Occurrence of 1,4-dioxane in domestic wastewater and processed water: A case study of Thailand’s central plain by Rattanit Mantiya, Kusanthia Ladawan, Sethbhakdi Pavin, Pornwongthong Peerapong

“…Additionally, 1,4-dioxane was detected in five public water systems (17.86% of the sites) at concentrations between 44.54 and 81.24 μg/L. …”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism: An Unusual Combination of Biochemical Abnormalities by Ruchi Mantri, S. B. Bavdekar, Sushma U. Save

“…The child had low levels of free T3 (<1 pg/ml) and free T4 (0.4 ng/dl) secondary to thyroid agenesis detected on radionuclide scan and ultrasonography of the neck and raised levels of TSH (>500 microIU/ml) in the serum. …”
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Noncontact Monitoring and Imaging of the Operation and Performance of Thin‐Film Field‐Effect Transistors by Kwangsik Jeong, Dong yeob Shin, Ji‐Min Park, Dong‐Joon Yi, Hyunmin Hong, Hyun‐Suk Kim, Kwun‐Bum Chung

“…This approach facilitates early failure detection and supports efficient curing during manufacturing, thereby marking significant advancements in TFT technology and quality control processes.…”
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Circadian Rhythm and Stress Response in Droppings of Serinus canaria by Maura Turriani, Nicola Bernabò, Barbara Barboni, Gianluca Todisco, Luigi Montini, Paolo Berardinelli

“…Here, a commercial enzyme immunoassay was adopted to measure immunoreactive corticosterone (CORT) in single Serinus canaria dropping sample, to monitor the daily fecal excretion of CORT in birds bred singly or in-group and to detect the effect promoted by aviary or small transport cage restraint. …”
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Parasite Fauna of the Blackbelly Garter Snake (<i>Thamnophis melanogaster</i>) in Central Mexico by Frida S. Silva-Trejo, Petra Sánchez-Nava, Armando Sunny, Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera, Javier Manjarrez

“…A total of 24 snakes (20 adults and 4 neonates) were collected, but only the adults affected by parasitic metazoans were detected, accounting for 54.2% of the total sample. …”
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Case report: The value of early application of mNGS technology in the diagnosis and treatment of severe Legionnaires’ disease: reports of two cases with different outcomes by Jianqing Fang, Zhe Wang, Yu Shen, Xuenong Wu, Hao Fang, Xiaokui Sun, Ting Yu, Qingqing Zhang

“…The middle-aged male patient was cured and discharged due to early detection and diagnosis. The elderly immunocompromised patient died due to a delay in diagnosis.ConclusionThis study highlights the importance of the early recognition and diagnosis of severe Legionnaires’ disease and the advantages of mNGS in identifying the pathogen.…”
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Umbilical Artery Thrombosis with Associated Acute and Severe Fetal Growth Restriction and Transient Severe Protein S Deficiency: Report of a Case with Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis... by Ali Alhousseini, Sunil Jaiman, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Salam Zeineddine, Faisal Qureshi, Suzanne M. Jacques

“…At birth, a transient protein S deficiency was detected (activity 13%) and resolved at two months of age (activity 66%). …”
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A Case of John Cunningham Virus Induced Rhombencephalitis after Rituximab Therapy for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Silpita Katragadda, Varshaa Koneru, Genevieve Devany, Aaron S. DeWitt, Vasudev H. Tati

“…The diagnosis of JC virus-related cerebellar disease can be missed, due to the subacute to chronic onset and challenges in detection. Clinicians should have a high degree of suspicion for development of these symptoms, even a few months after initiation of immune-modulatory therapy because the progression and outcomes can be disastrous.…”
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Calculation of additional shunt for current sensor of insulators by N. A. Tereshchenko, K. I. Nikitin, M. A. Kholmov, V. I. Novoselov

“…Despite the existence of various methods and devices, the problem of timely detection of insulation deterioration in the operating mode has not been solved at the moment. …”
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A Strategic Study about Quality Characteristics in e-Health Systems Based on a Systematic Literature Review by F. J. Domínguez-Mayo, M. J. Escalona, M. Mejías, G. Aragón, J. A. García-García, J. Torres, J. G. Enríquez

“…The focus of the following study is to identify the gap in Quality Characteristics for e-Health Systems, by detecting not only which are the most studied, but also which are the most used Quality Characteristics these Systems include. …”
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The role of PM2.5 exposure in lung cancer: mechanisms, genetic factors, and clinical implications by Chi-Yuan Chen, Kuo-Yen Huang, Chin-Chuan Chen, Ya-Hsuan Chang, Hsin-Jung Li, Tong-Hong Wang, Pan-Chyr Yang

“…It underscores the importance of prevention and early detection while calling for targeted therapies to combat the detrimental effects of air pollution. …”
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Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of the Greek Pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) Cultivars ‘Florinis’ and ‘Karatzova’ by Niki Mougiou, Foteini Trikka, Sofia Michailidou, Mariana Pantoura, Anagnostis Argiriou

“…In that aspect, genetic profiles of ‘Florinis’, a ‘Florinis’-type and ‘Karatzova’ peppers, were studied using Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR) molecular markers and an automated fragment detection system. Biochemical parameters, such as total dietary fiber, total phenolic and lycopene contents, and sugar profile that affect the fruit organoleptic and nutritional properties were evaluated. …”
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A Multi-granularity Decomposition Mechanism of Complex Tasks Based on Density Peaks by Ziling Pang, Guoyin Wang, Jie Yang

“…Furthermore, comprehensive experiments are presented to verify the applicability and veracity of our proposed method in community-detection tasks with several benchmark complex social networks. …”
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NADPH Oxidase versus Mitochondria-Derived ROS in Glucose-Induced Apoptosis of Pericytes in Early Diabetic Retinopathy by Nik M. Mustapha, Joanna M. Tarr, Eva M. Kohner, Rakesh Chibber

“…NADPH oxidase was localised using Western blot analysis and cytochrome C reduction assay. Apoptosis was detected by measuring caspase-3 activity. Intracellular glucose concentration, ROS formation and Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML) content were measured using Amplex Red assay kit, dihydroethidium (DHE), and competitive immunoabsorbant enzyme-linked assay (ELISA), respectively. …”
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Intracranial closed-loop neuromodulation as an intervention for neuropsychiatric disorders: an overview by Jenna Langbein, Ujwal Boddeti, Weizhen Xie, Alexander Ksendzovsky

“…We present a review of the methodology and the preliminary outcomes of the pioneering studies exploring intracranial biomarker detection and closed-loop neuromodulation to modulate high-symptom severity states in neuropsychiatric disorders. …”
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Intravenous leiomyomatosis presenting as Budd–Chiari syndrome: a case report and literature review by Jingwen Gan, Xiao Ma, Jiang Shao, Jinhui Wang, Dongyan Cao

“…Conclusions BCS caused by IVL should be considered when the inferior vena cava and right atrium lesions were detected in a patient with characteristics of BCS and a history of uterine myoma or hysterectomy. …”
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MDM2 inhibition is associated with the emergence of TP53-altered clonal hematopoiesis by Vishesh Khanna, Gohar Eslami, Rochelle Reyes, Robert Diep, Sebastian Fernandez-Pol, Henning Stehr, Carlos Jose Suarez, Harlan Pinto, James M. Ford, Tian Yi Zhang, Christopher T. Chen

“…Plasma TP53 mutations were similarly detected among 4 other patients treated at our institution, with the number of mutations correlating strongly with duration of treatment. …”
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Advancing forensic investigations based on TiO2/Bi2O3 electrochemical sensor for precise potassium estimation in vitreous humor by Zulfiqar Ali Buzdar, Hamza Ali, Maria Munir, Naveed A. Shad, Allah Rakha, Anam Munawar

“…Notably, the nano-composite demonstrates an exceptional limit of detection at 0.001 nM, surpassing comparable materials and methodologies reported to date (FTIR, GC-MS and biochemical analysis) and provide measurement of time since death with a precision of 1 h. …”
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The Impact of PPARγ Genetic Variants on IBD Susceptibility and IBD Disease Course by Jessica Mwinyi, Christa Grete-Wenger, Jyrki J. Eloranta, Gerd A. Kullak-Ublick

“…We investigated whether certain NR1C3 variants are associated with susceptibility to IBD or its disease course. None of the detected 22 NR1C3 variants were associated with IBD. …”
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An intelligent humidity sensing system for human behavior recognition by Huabin Yang, Qiming Guo, Guidong Chen, Yuefang Zhao, Meng Shi, Na Zhou, Chengjun Huang, Haiyang Mao

“…Abstract An intelligent humidity sensing system has been developed for real-time monitoring of human behaviors through respiration detection. The key component of this system is a humidity sensor that integrates a thermistor and a micro-heater. …”
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