Intestinal obstruction caused by disseminated mycobacterium avium complex disease following solid organ transplantation: a case report by Akane Mita, Sho Nakakubo, Yusuke Nishimura, Hideki Shima, Masaaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Konno

“…She had a history of pulmonary MAC diagnosed five years earlier but remained untreated due to stable lung lesions. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) during her current illness revealed new thickening at the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis site and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Long-term Success Rates and Patient Satisfaction among Different Implant Placement Techniques for Implant-Supported Restorations: A Prospective Clinical Tri... by Akash Mithran, Vishal B. Parmar, Malav Sheth, Mansi, Soumalya Banerjee, Minu Raju

“…Comprehensive preoperative assessments, involving detailed medical and dental histories, thorough clinical examinations, and cone-beam computed tomography scans, were conducted. The implant placement techniques included conventional two-stage, immediate placement, and guided surgery. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Myocardial Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Fasted and Nonfasted Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Using MicroPET/CT by Jennifer S. Huber PhD, Andrew M. Hernandez PhD, Mustafa Janabi PhD, James P. O’Neil PhD, Kathleen M. Brennan DVM, Stephanie T. Murphy BS, Youngho Seo PhD, Grant T. Gullberg PhD

“…Using longitudinal micro positron emission tomography (microPET)/computed tomography (CT) studies, we quantified changes in myocardial metabolism and perfusion in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), a model of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). …”
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Internal and external influences on role stereotype adherence and gender dynamics on engineering design teams by Anastasia M. Schauer, Jessie Liu, Christopher Saldaña, Katherine Fu

“…A survey was administered to computer science and engineering students in the United States presenting a scenario in which they are members of an engineering design team. …”
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Executive Function Strengths in Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Shuangquan Ren, Peng Shi, Xioasu Feng, Kai Zhang, Wenchao Wang

“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the executive function advantages of athletes and the differences in these advantages between open‐ and closed‐skill sports through systematic review and meta‐analysis. Methods Computer searches of CNKI, Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and SPORTDiscus databases were conducted. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…Renal cysts were identified and classified using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods. …”
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The Relationship between Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Parameters and Coronary Artery Disease Severity by Khadije Mohammadi, Mohammad Masoomi, Mahsa Akrami, Shirin Habibi Khorasani, Mina Moridi, Sara Saidi

“…The correlation between the CAD severity and the severity of LV diastolic dysfunction was computed. Descriptive tests, independent t tests, and Spearman correlation coefficients were used. …”
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Enhancing Secure Medical Data Communication Through Integration of LSB and DCT for Robust Analysis in Image Steganography by Ramyashree, P. S. Venugopala, S. Raghavendra, Vijay S. Kubihal

“…The study illustrates the effectiveness of LSB and DCT techniques on a computed tomography(CT) Images. The LSB method is renowned for its simplicity and its ability to extract data without introducing errors. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Human Type I Collagen-Derived Peptide on Bone Regenerative Capacity and Comparison with Various Collagen Materials In Vivo by Tatsunori Asakura, Tran Thi Thuy Diep, Yuta Ueda, Aoi Yamada, Takahiro Tsuzuno, Naoki Takahashi, Masayuki Miyata, Koichi Tabeta, Masaki Nagata, Ken Matsuda

“…Bone formation was assessed after 4 weeks using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and histological analysis. …”
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Automatic vessel segmentation and reformation of non-contrast coronary magnetic resonance angiography using transfer learning-based three-dimensional U-net with attention mechanism by Lu Lin, Yijia Zheng, Yanyu Li, Difei Jiang, Jian Cao, Jian Wang, Yueting Xiao, Xinsheng Mao, Chao Zheng, Yining Wang

“…Methods: By leveraging transfer learning from a pre-existing coronary computed tomography angiography model, a three-dimensional attention-aware U-Net was established, trained, and validated on a dataset of 104 subjects’ CMRA. …”
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Targeted sequencing analysis pipeline for species identification of human pathogenic fungi using long-read nanopore sequencing by Nattapong Langsiri, Navaporn Worasilchai, Laszlo Irinyi, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Wieland Meyer, Ariya Chindamporn

“…The ability of the method to distinguish mixed species within sub-populations of large datasets has the potential to aid computer analysis by reducing the required processing power. …”
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Film watching habits of journalism students from the perspective of the theory of utilities and satisfaction by Vujović Marija, Obradović Neven

“…The results o f the research show that watching movies is a frequent activity for journalism students, that they most often watch movies online, on a computer and/or mobile phone, that most journalism students go to the cinema with friends, and that journalism students cite entertainment and socializing with friends, partners or family as the most common reason for going to the cinema. …”
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Data on effect of NPSB fertilizer rates on growth and yield of carrot (Daucus carrota L.) varieties in Gondar district, Northwestern EthiopiaMendeley Data by Abebaw Mulugeta Andualem, Yenus Ousman Kemal, Derajew Asres Mekonen, Fentahun Asrat Yenet, Hulushum Woreta Kassa

“…Data were collected on crop phenology, growth and root yield (marketable, unmarketable, and total root yield) parameters and subjected to analysis of variance using SAS computer software version 9.4. As described in Montgomery, the residuals were examined to verify the normal distribution and homogeneous variance model assumptions on the error terms for each response variable. …”
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Gastric Cancer Cell Lines Have Different MYC-Regulated Expression Patterns but Share a Common Core of Altered Genes by Jersey Heitor da S. Maués, Helem Ferreira Ribeiro, Giovanny R. Pinto, Luana de Oliveira Lopes, Letícia M. Lamarão, Carla Mariana F. Pessoa, Caroline de Fátima Aquino Moreira-Nunes, Raimundo Miranda de Carvalho, Paulo P. Assumpção, Juan A. Rey, Rommel M. Rodríguez Burbano

“…Our results present a computational analysis of MYC-related signatures in GC, and we present evidence that GC cell lines representing distinct histological subtypes of this disease have different MYC-regulated expression profiles but share a common core of altered genes. …”
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A quasi-one-dimensional ice mélange flow model based on continuum descriptions of granular materials by J. M. Amundson, A. A. Robel, J. C. Burton, K. Nissanka

“…Previous efforts have included modifying existing viscous ice shelf models, despite the fact that ice mélange is fundamentally a granular material, and running computationally expensive discrete element simulations. …”
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Course of pancreatic necrosis on a background of major duodenal papilla stone by S. V. Mikhaylusov, Ye. V. Moiseyenkova, M. M. Misrokov

“…Disease development was controlled by ultrasound scanning, multispiral computer tomography, X-ray fistulography. All patients underwent duodenoscopy, videolaparoscopy with drainage of abdominal cavity for subsequent peritoneal lavage. …”
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CAPTCHA as a Visual Performance Metric in Active Macular Disease by Gautam Vangipuram, Aaron Y. Lee, Kasra A. Rezaei, Lisa C. Olmos De Koo, Yewlin E. Chee, Jennifer R. Chao, Catherine Egan, Cecilia S. Lee

“…CAPTCHA (completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart) was designed as a spam prevention test. …”
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Fosaprepitant as combination therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced vomiting in children: a meta-analysis by Yanshuo Shi, Yanshuo Shi, Yuanyuan Yue, Yuanyuan Yue, Yue Zhang, Guoxun Pang

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of fosaprepitant combined with 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonists (5-HT3RA) (with or without dexamethasone) on the chemotherapy-induced vomiting in pediatric cancer patients.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China Journal full-text database (CNKI), Wanfang data knowledge service platform (Wanfang) and VIP Chinese sci-tech Journal full-text database (VIP) were searched by computer (retrieval time from database establishment to Apr. 2024), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies about fosaprepitant and 5-HT3RA with or without dexamethasone (observation group) versus 5-HT3RA, with or without dexamethasone, as the control group for chemotherapy-induced vomiting were collected, after data extraction and quality evaluation, meta-analysis was carried out by Rev Man 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 731 patients were included in 7 trials. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Weighted, country-specific prevalence estimates were computed overall and by gender. Adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) were calculated in a multivariable Poisson regression model to examine whether correlates of tobacco use differed between boys and girls. …”
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Entropy generation and heat convection analysis of second-grade viscoelastic nanofluid flow in a tilted lid-driven square enclosure: A finite difference approach by Anil Ahlawat, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, K. Loganathan

“…The stream function approach removes the pressure gradient term from the linear momentum equation, and the resulting partial differential equations are discretized via finite differences and then resulting algebraic equations are solved with SOR and SUR methods employing self-developed MATLAB codes. The computations were carried out with the values relevant parameters ranging from: 10  ≤ Re ≤ 50, 0 ≤  Ha ≤ 20, 0 % ≤ ϕnf ≤ 4 %, 10−1 ≤  Ec ≤ 10−3, 0 ≤ En ≤ 10−2 and inclination angle (ξ)= -300, 00, 300, 450. …”
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