BACKGROUND Manual validation of laboratory test results is time-consuming, creating a demand for expert systems to automate this process. We have started to set up the program "LabRespond", which covers five validation levels: administrative, technical, sample, patient, and clinical validation. We present the evaluation of a prototype of an automated patient validation system based on statistic...

Background Renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia is an uncommon cause of secondary hypertension and is more common in females. This entity is an important treatable cause of secondary hypertension. Case presentation We report the case of a 21-year-old asymptomatic male found to have high blood pressure on routine checkup. Renal angiogram revealed fibromuscular dysplasia inv...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is not only devastating but also represents a public health burden for society. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is implicated in secondary injury following damage to the SC. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment can improve the recovery of motor function after SCI, but the effect of HBO on the ERS response is unknown. This study tested the hypothesis that HBO treatment p...

Rare earth minerals (REMs) contain rare elements (REEs) that are important in modern technologies due to their unique magnetic, phosphorescent, and catalytic properties. However, REMs not only non-renewable resources but also non-uniformly distributed on the Earth’s crust, so processing of REE-bearing secondary via recycling is one potential route ensure long-term sustainability REE supply. Flo...

Interaction of global change drivers affects forest resilience. Land-use changes (land abandonment) and climate (a higher frequency intensity droughts) are interacting in the Mediterranean Region. Components resilience secondary stem growth have been widely studied but, despite importance root systems functionality resilience, non-previous studies assessed them coarse roots. In this study, we u...