Routine Head Computed Tomography for Patients in the Emergency Room with Trauma Requires Both Thick- and Thin-Slice Images by Kazuhide Maetani, Jun Namiki, Shokei Matsumoto, Katsutoshi Matsunami, Atsushi Narumi, Toshimi Tsuneyoshi, Masanobu Kishikawa

“…A routine head CT of the supratentorial region for patients in the ER with head injuries requires both thick-slice images to visualize cerebral hemispheres and thin-slice images to detect skull fractures of the cranial vault.…”
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A hyperspectral stealth material design method based on the composition and mixing spectral feature of desert soil by Xiaodong Ma, Biao Wei, Xiaolong Qing, Yaqin Wang, Lun Qi, Xueyu Wu, Le Yuan, Xiaolong Weng

“…Firstly, the correlation between the composition and typical spectral detected characteristics of the desert soil was systematically analyzed. …”
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New method for cytological evaluation using direct nipple discharge without aspiration by Jiang Zhu, Han Cong, Xiaotong Zhang, Xiaoya Dong, Song Zhao, Chaolu Hu, Jude Ranchu Maimo, Yawen Wang, Kai Zhang, Jianli Wang, Pengyu Li, Rong Ma

“…Therefore, LBC provides a new and better diagnostic method for early detection of breast tumors with nipple discharge.…”
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Photodynamic therapy with a novel photosensitizer inhibits DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in rats via the NF-κB signaling pathway by Yumei Rong, Yumei Rong, Yumei Rong, Yumei Rong, Yumei Rong, Minghui Zhu, Minghui Zhu, Minghui Zhu, Minghui Zhu, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Feiyu Zhang, Feiyu Zhang, Feiyu Zhang, Feiyu Zhang, Tianjun Liu

“…IntroductionUlcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract.MethodsPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) with a novel photosensitizer LD4 was used to treat UC rat models to explore the therapeutic effect and mechanism of LD4-PDT on UC. 16S ribosomal RNA was used to detect the composition of Gut microbiota.ResultsOur findings indicate that LD4-PDT could protect the integrity of the colonic mucosa, alleviate the inflammatory response and promote the healing of colonic mucosa. …”
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Traditional Uses, Bioactive Compounds, and Pharmacological Investigations of Calendula arvensis L.: A Comprehensive Review by Aya Khouchlaa, Aicha El Baaboua, Hamza El Moudden, Fatima Lakhdar, Saad Bakrim, Naoual El Menyiy, Omar Belmehdi, Hicham Harhar, Nasreddine El Omari, Abdelaali Balahbib, Moon Nyeo Park, Gokhan Zengin, Bonglee Kim, Abdelhakim Bouyahya

“…Nevertheless, pharmacokinetic validation and toxicological examinations are required to detect any possible toxicity for future clinical trials.…”
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Structural and Functional Annotation of Hypothetical Proteins of O139 by Md. Saiful Islam, Shah Md. Shahik, Md. Sohel, Noman I. A. Patwary, Md. Anayet Hasan

“…Structural prediction of these proteins and detection of binding sites from this study would indicate a potential target aiding docking studies for therapeutic designing against cholera.…”
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Clinical diagnosis of Q fever by targeted next-generation sequencing for identification of Coxiella burnetii by Shaohua Zhan, Haoyuan Jin, Hanbing Ji, Xin Hou, Jing Li, Ye Zhang, Jiajia Zheng, Liyan Cui

“…Conclusions tNGS is a promising and significant tool for rapidly detecting C. burnetii infection.…”
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Nu—A Marine Life Monitoring and Exploration Submarine System by Ali A. M. R. Behiry, Tarek Dafar, Ahmed E. M. Hassan, Faisal Hassan, Abdullah AlGohary, Mounib Khanafer

“…Nu’s functionality was evaluated in a controlled 2.5-m-deep body of water, focusing on connectivity, maneuverability, and fish identification accuracy. The fish detection algorithm achieved an average precision of 60% in identifying fish presence, while the classification model achieved 97% precision in assigning species labels, with unknown species flagged correctly. …”
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Effects of Extract from Cole Pollen on Lipid Metabolism in Experimental Hyperlipidemic Rats by Yue Geng, Wen-li Tu, Jing-jing Zhang, Liang Zhang, Jian Zhang

“…After four weeks of perfusion diets into stomach, the rats were executed, and lipid levels of serum and hepatic tissue were detected. The serum levels of TC and TG were significantly lower in the pollen extract groups and MC group than in HFC group. …”
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Blood biomarkers for vascular cognitive impairment based on neuronal function: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weiquan Huang, Libin Liao, Qian Liu, Rongchao Ma, Xuan He, Xuan He, Xiaoqiong Du, Dujuan Sha, Dujuan Sha, Dujuan Sha, Dujuan Sha

“…Numerous studies suggest that blood biomarkers may play a crucial role in the detection and prognosis of VCI. This study conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the potential of various blood biomarkers associated with neuronal function as indicators of VCI. …”
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A two‐phase epigenome‐wide four‐way gene–smoking interaction study of overall survival for early‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer by Leyi Chen, Xiang Wang, Ning Xie, Zhongwen Zhang, Xiaowen Xu, Maojie Xue, Yuqing Yang, Liya Liu, Li Su, Maria Bjaanæs, Anna Karlsson, Maria Planck, Johan Staaf, Åslaug Helland, Manel Esteller, David C. Christiani, Feng Chen, Ruyang Zhang

“…Therefore, we adopted a two‐phase design to identify the four‐way gene–smoking interactions by a hill‐climbing strategy on the basis of the previously detected three‐way interaction. One CpG probe, cg16658473SHISA9, was identified with FDR‐q ≤ 0.05 in the discovery phase and P ≤ 0.05 in the validation phase. …”
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Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on the swimming behaviour and gut microbiome of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex by Sareh Yaripour, Mandar Bandekar, Jiri Vihavainen, Kuldeep More, Aslak Eronen, Manuela Faria Durão, Mikhail Daneliya, Tuure Houni, Tia Halonen, Jari T.T. Leskinen, Jaakko Haverinen, Hannu Huuskonen, Ulrika Candolin, Jukka Kekäläinen, Raine Kortet

“…Further investigation is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms driving the detected responses and to assess the potential ecological consequences of NPs pollution on G. pulex in contaminated environments.…”
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Comparative efficacy of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy and hemorrhoidectomy by A. Yu. Titov, Maryana V. Abritsova, L. P. Orlova, O. Yu. Fomenko, Yu. L. Trubacheva, D. A. Mtvralashvili

“…At anorectal manometry decrease of mean resting anal canal pressure after dearterialization with mucopexy was detected, and became comparative to post-hemorrhoidectomy level. …”
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Dysplasia of stomach epithelium at chronic <i>H. pylori</i>-associated gastritis: is everything quite so simple? by T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychny, S. S. Pirogov, V. V. Sokolov, I. M. Kartavenko, E. R. Nasretdinova, A. A. Paraskevova, O. A. Storonova, O. S. Lyashenko, Ye. Yu. Yur'yeva, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Analysis of clinical cases demonstrating differentiated management approach at chronic H. pylori-associated gastritis with stomach epithelium dysplasia.Key points. Detection of high grade (severe) dysplasia is associated to high risk of early, invasive stomach cancer or its rapid development. …”
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Frequency and Significance of Abnormal Pancreatic Imaging in Patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Mutations by Elie Chahla, Antonio Cheesman, Suzanne M. Mahon, Robert W. Garrett, Ben P. Bradenham, Theresa L. Schwartz, Louay Omran, Jason R. Taylor, Samer Alkaade

“…Of those patients with abdominal imaging, abnormal pancreatic imaging findings were detected in 7/20 (35%) cases. Conclusion. Our study shows a high incidence of abnormal pancreatic imaging findings in patients with BRCA genetic mutations (35%). …”
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Actin-Binding Proteins as Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Inflammation-Induced Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy by Yu-Gui Zhang, Jiang-Tao Niu, Hong-Wei Wu, Xin-Lei Si, Shu-Juan Zhang, Dong-Hui Li, Tian-Tian Bian, Yue-Feng Li, Xing-Ke Yan

“…In recent years, a variety of ABPs have been found to be abnormally expressed in various cancers, indicating that the detection and interventions of unusual ABP expression to alter this are available for the treatment of cancer. …”
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Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry Individuals with Diabetes and Prediabetes from South Africa by Tandi E. Matsha, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephen E. Humphries, Junaid Gamieldien, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne

“…We used peripheral blood to perform genome-wide DNA methylation analysis in 3 individuals with screen detected diabetes, 3 individuals with prediabetes, and 3 individuals with normoglycaemia from the Bellville South Community, Cape Town, South Africa, who were age-, gender-, body mass index-, and duration of residency-matched. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of As-Annealed TiO2 Nanotubes Doped with Ag Nanoparticles against Periodontal Pathogens by Sinem Yeniyol, Zhiming He, Behiye Yüksel, Robert Joseph Boylan, Mustafa Ürgen, Tayfun Özdemir, John Lawrence Ricci

“…Bacterial death against the as-annealed Ag doped TiO2 nanotubes were detected against A. actinomycetemcomitans, T. forsythia, and C. rectus indicating antibacterial efficacy.…”
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Vitamin D Deficiency Contributes to the Reduction and Impaired Function of Naïve CD45RA+ Regulatory T Cell in Chronic Heart Failure by Yan-hui Ma, Yun-lan Zhou, Chao-yan Yue, Guang-hui Zhang, Lin Deng, Guo-hua Xie, Wei-ping Xu, Li-song Shen

“…Low level of vitamin D receptor (VDR) was detected in CD4+CD45RA+T cell of CHF than control, while 1,25(OH)2D treatment increased the VDR expression to exert its immunosuppression on T cell. …”
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Imaging Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Ga-Citrate PET: First Clinical Experience by Carina Mari Aparici MD, Spencer C. Behr MD, Youngho Seo PhD, R. Kate Kelley MD, Carlos Corvera MD, Kenneth T. Gao, Rahul Aggarwal MD, Michael J. Evans PhD

“…Nuclear imaging tools that can detect molecular subsets of tumors could greatly improve diagnosis and management of HCC. …”
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