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Association of Sarcopenia With Global, Motor, Cognitive, and Swallowing Function Prognosis in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1 Introduction Stroke ranks among the leading causes of mortality and long-term disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients' families and the healthcare system due to its high incidence and disability rates (Saini et al. 2021). With advances in medical technology, the survival rate of stroke patients in the acute phase has improved significantly, yet there exists considerable variability in long-term functional recovery.
Computer Science > Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Vector-quantization based image compression has achieved strong rate--distortion performance, yet most of them still produce a separate compressed representation for each target bitrate. Such variable-rate behavior allows one model to operate at multiple rates, but it does not necessarily provide a progressive bitstream whose prefixes are themselves decodable and can be refined by appending additional bits.
Development and internal validation of a nomogram for predicting short-term functional improvement after pharmacological treatment in severe symptomatic lumbar disk herniation
Abstract Background: Lumbar disk herniation (LDH) is an important cause of low back pain and functional impairment. For patients with severe LDH who are not immediate candidates for surgery or prefer to delay surgery, pharmacological treatment remains a major therapeutic option; however, short-term treatment responses vary substantially among individuals. At present, individualized tools for predicting short-term functional improvement after pharmacological treatment are lacking.
The Role of Microfilaments in Cilia Formation and Function
1 Introduction The cytoskeleton in animal cells ranks among the most intricate and functionally varied structures, taking part in processes like intracellular transport, cell division, motility, and endocytosis (Hohmann and Dehghani 2019). The cytoskeleton is formed with the involvement of microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules (Tang et al. 2018). Microfilaments, which come into being through the polymerization of actin, have a diameter of roughly 7 nm (Albiges-Rizo et al. 2009).
The Role of Microfilaments in Cilia Formation and Function
1 Introduction The cytoskeleton in animal cells ranks among the most intricate and functionally varied structures, taking part in processes like intracellular transport, cell division, motility, and endocytosis (Hohmann and Dehghani 2019). The cytoskeleton is formed with the involvement of microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules (Tang et al. 2018). Microfilaments, which come into being through the polymerization of actin, have a diameter of roughly 7 nm (Albiges-Rizo et al. 2009).
Efficient Hyperspectral Video Reconstruction via Dual-Channel DMD Encoding
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Together in sickness and in health: Spillover of physical, mental, and cognitive health among older English couples
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Supporting Information Filename Description hec4860-sup-0001-suppl-data.docx129.2 KB Supplementary Material REFERENCES , , , , , , & (2016). Measuring health spillovers for economic evaluation: A case study in meningitis. Health Economics, 25(12), 1529–1544. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3259 , & (2009). Mostly harmless econometrics: An empiricist’s companion. Princeton University Press.
Terrestrial records of two hyperthermal events in the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary suggest different control mechanisms - Communications Earth & Environment
Abstract Two hyperthermal events with different carbon cycle perturbations occurred across the Cretaceous-Palaeogene boundary, i.e., the late Maastrichtian Warming Event and the Early Danian Dan-C2 event. However, the roles played by Deccan volcanism and orbital forcing in these two hyperthermal events are still debated. Here we obtain a terrestrial δ13Ccarb record in the Nanxiong Basin (southeastern China) and compare it with marine records.
My contributions to ChatCraft summary (v1.1.0 - v2.0.0)
Recently, I contributed to the open source project Chatcraft, and participated in the development of 10 release versions from v1.1.0 to v2.0.0. I would like to write a blog post to summarize my contributions.
Thoughts about AI on UI design
In PR 575 I fixed a issue of ChatCraft so that user now can only see the copy button in the shared chat. And then we have a different opinions about the Options button at the end of the shared chat. Should we keep it as previous: or can we just use the Duplicate... option as the new button in a shared chat? It has not been updated for now, but it reminds me of an issue: tools similar to chatGPT are not well-suited for this kind of design work.
Base64 data of DALL·E 3 response
This week, I submitted a PR to ChatCraft that set DALL·E 3 generated image's format to Base64 data. Previously, we used a URL format, but it was only viable for an hour due to OpenAI's requirements. The parameter The format in which the generated images are returned. Must be one of url or b64_json. URLs are only valid for 60 minutes after the image has been generated.
This week's learning: object parameter ; fieldset
In this week, I submitted a PR to ChatCraft proposing a new feature that allows for multiple options in the compression settings of attached images. This enhancement aims to provide a more customizable user experience, allowing users to balance image quality and file size according to their specific needs. By offering more control over image compression, we can ensure that the images shared on our platform are optimized for both visual appeal and efficient data usage.
Progressive Retinal Medullated Nerve Fiber Layer in a Young Boy
Progressive Retinal Medullated Nerve Fiber Layer in a Young Boy Although acquired and progressive nerve fiber myelination has been described previously, it is rare in the literature.1,2 A 24-month-old full-term boy with a history of high myopia was brought to the ophthalmology clinic. Cycloplegic spherical power was −10.00 diopters and −9.50 diopters in the right and left eye, respectively.
Effects of Oil Supply Condition on Spinning-Sliding EHL
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FTO fuels diabetes-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction associated with inflammation by erasing m6A methylation of TNIP1
Abstract Endothelial dysfunction is a critical and initiating factor of the vascular complications of diabetes. Inflammation plays an important role in endothelial dysfunction regulated by epigenetic modifications. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is one of the most prevalent epigenetic modifications in eukaryotic cells.
Metal‐Free and Visible Light‐Induced Difunctionalizations of α‐CF3 Styrenes with Aryl Diazonium Salts and Hetero Nucleophiles
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Metal‐Free and Visible Light‐Induced Difunctionalizations of α‐CF3 Styrenes with Aryl Diazonium Salts and Hetero Nucleophiles
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Effect of circ_0000009 on lung adenocarcinoma progression by regulating PDZD2 in a ceRNA- and RBP- dependent manner
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Experimental Research on Improving Activity of Calcinated Coal Gangue via Increasing Calcium Content
Abstract : In this investigation, non-spontaneous combustion coal gangue was activated by two methods: (1) low-temperature calcination and (2) calcium addition. Differences in the activity of the activated coal gangue were studied at various calcination temperatures and amounts of calcium addition. Meanwhile, the cementation activity of the activated coal gangue was evaluated according to the activity effect analysis.
End-member characteristics of sediment grain size in modern Yellow River delta sediments and its environmental significance
1 Introduction The delta is a sensitive geomorphic unit at the intersection of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere (Hu et al., 2021), which is influenced by the coupling effects of river water, sediment, and ocean dynamics (Chen T, et al., 2021; Wang et al., 2019). The delta also supports more than 500 million people around the world by providing fertile soil and rich natural resources (Milliman and Meade, 1983; Jia et al., 2011; Dethier et al., 2022).
COVID-19 Home Quarantine Accelerated the Progression of Myopia in Children Aged 7 to 12 Years in China
Open Access Figure. (A) Time spent on digital devices for online learning and on outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. (B) Time spent on near and intermediate digital device use. Near device use included mobile phone and tablet use, whereas intermediate device use included television and projector use. Time spent between December 2019 and May 2020 was reported at visit 2. Mean and standard deviation are presented for each month. Figure.
Left atrial appendage mechanical dispersion provides incremental value for thromboembolic risk stratification over CHA2DS2-VASc Score in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Highlights • Patients with embolism had higher LAA mechanical dispersion (MD) than those without embolism. • LAA MD was independently associated with the presence of thromboembolism in multivariate analysis. • LAA MD significantly improved the model based on CHA2DS2-VASc score for discrimination of patients with embolism. Abstract Background Left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction is associated with increased risk of thromboembolic events.
Actuating smart
Photoresponsive hydrogel pillars can be conveniently tuned to achieve either phototropic orientation or phototactic swimming. Fig. 1: Artificial phototropism and phototactic swimming achieved by photoresponsive hydrogels. References 1. Jékely, G. et al. Nature 456, 395–399 (2008). 2. Poppinga, S. et al. Adv. Mater. 30, 1703653 (2018). 3. He, X. et al. Nature 487, 214–218 (2012). 4. Qian, X. et al. Nat. Nanotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0562-3 (2019). 5. Zhao, Y. et al. Sci. Robot. 4, eaax7112 (2019). 6. Kim, Y.
A New Method for Eyring Shear-Thinning Models in Elliptical Contacts Thermal Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
A new method for solving the shear stress and the effective viscosity of Eyring shear-thinning fluid in thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) was proposed and applied to two models. Model 1 is the thermal EHL model with one-direction velocity, and model 2 is the spinning thermal EHL model in which the velocity varies with coordinates. Comparisons between the new and the existing method were carried out.
Cobalt-based Nanosheet Arrays as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting
Herein we report a simple electrochemical approach to synthesize cobalt-based nanosheet arrays as efficient and robust electrocatalysts for overall water splitting in alkaline electrolyte. The Co nanosheet array and CoFeBO nanosheet array are electrochemically deposited on Ni foam electrodes, which are able to drive a large current density at low overpotentials, and offer stable operation at a heavy-loading condition over an extended period, exceeding the performance of Pt/C and IrO2.
Magnetically Directed Soft Actuators Driven by Moisture
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