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after decannulation. Infection is associated with increased mortality and longer duration of ECMO support. Further efforts are needed to determine HAI reduction strategies in this high-risk patient population.

Recently, studies have revealed that salvage surgery after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for unresectable advanced non-small cell…[Lees meer]

In addition, a model food-system experiment showed that 1-octen-3-ol at 98 μL/L exhibited an efficacy of 100% after 7 days of fumigation and completely eliminated T. castaneum offspring. Although a higher concentration of 1-octen-3-ol was needed to achieve an efficacy equal to that of the positive control, dichlorvos (DDVP), 1-octen-3-ol promoted…[Lees meer]

In a dose-dependent manner, oridonin and doxorubicin were capable to eradicate U937 cells while Gal-9 expanded them. Following the treatment of U937 cells with oridonin, the expression of Gal-9, TIM-3, and IL-1β genes was down-regulated, and the Gal-9 secretion and NF-kB phosphorylation were diminished, whereas doxorubicin increased all of these…[Lees meer]

Both synthetic and Internet images are used to train a CNN which is modified from the fully convolutional network (FCN) to segment face vitiligo lesions. The results show that 1) the synthetic images effectively improve segmentation performance; 2) the proposed algorithm achieves 1.06% error for the face vitiligo area estimation and 3) it is more…[Lees meer]

independent effects of a repetitive upper limb task on the sensitivity to painful and to nonpainful stimuli. Moreover, the hypoalgesia induced by the repetitive pointing task was weak and localized, and did not directly correlate with the induced muscle fatigue. Results suggest that fatigue-related changes in the sensitivity to noxious and…[Lees meer]

Behçet’s disease is a complex systemic inflammatory vasculitis of incompletely understood etiology. We performed a large genetic study in Behçet’s disease in a diverse multi-ethnic population.

A total of 9,444 patients and controls from seven different populations were included in this study. Genotyping was performed using the Infinium I…[Lees meer]

With the burgeoning of wearable devices and passive body/brain-computer interfaces (B/BCIs), automated stress monitoring in everyday settings has gained significant attention recently, with applications ranging from serious games to clinical monitoring. With mobile users, however, challenges arise due to other overlapping (and potentially…[Lees meer]

In conclusion, chronic PFO4DA and PFO5DoDA exposure suppressed stress signals and disturbed glucose and lipid metabolism in the liver. The longer serum half-life and stronger hepatic bioaccumulation of PFO5DoDA, at least partially, contributed to its stronger hepatotoxicity than that of PFO4DA.Caenorhabditis elegans is a useful animal model to…[Lees meer]

Compared to those without depression, acutely-ill patients with depression hospitalized for an infection usually have poor outcomes, including increased length of stay (LOS).

The primary objective was to evaluate the LOS between patients receiving an anti-infective with and without any antidepressant use. Secondary objectives were to examine…[Lees meer]

There are significant barriers for resident physicians seeking mental health care, including lack of time, cost, and concerns about confidentiality. The authors sought to improve access to mental health resources by addressing these barriers through the development of a confidential opt-out mental health pilot program for interns and to assess the…[Lees meer]

The Ames test was also conducted to confirm the removal efficacy of carcinogenicity of BaP spiked in MWE. Overall, this study demonstrated that AOS treatment is a promising and environmentally friendly technology for wastewater treatment, remediation, and management.Land occupation by solar power installations has become a rising concern that may…[Lees meer]

Pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 1 in 10 children in the US, increases risk of cirrhosis and transplantation in early adulthood, and shortens lifespan, even after transplantation. Exposure to maternal obesity and/or a diet high in fat, sugar and cholesterol is strongly associated with development of NAFLD in offspring.…[Lees meer]

For complex machine learning (ML) algorithms to gain widespread acceptance in decision making, we must be able to identify the features driving the predictions. Explainability models allow transparency of ML algorithms, however their reliability within high-dimensional data is unclear. To test the reliability of the explainability model SHapley…[Lees meer]

The holistic approach of healthcare practice in midwifery demands the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in all aspects of clinical care. Applying EBP in every day healthcare practice by midwives offers various significant benefits. The aim of the present study was to investigate and assess the knowledge and awareness of midwives in Greece with…[Lees meer]

Aplastic anemia (AA) is a life-threatening disorder and may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality Currently, the first treatment option is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) for patients younger than 40 years. Bone marrow is recommended as the stem cell source due to less graft versus host disease (GVHD)…[Lees meer]

The effect of mineral dust aerosols and subsequent deposition in polar regions has historically been underestimated in climate models. Dust aerosols increase melt rates by reducing surface albedo and modifying atmospheric radiative properties. In this study 127,413 satellite images covering the Arctic and Antarctic from 2007 to 2019 were assessed…[Lees meer]

s in b value, but no significant differences were observed between all renal tumors and the normal renal cortex. A linear correlation was found between α values and NIC in CP (r=0.780, P=0.00) and NP (r=0.693, P=0.00). The b values and NIC had a low correlation in CP, with no correlation in NP.

Quantitative spectral CT with the…[Lees meer]