Shaping Quality in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: A Comparative Study of Segmentation Approaches by Trainees and Experts by Jan Gröschel, MD, Thomas Hadler, PhD, Leonhard Grassow, Hadil Saad, MD, Darian Viezzer, PhD, Clemens Ammann, MD, Leonora Zange, MD, Florian von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, MD, Edyta Blaszczyk, MD, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, MD

“…The disagreements were not traceable in absolute volume and function (P for all > 0.2). Sources of disagreement were related mainly to handling of basal slices. …”
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Acute kidney injury in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Joe-Elie Salem, Enriqueta Felip, Sophie Papa, Shuchi Anand, Karolina Benesova, Marlies Ostermann, Ala Abudayyeh, Omar Mamlouk, Umut Selamet, Grace Cherry, Sunandana Chandra, Sandra M Herrmann, Maria Jose Soler, Abhijat Kitchlu, Jamie S Lin, Kerry L Reynolds, Osama E Rahma, Elizabeth M Gaughan, Eva Muñoz-Couselo, Jamie S Hirsch, Pablo Garcia, Meghan D Lee, Harish Seethapathy, Ian A Strohbehn, Meghan E Sise, Wei-Ting Chang, Els Wauters, Lucy Flanders, Deborah Schrag, Thibaud Koessler, Mark Eijgelsheim, Shruti Gupta, Frank B Cortazar, Samuel A P Short, Jason M Prosek, Sethu M Madhavan, Ilya Glezerman, Shveta S Motwani, Naoka Murakami, Rimda Wanchoo, David I Ortiz-Melo, Arash Rashidi, Ben Sprangers, Vikram Aggarwal, A Bilal Malik, Sebastian Loew, Christopher A Carlos, Pazit Beckerman, Zain Mithani, Chintan V Shah, Amanda D Renaghan, Sophie De Seigneux, Luca Campedel, Daniel Sanghoon Shin, Sunil Rangarajan, Priya Deshpande, Gaia Coppock, Dwight H. Owen, Marium Husain, Clara Garcia-Carro, Sheila Bermejo, Nuttha Lumlertgul, Nina Seylanova, Busra Isik, Aydin Kaghazchi, Yuriy Khanin, Sheru K Kansal, Kai M Schmidt-Ott, Raymond K Hsu, Maria C Tio, Suraj Sarvode Mothi, Harkarandeep Singh, Kenar D Jhaveri, David E Leaf, Corinne Isnard Bagnis, Suraj S Mothi, Weiting Chang, Vipulbhai Sakhiya, Daniel Stalbow, Sylvia Wu, Armando Cennamo, Anne Rigg, Nisha Shaunak, Zoe A Kibbelaar, Harish S Seethapathy, Meghan Lee, Ian A Strohbhen, Ilya G Glezerman, Dwight H Owen, Sharon Mini, Andrey Kisel, Nicole Albert, Katherine Carter, Vicki Donley, Tricia Young, Heather Cigoi, Els Wauters Ben Sprangers, Javier A Pagan, Jonathan J Hogan, Valda Page, Samuel AP Short, A Bilal Malik, Maria Josep Carreras

“…Two-thirds of patients had renal recovery following ICPi-AKI. Treatment with corticosteroids was associated with improved renal recovery.…”
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Assessment of health-related quality of life of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and their caregivers in China by Xia Wang, Danny Junyi Tan, Lejing Guan, Yifei Shao, Jingjing Wang, Chunyue Feng, Haidong Fu, Huijun Shen, Xiujuan Zhu, Abdul Rafay, Jianhua Mao, Guannan Bai

“…Results HRQoL of Children with INS declines with increasing age, and children aged 5-18 had lower scores in physical functioning, emotional functioning, school functioning, psychosocial health summary score, and total PedsQL™ 4.0 GCM score compared to healthy children. …”
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Deletion of the African Swine Fever Virus Gen <i>I196L</i> in the Georgia2010 Isolate Genome Does Not Affect Virus Replication or Virulence in Domestic Pigs by Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina, Paul A. Azzinaro, Alyssa Valladares, Ediane Silva, Leeanna Burton, Leandro Sastre, Vivian O’Donnell, James J. Zhu, Douglas P. Gladue, Manuel V. Borca

“…The ASFV genome encodes for more than 160 proteins; however, the functions of most of them are still in the process of being characterized. …”
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Modification of Spanish Mackerel (<i>Scomberomorus niphonius</i>) Surimi Gels by Three Anionic Polysaccharides by Zhu-Jun Zhang, Fan-Yu Kong, Lin-Da Zhang, Miao-Miao Luo, Yin-Yin Lv, Ce Wang, Bin Lai, Li-Chao Zhang, Jia-Nan Yan, Hai-Tao Wu

“…This study will demonstrate the effectiveness of KC, IC, and GG in improving the texture and functionality as well as expanding the application of surimi products.…”
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Safety and feasibility evaluation of planning and execution of surgical revascularisation solely based on coronary CTA and FFRCT in patients with complex coronary artery disease: s... by Daniele Andreini, Kaoru Tanaka, Hideyuki Kawashima, Ronny R Buechel, William Wijns, Torsten Doenst, Jonathon Leipsic, Gregg W Stone, Giulio Pompilio, Antonio L Bartorelli, Saima Mushtaq, Enrico Ferrari, Francesco Maisano, Mark La Meir, Johan De Mey, Ulrich Schneider, Ulf Teichgräber, Faisal Sharif, Robbert de Winter, Brian Thomsen, Charles Taylor, Campbell Rogers, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W Serruys

“…Automatic non-invasive assessment of functional coronary anatomy complexity is also evaluated with FFRCT for functional Synergy Between percutaneous coronary intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery Score assessment on CCTA. …”
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Ganoderma lucidum spore oil (GLSO), a novel antioxidant, extends the average life span in Drosophila melanogaster by Yi Zhang, Hongfei Cai, Zhu Tao, Cheng Yuan, Zhaojian Jiang, Juyan Liu, Hiroshi Kurihara, Wendong Xu

“…Future work should investigate the value of GLSO as a functional food for the prevention of aging in larger animal models.…”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with chondroblastoma undergoing surgery with various adjuvant procedures: a retrospective study of 59 cases by Toru Hirozane, Tetsuya Sekita, Eisuke Kobayashi, Tomoaki Mori, Naofumi Asano, Toru Udaka, Takashi Tajima, Rumi Nakagawa, Kazutaka Kikuta, Akira Yoshiyama, Hideo Morioka, Itsuo Watanabe, Ukei Anazawa, Michiro Susa, Keisuke Horiuchi, Yoshihisa Suzuki, Takeshi Morii, Robert Nakayama

“…Two patients received preoperative denosumab and neither experienced local recurrence nor functional impairments. Conclusions Good oncological and functional outcomes were achieved. …”
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Internal consistency of a Brazilian version of the unified Huntington's disease rating scale Consistência interna da versão brasileira da escala unificada para avaliação da doença... by Vitor Tumas, Sarah Teixeira Camargos, Paulo Samandar Jalali, Adriano de Paula Galesso, Wilson Marques Jr

“…There was a negative correlation between the total motor score and the functional assessment, the independence scale and the functional capacity. …”
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Steroids combined with anticoagulant in acute/subacute severe cerebral venous thrombosis by Shimin Hu, Yaqin Gu, Tingyu Zhao, Kaiyuan Zhang, Jingkai Li, Chen Zhou, Haiqing Song, Zhi Liu, Xunming Ji, Jiangang Duan, Ting Gao

“…Patients were allocated into steroid and non-steroid groups based on the treatment they received. Functional outcomes (modified Rankin scale [mRS]) were evaluated at admission, discharge, and 6 months after discharge. …”
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Efficacy of chitosan loaded zinc oxide nanoparticles in alleviating the drastic effects of drought from corn crop by Aina Inam, Sumera Javad, Iqra Naseer, Pravej Alam, Zainab M. Almutairi, Mohammad Faizan, Shafia Zauq, Anis Ali Shah

“…FTIR analysis unveiled the existence of diverse functional groups that functioned as reducing agents on the surface of synthesized CSNPs. …”
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Efecto del trauma craneoencefálico grave sobre la calidad de vida de los egresados de cuidados intensivos by Alain Cruz Portelles, Yaquelín Hernández Ochoa, Zaihlin Fuentes Vega, Raúl Ramírez Pupo, Yanelis Marrero Reyes

“…Key words: quality of life, craneoencephalic trauma, functional dependence, delta test. …”
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The Role of Anti-Interferon-α Autoantibodies in Severe COVID-19: Implications for Vaccination Prioritization by Xin Rong Lim, Shiyu Liu, Hwee Siew Howe, Khai Pang Leong, Elampirai Elangovan, Chiung-Hui Huang, Kok Ooi Kong, Bernard Yu Hor Thong, Shawn Vasoo, Bernard Pui Lam Leung

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Elevated and functionally neutralizing anti-IFN-α AAbs were associated with severe COVID-19. …”
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Meta-analysis on the chronic effects of exercise on depression in older adults by Melanie Mack, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Pinelopi S. Stavrinou, Iuliia Pavlova, Yaël Netz, Burcu Kömürcü Akik, Antonia Kaltsatou, Sandra Haider, Christoforos D. Giannaki, Arzu Erden, Andreea Badache, Michel Audiffren

“…Regarding exercise characteristics, effects were particularly strong for interventions that included exergames, had a long duration, and involved high cognitive demand. …”
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Distinct trajectory patterns of neutrophil-to-albumin ratio predict clinical outcomes after endovascular therapy in large vessel occlusion stroke by Weiwei Gao, Junxuan Sun, Lingfeng Yu, Jingjing She, Yanan Zhao, Lijuan Cai, Xingyu Chen, Xingyu Chen, Renjing Zhu, Renjing Zhu, Renjing Zhu

“…Multivariable logistic regression and restricted cubic spline regression were used to analyze the association between NAR and functional outcomes. Latent class trajectory modeling (LCTM) was applied to identify NAR evolution patterns, and propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance baseline characteristics between different trajectory groups, followed by conditional logistic regression to assess their association with clinical outcomes.ResultsAt 90-day follow-up, 197 patients (65.9%) had poor outcomes. …”
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Microbial community characteristics and environmental response of water bodies in different environmental areas underground coal mine by Haitao ZHANG, Guangquan XU, Xiaoqing CHEN, Xu LI, Zixuan LI, Yanxi ZHANG, Gang ZHANG, Jianghui HE

“…These functions maintained the ecological balance of underground water bodies in coal mines and played an important role in regulating and restoring ecosystems.…”
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Enhancing Soil Health and Tea Plant Quality Through Integrated Organic and Chemical Fertilization Strategies by Pengyao Miao, Xiaomin Pang, Mengzhen Zhang, Weiting Cheng, Zewei Zhou, Yuanping Li, Haibin Wang, Xiaoli Jia, Jianghua Ye, Qi Zhang

“…Conversely, total phosphorus, available potassium, and available phosphorus levels were highest in JCF. JHOC also had the highest total potassium content compared to JCF. …”
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Post-covid-19 conditions in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of health outcomes in controlled studies by Christa Scheidt-Nave, Maria-Inti Metzendorf, Luis Ignacio Garegnani, Juan Victor Ariel Franco, Katharina Heldt, Rebekka Mumm

“…The main outcomes included quality of life, functionality in daily activities, use of resources, recovery rates (cluster of symptoms), and the incidence of new medical diagnoses. …”
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Ear reconstruction after traumatic injuries Reconstruções auriculares após lesões traumáticas by José Carlos da Silva, Waldivino Guimarães Filho, Bruno Granieri de Oliveira Araújo

“…Patient satisfaction with respect to esthetic and functional aspects was recorded during postoperative visits. …”
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Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses of the Liver and Ileum Identify Key Genes and Pathways Associated with Low and High Groups of Social Genetic Effect of Residual Feed Intake by Patrick Kofi Makafui Tecku, Zhenjian Zhao, Kai Wang, Xiang Ji, Dong Chen, Qi Shen, Yang Yu, Shengdi Cui, Junge Wang, Ziyang Chen, Jia Xue, Guoqing Tang

“…They consumed less overall feed but had a higher intake per visit. Differentially expressed genes and proteins were identified in the liver and ileum and were associated with processes such as mitochondrial functions, oxidative phosphorylation, and cholesterol metabolism. …”
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