Adoption of the Polish Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Care Standards: a nationwide survey by Mateusz J. Świerz, Karolina Majdak, Andrzej Budzyński, Wiesław Tarnowski, Piotr Major, Małgorzata M. Bala

“…The areas with compliance below 80% included availability of adapted radiology facilities, constant availability of emergency radiology diagnostics, screening for metabolic markers, assessment of obstructive sleep apnea risk, obtaining patient declaration of abstaining from smoking, providing dates for at least 1 dietary consultation upon discharge, requiring at least 2 consultations with an experienced dietician, and employing a surgeon with bariatric certificate of excellence. …”
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Cardiac Migration of Endogenous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy by Caroline Schmidt-Lucke, Felicitas Escher, Sophie Van Linthout, Uwe Kühl, Kapka Miteva, Jochen Ringe, Thomas Zobel, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe

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Comparison of Resting Energy Expenditure Using Indirect Calorimetry and Predictive Equations in Trauma Patients: A Pilot Study by Dae Sung Ma, Gil Jae Lee

“…REE was measured by IC (CCM Express, MGC Diagnostics) and calculated by the following PEs: Harris-Benedict, Fleisch, Robertson and Reid, Ireton-Jones, and the maximum value (25 kcal/kg/ day) of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN). …”
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Insight into the avidity–affinity relationship of the bivalent, pH-dependent interaction between IgG and FcRn by Johannes Reusch, Jan Terje Andersen, Ulrich Rant, Tilman Schlothauer

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Influence of a lignification and mineralization of leaf tissues on resistance to a brown rust in common wheat plants by A. A. Konovalov, I. K. Shundrina, E. V. Karpova, I. V. Eltsov, E. A. Orlova, N. P. Goncharov

“…In that case these characteristics can be used for diagnostics of potential resistance of cultivars to fungal infection.…”
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A Systematic Review of Micropulse Laser Trabeculoplasty (MLT) in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG) Management: Efficacy, Safety, and Future Perspectives by Filippo Confalonieri, Barbara Casarini, Annalaura Papapicco, Fabio Stiro, Raffaele Piscopo, Luca D’Andrea, Goran Petrovski, Tommaso Verdina

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Synthesis and optical properties of LaSrGaO4:RE3+ (RE = Sm, Eu, Ho) single crystals via optical float zone method by Hasan Yilmaz, Masahiko Isobe, Oliver Clemens, Markus Suta, Pascal Puphal

“…The advancement of synthesis of materials with luminescence properties of lanthanoid ions in various single crystalline host compounds with low phonon energies has facilitated the optimization of numerous materials to meet the specific optical properties required for diverse applications such as new energy resource exploration, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), quantum dot displays, laser technology, sensors, telecommunications, medical diagnostics and more. Enhanced analyses of the luminescence mechanism of lanthanoid ions in various host compounds, which have captivated researchers for many years and culminated in the development of innovative materials for optical applications. …”
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Difficult choledocholithiasis – result of overdue surgical treatment of gallstone disease by S. G. Shapovalyants, T. B. Ardasenov, A. G. Pankov, S. A. Budzinsky, V. S. Veselova

“…To analyze results of diagnostics and treatment of difficult forms of choledocholithiasis.Material and methods. …”
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Detection of early relapse in multiple myeloma patients by Tereza Růžičková, Monika Vlachová, Lukáš Pečinka, Monika Brychtová, Marek Večeřa, Lenka Radová, Simona Ševčíková, Marie Jarošová, Josef Havel, Luděk Pour, Sabina Ševčíková

“…Conclusion Mass spectrometry coupled with machine learning shows potential as a reliable, rapid, and cost-effective preliminary screening technique to supplement current diagnostics.…”
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64Cu-chelated InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs as PET/fluorescence dual-modal probe for tumor imaging by Ziyu Zhao, Ayaka Otsuka, Noriko Nakamura, Toshifumi Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Nakatsui, Taiki Tsuzukiishi, Tomo Sakanoue, Kenji Shimazoe, Seiichi Ohta

“…Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/fluorescence dual-modal imaging combines deep penetration and high resolution, making it a promising approach for tumor diagnostics. Semiconductor nanocrystals, known as quantum dots (QDs), have garnered significant attention for fluorescence imaging owing to their tunable emission wavelength, high quantum yield, and excellent photostability. …”
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Continuous atrial fibrillation monitoring using a wearable smartwatch: Using long-term Holter as reference by Yannan Pan, Erdong Chen, Shihui Jie, Dongbo Huo, Zhongru Ding, Jing Zhou, Jie Jiang, Jianping Li, Yong Huo

“…Conclusions Compared with long-term Holter, the wearable smartwatch had satisfying qualitative and quantitative diagnostic performances for continuous AF monitoring. …”
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Immune-mediated mechanisms in acute osteofascial compartment syndrome: insights from multi-omics analysis by Qinzhen Lu, He Ling, Yonghui Lao, Junjie Liu, Wei Su, Zhao Huang

“…Presently, clinical diagnostics lack effective biological markers, and patients face a grim prognosis, experiencing muscle contractures, necrosis, amputations, renal failure, and even mortality. …”
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Distinct relative abundances in pathogens detected in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia in the intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital by Haifa Algethamy, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Ibrahim Abushoshah, Abdulrahman A. Alalyani, Maan K. Baamer, Dalya M. Attallah, Ruba M. Alotaibi, Shehla N. Amin, Shaza A. Mass, Nisreen R. Tashkandy

“…Of 32 patients on ventilation without pneumonia, the pathogens identified through sequencing matched the conventional diagnostics results in only two patients (6.25%) but differed in 25 patients (78.13%). …”
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Identification of blood plasma protein ratios for distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from healthy controls using machine learning by Ali Safi, Elisa Giunti, Omar Melikechi, Weiming Xia, Noureddine Melikechi

“…Developing sensitive and specific noninvasive diagnostic tools is crucial for improving clinical outcomes and advancing our understanding of this condition. …”
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Evaluation of a flow cytometry-based surrogate assay (FlowSA) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples by Vinit Upasani, Marjolein Knoester, Daniele Pantano, Lili Gard, Jolanda M. Smit, Bernardina T.F. van der Gun, Adriana Tami, Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert

“…Introduction: The current diagnostic methods for SARS-CoV-2 rely on quantitative RT-PCR. …”
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Unrolled Optimization via Physics-Assisted Convolutional Neural Network for MR-Based Electrical Properties Tomography: A Numerical Investigation by Sabrina Zumbo, Stefano Mandija, Ettore F. Meliado, Peter Stijnman, Thierry G. Meerbothe, Cornelis A.T. van den Berg, Tommaso Isernia, Martina T. Bevacqua

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Retrospective MRI analysis of 418 adult shoulder joints to assess the physiological morphology of the glenoid in a low-grade osteoarthritic population by Marc-Pascal Meier, Lars Erik Brandt, Mark-Tilmann Seitz, Paul Jonathan Roch, Katharina Jäckle, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Wolfgang Lehmann, Thelonius Hawellek

“…These findings have to be considered in shoulder diagnostics and surgery. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Phage display as a tool for identifying HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies by A. N. Chikaev, A. P. Rudometov, Yu. A. Merkulyeva, L. I. Karpenko

“…Combinatorial biology methods offer a good solution for targeting interactions of specific molecules by a high-throughput screening and are widely used for drug development, diagnostics, identification of novel monoclonal antibodies, search for linear peptide mimetics of discontinuous epitopes for the development of immunogens or vaccine components. …”
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INFORMATION OPENNESS OF THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION: THE EXPERIENCE OF SOCIAL AUDIT by Tatiana E. Zerchaninova, Olga V. Novgorodtseva

“…The implications of the research findings prove that the authors of the given paper have developed and tested the diagnostic methods of the social audit of information openness of the municipal education system. …”
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Noninvasive in vivo imaging of macrophages: understanding tumor microenvironments and delivery of therapeutics by Prakash Gangadaran, Akanksha Onkar, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Anshika Goenka, Ji Min Oh, Fatima Khan, ArulJothi Kandasamy Nagarajan, Sathish Muthu, Anand Krishnan, Chae Moon Hong, Byeong-Cheol Ahn

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