The role of laminins in cancer pathobiology: a comprehensive review by Elena Nonnast, Emilia Mira, Santos Mañes

“…Understanding the complex roles of LMs in cancer biology, as well as their differential expression patterns in malignancies, could provide new diagnostic tools for predicting disease outcomes and pave the way for innovative therapeutic strategies, such as targeting LM-receptor interactions or modulating ECM dynamics to impede tumor growth and metastasis.…”
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Radiation-induced meningiomas following childhood cranial radiotherapy—report of four cases by Larisa Andrada Ay, Erkin Ozgiray, Nevhis Akintürk, Emine Serra Kamer, Yeşim Ertan

“…The most widely used diagnostic criteria, despite the lack of a standard description, is a meningioma that develops in a previously irradiated area following a predetermined time interval. …”
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Current Situation of Goose Astrovirus in China: A Review by Dan Ren, Hongliang Zhang, Xiaoou Ye, Xiuzhi Jia, Ruiming Chen, Tingbing Tang, Jianqiang Ye, Songquan Wu

“…The purpose of this review is to summarize the latest research progress on GAstV in recent years, mainly focusing on the genetic evolution, pathogenesis, diagnostic detection, and control strategies of GAstV, aiming to provide a reference for scientific prevention and control of GAstV infection.…”
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Analysis of small extracellular vesicles from dried blood spots by Rikke Bæk, Jenni Kathrine Sloth, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Getnet Midekessa, Getnet Midekessa, Malene Møller Jørgensen, Malene Møller Jørgensen

“…These findings have important implications for using sEVs as future potential diagnostic tools by supporting the validity of less-invasive methods that can be implemented within vulnerable populations or in the field.…”
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Validation of histopathology foundation models through whole slide image retrieval by Saghir Alfasly, Ghazal Alabtah, Sobhan Hemati, Krishna Rani Kalari, Joaquin J. Garcia, H. R. Tizhoosh

“…Our experiments were conducted on diagnostic slides from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), which covers 23 organs and 117 cancer subtypes. …”
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Small Bowel Obstruction due to Anomalous Congenital Bands in Children by Basak Erginel, Feryal Gun Soysal, Huseyin Ozbey, Erbug Keskin, Alaattin Celik, Aslı Karadag, Tansu Salman

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate our children who are operated on for anomalous congenital band while increasing the awareness of this rare reason of intestinal obstruction in children which causes a diagnostic challenge. Patients and Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the records of fourteen children treated surgically for intestinal obstructions caused by anomalous congenital bands. …”
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Machine Learning for Ischemic Heart Disease Diagnosis Aided by Evolutionary Computing by Mohammad Alsaffar, Abdullah Alshammari, Gharbi Alshammari, Saud Aljaloud, Tariq S. Almurayziq, Fadam Muteb Abdoon, Solomon Abebaw

“…In light of these findings, a hybrid diagnostic tool has been developed that combines several computational intelligence (machine learning) techniques capable of analyzing clinical histories and images of electrocardiogram signals and indicating whether or not the patient has ischemic heart disease with up to 97.01% accuracy. …”
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Integrated Workflow of Geomechanics, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Reservoir Simulation for Production Estimation of a Shale Gas Reservoir by Taeyeob Lee, Daein Jeong, Youngseok So, Daejin Park, Munseok Baek, Jonggeun Choe

“…A mechanical earth model (MEM) is built from seismic attribute and drilling and diagnostic fracture injection test results. Then, the MEM is calibrated with microseismic measurements obtained in a field. …”
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Clinical Features of Four West Nile Virus Cases and Its Molecular Characterization from a South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital by Shoba Mammen, Aiswarya Nair, Santhosh Kumar, Zayina Zonderveni, A. T. Prabhakar, Turaka Vijay Prakash, Sanjith Aaron, Mathew Alexander, Anand Zachariah, Asha Mary Abraham

“…West Nile virus infection was diagnosed with the available molecular techniques such as PCR and sequencing, which emphasizes the need for considering West Nile virus in the differential diagnosis of acute meningoencephalitis and the wider availability of molecular diagnostic tests.…”
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Identification of the Hub Genes Involved in Stem Cell Treatment for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Conjoint Analysis of Single-Cell and Machine Learning by Jianfeng Chen, Fuwei Qi, Guanshen Li, Qiaosong Deng, Chenlin Zhang, Xiaojun Li, Yafeng Zhang

“…In this study, we sought to identify new diagnostic biological markers for IDD. In this first-of-a-kind study combining machine learning, stem cell treatment samples and single-cell sequencing data were collected. …”
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Brugada Syndrome Caused by Autonomic Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis by Michel Ibrahim, Garly Saint-Croix, Rosario Colombo

“…In light of these similarly presenting but unique clinical entities, MS patients who develop a syncopal event in the setting of a spontaneous type I Brugada pattern pose a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. This case illustrates an approach to the risks and benefits of an ICD placement in an MS patient with the type 1 Brugada pattern.…”
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Significant Calcification of an Entire Aortic Tree with Renal Artery Subocclusion: Acute Kidney Injury, Ischemic Kidney Disease, and the Tissue Viability Question—A Case Report by Marko Baralić, Selena Gajić, Aleksandra Kezić, Ana Bontić, Jelena Pavlović, Voin Brković, Vidna Karadžić Ristanović, Danka Bjelić, Maja Životić, Sanja Radojević-Škodrić, Želimir Antonić, Nenad Ilijevski, Milan Radović

“…To obtain an accurate diagnosis, it is crucial to recognize the symptoms and signs suggesting renal artery stenosis (RAS) and perform appropriate diagnostic and treatment procedures afterward. Case Presentation: We present a case of a 60-year-old female patient with hypertensive crisis, acute heart failure (HF), and pulmonary edema as the initial signs of acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by right RAS and left renal artery occlusion in the presence of severe aortic atherosclerosis revealed on computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the abdomen. …”
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Abnormal Levels of Serum Ferroptosis-Related Biomarkers in Diabetic Retinopathy by Lin Mu, Dahu Wang, Zhiguo Dong, Jiajun Wu, Xiaoyu Wu, Jing Su, Yinjian Zhang

“…This study aimed to measure the concentrations of ferroptosis-related biomarkers, namely, iron (Fe), lipid peroxide (LPO), reactive oxygen species (ROS), glutathione peroxidase-4 (GPX4), and glutathione (GSH) in DR in the attempt to evaluate the diagnostic performance of these biomarkers. Methods. …”
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Diagnosis of Reverse-Connection Defects in High-Voltage Cable Cross-Bonded Grounding System Based on ARO-SVM by Yuhao Ai, Bin Song, Shaocheng Wu, Yongwen Li, Li Lu, Linong Wang

“…The artificial rabbits optimization (ARO) algorithm was adopted to optimize the SVM model, attaining an impressively high diagnostic accuracy rate of 99.35%. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed algorithm are confirmed through the analysis and validation of the practical example.…”
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Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Quantification of Steatosis: Which Cut-Offs to Use? by Roxana Sirli, Ioan Sporea

“…It is a noninvasive technique, feasible and well accepted by patients, with lower costs than other diagnostic techniques, with acceptable accuracy for HS quantification. …”
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Oral Health Characteristics and Dental Rehabilitation of Children with Global Developmental Delay by Saurabh Kumar, Deepika Pai, Runki Saran

“…Investigations for GDD include diagnostic laboratory tests, brain imaging, and other evidence-based evaluations. …”
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Iatrogenic Pulmonary Nodule in a Heart Transplant Recipient by Atul C. Mehta, Juan Wang, Jarmanjeet Singh, Joseph Cicenia

“…Physicians caring for the patients with heart transplantation should be cognizant of the iatrogenic nature of such nodule to avoid unnecessary diagnostic work-up.…”
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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL AND GROUP ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE PARAMETERS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE LABOUR PROCESS by V. Ya. Ivanova

“…The author carries out the analysis of methods for measuring organizational culture, and chooses an easy-to-interpret and use diagnostic tool that clearly describes the system of organizational values of employees. …”
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Applicability of Oral Fluid and Dried Blood Spot for Hepatitis B Virus Diagnosis by Livia Melo Villar, Cristianne Sousa Bezerra, Helena Medina Cruz, Moyra Machado Portilho, Geane Lopes Flores

“…Thus, serological and molecular diagnostic tests demonstrated good performance for detecting HBV using oral fluid and DBS according some characteristics and could be useful to increase the access to the diagnosis of HBV.…”
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Inflammatory Serum Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer in Kazakhstan Population by L. Akhmaltdinova, V. Sirota, V. Zhumaliyeva, D. Babenko, I. Kadyrova, Z. Tauesheva, D. Taizhanova, A. Ibraeva, M. Maratkyzy, A. Turmukhambetova

“…One of the most promising areas is the study of diagnostic and prognostic possibilities of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with different degrees of tumor differentiation. …”
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