Multimodal assessment of white matter tracts in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. by Florian Borsodi, Valeriu Culea, Christian Langkammer, Michael Khalil, Lukas Pirpamer, Stefan Quasthoff, Christian Enzinger, Reinhold Schmidt, Franz Fazekas, Stefan Ropele

“…ALS patients, especially with a bulbar onset, showed a bilateral increase in radial and mean diffusivity, as well as a reduction in fractional anisotropy of the corticospinal tract (CST), and diffusion changes in the parietal and temporal superior longitudinal fasciculus. …”
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Analysis of Respiratory System Functional Parameters at Different Time Points after COVID-19 by O. I. Savushkina, E. S. Muravieva, S. N. Avdeev, I. Ts. Kulagina, M. M. Malashenko, A. A. Zaytsev

“…The restrictive type of ventilation disorders was observed in 33.5% and 11% of cases in Groups 1 and 2, no restriction was detected in Group 3, airway obstruction was detected in 8%, 5%, 7.5% of cases in Groups 1, 2 and 3 respectively.Conclusion. …”
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Double Metric Resolvability in Convex Polytopes by Muhammad Ahmad, Dalal Alrowaili, Rifaqat Ali, Zohaib Zahid, Imran Siddique

“…To identify the source of a network’s diffusion, it is necessary to find a vertex from which the observed diffusion spreads. …”
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A Comparison of the Electrochemical Oxidative Dissolution of Pyrite and Chalcopyrite in Dilute Nitric Acid Solution by Samaneh Teimouri, Johannes Herman Potgieter, Caren Billing

“…Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was run at specific potentials corresponding to oxidation processes detected to further probe the reaction mechanism. For pyrite at low anodic potentials (0.4–0.6 V vs Ag/AgCl), Fe1‐xS2 and Fe(OH)3 with a sulfur‐rich layer which forms S0 accumulates on the electrode surface, leading to diffusion controlled dissolution processes. …”
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Early functional and structural hippocampal impairment in a bilateral common carotid artery stenosis mouse model by Ping Tang, Yi Sun, Chunsheng Yang, Nan Zhang

“…Decreased fractional anisotropy and increased mean diffusivity were detected in the hippocampus via diffusion tensor imaging data. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Carrying blaNDM and mcr-1 from Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Patient by Liang Chen, Jiyong Jian, Zeqiang Xie, Ping Zhao, Man Zhang

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) was conducted with VITEK-2 compact system and Kirby–Bauer (K-B) disk diffusion method. The ESBL test was detected by the disk diffusion method. …”
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Progress and application of functional magnetic resonance imaging in acute kidney injury by Liu Zi-yang, Luo Jing, Jiang Lei, Cao Hong-di

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging （fMRI） is an increasingly powerful imaging modality， including blood oxygenation level dependent （BOLD）， arterial spin labeling （ASL）， diffusion weighted imaging （DWI）， intravoxel incoherent motion （IVIM）， diffusion kurtosis imaging （DKI）， diffusion tensor imaging （DTI）， and T1 mapping， T2 mapping， etc. …”
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Secondary post-geniculate involvement in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. by Giovanni Rizzo, Kevin R Tozer, Caterina Tonon, David Manners, Claudia Testa, Emil Malucelli, Maria Lucia Valentino, Chiara La Morgia, Piero Barboni, Ruvdeep S Randhawa, Fred N Ross-Cisneros, Alfredo A Sadun, Valerio Carelli, Raffaele Lodi

“…Our aim was to investigate the possible involvement of the post-geniculate visual pathway in LHON patients. We used diffusion-weighted imaging for in vivo evaluation. …”
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Progress and application of functional magnetic resonance imaging in acute kidney injury by Liu Zi-yang, Luo Jing, Jiang Lei, Cao Hong-di

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging （fMRI） is an increasingly powerful imaging modality， including blood oxygenation level dependent （BOLD）， arterial spin labeling （ASL）， diffusion weighted imaging （DWI）， intravoxel incoherent motion （IVIM）， diffusion kurtosis imaging （DKI）， diffusion tensor imaging （DTI）， and T1 mapping， T2 mapping， etc. …”
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Effects of Magnetic Boundary Layer on Galactic Cosmic Rays during the Heliopause Crossing for Voyager 2 by Xiaocheng Guo, Yu Zeng, Chi Wang

“…Inside the heliopause, the boundary layer reduces the perpendicular diffusion coefficient and potentially increases the parallel diffusion coefficient, relative to regions deep inside the heliosphere. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from live shellfish marketed in Korea: antibiotic and heavy metal resistance by Masimbule Vidanalage Kasun Sameera Wickramanayake, Sana Majeed, Prasanga Madhushani Kumarage, Gang-Joon Heo

“…Isolation frequencies were 4 (cockles), 2 (scallops), 2 (mussels), 1 (Pacific abalone), and 25 (white-leg shrimp). The disc diffusion method was employed to detect antibiotic resistance. …”
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Pitch Angle Scattering of Upgoing Electron Beams in Jupiter's Polar Regions by Whistler Mode Waves by S. S. Elliott, D. A. Gurnett, W. S. Kurth, G. Clark, B. H. Mauk, S. J. Bolton, J. E. P. Connerney, S. M. Levin

“…The Waves instrument detected intense broadband whistler mode emissions occurring in the same region. …”
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Microstructural injury to the optic nerve with vigabatrin treatment in West syndrome: A DTI study by Junjie Hu, Li Chen, Gongwei Zhang, Yu Fang, Huiting Zhang, Yilian Li, Jianxiang Liao, Cailei Zhao

“…Fractional anisotropy and apparent diffusion coefficient values of the optic nerves were assessed. …”
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Magnetic Flux Transport Signatures of Electron-only and Ion-coupled Magnetic Reconnection in Plasma Turbulence by Tak Chu Li, Yi-Hsin Liu, Yi Qi

“…Electron-only magnetic reconnection was first detected by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath. …”
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Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential Diagnosis by Pei-Yu Wu, Sheng-Fung Lin, Ping-Hsun Wu, Yi-Chun Tsai, Yu-Ting Kuo, Mei-Chuan Kuo, Hung-Chun Chen

“…CT scan showed hypovascular tumors and MRI image revealed multifocal hypovascular solid tumors with significantly increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). …”
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MRI findings in human rabies: A case report on the importance of neuroimaging when biological tests are inconclusive by Zakaria Chahbi, MD, Said Adnor, MD, Soufiane Bigi, MD, Mounir Salek, MD, Soukaina Wakrim, PhD

“…Brain and spine MRI revealed hyperintense signals in the bilateral basal ganglia, thalami, limbic cortex and brainstem on T2-weighted and FLAIR images, without restricted diffusion on diffusion-weighted imaging and an MR spectroscopy consistent with rabies encephalitis. …”
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Microstructure and Cerebral Blood Flow within White Matter of the Human Brain: A TBSS Analysis. by Stéphanie Giezendanner, Melanie Sarah Fisler, Leila Maria Soravia, Jennifer Andreotti, Sebastian Walther, Roland Wiest, Thomas Dierks, Andrea Federspiel

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Diffusion tensor imaging and ASL were acquired in 43 healthy subjects (mean age = 26.3 years).…”
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Signature of Vertical Mixing in Hydrogen-dominated Exoplanet Atmospheres by Vikas Soni, Kinsuk Acharyya

“…While current state-of-the-art observations have detected its signatures, the effect of vertical mixing on atmospheric spectra varies widely based on planetary parameters. …”
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A Study of Bacteriological Profiles, Biofilm Production, and Antibiotic Susceptibility among Isolates of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Dimpal Goyal, Nita Pal, Yash Agrawal, Saroj Hooja

“…Bacterial isolates were identified, and drug susceptibility testing was done using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method. Biofilm production was detected by the microtiter plate method. …”
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A case of peripancreatic plexiform schwannoma by Kenji Fukushima, Makoto Shinzeki, Kentaro Tai, Masaki Omori, Natsuko Yamauchi, Tomoko Tanaka, Yasunori Matsuda, Hiroshi Ashitani, Kenichi Tanaka

“…EUS-guided fine needle biopsy was performed, and spindle-shaped cells that were diffusely immunopositive for S-100 and negative for c-kit and desmin were detected, resulting in a diagnosis of a neurogenic tumor arising from the pancreas or the peripancreatic nerve plexus. …”
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