Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome Components and COVID-19 Disease Severity in Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study by Hande Erman, Banu Boyuk, Meltem Sertbas, Ali Ozdemir

“…Laboratory analysis and thorax CT were performed on admission. Results. 90 patients, 60 moderate and 30 severe COVID-19 patients, included in the study. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Lung Water Content Using RF Sensor by Prapti Ganguly, Shreyasi Das, Amlan Chakrabarti, Jawad Yaseen Siddiqui

“…These values were then substituted in the simulation environment, where the sensor is placed on blocks modeling the human thorax. This work is a first of its kind where the dielectric parameters at different levels of hydration have been previously estimated using mathematical models and substituted accordingly in the modeling environment to test the possibility of detection of PE with high precision. …”
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Analysis of somatic piRNAs in the malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii reveals atypical classes of genic small RNAs by Sergei Funikov, Alexander Rezvykh, Natalia Akulenko, Jiangtao Liang, Igor V. Sharakhov, Alla Kalmykova

“…Here, we studied the features of small RNA production in head and thorax tissues of an uninfected laboratory strain of Anopheles coluzzii focusing on the 24-32-nt-long RNAs. …”
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Managing Post COVID-19 Patient with Breathlessness by Yen Shen Wong, Muhammad Amin Ibrahim, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Mohd Fauzi Abdul Rani

“…A computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) thorax at day 10 of illness revealed moderate organizing pneumonia (OP) with emphysematous changes, without pulmonary embolism. …”
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Successful awake intubation using Airtraq® in a low-resource setting for a patient with severe post-burn contractures by Simon Ponthus, Martina Odiakosa, Bertrand Gautier, Lionel Dumont

“…We present the case of a 25-year-old male with post-burn contractures of the face, neck, and thorax in Nigeria, who had been repeatedly denied surgery due to the high risk of airway management complications. …”
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Numerical Assessment of a Safety System to Minimize Injuries during a Cyclist Run-Over by E. H. López-García, M. F. Carbajal-Romero, J. A. Flores-Campos, C. R. Torres-SanMiguel

“…The comparative results show that the passive safety system installed on the bicycle has an increased benefit impact on the severity of the injury on vulnerable road users, decreasing the probability of cranioencephalic lesions in all study cases. In addition, the thorax injuries are cut down only in the impact scenario at a speed of 40 km/h.…”
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Assessment of scattered and leakage radiation from ultra-portable X-ray systems in chest imaging: An independent study. by Leonie E Paulis, Roald S Schnerr, Jarred Halton, Zhi Zhen Qin, Arlene Chua

“…Radiation dose measurements were performed with four UP X-ray devices that met international criteria, utilizing a clinically representative CXR set-up made with a thorax phantom. Scatter and leakage radiation dose were measured at various positions surrounding the phantom and X-ray tube, respectively. …”
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Terbinafine versus itraconazole: a long-term, randomized, double-blind, clinical trial in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. A pilote study by Gianfranco Schiraldi, Salvatore Lo Cicero, Claudio Rossetti, Delia Colombo, Michele Chiericozzi, Elvana Kola, Luigi Allegra

“…The primary end-point was a global clinical assessment using a 4-point rating scale, including (thorax) X-ray or Tc features. Secondary end-points were mycological response, duration of treatment and tolerability based on adverse events, haematology, biochemistry and urinalyses. …”
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Primary Pleural Benign Myxoid Schwannoma in an 18-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hussam Abou Al-Shaar, Safi Qutob, Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ayman Azzam, Tarek Amin, Shamayel Mohammed

“…The right-sided lower part of diaphragm was opened, and the mass was interestingly found inside the thorax attached to the pleura, and resected successfully. …”
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Dapagliflozin inhibits ferroptosis to improve chronic heart failure by regulating Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 signaling pathway. by Jing Zhang, Xuefeng Chen, Shilin Lv, Qingqing Hao

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Nine healthy adult male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into Sham group (only thorax opening was performed in Sham group, no ascending aorta circumferential ligation was performed), Heart failure group (HF group, ascending aorta circumferential ligation was performed in HF group to establish the animal model of heart failure), and Dapagliflozin group (DAPA group, after the rabbit chronic heart failure model was successfully made in DAPA group). …”
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Adult Intra-Thoracic Kidney: A Case Report of Bochdalek Hernia by Valeria Fiaschetti, Luca Velari, Eleonora Gaspari, Roberta Mastrangeli, Giovanni Simonetti

“…Bochdalek hernia is a congenital posterior lateral diaphragmatic defect that allows abdominal viscera to herniate into the thorax. Intrathoracic kidney is a very rare finding representing less than 5% of all renal ectopias with the least frequency of all renal ectopias. …”
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Evaluation of post-earthquake fractures according to anatomical body parts: A retrospective study by Muhammed Furkan Arpaci, Ferhat Tas, Gokce Bagci Uzun, Mehmet Akcicek, Feyza Inceoglu, Mine Argali Deniz, Emre Demirel, Hidir Pekmez

“…In the region of the most common fragmentary fracture type (48.9%); omos (3%), brachium (1%), thorax (15%), viscerocranium (7%) and neurocranium (3%), in oblique fractures (25.5%); pes (26%), in transverse fractures (20.4%); antebrachi (21%), manus (32%) and vertebral column (4%), in spiral fractures; pelvis (14%), femur (14%) and crus (57%) region. …”
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An Atypical Presentation of Childhood Paraganglioma with Seizures: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elizabeth Eberechi Oyenusi, Uzoamaka Felicia Nwigbo, Oluwadamilola Moromoke Oladipo, Blessing Ebele Kene-Udemezue, Kasarachi Pauline Akowundu, Khadijah Omobusola Oleolo-Ayodeji, Oluwaseun Adunni Afoke, Funmilayo Oluwatoyin Babatunde, Felix Makinde Alakaloko, Gabriel Kolawole Asiyanbi, Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye, Abiola Olufunmilayo Oduwole, Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi

“…A paraganglioma (PGL) is a tumour derived from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells of the sympathetic paravertebral ganglia of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. Cardiovascular manifestations predominate but neurological symptoms like seizures can occur requiring a high index of suspicion for prompt diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Diagnosis dan Penatalaksanaan Striktur Esofagus by Fachzi Fitri, Novialdi ., Wahyu Triana

“…The diagnosis of esophageal stricture can be enforced through barium meal examination, esophagoscopy, computer tomography and thorax X-ray. Management of these strictures can be managed by the bougie or balloon dilatation, stent insertion and surgical technique. …”
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Impact of expressive intentions on upper-body kinematics in two expert pianists by Craig Turner, Robin Mailly, Fabien Dal Maso, Felipe Verdugo

“…On the contrary, the thorax exhibited more dynamic, neutral flexion postures, suggesting a reduced risk of proximal injury. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6, Interleukin-17A, and transforming growth factor beta are raised in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Mohit K Rai, Durga P Misra, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Antinuclear antibody (ANA), extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) profile, chest radiograph, pulmonary function tests and electrocardiography were done. HRCT of thorax and echocardiography were done wherever indicated. …”
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Characterization of chemosensory genes in the subterranean pest Gryllotalpa Orientalis based on genome assembly and transcriptome comparison by Amna Chudhary, De-Long Guan, Yandi Xu, Tao Jiang, Lulu Yang, Mengyang Chen, Muhammad Salabat Khan, Wenhui Zhu, Sheng-Quan Xu

“…Expression analysis indicated that 71 chemosensory genes were actively expressed in the head, thorax, and legs, with ORs and OBPs showing higher expression in the head and legs. …”
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Computed tomography–guided percutaneous transthoracic core needle biopsy for the diagnosis of mediastinal masses by Sukanta Kodali, Sourindra Nath Banerjee, Jaydip Deb, Pulak Kumar Jana

“…Case 1: A 35-year-old woman was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass on both a chest X-ray and a CT thorax. A CT-guided core needle biopsy of the mediastinal mass revealed type A thymoma. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Cyclosporine with Everolimus and Steroids in de novo Heart Transplant Patients: A Multicentre, Randomized Trial by Andreas Zuckermann, Shoei-Shen Wang, Heather Ross, Maria Frigerio, Howard J. Eisen, Christoph Bara, Daniel Hoefer, Maurizio Cotrufo, Gaohong Dong, Guido Junge, Anne M. Keogh

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A study to correlate the association of Gender, Age, Physiology (GAP) index and radiological patterns in interstitial lung disease by Aditya Shashi Bhushan, B L Shashibhushan, K Ashwin

“…To identify various radiological patterns in ILD patients using HRCT of the thorax. 2) To correlate these radiological patterns with the GAP index and verify the relationship mentioned above. …”
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