The role of imaging in defining cardiovascular risk to help cancer patient management: a scoping review by Roberto Farì, Giulia Besutti, Pierpaolo Pattacini, Guido Ligabue, Francesco Piroli, Francesca Mantovani, Alessandro Navazio, Mario Larocca, Carmine Pinto, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Luigi Tarantini

“…Various methodologies, including Agatston scoring, ordinal scoring, and the “extent” and “length” methods, have been successfully adapted for use with non-gated chest CTs. …”
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SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular immunity assessment in Peruvian vaccinated population: a cross-sectional study by Marlon Yuri Garcia-Paitan, Salyoc Tapia-Rojas, Hector Santiago Alvarez Vega, Javier Enciso-Benavides, Maria J. Pons, Ana Mayanga-Herrera

“…This cross-sectional study assessed cellular immunity by measuring CXCL10 mRNA expression and humoral immunity through SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibodies. Method Whole blood samples were collected from 40 Peruvian volunteers. …”
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Study on the growth characteristics of Pinus yunnanensis seedlings based on hormonal regulation and chlorophyll metabolism by Ruilian Li, Qibo Wang, Sunling Li, Lin Chen, Nianhui Cai, Yulan Xu

“…In this study, the seedlings of P. yunnanensis were classified into three grades (I, II, and III) using the mean value ± 1/2 standard deviation method (H ± 1/2σ). Various growth traits, such as the number of branches, plant height, stem thickness, needle length, root characteristics, and biomass, were measured at multiple time points. …”
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Receptor-Mediated SPION Labeling of CD4⁺ T Cells for Longitudinal MRI Tracking of Distribution Following Systemic Injection in Mouse by Yu Ping, Songyue Han, Brock Howerton, Francesc Marti, Jake Weeks, Roberto Gedaly, Reuben Adatorwovor, Fanny Chapelin

“…We optimized the labeling protocol for maximal CD4⁺ cell labeling and viability. …”
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Phenotypic screen of early-developing larvae of the blood fluke, schistosoma mansoni, using RNA interference. by M M Mourão, Nathalie Dinguirard, Glória R Franco, Timothy P Yoshino

“…RNA interference (RNAi) represents the only method currently available for manipulating gene-specific expression in Schistosoma spp., although application of this technology as a functional genomic profiling tool has yet to be explored. …”
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Assimilation of snow water equivalent from AMSR2 and IMS satellite data utilizing the local ensemble transform Kalman filter by J. Lee, M.-I. Lee, S. Tak, E. Seo, E. Seo, Y.-K. Lee

“…This approach constitutes an objective method that optimally combines two previously unattempted incomplete data sources: the satellite SWE retrieval from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) and dynamically balanced SWE from the JULES land surface model. …”
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Whole genome sequencing completes the molecular genetic testing workflow of patients with Lynch syndrome by Klaudia Horti-Oravecz, Anikó Bozsik, Tímea Pócza, Ildikó Vereczkey, Tamás Strausz, Erika Tóth, Tatiana Sedlackova, Diana Rusnakova, Tomas Szemes, István Likó, Edit Oláh, Henriett Butz, Attila Patócs, János Papp, Vince Kornél Grolmusz

“…Abstract Multigene panel tests (MGPTs) revolutionized the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome (LS), however noncoding pathogenic variants (PVs) can only be detected by complementary methods including whole genome sequencing (WGS). …”
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Advances in Breast Cancer Care: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology in Precision Medicine by Ayşe Hümeyra Dur Karasayar, İbrahim Kulaç, Nilgün Kapucuoğlu

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital pathology are transforming breast cancer management by addressing the limitations inherent in traditional histopathological methods. The application of machine learning algorithms has enhanced the ability of AI systems to classify breast cancer subtypes, grade tumors, and quantify key biomarkers, thereby improving diagnostic accuracy and prognostic precision. …”
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Suture-Mediated Patent Fossa Ovalis Closure by Achille Gaspardone, MD, MPhil, Gregory A. Sgueglia, MD, PhD, Antonella De Santis, MD, Fabiana Piccioni, MD, Emanuela D’Ascoli, MD, Tommasa Siragusa, RCIS, Maria Iamele, MD, Maria Benedetta Giannico, MD, Fabrizio D’Errico, MD, Carlo Gaspardone, MD

“…Background: At short-term follow-up, percutaneous suture-mediated patent fossa ovalis (PFO) closure appears as a safe and effective alternative to device-based methods. This study represents the largest cohort of patients undergoing suture-mediated PFO closure with the longest follow-up reported to date. …”
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Multi-step pathway engineering in probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii for abscisic acid production in the gut by Femke Van Gaever, Paul Vandecruys, Yasmine Driege, Seo Woo Kim, Johan M. Thevelein, Rudi Beyaert, Jens Staal

“…In this study, we propose an alternative ABA administration method to overcome these challenges. We genetically engineered a strain of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii to produce and deliver ABA directly to the gut of mice. …”
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Development of an IoT-based firefighting drone for enhanced safety and efficiency in fire suppression by Nusrat Jahan, Tawab Bin Maleque Niloy, Jannatul Fahima Silvi, Mahdi Hasan, Ishrat Jahan Nashia, Riasat Khan

“…Traditional fire suppression methods are inefficient, costly, and without thorough testing, leading to delays in gaining control over fire outbreaks. …”
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A case of cirrhosis concurrent with NK/T-Cell lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a clinical report and literature review by Delei Li, Xu Xiang

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to investigate the clinical manifestations and therapeutic strategies for cirrhosis concurrent with NK/T-cell lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic insights into this rare disease with triple comorbidity. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data and diagnostic-therapeutic workflow of a patient admitted to our hospital in August 2024 with cirrhosis, NK/T-cell lymphoma, and HLH. …”
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Assessment of commercially available artificial intelligence software for differentiating hemorrhage from contrast on head CT following thrombolysis for ischemic stroke by Ayden L. Olsen, Daniel Thomas Ginat

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of commercially available artificial intelligence software for differentiating hemorrhage from contrast in such cases.MethodsA total of 45 CT scans analyzed by Aidoc software that also included dual-energy iodine subtraction maps from dual energy CT from 23 unique patients (12 male, 11 female, age range 30–99 years, mean age 67.6 years, standard deviation 18.5 years) following recent ischemic stroke therapy were retrospectively reviewed for the presence of hemorrhage versus retained contrast material.ResultsThe sensitivity and specificity of the model in detecting acute intracranial hemorrhage as opposed to contrast were 51.7 and 50.0%, respectively. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency of the management accounting system by G.I., O.V.

“…The authors also highlight three methods of artificial intelligence that can be effectively used in management accounting: expert systems, data analytics, and neural networks. …”
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An AI-Based Approach for the Assessment of the Lost Efficiencies of a PVT Plant by Stefano Aneli, Giuseppe M. Tina, Bekkay Hajji, Safae Morgoum, Antonio Gagliano

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based methods have become prominent due to their capability of producing accurate predictions against the uncertainty and nonlinearity phenomena. …”
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Proactive dynamic flooding regulations for river basins in China’s arid and semi-arid region of Xinjiang by Xintong Gong, Qiang Zhang, Senlin Tang, Yungang Bai, Vijay P. Singh, Zhenlin Lu

“…We used an improved pre-release constraint algorithm, such as the long-short-series mean correction method, and evaluated the flood stage potential during the aforementioned three intervals. …”
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Socioeconomic status and subclinical coronary disease in the Whitehall II epidemiological study. by Andrew Steptoe, Mark Hamer, Katie O'Donnell, Shreenidhi Venuraju, Michael G Marmot, Avijit Lahiri

“…Lifestyle (smoking, body mass index, alcohol consumption, physical activity), biological (blood pressure, lipids, fasting glucose, inflammatory markers) and psychosocial factors (work stress, financial strain, social support, depression, hostility, optimism) were also measured. Detectable CAC was present in 293 participants (55.5%). …”
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The frequency and clinical course of retinopathy of prematurity in modern developmental care conditions as evidenced by the Moscow region perinatal center by L. A. Katargina, S. A. Trusova, O. A. Shevernaya, N. A. Osipova, A. Yu. Panova

“…Purpose: to determine the incidence and clinical course of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in modern developmental  care conditions as based by the data of a level III perinatal center.Material  and methods. A retrospective study of 920 premature infants of the ROP at-risk cohort managed by the Neonatology department of Moscow Regional Perinatal Center over the 2-year period of 2017–2018 was performed. …”
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MARKERS OF RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE by N. H. Bashirov

“…Objective: To study the role of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases to optimize their pathogenetic diagnosis.Material and research methods. …”
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Organizing the laboratory testing procedures in ischemic stroke patients by Olga V. Lyang, Yulia V. Novozhenova, Irina A. Zhirova

“…Methods: The analysis and the rehearsal of the logistical aspects of all the processes related to the hospitalization of acute ischemic stroke patients were arranged by means of organizing the in-house drills and the time tracking of the operations at the admission ward and at the express-laboratory. …”
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