Learning a Foreign Language in Older Adults Shapes the Functional Connectivity of Distinct Cerebellar Sub‐Regions With Cortical Areas Rich in CB1 Receptor Expression by Giovanna Bubbico, Federica Tomaiuolo, Carlo Sestieri, Golnoush Akhlaghipour, Alberto Granzotto, Antonio Ferretti, Mauro Gianni Perrucci, Stefano L. Sensi, Stefano Delli Pizzi

“…Results The FLL group showed distinct changes in cerebellar‐neocortical rs‐FC, including reduced connectivity between Crus I/Vermis IV‐V and the visual cortex and increased connectivity between Lobule VI/VIIb and frontal regions. …”
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Identification of Crucial Genes Associated With MYCN‐Driven Neuroblastoma Based on Single‐Cell Analysis and Machine Learning by Jiasi Zhang, Yichen Lei, Yaqin Wang, Wen Yu, Xiaoyan Zhao, Yongbing Zhu, Dedong Zhang, Siying Liu, Aiguo Liu

“…Elucidating these pathways is critical for advancing personalized treatments for MYCN‐driven NB. Methods We performed single‐cell transcriptomic analysis comparing NB samples with and without MYCN. …”
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Risk factors for biometry prediction error by Barrett Universal II intraocular lens formula in Chinese patients by Xu-Hao Chen, Ying Hong, Xiang-Han Ke, Si-Jia Song, Yu-Jie Cen, Chun Zhang

“…The collected data included the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), corneal curvature, preoperative and postoperative central anterior chamber depths (ACD), axial length (AXL), IOL power, and refractive error. …”
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Identification of key pathways and molecular players potentially involved in endometrial cancer metastasis through integrated bioinformatics analyses by Maryam Rezazadeh, Shahla Danaei-Mehrabad, Nahideh Afshar Zakariya, Fatemeh Kazemi, Marziyeh Sadat Moslehian, Amin Tamadon, Reza Shirazi, Mahdi Mahdipour, Parvin Hakimi

“…This study aimed to identify new important molecular actors and clarify the molecular processes and pathways underlying EC metastasis. Methods: The GEOexplorer and R programming languages were used to analyze and visualize gene expression data from EC metastatic gene expression datasets, and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) were identified using bioinformatics with P-value thresholds of < 0.05, and |log2FC| > 1.5. …”
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Sex differences in the reactivity of gastric myoelectrical activity and heart rate variability as putative psychophysiological markers in human pain research by Rossitza Draganova, Genisius Hartanto, Robert Jan Pawlik, Jana Luisa Aulenkamp, Jana Luisa Aulenkamp, Sigrid Elsenbruch, Sigrid Elsenbruch

“…We investigated responses to the experience of pain from the visceral (rectal distension) and somatic (cutaneous heat) pain modalities, with a focus on elucidating sex differences in EGG and HRV responses.MethodsIn a sample of healthy volunteers (29 males, 43 females), EGG and ECG data were collected during a baseline and a pain phase. …”
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Separating Subjective from Objective Food Value in the Human Insula: An Exploratory Study Using Intracranial EEG by Benjamin Hébert-Seropian, Olivier Boucher, Daphné Citherlet, Manon Robert, François Richer, Dang Khoa Nguyen

“…Depth electrodes implanted in the insular cortex recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) in response to visual food cues. The sessions were conducted in two prandial states (hungry and satiated). …”
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Individualized resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities unveil two major depressive disorder subtypes with contrasting abnormal patterns of abnormality by Keke Fang, Lianjie Niu, Baohong Wen, Liang Liu, Ya Tian, Huiting Yang, Ying Hou, Shaoqiang Han, Xianfu Sun, Wenzhou Zhang

“…However, the clinical heterogeneity, likely stemming from diverse neurobiological disturbances, complicates findings from standard group comparison methods. This variability has driven the search for MDD subtypes using objective neuroimaging markers. …”
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ICT-Net: An Integrated Convolution and Transformer-Based Network for Complex Liver and Liver Tumor Region Segmentation by Chukwuemeka Clinton Atabansi, Hui Li, Sheng Wang, Jing Nie, Haijun Liu, Bo Xu, Xichuan Zhou, Dewei Li

“…Conclusions: We construct a novel deep-learning architecture that produces robust information for liver and liver tumor segmentation. The statistical and visual results demonstrate that the proposed ICT-Net outperforms other existing approaches investigated in this study in terms of ACC, DSC, and IoU. …”
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Cognitive and motor disturbances in depression: insights from comprehensive behavioral assessments by Ioanna Douka, Marit F. L. Ruitenberg, Marit F. L. Ruitenberg, Kamile Weischedel, Carlos Phouthavongsay, Sara L. Weisenbach, Jos N. van der Geest, Brian J. Mickey, Vincent Koppelmans

“…However, comprehensive assessments of cognitive and motor domains in the same depression sample are rare.MethodsThis pilot study compared 20 depressed patients and 22 controls across multiple tests of cognitive and motor functions. …”
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Advancing 1.5T MR imaging: toward achieving 3T quality through deep learning super-resolution techniques by Sk Rahatul Jannat, Kirsten Lynch, Maryam Fotouhi, Steve Cen, Steve Cen, Jeiran Choupan, Nasim Sheikh-Bahaei, Nasim Sheikh-Bahaei, Gaurav Pandey, Bino A. Varghese

“…These factors impact heterogeneity in MRI neuroimaging data on account of the uneven distribution of 1.5T and 3T MRI scanners across healthcare institutions.MethodsIn our study, we investigated the efficacy of three deep learning-based super-resolution techniques to enhance 1.5T MRI images, aiming to achieve quality analogous to 3T scans. …”
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Involvement of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor in the Formation of a Profibrotic Microenvironment in the Epicardial Region by K. V. Dergilev, Z. I. Tsokolayeva, I. B. Beloglazova, Yu. D. Vasilets, D. O. Traktuyev, B. N. Kulbitsky, E. V. Parfenova

“…Our work suggests that the urokinase receptor (uPAR) is involved in the regulation of mesothelial cell activity and epicardial fibrosis development, which, when interacting with specific ligands and intermediate proteins, can activate intracellular signaling, trigger the cascade of proteolytic reactions, including local plasmin formation and activation of matrix metalloproteinases, providing matrix remodeling.Objective: to perform a comparative study of fibrogenic activity of the epicardium in the hearts of uPAR-/- and wild-type animals and evaluate the effect of cardiac microenvironment factors on the migration activity of epicardial mesothelial cells.Material and methods. We used histological and immunofluorescent staining, microarray analysis of proinflammatory cytokine levels, and a method for assessing the migratory properties of epicardial cells.Results. …”
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MCIDN: Deblurring Network for Metal Corrosion Images by Jiaxiang Wang, Meng Wan, Pufen Zhang, Sijie Chang, Hao Du, Peng Shi, Hongying Yu, Dongbai Sun, Jue Wang, Yangang Wang

“…While self-attention is widely used in visual tasks, its quadratic complexity often leads to high computational costs. …”
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First Report on Rigid Plate Fixation for Enhanced Sternal Closure in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Safety and Outcomes by Jules Miazza, Benedikt Reuthebuch, Florian Bruehlmeier, Ulisse Camponovo, Rory Maguire, Luca Koechlin, Ion Vasiloi, Brigitta Gahl, Luise Vöhringer, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich Eckstein, David Santer

“…Introduction: This study reports of the use of a rigid-plate fixation (RPF) system designed for sternal closure after minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS). Methods: This retrospective analysis included all patients undergoing MICS with RPF (Zimmer Biomet, Jacksonville, FL, USA) at our institution. …”
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Examining Brain Function Changes in HIV‐Infected Patients With Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Study by Juming Ma, Zhongkai Zhou, Shuai Han, Chuanke Hou, Xingyuan Jiang, Fan Xu, Haixia Luo, Jiaojiao Liu, Wei Wang, Haiyan Zhao, Lingling Zhao, Hongjun Li

“…This decline correlates with worsening neurocognitive abilities, specifically visual processing and executive function.…”
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Comparing Clinical Efficacy between Minimally Invasive Osteotomy and Weil Osteotomy for Treatment of Metatarsalgia by Zixing Bai, Xuhan Cao, Yanjun Yang, Chengyi Sun, Si Chen, Haiwei Hu, Jianmin Wen, Xinxiao Lin, Weidong Sun

“…Aim and objective: To investigate the differences of indications and clinical efficacy between the minimally invasive osteotomy and the Weil osteotomy for treatment of the metatarsalgia. Materials and methods: One hundred and four metatarsal bones in 64 feet of 51 patients with mild metatarsalgia were divided into two groups. …”
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Quantifying the spatial patterns of retinal ganglion cell loss and progression in optic neuropathy by applying a deep learning variational autoencoder approach to optical coherence... by Jui-Kai Wang, Jui-Kai Wang, Brett A. Johnson, Zhi Chen, Zhi Chen, Honghai Zhang, Honghai Zhang, David Szanto, Brian Woods, Brian Woods, Michael Wall, Young H. Kwon, Young H. Kwon, Edward F. Linton, Edward F. Linton, Andrew Pouw, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Randy H. Kardon, Randy H. Kardon

“…We propose a booster Variational Autoencoder (bVAE) to capture spatial variations in RGC loss and generate latent space (LS) montage maps that visualize different degrees and spatial patterns of optic nerve bundle injury. …”
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Improving Artificial Intelligence–based Microbial Keratitis Screening Tools Constrained by Limited Data Using Synthetic Generation of Slit-Lamp Photos by Daniel Wang, BA, Bonnie Sklar, MD, James Tian, MD, Rami Gabriel, MD, Matthew Engelhard, MD, PhD, Ryan P. McNabb, PhD, Anthony N. Kuo, MD

“…To assess synthetic image quality, we performed a visual Turing test. Three cornea fellows tested their ability to identify 20 images each of (1) real healthy, (2) real diseased, (3) synthetic healthy, and (4) synthetic diseased. …”
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Safety and efficacy of the Yamane technique for intraocular three-piece lens implantation in Egyptian patients diagnosed with Marfan syndrome: a retrospective study by Fathy Mohamed Abo Elftouh Elsalhy, Ahmed Hassan Samir Assaf, Sarah Abbas Alshamarti, Noha Fawky Soliman, Abdelrahman Ahmed Ali Khattab, Mahmoud Mohammed Ahmed Ali Khalil, Mahmoud Fawzy Zaky Morsy, Ezzat Nabil Abbas Ibrahim, Ahmad Mohammad Salah Eldeen Abdul Hay, Mohamed Sayed Taha Abouzeid

“…Lensectomy or phacoemulsification was performed with limited anterior vitrectomy, followed by IOL implantation using the FIHFT method. Data was collected from medical records, including preoperative and postoperative corrected distant visual acuity (CDVA) using logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution (log MAR), preoperative and postoperative refractions, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and follow-up periods. …”
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Smart Wearable Technologies for Balance Rehabilitation in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis by Brooke Nairn, Vassilios Tsakanikas, Becky Gordon, Efterpi Karapintzou, Diego Kaski, Dimitrios I Fotiadis, Doris-Eva Bamiou

“…Of the studies incorporating motion tracking, 3 provided feedback as either visual or auditory. All but 2 studies reported the use of gamification, and 7 studies incorporated balance exercises. …”
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Prognostic factors for stent restenosis in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by M. А. Meshkova, I. A. Starodubtseva, A. A. Pashkova

“…At the same time, blood flow in the remaining coronary arteries was visually assessed during selective coronary angiography (SCA). …”
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