The Utilization of Imaging Features in the Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms by Stefano Palmucci, Claudia Trombatore, Pietro Valerio Foti, Letizia Antonella Mauro, Pietro Milone, Roberto Milazzotto, Rosalia Latino, Giacomo Bonanno, Giuseppe Petrillo, Antonio Di Cataldo

“…BD-IPMNs could be observed as microcystic or macrocystic in appearance, with or without communication with main duct. …”
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In-situ probing of the Fischer-Tropsch reaction on Co single crystal surfaces up to 1 bar by Patrick Lömker, David Degerman, Christopher M. Goodwin, Mikhail Shipilin, Peter Amann, Gabriel L. S. Rodrigues, Fernando Garcia-Martinez, Raffael Rameshan, Jörgen Gladh, Hsin-Yi Wang, Markus Soldemo, Alexander Holm, Steffen Tober, Jan-Christian Schober, Leon Jacobse, Vedran Vonk, Robert Gleißner, Heshmat Noei, Zoltan Hegedues, Andreas Stierle, Christoph Schlueter, Anders Nilsson

“…Furthermore, we demonstrate that the intermediate surface species are highly dynamic, appearing and disappearing with time delays after rapid changes in the reactants’ composition.…”
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in Hepatitis C: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature by Ryan Nipp, Aaron Mitchell, Allyson Pishko, Ara Metjian

“…Hepatitis C virus infection appears to promote lymphoproliferation, providing a plausible mechanism for a causative association; however, despite prior reports of patients with comorbid hepatitis C infection and Waldenström macroglobulinemia, the literature is in disagreement regarding whether there exists an association between these two conditions. …”
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The Impact of Precipitation Regimes on Forest Fires in Yunnan Province, Southwest China by Feng Chen, Shukui Niu, Xiaojuan Tong, Jinlong Zhao, Yu Sun, Tengfei He

“…The drought was more closely related to fire activities than precipitation during the two study periods, especially in the drier ecoregions, indicating that the frequency and the duration of precipitation had significant influences on forest fires in the drier areas. Drought appears to offer a better explanation than total precipitation on temporal changes in fire regimes across the five ecoregions in Yunnan. …”
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Liver Abscess after Common Hepatic Artery Embolization for Delayed Hemorrhage Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Case Report by Yuichi Sanada, Hiroki Kondo, Satoshi Goshima, Masayuki Kanematsu, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Yasuharu Tokuyama, Shinji Osada, Kazuhiro Yoshida

“…After embolization, an abscess appeared in segments 2/3 of the liver without involving the right lobe. …”
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Glucocorticoid-Induced Tumour Necrosis Factor Receptor-Related Protein: A Key Marker of Functional Regulatory T Cells by Simona Ronchetti, Erika Ricci, Maria Grazia Petrillo, Luigi Cari, Graziella Migliorati, Giuseppe Nocentini, Carlo Riccardi

“…In this context, it is not surprising that GITR appears to be a marker of active Tregs, as suggested by the association of GITR expression with other markers of Treg activation or cytokines with suppressive activity (e.g., IL-10 and TGF-β), the presence of GITR+ cells in tissues where Tregs are active (e.g., solid tumours), or functional studies on Tregs. …”
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Challenging the ideal strength limit in single-crystalline gold nanoflakes through phase engineering by Tong Zhang, Yuanbiao Tong, Chenxinyu Pan, Jun Pei, Xiaomeng Wang, Tao Liu, Binglun Yin, Pan Wang, Yang Gao, Limin Tong, Wei Yang

“…The lattice structure is thickness-dependent and the FCC-HCP phase transformation happens in the range of 11–13 nm. Suspended-nanoindentations based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) show that the Young’s modulus and tensile strength are also thickness-and phase- dependent. …”
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Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein as a Marker for Prediction of Future Coronary Events in the Asian Indian Population: Indian Atherosclerosis Research Study by Veena S. Rao, Natesha B. Kadarinarasimhiah, Shibu John, Sridhara Hebbagodi, Jayashree Shanker, Vijay V. Kakkar

“…In conclusion, hsCRP appears to be an independent predictor of recurrent CAD events in Asian Indian population.…”
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Numerical Simulation of Sea Breeze Convergence over Antarctic Peninsula by Alcimoni Nelci Comin, Otávio Costa Acevedo

“…An average convergence over the peninsula happens from 14:00 to 22:30 UTC, with a maximum at 18:00 UTC. …”
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Verrucous Carcinoma of the Foot with Bone Invasion: A Case Report by C. Pempinello, A. Bova, R. Pempinello, R. Luise, G. Iannaci

“…The slow growth and confusing early-stage appearances can lead to delays in diagnosis of 8 to 15 years causing the extracutaneous involvement that requires a leg amputation. …”
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Switching Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients to a Generic Tacrolimus Is Feasible and Safe, but It Must Be Monitored by Fernando González, René López, Elizabeth Arriagada, René Carrasco, Natalia Gallardo, Eduardo Lorca

“…Switching from brand name tacrolimus to a generic tacrolimus (Sandoz) is feasible and appears to be safe, but it must be monitored carefully by treating physicians.…”
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Impact of a Multimodal Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Use in the Intensive Care Unit Setting by Douglas Slain, Arif R. Sarwari, Karen O. Petros, Richard L. McKnight, Renee B. Sager, Charles J. Mullett, Alison Wilson, John G. Thomas, Kathryn Moffett, H. Carlton Palmer, Harakh V. Dedhia

“…Certain temporal relationships between antibiotic use and ICU resistance patterns appeared to be affected by our antibiotic stewardship program. …”
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Contrast-Enhanced Dynamic MR Imaging of Uterine Fibroids as a Potential Predictor of Patient Eligibility for MR Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) Treatment for Symptomatic Uterine... by Sang-Wook Yoon, Chan Lee, Kyoung Ah Kim, Sang Heum Kim

“…Based on the results of dynamic T1-weighted contrast-enhanced images, we assumed that the hyper-intense appearance resulted from high fluid content rather than high vascularity and predicted that the fibroid would respond to MRgFUS. …”
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Mobile Music Distribution: A Multichannel Approach by Marco Furini

“…In contrast to what is happening in the Internet-based scenario, the music market in the mobile scenario is far from being considered a large success. …”
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Retrospective Study Looking at Cinacalcet in the Management of Hyperparathyroidism after Kidney Transplantation by Habib Mawad, Hugues Bouchard, Duy Tran, Denis Ouimet, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Robert Zoël Bell, Sarah Bezzaoucha, Anne Boucher, Suzon Collette, Vincent Pichette, Lynne Senécal, Michel Vallée

“…Discontinuing cinacalcet within the first month of kidney transplantation often leads to hypercalcemia. Cinacalcet appears to be an effective treatment of hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism in kidney transplant recipients. …”
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Osteopontin at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Tumor Progression by Luigi Mario Castello, Davide Raineri, Livia Salmi, Nausicaa Clemente, Rosanna Vaschetto, Marco Quaglia, Massimiliano Garzaro, Sergio Gentilli, Paolo Navalesi, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Umberto Dianzani, Anna Aspesi, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…In this context, osteopontin (OPN) appears to be a key determinant of the crosstalk between cancer cells and the host microenvironment, which in turn modulates immune evasion. …”
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Risk factors for perioperative cerebral infarction in moyamoya disease: a meta-analysis by Jincan Wu, Jincan Wu, Shiju Li, Ruixin Liang, Ruixin Liang, Yanxu Wang, Fangyuan Shi, Xiaoming Pan, Xinyi Chen, Xinyi Chen

“…Meta-analysis results suggested posterior cerebral artery involvement [OR = 2.62, 95%CI (1.36, 5.06)], preoperative magnetic resonance angiography [OR = 2.81, 95%CI (1.27, 6.22)], previous infarction [OR = 2.52, 95% CI (1.69, 3.75)] were risk factor for the development of cerebral infarction perioperative moyamoya disease.ConclusionThis study proves that posterior cerebral artery involvement and grade of preoperative magnetic resonance angiography is higher, and the previous infarction happened moyamoya disease a risk factor for cerebral infarction. …”
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Multiscale Region-Level VHR Image Change Detection via Sparse Change Descriptor and Robust Discriminative Dictionary Learning by Yuan Xu, Kun Ding, Chunlei Huo, Zisha Zhong, Haichang Li, Chunhong Pan

“…., in what degree the changes have happened), while they ignore the change pattern description (i.e., how the changes changed), which is of equal importance in characterizing the change signatures. …”
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Electroacupuncture regulates ferroptosis to improve postoperative cognitive dysfunction in mice through mediating GRX1/GSK-3β/Nrf2 axis by Xiaqing Zhang, Afen Zhang, Rui Li, Mingna Jiao, Rou Wen, Rongzhi Zheng

“…Background: The incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is higher happening in the elderly. It has been reported electroacupuncture (EA) was beneficial to the treatment of POCD, but its specific regulatory mechanism is still unclear. …”
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The Angiotensin-Melatonin Axis by Luciana A. Campos, Jose Cipolla-Neto, Fernanda G. Amaral, Lisete C. Michelini, Michael Bader, Ovidiu C. Baltatu

“…Angiotensin production in the central nervous system may not only influence hypertension but also appears to affect the circadian rhythm of blood pressure. …”
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