AI-Assisted Compressed Sensing Enables Faster Brain MRI for the Elderly: Image Quality and Diagnostic Equivalence with Conventional Imaging by Gu W, Yang C, Wang Y, Hu W, Wu D, Cai S, Hong G, Hu P, Zhang Q, Dai Y

“…Wenquan Gu,1,* Chunhong Yang,1,* Yuhui Wang,2 Wentao Hu,3 Dongmei Wu,4 Sunmei Cai,1 Guoxiong Hong,1 Peng Hu,5 Qi Zhang,1 Yongming Dai5 1Department of Radiology, Shanghai Punan Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Shanghai Punan Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Biomedical Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yongming Dai, School of Biomedical Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Devices, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86 21 20685265, Email dymdym118@163.com Qi Zhang, Department of Radiology, Shanghai Punan Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86 21 20302000, Email 18918070996@189.cnPurpose: Conventional brain MRI protocols are time-consuming, which can lead to patient discomfort and inefficiency in clinical settings. …”
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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with filling pressure and cardiac output in an outpatient setting: Insights from CardioMEMS™ by Francisco Barbas de Albuquerque, Rita Teixeira, Tiago Pereira-da-Silva, Vera Ferreira, António Valentim Gonçalves, Rita Ilhão Moreira, Ana Teresa Timóteo, Ana Galrinho, Luísa Branco, Pedro Rio, João Alves, Sofia Barquinha, Duarte Cacela, Rui Cruz Ferreira

“…Resumo: Introdução e objetivos: O strain longitudinal global do ventrículo esquerdo (SLGVE) é um indicador de função miocárdica em doentes com insuficiência cardíaca com fração de ejeção reduzida (ICFEr) e com fração de ejeção preservada (ICFEp). …”
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Evaluation of Health Science Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Artificial Intelligence in Northern Saudi Arabia: Implications for Curriculum Refinement and... by ALruwail BF, Alshalan AM, Thirunavukkarasu A, Alibrahim A, Alenezi AM, Aldhuwayhi TZA

“…Knowledge (p = 0.001) and practice (p = 0.002) were significantly higher among the students who participated in a formal AI training program. Females had a significantly higher level of attitude (p = 0.001) and practice (p = 0.030) than males.Conclusion: In light of these findings, refining the curriculum to incorporate AI emerges as a critical strategy for addressing gaps in AI knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health science students. …”
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Medical therapy to treat obesity and optimize fertility in women of reproductive age: a narrative review by Janelle Duah, David B. Seifer

“…Abstract Background Overweight and obesity—chronic illnesses in which an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences—negatively impact female fertility. Adverse conception outcomes are multifactorial, ranging from poor oocyte quality and implantation issues to miscarriages and fetal health issues. …”
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Marcio POCHMANN. Nova Classe Média? O trabalho na base da pirâmide social brasileira. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2012. 123 páginas. by Vinicius Lobo

“…Em terceiro lugar, gostaria então de ressaltar que sua tentativa de aprofundar a reflexão sobre a recente mobilidade social brasileira termina por oferecer uma nova interpretação do fenômeno, a de que o grosso da população emergente não se encaixa em critérios objetivos que possam ser identificados como de classe média. …”
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Clinical benefits of modifying the evening light environment in an acute psychiatric unit: A single-centre, two-arm, parallel-group, pragmatic effectiveness randomised controlled t... by Håvard Kallestad, Knut Langsrud, Melanie Rae Simpson, Cecilie Lund Vestergaard, Daniel Vethe, Kaia Kjørstad, Patrick Faaland, Stian Lydersen, Gunnar Morken, Ingvild Ulsaker-Janke, Simen Berg Saksvik, Jan Scott

“…The Intent to Treat sample comprised 476 individuals (mean age 37 (standard deviation (SD) 13.3); 193 (41%) were male, 283 (59%) were female). There were no differences in the mean duration of admission (7.1 days for inpatients exposed to the blue-depleted evening light environment versus 6.7 days for patients exposed to the standard evening light environment; estimated mean difference: 0.4 days (95% confidence interval (CI) [-0.9, 1.9]; p = 0.523). …”
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Outcome of Pleural Empyema Treated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Patients With Severe Co-Morbidities: An Observational Study by Vu HA, Nguyen NV, Le TD, Nguyen ST, Viet Le A, The Vu A, Van Nguyen B, Van Nguyen B, Thanh Quan N, An NV, Duc Nghiem T

“…Hai Anh Vu,1 Nam Van Nguyen,1 Tuan Dinh Le,2 Son Tien Nguyen,2 Anh Viet Le,1 Anh The Vu,3 Ba Van Nguyen,4 Binh Van Nguyen,5 Nam Thanh Quan,6 Nguyen Van An,7 Thuan Duc Nghiem6 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 2Department of Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 3Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 4Department of Oncology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 1000, Vietnam; 5AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 6Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 7Department of Microbiology Department, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, VietnamCorrespondence: Thuan Duc Nghiem, Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, 160 Phung Hung Street, Phuc La Ward, ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam, Email nghiemducthuan@vmmu.edu.vnBackground: Empyema patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities face a significant challenge, with difficulties in choosing appropriate treatment methods, limited treatment outcomes, and a high rate of complications and mortality.Objective: To comment on the indications and to evaluate the treatment outcomes of pleural empyema in patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities by thoracoscopic surgery.Methods: An observational study on 12 patients treated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery – Military Hospital 103, from January 2017 to December 2022.Results: The mean of age was 63.4 ± 12.4 years old, with a male/female ratio of 5/1. In this study, 83.3% of cases were presented with stage II empyema. …”
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Validity, Agreement and Reliability of the ForceFrame Dynamometer in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury by Kamilla Arp, Thomas Frydendal, Troels Kjeldsen, Ulrik Dalgas, Signe Timm, Bjarke Viberg, Kim Ingwersen, Claus Varnum

“… # Results Twenty-seven participants (10 females, 17 males) with a median age of 25 years (range 19-60) were included in this study. …”
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Hubungan Umur, Jenis Kelamin dan Perlakuan Penatalaksanaan dengan Ukuran Tonsil pada Penderita Tonsilitis Kronis di Bagian THT-KL RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2013 by Annisa Oktaria Shalihat, Novialdi , Lili Irawati

“…Results of this study showed that the distribution of most patients with chronic tonsillitis based on age in the age group 11-20 years 70 patients (47.0%), female gender 84 patients (56.4%), tonsil size T3-T3 82 patients (55%) and operative management of 93 patients (62.4%), There is significant relationship between age with tonsil size (p = 0.000), there is no significant relationship between gender with<br />tonsil size (p = 0.806) and there is significant relationship between management treatment with tonsil size (p = 0.010) in patients with chronic tonsillitis in departement of ENT-HN at the DR. …”
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Genetic variants associated with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury. by Nicholas J Douville, Lisa Bastarache, Emily Bertucci-Richter, Snehal Patil, Elizabeth S Jewell, Robert E Freundlich, Miklos D Kertai, Milo C Engoren

“…The median age was 61 years (interquartile range (IQR): 51,69), 42% were female, and the increase in SOFA score (between 48-hours before to 24-hours after the onset of suspected infection) was 2 (2-3). …”
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Translation and assessment of encultured meaning of the Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Din&eacute; bizaad (Navajo) using community-based participatory actio... by Tapati Dutta, Jon Agley, Camille Keith, Gregory Zimet

“…Participants were four males and four females with an age range of 30-60 years. Since the discussion and recording were bilingual, a written English and Din&amp;eacute; transcription was produced and anonymized, then reviewed by researchers. …”
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Time-series analysis on relationship between short-term exposure to atmospheric ozone and the risk of non-accidental deaths in Hefei during 2017−2020 by Linling YU, Yu ZHU, Changchun XIAO

“…The stratified analyses results showed that the single-day effects on the NAD in males and females reached the maximum values on lag1 and lag0, increasing by 0.64% (95%CI: 0.21%, 1.08%) and 0.61% (95%CI: 0.03%, 1.20%), respectively; on lag02, the NAD among males was the highest, reaching 0.98% (95% CI: 0.39%, 1.57%); significant estimates for NAD among residents aged 65 years and above were observed on lag1 and lag02 rising by 0.41% (95%CI: 0.02%, 0.81%) and 0.67% (95%CI: 0.13%, 1.21%), respectively. …”
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2-Heptanone Produces Sensorial-Emotional Changes, Depending on Length of Exposure / La 2-heptanona produce cambios sensorio-emocionales, dependiendo del tiempo de exposición by Ana Gloria Gutiérrez-García, Carlos M. Contreras, María Remedios Mendoza-López

“…In part two of this study, 141 male and female volunteers, sniffed this ketone and with a simple questionnaire it was determined that the longest tested duration (180 s) of sniffing 2-heptanone lowered the acceptance of sniffing this ketone again, compared with the shorter sniffing durations (5 and 60 s), with no differences between sexes. …”
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Understanding Community Health Care Through Problem-Based Learning With Real-Patient Videos: Single-Arm Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Araki, Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hiroshi Tajima, Yu Li, Misaki Onodera, Shoichi Ito

“…ResultsOf the 113 participants, 71 (62.8%) were male and 42 (37.2%) female. The total comprehension test scores improved significantly (pretest: median 4.0, IQR 2.5-5.0; posttest: median 5, IQR 4-5; P<.001; effect size r=0.528). …”
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Karakteristik Penderita Penyakit Jantung Bawaan pada Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 – Mei 2012 by Nur Ain, Didik Hariyanto, Sovina Rusdan

“…The results of this study showed that majority of the patients were female (61.8%), and the majority of samples are at the age group of less than 1 year (56.4%). …”
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Effect of Estradiol-17β Injection on Gonad Development of White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by . Tarsim, M. Zairin Junior, E. Riani

“…The treatments consisted of control, single injection (day 0) and double injection (day 0 and 6). The females broodstock were cultured for 12 days. The result showed that estradiol-17β had positive effect on gonad development. …”
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Exploring the Feasibility of a 5-Week mHealth Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and an Active, Healthy Lifestyle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study by Kim Daniels, Sharona Vonck, Jolien Robijns, Kirsten Quadflieg, Jochen Bergs, Annemie Spooren, Dominique Hansen, Bruno Bonnechère

“…ResultsThe study involved 30 participants with an average age of 70.3 (SD 4.8) years, of whom 57% (17/30) were female. The app received positive ratings, with a System Usability Scale score of 77.4 and a Customer Satisfaction Score of 86.6%. …”
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How does the ground reaction force affect the 6 second sprint performance? by Baris Gurol, İlker Yılmaz, İzzet Kırkaya

“…Different loads of GRF have been analysed for seeing effect of the increasing ground reaction force. 8 female sportswomen (age=24.7±6.2year; body weight=61.27±8.79kg; height=172.4±11.37m) of Anadolu University Youth and Sport Club that competes in the second division of Turkey Women’s Basketball participated in this study. 6s. sprint kinematical analysis of the participants was made with two fast filming cameras (A602f, Basler, Germany) that are able to record up to 500 Hz and a software program (SIMI 7.3, Germany) that is able to record the scenes simultaneously into computer in 60 Hz. …”
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Kidney Function and Incident Stroke and Dementia Using an Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation Without Race: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Samuel R. Moen, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Timothy M. Hughes, Craig W. Johnson, Mark J. Sarnak, Sarah N. Forrester, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., Mercedes R. Carnethon, James S. Pankow, Sanaz Sedaghat

“…The analytic sample consisted of 6,646 participants (mean [SD] age 62 [10] years; 53% female; 39% White, 27% African American, 12% Chinese American, and 22% Hispanic/Latino). …”
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The Effect of Prejudice and Discrimination Education Given to University Students on Gender Perception and Attitude by Neslihan Nur Pehlivan

“…According to the students' descriptive characteristics, it was found that the mean age of the participants in the study was 21.6±3.3, and that 73.7% of them were female. According to the study, most students' mothers (56.9%) and fathers (38.9%) had completed elementary school. …”
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