Quantitative Assessment of Deep Gray Matter Susceptibility and Correlation With Cognition in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis by Wenjun Wu, Yu Su, Ziji Qin, Jiamin Kang, Dongqiao Xiang, Dingxi Liu, Chuansheng Zheng, E. Mark Haacke, Lixia Wang

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Investigation of 4-Nitro-N, N-diphenylaniline as a chemical tracer under high pressure high temperature reservoir conditions for enhanced oil recovery applications by Subhadip Maiti, Nishant Kumar Choudhary, Kiran R. Gore, Sandeep D. Kulkarni

“…The purity of the synthesised N-TPA was first confirmed to be greater than 98% based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. Ultraviolet (UV) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) techniques were established to measure the ppm-level concentrations of 4-FBA and N-TPA in the standard brine solutions. …”
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Studying Alzheimer’s disease through an integrative serum metabolomic and lipoproteomic approach by Alessia Vignoli, Giovanni Bellomo, Federico Paolini Paoletti, Claudio Luchinat, Leonardo Tenori, Lucilla Parnetti

“…Methods This pilot study proposes a serum investigation via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in a consecutive series of AD patients including 57 patients affected by Alzheimer’s disease at dementia stage (AD-dem) and 45 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD (MCI-AD). …”
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Anatomical and Functional MRI Changes after One Year of Auditory Rehabilitation with Hearing Aids by M. R. Pereira-Jorge, K. C. Andrade, F. X. Palhano-Fontes, P. R. B. Diniz, M. Sturzbecher, A. C. Santos, D. B. Araujo

“…In the present study, we used audiometric evaluations in 14 patients with bilateral hearing loss before and after one year of continuous HA use and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and cortical thickness analysis in 12 and 10 of them compared with a normal hearing control group. …”
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Colorimetric and Naked-Eye Detection of Inorganic Arsenic in Water using BF2-Curcumin and Silica Nanoparticle-BF2-Curcumin Sheets by Farshid Ghorbani, Sheyda Mohammadi Isaabad

“…Investigating the effect of ions interference showed that the concentration (mg/L), cations, and anions that exist in water interfered with arsenic detection. The magnetic adsorbence of Fe3+-TMSPT-MNPs was used to transfer the target analyte and eliminate the interference. …”
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Investigating ITM2B‐associated ataxia in a Taiwanese cerebellar ataxia cohort by Shih‐Yu Fang, Cheng‐Tsung Hsiao, Kang‐Yang Jih, Yu‐Sheun Tsai, Kuan‐Lin Lai, Cheng‐Ta Chou, Yi‐Chu Liao, Yi‐Chung Lee

“…Most participants had no cognitive impairment at symptom onset but experienced memory decline, oculomotor disturbances, lower limb spasticity, and extensor plantar responses within 2–5 years. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy revealed progressive extension of white matter hyperintensity over periventricular and subcortical regions, subtle hippocampal atrophy, preserved cerebellar volumes, and decreased N‐acetylaspartate/creatine ratio over the vermis. …”
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Lanthanide(III) and Yttrium(III) Complexes of Benzimidazole-2-Acetic Acid: Synthesis, Characterisation and Effect of La(III) Complex on Germination of Wheat

“…The complexes have been characterised by elemental analysis, molar conductance, magnetic studies, IR, <mml:math> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi></mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>H NMR, UV-visible, EPR, and TG/DTA studies. …”
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Acute Neurotoxicity in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A 10-Year Single-Centre Experience by Izabela Kranjčec, Nada Rajačić, Tamara Janjić, Monika Kukuruzović, Filip Jadrijević-Cvrlje, Maja Pavlović, Jelena Roganović

“…We detected electroencephalogram (EEG) irregularities in almost all patients and various morphological changes in the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), most often consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and leukoencephalopathy. …”
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The Effect of Inferior Rectus Muscle Thickening on Intraocular Pressure in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy by Xiuhong Li, Xu Bai, Zhibin Liu, Ming Cheng, Jia Li, Nian Tan, Hongfeng Yuan

“…There was significant eyeball movement restriction and inferior rectus muscle thickening was confirmed on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. We measured IOP changes in patients with TAO and normal participants in the primary position and upgaze using Icare tonometer. …”
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In Vivo Structural and Functional Abnormalities of the Striatums Is Related to Decreased Astrocytic BDNF in Itpr2-/- Mice Exhibiting Depressive-Like Behavior by Shanmei Zeng, Kai Liu, Jingyu Zhang, Chunhui Chen, Yihua Xu, Yulan Wu, Yanjia Deng, Xuegang Sun, Ge Wen, Linlin Jing

“…First, behavioral tests, structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and resting-state functional MRI were performed on Itpr2-/- mice and matched healthy controls. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammography, Ultrasound, and Fine-Needle Aspiration in Detecting Breast Cancer in Patients with Painful Breast Masses:A Medical Record-Base Study by Hassan Vafapour, Sajad Borzoueisileh, Fatemeh Vafapour, Zafar Masoumi Moghaddam, Frough Nikeghbali, Yaghoub Barfar, Amir Hekmatifar

“…Diagnostic methods include physical examination, mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and fine-needle aspiration (FNA). …”
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Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and severe sleep or psychiatric disorders were excluded.Methods Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein (CRP), human leucocyticantigen-B27, plain x-ray, and magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints were performed. …”
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Urethra-sparing prostate cancer radiotherapy: Current practices and future insights from an international survey by Jennifer Le Guévelou, Paul Sargos, Piet Ost, Filippo Alongi, Stefano Arcangeli, Alejandro Berlin, Pierre Blanchard, Anna Bruynzeel, Olivier Chapet, Alan Dal Pra, Robert T. Dess, Matthias Guckenberger, Andrew Loblaw, Amar U. Kishan, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa, David Pasquier, Mohamed Shelan, Shankar Siva, Alison C. Tree, Costantinos Zamboglou, Stephane Supiot, Vedang Murthy, Thomas Zilli

“…The survey focused on clinical scenarios which might take benefit from urethra-sparing, the definition of the urethra and urinary organs-at-risk, and urethral dose constraints. Results: Magnetic resonance imaging with T2-weighted sequences is the preferred method for urethra contouring (83 % consensus). …”
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Excitation of ULF, ELF, and VLF Resonator and Waveguide Oscillations in the Earth–Atmosphere–Ionosphere System by Lightning Current Sources Connected with Hunga Tonga Volcano Erupt... by Yuriy G. Rapoport, Volodymyr V. Grimalsky, Andrzej Krankowski, Asen Grytsai, Sergei S. Petrishchevskii, Leszek Błaszkiewicz, Chieh-Hung Chen

“…The electromagnetic field is determined from the dynamics in the ionosphere and from a quasi-stationary approach in the atmosphere, considering not only the electric component but also the magnetic one. An analytical/numerical method has been developed to investigate the excitation of the global Schumann resonator and the eigenmodes of the coupled Schumann and ionospheric Alfvén resonators in the ELF range and the eigenmodes of the Earth–ionosphere waveguide in the VLF range. …”
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Exploring cognitive and neuroimaging profiles of dementia subtypes of individuals with dementia in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Jean Ikanga, Jean Ikanga, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Saranya Sundaram Patel, Megan Schwinne, Caterina Obenauf, Caterina Obenauf, Emmanuel Epenge, Guy Gikelekele, Nathan Tshengele, Immaculee Kavugho, Samuel Mampunza, Lelo Mananga, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Julio C. Rojas, Brandon Chan, Argentina Lario Lago, Joel H. Kramer, Adam L. Boxer, Andreas Jeromin, Emile Omba, Alvaro Alonso, Alden L. Gross

“…Neuroimaging structures were assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Dementia subtypes were determined based on plasma biomarker pathology and vascular markers. …”
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Mineralocorticoid axis activity and cardiac remodeling in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome by Peter Wolf, Simon Travers, Oliver Domenig, Stephanie Baron, Anne Blanchard, Khaoula Bouazizi, Nadjia Kachenoura, Sylvie Salenave, Marko Poglitsch, Alban Redheuil, Severine Trabado, Jacques Young, Philippe Chanson, Peter Kamenický

“…Methods: In this ancillary study of our previous study prospectively investigating patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (NCT02202902), 11 patients without any interfering medication were cross-sectionally compared to 20 control subjects matched for age, sex and body mass index. …”
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Laser interstitial thermal therapy in the management of bottom‐of‐sulcus dysplasia‐related epilepsy by Bowen Yang, Chao Zhang, Xiu Wang, Baotian Zhao, Jiajie Mo, Weiyuan Luo, Xiaoqiu Shao, Jianguo Zhang, Kai Zhang, Wenhan Hu

“…Abstract Objective This study assessed the efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) versus open surgery (OS) for the treatment of patients with bottom‐of‐sulcus dysplasia (BOSD)‐related epilepsy. …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…Methods Older individuals (aged≥65 years) underwent biochemical and tissue inflammatory phenotyping, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and vascular reactivity testing. …”
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Polarization-independent high-sensitive metamaterial sensor for chemical sensing and EMI shielding application by Md Kutub Uddin, Shawon Hossen, Touhidul Alam, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Saleh Albadran, Haitham Alsaif, Ahmed S. Alshammari, Ahmed Alzamil, Mohammad Lutful Hakim

“…This MTM-based sensor exhibits resonance at 10 GHz for both transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes. Besides, the transmission coefficient(S21) is investigated at different φ-angle and θ-angle, where φ-angle and θ-angle are applied up to 90˚ and 75˚ for TE and TM modes. …”
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Comparative genomics analysis of the reason for 12C6+ heavy-ion irradiation in improving Fe3O4 nanoparticle yield of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by Jiani Yang, Shuang Zhang, Lirong Geng, Dan Zhao, Siyu Xing, Xinyue Ji, Lei Yan

“…Herein, we employed a 12C6+ heavy-ion beam to induce mutagenesis of A. ferrooxidans BYM and successfully screened a mutant BYMT-200 with a 1.36 mg/L Fe3O4 nanoparticle yield, which could stably inherit over many generations based on assessing cell magnetism and Fe3O4 nanoparticle synthesis. Comparative genome analysis detected 14 mutation sites, causing six synonymous mutations, one missense mutation, and one nonsense mutation. …”
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