Malnutrition is common in long-stay elderly hospitalized patients and their dietary intakes are
often poor, despite the provision of adequate quantities of food to meet patient needs. The …

Background Accurate and early assessment of the hepatic fat content is crucial for patients
with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). For years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) is a new type diffusion-weighted sequence which measures
the non-Gaussianity of water diffusion. The present study aimed to investigate whether the …

Microbiomes are vital in promoting nutrient cycling and plant growth in soil ecosystems.
However, microbiomes face adverse effects from multiple persistent pollutants, including per- …

Objectives This study aimed to establish a reliable diagnostic scoring model for the preoperative
prediction of microvascular invasion (MVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients …

Per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been widely detected in farmland soils and are
understood to pose toxicological threats to soil microbiomes and crop safety. Meanwhile, …

Artificial sweeteners have sparked a heated debate worldwide due to their ambiguous impacts
on public and environmental health and food safety and quality. Many studies on artificial …

BACKGROUND Previous studies using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) revealed changes
in gray matter volume (GMV) of patients with depression, but the differences between …

Purpose To evaluate the spatial distribution and signal intensity changes following spinal
cord activation in patients with spinal cord injury. Methods This study used spinal functional …

Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and vascular cognitive impairment with no
dementia (VCIND) are highly predictive of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. In this …