Anxiety classification in virtual reality using biosensors: A mini scoping review. by Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy

“…The most commonly used measures were electrodermal activity and heart rate.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Results show that it is possible to create high-accuracy models to determine anxiety in real time. …”
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N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a predictive marker of the outcomes of fibrinolytic therapy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction by Amit Kumar, Shweta Tanwar, Rajesh Chetiwal

“…NT-proBNP, time to reperfusion, heart rate, blood urea, and serum uric acid exhibited negative correlations with thrombolysis outcomes. …”
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Study on Near-Net Shape Forging of Large Marine Crank Throws by Longjiang Niu, Qingliang Zhang, Yongwan Zhang, Jingyu Wang, Weiping Luo, Donghang Liu, Tengfei Ma, Xavier Velay

“…The crankshaft is a critical component in large marine ships, often regarded as the “heart” of the vessel due to its role in transmitting power and motion. …”
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A Foxf1-Wnt-Nr2f1 cascade promotes atrial cardiomyocyte differentiation in zebrafish. by Ugo Coppola, Bitan Saha, Jennifer Kenney, Joshua S Waxman

“…Together, our data support that downstream members of a conserved regulatory network involving Wnt signaling and Foxf1 function on a nr2f1a enhancer to promote AC differentiation in the zebrafish heart.…”
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Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke in Danon Disease with Formation of Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus despite Normal Systolic Function by Takeshi Tsuda, Amanda J. Shillingford, Jane Vetter, Vinay Kandula, Badal Jain, Joel Temple

“…Early morbidity and mortality due to heart failure or sudden death are known in Danon disease, more in males than in females. …”
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Risky behavior in virtual reality: The roles of personality, environment, and physiology. by Dejan Pajić, Selka Sadiković, Milan Oljača, Željko Popović, Lazar Milić, Goran Stojanović, Snežana Smederevac

“…Three physiological signals, heart rate, skin conductance, and respiratory rate, were recorded. …”
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Health and Economic Impact Estimation of Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution in Addis Ababa Using BenMAP-CE Model by Mulugeta Getachew, Andualem Mekonnen, Desta Fitsum

“…The study estimated the attributable deaths from cardiovascular, ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lower respiratory infection (LRI) due to PM 2.5 exposure across 3 reduction scenarios. …”
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A novel strategy for eradication of staphylococcal biofilms using blood clots by Kayla E. Grooters, Sheridan L. Hayes, David M. Richter, Jennifer C. Ku, Robert Sawyer, Yong Li

“…IntroductionInfections with coagulase negative staphylococcal species (CoNS) are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in joint and heart valve replacement procedures, largely due to biofilm formation. …”
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How is Logical Analysis Viable? by Arman Besler

“…The idea and the actual exercises of logical analysis as a philosophical method are at the heart of the emergence of analytic philosophy in the beginning of the 20th century. …”
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Pre-surgery Factors to Predict Mortality and Major Complications in Coronary Surgery with no Extracorporeal Circulation by Yanier Coll Muñoz, Francisco Javier Vázquez Roche, Dayan García Cuesta, René M. Cabrera Núñez, Claudio R. Pérez Alfonso, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> Parsonnet and Euroscore 97 risk scales are accurate for mortality and major complications prediction in beating heart revascularization.…”
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Administration of RAS Inhibitor before the Onset of Diabetic Nephropathy Counteracts the Adverse Effect of Chronic Hyperglycemia and Reduces the Augmentation of Urinary Albumin Exc... by Hidenori Hirukawa, Shinji Kamei, Tomohiko Kimura, Atsushi Obata, Kenji Kohara, Fuminori Tatsumi, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Tomoatsu Mune, Kohei Kaku, Hideaki Kaneto

“…It is very important to explore how we can reduce urinary albumin excretion which is an independent risk factor for ischemic heart disease. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the effects of RAS inhibitor therapy on diabetic nephropathy in Japanese subjects whose urinary albumin levels were within normal range. …”
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Association of systemic inflammatory response index and stroke: a cross-sectional study of NHANES, 2005–2018 by Aokai Tian, Yafang Zheng, Jing Jin, Chunyuan Huang

“…Additional interaction tests and subgroup analysis revealed that age, sex, race, education, marriage, BMI (body mass index), smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary heart disease (CHD) were not positively correlated (p interaction &gt;0.05). …”
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Structural alterations of the thymus in high-risk fetuses and their relationship with obstetric conditions and fetal congenital defects by Lisset Ley Vega, Yanna Chao Martínez, Aimé Rosario Benítez Molina, Jesús Arturo Satorre Ygualada, Fidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero, Mery Karla Satorre Ley

“…Results: the predominant risk factor was the image of suspected fetal congenital heart disease on screening ultrasound (36.65%). There were significant differences in the average ranges of the thymus-thorax index in the groups that were compared. 61.78% of patients without obstetric conditions had fetuses with normal thymuses. …”
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Haptoglobin Genotype and Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Charlotte Strandhave, My Svensson, Henrik Krarup, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen

“…Inflammation with elevated high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is involved in both sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis, and decreased heart rate variability (HRV) is a predictor of both sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis. …”
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Validation of a hypomorphic variant in CDK13 as the cause of CHDFIDD with autosomal recessive inheritance through determination of an episignature by Jan Fischer, Mariëlle Alders, Marcel M. A. M. Mannens, David Genevieve, Karl Hackmann, Evelin Schröck, Bekim Sadikovic, Joseph Porrmann

“…Abstract Autosomal dominant CDK13-related disease is characterized by congenital heart defects, dysmorphic facial features, and intellectual developmental disorder (CHDFIDD). …”
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Can a Positive Allosteric Modulation of GABAergic Receptors Improve Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease? The Potential Role of Zolpidem in the Treatment of Parkinso... by Antonio Daniele, Francesco Panza, Antonio Greco, Giancarlo Logroscino, Davide Seripa

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Myocardial Bridging, Unusual Cause of Myocardial Infarction; Case Report and Review of Literature by Merga Daba, Dawit Bineyam, Ibraist Yohannes, Beniam Yohannes, Rabirra Waktola, Eshetu Bedada

“…Myocardial bridging is a congenital coronary anomaly in which the coronary arteries pass through the heart muscle rather than lying on its surface. It is typically a benign condition, and most patients are asymptomatic. …”
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Exercise Stress Testing in Children with Metabolic or Neuromuscular Disorders by Tim Takken, Wim G. Groen, Erik H. Hulzebos, Cornelia G. Ernsting, Peter M. van Hasselt, Berthil H. Prinsen, Paul J. Helders, Gepke Visser

“…During exercise, respiratory gas-exchange and heart rate were monitored; blood and urine samples were collected for biochemical analysis at set time points. …”
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Long Noncoding RNAs, Chromatin, and Development by Daniel P. Caley, Ryan C. Pink, Daniel Trujillano, David R. F. Carter

“…We suggest that lncRNAs are at the heart of developmental regulation, determining the epigenetic status and transcriptional network in any given cell type, and that they provide a means to integrate external differentiation cues with dynamic nuclear responses through the regulation of a metastable epigenome. …”
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Respiratory Motion Compensation Using Diaphragm Tracking for Cone-Beam C-Arm CT: A Simulation and a Phantom Study by Marco Bögel, Hannes G. Hofmann, Joachim Hornegger, Rebecca Fahrig, Stefan Britzen, Andreas Maier

“…The estimated motion signal is used to compensate for respiratory motion in the target region, for example, heart or lungs. First, we evaluated our approach in a simulation study using XCAT. …”
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