A deep learning approach for automatic 3D segmentation of hip cartilage and labrum from direct hip MR arthrography by Malin Kristin Meier, Ramon Andreas Helfenstein, Adam Boschung, Andreas Nanavati, Adrian Ruckli, Till D. Lerch, Nicolas Gerber, Bernd Jung, Onur Afacan, Moritz Tannast, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Simon D Steppacher, Florian Schmaranzer

“…Inter-rater agreement of manual segmentation served as benchmark for automatic segmentation performance. 100 patients were included (mean age 30 ± 10 years, 64% female patients). Mean DSC for cartilage was 0.92 ± 0.02 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.92–0.93) and 0.83 ± 0.04 (0.81–0.85) for labrum and comparable (p = 0.232 and 0.297, respectively) to inter-rater agreement of manual segmentation: DSC cartilage 0.93 ± 0.04 (0.92–0.95); DSC labrum 0.82 ± 0.05 (0.80–0.85). …”
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The potential endocrine-disrupting of fluorinated pesticides and molecular mechanism of EDPs in cell models by Yalan Liu, Fengzhong Wang, Lin Li, Bei Fan, Zhiqiang Kong, Jianxin Tan, Minmin Li

“…Their actions are complex, affecting behavioral substances throughout the organism, and monitoring some complex biological phenotypes, sex- or age-specific effects, and behavioral learning poses significant challenges. …”
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Geriatric nutritional risk index as a predictor of 30-day and 365-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study using the MIMIC-IV databa... by Xiaolong Zheng, Xiaolong Zheng, Xin Zheng, Xin Zheng, Changgui Zhang, Minghua Liu

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted based on gender, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and age. A mediation study was conducted to investigate the impact of lymphocytes on the association between GNRI and mortality.ResultsIn an overall sample of 895 patients, an elevated GNRI correlated with reduced 30-day (HR = 0.937, 95% CI: 0.917–0.957, p < 0.001) and 365-day mortality (HR = 0.937, 95% CI: 0.923–0.950, p < 0.001). …”
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Impact of immunosuppressive regimens on antibody response after COVID-19 vaccination among Thai kidney transplant recipients by Nuttasith Larpparisuth, Kritsada Pongsakornkullachart, Nartsiri Ratchawang, Attapong Vongwiwatana, Peenida Skulratanasak

“…Results: Between October 2021 and January 2022, 139 KTRs with a median time of 55 months (IQR, 29–102 months), were enrolled. The mean age was 49.1 ± 11.3 years and 64.7 % were men. Seroconversion of anti-RBD was found in 72 patients (51.8 %). …”
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The Role of P‐Wave Variables in Enhancing Prediction of New‐Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Na Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Bo Wu, Longhao Dai, Shaobin Yang, Qinning Zhang, Shaobin Jia

“…Results Overall, 164 (10.3%) of the 1581 patients had NOAF. The age (61.08 ± 12.02 vs. 67.91 ± 11.60, p < 0.001), left atrial size (36.31 ± 3.94 vs. 39.12 ± 5.51, p < 0.001), Brain Natriuretic Peptide (1588.45 ± 3346.18 vs. 3864.39 ± 6251.92, p < 0.001), P‐wave variables (PWD: 102.78 ± 12.56 vs. 117.88 ± 18.81, p < 0.001; P‐wave amplitude: 0.12 ± 0.04 vs. 0.13 ± 0.04, p = 0.041; interatrial block: 89.6% vs. 10.3%, p < 0.001), congestive heart failure (4.7% vs. 23.2%, p < 0.001), and Killip > 1 (25.3% vs. 55.5%, p < 0.001) showed significant differences between the non‐AF and NOAF groups. …”
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La stips des Alpes à la Méditerranée : interpréter la présence des monnaies dans les sanctuaires d’époque romaine by Raphaël Golosetti

“…This is extremely interesting as it signifies the end of the practice of coin perforation, which was well identified for the south of Gaul in the Iron Age, during the Roman period. Finally, bibliographic data emphasize the constant values of the deposited coins, the most common coins, or often, but not exclusively, those of the least value. …”
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Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound Thorax with its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study by BK Likhitha, Keertivardhan D Kulkarni, Madhav Mahawar

“…Categorical variables between the two groups (exudative group and transudative group) were compared using the Chi-square/Mann-Whitney U test, with p<0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 50.8±18.1 years. …”
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La mort de l’auteur selon Friedrich Kittler by Emmanuel Guez, Frédérique Vargoz

“…Mais un auteur qui ne se reconnaît plus dans ce qu’il écrit est-il encore un auteur ? Si à l’âge classique folie et littérature s’excluaient, le xxe siècle est le siècle d’une écriture qui s’écrit toute seule, et qui à ce titre échappe à l’exigence du sens pour devenir un simple jeu de symboles, c’est-à-dire un code qui ne peut se déchiffrer qu’a posteriori. …”
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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Diagnosed by MRI-Guided Biopsy among BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Carriers by Renata Faermann, Eitan Friedman, Orit Kaidar-Person, Jonathan Weidenfeld, Malka Brodsky, Anat Shalmon, Osnat Halshtok Neiman, Michael Gotlieb, Yael Yagil, David Samoocha, Dana Madorsky Feldman, Miri Sklair-Levy

“…Results. 18/121 (15.2%) participating BRCA1 PSV carriers and 8/81 (10.1%) BRCA2 PSV-carriers who underwent MRI-guided biopsy were diagnosed with DCIS. The median age of BRCA1 carriers and BRCA2 carriers was 49.8 years and 60.6 years, respectively (p=0.55). …”
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Fecal methylated syndecan-2 (SDC2) testing for early screening of colorectal cancerous and precancerous lesions: A real-world retrospective study in China by Boyu Qin, Haitao Niu, Lupeng Qiu, Hongfeng Zhou, Peng Lyu

“…Notably, the PPV for CRC increased significantly with age (χ2 = 164.40, P < 0.0001). In addition, as the cycle threshold (CT) values increased, the PPVs of AAs and CRCs generally decreased, whereas those of NAAs and polyps significantly increased. …”
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Now I can see it works!” Perspectives on Using a Nutrition-Focused Approach When Initiating Continuous Glucose Monitoring in People with Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Interview Stud... by Holly J Willis, Maren S G Henderson, Laura J Zibley, Meghan M JaKa

“…ResultsOverall, 15 people completed interviews after completion of the UNITE study intervention: 87% (n=13) identified as White, 60% (n=9) identified as male, mean age of 64 (SD 7.4) years, mean T2D duration of 7.5 (SD 3.8) years, and mean hemoglobin A1c level of 7.5% (SD 0.4%). …”
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Exercise stress echocardiography shows impaired left ventricular function after hospitalization with COVID‐19 without overt myocarditis: A pilot study by Robert E. Goldstein, Edward A. Hulten, Thomas B. Arnold, Victoria M. Thomas, Andrew Heroy, Erika N. Walker, Keiko Fox, Hyun Lee, Joya Libbus, Bethelhem Markos, Maureen N. Hood, Travis E. Harrell, Mark C. Haigney

“…To clarify status post‐hospitalization, we related exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) in 15 recovering patients (RP) age 30–63 without myocarditis to matching published data from healthy subjects (HS). …”
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Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and associated factors among households in Pawie District, Benshangul Gumuz, Northwest Ethiopia by Tilahun Merga, Mesafint Molla Adane, Tebkew Shibabaw, Fekie Ahemed Salah, Lemessa Jira Ejigu, Sileshi Mulatu

“…Key predictors for the utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) included age (AOR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.11, 3.13, p = 0.019), educational status (AOR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.26, 0.77, p = 0.008), knowledge level (AOR = 2.64, 95% CI: 1.89, 3.81, p < 0.001), and family size (AOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.31, 2.74, p = 0.001). …”
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RNA editing-based biomarker blood test for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: protocol of the EDIT-B study by Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal, Diana Vetter, Juan Zambrano, Jeff Zarp, Victor Chavarría, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Meritxell Gonzalez-Campos, Marc Valenti, Lara Walczer Baldinazzo, Sara Siddi, Maurizio Ferrari, Dinah Weissmann, Chantal Henry, Josep Maria Haro, Lars Vedel Kessing, Eduard Vieta

“…The EDIT-B is a blood-based test that combines RNA editing biomarkers and individual data (e.g., age, sex, and tobacco consumption). The clinical validation performance of the EDIT-B will be evaluated using the area under the curve, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and likelihood ratios. …”
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Differential effects of left DLPFC anodal and cathodal tDCS interventions on the brain in children with autism: A randomized controlled trial by Jiannan Kang, Juanmei Wu, Xinping Huang, Wenqin Mao, Xiaoli Li

“…Methods: This study recruited a total of 24 children with ASD (20 males and 4 females; mean age ± SD: 5.5 ± 1.2 years), who were randomly divided into two groups receiving either anodal or cathodal tDCS targeting the DLPFC. …”
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Collecting Real-World Data via an In-Home Smart Medication Dispenser: Longitudinal Observational Study of Survey Panel Persistency, Response Rates, and Psychometric Properties by Benjamin Ogorek, Thomas Rhoads, Erica Smith

“…For validity, we measured the association between the falls question and known factors influencing fall risk: age, biological sex, quality of life, physical and emotional health, and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, using repeated-measures regression for covariates and Kendall τ for concomitant spencer questions. …”
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Protective effect of adiponectin on oxidative stress-induced ovarian granulosa cell senescence in geese by Yan Zheng, Yunqiao Qiu, Ming Gao, Qianhui Wang, Lei Yu, Zhongzan Cao, Xinhong Luan

“…ADPN was shown to attenuate oxidative stress-induced GC senescence through the AGE (Advanced glycation end products)-RAGE (Receptor of advanced glycation end products) and NOD-like receptor pathways. …”
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Hubungan Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alfa (Tnf-A) dengan Kadar Hemoglobin dan Parasitemia pada Infeksi Malaria Falciparum by Lili Irawati

“…This study consisted of twenty-five falciparum malaria patients as samples. Age was around 14 – 60 years old. The data processing Pearsonn correlation test by computerized system and it was consider to be significant if it gets p &lt; 0.05. …”
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Safety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 93,057 minor stroke patients by Mostafa Hossam El Din Moawad, Talal Salem, Anas Alaaeldin, Youssef Elaraby, Peter D. Awad, Amr Ahmed Khalifa, Ahmed El Naggar, Khaled Ashraf Mohamed, Mohamed Elhalal, Mostafa Badr, Ramy Abdelnaby

“…Results A total of 21 articles with 93,057 patients with MIS were included. The mean age of the participants ranged from 62.3 to 79.6. …”
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Effectiveness of app-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on preventing major depressive disorder in youth with insomnia and subclinical depression: A randomized clinica... by Si-Jing Chen, Jian-Yu Que, Ngan Yin Chan, Le Shi, Shirley Xin Li, Joey Wing Yan Chan, Weizhen Huang, Chris Xie Chen, Chi Ching Tsang, Yuen Lam Ho, Charles M Morin, Ji-Hui Zhang, Lin Lu, Yun Kwok Wing

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This was a randomized, assessor-blind, parallel group-controlled trial in Chinese youth (aged 15-25 years) with insomnia disorder and subclinical depressive symptoms. …”
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