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Peripheral nerve lengthening as a regenerative strategy

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Neural Regeneration Research 2014年第16期9卷 1498-1501页

作者： Kenneth m.Vaz justin m.brown Sameer B.Shah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of CaliforniaSan Diego La Jolla CA USA Department of Neurosurgery University of CaliforniaSan Diego La Jolla CA USA Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering University of CaliforniaSan Diego La Jolla CA USA

Peripheral nerve injury impairs motor, sensory, and autonomic function, incurring substantial financial costs and diminished quality of life. For large nerve gaps, proximal lesions, or chronic nerve injury, the prognosis for recovery is particularly poor, even with autografts, the current gold standard for treating small to moderate nerve gaps. In vivo elongation of intact proximal stumps towards the injured distal stumps of severed peripheral nerves may offer a promising new strategy to treat nerve injury. This review describes several nerve lengthening strategies, including a novel internal fixator device that enables rapid and distal reconnection of proximal and distal nerve stumps.

关键词： peripheral nerve nerve regeneration nerve injury nerve transfer mechanical loading biomedical device

Unraveling the potential of acute intermittent hypoxia as a strategy for inducing robust repair in multiple sclerosis

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第11期19卷 2339-2340页

作者： Valerie m.K.Verge Nataliya Tokarska justin m.Naniong Department of Anatomy Physiology and PharmacologyUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSKCanada Cameco mS Neuroscience Research Center University of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSKCanada

multiple sclerosis(mS)is a debilitating inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by immune-mediated segmental demyelination and variable degrees of axonal and neuronal degeneration that contribute to disability.Inducing efficient and effective repair programs following demyelination is a major goal and challenge in mS.Conventional mS therapies focus largely on modulating the immune aspects of the disease contributing to lesions.While this alleviates some symptoms and mitigates damage,it does not tackle the fundamental challenge of effective remyelination,which few mS patients experience,especially in the progressive phase of the disease.

关键词： sclerosis degeneration damage

Evaluation of a hepatic biomarker of nutritional imbalance in juvenile red drum(Sciaenops ocellatus) fed 60% soybean meal-based diets using NmR-based metabolomics

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Animal Nutrition 2024年第1期16卷 45-61页

作者： Fabio Casu Aaron m.Watson justin Yost T.Gibson Gaylord Daniel W.Bearden michael R.Denson marine Resources Research Institute South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Bozeman Fish Technology Center United States Fish and Wildlife Service marine Biochemical Sciences Group Chemical Sciences Division National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Marine Laboratory

A 12-week feeding trial with juvenile red drum(Sciaenops ocellatus) fed high-soybean meal(SBm) diets was conducted to investigate a putative biomarker of nutritional imbalance, N-formimino-L-glutamate(FIGLU). Three fishmeal-free, 60% SBm pelleted diets(named B12, Fol, and met, respectively) were tested to evaluate the effects on growth performance and tissue metabolite profiles of supplementation of vitamin B12(0.012 mg/kg), folate(10 mg/kg), methionine(1 g/kg) respectively, above basal supplementation levels. A fourth SBm-based diet(named B12/Fol/met) was formulated with a combination of B12, folate, and methionine to attain the above-mentioned target concentrations. A fifth 60% SBm diet(named FWS) with methionine supplementation(1 g/kg above basal supplementation levels), enriched with taurine, lysine and threonine as well as minerals, was also tested. This diet contained formulation targets and additives which have allowed for replacing fishmeal with plant proteins in rainbow trout feeds. Control diets included a fishmeal-based diet(named Fm), an unsupplemented basal 60% SBm diet(named SBm60), and a “natural” diet(named N) made up of equal parts of fish(cigar minnows), squid and shrimp as a positive reference for growth performance. Formulated feeds contained approximately 37% total crude protein, approximately 14% total crude lipid and were energetically balanced. Standard growth performance metrics were measured, and tissues(liver, muscle) were collected at week 12 to evaluate diet-induced metabolic changes using nuclear magnetic resonance(NmR)-based metabolomics.Our results show that the FWS diet outperformed all other SBm diets and the Fm diet under all performance metrics(Pm diets and the Fm diet. Fish fed the FWS diet and the met diet showed lower hepatic levels of FIGLU compared with the other SBm-based diets(Pmong the different supplementation regimes, methionine supplementation was associ

关键词： Aquaculture metabolomics Nuclear magnetic resonance Red drum Soybean meal N-Formimino-L-glutamate

Experiment and simulation to determine the optimum orientation of building-integrated photovoltaic on tropical building façades considering annual daylight performance and energy yield

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Energy and Built Environment

Energy and Built Environment 2024年第3期5卷 414-425页

作者： Rizki A.mangkuto Dhian Nur Aziz T.Tresna Ikhwan m.Hermawan justin Pradipta Nurul Jamala Beta Paramita Atthaillah Building Physics Research Group Faculty of Industrial TechnologyInstitut Teknologi BandungLabtek VIJl.Ganesha 10Bandung 40132Indonesia Engineering Physics Program Faculty of Industrial TechnologyInstitut Teknologi BandungLabtek VIJl.Ganesha 10Bandung 40132Indonesia Engineering Physics Research Group Faculty of Industrial TechnologyInstitut Teknologi BandungLabtek VIJl.Ganesha 10Bandung 40132Indonesia Department of Architecture Faculty of EngineeringHasanuddin UniversityJl.Poros Malino Km.6Gowa 92171Indonesia Architecture Study Program Faculty of Technology and Vocational EducationUniversitas Pendidikan IndonesiaJl.Dr.Setiabudhi 229Bandung 40152Indonesia Architecture Program Faculty of EngineeringUniversitas MalikussalehJl.Cot Teungku NieAceh Utara 24355Indonesia

Building-Integrated Photovoltaic(BIPV)on vertical façades is a potential PV application in today’s buildings.The performance of BIPV on façades is significantly influenced by the façade orientation.For tropical cities,the optimum façade orientation,in terms of maximum energy yield and daylight performance,cannot be simply determined,due to relatively symmetrical sun path throughout the day.This study therefore aims to determine the optimum orientation for BIPV on tropical building façades.To achieve the objective,experiment,modelling,and computational simulation are conducted to evaluate the BIPV energy yield and to predict the indoor daylight performance in a scale-model building with a 105Wp monocrystalline silicon PV,facing each cardinal orienta-tion in Bandung,Indonesia.The South orientation yields practically zero ASE_(1000,250),providing the best annual daylight performance,and yielding the most desirable value in four out of five daylight metrics.The greatest annual energy yield is at the North orientation,providing 179-186 kWh(95%prediction interval)per year,but with larger uncertainty compared to that at the South,due to direct sunlight occurrence.Based on three different objective functions,the South orientation is considered optimum for placing the BIPV panel on the prototype façade in the location.

关键词： Building-integrated photovoltaic Orientation Daylight metric Energy yield Tropical building façade

Cognitive function among military veterans with STEm occupations

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military medical Research 2024年第2期11卷 308-310页

作者： justin T.mcDaniel Kevin N.Hascup Erin R.Hascup Ugochukwu G.Ezigbo Amanda m.Weidhuner Harvey Henson David L.Albright Dale and Deborah Smith Center for Alzheimer's Research and trEatment(CARE) Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSpringfieldIL 62794USA STEm Education Research Center Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleIL 62901USA Department of Political Science The University of AlabamaTuscaloosaAL 35487USA

Dear Editor,There is limited research on the relationship between science,technology,engineering,and mathematics(STEm)occupational history and cognitive function in later life,especially among military veterans,who may be at greater risk for later-life cognitive decline.This study examines a nationally representative sample of military veterans to address this gap in knowledge.

关键词： Alzheimer's disease Veterans Science technology engineering and mathematics(STEm) Animal fluency test Dementia

A Rare Case of Aortic Valve Endocarditis and Acute meningitis Due to Haemophilus influenzae

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Case Reports in Clinical medicine 2024年第6期13卷 207-211页

作者： Zachary m. Visinoni justin D. Tse Christopher F. Pease Department of Graduate medical Education Internal medicine Residency Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville USA Sutter medical Group Roseville USA

HACEK organisms represent a rare but important group of causative pathogens in endocarditis. These bacteria have historically been associated with culture-negative endocarditis;however, modern laboratory techniques have made this less common. In this case, we present a 74-year-old man who presented with acute onset altered mentation, fever, and sepsis. He was ultimately found to have Haemophilus influenzae meningitis, cerebral empyema, aortic valve endocarditis, psoas myositis, and L2 - L3 diskitis with osteomyelitis. Although HACEK organisms are commonly found in the oropharynx and upper respiratory tract in humans, our patient did not report recent preceding dental or ENT procedures. H. influenzae is responsible for approximately 0.16% of all cases of bacterial endocarditis, representing a very limited subset. Although generally considered low virulent pathogens, this case demonstrates the unusual extent of infection from a HACEK organism, H. influenzae, causing aortic valve endocarditis as well as atypical non-cardiac sequelae, including acute meningitis.

关键词： HACEK Haemophilus influenzae Aortic Valve Endocarditis Bacterial meningitis Cerebral Empyema

Systematic Radio Telescope Alignment Using Portable Fringe Projection Profilometry

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Nanomanufacturing and metrology 2024年第1期7卷 75-85页

作者： Joel Berkson justin Hyatt Nathan Julicher Byeongjoon Jeong Isaac Pimienta Rachel Ball Wyatt Ellis Jason Voris Diego Torres‑Barajas Daewook Kim James C.Wyant College of Optical Sciences University of Arizona1630 E.University Blvd.TucsonAZ 85721USA Department of Astronomy at Steward Observatory University of Arizona933 N Cherry Ave.TucsonAZ 85721USA

In 2019,the Event Horizon Telescope(EHT)released the first-ever image of a black hole event horizon.Astronomers are now aiming for higher angular resolutions of distant targets,like black holes,to understand more about the fundamental laws of gravity that govern our universe.To achieve this higher resolution and increased sensitivity,larger radio telescopes are needed to operate at higher frequencies and in larger quantities.Projects like the next-generation Very Large Array(ngVLA)and the Square-Kilometer Array(SKA)require building hundreds of telescopes with diameters greater than 10 ms over the next decade.This has a twofold effect.Radio telescope surfaces need to be more accurate to operate at higher frequencies,and the logistics involved in maintaining a radio telescope need to be simplified to support them properly in large quantities.Both of these problems can be solved with improved methods for surface metrology that are faster and more accurate with a higher resolution.This leads to faster and more accurate panel alignment and,therefore,a more productive observatory.In this paper,we present the use of binocular fringe projection profilometry as a solution to this problem and demonstrate it by aligning two panels on a 3-m radio telescope dish.The measurement takes only 10 min and directly delivers feedback on the tip,tilt,and piston of each panel to create the ideal reflector shape.

关键词： metrology Fringe projection profilometry Off-axis alignment Radio astronomy Radio antenna

A Novel Approach to Breast Tumor Detection: Enhanced Speckle Reduction and Hybrid Classification in Ultrasound Imaging

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Computers, materials & Continua 2024年第5期79卷 1875-1901页

作者： K.Umapathi S.Shobana Anand Nayyar Judith justin R.Vanithamani miguel Villagómez Galindo mushtaq Ahmad Ansari Hitesh Panchal Department of Biomedical Engineering KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of TechnologyCoimbatore641402India Graduate School Faculty of Information TechnologyDuy Tan UniversityDa Nang550000Viet Nam Department of Biomedical and Instrumentation Engineering Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education forWomenCoimbatore641043India Universidadmichoacana de SanNicolás de HidalgoAvenida Francisco J.múgica S/N Ciudad Universitaria MoreliaCP58030Mexico Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology College of PharmacyKing Saud UniversityRiyadh11451Saudi Arabia Department of mechanical Engineering Gujarat Technological UniveristyNigam NagarChandkhedaAhmedabadGujarat382424India

Breast cancer detection heavily relies on medical imaging, particularly ultrasound, for early diagnosis and effectivetreatment. This research addresses the challenges associated with computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of breastcancer fromultrasound images. The primary challenge is accurately distinguishing between malignant and benigntumors, complicated by factors such as speckle noise, variable image quality, and the need for precise segmentationand classification. The main objective of the research paper is to develop an advanced methodology for breastultrasound image classification, focusing on speckle noise reduction, precise segmentation, feature extraction, andmachine learning-based classification. A unique approach is introduced that combines Enhanced Speckle ReducedAnisotropic Diffusion (SRAD) filters for speckle noise reduction, U-NET-based segmentation, Genetic Algorithm(GA)-based feature selection, and Random Forest and Bagging Tree classifiers, resulting in a novel and efficientmodel. To test and validate the hybrid model, rigorous experimentations were performed and results state thatthe proposed hybrid model achieved accuracy rate of 99.9%, outperforming other existing techniques, and alsosignificantly reducing computational time. This enhanced accuracy, along with improved sensitivity and specificity,makes the proposed hybrid model a valuable addition to CAD systems in breast cancer diagnosis, ultimatelyenhancing diagnostic accuracy in clinical applications.

关键词： Ultrasound images breast cancer tumor classification segmentation deep learning lesion detection

Psychological, social, and sexual challenges affecting men receiving male infertility treatment: a systematic review and implications for clinical care

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2023年第4期25卷 448-453页

作者： Winston Wu justin La Kathryn m Schubach Daniel Lantsberg Darren J Katz Department of Urology Western HealthSt AlbansVIC 3021Australia Department of Urology Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical CenterSan RafaelCA 94903USA men’s Health melbourne MelbourneVIC 3000Australia Reproductive Services Unit The Royal Women’s HospitalParkvilleVIC 3052Australia melbourne IVF East MelbourneVIC 3002Australia Department of Surgery Western PrecinctUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVIC 3010Australia

In recent years, social research surrounding the consequences of infertility has increasingly focused on the male perspective;however, a gap exists in the understanding of men’s experiences of male infertility treatment. This review aims to synthesize theexisting evidence concerning the psychological, social, and sexual burden of male infertility treatment on men, as well as patientneeds during clinical care. A systematic search identified 12 studies that are diverse in design, setting, and methods. Psychologicalevaluations have found that urological surgery may have a lasting impact on infertility-specific stress, and treatment failure canlead to feelings of depression, grief, and inadequacy. men tended to have an avoidant coping mechanism throughout fertilitytreatment, and their self-esteem, relationship quality, and sexual functions can be tied to outcomes of treatment. Partner bonds canbe strengthened by mutual support and enhanced communication;couple separation, however, has been noted as a predominantreason for discontinuing male infertility treatment and may be associated with difficult circumstances surrounding severe maleinfertility. Surgical treatments can affect the sexual functioning of infertile men;however, the impact of testicular sperm extractionoutcomes appears to be psychologically driven whereas the improvements after microsurgical varicocelectomy are only evident inhypogonadal men. Clinically, there is a need for better inclusion, communication, education, and resource provision, to addressreported issues of marginalization and uncertainty in men. Routine psychosocial screening in cases of severe male infertility andfollow-up in cases of surgical treatment failure are likely beneficial.

关键词： male infertility male infertility treatment patient experience patient-centered care psychosocial sexual