Tracking microstructural adaptations in primary visual areas: A diffusion kurtosis imaging study on visuomotor learning by Fahad Alharshan, Abdulrahman Aloufi, Fiona Rowe, Georg Meyer

“…This study investigates the potential of Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging (DKI) to detect microstructural changes induced by visuomotor training and its added value over Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI).Fourteen healthy participants completed a six-week home-based eye movement training intervention. …”
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Using 1.5 T Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Classify Small Solid Renal Tumors by Rafid Fakher Hussein Al Husseini, Osama Ayad Abdulsattar, Hasanain Ahmed Al Bayati

“…Objectives: The current research aimed to assess the role of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) in the differentiation among incidentally detected small renal tumors concerning clinical behavior. …”
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Echo Chambers and Homophily in the Diffusion of Risk Information on Social Media: The Case of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by Xiaoxiao Cheng, Jianbin Jin

“…This study investigates the mechanisms underlying the diffusion of risk information about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. …”
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Accuracy and reliability of direct disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility test from flagged-positive of blood culture by Osman Sianipar, Rizka N Firdaus, Ira Puspitawati

“…No very major errors were detected among the five types of antibiotics. Major errors of 2.56% and minor errors of 4.93% were found when testing gentamicin. …”
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Visualizing Aortic Inflammation by Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression (DWIBS) by Asuka Suzuki, Koji Hayashi, Mamiko Sato, Yuka Nakaya, Toyoaki Miura, Naoko Takaku, Toshiko Iwasaki, Yasutaka Kobayashi

“…Two months later, MRI using diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) revealed hyperintensities in the thoracic aorta. …”
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A species-specific cluster of defensin-like genes encodes diffusible pollen tube attractants in Arabidopsis. by Hidenori Takeuchi, Tetsuya Higashiyama

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Seismic clusters and fluids diffusion: a lesson from the 2018 Molise (Southern Italy) earthquake sequence by Stefania Gentili, Piero Brondi, Giuliana Rossi, Monica Sugan, Giuseppe Petrillo, Jiancang Zhuang, Stefano Campanella

“…We performed a further analysis of the spatio-temporal pattern of seismicity in Molise, using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA), the ETAS algorithm, as well as other analyses, aimed at detecting possible migration and diffusion signals. …”
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Dynamic evolution of microstructure in thalamic subregions of patients with cirrhosis: A study based on diffusion kurtosis imaging by Qi Zhang, Zhi-Jing Zhang, Yi-Ning Zhang, Wen-Ting Ma, Xiao-Di Zhang, Zi-Ning Lu, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Wen Shen, Yue Cheng

“…Results: We noticed increased axial diffusion (AD), radial diffusion (RD) and mean diffusion (MD), and decreased axial kurtosis (AK), radial kurtosis (RK), mean kurtosis (MK), and fractional anisotropy (FA) in most thalamic subregions of patients with liver cirrhosis, indicating low-grade cerebral edema and microstructural damage. …”
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IDEEA: information diffusion model for integrating gene expression and EEG data in identifying Alzheimer’s disease markers by Enes Ozelbas, Tuba Sevimoglu, Tamer Kahveci

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Coexpression of CD5 and CD43 predicts worse prognosis in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma by Xiao‐bo Ma, Yan‐ping Zhong, Yan Zheng, Jing Jiang, Yin‐ping Wang

“…Abstract Both CD5 and CD43 are expressed on the surface of B lymphocytes of definite phase and associated with the adverse outcome in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, the relationship between CD5 and CD43 expression and the prognostic value of CD5/CD43 coexpression in DLBCL are unknown. …”
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Functional and Radiological Assessment of the Respiratory System in Patients with Impaired Lung Diffusion Capacity in the Post-COVID Period by T. V. Glushkova, I. V. Leschenko, N. Skornyakov, A. V. Savelyev

“…The objective: to evaluate functional and radiological data of the respiratory system assessment in patients with impaired lung diffusion capacity in the post-COVID period.Subjects and Methods. …”
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Diffusion tensor imaging at 3T for diagnosing root avulsion in adults with acute traumatic brachial plexus injuries by Ryckie G. Wade, Irvin Teh, David Shelley, Robert D. Bains, James D. Bedford, Lucy E. Homer Newton, Chye Yew Ng, Grainne Bourke

“…Fractional anisotropy (FA) and radial diffusivity (RD) were extracted from spinal nerve roots. …”
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The role of isolated diffuse axonal brain injury on post-traumatic depressive- and anxiety-like behavior in rats by Anna Oleshko, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, Vladislav Zvenigorodsky, Ilan Shelef, Shahar Negev, Igor Merzlikin, Israel Melamed, Alexander Zlotnik, Amit Frenkel, Matthew Boyko

“…There was a significant difference between DABI and sham groups on sucrose preference, a measurement of depressive-like behavior (p < 0.012), and time spent on open arms on a plus maze test, a measurement of anxiety-like behavior (p < 0.032). For MRI-detected injury, there was a difference in diffusion-weighted imaging with relative anisotropy (p < 0.001) and fractional anisotropy (p < 0.001) mapping. …”
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Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Monitoring of Diabetic Nephropathy: Assessment of Renal Function and Fibrosis by Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging by Yuan JL, Hu LA, Wang XY, Shi ZY, Chen T, Huang XZ, Wu Y, Cai QJ, Yang ZX, Chen XY, Yuan L, Zhang Y

“…Their interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) score and the fibrosis ratio of cortical area (F%) were analyzed in combination with the DKI metrics.Results: The progression of DN, reflected by the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), was accompanied by rising mean kurtosis (MK) and axial kurtosis (Ka) along with decreasing mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (Da), and radial diffusivity (Dr). …”
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Mixed gain detector configurations for time-resolved X-ray solution scattering by Morten Lunn Haubro, Joseph Pon, Philip Adam Hart, Kristoffer Haldrup, Tim Brandt van Driel

“…X-ray detection at X-ray free-electron lasers is challenging in part due to the XFEL's extremely short and intense X-ray pulses. …”
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Profile of autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis by M. N. Starovoitova, O. V. Desinova, O. A. Koneva, O. B. Ovsyannikova, R. T. Alekperov, M. V. Cherkasova, E. N. Aleksandrova, L. P. Ananyeva

“…The characteristics of the Russian cohort are the preponderance of the limited cutaneous SS and the frequent detection of anti-Scl-70 antibodies in both diffuse and limited cutaneous SS; no correlation of anti-Scl-70 antibodies with rapid progression of the pathological process, with kidney disease.…”
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Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for synchronous adenocarcinoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the stomach: a case report by Toshiyasu Ojima, Hirotaka Tabata, Hiroki Yamaue

“…Abstract Background Synchronous lymphoma and adenocarcinoma are occasionally detected in the stomach. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and adenocarcinoma are sometimes seen simultaneously in the stomach. …”
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Combination of Forestier’s disease and laryngeal cancer: a rare clinical case by А. М. Zaytsev, А. P. Polyakov, М. V. Ratushny, Т. М. Kobyletskaya, S. А. Kisariev, А. L. Sugaipov, О. N. Kirsanova

“…The objective of the scientific report is to describe a rare clinical case of a combination of Forestier’s disease (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) and laryngeal cancer that have common symptoms. …”
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Employing a Carbon-Based Nanocomposite as a Diffusive Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent for Methamphetamine for Therapeutic Purposes by K. Lakshmi Kala, G. Anbuchezhiyan, Kavitha Pingili, Pradeep Kumar Singh, V. M. Vel, Kareem Yusuf, Ahmed Muteb Aljuwayid, Md Ataul Islam, David Christopher

“…Because of their simple and inexpensive production procedure, as well as their excellent selectivity and sensitivity, polymeric carbon-based nanocomposites are strong contenders for the diffusive solid-phase extraction approach. The diffusive solid-phase extraction absorbent nanographene oxide polypyrrole composite was produced and used to recover methamphetamine from a complicated urine substrate. …”
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Systematic spatial bias in DNA microarray hybridization is caused by probe spot position-dependent variability in lateral diffusion. by Doris Steger, David Berry, Susanne Haider, Matthias Horn, Michael Wagner, Roman Stocker, Alexander Loy

“…<h4>Background</h4>The hybridization of nucleic acid targets with surface-immobilized probes is a widely used assay for the parallel detection of multiple targets in medical and biological research. …”
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