Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting a Maxillary Mucosal Lesion as a First Visible Sign of Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Umma Habiba, Abu Faem Mohammad Almas Chowdhury, Rafiz Ahmed, Saiyka S. Chowdhury, Raihanul Ferdoush, Koki Ise, Harun ur Rashid, Zillur Rahman, Zen-ichi Tanei, Shinya Tanaka, Asad-Uz Zaman

“…Metastatic involvement in the oral cavity is rare and can present as a diagnostic challenge due to non-specific clinical features that mimic other benign or malignant conditions. …”
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Chromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of two geographically distinct strains of malaria vector Anopheles albimanus by Dieunel Derilus, Gareth D. Weedall, Michael W. Vandewege, Dhwani Batra, Mili Sheth, Lori A. Rowe, Ananias A. Escalante, Audrey Lenhart, Lucy Mackenzie Impoinvil

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Locating the Site of Neuropathic Pain In Vivo Using MMP-12-Targeted Magnetic Nanoparticles by Syeda Fabeha Husain, Raymond W. M. Lam, Tao Hu, Michael W. F. Ng, Z. Q. G. Liau, Keiji Nagata, Sanjay Khanna, Yulin Lam, Kishore Bhakoo, Roger C. M. Ho, Hee-Kit Wong

“…It was administered onto the left L5 spinal nerve by intrathecal injection, and decreased magnetic resonance (MR) signal was observed at the site of ligation. Histology analysis confirmed the presence of iron in ligated spinal nerves, whereas iron was not detected in uninjured left L5 spinal nerves. …”
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A new underwater camera trap for freshwater wildlife monitoring by Lionel L'Hoste, Xavier Mestdagh, Aurélien Besnard, Yoanne Didry, Mathilde Foucteau, Adriano Gama, Rémy Haas, Frank Minette, Pauline Priol, Rémy Schwartz, Nicolas Titeux

“…The ventral part of the body displays the most interesting features for species, stage or sex recognition and even for individualisation in some species. …”
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Synergizing Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Systemic Resilience for Rainstorm–Flood Risk Zoning in the Northern Qinling Foothills: A Geospatial Modeling Approach by Dong Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Xin Wang, Jianbing Peng, Rui Wang, Xiaoyan Huang, Denghui Li, Long Shao, Zixuan Hao

“…The proposed framework uniquely integrates three innovative modules: (1) a hybrid risk identification engine combining normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) temporal anomaly detection and spatiotemporal hotspot analysis; (2) a morpho-functional resilience quantification model featuring a newly developed spatial morphological resilience index (SMRI) that synergizes landscape compactness, land-use diversity, and ecological connectivity through the entropy-weighted analytic hierarchy process (AHP); and (3) a dynamic scenario simulator embedding rainfall projections into a coupled hydrodynamic model. …”
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Review of clinical and imaging findings in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy to aid in early diagnosis by Xiaomeng Li, Jiacun Li, Han Xu, Xiaohui Liu, Meilin Li, Jingzhen He, Jianjun Xiu

“…MRI T2-FLAIR brainstem hyperintensity and T2-FLAIR gadolinium enhanced images, and subtraction techniques were valuable for early lesion detection and accurate diagnosis.…”
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Radiomics in the differential diagnosis of glioblastoma under the primary neurooncoimaging conditions by Nikita E. Maslov, Daria A. Valenkova, Alexander M. Sinitсa, Gennadiy E. Trufanov, Vladimir M. Moiseenko, Alexander Yu. Efimtsev, Vera V. Chernobrivtseva

“…We conducted a retrospective comparative statistical analysis of radiomic features extracted from 46 conventional brain MR images of the patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas and identified IDH mutation status using the Random Forest algorithm of machine learning in combination with various preprocessing methods of the source imaging data and a semi-automated LevelTracing tool used for segmentation of the regions of interest (ROI). …”
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A Cross-sectional Study on Molecular Cartography: The Mapping of Down Syndrome with Cytogenetic Tools by A Deepa, K Chandramouleeswari, M Dougul Regis

“…Results: Among the 50 children with clinical features of DS, a genotypic correlation was found in 48 children (96%). …”
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Acute Respiratory Infections Identification With Cough Sounds and Overlapping Patch Modulated Vision Transformers by P. V. V. Kishore, D. Anil Kumar, Pasupuleti Sasikiran, Kaja Krishna Mohan, P. Praveen Kumar, Mogadala Vinod Kumar

“…Automatic cough identification is being conducted using speech frequency analysis and machine learning models. Learning models trained on Mel frequency spectrum(MFCC) features of cough sounds represented as images have recorded an average binary classification accuracy of 68%. …”
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Multiparametric MRI for the improved diagnostic accuracy of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: Research protocol of a case-control study design. by Albert Dayor Piersson, Buhari Ibrahim, Subapriya Suppiah, Mazlyfarina Mohamad, Hasyma Abu Hassan, Nur Farhayu Omar, Mohd Izuan Ibrahim, Ahmad Nazlim Yusoff, Normala Ibrahim, M Iqbal Saripan, Rizah Mazzuin Razali

“…The accuracy of imaging helps to identify the neuropathological features that differentiate AD from its common precursor, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency induced hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia: a case report in a 7 -year-old female patient by Adalgisa Fastuca, Antonio Vergori, Giuseppe Robustelli, Chiara Piccolo, Maria Ragazzo, Maddalena Marinoni, Massimo Agosti

“…Blood tests performed at the emergency room showed a picture of severe anemia with negative direct and indirect Coombs tests, mild acute renal failure, increased inflammation markers and a methemoglobin level equal to 13.7% on blood gas analysis. The detection of vital parameters showed O2-Sat equal to 75% without signs of respiratory distress. …”
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Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Road-Deposited Sediments and Correlation Distribution of DOM and Heavy Metals in Beijing, China by Donghai Yuan, Pengmiao Li, Chenling Yan, Jinggang Wang, Xiaochen Bai, Yuhang Wei, Chen Wang, Yingying Kou

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Information quality of videos related to esophageal cancer on tiktok, kwai, and bilibili: a cross-sectional study by Weimin Zhu, Banghao He, Xinyuan Wang, Yuanye Du, Kathleen Young, Shuhan Jiang

“…Abstract Background Esophageal cancer typically lacks specific early symptoms, leading to late-stage diagnosis and poor prognosis, with an overall low 5-year survival rate. However, early detection and timely intervention can significantly improve the 5-year survival rate, underscoring the importance of prevention, screening, and early intervention. …”
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A retrospective study of posterior vitreous detachment in patients with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy referred to Rasoul Akram hospital in 2022–2023 by Mina Rabbani, Mostafa Soltan Sanjari, Ali Sadeghi, Hanieh Neshastesaz, Zahra Rabbani, Salar Khiabani

“…Abstract Introduction Previous studies have provided evidence that non-arterial ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), vitreous traction, and posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) may be related; However, a detailed description of the predictive features of PVD in these patients has been provided in a few studies so far. …”
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Brain tau PET-based identification and characterization of subpopulations in patients with Alzheimer’s disease using deep learning-derived saliency maps by Yanxiao Li, Xiuying Wang, Qi Ge, Manuel B Graeber, Shaozhen Yan, Jian Li, Shuyu Li, Wenjian Gu, Shuo Hu, Tammie L. S. Benzinger, Jie Lu, Yun Zhou

“…The model-derived saliency maps were generated and employed as informative image features for clustering AD participants. Among the identified subpopulations, statistical analysis of demographics, neuropsychological measures, and SUVR were compared. …”
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Introducing a Novel Paper Point Method for Isolated Apical Sampling—The Controlled Apical Sampling Device: A Methodological Study by Christoph Matthias Schoppmeier, Gustav Leo Classen, Silvia Contini, Paul Rebmann, David Brendlen, Michael Jochen Wicht, Anna Greta Barbe

“…Following sample collection, cultural detection of bacterial presence was performed by incubating the samples on agar plates to confirm the presence of <i>E. coli</i>. …”
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Expression of miR-302a, miR-302b, miR-302c, miR-302d, miR-367, miR-371, miR-372, miR-373, miR-10b, miR-21 and miR-93 in cells of different histotypes of testicular germ cell tumors by M. S. Knyazeva, V. A. Zagoruiko, A. V. Khokhlova, I. V. Nazarova, A. V. Shalaev, E. I. Sidina, L. M. Zabegina, A. S. Artemyeva, A. K. Nosov, S. A. Protsenko, A. V. Malek

“…Activation of miR-302b, miR-302d, miR-371a expression and inhibition of miR-10b, miR-145 expression in the tissue of the most common variants of testicular germ cell tumor is a characteristic feature of these tumors. The detected changes are significant and can lead to corresponding changes in the profile of circulating microRNAs.…”
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The Reliability of a Novel Structured Testing Device for Single-breath Lung Carbon Monoxide Uptake: A Randomized Comparison Crossover Study by Shihua Yao, Tuping Fu, Kuiqing Lin, Zhongping Wu, Shubing Chen, Liping Zhong, Beilan Shen, Yanqing Xie, Jiaying An, Xudong Wang, Wenting Liu, Xinxin Yu, Jinping Zheng, Yi Gao

“…Abstract Background With the development and market launch of several new domestic lung diffusing capacity testing instruments, the clinical reliability of the MeHow MeAir 9000 spirometer, featuring a novel turning valve structure, needs to be validated. …”
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Lingual foramina on cone beam computed tomography: A retrospective radiographic study by Om Nemichand Baghele, Vishnudas Dwarkadas Bhandari, Pratiksha Shivajirao Late, Bhushan Rajendra Bangar, Gauri Mahesh Ugale, Raghavendra Metri

“…All participants had at least 1 lingual foramen (LF). Total 172 LF were detected on 100 CBCT scans, including 154 (89.5 %) medial LF (MLF) and 18 lateral LF (LLF) (10.4 %). …”
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Gut and oral microbial compositional differences in women with breast cancer, women with ductal carcinoma in situ, and healthy women by Emma McCune, Anukriti Sharma, Breanna Johnson, Tess O'Meara, Sarah Theiner, Maribel Campos, Diane Heditsian, Susie Brain, Jack A. Gilbert, Laura Esserman, Michael J. Campbell

“…In contrast, very few differential features were identified in the oral microbiota. Understanding the role of gut bacteria in BC and DCIS may open up new opportunities for the development of novel markers for early detection (or markers of susceptibility) as well as new strategies for prevention and/or treatment.…”
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