Influenza A H1N1 Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Characteristics and Risk Factors—A Case-Control Study by Romina Abelleira, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Adriana Lama, Gema Barbeito, María E. Toubes, Cristina Domínguez-Antelo, Francisco J. González-Barcala, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Pedro J. Marcos, María L. Pérez del Molino, Luis Valdés

“…The variables most associated with presenting H1N1 CAP were bilateral affectation on chest X-rays (OR: 5.70; 95% CI 2.69–10.40), followed by presence of arthromyalgias, with cases presenting close to three times more arthromyalgias compared to controls. …”
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Impaction bone grafting for acetabular bone defects replacement in revision hip arthroplasty: biomechanical aspects by Vadim N. Golnik, Natalia V. Fedorova, Alexey Y. Larichkin, Svetlana V. Boyko, Andrey A. Panchenko, Alexandr M. Kosinov, Vladimir A. Peleganchuk, Vitaliy V. Pavlov

“…During cyclic tests, we obtained the increase of the instantaneous elastic modulus by 2.6 times for a “dry” specimen and from 3.9 to 4.7 times for the ones with liquid. X-rays of both patients showed the shift of the center rotation cranially and laterally: 2.4 and 1.5 mm in the first case and 14.9 and 9.5 mm in the second one, respectively. …”
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Different modifications of minimally invasive osteosynthesis in pilon fractures: comparative study results by Boris A. Maiorov, Igor G. Belen’kiy, Gennadii D. Sergeev, Kamoliddin K. Gadoev, Mariya A. Sergeeva

“…The quality of bone fragment reduction was analyzed using control X-rays performed the day after the operation. Functional outcomes were evaluated according to the AOFAS scale at 6 and 12 months post-operation. …”
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Effects of photobiomodulation combined with rehabilitation exercise on pain, physical function, and radiographic changes in mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis: A randomized contr... by Yan Ling Tay, Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…Secondary outcomes include the Timed Up-and-Go test, Numerical Pain Rating Scale, and knee X-rays. Outcomes will be evaluated at baseline, immediately post-intervention (week 8), and at 3-month follow-up (week 20). …”
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Discrimination of Radiologists' Experience Level Using Eye-Tracking Technology and Machine Learning: Case Study by Stanford Martinez, Carolina Ramirez-Tamayo, Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Kal Clark, Adel Alaeddini, Nicholas Czarnek, Aarushi Aggarwal, Sahra Emamzadeh, Jeffrey R Mock, Edward J Golob

“…MethodsWe present a novel discretized feature encoding based on spatiotemporal binning of fixation data for efficient geometric alignment and temporal ordering of eye movement when reading chest x-rays. The encoded features of the eye-fixation data are used by machine learning classifiers to discriminate between faculty and trainee radiologists. …”
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Spatially mapping the tumour immune microenvironments of non-small cell lung cancer by Lysanne Desharnais, Mark Sorin, Morteza Rezanejad, Bridget Liu, Elham Karimi, Aline Atallah, Anikka M. Swaby, Miranda W. Yu, Samuel Doré, Saskia Hartner, Benoit Fiset, Yuhong Wei, Baharak Kadang, Roni Rayes, Philippe Joubert, Sophie Camilleri-Broët, Pierre-Olivier Fiset, Daniela F. Quail, Jonathan D. Spicer, Logan A. Walsh

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Adulthood consequences of spinal deformity surgeries in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients by Arihiko Tsukamoto, Koki Uno, Teppei Suzuki, Masaaki Ito, Keita Nakashima, Kenichiro Kakutani, Yoshiki Takeoka

“…Methods Thirty-eight patients (16 males, 22 females) who had undergone spinal deformity surgery and had reached the age of 18 years at last follow up were included. X-rays, surgery, complications, survival rate, employment status, and married rate were evaluated. …”
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Deep learning-based algorithm for classifying high-resolution computed tomography features in coal workers’ pneumoconiosis by Hantian Dong, Biaokai Zhu, Xiaomei Kong, Xuesen Su, Ting Liu, Xinri Zhang

“…Abstract Background Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis is a chronic occupational lung disease with considerable pulmonary complications, including irreversible lung diseases that are too complex to accurately identify via chest X-rays. The classification of clinical imaging features from high-resolution computed tomography might become a powerful clinical tool for diagnosing pneumoconiosis in the future. …”
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Syrian refugee and diaspora healthcare professionals: Case studies from the eastern mediterranean and European regions by Aula Abbara, Munzer Alkhalil, Kinan Wihba, Omer Abdrabbuh, Diana Rayes, Andrew Ghobrial, Manar Marzouk, Fadi Halabi, Mahmoud Hariri, Abdulkarim Ekzayez

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Characteristics and long-term health outcomes of the first domestic COVID-19 outbreak cases in Da Nang, Vietnam: a longitudinal cohort study by Miyuki Tsuruoka, Mai Kim Huynh, Michiko Toizumi, Thanh Tien Hoang, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Anh The Dao, Luong Dinh Nguyen, Huy Xuan Le, Chung Thanh Le, Anh Quang Dang, Hung Thai Do, Lay Myint Yoshida

“…Then, the survivors were followed-up prospectively at 6 and 16 months after acute infection to assess their health status via standardized questionnaires, physical examinations, chest X-rays and pulmonary function tests. Results A total of 362 cases including 20 fatal cases were enrolled into the study retrospectively. …”
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Factors associated with early hospital readmission for acute decompensation of cirrhosis - prospective cohort study by Tamara Liana Zocche, Cláudia Maccali, Fernanda Cristina de Augustinho, Elayne Cristina de Morais Rateke, Camila Matiollo, Ariane Borgonovo Rayes, Dariana Carla Maggi, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon

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Factors associated with early hospital readmission for acute decompensation of cirrhosis - prospective cohort study by Tamara Liana Zocche, Cláudia Maccali, Fernanda Cristina de Augustinho, Elayne Cristina de Morais Rateke, Camila Matiollo, Ariane Borgonovo Rayes, Dariana Carla Maggi, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon

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Inter-rater reliability and prognostic value of baseline Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) scores in observational cohort studies of inpatients with COVID-19 by Andrew I Kim, William Bain, Alison Morris, Barbara Methe, Bryan J McVerry, Georgios D Kitsios, Daniel Kotok, Janet S Lee, Nameer Al-Yousif, Christine E Girard, Jana J Jacobs, Konstantin Golubykh, Hafiz Qurashi, Michael Lu, Saketram Komanduri, Anatoliy Korzhuk, Halimat O Lawal, Nicholas Abourizk, Caitlin Schaefer, Kevin J Mitchell, Catherine M Dietz, Ellen K Hughes, Clara S Brandt, Georgia M Fitzgerald, Robin Joyce, Asmaa S Chaudhry, Jose D Rivera, Shruti Shettigar, Allen Lavina, Samantha R Gillenwater, Anas Hadeh, Faraaz A Shah, Matthew Bittner, Niall Prendergast, John Evankovich, Navitha Ramesh, Cathy Kessinger

“…Objectives To reliably quantify the radiographic severity of COVID-19 pneumonia with the Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) score on clinical chest X-rays among inpatients and examine the prognostic value of baseline RALE scores on COVID-19 clinical outcomes.Setting Hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in dedicated wards and intensive care units from two different hospital systems.Participants 425 patients with COVID-19 in a discovery data set and 415 patients in a validation data set.Primary and secondary outcomes We measured inter-rater reliability for RALE score annotations by different reviewers and examined for associations of consensus RALE scores with the level of respiratory support, demographics, physiologic variables, applied therapies, plasma host–response biomarkers, SARS-CoV-2 RNA load and clinical outcomes.Results Inter-rater agreement for RALE scores improved from fair to excellent following reviewer training and feedback (intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.85 vs 0.93, respectively). …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative by Tao Ma, Xiaoshuang Tu, Junyang Li, Yongcun Geng, Yongcun Geng, Jingwei Wu, Senlin Chen, Dengming Yan, Dengming Yan, Ming Jiang, Ming Jiang, Gongming Gao, Luming Nong

“…The displacement of the fusion device was also assessed. x-rays were taken preoperatively, at 3 months postoperatively, and at 12 months postoperatively to observe fusion device displacement and measure the intervertebral disc height of the upper and lower segments. …”
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Sex determination and acclimation response of dwarf snakehead fish Channa limbata from West Java by Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Harton Arfah, Alimuddin Alimuddin, Riva Hafidah, Yudha Hanggara, Thomas Edison

“…The male fish measuring 100-150 mm have 13-15 pectoral fin rays while female fish have fewer (13-14). The gonad development level of male C. limbata in nature is slower than female fish measuring 100-150 mm with a gonadosomatic index of ovaries reached 10 times higher than testicular.   …”
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Diffuse Ionized Gas in the Anticenter of the Milky Way by Shiming Wen, Wei Zhang, Lin Ma, Yunning Zhao, Man I. Lam, Chaojian Wu, Juanjuan Ren, Jianjun Chen, Yuzhong Wu, Guozhen Hu, Yonghui Hou, Yongheng Zhao, Hong Wu

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Pierre et carrières dans la Saintonge antique : identification, usages et diffusion by Jacques Gaillard, Egle Conforto

“…At the same time, the characteristic X-rays also emitted by the sample make it possible to determine the nature of the grains, the quantity and the identity of the chemical elements present on the surface by obtaining spectra and quantification tables. …”
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