Meibomian gland alterations in allergic conjunctivitis: insights from a novel quantitative analysis algorithm by Jingting Wei, Jingting Wei, Kunhong Xiao, Qingyuan Cai, Qingyuan Cai, Shenghua Lin, Xiangjie Lin, Yujie Wang, Yujie Wang, Jiawen Lin, Kunfeng Lai, Yunxi Ye, Yuhan Liu, Li Li

“…Infrared meibography was performed using the non-contact mode of the Keratograph 5M. MG images were analyzed using a deep learning-based a quantitative analysis algorithm to evaluate gland length, area, dropout ratio, and deformation. …”
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Principles, barriers and enablers to agroecological animal production systems: a qualitative approach based on five case studies by B. Dumont, C. Barlagne, P. Cassart, J.E. Duval, A. Fanchone, J-L. Gourdine, O. Huguenin-Elie, Y. Kazakova, J. Klötzli, A. Lüscher, E. Oteros-Rozas, D. Pomies, M.G. Rivera Ferre, W.A.H. Rossing, V. Stefanova, A. Swartebroeckx, C. Zagaria

“…Most agroecological systems benefited from a positive image among citizens and consumers, but cultural barriers resulted from change in product characteristics, e.g. veal meat colour in dairy system that promote long-lasting cow-calf contact. …”
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Region-specific hippocampal atrophy is correlated with poor glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study by Cuiping Bao, Xuehuan Liu, Yiming Li, Jun Yang, Feng Wei, Yi Gong, Zhihui Ma, Jun Liu

“…FreeSurfer was performed to segment hippocampus automatically based on T1 MPRAGE images. The relationships between glycemic status/glycemic control/diabetes duration and hippocampal subfield volumes were estimated by multiple linear regression analysis/generalized additive modeling (GAM). …”
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Effect of Dam Emplacement and Water Level Changes on Sublacustrine Geomorphology and Recent Sedimentation in Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming, United States) by Michael M. McGlue, John R. Dilworth, Hillary L. Johnson, Samuel J. Whitehead, J. Ryan Thigpen, Kevin M. Yeager, Edward W. Woolery, Summer J. Brown, Sarah E. Johnson, Cooper S. Cearley, Gillian M. Clark, T. Spencer Dixon, Ryan C. Goldsby, Autumn L. Helfrich, Bailee N. Hodelka, Edward L. Lo, Leandro Domingos-Luz, Nicholas E. Powell, Giliane G. Rasbold, William R. Swanger

“…Prograding clinoforms imaged in the shallow stratigraphy indicate a recent lake-wide episode of delta abandonment. …”
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Based on CT scans at the 12th thoracic spine level, assessing the impact of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue index on one-year postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture pat... by En-li Li, Jia-sen Hu, Zi-hao Chen, Run-xun Ma, Chen Jin, Yi-tian Bu, Si-xiang Feng, Cheng-bin Huang, Ya-ping Jin, Lei Yang

“…Therefore, this study aimed to prove whether skeletal muscle and adipose tissue index measured by computed tomography (CT) images based on a single layer are associated with one-year postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture patients. …”
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Deep learning helps discriminate between autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis by Alessio Gerussi, Oliver Lester Saldanha, Giorgio Cazzaniga, Damiano Verda, Zunamys I. Carrero, Bastian Engel, Richard Taubert, Francesca Bolis, Laura Cristoferi, Federica Malinverno, Francesca Colapietro, Reha Akpinar, Luca Di Tommaso, Luigi Terracciano, Ana Lleo, Mauro Viganó, Cristina Rigamonti, Daniela Cabibi, Vincenza Calvaruso, Fabio Gibilisco, Nicoló Caldonazzi, Alessandro Valentino, Stefano Ceola, Valentina Canini, Eugenia Nofit, Marco Muselli, Julien Calderaro, Dina Tiniakos, Vincenzo L’Imperio, Fabio Pagni, Nicola Zucchini, Pietro Invernizzi, Marco Carbone, Jakob Nikolas Kather

“…A novel DL model, the autoimmune liver neural estimator (ALNE), was trained on whole-slide images (WSIs) with H&E staining, without human annotations. …”
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In vitro evaluation of hypochlorous acid-silver nanoparticle waterline disinfectant for dental unit waterline disinfection by Tingting Yin, Qiaowen Li, Huan Sun, Jin Zheng, Yuanyuan Wang, Yi Luo, Li Wang

“…The compliance rates observed during the first disinfection and two weeks post-disinfection were slightly lower in the HA and AgNP groups compared to the HA + AgNP group, although no significant statistical difference was found (P > 0.05). SEM images revealed uneven biofilm plaques on the inner surface of the pipes prior to disinfection, embedded within a dense matrix, while the biofilm was visibly disrupted post-disinfection. …”
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Going, going, gone: Landscape drying reduces wetland function across the American West by J. Patrick Donnelly, Johnnie N. Moore, John S. Kimball, Kelsey Jencso, Mark Petrie, David E. Naugle

“…To improve our understanding of rapid ecosystem change, we reconstructed monthly wetland surface water hydrology in the western U.S. from 1984 to 2023 using cloud computing and ∼ 150,000 satellite images to measure shifts in the timing and duration of inundations. …”
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In-Season Automated Mapping of Xinjiang Cotton Based on Cumulative Spectral and Phenological Characteristics by Yongsheng Huang, Yaozhong Pan, Yu Zhu, Xiufang Zhu, Xingsheng Xia, Qiong Chen, Jufang Hu, Hongyan Che, Xuechang Zheng, Lingang Wang

“…In this study, Xinjiang Province, with a planted area of 25 000 km² and 84.94% of China's total production, was selected as the study area, and fully automated mapping experiments were performed using Sentinel-2 time-series images at four experimental sites with different planting structures. …”
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Nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP) effectively eliminates skin tumors in a mouse model of UV-induced carcinogenesis with a short-term treatment regimen by Szabolcs Bozsányi, Ruby Acquah, Rhea Carmel Glen Rodrigues, Erin C. Tracy, Sean P. Murphy, Gregory Fridman, Wendy J. Huss, Peter C. Friedman, Gyorgy Paragh

“…., nearby tumors on the same mouse) in UV-exposed, NTAPP-treated mice were evaluated for tumor size at 0 and 28 days after the beginning of the treatment by using ImageJ on standardized photographs. A subset of the tumors was also assessed with a 33 MHz high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) to measure vertical tumor thickness. …”
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The Degree of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Is Associated With Denser Bone Quality of the Cervical Sub‐endplate and Vertebral Body by Jia‐Yu Chen, Jia‐Chen Yang, Ruo‐Yao Li, Zu‐Cheng Huang, Zhi‐Ping Huang, Xiu‐Hua Wu, Qing‐An Zhu, Yin Ding

“…Vertebral body quality (VBQ) score and sub‐endplate bone quality (EBQ) score from C3 to C7 were computed from T1‐weighted MRI images. Additionally, bone mineral density (BMD) of the cervical vertebrae was measured in 52 patients using a novel phantom‐less quantitative computed tomography (PL‐QCT) system. …”
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Assessment of myocardial deformation by CMR tissue tracking reveals left ventricular subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with gynecologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy by Kai Tao, Kai Tao, Lu Ye, Yan-Jia-Ni Xu, Yan-Jia-Ni Xu, Meng-Xi Yang, Ru-Tie Yin, Qing-Li Li, Xiao-Juan Lin, Ke-Min Li, Liang Song, Yu Ma, Lan Zhong, Ying Hu, Hua-Yan Xu, Dan-Qing Wang, Ying-Kun Guo

“…This study aimed to assess left ventricular (LV) myocardial deformation in patients with gynecologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy and to investigate the association between myocardial deformation and chemotherapy factors.MethodsCardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was performed to assess LV deformation parameters using CMR tissue tracking based on cine images. Serum myocardial injury biomarker were measured. …”
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Attention to Monkeypox: An Interpretable Monkeypox Detection Technique Using Attention Mechanism by Avi Deb Raha, Mrityunjoy Gain, Rameswar Debnath, Apurba Adhikary, Yu Qiao, Md. Mehedi Hassan, Anupam Kumar Bairagi, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

“…We significantly improved the Monkeypox Skin Images Dataset (MSID) by incorporating a broader range of classes for similar skin diseases, thereby substantially enriching and diversifying the training dataset. …”
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Toxic effects and mechanisms of nanoplastics and sulfonamide antibiotics on Scenedesmus obliquus by Jianyuan Yang, Zhen Yang, Jing Wang, Yanpeng Liang, Honghu Zeng, Litang Qin, Xiaohong Song, Lingyun Mo

“…The exposure of two NPs and four SAs and their binary mixtures differently promoted or inhibited superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in algal cells to different degrees and resulted in elevated levels of malondialdehyde content, suggesting that oxidative stress led to significant inhibition of chlorophyll content, total protein content, and growth of algal cells. The SEM image can be a more intuitive means of observing the interaction of nanoplastics with algal cells. …”
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High-resolution 4D electrical resistivity tomography and below-ground point sensor monitoring of High Arctic deglaciated sediments capture zero-curtain effects, freeze–thaw transit... by M. O. Cimpoiasu, O. Kuras, H. Harrison, P. B. Wilkinson, P. Meldrum, J. E. Chambers, D. Liljestrand, C. Oroza, S. K. Schmidt, P. Sommers, L. Vimercati, T. P. Irons, Z. Lyu, A. Solon, J. A. Bradley, J. A. Bradley

“…We obtained a 1-year continuous measurement record (October 2021–September 2022), which produced 4D images of soil freeze–thaw transitions with unprecedented detail, allowing us to calculate the velocity of the thawing front in 3D. …”
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The effects of the positioning of a bolt in the femoral neck system on the short-term outcomes of middle-aged and young adults with displaced femoral neck fractures by Yujie Jin, Xiaoqiang Zhou, Zhiqiang Li, Yubo Liu, Renjie Xu, Jun Shen, Xiangxin Zhang, Xiao Yu

“…The degree of deviation of the central axis of the femoral head and neck from the tip of the bolt (W), the tip‒apex distance (TAD) and the length of femoral neck shortening (LFNS) were measured on postoperative X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan images. Clinical efficacy was assessed with the Harris Hip Score (HHS) and the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire-5L (EQ-5D-5L) utility index. …”
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Black posterior vitreous detachment: A 10-year historical cohort of pigmented uveal tumors by Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Hila Goldberg, Michael Ostrovsky, Ofira Zloto, Rachel Shemesh

“…Methods: Demographics, clinical data, type of uveal lesion, treatment, multimodal images, and follow-up information were retrieved.The main outcome measures were tumor recurrence, vitreous spread, and the patient's prognosis. …”
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A ‘torn bag mechanism’ of small extracellular vesicle release via limiting membrane rupture of en bloc released amphisomes (amphiectosomes) by Tamás Visnovitz, Dorina Lenzinger, Anna Koncz, Péter M Vizi, Tünde Bárkai, Krisztina V Vukman, Alicia Galinsoga, Krisztina Németh, Kelsey Fletcher, Zsolt I Komlósi, Csaba Cserép, Ádám Dénes, Péter Lőrincz, Gábor Valcz, Edit I Buzas

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L’évolution forestière dans les massifs alpins et jurassiens : conséquence directe sur l'état physico-chimique des niveaux profonds des lacs ? by Van Tuan Nghiem, Rachid Nedjai, Nacer Nasreddine Messaoud

“…Nous allons par conséquent nous focaliser sur l’analyse du mode d’occupation (végétation), sur la base de quatre images satellites, couvrant la période 1975-2006 et, par recours à la modélisation hydrogéochimique (WARMF), évaluer l’évolution de la qualité physico-chimique et plus précisément le degré d’acidification des eaux en profondeur. …”
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A method for evaluating the accessibility of underground auxiliary transportation vehicles in coal mines based on multi feature fusion by Fan JIANG, Yifan LIU, Zhencai ZHU, Chaofan ZHANG, Gongbo ZHOU, Yuxing PENG

“…Firstly, an enhanced binary image of the railway track is obtained using edge detection, morphological top hat transformation, and eight connected regions. …”
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