Anti-cancer and antimicrobial efficacy of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via green route using Amaranthus dubius (Spleen Amaranth) leaves extract by Faaiza Naaz K, Alavya Tiwari, Aabid Hussain Shaik, Indumathi P, Brianna Brianna, Ayaz Anwar, Mohammed Rehaan Chandan

“…The FTIR spectra indicated the formation of ZnO nanoparticles with distinct bands in the 400 and 600 cm−1 range, while SEM images revealed spherical-shaped nanoparticles, along with some flower-like structures, indicating a higher surface-to-volume ratio. …”
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Rapid and non-destructive classification of rice seeds with different flavors: an approach based on HPFasterNet by Helong Yu, Helong Yu, Zhenyang Chen, Shaozhong Song, Shaozhong Song, Shaozhong Song, Chunyan Qi, Junling Liu, Chenglin Yang

“…In this experiment, 19 categories of japonica rice seeds were selected, and a total of 36735 images were finally obtained. The lightweight network High Precision FasterNet (HPFasterNet) proposed in this study combines the Ghost bottleneck and FasterNet_T0 and introduces group convolution to compare the model performance. …”
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Effect of plasma assisted combustion on emissions of a premixed nitrous oxide fuel blend by Boj N. Villanueva, Po-Hung Lin, Yueh-Heng Li, Jaime P. Honra

“…This study sought to utilize Nanosecond Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma as an emission control mechanism as not only has it found success as a pollution control mechanism, but also as a combustion enhancement one. Chemiluminescence imaging was used to observe the changes in radical species emissions for a laminar premixed CH4/N2O/Ar flame under plasma actuation and emission results were measured with a flue gas analyzer. …”
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Do Increased Doses to Stem-Cell Niches during Radiation Therapy Improve Glioblastoma Survival? by Sebastian Adeberg, Semi Ben Harrabi, Nina Bougatf, Denise Bernhardt, Angela Mohr, Juliane Rieber, Christian Koelsche, Stefan Rieken, Juergen Debus

“…The SVZ and DG were segmented on treatment planning magnetic resonance imaging, and the dose distributions to the structures were calculated. …”
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Identification of New Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Population of Very Small Stem Cell with Oct-4A and Nanog Expression by Flow Cytometric Platforms by Anna Labedz-Maslowska, Elzbieta Kamycka, Sylwia Bobis-Wozowicz, Zbigniew Madeja, Ewa K. Zuba-Surma

“…Thus, we employed multi-instrumental flow cytometric approach including classical and imaging cytometry and we established that newly identified population of nonhematopoietic cells expressing CD106 (VCAM-I) antigen contains SCs with very small size, expressing markers of pluripotency (Oct-4A and Nanog) on both mRNA and protein levels that indicate VSEL population. …”
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Congenital Chylothorax: Case Report by Egemen Tolunay, Bulut Varlı, Fırat Tülek, Emre Pabuçcu, Şerife Esra Çetinkaya, Korhan Kahraman, Acar Koç

“…Patient with 31 weeks of gestation has detected to have a fetal pleural effusion by routine ultrasonographic imaging. Fetal echocardiography was unable to demonstrate a cardiac pathology. …”
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Scaffolds fabricated via two-photon polymerisation for regulating cell morphology and differentiation by Zheyu Yao, Xiuzhen Zhang, Wenhui Yu, Zhen Xiao, Wenli Zhou, Dongfeng Qi, Wuhong Xin, Weilong Cao, Hongyu Zheng

“…The influence of scaffold geometry and pore dimensions on the proliferation, morphology, orientation, and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) was investigated through multi-staining fluorescence and 3D confocal imaging technique. It was revealed that hMSCs cultured within these 3D scaffolds demonstrated higher density up to 15.04 ± 1.46 cells/100 × 100 μm2 after a 6-day culture compared to their 2D counterparts (7.47 ± 1.42 cells/100 × 100 μm2). …”
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Aqueous Levels of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor and Macular Choroidal Thickness in High Myopia by Wei Chen, Yubo Guan, Guanghui He, Zhiwei Li, Hui Song, Shiyong Xie, Quanhong Han

“…Macular choroidal thickness was measured by enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography. Results. Aqueous levels of PEDF were significantly higher in CNV group compared with non-CNV (P<0.001) and control (P<0.001) groups. …”
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OCT-based diagnosis of glaucoma and glaucoma stages using explainable machine learning by Md Mahmudul Hasan, Jack Phu, Henrietta Wang, Arcot Sowmya, Michael Kalloniatis, Erik Meijering

“…To address the issue, this study uses optical coherence tomography (OCT) images to develop an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) tool for diagnosing and staging glaucoma, with a focus on its clinical applicability. …”
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Oncogenic PIK3CA corrupts growth factor signaling specificity by Ralitsa R Madsen, Alix Le Marois, Oliwia N Mruk, Margaritis Voliotis, Shaozhen Yin, Jahangir Sufi, Xiao Qin, Salome J Zhao, Julia Gorczynska, Daniele Morelli, Lindsay Davidson, Erik Sahai, Viktor I Korolchuk, Christopher J Tape, Bart Vanhaesebroeck

“…This features live-cell imaging of PI3K/AKT activity reporters and multiplexed CyTOF measurements of PI3K/AKT and RAS/ERK signaling markers over time. …”
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Evolutive radiological findings in a case of coccidioidal infection in an immunocompetent male: a case report by Paolo La Montanara, Annamaria Albergo, Loredana Capozzi, Roberto Castellana, Gerardo Cazzato, Carmela De Carlo, Sofia Denicolò, Antonella Netti, Mariacristina Poliseno, Enrica Maddalena Ranieri, Caterina Romano, Annalisa Rossiello, Stefania Stolfa, Alessandra Tripoli, Giuseppe Vella

“…Here, we discuss radiographic evidence of particular bone inflammation during the early phase and later phases of the disease, since management of this chronic condition remains a challenge. We propose that imaging may mimic osseous neoplasia in persistent fungal diseases, such as coccidioidomycosis.…”
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Primary Nocardia Infection Causing a Fluorodeoxyglucose-Avid Right Renal Mass in a Redo Lung Transplant Recipient by Sreeja Biswas Roy, Mitchell D. Ross, Pradnya D. Patil, Richard Trepeta, Ross M. Bremner, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

“…Upon examination, computed tomography showed a 4.5 × 3.3 cm heterogeneous, enhancing right renal mass with a patent renal vein. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a T1/T2 hypointense, diffusion-restricting, right mid-renal mass that was fluorodeoxyglucose-avid on positron emission tomography. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of lithium transition orthosilicates Li2FexMn1-xSiO4 as cathode material by Ritesh Kumar, A.L. Sharma, R.K. Singh, Arvind Kumar, Pramod K. Singh, M.Z.A. Yahya, S.N.F. Yusuf, Markus Diantoro, Manoj K. Singh

“…Here, Li2FexMn1-xSiO4 (x = 0.3, 0.5, 0.7) cathode materials are synthesized by using sol-gel method, and physically characterized via X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The FESEM images confirm the cubical shape particles in nanometers scale. …”
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Understanding role of cadmium substitution on the structural, microstructural, transport properties of ferrites synthesized by different methods by Kulkarni Akshay B., Mathad Shridhar N., Manohara S.R., Deshpande Sandeep M., Kulkarni Kajal A., Mane Vaishali

“…The XRD confirms the cubic spinel structure of all the samples. The SEM images show the agglomeration of particles observed to be increasing with increase in Cd doping. …”
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Choroidal Detachment after XEN Gel Stent Implantation by Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Letizia Negri, Sara Olivari, Francesca Cappelli, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Michele Iester

“…Complete resolution was observed in all the cases. Wide-field imaging and ultrasonography were useful tools to diagnose and follow up CD until resolution. …”
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Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Reinforced Electrospun Alginate-Based Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Improved Physical Properties by R. T. De Silva, M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka, K. L. Goh, S. P. Ratnayake, G. A. J. Amaratunga, K. M. Nalin de Silva

“…Alginate-based nanofibres were electrospun from an alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) polyelectrolyte complex. SEM images revealed the spinnability of the complex composite nanofibrous scaffolds, showing randomly oriented, ultrafine, and virtually defects-free alginate-based/MgO nanofibrous scaffolds. …”
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Investigating neutropenic enterocolitis: a systematic review of case reports and clinical insights by Samane Nematolahi, Ali Amanati, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Mohammadreza Pourali, Mahnaz Hosseini Bensenjan, Farnoosh Nozari, Mohebat Vali, Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Seyed Ali Nabavizadeh, Farima Safari

“…Common presentations include abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. Imaging typically shows a thickening of the bowel wall. …”
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Dynamics of Land Use, Land Cover Changes and Their Impacts on Land Surface Temperature Using Satellite Imagery by Temesghen E. Sereke, Tumuzghi Tesfay, Vitaly V. Bratkov, Elsayed S. Mohamed, Dinh T. Quyen

“…Two Landsat-7 ETM and One Landsat OLI_TRI-8 images from 2002, 2012 and 2022 were utilized. A supervised vector machine algorithm was used to classify LULC. …”
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Fine-scale forest classification with multi-temporal sentinel-1/2 imagery using a temporal convolutional neural network by Rongfei Duan, Chunlin Huang, Peng Dou, Jinliang Hou, Ying Zhang, Juan Gu

“…Spectral, SAR, temporal, and geographic features were extracted from Sentinel-1/2 images to capture spectral differences and phenological characteristics of vegetation. …”
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Identifying time patterns in Huntington’s disease trajectories using dynamic time warping-based clustering on multi-modal data by Alexia Giannoula, Audrey E. De Paepe, Ferran Sanz, Laura I. Furlong, Estela Camara

“…Building on an earlier methodology, a new dimension of time-varying clinical and imaging features is incorporated, through an adapted cost-minimization algorithm for clustering on different, possibly overlapping, feature subsets. …”
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