COMPLEX CLINICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL EVALUATION OF LUNG INJURY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by I. I. Nesterovich, K. V. Nochevnaya, Yu. D. Rabik, A. A. Speranskaya, V. P. Zolоtnitskaya, N. A. Amosova, Yu. E. Kim, V. I. Amosov, T. D. Vlasov, V. I. Trofimova

“…LFT analysis demonstrated reduced lung diffusion capacity in 41% of the patients, restrictive disorders in 30%, and bronchial obstruction in 70%. …”
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Induced Polarization Imaging: A Geophysical Tool for the Identification of Unmarked Graves by Matthias Steiner, Adrián Flores Orozco

“…While electrical conductivity alone yielded diffuse grave boundaries, the polarization response sharply delineated the grave, aligning with photographic documentation. …”
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Diagnostic challenges of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with congenital thenar hypoplasia: a comprehensive review by Hamed Naghizadeh, Omid Salkhori, Shahram Akrami, Seyyed saeed Khabiri, Aidin Arabzadeh

“…This comprehensive review underscores the need for tailored diagnostic protocols to improve early detection, personalised management, and outcomes for this unique patient population.…”
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Measuring Interstellar Carbon Abundance via 158 μm [C ii] Absorption with SOFIA—A Potential Detection and Proof-of-concept for Depletion Studies with Future Far-IR Facilities by Christopher J. R. Clark, Julia. C. Roman-Duval, Suzanne C. Madden, Marc Mertens, Claire E. Murray, Jürgen Stutzki, Elizabeth Tarantino, Kirill Tchernyshyov

“…To that end, we explore the potential for four proposed future FIR telescopes—PRIMA, FIRSST, SALTUS, and Origins—to detect [C ii ] absorption. We find that all four facilities would be able to detect [C ii ] absorption along a significant number of sightlines.…”
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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

“…Using a crossover design, participants underwent lung diffusing capacity tests with both the MeHow MeAir 9000 and Jaeger MasterScreen Diffusion spirometers, following the 2017 ERS/ATS standards. …”
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Detecting human presence at the border of the Northeastern Italian Pre-Alps. 14C dating at Rio Secco cave as expression of the first Gravettian and the late mousterian in the North... by Sahra Talamo, Marco Peresani, Matteo Romandini, Rossella Duches, Camille Jéquier, Nicola Nannini, Andreas Pastoors, Andrea Picin, Manuel Vaquero, Gerd-Christian Weniger, Jean-Jacques Hublin

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Detection and estimation of active compounds for cumin aqueous extract and essential oil extracted and studying its effect on prolonged minced meat preservation and their effect on... by Ibrahim Zaidan, Yasmeen Al-Hadidy

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Antimicrobial resistance pattern and phenotypic detection of extended spectrum beta lactamase- and Metallo beta lactamase- producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from indoor-pat... by Farooq Ali, Qismat Shakeela, Bibi Uzma, Asma Bibi, Bushra Najeeb, Atta ur Rahman, Mubassir Shah, Shehzad Ahmed

“…Antimicrobial resistance pattern of all isolates was investigated employing Kerby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Double-disc synergy test and Imipenem-EDTA test were used respectively to detect ESBL- and MBL-producing strains. …”
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Photodetectors for X- and γ-Ray Scintillators by Mykola S. Kukurudziak, Ivan P. Koziarskyi, Mykola S. Solodkyi, Eduard V. Maistruk, Vasylyna V. Kopach, Yurii O. Semeniuk, Mykola M. Pavliuk

“…The effectiveness of using silicon p-i-n and p-n photodiodes in scintillation sensors for detecting visible photoluminescent radiation is investigated. …”
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Prevalence and molecular detection of mecA and lukD genes from livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in raw chicken meats sold in Abakaliki, Nig... by Emmanuel Nnabuike Ugbo, Agatha Ifunanya Ugbo, Mustofa Helmi Effendi, Wiwiek Tyasningsih, Bernard Nnabuife Agumah, Anthonia Chinyere Nwachi, Aswin Rafif Khairullah, Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses, Ricadonna Raissa, Sheila Marty Yanestria

“…Aim: This study was aimed at the prevalence and molecular detection of mecA and lukD genes from livestock-associated methicilin-resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA) in raw chicken meats sold in Abakaliki. …”
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INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS by L. P. Ananyeva

“…The review focuses on ILD, the most common injury of the respiratory tract in SS, which is detectable in 80% of patients, as evidenced by multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) of the chest. …”
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Potential compensatory mechanism for cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes: altered structure-function coupling by Weiye Lu, Xuan Huang, Die Shen, Kun Wang, Jiahe Wang, Ziyu Diao, Shijun Qiu, Shijun Qiu

“…BackgroundStructure-function (SC-FC) coupling may be more sensitive to detecting changes in the brain than any single modality. …”
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Enhancing cerebral infarct classification by automatically extracting relevant fMRI features by Vitaly I. Dobromyslin, Wenjin Zhou, for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…The best-performing combination of biomarkers and classifiers achieved a cross-validation ROC score of 0.791, closely matching the accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging methods used in acute stroke detection. …”
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Gallibacterium anatis as an emerging pathogen in pet birds: biofilm formation contributes to treatment challenges and persistence by Katayoon Nofouzi, Setareh Shakeri, Shadi Nikkhah, Reza H. Hosseini, Monireh Khordadmehr, MohammadSadegh Madadi, Hossein Jabbari Khamnei, Naghmeh Moori Bakhtiari

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Detection of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases, Metallo-β-Lactamases, Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles, and Biofilm-Forming Capacity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Recovered From... by Francesca Paola Nocera, Adriana Chiaromonte, Rossana Schena, Francesca Pizzano, Sinem Arslan, Chiara Pedicini, Luisa De Martino

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out against eleven clinically relevant antimicrobials using the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method on Mueller Hinton agar plates. The PCR assay was performed to detect ESBL blaCTX−M, blaTEM, blaSHV, blaPER, and MBL blaIMP, blaOXA−48, blaVIM, blaNDM, blaGES genes. …”
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Detection of Aerobic Vaginitis and Antibiogram of its Implicating Bacteria among Women with Suspected Cases of Vaginitis in Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, Ahmadu Bello Universi... by Bashir Abdullahi, Maryam Aderonke Bello

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Microstructural and microvascular features of white matter hyperintensities and their association with small vessel disease markers by Lily L. Wang, Brady J. Williamson, Bin Zhang, Aakanksha Sriwastawa, Yasmin N. Aziz, Eleni Antzoulatos, Cody B. Stephens, Achala Vagal, Pooja Khatri, Mark W. DiFrancesco

“…IVIM revealed WMH to have significantly greater blood volume fraction and lower pseudodiffusion and bulk diffusion than normal-appearing white matter (NAWM). …”
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Can the single-breath alveolar volume be adjusted to estimate true total lung capacity? by Simon Kristoffer Høgh Rasmusen, Jann Mortensen

“…Background Total lung capacity (TLC) measured with single-breath gas diffusion (TLCsb) is systematically lower than TLC measured with whole-body plethysmography (TLCwbp) especially in patients with obstructive defects. …”
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Activation energy and exothermic catalytic-chemical reaction for fluctuating heat and mass performance using Maxwell nanofluid, entropy optimization and solar radiation by Zia Ullah, Mohammed Alkinidri

“…This analysis signifies the Maxwell nanofluid aspects for remarkable improvement of heat flux and oscillatory motion of thermophoretic diffusion along solar thermal collector plate using exothermically chemical attraction and energy/heat activation effects. …”
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White matter and cortical gray matter microstructural alterations in migraine: a NODDI and DTI analysis by Zhilei Li, Yanliang Mei, Lei Wang, Tianhua Fan, Cheng Peng, Kaibo Zhang, Shouyi Wu, Tong Chen, Zhenchang Zhang, Binbin Sui, Yonggang Wang, Xueying Yu

“…An increase in radial diffusivity (RD) was found in the CM group compared to the EM group. …”
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