaime Melendez, Antonio Moreno, Domenec Puig

“…Texture analysis methods are widely used to characterize breast masses in mammograms. Texture gives information about the spatial arrangement of the intensities in the region of interest. …”
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MR-guided percutaneous interventional surgery robot system: A review by Weixi Zhang, Jiaxing Yu, Xikun Lu, Yanjie Xu

“…Based on an extensive review of relevant literature, this paper ultimately proposes a structural design concept of MR-breast interventional robot, which imitates the bloodsucking process of leeches.…”
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Novel role of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor in modulating the differentiation and immunosuppressive functions of myeloid-derived suppressor cells by Yoon Kyung Jeon, Aram Lee, Haesun Park, Soyoung Lim, Jihyun Lim, Jaemoon Koh, Young Yang, Myeong-Sok Lee, Jong-Seok Lim

“…While increased MITF expression in MDSCs promoted breast cancer progression and CD4+ or CD8+ T-cell dysfunction, decreased MITF expression in MDSCs suppressed tumor progression and enhanced T-cell activation. …”
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Sexual maturity staging and affecting immune-hormonal factors in children aged 6-18 years living with HIV: experience from tertiary care center in North India by Ashwini Shivannavar, Alok Hemal, Hema Gupta Mittal

“…Among antiretroviral drugs, less than 50% of children on abacavir, zidovudine, and lopinavir/ritonavir had attained pubertal onset (in girls, breast stage ≥ 2; in boys, testicular volume (TV) stage ≥ 2). …”
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Evaluating pre-processing and deep learning methods in medical imaging: Combined effectiveness across multiple modalities by Thien B. Nguyen-Tat, Tran Quang Hung, Pham Tien Nam, Vuong M. Ngo

“…These datasets include two X-ray collections: the COVID-19 Pneumonia Normal Chest PA Dataset and the Osteoporosis Knee X-ray Dataset; two CT scan datasets: the Chest CT-Scan Images Dataset and the Brain Stroke CT Image Dataset; two MRI datasets: the Breast Cancer Patients MRI and the Brain Tumor MRI Dataset; and two ultrasound datasets: the Ultrasound Breast Images for Breast Cancer and the MT Small Dataset. …”
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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

“…Patients with benign adrenocortical tumors had higher odds of detected pancreatic IPMN, as well as thyroid nodules, parathyroid tumors, benign breast masses, and prostate hyperplasia compared with patients with normal adrenal glands. …”
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Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kepatuhan Berobat Pasien Yang Diterapi Dengan Tamoxifen Setelah Operasi Kanker Payudara by Arif Budiman, Daan Khambri, Hafni Bachtiar

“…<br />Keywords:Compliance, tamoxifen, breast cancer.</p>…”
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Effect of Different Types of Mulching on Soil Properties and Tree Growth of Magnolia champaca Planted at the Montane Rainforest in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia by Wahidullah Rahmani, Mohd Nazre Salleh, Mohd Zaki Hamzah, Aminu Abdu, Mohamad Fakhri Ishak, Wan Rasidah Wan Abd Khadir, Mohd Ridza Awang, Zahari Ibrahim, Ahmad Fadzil Abd Majid, Mohd Shahrir Azrin Salleh, Azhar Anuar, Mohamad Azani Bin Alias

“…This study indicates that mulching had no significant effect on plant height, diameter breast height, root collar diameter, and chlorophyll content between treatments. …”
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Documentation of Rectal Examination Performance in the Clinical Teaching Unit of a University Hospital by Hugh James Freeman

“…In conclusion, rectal examinations (as well as breast and pelvic examinations) were rarely documented in the medical teaching unit by medical resident house staff or their attending staff.…”
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Characterization of an Implicitly Resistively-Loaded Monopole Antenna in Lossy Liquid Media by Colleen J. Fox, Paul M. Meaney, Fridon Shubitidze, Lincoln Potwin, Keith D. Paulsen

“…Microwave tomographic imaging of the breast for cancer detection is a topic of considerable interest because of the potential to exploit the apparent high-dielectric property contrast between normal and malignant tissue. …”
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Biophysical Profiling of Tumor Cell Lines by Frederick Coffman, Rachid Hamid, Marion C. Cohen, Ralph Garippa, Stanley Cohen

“…The Corning Epic® optical biosensor was used to monitor dynamic mass rearrangements within and proximal to the cell membrane in tumor cell lines derived from cancers of the colon, bone, cervix, lung and breast. Data was collected in real time and required no exogenously added signaling moiety (signal-free technology). …”
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Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis Among Children Under 19 in an East-Hungarian Agricultural County by Agnes Kuhnyar, Katalin Egyud, Imre Szabo, Janos Hunyadi, Lajos Kosa

“…A negative correlation was found between the severity of the disease and the length of breast feeding period. (Spearman's correlation coefficient = − 0.2247, p = 0.034). …”
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Pubertal development in adolescents with menstrual disorders by Alberto Roteta Dorado, Pilar Almaguer Sabina, Hussimy Marchena Morera, Maidelin Conde Cueto, Mónica González Brito

“…Procedure: During the first consultation was found in the following medical records: age, onset of puberty, age at menarche, breast development and pubic hair development. The data were processed by SPSS program and expressed as numbers and percentages. …”
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An Unusual Case of Bilateral Granulomatous Mastitis by C. A. Pistolese, R. Di Trapano, V. Girardi, E. Costanzo, I. Di Poce, G. Simonetti

“…Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon benign disorder of the breast. At clinical examination, IGM is characterized by an inflammatory process of the breast, usually unilateral. …”
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Is “Bed Sharing” Beneficial and Safe during Infancy? A Systematic Review by Rashmi Ranjan Das, M. Jeeva Sankar, Ramesh Agarwal, Vinod Kumar Paul

“…We need more studies that look at bed sharing, breast feeding, and hazardous circumstance that put babies at risk.…”
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Modern Trends in Imaging IX: Biophotonics Techniques for Structural and Functional Imaging, In Vivo by Yasaman Ardeshirpour, Amir H. Gandjbakhche, Laleh Najafizadeh

“…In vivo optical imaging is being conducted in a variety of medical applications, including optical breast cancer imaging, functional brain imaging, endoscopy, exercise medicine, and monitoring the photodynamic therapy and progress of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Application progress of continuous nursing based on Wechat platform in patients with acute mastitis (基于微信平台的延续护理在急性乳腺炎患者中的应用进展) by FAN Dongpan (范东盼), CHEN Hong (陈宏)

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HER2 Negative Mammary Paget’s Disease or In Situ Melanoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Luana-Andreea Boșoteanu, Mariana Așchie, Cristian Ionuţ Orǎșanu, Mădălina Boșoteanu

“…Mammary Paget’s disease (MPD) is a rare histological condition, accounting for 1-4% of female breast cancers, which may appear either independently (1.4-13% of the cases), or in association with an in situ or invasive ductal carcinoma (approximately 90% of the cases). …”
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Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Novel Pyridoxine-Based Bioisosteric Analogs of trans-Stilbenes by Mikhail V. Pugachev, Thang T. N. Nguyen, Timur M. Bulatov, Roman S. Pavelyev, Alfia G. Iksanova, Oksana V. Bondar, Konstantin V. Balakin, Yurii G. Shtyrlin

“…Two compounds demonstrated high activity against the estrogen-dependent MCF-7 (breast cancer) cell line with IC50 in the range of 1.9–7.9 µM and very good selectivity for other studied normal and tumor cells, including the estrogen receptor negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. …”
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The effect of fermentation dragon fruit peel (Hylocereus polyrhizus) juice throughout drinking water for productivity of native chicken by Dewi G.A.M. Kristina, Nuriyasa I M., Suartiningsih N.P.M., Ardani TIAS, Wardani N.P. Kartika

“…The results showed that increased body weight, weight gain, carcass weight, breast percentage and decreased feed conversion ratio were significantly different (P<0.05). …”
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