The Spleen Revisited: An Overview on Magnetic Resonance Imaging by João Palas, António P. Matos, Miguel Ramalho

“…Despite being well visualized by different cross-sectional imaging techniques, the spleen is many times overlooked during the abdominal examination. …”
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Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm following Cardiac Transplant Bridged by Ventricular Assistant Device by C. Aye, M. Williams, R. Horvath

“…This case also highlights the importance of high vigilance and timely multimodality treatment in the diagnosis and management of mycotic pseudoaneurysm following cardiac transplant, especially in patients who had LVAD.…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of zinc on wound healing by Nazanin Zand, Elena Arribas Lopez, Omorogieva Ojo, Tony Kochhar

“…In times of metabolic stress, the demand for nutrients increases, which is essential to prevent delayed healing and development of chronic wounds. …”
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Competition and Dispersal Delays in Patchy Environments by Nancy Azer, P. van den Driessche

“…The model is formulated as a system of integro-differential equations with an arbitrary distribution of dispersal times between patches. By identifying steady states and analyzing local stability, conditions for competitive exclusion, coexistence or extinction are determined in terms of the system parameters. …”
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Nitrogen Retention in Headwater Streams: The Influence of Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange by S.A. Thomas, H.M. Valett, P.J.. Mulholland, C.S. Fellows, J.R. Webster, C.N. Dahm, C.G Peterson

“…Groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interaction lengthens hydraulic residence times, increases contact between solutes and biologically active surfaces, and often creates a gradient of redox conditions conducive to an array of biogeochemical processes. …”
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Telling Ghost Stories Around a Bonfire—A Literature Review of Acute Bleeding Secondary to Pancreatitis by Gabriele Bellio, Silvia Fattori, Andrea Sozzi, Matteo Maria Cimino, Hayato Kurihara

“…It can arise from various sources, including erosion of blood vessels by inflammatory processes, formation of pseudoaneurysms, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Early diagnosis and timely intervention are crucial for patient survival. …”
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Effects of moderate bandwidth on laser absorption and stimulated Raman sidescattering by Ning Kang, Yao Zhao, Anle Lei, Huiya Liu, Fujian Li, Guoxiao Xu, Honghai An, Jun Xiong, Ruirong Wang, Zhiyong Xie, Zhiheng Fang, Wei Wang, Lailin Ji, Shenlei Zhou, Guangyue Hu, Jiwei Li, Lifeng Wang, Yanqi Gao, Xiuguang Huang, Sizu Fu

“…We report experimental results regarding laser-plasma instabilities (LPI) developed by monochromatic and broadband green lasers with moderate bandwidths (0.2% and 0.6%) at intensities of 5–7  $\times 10^{14}$  W cm ^−2 in the interest of inertial fusion energy. …”
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Heteropoly Acid Catalyzed Selective Cyclization of 6-Alkyl-3-propargylmercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one by Fatemeh Hakim, Masoumeh Tabatabaee, Majid M. Hheravi, Mina Roshani, Fatemeh F. Bamoharam

“…Cyclization of 6-alkyl-3-propargylmercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one, derivatives (2) in the presence of Keggin heteropoly acids, H3PW1212O40, H3PMo12O40, H4SiW12O40 and lacunary Keggin structure (K7PMo2W9O40) afforded 3 (3a = 6-dimethyl-7H-thiazolo[2,3-b][1,2,4]-triazin-7-one and 3b=6-ethyl-3-methyl-7H-thiazolo[2,3-b][1,2,4]-triazin-7-one) in high yields and short reaction times…”
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Castleman disease misdiagnosed as immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a case report by Na Li, LiFen Xu, Xiaoxia Liu, Pengjia Wu, Jun Liu, Jiashun Zeng

“…Comprehensive evaluation, including clinical presentation, organ involvement, serological and pathological findings, as well as therapeutic response, is essential to ensure accurate diagnosis and timely management.…”
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A review of utility of wearable sensor technologies for older person frailty assessment by Chen Yixiao, Shen Hui, Song Quhong, Zeng Xiaoxi, Yue Jirong

“…Simple, universal, and efficient frailty assessment technologies are essential for the timely detection of frailty in older patients. Various multi-dimensional assessment instruments have been developed to quantify frailty phenotypes; we review the literature on wearable sensor technologies leveraged for older person frailty assessment. …”
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VIETNAMESE TEXT EXTRACTION FROM BOOK COVERS by Phan Thị Thanh Nga, Nguyễn Thị Huyền Trang, Nguyễn Văn Phúc, Thái Duy Quý, Võ Phương Bình

“…Automatic information extraction from images reduces the cost, human interference, and timely processing. Converting printed book covers to readable text for later automation process would be useful for a wide range of users such as librarians, bookshop keepers, and individual users. …”
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Magnesium Borate Synthesis by Microwave Energy: A New Method by Azmi Seyhun Kipcak, Emek Moroydor Derun, Sabriye Piskin

“…Additionally, overall “magnesium borate hydrate” yields are calculated and found about 67% at 270 W, 8 minutes and 360 W, 3 minutes of reaction times, respectively.…”
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Mechanical Properties and Weathering Behavior of Polypropylene-Hemp Shives Composites by Marcel Ionel Popa, Silvia Pernevan, Cecilia Sirghie, Iuliana Spiridon, Dorina Chambre, Dana Maria Copolovici, Niculina Popa

“…The weathering behavior of the composite enclosing 60% hemp shives, performed after the exposure to UV radiations at different exposure times, was evaluated. The changes in the chemical and morphological structures were investigated by FT-IR and RAMAN spectroscopies and AFM microscopy. …”
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Ways to increase the durability of machines and mechanisms by N. G. Makarenko, Yu. S. Yakovleva, O. A. Mikhalevich

“…The developed methods, arrangements of machine and mechanism units, which allow to implement wear compensation during operation, provide a significant (1,5–3 times) increase in the resource. …”
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Two cases of complex traumatic aortic dissection combined with multiple organ injuries by Qingpeng Song, Lili Bao, Xuejun Wu, Bingqi Liu, Maohua Wang

“…Therefore, early diagnosis, expeditious surgery, and timely and effective multidisciplinary cooperation are essential for successful rescue. …”
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Pivot Profile: A Rapid Sensory Analysis Method and Its Application in Foods by NIU Junjie, SHI Bolin, ZHONG Kui, LI Hongliang, WEN Ting, WANG Houyin, AN Zhicong, GAO Haiyan, ZHAO Lei

“…Pivot profile (PP) emerges as the times require. Taking the center sample (Pivot) as a reference, this method obtains easy-to-perceive and expressible sensory descriptors based on the participants’ difference perception and free description to effectively differentiate between sample sets. …”
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Emergency radiological evaluation of wandering spleen volvulus and infarction: A case report and review of literature by Muataz Kashbour, MBChB, Maaly Abuhlaiga, MBChB, Muhammed Asim Awan, MD, Khalid Gashoot, MD

“…A splenectomy was performed, and the patient achieved full recovery. Timely use of imaging aids emergency physicians in the early detection of wandering spleen. …”
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Nutcracker Syndrome as a Rare Cause of Hematuria and Left Flank Pain by Israel Darío Carrillo Quisnia, Cristian Xavier Muñoz Peralvo, Steffy Mishell Falconí Cobeña, Carlos Santiago Acosta Peralvo

“…The objective of this research was to provide updated information on the nutcracker syndrome as a cause of left flank pain associated with hematuria for its timely diagnosis and management. A systematic bibliographic review was carried out. …”
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Critical Speed Analysis of Fibre Reinforced Composite Rotor Embedded with Shape Memory Alloy Wires by K. Gupta

“…The three factors are: (i) increase in Young's modulus of SMA (NITINOL) wires when activated, (ii) tension in wires because of phase recovery stresses, and (iii) variation of support stiffness by three times because of activation of SMA in rotor supports. …”
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Ultrafine Resveratrol Particles: Supercritical Antisolvent Preparation and Evaluation In Vitro and In Vivo by Kunlun Wang, Xiuhua Zhao, Yuangang Zu, Jialei Li, Xiaonan Zhang, Wei Sun, Xinyang Yu

“…The radical scavenging activity and bioavailability of the u-Res in vivo were 1.9 times of the r-Res.…”
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