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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop a radiomics-clinical nomogram using multi-sequence MRI to predict recurrence-free survival (RFS) in bladder cancer (BCa) patients and assess its superiority over clinical models. METHODS: A retrospective cohort of 229 BCa patients with preoperative multi-sequence MRI was divided into a training set (n = 160) and a validation set (n = 69). Radiomics features were extracted from T2-weighted images, diffusion-weighted imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient, and dynamic contrast-enhanced images...

BACKGROUND: The invasion of Asian yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) has significantly affected Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) and apiculture in Europe. However, the range dynamics of this hornet and its range overlap with the bees under future change scenarios have not yet been clarified. Using land-use, climate, and topographical datasets, we projected the range dynamics of this hornet and Western honey bees in Europe and the future overlap of their ranges. RESULTS: We found that climatic factors had stronger effects on the potential ranges of the hornets compared with land-use and topographical factors...

In a recent paper [Busch, J.; Paschek, D. J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127, 7983-7987], we have shown that for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using orthorhombic periodic boundary conditions with "magic" box length ratios of L z / L x = L z / L y = 2.7933596497, the self-diffusion coefficients D x and D y in x - and y -directions are independent of the system size. They both represent the true self-diffusion coefficient D 0 = ( D x + D y )/2, while the shear viscosity can be calculated from diffusion coefficients in x -, y -, and z -directions, using η = k B T ·8...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The roots of Kadsura coccinea (Lem.) A. C. Smith also known Tujia ethnomedicine "Heilaohu" in China. It has anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory and liver protective effects, used to treat diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, gastritis and hepatitis. In this research, we investigated the anti-fibrotic effects of acetylbinankadsurin A (ACBA), a natural compound derived from roots of K. coccinea, against liver fibrosis and further elucidated the mechanisms in vitro and vivo...

OBJECTIVE: The study examines how successful the participation of people with mental illness and family members is currently in the development of psychiatric guidelines. METHODS: Survey results of N=561 (Response 37%) guideline developers are analyzed. RESULTS: Involvement of affected individuals succeeds more often than that of family members (61% vs. 55%). 68% felt that this participation was central to successful guideline development...

We have shown in a recent contribution [Busch and Paschek, J. Phys. Chem. B , 2023 127 , 7983-7987] that for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of isotropic fluids based on orthorhombic periodic boundary conditions with "magical" box length ratios of L z / L x = L z / L y = 2.7933596497, the computed self-diffusion coefficients D x and D y in x - and y -direction become system size independent. They thus represent the true self-diffusion coefficient D 0 = ( D x + D y )/2, while the shear viscosity can be determined from diffusion coefficients in x -, y -, and z -direction, using the expression η = k B T ·8...

BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus is an international health concern with substantial morbidity and mortality. COVID-associated cystitis (CAC), presents as new onset or exacerbated urinary symptoms, resembling overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. AIM: To examines the long-term outcomes of patients with CAC in the context of Long COVID. METHODS: A cohort of 350 patients admitted to Detroit Hospitals with COVID-19 between May and December 2020, displaying CAC symptoms following discharge, was prospectively followed...

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Recreating complex structures and functions of natural organisms in a synthetic form is a long-standing goal for humanity1 . The aim is to create actuated systems with high spatial resolutions and complex material arrangements that range from elastic to rigid. Traditional manufacturing processes struggle to fabricate such complex systems2 . It remains an open challenge to fabricate functional systems automatically and quickly with a wide range of elastic properties, resolutions, and integrated actuation and sensing channels2,3 ...

Mechanical metamaterials at the microscale exhibit exotic static properties owing to their engineered building blocks1-4 , but their dynamic properties have remained substantially less explored. Their design principles can target frequency-dependent properties5-7 and resilience under high-strain-rate deformation8,9 , making them versatile materials for applications in lightweight impact resistance10-12 , acoustic waveguiding7,13 or vibration damping14,15 . However, accessing dynamic properties at small scales has remained a challenge owing to low-throughput and destructive characterization8,16,17 or lack of existing testing protocols...

Magnetic properties of materials ranging from conventional ferromagnetic metals to strongly correlated materials such as cuprates originate from Coulomb exchange interactions. The existence of alternate mechanisms for magnetism that could naturally facilitate electrical control has been discussed theoretically1-7 , but an experimental demonstration8 in an extended system has been missing. Here we investigate MoSe2 /WS2 van der Waals heterostructures in the vicinity of Mott insulator states of electrons forming a frustrated triangular lattice and observe direct evidence of magnetic correlations originating from a kinetic mechanism...

The capability to reach ultracold atomic temperatures in compact instruments has recently been extended into space1,2 . Ultracold temperatures amplify quantum effects, whereas free fall allows further cooling and longer interactions time with gravity-the final force without a quantum description. On Earth, these devices have produced macroscopic quantum phenomena such as Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), superfluidity, and strongly interacting quantum gases3 . Terrestrial quantum sensors interfering the superposition of two ultracold atomic isotopes have tested the universality of free fall (UFF), a core tenet of Einstein's classical gravitational theory, at the 10-12 level4 ...

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