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Background and Objectives: All intervertebral discs (IVDs) degenerate with the progression of age. Currently we are unable to differentiate physiological lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (LIDD) from pathophysiological using imaging. The first...

Objectives: Multispectral imaging and spectrophotometry are widely used to estimate plant physiological characteristics, yet the literature remains fragmented across sensors, indices, and analytical approaches. Methods: This systematic review followe...

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a widely used revascularization strategy for coronary artery disease. The choice between imaging-guided and physiology-guided PCI has been a subject of debate. This meta-analysis aims to systema...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality, with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) constituting the gold standard treatment. However, in an important proportion of the cases, lesion severity is debatable since conventional...

Growing interest in the relaxation effect of nature has elicited demands for scientific verification of the various natural elements. This study investigated the physiological and psychological responses of 27 females in their 20 s to viewing a water...

To accurately and non-destructively monitor the growth of spring wheat in the Hetao irrigation area, UAV remote sensing was employed during various fertility stages. Digital image indices from diverse fertilization treatments were calculated and comp...

The prediction and early detection of physiological disorders based on the nutritional conditions and stress of plants are extremely vital for the growth and production of crops. High-throughput phenotyping is an effective nondestructive method to un...

Empirically, viewing nature landscapes, including mountains, can promote relaxation. This study aimed to examine the physiological and psychological effects of visual stimulation using an autumn foliage mountain landscape image on autonomic nervous a...

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor in adults, with a dismal prognosis despite aggressive multi-modal therapy. Immunotherapy is currently being evaluated as an alternate treatment modality for recurrent GBMs in clinical trials. These...

Smartphone-based technologies for medical imaging purposes are limited, especially when it involves the measurement of physiological information of the tissues. Herein, a smartphone-based near-infrared (NIR) imaging device was developed to measure ph...

Background/Objectives: Physical shoulder offset parameters (SOPs) play important roles in the diagnosis and treatment of shoulder diseases. However, there is little research analyzing SOPs in healthy shoulders using cross-sectional MRI images, especi...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is classified as the narrowing or complete occlusion of the lower extremity arteries due to atherosclerosis. The risk of developing PAD increases with increased age and risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, hypertens...

Probiotic bacteria can be introduced to stresses during the culturing phase as an alternative to the use of protectants and coating substances during drying. Accurate enumeration of the bacterial count in a probiotic formulation can be provided using...

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to examine the dynamic thermal variations that occur in the posterior body regions of pregnant women by employing thermal imaging techniques. Methods: The study involved the participation of 34 women in various...

The heart is the first organ system to form in the embryo. Over the course of development, cardiomyocytes with differing morphogenetic, molecular, and physiological characteristics are specified and differentiate and integrate with one another to ass...

Conventional whole-blood flow assays for quantifying thrombus formation are typically performed at room temperature and are technically demanding, which limits their translational applicability. We engineered a novel, disposable, mountable, and singl...

An image fusion method has been proposed for plant images taken using a two-dimensional (2D) camera and three-dimensional (3D) portable lidar for obtaining a 3D distribution of physiological and biochemical plant properties. In this method, a 2D mult...

Several unobtrusive sensors have been tested in studies to capture physiological reactions to stress in workplace settings. Lab studies tend to focus on assessing sensors during a specific computer task, while in situ studies tend to offer a generali...

Virtual Reality is an effective technique for eliciting emotions. It provides immersive and ecologically valid emotional experiences while maintaining experimental control. Recently, novel VR forms like 360° videos have been used successfully for...

This retrospective quantitative data analysis study aimed to investigate sex- and age-related differences in the physiological distribution of [¹⁸F]FDOPA uptake in long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET images across a range of organs and tissues. A re...

Fluorescence microscopy has represented a crucial technique to explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms in the field of biomedicine. However, the conventional one-photon microscopy exhibits many limitations when living samples are imaged. The ne...

Bread wheat, one of the largest broadacre crops, often experiences various environmental stresses during critical growth stages. Terminal drought and heat stress are the primary causes of wheat yield reduction worldwide. This study aimed to determine...

Mucosal colour assessment is widely used in veterinary medicine as an indicator of physiological states, but current approaches are characterized by inconsistent terminology, variable methodology, and differing levels of validation. This communicatio...

Background: Potent androgen receptor pathway inhibitors induce small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (SCNC), a highly aggressive subtype of metastatic androgen deprivation-resistant prostate cancer (ARPC) with limited treatment options and poor s...

Due to climate change, seedling damage caused by drought stress is expected to increase in both afforestation sites and nurseries. Therefore, to ensure stable seedling production under high-temperature conditions and to cultivate seedlings with enhan...

Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) is a promising approach for visual prostheses. We recently proposed using retinal neuromorphic spike trains derived from visual images as ICMS pulse sequences, and preliminarily recorded cortical voltage-sensitiv...

The lymphatic system is an anatomically complex vascular network that is responsible for interstitial fluid homeostasis, transport of large interstitial particles and cells, immunity, and lipid absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. This network o...

Background: Conventional CT–dacryocystography (CT-DCG) requires canalicular cannulation and forced contrast injection, which may distort anatomy and cause discomfort. This study describes a non-cannulated CT-DCG protocol using dropwise iodixano...

(1) Background: Salt stress poses a significant challenge to plant productivity, particularly in forestry and agriculture. This research explored the physiological adaptations of Salix matsudana × alba to varying salt stress levels and assessed...

Photosynthesis (PS) is the cornerstone of crop productivity, directly influencing yield potential. Photosynthesis remains an underexploited target in soybean breeding, partly because field-based photosynthetic traits are difficult to measure at scale...

Prolonged and intensive exercise induces remodeling of all four cardiac chambers, a physiological process which is coined as the “athlete’s heart”. This cardiac adaptation, however, shows overlapping features with non-ischemic cardi...

Multimodal medical image fusion combines anatomical and functional information from different imaging modalities. However, existing methods often struggle to preserve fine anatomical structures while incorporating complementary functional information...

The successful production of maize is fundamentally determined by a good choice of tillage type. Options include conventional tillage based on soil rotation, as well as a more recent conservation approach. Our aims were to determine the stress physio...

The prediction of monoclonal antibody (mAb) disposition within solid tumors for individual patients is difficult due to inter-patient variability in tumor physiology. Improved a priori prediction of mAb pharmacokinetics in tumors may facilitate the d...

Early detection of plant water status is crucial for efficient crop management. In this research, proximal sensing tools (i.e., hyperspectral imaging HSI and thermal IR camera) were used to monitor changes in spectral and thermal profiles of a citrus...

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) is a globally significant vegetable crop that faces productivity challenges due to fungal and bacterial pathogens. This review highlights the potential of spectral imaging techniques, specifically multispectral and hype...

Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) have long promised optical access to membrane potential, yet their adoption has lagged significantly behind genetically encoded calcium indicators. A central but underappreciated reason is that the metri...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has undergone remarkable evolution over the past decades, leading to substantial improvements in procedural success, patient outcomes, and long-term prognosis, although significant challenges remain. Recent te...

Tooth extraction is the most common procedure in dental practice. However, in the long term, it may cause alveolar ridge atrophy. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the role of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) in post-exodontic alveolar ridge preserv...

Green-ripe banana fruit are sensitive to chilling injury (CI) and, thus, prone to postharvest quality losses. Early detection of CI facilitates quality maintenance and extends shelf life. CI affects all metabolic levels, with membranes and, consequen...

The tumor microenvironment is a critical regulator of cancer development and progression as well as treatment response and resistance in brain neoplasms. The available techniques for investigation, however, are not well suited for noninvasive in vivo...

Today, coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a prominent cause of death worldwide. A reliable assessment of coronary stenosis represents a prerequisite for the appropriate management of CAD. Nevertheless, there are still major challenges pert...

Long-range intercellular communication is essential for multicellular biological systems to regulate multiscale cell–cell interactions and maintain life. Growing evidence suggests that intercellular calcium waves (ICWs) act as a class of long-r...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country with few restrictions on architectural styles. The main aim of this paper was to investigate a group of participants’ unconscious emotional responses to images of traditional and modern architectural...

Wood is a sustainable and natural material used in interior design for living environment. Knots are prominent features on wood surfaces, and they affect a user’s building preference and impression. Data on the effects of wood knots on human ph...

The proportion of pet keeping has increased significantly. According to the survey results of Business Next, the proportion of Taiwan families keeping pets was 70% in 2020. Among them, the total number of fish pets was close to 33% of the overall pet...

As media consumption through electronic devices increases, there is growing interest in ASMR videos, known for inducing relaxation and positive emotional states. However, the effectiveness of ASMR varies depending on each video’s characteristic...

Objective: A thyroid rat model combining functional and anatomical information would be of great benefit for better modeling of thyroid physiology and for absorbed dose calculations. Our aim was to show that ¹²⁴I-PET and CT small animal imaging are u...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the two most common forms of dementia. However, their neuropsychological and pathological features often overlap, making it difficult to distinguish between AD and VaD. In addition to cli...

Azoospermia, the absence of sperm cells in semen, affects around 15% of infertile males. Sertoli cell-only syndrome (SCOS) is the most common pathological lesion in the background of non-obstructive azoospermia and is characterised by the complete ab...