Super paramagnetic iron oxide contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging was useful in differentiating an insulinoma from an accessory spleen: a case report with review of literature by Ema Toyokuni, Hiroshi Okada, Goji Hasegawa, Mayuko Kadono, Sayaka Kato, Mari Yoneda, Michiaki Fukui

“…Contrast-enhanced MRI using super paramagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) showed no SPIO uptake in the splenic hilar mass. …”
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Performance Enhancement of an SSVEP-Based Brain–Computer Interface in Augmented Reality Through Adaptive Color Adjustment of Visual Stimuli for Optimal Background Contrast by Cheong-Un Kim, Seonghun Park, Chang-Hwan Im

“…The aim of this study is to develop a steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) system with enhanced performance in an augmented reality (AR) environment by dynamically adjusting colors of visual stimuli to contrast with the background seen through the transparent display. …”
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Blue light irradiation combined with low-temperature storage further enhances postharvest quality of strawberries through improving antioxidant defense and cell wall metabolic activities by Wei Lu, Wanqing Li, Keke Zhao, Xiaofeng Bai, Yuchang Zhang, Qingyun Li, Zhanjun Xue, Xin-Xin Wang

“…Additionally, increases of the enzymatic activities of antioxidant defense metabolism (e.g. superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD)) accompanied with decreased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (e.g. superoxide anion (O2−), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)) and the content of secondary metabolites (e.g. ascorbic acid (AsA)) accompanied with enhanced activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and glutathione reductase (GR) were found in BL irradiated postharvest strawberries at the later stages of storage. …”
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Patient and family engagement in infection prevention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: defining a consensus framework using the Q methodology – NOSO-COVID study protocol by Laurence Bernard, Nathalie Camille Clavel, Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay, Alain Biron, Anaick Briand, Jesseca Paquette, Carol Fancott, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Vincent Dumez

“…The extent to which patients and families can be engaged, their specific roles and the strategies that support their engagement in infection prevention remain unclear. …”
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Designing and developing a prescription digital therapeutic for at-home heart rate variability biofeedback to support and enhance patient outcomes in post-traumatic stress disorder treatment by Rebecca Macy, Flavio Somanji, Flavio Somanji, Oleksandr Sverdlov

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One-Pot Solid-State Reaction Approach to Synthesize Ag-Cu2O/GO Ternary Nanocomposites with Enhanced Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalytic Activity by Longfeng Li, Jing Zhang, Xianliang Fu, Peipei Xiao, Maolin Zhang, Mingzhu Liu

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Capillary Water in Pericarp Enhances Hypoxic Condition during On-Tree Fruit Maturation That Induces Lignification and Triggers Translucent Flesh Disorder in Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) by Sompoch Noichinda, Kitti Bodhipadma, Siwaruth Kong-In

“…Rainfall, after water stress, enhanced on-tree mature green fruit to develop translucent flesh disorder more frequently. …”
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Les exilés républicains espagnols des Régiments de Marche des Volontaires Étrangers. Engagement, présence et formation militaire (janvier 1939-mai 1940) by Stéphane Leroy

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Establishing a model of peer support for pregnant persons with a substance use disorder as an innovative approach for engaging participants in the healthy brain and child development study by Florence Hilliard, Holly Horan, Aleksandra E. Zgierska, Renee C. Edwards

“…The HBCD Study is utilizing a novel approach in research, the inclusion of support professionals (i.e. study navigators) as research team members to boost recruitment, engagement, and retention in this population and other marginalized and underrepresented groups. …”
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Enhancing Light-Trapping Properties of Amorphous Si Thin-Film Solar Cells Containing High-Reflective Silver Conductors Fabricated Using a Nonvacuum Process by Jun-Chin Liu, Chen-Cheng Lin, Yu-Hung Chen, Chien-Liang Wu, Chia-Ming Fan, Yu-Ming Wang, Chung-Yuan Kung

“…Using external quantum efficiency measurements, the sheet silver conductor using back contact reflectors in cells was observed to effectively enhance the light-trapping ability in a long wavelength region (between 600 nm and 800 nm). …”
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Chitosan-Bidens pilosa Extract-Based Coating with Enhanced Free Radical Scavenging, Antifungal, and Water Barrier Properties: Metabolite Profiling, Film Characterization, and Raspberry Preservation by Kwanele A. Nxumalo, Olaniyi A. Fawole

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Enhanced Control Efficacy of Different Insecticides Mixed with Mineral Oil Against Asian Citrus Psyllid, <i>Diaphorina citri</i> Kuwayama, Under Varying Climates by Wei Hu, Kejing Wang, Xiaoyue Zhong, Pei Jiang, Shunchang Zhang, Zhanjun Lu, Zhixiang Zhang, Long Yi, Ning Zhang

“…The addition of LY at 1.0% or 0.5% rates to CPF, THX, and PPF significantly enhanced their control efficacy, achieving sustained mortality rates from 60 to 100% during the same period. …”
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Atlit (royaume latin de Jérusalem, XIIIe siècle) : cimetière de croisés ou un espace funéraire à la croisée de différentes cultures ? by Yves Gleize, Élise Mercier, Chloé Lacourarie, Marie-France Deguilloux, Fanny Mendisco, Gwenaëlle Goude, Natalie Milanese Branca

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FcRn-enhancing mutations lead to increased and prolonged levels of the HIV CCR5-blocking monoclonal antibody leronlimab in the fetuses and newborns of pregnant rhesus macaques by Joanna Zikos, Gabriela M. Webb, Helen L. Wu, Jason S. Reed, Jennifer Watanabe, Jodie L. Usachenko, Ala M. Shaqra, Celia A. Schiffer, Koen K. A. Van Rompay, Jonah B. Sacha, Diogo M. Magnani

“…We also generated a stabilized and FcRn-enhanced form of leronlimab, termed leronlimab-PLS. …”
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La réciprocité comme déterminant de l’espace éducatif : le care permet-il de repenser l’éducation politique à la liberté ? by Sébastien Charbonnier

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Human Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Xenogenically Implanted in a Rat Model Show Enhanced New Bone Formation in Maxillary Alveolar Tooth Defects by Andrew Wofford, Austin Bow, Steven Newby, Seth Brooks, Rachel Rodriguez, Tom Masi, Stacy Stephenson, Jack Gotcher, David E. Anderson, Josh Campbell, Madhu Dhar

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Dorsal Root Ganglion Maintains Stemness of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Enhancing Autophagy through the AMPK/mTOR Pathway in a Coculture System by Shuaishuai Zhang, Junqin Li, Huijie Jiang, Yi Gao, Pengzhen Cheng, Tianqing Cao, Donglin Li, Jimeng Wang, Yue Song, Bin Liu, Hao Wu, Chunmei Wang, Liu Yang, Guoxian Pei

“…We found that the proliferation and multipotent differentiation of BMSCs were all enhanced in the coculture group compared to the BMSCs group. …”
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Human Mast Cells (HMC-1 5C6) Enhance Interleukin-6 Production by Quiescent and Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells by Damandeep S. Walia, Mukut Sharma, Vineesh V. Raveendran, Jianping Zhou, Ram Sharma, Daniel J. Stechschulte, Kottarappat N. Dileepan

“…Addition of HMC-1 5C6 cells markedly enhanced the IL-6 production by quiescent and LPS-activated HCAEC even at the maximal concentration of LPS. …”
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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

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Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates by Mist-CVD Enhanced with Ozone Gas Produced by Corona Discharge Plasma by Ece Kutlu-Narin, Polat Narin, Sefer Bora Lisesivdin, Beyza Sarikavak-Lisesivdin

“…This study focuses on the growth and physical properties of ZnO thin films on different substrates grown by mist-CVD enhanced with ozone (O3) gas produced by corona discharge plasma using O2. …”
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