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The relationship between thyroid state and female fertility is an area of particular interest for both clinicians and researchers worldwide. This is partially due to the increasing prevalence of infertility and to the understanding of its complex and multifactorial aetiology. Studies conducted in variable forms of female infertility (e.g.,…Read more

During a median of 2.46 year follow-up, 931 (16.68%) participants developed CKD. After fully adjusting for confounding factors, VAI was significantly associated with incident CKD (HR, 1.052; 95% CI 1.029-1.076,

< 0.001), and RKFD (HR, 1.077; 95% CI 1.041-1.114,

< 0.001). Moreover, compared to those with the lowest VAI quartiles, subjects…Read more

002.With the improvement of industrial requirements for the quality of cold rolled strips, flatness has become one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of cold rolled strips. In this paper, the strip production data of a 1250 mm tandem cold mill in a steel plant is modeled by an improved deep neural network (the improved DNN)…Read more

influence of the

ε4 carrier status from the subthreshold to positive Aβ accumulation during the preclinical phase.

This study is the first attempt to thoroughly examine the influence of the APOE ε4 carrier status from the subthreshold to positive Aβ accumulation during the preclinical phase.

Several studies have assessed the eff…Read more

In this study, the fucoxanthin (FUC)-loaded gliadin nanoparticles (Gli NPs) stabilized by chondroitin sulfate (ChS) were fabricated. Results showed that the particle size and turbidity of Gli-ChS NPs were highly pH-dependent. Hydrogen bond, electrostatic interaction and hydrophobic interaction were involved in the formation of Gli-ChS NPs. The…Read more

0 [1.0; 1.0] versus 1.0 [1.0; 2.0];

<0.001) and shorter hospital-stay (8.0 [8.0; 8.0] hours versus 8.0 [8.0; 9.0] hours;

=0.010). There were no significant differences in the incidence of postoperative hydrocele (0 versus 6;

=0.097). Nevertheless, recurrence rate differed significantly (0 versus 17;

=0.001).

PHELPS…Read more

This study shows that the performance of MuMIs can be improved by employing DL-based models with raw myoelectric activations instead of developing DL or classic machine learning models with hand-crafted features.The increasing prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases makes it a priority to develop tools for enhancing their management. On…Read more

To verify the usefulness, two experiments are conducted, whose results indicate that the densely and precisely acquired gradient field of an acoustic wave is useful in solving the problem of port and starboard ambiguity, and the problem of accurate near-field prediction can also be well addressed, which in a deeper sense benefit from the direct…Read more

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We describe ophthalmic manifestations, therapy, and outcomes in 16 patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA).

Takayasu retinopathy was detected in 15 eyes of 9 patients and hypertensive retinopathy in 14 eyes of 7 patients.

Visual acuity was normal in 7 eyes, 20/40 to 20/200 in 20 eyes, counting fingers in 2 eyes, hand motion…Read more

8% vs. 13.6%). When the cut-off of GA at diagnosis for ESRD was set at GA ≥ 14.25%, AAV patients with GA ≥ 14.25% had a significantly higher risk for ESRD development than those without (relative risk 12.040). In addition, AAV patients with GA ≥ 14.25% exhibited significantly lower cumulative ESRD-free survival rates than those without (P = 0.02…Read more

The findings of the open field test excluded the motor effects of these compounds, thus further confirming their anti-depression activity. Preliminary investigation into their mechanism of action using GABA antagonist, PTZ and molecular docking has predicted that compounds 3e and 4c bind at the GABA binding site of GABAA receptor to produce…Read more