Case studies in open access publishing. Number one. The Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon): an open access journal using an un-paid, volunteer-based organization. by Bo-Christer Bjoerk, Ziga Turk

Subjects: “…A case study based on the experiences with the Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon)…”
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Long-Term Follow-Up Results of a Patient Undergoing Acute Retinal Necrosis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Büşra Köse, Hidayet Erdöl, Dilek Uzlu

“…To describe the follow-up and treatment approach of a patient with acute retinal necrosis. Case Report. A 44-year-old male patient, who had complaints of pain in the right eye and blurred vision, was referred to our clinic. …”
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A Wideband Circularly Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna Using Inverse f-Shaped Slot Excitation with Parasitic Metal Structure by Zizu Chen, Guoliang Yu, Di Wu, Mingmin Zhu, Yang Qiu, Hao-Miao Zhou

“…In this paper, a single-fed wideband circularly polarized dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is proposed. The antenna consists of a substrate, a cylindrical dielectric resonator, and four curved parasitic metal blocks that are rotated and placed around the dielectric resonator. …”
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Predicting of Ki-67 Expression Level Using Diffusion-Weighted and Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer by Liying Zhang, Jisen Hao, Jia Guo, Xin Zhao, Xing Yin

“…To investigate the association between quantitative parameters generated using synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and Ki-67 expression level in patients with invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC). …”
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Diagnostic Capability of Pattern Electroretinogram and Three Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Circle Diameter Scans in Glaucoma Suspects by Tirsi A, Tsai J, Abizadeh A, Kacaj D, Procyk O, Gliagias V, Leung N, Yang H, Park SC, Tello C

“…Andrew Tirsi,1,2 Joby Tsai,3 Aaron Abizadeh,2 Danielle Kacaj,4 Oksana Procyk,1 Vasiliki Gliagias,2 Nicholas Leung,2 Hanwen Yang,2 Sung Chul Park,1,2 Celso Tello1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA; 2Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA; 3Broward Health, Department of Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; 4Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USACorrespondence: Andrew Tirsi, Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital/Northwell Health, Department of Ophthalmology, 210 East 64th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA, Tel +1 201 982 4168 ; +1 646 785 8217, Email atirsi@northwell.eduPurpose: To assess the diagnostic capability of pattern electroretinography (PERG) and varying circumpapillary optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan diameters in glaucoma suspects (GS).Methods: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study. Circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) was measured using spectral domain OCT in 49 eyes from 26 patients (36 normal, 13 GS) in three circle diameters (3.5, 4.1, and 4.7 mm). …”
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Correlation between Retinal Changes and Visual Function in Late-Stage Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Min Zhou, Chunhui Jiang, Ruiping Gu, Zhongcui Sun, Nancy Huynh, Qing Chang

“…The OCT revealed that the outer retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) were mainly affected. …”
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Exploration of neurometabolic alterations in adolescent patients with bipolar depression and non-suicidal self-injury based on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Chengji Wang, Yuan Qu, Xiaoqin Shen, Xiaoxiao Tang, Xiaoxiao Tang, Gaiyu Tong, Meier Wati, Manzeremu Naibi, Manzeremu Naibi, Cheng Zhang, Shaohong Zou

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Line-Shifting Triarylmethyl Radicals for Imaging of Enzyme Activity Using Overhauser-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Application to Alkaline Phosphatase by Murugesan Velayutham, Martin Poncelet, Ayano Enomoto, Justin L. Huffman, Virat G. Pandya, Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Valery V. Khramtsov, Benoit Driesschaert

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Retrospective Comparison of 27-Gauge and 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery with Silicone Oil for the Treatment of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by Jie Li, Bo Zhao, Sanmei Liu, Fang Li, Wentao Dong, Jie Zhong

“…To retrospectively compare the safety and effectiveness of 27-gauge (27G) microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) with 25-guage (25G) MIVS for the treatment of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with silicone oil tamponade. …”
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Dynamic Variation in Hippocampal Metabolism after Acute Stress Exposure: An In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study at 9.4 T by Yoon Ho Hwang, Min-Hee Lee, Chang-Soo Yun, Yong-Tae Kim, Hyeon-Man Baek, Bong Soo Han, Dong Youn Kim

“…This study explored the temporal variations of the brain metabolites in the hippocampus after acute restraint stress using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. All mice in the acute stress group were physically restrained for two hours in a 50 mL conical tube. …”
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A New Approach for Studying Nonlinear Dynamic Response of a Thin Plate with Internal Resonance in a Fractional Viscoelastic Medium by Yury A. Rossikhin, Marina V. Shitikova, Jean Claude Ngenzi

“…In the previous analysis, the dynamic behaviour of a nonlinear plate embedded into a fractional derivative viscoelastic medium has been studied by the method of multiple time scales under the conditions of the internal resonances two-to-one and one-to-one, as well as the internal combinational resonances for the case when the linear parts of nonlinear equations of motion occur to be coupled. …”
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A Deep Learning Approach to Classify Fabry Cardiomyopathy from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Cine Imaging on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Wei-Wen Chen, Ling Kuo, Yi-Xun Lin, Wen-Chung Yu, Chien-Chao Tseng, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Ching-Chun Huang, Shih-Lin Chang, Jacky Chung-Hao Wu, Chun-Ku Chen, Ching-Yao Weng, Siwa Chan, Wei-Wen Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, Ming-Chih Lin, Yun-Ching Fu, Tsung Chen, Shih-Ann Chen, Henry Horng-Shing Lu

“…LVH, HCM, and Fabry cardiomyopathy can be differentiated using T1 mapping on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, differentiation between HCM and Fabry cardiomyopathy using echocardiography or MRI cine images is challenging for cardiologists. …”
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Characterization of Site-Specific Phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 in Retinal Cells in Response to High Glucose and Cytokine Polarization by Haoshen Shi, Elizabeth A. Berger

“…Phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 sites was examined in human primary retinal endothelial cells (HREC) and MIO-M1 Müller cells after exposure to high glucose (HG) and pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Combination of Navigated Macular Laser Photocoagulation and Anti-VEGF Therapy: Precise Treatment for Macular Edema under Dry Retinal Conditions by Ernest V. Boiko, Dmitrii S. Maltsev

“…The average actual diameter as percentage of planned diameter of laser burn in subgroup 1 (11 DME eyes, 6 BRVO eyes) versus subgroup 2 (5 DME eyes, 8 BRVO eyes) was 115.1 ± 9.1% versus 167.2 ± 13.8% (based on retro-mode scanning laser ophthalmoscopy), and 118.1 ± 14.8% versus 176.1 ± 11.6% (based on OCT) (p<0.001). …”
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Neovascular Glaucoma as the First Symptom of Bilateral Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis in a 4-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report by Klaudia Rakusiewicz-Krasnodębska, Joanna Jędrzejczak-Młodziejewska, Krystyna Kanigowska, Wojciech Hautz

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Retour sur la révolte du bassin minier. Les cinq leçons politiques d’un conflit social inédit by Larbi Chouikha, Vincent Geisser

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Successful Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Recurrent Uterine Fibroid Previously Treated with Uterine Artery Embolization by Sang-Wook Yoon, Kyoung Ah Kim, Sang Heum Kim, Jong Tae Lee

“…The patient was subsequently referred for magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) treatment. …”
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Incidence and Characteristics of Patients with Visual Impairment due to Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Representative Canadian Cohort by Robert J. Petrella, Julie Blouin, Brian Davies, Martin Barbeau

“…Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is an obstruction of the retinal venous system, and macular edema (ME) is a complication of RVO that can lead to blindness. …”
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A Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing Method for Simultaneous Determination of Atenolol and Amiloride in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Urine Samples by Marwa R. El-Zahry

“…This contribution describes a simple, fast, and sensitive application of localized surface plasmon resonance effect of silver nanoparticles for simultaneous determination of antihypertensive drugs’ mixture atenolol and amiloride in both pharmaceutical dosage forms and in biological samples (urine). …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Hiroyuki Kamao, Atsushi Miki, Junichi Kiryu

“…The aim of this study is to validate the concept of cytotoxicity testing using hiPSC-derived retinal pigment epithelium (hiPSC-RPE) by comparing the responsiveness of human fetal RPE (hfRPE) and human RPE cell line (ARPE19) to recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). …”
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