Case report: Multiple cryotherapy sessions in localized Darier's disease: a rare clinical presentation and literature review by Yansi Lyu, Bin Wang, Lyuxin Guan, Li Ma, Hao Li

“…The occurrence of LDD on the inner thigh, a relatively rare site, provides new insights into the affected areas of LDD, further expands the clinical manifestations of the disease, and offers valuable experience for clinicians in recognizing and managing LDD at different sites, aiding in the optimization of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.…”
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POCT Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by PGM and Application of Preventing Nosocomial Infection of Bronchoscopy by Tao Wen, Houqi Ning, Yinping Yang, Jinze Zhang

“…The PGM represents a convenient and accurate quantitative detection method suitable for potential clinical diagnostic applications.…”
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Clara Cell Protein Expression in Mechanically Ventilated Term and Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome and at Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Pilot Study by José Guzmán-Bárcenas, Antonio Calderón-Moore, Héctor Baptista-González, Claudine Irles

“…These results suggest that BAL fluid CC16 levels may have a diagnostic value at day 7 for BPD in both term and preterm infants. …”
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Imaging Software-Based Sarcopenia Assessment in Gastroenterology: Evolution and Clinical Meaning by Giovanni Marasco, Sinan Sadalla, Giulio Vara, Rita Golfieri, Davide Festi, Antonio Colecchia, Matteo Renzulli

“…Cross-sectional imaging is a diffuse diagnostic tool and is commonly performed in patients with chronic liver failure. …”
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A New Identification Method for Bolt Looseness in Wind Turbine Towers by He Xianlong, She Tianli

“…The experimental results show that compared with other vibration characteristics, the first-order phase difference characteristic of wind turbine towers is more markedly affected by the looseness of the flange bolts; hence, this characteristic can be used as a diagnostic that reflects flange bolt looseness. Whether the flange bolts of a given tower require tightening can be identified based on whether the absolute value of the phase difference between the upper and lower plates of the flanges suddenly increases. …”
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Poorly differentiated biphasic synovial sarcoma of the vulva, displaying SS18::SSX1 fusion and weak to absent (mosaic) INI1/SMARCB1 immunostaining: A rare case with literature revi... by Bharat Rekhi, Sheenal Bhatia, Omshree Shetty, Amita Maheshwari

“…A review of the literature and diagnostic implications are presented herewith.…”
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Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Yuko Ariizumi, Tetsutaro Ozawa, Takayoshi Tokutake, Izumi Kawachi, Masaki Hirose, Shinichi Katada, Shuichi Igarashi, Keiko Tanaka, Masatoyo Nishizawa

“…This condition was thought to be a common form of vascular chorea, which is likely to occur in elderly individuals; however, the laboratory data of this patient finally fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of SLE and APS. Physicians should be careful in diagnosing elderly individuals simply as having a vascular chorea because this symptom can be the initial manifestation of SLE or APS.…”
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Detection and isolation of a new member of Burkholderiaceae-related endofungal bacteria from Saksenaea boninensis sp. nov., a new thermotolerant fungus in Mucorales by Yusuke Takashima, Kohei Yamamoto, Yousuke Degawa, Yong Guo, Tomoyasu Nishizawa, Hiroyuki Ohta, Kazuhiko Narisawa

“…Besides the fungal taxonomy, we also found the presence of BRE in isolates of this species by diagnostic PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene from mycelia, fluorescence microscopic observations, and isolation of the bacterium in pure culture. …”
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers and Prediction of Conversion in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: 4-Year Follow-Up in a Routine Clinical Setting by Alessia Lanari, Lucilla Parnetti

“…We identified 55 patients with MCI among the consecutive patients, referred from 2001 to 2003 to our Memory Clinic for cognitive disorders, who underwent a complete diagnostic assessment, including lumbar puncture (n = 273). …”
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Prevalence of mixed features in patients with first-episode depression: An exploratory multicentric study by Sandeep Grover, Swapnajeet Sahoo, Kshirod K. Mishra, Raman Deep, Naresh Nebhinani, Ranjan Bhattacharya, Jitender Aneja, Roy A. Kalivayalil, Seshadri S. Chaterjee, Vikas Menon, Alka A. Subramanyam, Varghese P. Punnoose, Avinash Desouza, Aseem Mehra, BN Subodh, Ajit Avasthi

“…Materials and Methods: Patients with first-episode depression were evaluated for the presence of mixed features as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-5 criteria. …”
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The Usefulness of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: A Pilot Study by Abu N. G. A. Khan, Abdel Sawan, Antonios Likourezos, Mark Schnellinger, Estavan Garcia

“…In addition to standard diagnostic workup for acute AP, a quantitative procalcitonin level was measured using immunoluminometric assay. …”
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Assessing the Ecological Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments at Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Essam Nasher, Lee Yook Heng, Zuriati Zakaria, Salmijah Surif

“…The results indicated that PAHs may not cause acute biological damage. Diagnostic ratios and principal component analysis suggested that the PAHs were likely to originate from pyrogenic and petrogenic sources. …”
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Lethal End of Spectrum of Clots-Thrombotic Storm by Muhammad Asim Rana, Ahmed F. Mady, Abdullah Ali Lashari, Rehab Eltreafi, Nicola Fischer-Orr, Kamal Naser

“…As the diagnosis of thrombotic storm relies solely on clinical symptoms with a lack of specific diagnostic tests, this can result in a delay of diagnosis. …”
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Increased overwintering temperature reduces reproductive success of the solitary bee species Osmia bicornis by Sarah Müller, Jana Collatz, Henning Richter, Robert Zboray, Matthias Albrecht

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Insomnia: definition, pathophysiological models, diagnosis, and treatment by E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė, R. Masaitienė

“… Insomnia is defined as a disorder, characterized by recurrent difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep or waking up earlier than desired, associated with daytime symptoms which occur at least three times per week and are present for at least 3 months when the symptoms can not be explained by inadequate opportunities or poor circumstances for sleep or by an other sleep disorder. Diagnostic procedure for insomnia should include evaluation of sleep–wake behaviour and sleep history, as well as questions about somatic and mental disorders, anamnesis of medication and other substances used, physical examination, sleep questionnaires and sleep diaries, and additional measures. …”
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Detectability of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis with Transient Elastography and Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Residents of St. Petersburg by V. P. Kovyazina, K. L. Raikhelson, M. K. Prashnova, E. V. Pazenko, L. K. Palgova, E. A. Kondrashina

“…Petersburg warrants improved diagnostic algorithms and routine preventive measures. …”
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SYSTEMATIC RISK ASSESMENT USING OLS METHOD - THE CASE OF THE CAPITAL MARKET OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Azra Zaimović

“…A special aim of the paper is to explore whether estimated models satisfy the presumptions of the linear regression model, which is being examined using a series of diagnostic tests. The results of this paper can be widely used and have significant implications for business purposes. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Management of General Practitioners of the Hospital Districts of Ouagadougou about Migraine (Burkina Faso) by A. A. Dabilgou, A. Dravé, J. M. A. Kyelem, A. Zoma, C. Napon, A. Millogo, K. Karfo, J. Kaboré

“…Our study found that diagnostic criteria and acute treatment of migraine were well known by the majority of general practitioners, in contrast of preventive treatment.…”
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Detection of mental disorders other than depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a sample of pregnant women in northern Mexico by Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Antonio Sifuentes-Alvarez, Carlos Salas-Martinez

“…Three hundred pregnant women attending prenatal consultations in a public hospital in Durango City, Mexico submitted a validated EPDS and were examined for mental disorders other than depression using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 4th Ed. …”
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Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction of an Outpatient Colonoscopy Service in an Asian Tertiary Care Hospital by Wah-Kheong Chan, Khean-Lee Goh

“…Consecutive patients attending the outpatient diagnostic colonoscopy service in University of Malaya Medical Centre between 1st February and 31th July 2010 were interviewed using a questionnaire modified from the modified Group Health Association of America-9 (mGHAA-9) questionnaire. …”
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