Squared diffusion-weighted imaging for improving the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer by Birte Valentin, Lars Schimmöller, Matthias Boschheidgen, Tim Ullrich, Thomas Andreas Thiel, Alexandra Ljimani, Jan Philipp Radtke, Thomas Benkert, Peter Albers, Gerald Antoch, Hans-Jörg Wittsack, Michael Quentin

“…B-value images (b1000 and b1800/2000) were squared and then evaluated objectively software-based and subjectively using a 5-point. The squared DWI technique showed a significantly higher contrast ratio (CR) for ss-EPI b1800 (p < 0.001), rs-EPI b1000 (p < 0.001), rs-EPI b1800 (p < 0.001), z-EPI b1000 (p = 0.008) and for z-EPI b2000 (p < 0.001). …”
Get full text

Advancing Building and Construction Higher Education: The Online Real-Time Block Model’s Contributions to Professional Skills, Gender Equity, and Industry Preparedness by Nima Izadyar, Le Li, Shuo Chen, Darryl O’Brien

“…Conducting a comparative analysis of a case study, the Bachelor of Building Surveying program (NBBS) at Victoria University, the research compares three teaching models: IP-SL (2016–2018), In-Person Block Model (IP-BM, 2019–2020), and ORT-BM (2020–2023) using Student Evaluation of Units (SEU) data and Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) metrics. …”
Get full text

Instruments for assessing patient-reported experience measures among patients with diabetes mellitus: a scoping review by Soe Sandi Tint, Myo Zin Oo, Nida Buawangpong, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Nutchar Wiwatkunupakarn, Kittipan Rerkasem, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Timothy E. O’Brien, Rohini Mathur, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon

“…These measures differ based on cultural contexts and individual perspectives, leading different countries to the development of country-specific tools to assess care quality from the patient’s viewpoint. …”
Get full text

Restoration of Sestrin 3 Expression Mitigates Cardiac Oxidative Damage in Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Model by Mina Park, Sunghye Cho, Dongtak Jeong

“…To test this hypothesis, we employed two model systems: a hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) stress model using H9c2 myoblasts and a surgically induced ischemia–reperfusion injury mouse model. …”
Get full text

Dinámicas territoriales del emprendimiento LEADER en Aragón (España) (periodo 2014-2020) by María Luz Hernández, Alberto Serrano Andrés, Isabel Suñén Lavilla

“…Para responder a estas preguntas, se realiza un análisis cuantitativo a partir de la base de datos completa e interna del programa LEADER del Gobierno de Aragón en el periodo 2014-2020 y del Índice Sintético de Desarrollo Territorial (en adelante, ISDT) elaborado por el Gobierno de Aragón. …”
Get full text

Cells Grouping Detection and Confusing Labels Correction on Cervical Pathology Images by Wenbo Pang, Yi Ma, Huiyan Jiang, Qiming Yu

“…The use of pathological image analysis technology to automatically interpret cells in pathological slices is a hot topic in digital medicine research, as it can reduce the substantial effort required from pathologists to identify cells and can improve diagnostic efficiency and accuracy. …”
Get full text

Adam Mickiewicz in Search of Lithuanian National Identity by Aušra Jurgutienė

“… Adam Mickiewicz’s multicultural national identity, based on his claim Sum gente lituanus, natione autem polonus, was created over the several centuries that followed the Lithuanian Grand Duchy’s formation of the union with the Polish kingdom. …”
Get full text

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis by Jianxiong Zhang, Yunxiao Li, Qiufen Xu, Bo Xu, Haoyan Wang

“…We searched on PubMed from January 1, 1980, to March 28, 2018, on Embase from January 1, 1980, to March 29, 2018, and on the Cochrane Library from January 1, 1980, to April 1, 2018, using a strategy based on the search terms (sarcoidosis and magnetic resonance imaging) independently. …”
Get full text

Constructing an Isogenic 3D Human Nephrogenic Progenitor Cell Model Composed of Endothelial, Mesenchymal, and SIX2-Positive Renal Progenitor Cells by Lisa Nguyen, Lucas-Sebastian Spitzhorn, James Adjaye

“…As urine-derived renal progenitor cells can be easily obtained from cells shed into urine, the generation of 3D-NPCs directly from renal progenitor cells instead of pluripotent stem cells or kidney biopsies holds a great potential for the use in nephrotoxicity tests, drug screening, modelling nephrogenesis and diseases.…”
Get full text

Efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy versus peripheral iridectomy plus goniotomy in advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma: study protocol for a multicentre, non-inferiority, ran... by Keith Barton, Tin Aung, Ling Jin, Ping Lu, Xiulan Zhang, Robert N Weinreb, Yi Zhang, Li Tang, Guangxian Tang, Hengli Zhang, Aiguo Lv, Huiping Yuan, Yunhe Song, Fengbin Lin, DENNIS S C LAM, Lin Xie, Kun Hu, Xiaohong Liang, Yingzhe Zhang, Wulian Song, Xiaomin Zhu, Xinbo Gao, Sujie Fan, Yuying Peng, Mengfei Liao, Xin Nie, Ki-Ho Park

“…Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) plays an increasing role in the management of glaucoma due to its safer and faster recovery profile; cataract surgery-based MIGS is the most commonly performed such procedure in PACG. …”
Get full text

Integration of social work into specialist palliative home service by Janice Lee Wartchow, Stefan Bär, Bernd Alt-Epping, Christina Gerlach

“…Sequential analysis was applied to uncover collective interpretations, generating and validating interpretive hypotheses directly from the data. Results: Four physicians and four nurses from the SAPV-team based at Heidelberg University Hospital participated. …”
Get full text

Bacteroides Fragilis Exacerbates T2D Vascular Calcification by Secreting Extracellular Vesicles to Induce M2 Macrophages by Cong Chen, Zhengfeng Liang, Yuqi He, Yan Gao, Shuhui Ouyang, Lili Wang, Jianghua Liu, Jingsong Cao

“…Abstract Vascular calcification (VC) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) poses a serious threat to the life and health of patients. …”
Get full text

The rate of weight gain and productivity of chicken broiler cross with various polymorphic types of myostatin gene by N. V. Dementeva, O. V. Mitrofanova, V. I. Tyshchenko, V. P. Terletskiy, A. F. Yakovlev

“…The results obtained will allow particular myostatin gene-based genotypes to be taken into account for accelerating the breeding process in the broiler poultry industry.…”
Get full text

Characterization of Acid Hydrolyzed Taro Boloso-I (Colocasia esculenta Cultivar) Starch as a Diluent in Direct Compression of Tablets by Solomon Gashaw, Afewerk Getachew, Fantahun Mola

“…Corn, wheat, rice, potato, and cassava starches have been widely used as pharmaceutical excipients. However, the search for cost-effective local starch alternatives is necessary due to the availability and usage constraints. …”
Get full text

Migraine and restless legs syndrome – is there an association? by D. Bučaitė, J. Normantas, G. Žemgulytė

“…Treatment for restless legs syndrome is based on the relief of symptoms. Unfortunately, a common treatment for both diseases in relation to each other has not yet been approved. …”
Get full text

Pyrolysis and Dioxin Production Characteristics of Mineralized Waste in Landfills by Jian-Ying Fu, Han-Cheng Ma, Wen-Tao Jiao, Xu Xu, Xiao-Qing Lin, Xiao-Dong Li, Ming-Xiu Zhan

“…When the soil content of MW is high, the concentration of PCDD/Fs is low; it decreases from 10.46 to 7.21 ng m−3. …”
Get full text

Dataset of noise signals generated by smart attackers for disrupting state of health and state of charge estimations of battery energy storage systemsMendeley by Alaa Selim, Huadong Mo, Hemanshu Pota

“…Additionally, we introduce a verification case using a different battery model and estimation algorithm to enhance generalization. …”
Get full text

Association of arm circumference with the prevalence of gallstones in United States adults: a retrospective analysis on US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Wei He, Xintao Zeng, Pei Yang, Jianping Gong, Decai Wang

“…Multivariable logistic regression models were employed to assess the association between AC and GS. Dose–response relationships were evaluated using generalized additive models with smoothed curve fitting, and subgroup analyses were conducted to explore effect modification by key covariates such as age, sex, race, hypertension, diabetes, and body mass index.ResultsOverall, a total of 8,081 participants were included in this study, with 849 reporting a history of GS. …”
Get full text

Endometrial factors in the implantation failure spectrum: protocol of a MUltidisciplinary observational cohort study in women with Repeated Implantation failure and recurrent Misca... by Servaas Morré, Ron van Golde, Andrea Romano, Linda Stevens Brentjens, Denise Habets, Janneke Den Hartog, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Lotte Wieten, Aafke Van Montfoort

“…The study parameters are the steroid profile (steroid levels and mRNA levels, protein expression and activity of steroid enzymes) in endometrial tissue and peripheral blood, as well as the activating or inhibitory phenotype of uNK cells based on receptor expression in menstrual blood and endometrial tissue and determination of the vaginal and endometrial microbiome using the inter spacer bacterial profiling technique.Ethics and dissemination The protocol is approved by the local medical ethical review committee at the Maastricht University Medical Centre. …”
Get full text

Examining sufficiency and equity in the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan: a longitudinal study by Yuichi Imanaka, Susumu Kunisawa, Koji Hara, Tetsuya Otsubo

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to longitudinally examine the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan with adjustment for healthcare demand according to changes in population age structure.Methods We examined trends in the number of physicians per 100 000 population in Japan's secondary medical areas (SMAs) from 2000 to 2014. Healthcare demand was adjusted using health expenditure per capita. …”
Get full text