Tissue sodium in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a novel potential driver of hypertension in autoimmunity by Carolina Ramirez-Becerra, Annette M. Oeser, Michael Pridmore, Rachelle Crescenzi, Jens M. Titze, C. Michael Stein, Michelle J. Ormseth

“…Lower leg skin sodium content was measured using magnetic resonance imaging. Ambulatory 24-h blood pressure measurements were obtained, and disease activity was assessed by Disease Activity Score-28 for RA with CRP (DAS28-CRP). …”
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Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss/Meniere’s disease possibly triggered by neurocysticercosis: a case report by Hamza Arman Lateef, Evan Davies, Alidad Arabshahi

“…More detailed history revealed that he had been treated for a tapeworm infection at the age of 14 years in his Honduran village. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain highlighted postinflammatory calcification in the right parietal lobe and generalized volume loss, more substantial than what would be expected for the patient’s age. …”
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Effects of whole-body vibration training on lower limb motor function and neural plasticity in patients with stroke: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Mingkai Zhang, Jianing Wei, Xueping Wu

“…The WBVT and RRT interventions will be implemented as five 25 min sessions weekly for continuous 12 weeks; the CG will remain daily habitual living styles and routine treatments, in community or hospital, and will also receive telephone follow-up and health-related lectures. Transcranial magnetic stimulation will be used to assess neural plasticity while lower limb motor function is assessed using indicators of strength, walking ability and joint activity. …”
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Fluorescence molecular imaging-guided photodynamic therapy for early breast cancer in the prone position: Feasibility evaluation with Monte Carlo simulations by Yugo Minegishi, Yasutomo Nomura

“…As a promising alternative to recently developed magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiotherapy, we proposed fluorescence molecular imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (FMI-guided PDT), which requires no expensive equipment. …”
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Examination of theses on anatomy in the field of basic medical sciences (2016-2020) by Yunus Emre Kundakcı, Nadire Ünver

“…The most used keywords; computed tomography (n=58), morphometry (n=41), anthropometry (n=30), anatomy (n=27) and magnetic resonance imaging (n=25) were detected. Conclusion: In this study, bibliometric data about theses on anatomy were invastigated and a wide range of information was presented to the researchers in anatomy field. …”
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Physicochemical, Spectral, and Biological Studies of Mn(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), Zr(OH)2(IV), and UO2(VI) Compounds with Ligand Containing Thiazolidin-4-one Moiety by Dinesh Kumar, Amit Kumar

“…The compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, molar conductance, molecular weight, spectral (IR, reflectance, and EPR) studies and magnetic susceptibility measurements. LH3 behaves as a neutral tridentate ONS donor ligand in [Zr(OH)2(OAc)2(LH3)], monobasic tridentate ONS donor ligand in [UO2(NO3)(LH2)(MeOH)], dibasic tridentate OOS donor ligand in [Cu(LH)]2 and dibasic tetradentate OONO donor ligand in [Mn(LH)(MeOH)2] and [Cd(LH)]. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Homeostatic Plasticity in the Human Primary Motor Cortex by Tribikram Thapa, Siobhan M. Schabrun

“…To assess homeostatic plasticity, 15 motor-evoked potentials to single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation were recorded at baseline, between the two blocks of anodal tDCS, and at 0 min, 10 min, and 20 min follow-up. …”
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Characterization of Nanoscale Pores in Tight Gas Sandstones Using Complex Techniques: A Case Study of a Linxing Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoir by Chaohui Lyu, Liguo Zhong, Zhengfu Ning, Qing Wang, David R. Cole

“…In this study, various experimental techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) T2, nitrogen adsorption method, and NMR cryoporometry (NMRC) are combined to interrogate the complex pore systems of the tight gas reservoir in the Linxing formation, Ordos Basin, China. …”
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Numerical analysis of mathematical model of nanofluid flow through stagnation point involving thermal radiation, activation energy, and living organisms by Munaza Chaudhry, Muhammad Abdul Basit, Muhammad Imran, Madeeha Tahir, Aiedh Mrisi Alharthi, Jihad Younis

“…To indicate the physical importance, a thorough examination of relevant characteristics, such as heat sink/source, porosity, and magnetic parameter is conducted. We have observed the behavior of profiles by fixing the numerical values of the involving parameters as 0.1 ≤ λ ≤ 2.0, 0.1 ≤ Nr ≤ 3.0, 0.1 ≤ R ≤ 0.4, 0.1 ≤ M ≤ 0.4, 0.1 ≤ Rb ≤ 1.5, and 0.1 ≤ Nb ≤ 0.7. …”
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Response of the Magnetospheric Convection Electric Field (MCEF) to Geomagnetic Storms During the Solar Cycle 24 Maximum Phase by Bazié Nongobsom, Kaboré Salfo, Guibula Karim, Ouattara Frédéric

“…We examined the variations in solar wind parameters (VSW (solar wind speed), PSW (plasma pressure), and interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz) and geomagnetic indices (Sym-H (symmetric horizontal) and auroral electrojet (AE)) during these storms. …”
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Primary pulmonary meningioma — a rare lung tumor by Galust A. Baksiyan, Alexander A. Zavialov, Sergey V. Lishchuk

“…According to data from further examinations (computed tomography of the chest cavity organs, of the abdominal cavity and of the minor pelvis; magnetic resonance tomography of the brain; esophagogastroduodenoscopy; colonoscopy), no other abnormalities were detected. …”
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Incidence and long-term patient reported outcome measures of patients with radiological cauda equina compression but without clinical features of cauda equina syndrome by Hamzah Alsheikh Soleiman, Mary Solou, Andreas K. Demetriades

“…Paradoxically, in the British NHS, suspected CES requiring an emergency magnetic resonance imaging constitutes one of the commonest reasons for acute referrals to neurosurgery/spine surgery. …”
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Synthetic, Structural, and Biochemical Studies of Organotin(IV) With Schiff Bases Having Nitrogen and Sulphur Donor Ligands

“…An attempt has been made to prove their structures on the basis of elemental analyses, conductance measurements, molecular weights determinations, UV, infrared, and multinuclear magnetic resonance (<mml:math alttext="chem{^{1}H}"> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mtext>H</mml:mtext> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math>, <mml:math alttext="chem{^{13}C}"> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mtext>C</mml:mtext> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>13</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math>, and <mml:math alttext="chem{^{119}Sn}"> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mtext>S</mml:mtext> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>119</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mtext>n</mml:mtext> </mml:math>) spectral studies. …”
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Syntheses, Spectral Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies on the Coordination Compounds of Metal Ions with Schiff Base Containing Both Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrazide Moieti... by Dinesh Kumar, Silky Chadda, Jyoti Sharma, Parveen Surain

“…The coordination compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, molar conductance, spectral (IR, reflectance, 1H NMR, ESR) studies, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. They are nonelectrolytes in DMSO. …”
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Effects of Porosity of Dry and Saturated Sandstone on the Energy Dissipation of Stress Wave by Yexue Li, Jing Wang

“…Changes in porosity before and after the SHPB experiment were analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance. Results show that the number of wave peaks in the T2 spectrum before and after the impact test of sandstone is unchanged, but the wave peak value corresponding to small pores increases. …”
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Aberrant Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal Attention Network in Tinnitus by Haimeng Hu, Yining Lyu, Shihong Li, Zheng Yuan, Chuntao Ye, Zhao Han, Guangwu Lin

“…Previous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analyses have shown that the dorsal attention network (DAN) is involved in the pathophysiological changes of tinnitus, but few relevant studies have been conducted, and the conclusions to date are not uniform. …”
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Low-Frequency rTMS over Contralesional M1 Increases Ipsilesional Cortical Excitability and Motor Function with Decreased Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized... by Ka Yan Luk, Hui Xi Ouyang, Marco Yiu Chung Pang

“…To determine the long-term effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LF-rTMS) over the contralesional M1 preceding motor task practice on the interhemispheric asymmetry of the cortical excitability and the functional recovery in subacute stroke patients with mild to moderate arm paresis. …”
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Integrating fMRI spatial network dynamics and EEG spectral power: insights into resting state connectivity by Souvik Phadikar, Krishna Pusuluri, Armin Iraji, Vince D. Calhoun

“…IntroductionThe Integration of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) has allowed for a novel exploration of the brain’s spatial–temporal resolution. …”
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The effect of uniaxial compressive and tensile strains on the structural, dynamical, electronic, and optical properties of ZrCl2 monolayer: Ab-initio calculations by Hind Alqurashi, Bothina Hamad, M.O. Manasreh

“…Recently, the two-dimensional material zirconium dihalide (ZrCl2) has received a significant attention for prospective device applications due to its unique electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and topological properties. This work reports theoretical predictions for the structural, dynamical, electronic, and optical properties of ZrCl2 under uniaxial compressive and tensile strains using density functional theory (DFT). …”
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Enhancing prostate cancer segmentation in bpMRI: Integrating zonal awareness into attention-guided U-Net by Chao Wei, Zheng Liu, Yibo Zhang, Lianhui Fan

“…Purpose Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in males worldwide, requiring improvements in diagnostic imaging to identify and treat it at an early stage. Bi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) is recognized as an essential diagnostic technique for PCa, providing shorter acquisition times and cost-effectiveness. …”
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