Abstract The laser pretreatment of seed is drawing pronounced attention from the scientific community for its positive impact in boosting germination, seedling, and growth of plants. In this study, the laser pretreatment of Adansonia digitata (A. digitata) seeds was evaluated. Eight laser treatments were conducted at different powers, 10, 20, 40, and 80 mW, with the two-time interval for each power at 2 and 4 min. The outcomes indicated that the most efficient irradiation was...
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Abstract Objective To investigate the mortality and the causes of death in Chinese patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). Methods The clinical data of all consecutive adult PM/DM patients in Rheumatology and clinical immunology department of Peking University First Hospital from January 2007 to Apr2016 were collected. The...
Abstract Objectives Multimodal rheumatologic complex treatment (MRCT) is a specific concept of German inpatient care focusing on physical therapy for patients with rheumatic diseases suffering from exacerbated pain and functional impairment. As physical therapy is a key concept in the treatment of spondyloarthritis (SpA), we conducted a monocentric retrospective analysis of the effects of MRCT on pain and functional status in patients...
Abstract To systematically review the role of ultrasound (US) in the assessment of the joint-enthesial-nail apparatus in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or psoriasis (PSO) in terms of prevalence, diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment. A systematic literature review was conducted through medical databases (PubMed, Embase) and the grey literature up to February 2018. The main areas of application of nail US were first identified, allowing the development of research...
Abstract Objective To investigate the activity of relapsing events (RE) and their mode of presentation in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods Patients diagnosed with AAV between 1990 and 2015 experiencing at least one RE were investigated. The different organ involvements were registered during...
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Related ArticlesVestibular migraine - an underdiagnosed cause of vertigo. Diagnosis and treatment. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2020 Apr 14;: Authors: Nowaczewska M Abstract INTRODUCTION: Migraine and vertigo are two common conditions. The main disorder connecting both these entities is vestibular migraine (VM). STATE OF THE ART: VM may affect 1-3% of the general population. It is a disabling disease of recurrent attacks of vestibular symptoms accompanied...
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Analyst, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0AN00315H, PaperWenrui Ma, Lulu Liu, Yi Xu, Li Wang, Li Chen, Sheng Yan, Lingling Shui, Zhijun Wang, Shunbo LiAn impedimetric aptasensor for detection of endotoxin in a microfluidic chip was proposed, in which the Apt/AuNPs/SPCE sensing surface was fabricated in screen-printed electrode with good biological activity and stability....The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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Analyst, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0AN00346H, PaperHuiqiang Liu, Junshan Xiu, Yunyan Liu, Bengyi Wang, Yanling Xue, Min Chen, Te JiInorganic arsenic (iAs) is a well-known naturally occurring metalloid with abundant hazards in our environment, especially being a human carcinogen through arsenic contaminated drinking water. The iAs-related contamination is usually...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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Analyst, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D0AN00597E, Critical ReviewLu Gao, Qianfan Yang, Peng Wu, Feng LiDespite serving as a gold standard for protein analysis, the classic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is currently challenged by the ever-increasing needs of sensitivity and simplicity. Towards the ongoing needs,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 1154: Decreased Activity of Circulating Butyrylcholinesterase in Blood Is an Independent Prognostic Marker in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12051154 Authors: Eva Valentina Klocker Dominik Andreas Barth Jakob Michael Riedl Felix Prinz Joanna Szkandera Konstantin Schlick Peter Kornprat Karoline Lackner Jörg Lindenmann Herbert Stöger Michael Stotz Armin Gerger Martin Pichler Introduction:...
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Related ArticlesBenefit of ultra-high-density mapping-guided radiofrequency reablation in pulmonary vein isolation non-responders after initial cryoballoon procedure. Europace. 2020 May 03;: Authors: Straube F, Dorwarth U, Hartl S, Brueck B, Pongratz J, Kosmalla A, Wankerl M, Hoffmann E Abstract AIMS: Symptomatic atrial arrhythmias despite complete pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are common. The purpose was to evaluate ultra-high-density multi-electrode...
Recurrence types 3 years after endovenous thermal ablation in insufficient saphenofemoral junctions.
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Abstract Purpose of Review The objective of this review is to critically discuss the latest evidence on the use of ultrasound and dual energy computed tomography (DECT) for the assessment of microcrystalline arthritis. Recent Findings Both techniques have been included in the classification and diagnostic criteria for gout, while only ultrasound...
Abstract Purpose of Review To summarize recent international efforts on standardization and validation of pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound and determine its role in diagnosis and monitoring of disease in pediatric rheumatology. Recent Findings Over the past decade, significant progress has been made on building the evidence base for musculoskeletal...
Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with inflammatory arthropathies have a high rate of fragility fractures. Diagnostic assessment and monitoring of bone density and quality are therefore critically important. Here, we review standard and advanced techniques to measure bone density and quality, specifically focusing on patients with inflammatory arthropathies. Recent...
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Abstract Purpose The MEDIRAD project is about the effects of low radiation dose in the context of medical procedures. The goal of the work is to develop an informatics service that will provide the researchers of the MEDIRAD project with a platform to share acquired images, along with the associated dosimetric data pertaining to the radiation resulting from the procedure. Methods...
Abstract Purpose The surface-based registration approach to laparoscopic augmented reality (AR) has clear advantages. Nonrigid point-set registration paves the way for surface-based registration. Among current non-rigid point set registration methods, the coherent point drift (CPD) algorithm is rarely used because of two challenges: (1) volumetric deformation is difficult to predict, and (2) registration from intraoperative visible tissue...
Deep learning-based monocular placental pose estimation: towards collaborative robotics in fetoscopy
Abstract Purpose Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a placental defect occurring in monochorionic twin pregnancies. It is associated with high risks of fetal loss and perinatal death. Fetoscopic elective laser ablation (ELA) of placental anastomoses has been established as the most effective therapy for TTTS. Current tools and techniques face limitations in case of more complex ELA cases. Visualization of the entire placental...
Abstract Purpose Ultrasound imaging is routinely used in prostate biopsy, which involves obtaining prostate tissue samples using a systematic, yet, non-targeted approach. This approach is blinded to individual patient intraprostatic pathology, and unfortunately, has a high rate of false negatives. Methods In this paper, we propose a deep network for improved...
Abstract Purpose Detecting breast lesions using ultrasound imaging is an important application of computer-aided diagnosis systems. Several automatic methods have been proposed for breast lesion detection and segmentation; however, due to the ultrasound artefacts, and to the complexity of lesion shapes and locations, lesion or tumor segmentation from ultrasound breast images is still an open problem. In this paper, we propose using a lesion...
Abstract Purpose Fetoscopic laser photocoagulation is a minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). By using a lens/fibre-optic scope, inserted into the amniotic cavity, the abnormal placental vascular anastomoses are identified and ablated to regulate blood flow to both fetuses. Limited field-of-view, occlusions due to fetus presence and low visibility make it difficult to identify all vascular...
Abstract Purpose Lung biopsy is currently the most effective procedure for cancer diagnosis. However, respiration-induced location uncertainty presents a challenge in precise lung biopsy. To reduce the medical image requirements for motion modelling, in this study, local lung motion information in the region of interest (ROI) is extracted from whole chest computed tomography (CT) and CT-fluoroscopy scans to predict the motion of potentially...
Abstract Purpose A better understanding of photometry in laparoscopic images can increase the reliability of computer-assisted surgery applications. Photometry requires modelling illumination, tissue reflectance and camera response. There exists a large variety of light models, but no systematic and reproducible evaluation. We present a review of light models in laparoscopic surgery, a unified calibration approach, an evaluation methodology,...
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