A Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis Retrospective Study by Ann-Lorie Gagnon, Alexandre Lavoie, Marie-Pier Frigon, Alban Michaud-Herbst, Karine Tremblay

“…Cases were selected from the Quebec Ministry of Health hospitalizations registry (MED-ECHO) administrative public database. A medical chart review was performed in an attempt to characterize DIAP hospitalizations and to identify the imputable drugs. …”
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Etudes menées sur les sculptures d'Auvergne en bois polychromé by Marie-Blanche Potte, Dominique Faunières, Agnès Blossier, Lucretia Kargère

“…L’étude des Vierges en majesté fait également écho à cette question du processus artistique et d’imitation de prototypes entiers, tout en marquant les variations qui définissent chacune de ces oeuvres.…”
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An Ultrasound-Based Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Estimation Method Based on Optimal Vascular Wall Tracking Position by Liyuan Liu, Xingguang Geng, Fei Yao, Yitao Zhang, Haiying Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Zhaoying Zheng

“…This study presents, for the first time, an ultrasound method combining focused and single plane wave transmissions to achieve single calibration, non-invasive, cuffless blood pressure monitoring. High-quality echo signals obtained from focused transmissions were first used to identify the optimal segment of the radial artery wall. …”
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A Structurally Flexible Occupancy Network for 3-D Target Reconstruction Using 2-D SAR Images by Lingjuan Yu, Jianlong Liu, Miaomiao Liang, Xiangchun Yu, Xiaochun Xie, Hui Bi, Wen Hong

“…Finally, we construct an experimental dataset containing 2-D SAR images and 3-D ground truth by utilizing the publicly available Gotcha echo dataset. Experimental results show that once the SFONet is trained, a 3-D target can be reconstructed using one or more azimuthal images, exhibiting higher quality than other deep learning-based 3-D reconstruction methods. …”
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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

“…A multi-shot readout segmentation (rs-EPI) plus zoomed single-shot imaging (z-EPI) sequence was used in 15 patients (group 1) and a single-shot echo-planar imaging (ss-EPI) plus rs-EPI sequence in 15 patients (group 2). …”
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Establishing a preoperative predictive model for gallbladder adenoma and cholesterol polyps based on machine learning: a multicentre retrospective study by Yubing Wang, Chao Qu, Jiange Zeng, Yumin Jiang, Ruitao Sun, Changlei Li, Jian Li, Chengzhi Xing, Bin Tan, Kui Liu, Qing Liu, Dianpeng Zhao, Jingyu Cao, Weiyu Hu

“…The model-selected features included gallbladder wall thickness, polyp size, polyp echo, and pedicle. Evaluation through external cohort validation, calibration curves, and clinical decision curves further confirmed its excellent predictive ability for distinguishing gallbladder adenomas from cholesterol polyps. …”
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M-Mode in grade 3 dyspneic patients assessment by Ravikanti Karthik, Yerramsetty Venu Sashank, Kumar Ranjith K., Haward Raymond

“…To clinically achieve higher accuracy during the diagnostic process, our study uses motion-mode (M-MODE) echo parameters. It aims to evaluate the accuracy of the M-MODE as a rapid assessment tool for grade 3 dyspneic patients in the Emergency Department when the physician is in a dilemma regarding the causes of respiratory distress. …”
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Nurses' Attitudes Toward Family Importance in Nursing Care and Its Influencing Factors: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Cristina Alfaro‐Diaz, Ana Canga‐Armayor, Navidad Canga‐Armayor, María Pueyo‐Garrigues, Nuria Esandi

“…Methods Data was collected from 253 clinical nurses using the Families' Importance in Nursing Care–Nurses' Attitudes Scale, the Demand‐Control‐Support Questionnaire (DCSQ) and the Iceland Health Care Practitioner Illness Beliefs Questionnaire. …”
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Biomarkers for Predicting Left Atrial or Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Anticoagulated Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Xue Zhou, Zuolan Wang, Shuang Dou, Kangyin Chen, Enzhao Liu, Tong Liu, Guangping Li, Jingjin Che

“…NVAF patients who underwent transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to evaluate LA/LAA thrombus and spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) before AF ablation were included. …”
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Role of Intraoperative Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Hemodynamic and Cognitive Outcomes in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Observational Stud... by Eric B. Lineburger, Rajesh C. Arya, Celso G. Junior, Fernanda S. Lima, Eduardo M. Búrigo, Gabriel Simoni R. Fermo

“…Results: A dedicated workstation (EchoPAC Software v203, GE) was used for offline calculation of LVGLS. …”
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The Relationship between Muscle Ultrasound Parameters and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yanling Zhong, Xiaojia Liu, Teng Lin

“…Muscle measurements contained muscle thickness (MT), cross-sectional area (CSA), echo intensity (EI), and corrected EI. The binary logistic regression and multiple linear regression were used to investigate the association between muscle ultrasound parameters and DPN or vibration perception threshold (VPT). …”
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T2*-weighted imaging for detection of intracranial silicone oil in MRI obtained with motion correction sequences by Ryuta Yasuda, Masayuki Maeda, Kenichi Takada, Katsuhiro Inoue, Masataka Sugao, Hidenori Suzuki

“…In contrast, another MRI obtained previously with conventional turbo spin-echo detected intracranial silicone oil not only in T2*WI but also in T1WI, T2WI and FLAIR. …”
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Legal regime of business partnership property (considering international experience) by R. M. Artemenko

“…This is also indicated by the use of such concepts as “assets”, “funds”, “profit”, “goodwill”, “accumulated intangible assets of the enterprise”, “property of economic value” in the ECHR judgments to describe the category of property. …”
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Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…Method: We provided twenty-four community-dwelling older adults with mobility disabilities with an Amazon Echo Show, a smart plug, and a smart light, along with instructional manuals tailored to their needs. …”
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Role of Ultrasonography in Monitoring Chemotherapeutic Effects on Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Shirong Liu, Ying Fu, Ligang Cui, Shumin Wang, Shi Tan

“…<i>Results:</i> The sonographic findings for all the patients indicated diffuse or nodular infiltration with markedly hypoechoic masses, and “stripe-shaped” high echoes and posterior acoustic enhancement were observed. …”
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Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation by Emerling, Christopher A, Gibb, Gillian C, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Hughes, Jonathan J, Kuch, Melanie, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Hendrik N, Nachman, Michael W, Delsuc, Frédéric

“…Next, whereas dental regression appears to have halted in sloths, presumably a critical event that ultimately permitted adaptation to an herbivorous lifestyle, anteaters continued losing genes on the path towards complete tooth loss. Echoes of this event are recorded in the genomes of all living anteaters, being marked by a 2-bp deletion in a gene critical for dentinogenesis (DSPP) and a putative shared 1-bp insertion in a gene linked to tooth retention (ODAPH). …”
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A Test-Retest Study of Single- and Multi-Delay pCASL for Choroid Plexus Perfusion Imaging in Healthy Subjects Aged 19 to 87 Years by Zixuan Liu, Qinyang Shou, Kay Jann, Chenyang Zhao, Danny JJ Wang, Xingfeng Shao

“…However, comprehensive studies comparing the accuracy and reliability of single- and multi-PLD (post-labeling delay) arterial spin labeling (ASL) techniques, specifically in relation to the ChP, remain limited. This study systematically evaluated the test-retest reliability and quantification accuracy of cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements, focusing on the ChP, using single-delay and multi-delay 3D gradient-and-spin echo (GRASE) pseudo-continuous ASL (pCASL) on 28 subjects (aged 19 to 87 years, 14 males/14 females) at 3.0 tesla. …”
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Lipid Deposition in Skeletal Muscle Tissues and Its Correlation with Intra-Abdominal Fat: A Pilot Investigation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Manoj Kumar Sarma, Andres Saucedo, Suresh Anand Sadananthan, Christine Hema Darwin, Ely Richard Felker, Steve Raman, S. Sendhil Velan, Michael Albert Thomas

“…We acquired the 2D MR spectra of calf muscles using an enhanced accelerated 5D echo-planar correlated spectroscopic imaging (EP-COSI) technique and abdominal MRI with breath-hold 6-point Dixon sequence. …”
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Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among postnatal mothers in health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed method study by Belete Mengistu Sisay, Samson Zegeye Endale, Frehiwot Worku Senbeta

“…Qualitative findings echoed these results, with cultural beliefs and misconceptions about colostrum contributing to its avoidance. …”
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Les racines de l’œnotourisme au Brésil by Vander Valduga, Rosa Maria Vieira Medeiros

“…L’État entendait donner un écho aux actions régionales et cherchait un appui politique et économique. …”
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