Leydig Cell Tumor Associated with Testicular Adrenal Rest Tumors in a Patient with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency by Nadia Charfi, Mahdi Kamoun, Mouna Feki Mnif, Neila Mseddi, Fatma Mnif, Nozha Kallel, Basma Ben Naceur, Nabila Rekik, Hela Fourati, Emna Daoud, Zainab Mnif, Mourad Hadj Sliman, Tahia Sellami-Boudawara, Mohamed Abid

“…Chronic excessive adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation may result in hyperplasia of ACTH-sensitive tissues in adrenal glands and other sites such as the testes, causing testicular masses known as testicular adrenal rest tumors (TARTs). …”
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Identification Procedures as Tools for Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery by Susanne Seibold, Claus-Peter Fritzen

“…Finally, it is proved that identification procedures can be employed for the determination of unbalances without having to apply test masses.…”
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Neutron stars in extended scalar-Gauss–Bonnet gravity: the richness of the solution spectrum by Kalin V. Staykov, Peter Y. Yordanov, Daniela D. Doneva, Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev

“…We identify qualitative new behavior of the solutions, including the existence of new types of phase transitions and new branches of solutions present only for high neutron star masses. Due to the peculiarities of the solutions, they can not be easily mimicked by a simple change of the equation of state.…”
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Acute Warfarin Toxicity as Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Liver Disease by Varalaxmi Bhavani Nannaka, Nihar Jani, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…Autopsy revealed that >90% of the liver was replaced by tumor masses.…”
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Quasi-definiteness of generalized Uvarov transforms of moment functionals by D. H. Kim, K. H. Kwon

“…When σ is a quasi-definite moment functional with the monic orthogonal polynomial system {P n (x)}n=0∞, we consider a point masses perturbation τ of σ given by τ:=σ+λΣl=1 mΣk=0 ml((−1)kulk/k!)…”
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Brooke–Spiegler Syndrome: Familial Cylindromatosis, a Rare Variant of a Rare Familial Syndrome by Harsh Patel, William Naber, Austin Cusick, Craig Oser

“…Excision and pathologic investigation of three large masses from different body sites determined a shared phenotype of cylindromas. …”
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Imaging and MR Spectroscopy in Papillary Craniopharyngioma by Ashima Mahajan, Bheru Dan Charan, Sushant Agarwal, Vinay Goel, Leve Joseph Devarajan Sebastian, Vaishali Suri, Ashish Suri, Ajay Garg

“… Sellar-suprasellar masses exhibit a diverse range of differential diagnoses and it is feasible to establish a preliminary diagnosis before surgery by evaluating conventional CT scans and contrast-enhanced MRI results. …”
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Primary leiomyosarcoma of the scalp: a case report and review of the literature by Shuo Gao, Pule Liu, Jixing Liu, Wenzhen Yang, Shude Yang

“…This case provides valuable insights into the varied symptoms and presentations of scalp leiomyosarcoma, which can aid in the recognition of this condition.ConclusionThis report underscores the importance of considering leiomyosarcoma in the differential diagnosis of scalp masses, particularly when the etiology is unclear. …”
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Backreacted Coulomb energy in the Skyrme model by Sven Bjarke Gudnason, James Martin Speight

“…Calibrating the model to Carbon-12, we find excellent agreement of the masses of the studied Skyrmions — within 1.86% of experimental data. …”
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The (De)confinement Transition in Tachyonic Matter at Finite Temperature by Adamu Issifu, Francisco A. Brito

“…This method is suitable for analytically computing the resulting potential, glueball masses, and the string tension associated with the confinement at a finite temperature. …”
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Technological a priori and Communicative Action in Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano by Mete Han Arıtürk, Mehmet Büyüktuncay

“…This study scrutinizes how the technocratic state in Vonnegut’s novel utilizes technology to pacify and disempower the masses, challenging the notion that technology is merely a value-free accumulation of know-how. …”
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Malakoplakia of the Pancreas with Simultaneous Colon Involvement: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Surya Guha, Haiyan Liu

“…Lesions of malakoplakia can masquerade as tumor masses leading to unwanted resections. Nevertheless, malakoplakia can occur in association with frank carcinomas, especially in the colon. …”
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Pauli form factor contributions to the inelastic proton bremsstrahlung and dark photon production by D. Gorbunov, E. Kriukova

“…Abstract We study the production of hypothetical vector particles, dark photons γ′, with masses in the range 0.4–1.8 GeV via inelastic proton bremsstrahlung. …”
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Atypical Presentation of Kimura’s Disease in a Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Zahra A. Natsha, Islam A. Hamarsheh, Rawan S. Utt, Bassam Abu Alrob, Adnan A. Wahdan

“…It primarily affects the head and neck region, presenting as deep subcutaneous masses, and is often accompanied by triad regional lymphadenopathy, salivary gland involvement, and high serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. …”
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Jenny Lind. Of Echoes and Traces by Anne Harley, Andrea Zittlau

“…Lind’s voice communicated to American society in several registers simultaneously: her vocal performance is variously described as a model for the voice of the masses, a respondent in sing-along sessions with audiences in the street, and also as an indescribable vehicle for spiritual transcendence. …”
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Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma: Challenges of Surgical Management by Abha Sinha, Ayman A. A. Ewies

“…Although ovarian mature cystic teratomas are the commonest adnexal masses occurring in premenopausal women, there are many challenges faced by gynecologists on deciding upon the best surgical management. …”
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The Modification of Polyurethane Foams Using New Boroorganic Polyols: Obtaining of Polyols with the Use of Hydroxypropyl Urea Derivatives by Iwona Zarzyka

“…The hydroxypropyl derivatives of borate substituted urea show similar spectral characteristics and thermal stabilities and differ slightly in molar masses, by-product contents, and physical properties, particularly viscosities. …”
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Properties of the Photometric Components of Lenticular Galaxies by J. Alfonso L. Aguerri

“…These classifications have given us our first ever opportunity to study large samples of lenticulars within a wide range of masses and located in a great variety of environments. …”
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Gauge-Higgs Unification Models in Six Dimensions with S2/Z2 Extra Space and GUT Gauge Symmetry by Cheng-Wei Chiang, Takaaki Nomura, Joe Sato

“…The electroweak symmetry breaking can be realized, and the weak gauge boson and Higgs boson masses are obtained.…”
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Forum: Thompson's modes of operation of ideology and depth hermeneutics as hermeneutical tools: ideology and the sermon on the Mount (Matthew 4:23-7:29) by E. K. Foshaugen

“…This methodology will disclose how one could control the masses with an ideology that claimed to benefit them; how the text can be presenting an opposing ideology to the prevailing ideologies and finally show that the text also reveals an asymmetrical relation of power and dominion between God and the hearers of the text that ultimately will benefit them. …”
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