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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Analysis The Effect of Sensory Intervention on Patient’s Anxiety According to Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ) and Heart Rate in MRI Lumbal Examination by Tifan Nata Andeizi, Berliana Devianti Putri, Muhaimin, Lailatul Muqmiroh, Rosy Setiawati

“…Background: The use of MRI as a non-invasive diagnostic radiological examination modality is painless. …”
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Enhanced Detection Performance of Acute Vertebral Compression Fractures Using a Hybrid Deep Learning and Traditional Quantitative Measurement Approach: Beyond the Limitations of Ge... by Jemyoung Lee, Minbeom Kim, Heejun Park, Zepa Yang, Ok Hee Woo, Woo Young Kang, Jong Hyo Kim

“…Conclusion: These findings demonstrated that DL-based approaches, particularly TSVD_SD, provided robust alternatives or complements to traditional methods, significantly enhancing diagnostic accuracy for acute VCFs in clinical practice.…”
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An Atypical Presentation of Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy Diagnosed with Whole Exome Sequencing and Treated with Lysine Restriction and Supplementation with Arginine and Pyridoxine by Jiyoung Kim, Angela Pipitone Dempsey, Sun Young Kim, Meral Gunay-Aygun, Hilary J. Vernon

“…Our case illustrates the diagnostic challenges in PDE, the utility of rapid WES in such cases, and the response in urine pipecolic acid to therapy.…”
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Epidemiological Study of Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Conjunctivitis in a Level III Neonatal Unit by Catarina Dias, Márcia Gonçalves, Anabela João

“…Hospital-acquired conjunctivitis was defined in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control/National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC/NHSN) diagnostic criteria. Results. One or more episodes of HAC were diagnosed in 4,0% () of 1492 neonates admitted during the study period. …”
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Two Paediatric Patients with Encephalopathy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: Two Sides of the Same Coin? by Katerina Vraka, Dipak Ram, Siobhan West, Wei Yen Evelyn Chia, Praveen Kurup, Gayathri Subramanian, Hui Jeen Tan

“…The development of more reliable diagnostic tools (e.g., anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in CSF) might play an assisting role in the differentiation of these encephalopathic processes.…”
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Production Data Analysis and Practical Applications in the Sulige Tight Gas Reservoir, Ordos Basin, China by Minhua Cheng, Wen Xue, Meng Zhao, Guoting Wang, Bo Ning, Guang Ji, Lihua Cheng, Yingying Tian

“…In order to verify the correctness of the model and the application value of the field, based on the previous production data of Sulige Gas Field in China, a new set of production data diagnostic chart of tight sandstone gas reservoir was formed. …”
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Adrenal Cavernous Hemangioma: A Study of 8 Cases from a Single Center by Henghai Huang, Xiaoyun Wu, Xiaocao Lin, Delin Li, Jingjing Zeng

“…Methods. Demographic, diagnostic, surgical, and pathological findings in patients at a single institution who were adrenalectomized as a result of ACH were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Predictivity of Risk Malignancy Index in Adnexal Masses by Narin Yar Elmastas, Mehmet Obut, Senem Yaman Tunc

“…ROC curves were drawn as diagnostic tests and the test results were presented. …”
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A paper-based HPV E7 oncoprotein assay for cervical precancer detection at the point of care by Chelsey A. Smith, Sai Paul, Karen E. Haney, Sonia G. Parra, Meaghan Bond, Leticia López, Mauricio Maza, Juan Felix, Preetha Ramalingam, Pablo Escobar, Philip E. Castle, Kathleen M. Schmeler, Rebecca R. Richards-Kortum

“…Lack of affordable, easy-to-use screening and diagnostic tests contributes to this disparity. Most commercially available tests are not appropriate for use in LMICs due to resource constraints. …”
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Dietary Habits in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Evaluation of Food as Trigger of Symptoms Exacerbation by Jorge Sánchez, Andres Sánchez, Ricardo Cardona

“…A group of healthy subjects was included to compare the dietary habits and the results of the diagnostic tests. Results. Patients with CSU (n 245) and healthy (n 127) subjects were included. 164 (66%) subjects from CSU group and 31 (24%) from the control group reported at least one adverse reaction with foods. …”
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Cognitive Engagement Involvement as a Basis for Designing the Educational Process in the Preparation of Students of Pedagogical Directions by N. V. Garashkina, A. A. Druzhinina

“…Derzhavin and Moscow State Regional University based on the application of the integral criterion of students’ cognitive engagement.The article analyzes foreign and domestic research in the field of “cognitive engagement”, the best practices for monitoring the engagement of students in other areas at the Higher School of Economics, MEPhI, at the universities of the USA, identifies the main indicators and defines an integral criterion for the cognitive engagement of students in pedagogical areas based on their coordination with the cognitive mode learning activities and cognitive strategies of students, as well as the experience of diagnosing the cognitive engagement of student teachers.The results of the study presented in the article are the basis for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities of university departments that provide training of teaching staff by means of designing the educational process with high cognitive engagement of students. The developed diagnostic and technological tools can be used to manage, design, assess the quality of pedagogical activity, the educational result of a student and develop priority educational modes of training, learning technologies in higher pedagogical education, and can also serve as the basis for monitoring conducted by quality assessment units, auditing educational innovation at the university.…”
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Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Is Unattended Portable Monitoring a Suitable Tool? by Priti Gros, Victoria P. Mery, Anne-Louise Lafontaine, Ann Robinson, Andrea Benedetti, R. John Kimoff, Marta Kaminska

“…We assessed feasibility and diagnostic accuracy in PD. Methods. Selected PD patients without known OSA underwent home PM and laboratory PSG. …”
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Acute Low-Dose Hydralazine-Induced Lupus Pneumonitis by Sarah K. Holman, Donique Parris, Sarah Meyers, Jason Ramirez

“…Three months later, after multiple unsuccessful courses of prednisone and antibiotics for presumed pneumonia and asthma exacerbations, her respiratory symptoms progressed in severity and she developed resting hypoxia. Previous diagnostic work-up included spirometry with a restrictive pattern, chest CT showing bilateral basilar consolidation, negative BAL, and nonspecific findings on lung biopsy of mild inflammatory cells. …”
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Nanosecond pulsed current source for light emitting diode (LED) driven photoacoustic signal acquisition systems by Avishek Das, Manojit Pramanik

“…Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is gaining attention for its non-invasive diagnostic capabilities. Traditionally, bulky and expensive laser systems have been used as excitation light sources in PAI, posing challenges for translation and remote applications. …”
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ENHANCING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES by Paulina GAJEWSKA, Irena SZEWCZYK, Georgios KOULOURIS

“…Research results verify the degree of adaptation of rail transport for people with disabilities and have diagnostic value. Future research should focus on the full usability of transport infrastructure for people with disabilities. …”
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Sex differences in delivery and neonatal characteristics of new-borns from the “MAMI-MED” cohort by Roberta Magnano San Lio, Martina Barchitta, Andrea Maugeri, Elisabetta Campisi, Giuliana Favara, Claudia Ojeda Granados, Claudia La Mastra, Maria Clara La Rosa, Fabiola Galvani, Elisa Pappalardo, Carla Ettore, Giuseppe Ettore, Antonella Agodi

“…AGA) revealed that the likelihood of being SGA was higher in males than in females (OR = 1.592; 95% CI = 1.005–2.563).DiscussionThus, the focus should be on improving the assessment of gender-based differences in diagnostic criteria and incorporating gender-specific aspects into existing preventive guidelines to deeply understand the effect of gender disparities and risk factors on maternal-child health.…”
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Evaluating the Contribution of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pulmonary Infections among HIV and Non-HIV Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Richard Dadzie Ephraim, Anthony Enimil, Venus Frimpong, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Esther Love Darkoh

“…There is a high prevalence of nocardiosis especially in HIV patients. PCR is a better diagnostic method that detects both Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis and should be incorporated into routine diagnosis for pulmonary infections.…”
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Symptomatic mesothelial cyst of the diaphragm misdiagnosed as a hepatic hydatid cyst by Imen Ben Ismail, MD, Mouna Mlika, MD, Marwen Sghaier, MD, Mohamed Boujemaa, MD, Hakim Zenaidi, MD, Saber Rebii, MD, Ayoub Zoghlami, MD

“…This case highlights the diagnostic challenges associated with mesothelial cysts and emphasizes the importance of surgical excision for definitive diagnosis and symptom relief.…”
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Optic Chiasmitis as an Isolated Manifestation of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Disease – a Case Report by Nina Barankiewicz-Tyc, Karolina Kania, Wojciech Kozubski

“…After a wide-ranging diagnostic process, the patient was diagnosed with an isolated optic chiasmitis in the course of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated disease, which is a rare, monophasic or relapsing, antibody-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. …”
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