A Comparison Study of Person Identification Using IR Array Sensors and LiDAR by Kai Liu, Mondher Bouazizi, Zelin Xing, Tomoaki Ohtsuki

“…Depth data shows significant degradation at lower resolutions, suffering from scattered attention and artifacts. These findings highlight the importance of modality selection, with thermal imaging emerging as the most reliable. …”
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MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Moderate-to-Severe Tremor in Parkinson’s Disease by Ilana Schlesinger, Ayelet Eran, Alon Sinai, Ilana Erikh, Maria Nassar, Dorith Goldsher, Menashe Zaaroor

“…Seven PD patients, mean age 59.4 ± 9.8 years (range, 46–74) with a mean disease duration of 5.4 ± 2.8 years (range, 2–10) suffering from severe refractory tremor, underwent ventral intermediate nucleus thalamotomy using MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), an innovative technology that enables noninvasive surgery. …”
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End Stage Renal Disease: Seroprevalence of Hepatitises B and C along with Associated Aetiology and Risk Factors in Children by Syed Raza Shah, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Adnan Salim, Mehwish Hussain, Areeba Altaf

“…Results. 444 children suffering from ESRD were included in our analysis. …”
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A Review: Exploring Nutrition Approaches to Improve Mental Health Among Athletes: Focus on Depression and Disordered Eating by Zuzanna Malinowska, Iana-Maria Hadjieva, Julia Majsiak, Joanna Michalina Jurek

“…This review aims to investigate eating habits among athletes suffering from poor mental health and identify dietary strategies or nutritional advice to mitigate these conditions in physically active individuals. …”
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Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Estimation of Gut Microbiota Composition Based on Dietary Patterns and Its Association with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in the L... by Christie J. Bou Chacra, Sofi G. Julien

“…FFQ may be used to estimate the gut microbiota to provide customized nutritional therapy for patients suffering from IBS.…”
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Plant Sources, Extraction Methods, and Uses of Squalene by M. Azalia Lozano-Grande, Shela Gorinstein, Eduardo Espitia-Rangel, Gloria Dávila-Ortiz, Alma Leticia Martínez-Ayala

“…Scientific research has shown that SQ reduces skin damage by UV radiation, LDL levels, and cholesterol in the blood, prevents the suffering of cardiovascular diseases, and has antitumor and anticancer effects against ovarian, breast, lung, and colon cancer. …”
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A Case Study of Damage Energy Analysis and an Early Warning by Microseismic Monitoring for Large Area Roof Caving in Shallow Depth Seams by Like Wei, Qingxin Qi, Hongyan Li, Bin Zhang, Yongren Wang, Linghai Kong

“…The field application showed that the early warning method had avoided miners suffering from all support crushing accidents in Shigetai coal mine.…”
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GH Responsiveness to Combined GH-Releasing Hormone and Arginine Administration in Obese Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Antonello E. Rigamonti, Graziano Grugni, Marco Arreghini, Paolo Capodaglio, Alessandra De Col, Fiorenza Agosti, Alessandro Sartorio

“…Since there is a high prevalence of obesity in FM, and obesity itself is characterized by hyposomatotropism, the aim of this study was to assess IGF-1 levels and GH responsiveness in sixteen severely obese women suffering from FM, who, subdivided into two subgroups on the basis of their age-dependent IGF-1 values (> or <−2 SDS), underwent the combined GHRH plus arginine test. …”
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Hepatic and Renal Failure after Anterior Myocardial Infarction Induced Apical Ventricular Septal Defect by Dirk Lossnitzer, Vedat Schwenger, Stephanie Lehrke, Evangelos Giannitsis, Martin Zeier, Hugo A. Katus, Henning Steen

“…We report the case of a 68-year-old man suffering from incremental hepatic and renal failure one month after anterior myocardial infarction. …”
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Psychological Profile in Children and Adolescents with Severe Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Emanuela Russo, E. Trevisi, F. Zulian, M. A. Battaglia, D. Viel, D. Facchin, A. Chiusso, A. Martinuzzi

“…Self-reported psychological functioning (depression, anxiety, and behavior) was not different from the normal population; however significant psychological suffering was detected by the clinical interview. Conclusions. …”
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A Supportive-Educational Intervention for Heart Failure Patients in Iran: The Effect on Self-Care Behaviours by Vahid Zamanzadeh, Leila Valizadeh, A. Fuchsia Howard, Fatemeh Jamshidi

“…This study provides support for the effectiveness of a supportive-educational intervention to increase self-care behaviours among Iranian patients suffering from chronic heart failure.…”
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Impact of Rs657152 Gene Polymorphisms on Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Ahmed Amshawee, Maryam A. Hussain

“… COVID-19 has significantly affected people with pre-existing conditions, particularly those suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as it increases the risk of complications and mortality. …”
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The physical, emotional, social, and functional dimensions of epidermolysis bullosa. An interview study on burdens and helpful aspects from a patients’ perspective by Gudrun Salamon, Sophie Strobl, Marie-Stephanie Matschnig, Anja Diem

“…Due to blistering or wounds on the skin caused by the slightest touch, a person suffering from epidermolysis bullosa is prevented from achieving the same quality of life as a healthy person. …”
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Deep weighted survival neural networks to survival risk prediction by Hui Yu, Qingyong Wang, Xiaobo Zhou, Lichuan Gu, Zihao Zhao

“…By implementing our technique in cancer research, we hope to reduce the suffering experienced by cancer patients and improve the effectiveness of treatment.…”
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Genetic Analysis Reveals A Missense Mutation In Reactivation Gene-2 Causing Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease In A Pakistani Family by Shahida Awais, Lubna Siddique, Nida Shafi, Sobia Humerah, Summyah Niazi, Wafa Omer

“… Abstract Objective: To perform clinical and genetic analysis in a patient suffering from lymphopenia (low B-lymphocyte, T-lymphocyte and healthy Natural Killer cells).  …”
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Relation between pulmonary function changes and diaphragmatic ultrasound in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Alaa Ahmed Ibrahim, Aya Mohamed Mohamed Abd-Eldayem, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Abdel Hamid

“…Forty-five participants were included and split up into 3 groups: group A: 15 IPF cases suffering from hypoxia. Group B: 15 IPF patients without hypoxia or respiratory failure. …”
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Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy System By Using Particle Optimization Technique for the Rural Border Areas in Iraq : Case Study by Husam Salim, Jabbar Rashed

“…A truly need and biggest challenge that the border rural areas are suffering is difficult chance to connect to electricity grid due to nature of area and distance among population centers. …”
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Bioethical Lens by Arcangelo Liso, Margherita Neri, Francesca Maglietta, Raffaele La Russa, Emanuela Turillazzi

“…Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is one of a range of therapeutic options available to patients suffering from various diseases. HSCT procedure involves important ethical and legal aspects that can occur at every phase of the procedure: the clinical choice of whether to perform the procedure, pretransplantation preparation regimens, donor selection, stem cell harvest procedure, transplantation phase, and short-term and long-term follow-up care. …”
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Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass by Sebastiano Cicco, Antonio G. Solimando, Patrizia Leone, Stefano Battaglia, Roberto Ria, Angelo Vacca, Vito Racanelli

“…We describe an unusual case of a patient suffering from a pericardial amyloidoma with internal calcifications and air bubbles that compressed the right ventricle and shifted the heart to the left. …”
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The Association between Depression Severity, Prosody, and Voice Acoustic Features in Women with Depression by Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Tina Ghaemi, Ali Ghaleiha, Davood Sobhani-Rad, Mohammad-Kazem Zarabian

“…The aim was to define the association between the severity of depression, prosody, and voice acoustic features in women suffering from depression and its comparisons with nondepressed people. …”
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