Application of cellular microstructural diffusion MRI (cell size imaging) in rectal lesions: a preliminary study by Peisi Kou, Liangjie Lin, Ying Li, Hui Qin, Kun Zhang, Wenhua Zhang, Juan Li, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng

“…ObjectivesTo explore the value of cellular microstructural mapping by IMPULSED (imaging microstructural parameters using limited spectrally edited diffusion) method in evaluating the histological type and prognostic factors of rectal lesions.Materials and methodsSixty-six patients with rectal lesions were enrolled in this study. All subjects underwent MRI scans including conventional diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and the IMPULSED MRI scans of oscillating gradient spin-echo (OGSE) and pulse gradient spin-echo (PGSE) sequences. …”
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Alimentation et gestion de l’eau sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon : les aménagements hydrauliques, la ville et ses monuments by Aldo Borlenghi, Éric Leroy

“…As always, teamwork will be the essential factor needed to arrive at a new synthesis on the subject.…”
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MSH-YOLOv8: Mushroom Small Object Detection Method with Scale Reconstruction and Fusion by YE Dapeng, JING Jun, ZHANG Zhide, LI Huihuang, WU Haoyu, XIE Limin

“…Furthermore, experiments were conducted using mushrooms as the research subject on the open Fungi dataset. Approximately 200 images with resolution sizes around 600×800 were selected as the main research material, along with 50 images each with resolution sizes around 200×400 and 1 000×1 200 to ensure representativeness and generalization of image sizes. …”
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Utilizing a Wireless Radar Framework in Combination With Deep Learning Approaches to Evaluate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Home-Setting Environments by Lee KT, Liu WT, Lin YC, Chen Z, Ho YH, Huang YW, Tsai ZL, Hsu CW, Yeh SM, Lin HY, Majumdar A, Chen YL, Kuan YC, Lee KY, Feng PH, Chen KY, Kang JH, Lee HC, Ho SC, Tsai CY

“…However, both PSG and HSAT require that sensors be attached to a subject, which may disturb their sleep and affect the results. …”
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Efficacy of Alginate-Antacid Medication in the Treatment of Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…All patients were asked to report the heartburn intensity (according to a Likert scale) prior and during the treatment. They were subjected to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and 24-hour pH impedance monitoring prior and on the 14th day of treatment. …”
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不同年资神经内科医师对数智化诊疗的认知、态度及功能需求现状调查 A Survey on the Cognition, Attitude, and Functional Requirements of Digital Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Among Neurologists of Different Se... by 邳靖陶1*，尹伟2，3*，宋晓微1，武海岩3，梁怡凡1，高策舒1，魏宸铭1，桑振华1，安志明3，江燕敏3，吴雅婷1，牟婧宇1，赵心怡1，陈乐1，武剑1，4，5（*第一作者） (PI Jingtao1*, YIN Wei2,3*, SONG Xiaowei1, WU Haiyan3, LIANG Yifan1, GAO Ceshu1, WEI Chenming1, SANG Zhenhua1, AN Zhiming3, JIANG Yanmin3, WU Yating1, MU Jingyu1, ZHAO Xinyi1, CHEN Le1, WU Jian1,4,5 (*contributed equally) )

“…Neurologists had the most urgent requirements for the functions of intelligent image interpretation, clinical guideline matching, and medical record generation, with weighted scores of 5.21 points, 4.41 points, and 4.36 points, respectively. The subjects believed that the main barrier for the application of AI tools in medical treatment was the lack of easily accessible and practical AI tools (62.07%, 108/174), while the main risk was the inaccurate judgment of diseases by AI technology (76.44%, 133/174). …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…To comprehensively evaluate the quality of the rice disease images generated by the proposed model and to assess its impact on disease recognition performance, both subjective and objective evaluation metrics were utilized. …”
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Establishment and evaluation of nomogram model for risk of PICC related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients (高龄患者PICC导管相关性上肢深静脉血栓发生风险的列线图模型构建与评估)... by YAN Ying (闫影), QI Xiaojiu (齐晓玖), SU Qian (苏倩), WANG Pei (王培)

“…The incidence of catheter-related upper extremity DVT was calculated. Research subjects were divided into DVT group and non DVT group. …”
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Application of evidence-based nursing combined with individualized health education intervention for patients undergoing gynecological surgery (循证护理联合个性化健康教育干预在妇科手术患者中的应用)... by FAN Ying (范莹), ZHANG Hong (张宏), LIU Li (刘莉), ZHEN Qiao (郑巧), GAO Huiyun (高灰云), CHEN Cheng (陈程)

“…Methods A total of 160 patients who underwent gynecological surgery in the hospital from January 2021 to December 2021 were selected as the research subjects. According to different health education methods, they were divided into control group and observation group, 80 cases in each group. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, “The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research” (Washington: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, April 18, 1979), https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sites/default/files/the-belmont-report-508c_FINAL.pdf…”
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Comments on: “Early High-Titer Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Patients with Moderate and Severe COVID-19” [Transfusion and Apheresis Science 61 (2022) 103321] by Seyed Reza Hosseiniara

“….,12 noted minor improvements in shortness of breath and fatigue; however, the evaluators were not blinded to subject data, which raises concerns about the reliability of their findings. …”
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The application of Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model-based whole-course nutritional management in elderly patients with esophageal cancer (基于信息-动机-行为技巧模型的全程化营养管理在老年食管癌... by TANG Ping (汤平), SUN Yun (孙云), WANG Lan (王兰)

“…The patient generated-subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) score of the experimental group before discharge and 1 month after operation was lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0. 05). …”
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Features of surgical treatment for gunshot wounds of the heart and great vessels with migration of foreign bodies by I.A. Lurin, E.M. Khoroshun, V.V. Makarov, V.V. Nehoduiko, O.V. Buchnieva, I.V. Veryovkin

“…Depending on the location of the wound, all the injured were subjected to spiral computed tomography of the head, thoracic organs and abdominal cavity, X-ray of the head, thoracic organs and abdominal cavity, limbs, video bronchoscopy and video gastroduodenoscopy, ultrasound of the neck, chest, abdomen and soft tissues. …”
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Socio-Political Phenomenon of Changes in Citizenship in Guilan Province in Qajar Era by Mahdi Ebadi, Zoleykha Ghaffari roodsari

“…Additionally, the mistreatment of local residents and landowners by the rulers and authorities coupled with the lack of comprehensive support from the Qajar government towards its own subjects and nationals led some people of Guilan to change their citizenship and accept those of foreign countries, including Russia and the Ottoman Empire. …”
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A study on the current status of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and its impact on quality of life (稳定期慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者居家肺康复现... by WANG Tao (王涛), YAN Qiaoyuan (颜巧元), WU Hongyan (吴红艳), YANG Hualu (杨华露), ZHOU Juan (周娟), MO Beirong (莫蓓蓉), LIU Xianliang (刘贤亮)

“…Methods Convenience sampling was used to select 81 patients with COPD as research subjects, and a questionnaire was administered using the "Questionnaire Star" platform. …”
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The Conceptual Domain of Hunting and Its Negative Representation in Love: A Cognitive-Cultural Analysis by Raheleh Gandomkar, Masoomeh Hashemi

“…These metaphors employ linguistic expressions such as hunting, snapping, enthralling, grabbing, snatching, ensnaring, catching, trapping, capturing, enslaving, and harnessing to convey a negative emotional connotation, regardless of whether the subject is a man or a woman. Discussion and Conclusion This research aimed to explore the conceptual metaphor "marriage is hunting" and its negative portrayal in the context of dating and marriage. …”
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Analyzing Worn-Out Texture Regeneration from Urban Branding Perspective Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (Case Study: Worn-Out Texture of Shahr-e-Kord) by Dvood Mahdavi, Ali Mohammadi Gojani, Waliullah Nazari

“…The theoretical average of less than 3 for about 90% of the variables confirmed this, suggesting that the concepts of regeneration and urban branding in these communities were weak and indicated a lack of subjective satisfaction among the residents. Furthermore, the results from the SEM showed a significant and strong impact of the component of primary urban branding on regeneration, where changes in one component led to significant changes in the other. …”
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Pierre et carrières dans la Saintonge antique : identification, usages et diffusion by Jacques Gaillard, Egle Conforto

“…The Thénac (Charente-Maritime) quarry in Saintonge is the only one to have been the subject of programmed excavations and formally recognised as an ancient stone source, dated to the Julio-Claudian period. …”
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Effects of Conditioning Temperature on Pellet Quality, Nutrients Digestibility, and Metabolizable Energy of Broilers Diet by Seyedeh Vajiheh Shakhese Emampour, Abolghasem Golian, Heydar Zarghi, Ali Reza Hesabi Nameghi

“…To determine the apparent nutrients digestibility and apparent metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen (AMEn), two birds were transferred to individual cages (replicate) on day 15 to adapt to cage conditions for 4 days. On d19, birds were subjected to eight hours’ starvation following which collection trays were installed under each cage for excreta collection. …”
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Effect of ERAS Baduancao based on the integration of martial arts and medicine on perioperative negative emotion and sleep quality in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestin... by CAI Hui (蔡晖), ZHOU Chen (周晨), WANG Qing (王青), QIN Mengying (秦梦颖), WANG Yan (王艳)

“…A Total of 78 patients with gastrointestinal cancer admitted from March 2020 to June 2023 were selected as the research subjects. They were randomly divided into a control group of 39 cases and an experimental group of 39 cases using a random number table method. …”
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