Homocysteine induces ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes by disrupting β-catenin/GPX4 pathway. by Yanping Lei, Rui Liu, Lewu Xu, Yue Zhao

“…Western blot was utilized to detect β-catenin, FTH1, and GPX4. Lipid ROS, Fe2+, and GSH were detected by biochemical assays. …”
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Direct agglutination test: Evolution and significance as a simple and safe alternative to tissue aspiration procedures in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. by Abdallah El Harith, Hussam Ali Osman, Durria Mansour, Saul J Semiao-Santos, Elfadil Abass

“…Although tissue aspiration procedures (TAPs) are considered the gold standard for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) diagnosis, they often fail to detect disease progression before the amastigote-demonstrable phase. …”
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A pilot study of inflammatory mediators in brain extracellular fluid in paediatric TBM. by Nicholas W Loxton, Ursula K Rohlwink, Mvuwo Tshavhungwe, Lindizwe Dlamini, Muki Shey, Nico Enslin, Anthony Figaji

“…The inflammatory process initiates secondary brain injury processes that lead to death and disability. …”
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Tooth size discrepancy in different malocclusion groups in Libya: a pilot study by F Elsheikhi, I Bugaighis, T Hamed

“…Background: Orthodontists need to evaluate intermaxillary tooth size discrepancy (TSD) prior to initiating treatment in order to achieve a stable treatment. …”
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Clinical Features of False-Negative Early Gastric Cancers: A Retrospective Study of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Cases by Kohei Oka, Naoto Iwai, Takashi Okuda, Tasuku Hara, Yutaka Inada, Toshifumi Tsuji, Toshiyuki Komaki, Junichi Sakagami, Yuji Naito, Keizo Kagawa, Yoshito Itoh

“…We evaluated the clinical characteristics of false-negative and initially detected EGCs and the difference in the detected and last missed endoscopy in false-negative EGCs. …”
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ACILE SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN A CELLULOSE PAPER TEMPLATE by T. A. Shevtsova, S. V. Zlotski, V. V. Uglov, V. E. Borisenko

“…The calcination time as short as 60 min at 550 °C in air was found to be sufficient for the formation of crystalline single phase TiO2 or ZnO nanoparticles, Cu2O+CuO or Fe2O3+Fe3O4 nanocomposites and to burn out the organic components. The impurities initially present in the cellulose (Сa, Na, Cl) were detected in the synthesized compounds. …”
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Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome Caused by Carbamazepine Used for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia by Yuko Ono, Tsuyoshi Shimo, Yoshinori Shirafuji, Toshihisa Hamada, Masanori Masui, Kyoichi Obata, Mayumi Yao, Koji Kishimoto, Akira Sasaki

“…An 88-year-old man was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, and treatment of carbamazepine 200 mg/day was initiated. About 6 weeks later, the patient developed a skin rash accompanied by fever. …”
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Un “uncommon” case of polycystic kidney disorder by Vittorio Cannavò, Federica Bellone, Francesca Maria Bueti, Aurora Lo Porto, Carmela Morace, Giorgio Basile, Giuseppe Mandraffino, Giovanni Squadrito

“…An anomaly radiologically detected at a first line examination- if not properly contextualized - may lead to erroneous diagnostic hypotheses and subsequent therapeutic interventions. …”
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Capture of microexpressions based on the entropy of oriented optical flow by LI Dan, XIE Lun, LU Ting, HAN Jing, HU Bo, WANG Zhi-liang, REN Fu-ji

“…This paper proposes an algorithm that is effective in detecting the key frame of microexpression based on the entropy of oriented optical flow. …”
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Asymptomatic Congenital Hyperinsulinism due to a Glucokinase-Activating Mutation, Treated as Adrenal Insufficiency for Twelve Years by Kae Morishita, Chika Kyo, Takako Yonemoto, Rieko Kosugi, Tatsuo Ogawa, Tatsuhide Inoue

“…A 43-year-old female with asymptomatic hypoglycemia (47 mg/dL) was diagnosed as partial adrenal insufficiency and the administration of hydrocortisone (10 mg/day) was initiated. Twelve years later, her 8-month-old grandchild was diagnosed with CHI. …”
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Adult-Onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency in a 51-Year-Old Man Who Presented With Fatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy by Bun Sheng, Ka Fai Yim, Tiffany Yan Lok Lam, Candace Yim Chan, Hencher Han Chih Lee

“…The genetic sequencing detected a novel missense variant NM_000531.6:c.642C>A (p.His214Gln) in the OTC gene. …”
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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…This study introduced a novel method for identifying trend discoverers, key users who can detect and initiate discussions on emerging question trends, through response order analysis of data from Zhihu and Stack Overflow. …”
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DISEASES OF THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM IN HIV INFECTION–A NEW PROBLEM OF MODERN UROLOGY by S. K. Yarovoy

“…We noted the predominance of acute infectious and inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system, that require immediate initiation of antibiotic therapy in the empirical mode, and in some cases, emergency surgery. …”
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An uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction in a child: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge by Patrycja Sosnowska-Sienkiewicz, Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna, Agata Maria Kaczmarek, Dorota Siewiera, Stanisław Ciechanowicz, Julia Pińkowska, Przemysław Mańkowski

“…The foreign body was initially identified on radiographic imaging; however, intraoperative exploration, including laparoscopy with conversion to laparotomy, did not reveal its presence. …”
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Research on Wheat Straw Application in the Preparation of Superplasticizer by Yiping Guo, Weiyong Zhu, Ruqin Gao, Guoting Li

“…The addition time and pretreatment time of wheat straw in the production of PCS were detected. Orthogonal experimental design was adopted to optimize the components of reactants, and the adding time of the initiator was also examined. …”
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Visual Attention Mechanism for a Social Robot by Juan Pedro Bandera, R. Marfil, Antonio Jesús Palomino, Ricardo Vázquez-Martín, Antonio Bandera

“…Three behaviours have been implemented and tested which allow the robot to detect visual landmarks in an initially unknown environment, and to recognize and capture the upper-body motion of people interested in interact with it.…”
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False Positive Transit Time Flowmetry Graft Failure in Multivessel Coronary Spasm following Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by George Kassimis, George Krasopoulos

“…The VeriQ™ system is one of the currently available systems, which detects imperfections that may be corrected by graft revision. …”
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome Clinically Presenting with the “Classic TTP Pentad” by Santiago Fabián Moscoso Martínez, Evelyn Carolina Polanco Jácome, Elizabeth Guevara, Vijay Mattoo

“…Many patients can be asymptomatic and can be detected only due to an abnormal complete blood cell count (CBC) on routine exam or for other reasons while others can be symptomatic as a consequence of underlying cytopenias. …”
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Flexural Vibration Test of a Beam Elastically Restrained at One End: A New Approach for Young’s Modulus Determination by Rafael M. Digilov, Haim Abramovich

“…Identified natural frequencies are initially used in the frequency equation to find the corresponding modal numbers and then to calculate the Young modulus. …”
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Severe valvular toxicity and pericarditis early after radiation therapy in a patient treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma by Asghar Ramyar, Masoud Shafiei, Kasra Moazzami, Nima Rezaei

“…Four months after the initiation of this therapy, she developed progressive dyspnea. …”
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