Ultra-performance liquid chromatography method for quantitative analysis of nystatin and triamcinolone acetonide in topical creams after in vitro release using franz diffusion cell by Seelam Jayadev, Ismail Yusuff, Faiyaz Shakeel, Ubaidulla Uthumansha

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Quantitative 18F-FDG PET-CT can assess presence and extent of interstitial lung disease in early severe diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis by Bo Broens, Esther J. Nossent, Lilian J. Meijboom, Gerben J. C. Zwezerijnen, Julia Spierings, Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra, Jacob M. van Laar, Conny J. van der Laken, Alexandre E. Voskuyl

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the quantitative uptake of 18F-FDG PET-CT in the lungs of patients with early severe diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc) with and without interstitial lung disease (ILD), compared to controls. …”
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Identification and verification of biomarkers associated with neutrophils in acute myocardial infarction: integrated analysis of bulk RNA-seq, expression quantitative trait loci, a... by Guoqing Liu, Xiangwen Lv, Jiahui Qin, Xingqing Long, Miaomiao Zhu, Chuwen Fu, Jian Xie, Peichun He

“…Genes with correlation coefficients >0.7 with neutrophils were selected, and their representativeness was confirmed by functional enrichment analysis. …”
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Strontium-Doped Tin Oxide Nanofibers for Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalysis by Pranta Barua, Tan Thai, Kannoorpatti Krishnan, Naveen Kumar Elumalai

“…This work establishes a quantitative correlation between electrochemical characteristics and photocatalytic activity in Sr-doped SnO₂ nanofibers, revealing the fundamental mechanisms that transform the SnO₂ nanostructure from UV-dependent to efficient visible light-driven catalysts for organic pollutant degradation.…”
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Psychophysical correlates of labor pain intensity and unpleasantness by Lee-Kai Sun, Lia M. Farrell, Kelsea R. LaSorda, Robert T. Krafty, Grace Lim

“…Pain unpleasantness was associated with average heat threshold (Coefficient = 40.3, SE = 17.2, p = 0.02), post wind-up pain (Coefficient = −48.9, SE = 25.3, p = 0.06) and post probe pain (Coefficient = −52.7, SE = 26.8, p = 0.06), using a p < 0.1 threshold to identify associations. …”
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Detection of Staphylococcus Enterotoxin sea and seb in Milk Samples by Duplex Droplet Digital PCR by Xiaoyue Wei, Wenzhou Wang, Tong Wang, Yuhua Yang, Yahui Guo, Lijin Long, Jiaming Fan, Fanliang Meng, Wentao Liu, Wanting Wang, Yakun Zhao, Jianling Chen, Fei Zhao, Jianzhong Zhang, Xiaomei Yan

“…This study sought to develop a method to accurately and quantitatively measure the staphylococcal enterotoxin genes sea and seb in milk samples using duplex droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR). …”
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Analysis of Precipitation Totals Based on Radar and Rain Gauge Data by Karol Dzwonkowski, Ireneusz Winnicki, Sławomir Pietrek, Jolanta Siewert

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Comparison of tracer kinetic models in differentiating malignant from normal prostate tissue using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI by Hongjiang Zhang, Jing Yang, Kunhua Wu, Zujun Hou, Ji Du, Jianhua Yan, Ying Zhao

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Comparison between dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound for determining bone mineral density in children living with HIV in uganda: A cross- secti... by Eva Natukunda, Alexander J. Szubert, Alasdair Bamford, Katja Doerholt, Diana M. Gibb, Centurio Wandera, Aidah Nakalyango, Anna Griffiths, Lara Monkiewicz, Joan J. Nangiya, Esther Nambi, Victor Musiime, Phillipa Musoke

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to compare quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for determining bone mineral density (BMD) among children living with HIV (CLWH) who were switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). …”
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Quantitative Correlation at the Molecular Level of Tumor Response to Docetaxel by Multimodal Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and [F]FDG/[F]FLT Positron Emission Tomog... by Valerie S. Honndorf, Holger Schmidt, Hans F. Wehrl, Stefan Wiehr, Walter Ehrlichmann, Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez, Hervé Barjat, Sally-Ann Ricketts, Bernd J. Pichler

“…Voxel-wise scatterplots of PET and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) data of tumor volumes were evaluated with a threshold cluster analysis and compared to histology (GLUT1, GLUT3, Ki67, activated caspase 3a). …”
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Quantitative Measurement of Plasma Free Metanephrines by a Simple and Cost-Effective Microextraction Packed Sorbent with Porous Graphitic Carbon and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Ma... by Xin Xiong, Yuanyuan Zhang, Rongsheng Zhao

“…This method was linear from 24.7–2717 pg/mL for metanephrine (MN) and 24.5–4010 pg/mL for normetanephrine (NMN) with a coefficient of determination (R2) higher than 0.994. …”
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The value of diffusion-weighted imaging and semi-quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in predicting the efficacy of medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment for atypical endomet... by Mingming Liu, Xingzheng Zheng, Na Mo, Yang Liu, Erhu Jin, Yuting Liang

“…The study aimed to explore the feasibility of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and semi-quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in predicting the efficacy of medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment for AEH and EC. …”
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Quantitative Measures of Pure Ground-Glass Nodules from an Artificial Intelligence Software for Predicting Invasiveness of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma on Low-Dose CT: A Multicenter St... by Yu Long, Yong Li, Yongji Zheng, Wei Lin, Haomiao Qing, Peng Zhou, Jieke Liu

“…The automatically extracted quantitative measures included diameter, volume, attenuation, and mass. …”
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Distinguishing Low Expression Levels of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 in Breast Cancer: Insights from Qualitative and Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis by Yiyuan Shen, Xu Zhang, Jinlong Zheng, Simin Wang, Jie Ding, Shiyun Sun, Qianming Bai, Caixia Fu, Junlong Wang, Jing Gong, Chao You, Yajia Gu

“…Qualitative MRI features included Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) descriptors from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), as well as intratumoral T2 hyperintensity and peritumoral edema observed in T2-weighted imaging (T2WI). Quantitative features were derived from diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) using multiple b-values and included statistics such as mean, median, 5th and 95th percentiles, skewness, kurtosis, and entropy from apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), D_app, and K_app histograms. …”
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Investigating the relationship between thalamic iron concentration and disease severity in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis using quantitative susceptibility mapping: Cross... by Thomas Williams, Nevin John, Alberto Calvi, Alessia Bianchi, Floriana De Angelis, Anisha Doshi, Sarah Wright, Madiha Shatila, Marios C. Yiannakas, Fatima Chowdhury, Jon Stutters, Antonio Ricciardi, Ferran Prados, David MacManus, Francesco Grussu, Anita Karsa, Becky Samson, Marco Battiston, Claudia A.M. Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Karin Shmueli, Olga Ciccarelli, Frederik Barkhof, Jeremy Chataway, Jeremy Chataway, Thomas Williams, Nevin John, Floriana De Angelis, Alberto Calvi, Alessia Bianchi, Sarah Wright, Madiha Shatila, Anisha Doshi, Wallace Brownlee, Claudia AM. Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Frederik Barkhof, Olga Ciccarelli, Jonathan Stutters, Ferran Prados Carrasco, Antonio Ricciardi, Marios Yiannakas, David MacManus, Megan Wynne, Marie Braisher, James Blackstone, Leanne Hockey, Josephine Parker, Jennifer Flight, Chris Frost, Jennifer Nicholas, Stuart Nixon, Judy Beveridge

“…Background: Deep grey matter pathology is a key driver of disability worsening in people with multiple sclerosis. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) is an advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique which quantifies local magnetic susceptibility from variations in phase produced by changes in the local magnetic field. …”
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Estimating antiwear properties of esters as potential lubricant-based oils using QSTR models with CoMFA and CoMSIA by Zhan Wang, Tingting Wang, Guoyan Yang, Xinlei Gao, Kang Dai

“…The optimum models were all shown to be statistically significant with cross-validated coefficients q 2 > 0.5 and conventional coefficients r 2 > 0.9, indicating that the models are sufficiently reliable for activity prediction, and may be useful in the design of novel ester-based oils.…”
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Estimation of the Relative Chlorophyll Content of Pear Leaves Based on Field Spectrometry in Alaer, Xinjiang by Yufen Huang, Zhenqi Fan, Hongxin Wu, Ximeng Zhang, Yanlong Liu

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Evaluation of Ovarian Stromal Microvascularity and Clinical-Hormonal Associations in Reproductive-Aged Women with Polycystic Ovary Morphology by Hakan Baş, Süleyman Filiz

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Bias and precision of SPECT-based 177Lu activity-concentration estimation using a ring-configured solid-state versus a dual-headed anger system by Anna Stenvall, Irma Ceric Andelius, Elias Nilsson, Albin Lindvall, Erik Larsson, Johan Gustafsson

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Enhancing the diagnostic capacity of [18F]PSMA-1007 PET/MRI in primary prostate cancer staging with artificial intelligence and semi-quantitative DCE: an exploratory study by Philip Alexander Glemser, Martin Freitag, Balint Kovacs, Nils Netzer, Antonia Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, Uwe Haberkorn, Klaus Maier-Hein, Constantin Schwab, Stefan Duensing, Bettina Beuthien-Baumann, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, David Bonekamp, Frederik Giesel, Christos Sachpekidis

“…On the prostate level, we performed manual segmentations for time-intensity curve parameter formation and semi-quantitative analysis based on DCE segmentation data of PC-suspicious lesions. …”
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