MRI and FDG PET/CT findings for small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ovary: a case report and literature review by Hiroki Matsutani, Go Nakai, Takashi Yamada, Yoshitaka Kurisu, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Masahide Ohmichi, Keigo Osuga

“…Para-aortic lymph node, spinal, iliac, and liver metastases were detected along with peritoneal dissemination. Intertrabecular bone metastases were also clinically detected on PET/CT. …”
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Chemical Profiling and Quality Assessment of Food Products Employing Magnetic Resonance Technologies by Chandra Prakash, Rohit Mahar

“…In particular, information on water compartments, diffusion, and movement can be obtained by detecting proton signals because of H₂O in foodstuffs. …”
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Clonal Relatedness among Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from ICU-Hospitalized Patients by Hamid Vaez, Sharareh Moghim, Bahram Nasr Esfahani, Hajieh Ghasemian Safaei

“…Antibiotic resistance profiles and clonal diversity were evaluated using Kirby-Bauer’s disk diffusion method and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA- (RAPD-) PCR, respectively. …”
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Antibiogram profile of escherichia coli isolated from migratory birds by Ferdaus Mohd. AltafHossain, Md. Mukter Hossain, Md. Taslim Hossain

“…The antibiogram status of each antibiotic was determined by measuring the diameter of the zone of inhibition due to the diffusion of the agent into the medium surrounding the disc.…”
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Multiparametric quantitative MRI uncovers putamen microstructural changes in Parkinson’s disease by Elior Drori, Lee Cohen, David Arkadir, Gilad Yahalom, Aviv A. Mezer

“…Our findings highlight the posterior putamen as a PD pathology hotspot and demonstrate the potential of qMRI gradient analysis for detecting clinically relevant brain changes.…”
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Assessment of the quality of root canal obturation of teeth with destructive forms of periodontitis using Silpex (SEM studies) by V. V. Glinkin, V. V. Glinkina, I. V. Chaikovskaya, M. A. Gasbanov, A. S. Karnaeva, N. N. Fedotova

“…Using SEM, in 80% of cases, single micro cracks were detected between the dentin of the root canal wall and the sealer. …”
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Systemic Mastocytosis: A Rare Case of Increased Liver Stiffness by Stefanie Adolf, Gunda Millonig, Helmut Karl Seitz, Andreas Reiter, Peter Schirmacher, Thomas Longerich, Sebastian Mueller

“…This case illustrates that diffused sinusoidal neoplastic infiltrates are a pitfall in the non-invasive diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. …”
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Pediatric mesenteric panniculitis: three cases and a review of the literature by Ceyhun Açarı, Erbil Ünsal, Gülce Hakgüder, Alper Soylu, Erdener Özer

“…Bilateral hydronephrosis was detected. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen revealed retroperitoneal fibrosis, and mesenteric panniculitis was the histopathological diagnosis. …”
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Cortical macro- and microstructural changes in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder by Jèssica Pardo, Ignacio Roura, Victor Montal, Cristina Martín-Barceló, Javier Oltra, Anna Campabadal, Núria Bargalló, Mònica Serradell, Gerard Mayà, Angelica Montini, Carles Gaig, Claustre Pont-Sunyer, Juan Fortea, Alex Iranzo, Carme Junqué, Bàrbara Segura

“…Abstract Cortical mean diffusivity (cMD), a marker of cortical microstructural changes in neurodegenerative disorders, remains unexplored in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), a prodromal stage of Lewy body (LB) diseases. …”
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Automatic Extraction of Blood Vessels in the Retinal Vascular Tree Using Multiscale Medialness by Mariem Ben Abdallah, Jihene Malek, Ahmad Taher Azar, Philippe Montesinos, Hafedh Belmabrouk, Julio Esclarín Monreal, Karl Krissian

“…In the second step, a multiscale line-tracking procedure allows detecting all vessels having similar dimensions at a chosen scale. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Outpatient Escherichia coli Urinary Isolates in Dakar, Senegal by Jean-Marie Sire, Pierre Nabeth, Jean-David Perrier-Gros-Claude, Ibrahim Bahsoun, Tidiane Siby, Edgard Adam Macondo, Aïssatou Gaye-Diallo, Stéphanie Guyomard, Abdoulaye Seck, Sébastien Breurec, Benoit Garin

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using disk diffusion method according to the recommendations of the CA-SFM (2004). …”
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Unveiling the PEDOT-polypyrrole hybrid electrode for the electrochemical sensing of dopamine by Anandhavelu Sanmugam, C. Vanitha, Abdulrahman I. Almansour, K. Karuppasamy, T. Maiyalagan, Hyun-Seok Kim, Dhanasekaran Vikraman, Akram Alfantazi

“…Therefore, the PEDOT-PPy composite electrode material shows excellent potential for outperforming other electrode materials in detecting DA.…”
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Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves by N. A. El-Sawy, A. M. Fathi, S. K. Ali, D. A. Abdelrheem, M. M. Hegab, M. M. El-Deeb

“…Extracted and fractionated phytochemicals and their functional groups are detected by GC-MS and FTIR. According to the electrochemical results, ME, QF and nBF samples are considered as anodic inhibitors that mainly inhibit the anodic dissolution of copper (Cu) in 0.6 M NaCl solution. …”
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Serological data indicate a widespread presence of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in rabbit farms in Algeria by Samia Maziz-Bettahar, Lynda Sahraoui, Hichem Lahouassa, Hacina Ainbaziz, Patrizia Cavadini, Antonio Lavazza, Lorenzo Capucci

“…Considering RHD’s high diffusibility, accurate surveillance systems and the proper and extensive use of vaccinal prevention are paramount in protecting rabbit populations. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Imported Honey against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated from Infected Wounds by Khadija Muhammad Lawan, Binta Muhammad Aminu, Abdulrazak Muhammad Hussain, Abdulmumin Yunusa

“…The antibacterial activity of the honey and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against the isolates were determined using agar well diffusion and two-fold dilution method respectively. …”
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Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from tertiary care hospital in Nepal by Gopiram Syangtan, Laxmi K Khanal, Shrijana Bista, Arun B Chand, Bijaya L Maharajhan, Prabin Dawadi, Reshma Tuladhar, Shiba K Rai, Dev R Joshi

“…DNA was extracted and used in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect mecA and PVL genes. Results: Of the 1,511 samples, 45 (2.9%) S. aureus (23 clinical and 22 environmental) were isolated. …”
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Metabolic Profiling of <i>Conyza sumatrensis</i> (Retz.) E. Walker from Lugazi, Uganda by Christina Seel, Ivan Kahwa, Hilda Ikiriza, Hannah Sofie Koller, Helene Fitzner, Susan Billig, Claudia Wiesner, Leonard Kaysser

“…The majority of the features were detected in both of the extracts. However, some features were only detected using one of the extraction solvents. …”
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Comparison of virulence, resistance genes, and sccmec types in cons and staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from raw cow milk samples by Muzeyyen MAMAL TORUN, Seda EKİCİ, Solen DINCER, İlke KARA, Aysunur ÖZMEN, Deniz PIYADEOĞLU, Deniz Sude ELBIZIM, Begüm GÜLER, Sebahat AKSARAY, Orhan Cem AKTEPE, Mehmet DEMİRCİ, Dilek DÜLGER

“…Phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility was determined using the disc diffusion method. In-house PCR was employed to detect resistance genes, while multiplex PCR and qPCR were utilized for SCCmec typing and virulence genes such as SEs, respectively. …”
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Expression of bap gene in multidrug-resistant and biofilm-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates by Maedeh Kakavan, Mehrdad Gholami, Mohammad Ahanjan, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Maryam Salehian, Fatemeh Roozbahani, Hamid Reza Goli

“…The antibiotic resistance pattern of the isolates was determined by the disk agar diffusion method. The ability of biofilm production was investigated using the microtiter plate test. …”
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Characterization of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Isolates Resistant to Cefiderocol from Hospitals and Outpatient Settings in Croatia by Branka Bedenić, Josefa Luxner, Gernot Zarfel, Ana Benčić, Sanda Sardelić, Maja Anušić, Jasmina Vraneš, Verena Dobretzberger, Ivan Barišić, Andrea Grisold

“…Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study on FDC resistance in Croatia. The diffusion of FDC-resistant isolates was detected in both hospital and outpatient settings, emphasizing the need for a “One Health” approach.…”
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