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Maternal Euthyroid Hyperthyroxinemia May Reduce Preterm Birth Rate in Multiparous Women

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Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2017年第6期7卷 623-638页

作者： Pompilio Torremante Wolf Kirschner rainer muche Felix Flock Practice for Gynecology and Obstetrics Ochsenhausen Germany Institute for Research Consultation and Evaluation Berlin Germany Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology University of Ulm Ulm Germany Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical Centre of Memmingen Memmingen Germany

Hypothyroidism, defined as thyrotropin (TSH) above and free thyroxine (fT4) serum level below the reference rage, as well as hyperthyroidism, defined as suppressed TSH and elevated thyroid hormones exceeding the upper limit of the reference range, may have major impacts on fertility and pregnancy outcome. Ideally, euthyroidism, defined as TSH and fT4 in the reference range, should be established and preserved during pregnancy prior to gestation. High estrogen levels during pregnancy stimulate the synthesis of maternal thyroxine-binding-globulin (TBG) in the liver, increasing TBG serum concentration by 2 - 3 fold compared to the initial value and affecting thus maternal fT4 serum level. As a consequence, maternal thyroid function adapts by increasing synthesis and secretion of thyroxine. TBG-induced elevation of serum thyroxine either total or free in the absence of hyperthyroidism is defined as euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia. Since TBG concentration declines first after delivery, pregnancy-induced euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia constitutes a physiological metabolic state. Depending on functional capacity, maternal thyroid may exhaust, resulting in hypothyroxinemia, which increases the risk of fetal neurodevelopmental impairment and preterm birth. The study aims to determine whether L-Thyroxine (L-T4) replacement, sustaining pregnancy-induced maternal euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia during the whole pregnancy by keeping fT4 level in the high normal reference range might reduce preterm birth rate. Preterm birth rate of women with singleton gestation and L-T4-induced high normal fT4 level constituting the study group (n = 918) was compared with the preterm birth rate of women with singleton gestation (n = 6414) who completed a questionnaire concerning L-T4 administration during pregnancy. Two groups were formed. In group A we compared the preterm birth rate between women with L-T4-induced high normal fT4 level and a control group without L-T4 administration during pregnancy. In

关键词： Preterm Birth Euthyroid Hyperthyroxinemia Thyroid Pregnancy

A New Kind of Atomic Force Microscopy Scan Control Enabled by Artificial Intelligence:Concept for Achieving Tip and Sample Safety Through Asymmetric Control

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Nanomanufacturing and Metrology 2024年第2期7卷 50-59页

作者： Johannes Degenhardt Mohammed Wassim Bounaim Nan Deng rainer Tutsch Gaoliang Dai Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Bundesallee 10038116 BrunswickGermany Institut Für Prozessmess-und Sensortechnik Technische Universität Ilmenau EhrenbergstraBe 2998693 IlmenauGermany Institute of Production Metrology TU Braunschweig SchleinitzstraBe 2038106 BrunswickGermany

This paper introduces a paradigm shift in atomic force microscope(AFM)scan control,leveraging an artificial intelligence(AI)-based *** contrast to conventional control methods,which either show a limited performance,such as proportional integral differential(PID)control,or which purely focus on mathematical optimality as classical optimal control approaches,our proposed AI approach redefines the objective of control for achieving practical *** presented AI controller minimizes the root-mean-square control deviations in routine scans by a factor of about 4 compared to PID control in the presented setup and also showcases a distinctive asymmetric response in complex situations,prioritizing the safety of the AFM tip and sample instead of the lowest possible control *** development and testing of the AI control concept are performed on simulated AFM scans,demonstrating its huge potential.

关键词： Atomic force microscopy Artificial intelligence Deep reinforcement learning Optimal control

Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus

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Integrative Zoology 2024年第1期19卷 52-65页

作者： Felicitas Maria BUJNOCH Daniela REIL Stephan DREWES Ulrike MROSENFELD rainer G.ULRICH Jens JACOB Christian IMHOLT Julius Kühn-Institute Federal Research Centre for Cultivated PlantsInstitute for Epidemiology and Pathogen DiagnosticsRodent ResearchMünsterGermany University of Münster Institute for Evolution and BiodiversityMünsterGermany Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Federal Research Institute for Animal HealthInstitute of Novel and Emerging Infectious DiseasesGreifswald-Insel RiemsGermany

Rodents are important reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens that cause diseases in *** is hypoth-esized to be closely related to pathogen prevalence through multiple direct and indirect *** example,the presence of non-host species can reduce contact rates of the main reservoir host and thus reduce the risk of transmission(“dilution effect”).In addition,an overlap in ecological niches between two species could lead to increased interspecific competition,potentially limiting host densities and reducing density-dependent pathogen transmission *** this study,we investigated the relative impact of population-level regulation of direct and indirect drivers of the prevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus(PUUV)in bank voles(Clethrionomys glareolus)during years with high *** compiled data on small mammal community composition from four regions in Germany between 2010 and *** equation modeling revealed a strong seasonality in PUUV control mechanisms in bank *** abundance of shrews tended to have a negative relationship with host abundance,and host abundance positively influenced PUUV seroprevalence,while at the same time increasing the abundance of competing non-hosts like the wood mouse(Apodemus sylvaticus)and the yellow-neckedfield mouse(Apodemusflavicollis)were associated with reduced PUUV seroprevalence in the *** results indicate that for PUUV in bank voles,dilution is associated with increased interspecific *** pressures leading to the decline of Apodemus *** a specific habitat could lead to the amplification of mechanisms promoting PUUV transmission within the host populations.

关键词： bank vole biodiversity Puumala orthohantavirus small mammals

Translocator protein and neurodegeneration: insights from Alzheimer’s disease

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Neural Regeneration Research 2025年第4期20卷 1090-1091页

作者： Arpit Kumar Pradhan rainer Rupprecht Gerhard Rammes Klinik für Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin der Technischen Universität München Klinikum rechts der IsarMunichGermany Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMartinsriedGermany Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University RegensburgRegensburgGermany

The 18 kDa translocator protein(TSPO)located on the outer mitochondrial membrane regulates several key cellular processes including mitochondrial homeostasis,cholesterol transport,apoptosis,cell proliferation,and maintenance of mitochondrial health(Rupprecht et al.,2022,2023).TSPO is expressed in both peripheral organs and the central nervous system,with a more pronounced expression in tissues that produce *** main reason why TSPO has garnered so much attention is because it plays a key role in neurosteroidogenesis by transferring cholesterol from the outer to the inner mitochondrial membrane,which is the rate-limiting step in neurosteroid synthesis.A cholesterol-recognizing amino acid consensus domain has been identified in the cytosolic C terminus of the TSPO protein by both in vitro and site-directed mutagenesis experiments(Li et al.,2001).However,the role of TSPO in the process of neurosteroid synthesis has been challenged by several studies,particularly TSPO knockout models,which suggest that TSPO removal does not affect the phenotype or the system’s viability(Tu et al.,2014).However,ligands targeting TSPO have been shown to enhance levels of neurosteroids which suggests that neurosteroidogenesis is one of the major functional roles mediated by the TSPO protein.

关键词： cholesterol organs

Predicting potential invasion risks of Leucaena leucocephala(Lam.)de Wit in the arid area of Saudi Arabia

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Journal of Arid Land 2024年第7期16卷 983-999页

作者： Haq S MARIFATUL Darwish MOHAMMED Waheed MUHAMMAD Kumar MANOJ Siddiqui H MANZER Bussmann W rainer Department of Ethnobotany Institute of BotanyIlia State UniversityTbilisi 0162Georgia The Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management(CoE-SLM) Indian Council of Forestry Research and EducationDehradun 248006India Department of Botany and Microbiology College of ScienceKing Saud UniversityRiyadh 11451Saudi Arabia Department of Botany State Museum for Natural HistoryKarlsruhe 76133Germany

The presence of invasive plant species poses a substantial ecological impact,thus comprehensive evaluation of their potential range and risk under the influence of climate change is *** study uses maximum entropy(MaxEnt)modeling to forecast the likelihood of Leucaena leucocephala(Lam.)de Wit invasion in Saudi Arabia under present and future climate change *** the MaxEnt modeling,we integrated climatic and soil data to predict habitat suitability for the invasive *** conducted a detailed analysis of the distribution patterns of the species,using climate variables and ecological *** focused on the important influence of temperature seasonality,temperature annual range,and precipitation *** distribution modeling used robust measures of area under the curve(AUC)and receiver-operator characteristic(ROC)curves,to map the invasion extent,which has a high level of accuracy in identifying appropriate *** complex interaction that influenced the invasion of *** was highlighted by the environmental parameters using Jackknife ***,the actual geographic area where *** was found in Saudi Arabia was considerably smaller than the theoretical maximum range,suggesting that it had the capacity to expand *** MaxEnt model exhibited excellent prediction accuracy and produced reliable results based on the data from the ROC *** and temperature were the primary factors influencing the potential distribution of ***,an estimated area of 216,342 km^(2)in Saudi Arabia was at a high probability of invasion by *** investigated the potential for increased invasion hazards in the future due to climate change scenarios(Shared Socioeconomic Pathways(SSPs)245 and 585).The analysis of key climatic variables,including temperature seasonality and annual range,along with soil properties such as clay composition and nitrogen content,unveiled their substanti

关键词： area under the curve invasive species invasion risks climate change MaxEnt model

Comparing 11 early warning scores and three shock indices in early sepsis prediction in the emergency department

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World Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024年第4期15卷 273-282页

作者： Rex Pui Kin Lam Zonglin Dai Eric Ho Yin Lau Carrie Yuen Ting Ip Ho Ching Chan Lingyun Zhao Tat ChiTsang Matthew Sik Hon Tsui Timothy Hudson rainer Department of Emergency Medicine School of Clinical MedicineLi Ka Shing Faculty of Medicinethe University of Hong KongHong KongChina School of Public Health Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicinethe University of Hong KongHong KongChina Accident and Emergency Department Queen Mary HospitalHong KongChina

BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate the discriminatory performance of 11 vital sign-based early warning scores(EWSs)and three shock indices in early sepsis prediction in the emergency department(ED).METHODS:We performed a retrospective study on consecutive adult patients with an infection over 3 months in a public ED in Hong *** primary outcome was sepsis(Sepsis-3 definition)within 48 h of ED *** c-statistics and the DeLong test,we compared 11 EWSs,including the National Early Warning Score 2(NEWS2),Modified Early Warning Score,and Worthing Physiological Scoring System(WPS),etc.,and three shock indices(the shock index[SI],modified shock index[MSI],and diastolic shock index[DSI]),with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome(SIRS)and quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment(qSOFA)in predicting the primary outcome,intensive care unit admission,and mortality at different time ***:We analyzed 601 patients,of whom 166(27.6%)developed ***2 had the highest point estimate(area under the receiver operating characteristic curve[AUROC]0.75,95%CI 0.70-0.79)and was significantly better than SIRS,qSOFA,other EWSs and shock indices,except WPS,at predicting the primary ***,the pooled sensitivity and specificity of NEWS2≥5 for the prediction of sepsis were 0.45(95%CI 0.37-0.52)and 0.88(95%CI 0.85-0.91),*** discriminatory performance of all EWSs and shock indices declined when used to predict mortality at a more remote time ***:NEWS2 compared favorably with other EWSs and shock indices in early sepsis prediction but its low sensitivity at the usual cut-off point requires further modification for sepsis screening.

关键词： Sepsis Emergency department Clinical prediction rule Early warning score Shock index

Study of tree shrew biology and models: A booming and prosperous field for biomedical research

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Zoological Research 2024年第4期45卷 877-909页

作者： Yong-Gang Yao Li Lu Rong-Jun Ni Rui Bi Ceshi Chen Jia-Qi Chen Eberhard Fuchs Marina Gorbatyuk Hao Lei Hongli Li Chunyu Liu Long-Bao Lv Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara Michinori Kohara Claudia Perez-Cruz Gregor rainer Bao-Ci Shan Fang Shen An-Zhou Tang Jing Wang Wei Xia Xueshan Xia Ling Xu Dandan Yu Feng Zhang Ping Zheng Yong-Tang Zheng Jumin Zhou Jiang-Ning Zhou Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models Yunnan Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease MechanismsKunming Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingYunnan 650204China National Research Facility for Phenotypic&Genetic Analysis of Model Animals(Primate Facility) and National Resource Center for Non-Human PrimatesKunming Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingYunnan 650107China KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases Kunming Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingYunnan 650204China Kunming College of Life Science University of Chinese Academy of SciencesKunmingYunnan 650204China Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan 610041China Sichuan Clinical Medical Research Center for Mental Disorders ChengduSichuan 610044China German Primate Center Leibniz Institute of Primate ResearchGöttingen 37077Germany Department of Optometry and Vision Science School of OptometryUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamAL 35294USA State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanHubei 430071China Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubei 430074China Soong Ching Ling Institute of Maternity and Child Health International Peace Maternity and Child Health HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200030China Transboundary Animal Diseases Center Joint Faculty of Veterinary MedicineKagoshima UniversityKagoshima-cityKagoshima 890-8580Japan Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceTokyo 156-8506Japan Pharmacology Department CinvestavMexico City 07360Mexico Department of Medicine University of FribourgFribourg CH-1700Switzerland Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiog

The tree shrew(Tupaia belangeri)has long been proposed as a suitable alternative to non-human primates(NHPs)in biomedical and laboratory research due to its close evolutionary relationship with *** recent years,significant advances have facilitated tree shrew studies,including the determination of the tree shrew genome,genetic manipulation using spermatogonial stem cells,viral vector-mediated gene delivery,and mapping of the tree shrew brain ***,the limited availability of tree shrews globally remains a substantial challenge in the ***,determining the key questions best answered using tree shrews constitutes another *** shrew models have historically been used to study hepatitis B virus(HBV)and hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection,myopia,and psychosocial stress-induced depression,with more recent studies focusing on developing animal models for infectious and neurodegenerative *** these efforts,the impact of tree shrew models has not yet matched that of rodent or NHP models in biomedical *** review summarizes the prominent advancements in tree shrew research and reflects on the key biological questions addressed using this *** emphasize that intensive dedication and robust international collaboration are essential for achieving breakthroughs in tree shrew *** use of tree shrews as a unique resource is expected to gain considerable attention with the application of advanced techniques and the development of viable animal models,meeting the increasing demands of life science and biomedical research.

关键词： Tree shrew Animal model Neurodegenerative diseases Infectious diseases Neuroscience Phenome

Viscoelasticity and shear resistance at the aggregate scale of structured and organic carbon-free Chernozems

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Pedosphere 2023年第5期33卷 754-764页

作者： Christoph HAAS rainer HORN Philipp SAGGAU rainer DUTTMANN Institute for Plant Nutrition and Soil Science University of KielKiel 24118Germany Department of Geography Division of Landscape Ecology and Geoinformation SciencesUniversity of KielKiel 24118Germany

Soil rheology characterises the flow behaviour of soils at the particle-particle to aggregate *** sweep tests(ASTs)are often the method of choice for parameterizing soil flow properties,such as the shear strain values at the end of the linear viscoelastic range(i.e.,the deformation is mainly elastic)and at the yield point(i.e.,elastic equals plastic deformation).Samples from seven soil profiles and five soil depths of Chernozems,collected in the Maidanetske study area,close to Uman City of Ukraine,were analysed to evaluate the effect of soil organic carbon(SOC)on the parameters related to soil microstructural stability derived from *** organic carbon was removed with H_(2)O_(2)to determine the soil texture-dependent values of soil rheological properties,which were compared to the values determined for samples with intact water-stable *** shear resistance-related parameters increased for aggregated soil samples compared to SOC-free soil samples,indicating an increase in soil stability due to *** contrast,the values of the overall viscoelasticity and the shear strain were reduced for aggregated soil samples,indicating decreased soil *** functions were applied to predict the shear strain-dependent loss and storage moduli and shear stress values as a function of SOC *** particles(630–2000μm)and volumetric water content improved the *** conclude that increased SOC content,through the gluing and cementing effects of SOC and altered aggregate shapes compared to SOC-free soil materials,contributes to higher microstructural ***,the increased water content in the SOC-containing soil samples reversed soil strengthening *** was due to the fact that a more rapid increase in positive water pressure under shear stress weakened the samples and the spherical aggregates began to rotate more easily,thus loosing energy,when compared to platy particles of the SOC-free soil materials.

关键词： aggregation rheology shear strain shear stress soil organic carbon depletion soil stability

Effects of substrate surface treatments on hybrid manufacturing of AlSi7Mg using die casting and selective laser melting

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Journal of Materials Science & Technology 2023年第25期156卷 142-156页

作者： Haiyang Fan Ann Witvrouw Friedrich Wolf-Monheim rainer Souschek Shoufeng Yang Department of Mechanical Engineering and Flanders Make KU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 300Bbox 2420HeverleeB-3001 LeuvenBelgium Ford Research & Advanced Engineering Ford Research and Innovation Center AachenSüsterfeldstraße 20052072 AachenGermany Yantai Research Institute Harbin Engineering University264000 YantaiChina

To balance the manufacturing cost and customizability of automotive parts,a hybrid manufacturing process combining die-casting and selective laser melting(SLM)is proposed:starting with a conventional cast substrate,SLM is utilized to add additional geometric elements on top of *** this hybrid process,the first priority is to prepare a substrate surface suitable for the subsequent SLM addition of the top-on *** this study,the original cast surface of AlSi7Mg was processed by sandblasting,wire electro-discharge machining,and laser remelting,***,additional AlSi7Mg components were built on both the original cast and treated surfaces through *** hybrid builds,these surfaces and resultant interfaces were examined by optical and scanning electron *** indicate that the defect-free metallurgical joint between the cast and additively added parts can be formed on all surfaces except for the one processed by electro-discharge *** observed epitaxial grain growth crossing the interface implies a strong connection between the cast and the SLMed *** these benefits,also mismatches in microstructure,residual stress level and element distribution between the two parts are *** a comprehensive assessment,laser remelting with no additional machining is recommended as the optimal surface treatment preceding SLM fabrication,because of its user-friendly operation,low cost,and high industrial feasibility.

关键词： Hybrid manufacturing Aluminium alloy Surface treatment Laser remelting Interface Automotive