Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Practice Guideline for Clinical Competence in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by Alan Cockeram

“…This Practice Guideline is intended to assist individuals, training programs and credentialling bodies in understanding the training for and application of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), as well as in designating credentialling and maintenance of competence. …”
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Effect of Natural Antioxidants on the Stability of Linseed Oil and Fish Stored under Anaerobic Conditions by Kinga Śpitalniak-Bajerska, Antoni Szumny, Alicja Zofia Kucharska, Robert Kupczyński

“…The total phenolic content, activity of DPPH, ABTS•+, FRAP, acid value (AV), peroxide value (PV), and fatty acid profile were analyzed in storage tests. …”
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Effect of Solar Drying and Vinegar Pretreatment on the Antioxidant Properties and Bioactive Compounds of Sliced Ginger by Roseline Esi Amoah, Sureshkumar Kalakandan, Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu, Ibok Oduro, Firibu Kwesi Saalia, William Otoo Ellis, Srinivasan Krishnamoorrthy

“…A comparison of concrete solar dryer (CSD) to stainless steel solar dryer (SSSD) in terms of the effect of drying and 10% vinegar pretreatment on antioxidant activities of ginger rhizome using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity method, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) Assay, and total antioxidant methods was investigated. …”
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A Case of Malignant Biliary Obstruction with Severe Obesity Successfully Treated by Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Biliary Drainage by Takashi Obana, Shuuji Yamasaki

“…Initially, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed, but bile duct cannulation was unsuccessful. …”
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Use of a Rigid Curved Laryngoscope for Removal of a Fish Bone in the Hypopharynx by Hiroshi Sakaida, Kazuki Chiyonobu, Hajime Ishinaga, Kazuhiko Takeuchi

“…Based on our experience, this method may have clear practical value due to advantages of a wide field of view and use of multiple rigid forceps. Indications may be limited, but this novel method may reduce the limitations of noninvasive removal of foreign bodies.…”
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Assessing the Evolution of Urban Areas, Vegetation, and Surface Temperature in Dubai Using Remote Sensing by Uppin Prateek, Sabobeb Lara, Mikhai Engy, Ali Tarig

“…Geological Survey database, stacked, mosaiced on ERDAS, and clipped using ArcGIS software. The temporal assessment of urban growth and vegetation in Dubai was carried out using five Landsat images, i.e., 2000, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2022, which provided valuable insights into the city’s environmental and developmental changes through analysis of urban areas’ density, NDVI, and LST from satellite images. …”
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Diagnostic investigation, intervention, and outcome for post-subtotal gastrectomy patients who present with jaundice by Duan Wang, Duan Wang, Liang Zhu, Fanyi Kong, Fanyi Kong, Yingyu Pan, Yingyu Pan, Wei Liu, Xuan Wang, Weidong Pan, Jian Cao, Qiang Xu, Dong Wu, Dong Wu, Dong Wu

“…In patients who had subtotal gastrectomy, however, the implementation of ERCP has become more difficult. This study aims to investigate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced CT, MRI/MRCP and PET/CT in lesion localization, characterization, and extent evaluation in post-subtotal gastrectomy patients who present with obstructive jaundice. …”
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Relationship between plasma uric acid levels, antioxidant capacity, and oxidative damage markers in overweight and obese adults: A cross-sectional study. by Natalia Albuja-Quintana, Aida M Chisaguano-Tonato, Maria E Herrera-Fontana, Sandra Figueroa-Samaniego, José M Alvarez-Suarez

“…The antioxidant capacity, as measured by FRAP scavenging and CAT, was significantly higher in the obese group compared to the normal weight group, and uric acid levels presented a significant positive association with FRAP (b: 0.578, R: 0.459, p: 0.003) and CAT activity (b: 1.326; R: 0.432, p: 0.005) in overweight and obese individuals. …”
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RNAseq of peripheral blood mononucleated cells exposed to platelet-rich fibrin and enamel matrix derivatives by Layla Panahipour, Zahra Kargarpour, Michael Mildner, Hannes Kühtreiber, Reinhard Gruber

“…Representative is a characteristic IFN response indicated by various human leukocyte antigens (HLA-DPA1, HLA-DPB1, HLA-DQA1, HLA-DQA2, HLA-DRA, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DRB5), gamma Fc receptors (FCGR1A, FCGR1B, FCGR3B), chemokines (CXCL9-11), and calprotectin (S100A8/9 and S100A12), complement (C1QA/B, C2) and interferon-induced guanylate-binding proteins (GBP1, GBP5). …”
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Sustainable Land Use Dynamic Planning Based on GIS and Symmetric Algorithm by Shuiying Chen, Qingxia Guo, Lina Li

“…The collected land information is preprocessed by ArcGIS, and the land remote sensing images are classified by decision tree combined with ENVI (Visual Image Environment), using local sparse coding to extract land use features, with enhancement and reconstruction of remote sensing images using symmetric algorithm. …”
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Análise Temporal do Uso e Cobertura do Solo na Região do Apiaú no Estado de Roraima, Brasil: um estudo preliminar by Marcelo Moreira Santiago, Marcelle Alencar Urquiza

“…Para tal, utilizou-se o software Arcgis 10.1 e imagens LANDSAT 5 e LANDASAT 8. Confrontando o mapa temático de uso e cobertura  com o de pedologia que foi digitalizado de uma folha digital (IBGE, 2005), observou-se que a classe de solo pouco influência na  forma de uso e cobertura na região de estudo e que todos os solos das áreas são classificados como distróficos. …”
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Giant gastric leiomyoma excision using endoscopic submucosal dissection with dental floss clip traction technique: a case report by Jiwen Deng, Zhaohui Liu, Dayong Sun

“…By combining this technique with tissue forceps, better traction stability may have been achieved. …”
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Investigating the Trend of Changes in some Climatic Elements in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province by Abasali arvin, Abdolazim ghangherme, Davar Hajipour, Mehran Hidari

“…The output was presented in the form of tables, graphs and iso-trend maps as drawn in the Arc_GIS. The results showed that although changes in rainfall did not follow any specific trend in most months of the year, the amount of precipitation in the stations of Koohrang as the rainiest station in the Province, Lordegan and Yan-Cheshme had a decreasing trend at the significance level of 99%; also, the the number of snowy days during March showed a decreasing trend in Koohrang station. …”
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Geospatial data science i Power BI: hvorfor det er vigtigt og hvad kan lade sig gøre by Hasse Kampp Davidsen

“…Med fokus på både de indbyggede og specialiserede kortfunktionaliteter, basiskort, IconMaps, MapBox og ArcGIS, vejleder artiklen om, hvordan man importerer, forbereder og visualiserer geospatial data. …”
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Perforation of the Papilla of Vater in Wire-Guided Cannulation by Yuichi Takano, Masatsugu Nagahama, Eiichi Yamamura, Naotaka Maruoka, Hiroshi Takahashi

“…Background. WGC in ERCP is considered a safe technique, although rare complications can occur. …”
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A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Ampullitis Leading to Benign Papillary Stenosis by Akwe Nyabera, Keya Shah, Nso Nso, Saphwat Eskaros, Negar Niknam

“…The patient had various imaging studies done, including computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Dilated extrahepatic bile duct with distal tapering towards the ampulla was noted on MRCP and afterwards on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). …”
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Antegrade Therapy for Management of Choledocholithiasis through Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in a Patient with Surgically Altered Gastrointestinal Anatomy by Robert Dorrell, Katelyn Madigan, Swati Pawa, Rishi Pawa

“…He underwent two endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures at an outside hospital which were unsuccessful due to an inaccessible major papilla in the setting of the patient’s surgically altered anatomy. …”
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Endoscopic Hands-Off Technique versus Conventional Technique for Conversion from an Orobiliary to a Nasobiliary Tube by Min Jae Yang, Jae Chul Hwang, Miyeon Lee, Choong-Kyun Noh, Soon Sun Kim, Byung Moo Yoo, Jin Hong Kim

“…A total of 1187 ERCPs were performed during the study period. Among them, 114 patients who underwent ENBD were enrolled in this study. …”
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A value-added cooking process to improve the quality of soybean: Protecting its isoflavones and antioxidant activity by Lei Chen, Hui Teng, Jianbo Xiao

“…In addition, cooking from 60 to 160 °C for 2 or 5 min, showed a significantly decrease on FRAP. However, in the case of fried soybeans which treated at 120 °C or 160 °C, when extending the heating time to 5 min, their FRAP activity got a significant increase. …”
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Antioxidant Properties of Popular Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Varieties from Bangladesh by E. M. Tanvir, Md. Sakib Hossen, Md. Fuad Hossain, Rizwana Afroz, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Nurul Karim

“…The ethanolic extract of Khulna’s mura showed a higher DPPH radical-scavenging activity with the lowest 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) (1.08 μg/mL), while Khulna’s chora had the highest FRAP value (4204.46±74.48 μM Fe [II] per 100 g). …”
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