Celiac disease, phylloid hypomelanosis and autoimmune thyroiditis: a case report by Mahya Sultan Tosun, Vildan Ertekin

“…Her physical examination had determined multiple hypopigmented patches. Finally, she was diagnosed phylloid hypomelanosis together with partial trisomy 13 accompanying celiac disease and autoimmune thyroiditis. …”
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Youngest Encounter with Gorlin–Goltz Syndrome: Navigating Early Diagnosis and Management by Adarsh Vijayakumar, Rashmi Mary Philip, Sebastian Criton

“…Gorlin–Goltz syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by an inactivating mutation of the patched 1 gene. Patients could present as early as infancy with varied presentation and multiple basal cell carcinoma. …”
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Dermoscopy to distinguish idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis from guttate lichen sclerosus flare by Rebecca H. Goldberg, Naomi F. Briones, Trilokraj Tejasvi

“…Guttate lichen sclerosus (LS), a rare variant of extragenital LS, is an inflammatory disorder classically presenting with whitish patches and nodules coalescing into plaques. Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (IGH) is a benign, typically asymptomatic idiopathic leukoderma that presents with multiple round or oval porcelain-white macules on sun-exposed areas, especially the forearm extensor surface and shins. …”
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Sidelobe Suppression in Array-Pattern Synthesis Using Periodic Leaky-Wave Antenna and Binomial Array by Hicham Aziz, Mahmoud Moubadir, Abdelkrim Farkhsi, Naima Amar Touhami

“…The series array of periodic leaky-wave antenna was provided by an array of five rectangular Patches connected by cross lines. The nonuniform amplitudes of the binomial array are used to reduce the sidelobe level; in this way, the center source radiates strongly on the broadside. …”
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Compressive Superresolution Imaging Based on Local and Nonlocal Regularizations by Yicheng Sun, Guohua Gu, Xiubao Sui, Yuan Liu

“…However, due to the neglect of the local and nonlocal interactions of patches of a single image, the reconstructed results are not satisfactory in noise suppression and edge sharpness. …”
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Particle filtration efficiency of respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jackson Williams, Lucan Baillie, Wayne Clancy, Travis Dodd, Kelly Tsang, Katie Burns, Lisa Kerr, Amanda Craig

“…Methods: A total of 400 real-world batches of respirators were tested against a rapid-screen PFE method developed by the TGA. …”
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Off-the-shelf medication transformed: Custom-dosed metoprolol tartrate tablets via semisolid extrusion additive manufacturing and the perception of this technique in a hospital con... by Valerie R. Levine, Mattias Paulsson, Maria Strømme, Julian Quodbach, Jonas Lindh

“…Validation testing was done on five batches, highlighting tablets with a high uniformity in mass and dimension, drug content, acceptable microbial assays, and prolonged release during in-vitro analysis. …”
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The spectrum-efficacy correlation of Kai-Xin-San for cognition of Aβ42 transgenic Drosophila and verification of its active ingredients by Jinfu Wu, Hang Sun, Yiyang Zhao, Lian Lian, Hongsheng Bian, Yong Guo, Dan Li, Lili Huang

“…Subsequently, the effects of the 15 batches of KXS were assessed in an olfactory escape memory experiment, utilizing Aβ42 transgenic drosophila as a model. …”
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Process Optimization and Techno-Economic Analysis for the Production of Phycocyanobilin from <i>Arthrospira maxima</i>-Derived C-Phycocyanin by Won-Kyu Lee, In-Yung Sunwoo, Junseong Kim, Yong-Kyun Ryu, Eun-Jeong Koh, Taeho Kim, Woon-Yong Choi

“…A techno-economic analysis for pilot-scale PCB production showed that optimized ethanol extraction could yield 147.13 kg/year with 506 batches, compared with 84.31 kg/year standard methanol extraction with 317 batches. …”
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Mapping habitat suitability and connectivity for Himalayan brown bears in Pakistan: Implications for conservation management by Shoaib Hameed, Shakeel Ahmad, Jaffar Ud Din, Hussain Ali, Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Kabir, Niloufar Lorestani, Sarwat Jahan, Muhammad Ali Nawaz

“…Twenty-eight percent of the suitable habitat falls within existing higher-degree protected areas and national parks. However, some good patches remain unprotected or are protected to a lower degree. …”
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New perspectives under heterogeneity: mechanism of nutrient heterogeneity on Cd-induced hormesis of soil respiration by Qian Gao, Jiangshan Yang, Junyang Wu, Yongli Zhu, Yongli Zhu, Diwu Fan, Jiangang Han, Jiangang Han

“…Different levels of Cd stress were applied to the patches, and after incubation, soil respiration rate, content of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and metagenomic characteristics were measured. …”
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Defected ground structure antenna array with metasurface inspired interlinked CSRR for 5G millimeter wave applications by Esraa Mousa Ali, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Nouf Abd Elmunim, Bal S. Virdee, Nasr Rashid, Dion Mariyanayagam, Muhammad Akmal Chaudhary, Nisar Ahmad Abbasi, Patrizia Livreri, Takfarinas Saber

“…Finally, integrating open-loop slots into radiating patches raised the average gain to 12.4 dBi and efficiency to 86.25%. …”
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On the Uniqueness and Causal Relationship of Precursor Activity to Solar Energetic Events. I. Transient Brightenings—Introduction and Overview by Karin Dissauer, Graham Barnes, KD Leka, Eric L. Wagner

“…TBs are also observed during quiet epochs of the same active regions, but they appear in smaller clusters not following a clear spatial pattern, although sometimes associated with short, spatially intermittent bald patches and fan traces, but predominantly away from strong-gradient polarity inversion lines in areas with little excess energy density.…”
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Rapid Expansion of Coastal Mangrove Forest in Guangxi Beibu Gulf: Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts by Ziyu Sun, Weiguo Jiang, Ziyan Ling, Jun Sun, Ze Zhang, Shihui Huang, Qiuling Li

“…By analyzing morphological changes of mangrove patches in different coastal zones of the Guangxi Beibu Gulf, we summarized expansion patterns and calculated expansion and degradation rates from area changes. …”
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Applications of Snow-Covered Areas from Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) Visible Imagery: A Demonstration in Southeastern New Hampshire by Jeremy M. Johnston, Jennifer M. Jacobs, Adam Hunsaker, Cameron Wagner, Megan Vardaman

“…During snowmelt, UAS-derived maps of bare earth patches exhibited self-similarity, behaving as fractal objects over scales from 0.01 to 100 m². …”
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Detecting Vegetation Stress in Mixed Forest Ecosystems Through the Joint Use of Tree‐Water Monitoring and Land Surface Modeling by C. D. Jiménez‐Rodríguez, G. Fabiani, R. Schoppach, K. Mallick, S. J. Schymanski, M. Sulis

“…The detection of vegetation drought stress is further complicated by the mixing of different tree species and forest patches. This study uses the Community Land Model version 5.0 to simulate an experimental mixed‐forest catchment with configurations representing standalone, patched mixed, and fully‐mixed forests. …”
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Rapid and Efficient Screening of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> in Gastric Samples Stained with Warthin–Starry Using Deep Learning by José Aneiros-Fernández, Pedro Montero Pavón, Natalia García Gómez, Rosa María Palo Prian, Ismael Sánchez García, Ana Isabel Romero Ortiz, Rodrigo López Castro, César Casado-Sánchez, Víctor Sánchez Turrión, Antonio Luna, Manuel Álvaro Berbís

“…Patches classified as positive were examined to confirm the presence/absence of bacteria in contact with the gastric epithelial surface (<i>H. pylori</i>). …”
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HorGait: Advancing Gait Recognition With Efficient High-Order Spatial Interactions in LiDAR Point Clouds by Jiaxing Hao, Yanxi Wang, Zhigang Chang, Hongmin Gao, Zihao Cheng, Chen Wu, Xin Zhao, Peiye Fang, Rachmat Muwardi

“…However, the prevalence of dumb patches has limited the widespread use of Transformer architecture in gait recognition. …”
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Strong Differences in Pedogenesis on Lava Vs. Scoria Along a Hydroclimatic Gradient on Santa Cruz Island/Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) – Insights From Micromorphology by Martin H. Gerzabek, Rosa M. Poch, Daniela Álvarez, Leon Ploszczanski, Franz Zehetner, Franz Zehetner

“…Unlike the relatively homogeneous scoria deposits, the lavas show irregular flow patterns with large rock outcrop sections and small depression patches, in which soils with higher available water capacity have formed. …”
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Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents. by Takalani Girly Nemungadi, Elisabeth Kleppa, Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Pavitra Pillay, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Patricia Doris Ndhlovu, Myra Taylor, Saloshni Naidoo, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

“…In adults, FGS lesions [grainy sandy patches (GSP), homogenous yellow patches (HYP), abnormal blood vessels and rubbery papules] are refractory to treatment. …”
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