Improving Medical Image Quality Using a Super-Resolution Technique with Attention Mechanism by Dong Yun Lee, Jang Yeop Kim, Soo Young Cho

“…Image quality plays a critical role in medical image analysis, significantly impacting diagnostic outcomes. Sharp and detailed images are essential for accurate diagnoses, but acquiring high-resolution medical images often demands sophisticated and costly equipment. …”
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Infectious Aortitis: A Life-Threatening Endovascular Complication of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia by Seifeldin Hakim, Francisco Davila, Mitual Amin, Ismail Hader, Mitchell S. Cappell

“…This case report illustrates that patients with infectious aortitis from nontyphoidal Salmonella may (1) present with nonspecific and nonlocalizing symptoms and signs except for sepsis; (2) have diagnostic blood cultures and abdominal CT findings; and (3) typically require aggressive, prolonged IV antibiotic therapy and surgery for potential cure of this life-threatening infection.…”
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Characterization and Thermal Dehydration Kinetics of Highly Crystalline Mcallisterite, Synthesized at Low Temperatures by Emek Moroydor Derun, Fatma Tugce Senberber

“…Pure crystalline mcallisterite had diagnostic FT-IR and Raman vibration peaks and according to the SEM analysis, for the minerals which were synthesized at 60°C and 30 min of reaction time, particle size was between 398.30 and 700.06 nm. …”
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Over-the-counter carrageenan-based sprays may interfere with PCR testing of nasopharyngeal swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2. by Taylor Corocher, Kira Edwards, Yvonne Hersusianto, Donald Campbell, Hui Yin Lim, Paul Monagle, Prahlad Ho

“…As heparin and carrageenan share structural similarities, this work aimed to investigate the interferent effect of carrageenan on RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection across 4 different diagnostic platforms. This work demonstrated that in the presence of carrageenan samples return inaccurate and invalid results on the Seegene STARlet, while qualitative accuracy was maintained on the Cepheid GeneXpert, Roche Cobas LIAT, and Hologic Panther Aptima. …”
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Probable Anti-Glutamate Decarboxylase 65 (Gad65) Antibody-Associated Cerebellar Ataxia. Clinical Case Report and Literature Review by J. Valinčiūtė, P. Petkevičiūtė, R. Balnytė, J. Čiauškaitė

“…We present a clinical case of a 52-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital due to dizziness, impaired coordination, occasional choking, and slurred speech. Diagnostic procedures were performed, in which anti-GAD65 antibodies and atrophic changes in the upper parts of the cerebellum were detected on brain MRI, which led to a possible diagnosis of anti-GAD65 antibody-associated cerebellar ataxia. …”
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Entity-enhanced BERT for medical specialty prediction based on clinical questionnaire data. by Soyeon Lee, Ye Ji Han, Hyun Joon Park, Byung Hoon Lee, DaHee Son, SoYeon Kim, HyeonJong Yang, TaeJun Han, EunSun Kim, Sung Won Han

“…These effective medical specialty predictive model can provide practical information to first-visit patients, resulting in streamlining the diagnostic process and improving the quality of medical consultations.…”
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An Android-Based Heart Monitoring System for the Elderly and for Patients with Heart Disease by Paola Pierleoni, Luca Pernini, Alberto Belli, Lorenzo Palma

“…This work shows how consumer devices like heart rate monitors can be used not only for applications in sports, but also for medical research and diagnostic purposes. The goal pursued by our group was to develop a simple, accurate, and inexpensive system that would use a few pieces of data acquired by the heart rate monitor and process them on a smartphone to (i) provide detailed test reports about the user’s health state; (ii) store report records; (iii) generate emergency calls or SMSs; and (iv) connect to a remote telemedicine portal to relay the data to an online database. …”
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Erythema nodosum as the initial presentation of leprosy in a 15-year-old boy: a case report on Ethiopia’s persistent elimination challenges by Kedir Negesso Tukeni, Tadele Molla Aga, Elias Ababulgu Abadiko, Idosa Taso Mamo, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo, Eyob Tarekegn Biru, Abdo Kedir Abafogi, Esayas Kebede Gudina

“…Public health initiatives aimed at improving diagnostic capabilities and expanding leprosy services are vital for reducing the disease burden in countries such as Ethiopia.…”
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Old and Recent Advances in Life Cycle, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Malaria Including Perspectives in Ethiopia by Dejen Nureye, Solomon Assefa

“…In addition to previously known targets for diagnostic tool, vaccine and drug discovery scientists from all corner of the world are in search of new targets and chemical entities.…”
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Innovative Driver Monitoring Systems and On-Board-Vehicle Devices in a Smart-Road Scenario Based on the Internet of Vehicle Paradigm: A Literature and Commercial Solutions Overview by Paolo Visconti, Giuseppe Rausa, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Ramiro Velázquez, Donato Cafagna, Roberto De Fazio

“…The paper describes vehicle condition monitoring architectures, including diagnostic solutions for identifying anomalies, malfunctions, and instability while driving on slippery or wet roads. …”
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ML-Based Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic and Speech Features Relevant in Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease by Tripti Tripathi, Rakesh Kumar

“…The proposed approach can be developed into a noninvasive, cost-effective, and accessible diagnostic tool for the early detection and management of cognitive impairment.…”
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Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review by Samuel A. Sakyi, Samuel Y. Aboagye, Isaac Darko Otchere, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…We review developments in laboratory diagnosis of BU, discuss limitations of available diagnostic methods, and give a perspective on the potential of using aptamers as point-of-care. …”
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A Case of Low-Grade Oncocytic Tumor/Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma (Oncocytic Variant) of the Kidney by Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Nao Kimura, Toshio Yoshida, Ichiro Yoshimura, Ken Nakahara, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Osamu Tokunaga

“…Distinguishing between eosinophilic variant of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (eCRCC) and oncocytoma is often a diagnostic challenge in routine surgical pathology. …”
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Design of Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Fructose Bisphosphate Aldolase Protein Using Immunoinformatics by Mustafa Elhag, Ruaa Mohamed Alaagib, Nagla Mohamed Ahmed, Mustafa Abubaker, Esraa Musa Haroun, Sahar Obi Abd Albagi, Mohammed A. Hassan

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Dental Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Exosomes by Peter Stanko, Ursula Altanerova, Jana Jakubechova, Vanda Repiska, Cestmir Altaner

“…The use of cellular exosomes as an important diagnostic marker and indicator of targeted cancer therapies is also discussed, while the importance of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth as a source of evolutionally young cells for future regenerative therapies is stressed. …”
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An Uncommon Cause of Shortness of Breath in a Young Puerpera by Suartcha Prueksaritanond, Alaa M. Ali, Godson Nnamdi Aronu, Nasir Hussain, Anubha Ganjoo, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Aram Barbaryan

“…Her clinical signs and symptoms were consistent with pulmonary edema, but diagnostic tests excluded the cardiogenic causes. Further test revealed proteinuria. …”
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Cryptosporidiosis in a Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Disorder Perspective by Thivya Balendran, Devika Iddawela, Sajanee Lenadora

“…Therefore, with the objective of providing an in-depth analysis of Cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised patients, this review presents a comprehensive understating of the prevalence, risk factors, pathophysiology of Cryptosporidium infection, clinical presentation in the immunocompromised, the immune response of the host, diagnostic methods performed in laboratory settings, possible treatments, and prevention methods, which can be used for further studies. …”
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Apolipoprotein C-II Deposition Amyloidosis: A Potential Misdiagnosis as Light Chain Amyloidosis by Sadichhya Lohani, Emily Schuiteman, Lohit Garg, Dhiraj Yadav, Sami Zarouk

“…Hereditary amyloidoses are rare and pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of hereditary amyloidosis associated with apolipoprotein C-II deposition in a 61-year-old female presenting with renal failure and nephrotic syndrome misdiagnosed as light chain amyloidosis. …”
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Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides: an important differential diagnosis of hypochromias in childhood by Maria Fernanda de Almeida Cavalcante Aranha, Maria Amélia Lopes dos Santos, Carla Andréa Avelar Pires, Leônidas Braga Dias Júnior, Rafaela Garcia Pereira, Marina Lopes de Freitas Freire, Tamara Tavares da Cruz, Luiza Rennó Rocha de Oliveira

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To highlight the importance of early recognition of hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF) in cases of cutaneous hypochromia in children, with a view to an effective diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Case description: Two cases of HMF in children are reported. …”
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Human TCR repertoire in cancer by Lin Chen, Yuan Hu, Bohao Zheng, Limei Luo, Zhenzhen Su

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