Evaluating the Effect of E-government Expansion on Labor Productivity: The Case of Developing countries [PDF]
Aim and Introduction In recent decades, governments have taken an important step towards an information society, better service delivery, and improving the welfare of their society by developing e-government.
Niloofar Moradhassel +1 more
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Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging to identify pseudocapsule invasion in renal tumors [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate accuracy of MRI in detecting renal tumor pseudocapsule (PC) invasion and to propose a classification based on imaging of PC status in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Altobelli, Emanuela +15 more
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Cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with functional and structural abnormalities of brain networks, especially the damage to hub nodes in networks.
Yang Huang +9 more
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Sex Differences in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke
ObjectiveHigh-risk intracranial arterial plaques are the most common cause of ischemic stroke and their characteristics vary between male and female patients.
Xuejiao Yan +8 more
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The risk of cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is significantly higher than that in the general population, but the exact neurophysiological mechanism underlying this is still unclear.
Yumeng Lei +10 more
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Increased levels of hyaluronic acid in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with interstitial lung diseases, relationship with lung function and inflammatory cells recruitment [PDF]
Purpose: Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) are characterized by inflammation and fibrosis. It described the role of hyaluronic acid (HA) as an immune-regulator. It is not known if HA contributes to the recruitment of inflammatory cells associated with ILD.
Auteri, Santiago +6 more
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Although disturbed functional connectivity is known to be a factor influencing cognitive impairment, the neuropathological mechanisms underlying the cognitive impairment caused by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remain unclear. To characterize the neural
Dongsheng Zhang +8 more
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Do gadolinium-based contrast agents alter 23Na T1 relaxivity in glioma? [PDF]
Incomplete fluid suppression on fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery 23Na-MRI (IR-23Na-MRI) was observed in three patients undergoing IR-23Na-MRI after gadolinium contrast injection, as part of a brain tumour imaging study.
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MRI in multiple myeloma : a pictorial review of diagnostic and post-treatment findings [PDF]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly being used in the diagnostic work-up of patients with multiple myeloma. Since 2014, MRI findings are included in the new diagnostic criteria proposed by the International Myeloma Working Group.
A Baur +51 more
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Differential diagnosis of adrenal masses by chemical shift and dynamic gadolinium enhanced MR imaging. [PDF]
Chemical shift MRI is widely used for identifying adenomas, but it is not a perfect method. We determined whether combined dynamic MRI methods can lead to improved diagnostic accuracy.
Akaki, Shiro +5 more
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