"SMA"

Crime remains a crucial concern regarding ensuring a safe and secure environment for the public. Numerous efforts have been made to predict crime, emphasizing the importance of employing deep learning approaches for precise predictions. However, sufficient crime data and resources for training state-of-the-art deep learning-based crime prediction systems pose a challenge. To address this issue, this study adopts the transfer learning paradigm. Moreover, this study fine-tunes state-of-the-art statistical and deep learning methods, including Simple Moving Averages (SMA), Weighted Moving Averages (WMA), Exponential Moving Averages (EMA), Long Short Term Memory (LSTM), Bi-directional Long Short Term Memory (BiLSTMs), and Convolutional Neural Networks and Long Short Term Memory (CNN-LSTM) for crime prediction...

BACKGROUND: Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is a histopathological change in the process of long-term liver injury caused by cytokine secretion and internal environment disturbance, resulting in excessive liver repair and fiber scar. Nogo-B protein is widely distributed in peripheral tissues and organs and can regulate the migration of endothelial cells by activating TGF-β1 in vascular remodeling after injury. Nogo-B has been shown to promote organ fibrosis. This study was to determine the role of Nogo-B in HF...

PURPOSE: To compare the inter-reader agreement of pancreatic adenocarcinoma resectability assessment at pancreatic protocol photon-counting CT (PCCT) with conventional energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT). METHODS: A retrospective single institution database search identified all contrast-enhanced pancreatic mass protocol abdominal CT performed at an outpatient facility with both a PCCT and EID-CT from 4/11/2022 to 10/30/2022. Patients without pancreatic adenocarcinoma were excluded...

A 54-year-old woman with a mycotic superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysm underwent emergent aneurysm resection with a great saphenous vein bypass. Follow-up computed tomography revealed a rapidly growing recurrent SMA aneurysm at the stump. Under the diagnosis of recurrent pseudoaneurysm of SMA with a fragile stump, we performed an open dual arterial bypass using indocyanine green fluorescence angiography and endovascular coil embolization. Subsequently, the patient's recurrent mycotic SMA aneurysm was successfully managed without mesenteric ischemic complications...

Sinapic acid (SA) is renowned for its many pharmacological activities as a polyphenolic compound. The cause of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a commonly encountered array of metabolic and hormonal abnormalities in females, has yet to be determined. The present experiment was performed to evaluate the antifibrotic properties of SA in rats with letrozole-induced PCOS-related ovarian fibrosis. SA treatment successfully mitigated the changes induced by letrozole in body weight (BW) ( p  < .01) and relative ovary weight ( p  < ...

OBJECTIVES: The goals of this study were to investigate the treatment outcomes of acute thromboembolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (ATOS) and identify prognostic factors after treatment. METHODS: The clinical data of 62 patients with ATOS between 2013 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were stratified by the treatment strategy, complications and mortality were compared in different group. RESULTS: Sixty-two consecutive patients were identified with ATOS...

Introducing restricted rotation in a molecule, often achieved through the incorporation of double or triple bonds, constitutes a crucial approach to induce a frustrated mesophase. Furthermore, the inclusion of a chiral moiety, such as cholesterol, serves to enhance the stabilization of chiral frustrated mesophases. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of novel optically active dimers incorporating cholesterol and phenyl 3-phenylpropiolate segments interconnected by an ω-oxyalkanoyloxy spacer with varying lengths and parity...

Background: Chronic unilateral vestibulopathy (CUVP) is a common chronic vestibular syndrome; the mechanisms of central vestibular compensation in CUVP are rarely studied. Methods: This study analyzed the data of 18 patients with CUVP and 18 healthy controls (HCs) and used seed-based functional connectivity (FC) and voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) analyses to explore the FC alterations. Results: Compared with HCs, patients with CUVP showed decreased FC between the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus and the right hippocampus; the left middle frontal gyrus and the right posterior cingulate gyrus, the right hippocampus, the right parahippocampal gyrus...

This data article presents information on the measurement of Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus of laboratory and field asphalt mixtures. The asphalt mixes are composed of three distinct binders that were categorised by their penetration grade (40/55-TLA, 60/75-TLA, and 60/70-MB) and aggregates (limestone, sharp sand, and filler). The asphalt mixtures are called dense-graded hot mix asphalt (HMA) and gap-graded stone matrix asphalt (SMA). The variables in the dataset were selected in accordance with the specifications of the dynamic modulus models that are currently in use as well as the needs for the quality control and assurance (QC & QA) assessment of asphalt concrete mixes...

Aims This study aims to retrospectively quantify skeletal muscle mass from cardiovascular imaging studies in total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) patients and to correlate calculated muscle mass with clinical outcomes. Materials and methods Ninety-one TCPC patients at a mean age of 24.0 ±5.5 years (37 women; 40.7%) who underwent chest computed tomography (CT) or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as part of their follow-up were identified in a single-center database. The cross-sectional skeletal muscle index (SMI) at the Th4 and Th12 levels was calculated from CT images, and the dorsal skeletal muscle area (SMA) at the Th12 level was measured from an MRI...

Heart failure remains a global threaten to public health, cardiac fibrosis being a crucial event during the development and progression of heart failure. Reportedly, M2 macrophages might affect endothelial cell (ECs) and fibroblast proliferation and functions through paracrine signaling, participating in myocardial fibrosis. In this study, differentially expressed paracrine factors between M0/1 and M2 macrophages were analyzed and the expression of TNFSF13 was most significant in M2 macrophages. Culture medium (CM) of M2 (M2 CM) coculture to ECs and cardiac fibroblasts (CFbs) significantly promoted the cell proliferation of ECs and CFbs, respectively, and elevated α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), collagen I, and vimentin levels within both cell lines; moreover, M2 CM-induced changes in ECs and CFbs were partially abolished by TNFSF13 knockdown in M2 macrophages...

BACKGROUND: PEComa is a mesenchymal tumor that can occur in various organs including the uterus and soft tissues. PEComas are composed of perivascular epithelioid cells, and angiomyolipoma (AML), clear cell sugar tumor (CCST), and lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) are considered lesions of the same lineage as tumors of the PEComa family. Histologically, a common PEComa shows solid or sheet-like proliferation of epithelioid cells. This is accompanied by an increase in the number of dilated blood vessels...

BACKGROUND: Social media bring not only benefits but also downsides, such as addictive behavior. While an ambivalent closed insecure attachment style has been prominently linked with internet and smartphone addiction, a similar analysis for social media addiction is still pending. This study aims to explore social media addiction, focusing on variations in attachment style, mental distress, and personality between students with and without problematic social media use. Additionally, it investigates whether a specific attachment style is connected to social media addiction...

BACKGROUND: Hartmann's reversal, a complex elective surgery, reverses and closes the colostomy in individuals who previously underwent a Hartmann's procedure due to colonic pathology like cancer or diverticulitis. It demands careful planning and patient optimisation to help reduce postoperative complications. Preoperative evaluation of body composition has been useful in identifying patients at high risk of short-term postoperative outcomes following colorectal cancer surgery. We sought to explore the use of our in-house derived Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm to measure body composition within patients undergoing Hartmann's reversal procedure in the prediction of short-term postoperative complications...

OBJECTIVE: Peritoneal fibrosis (PF) is the main cause of declining efficiency and ultrafiltration failure of the peritoneum, which restricts the long-term application of peritoneal dialysis (PD). This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes (BMSC-Exos) on PF in response to PD. METHODS: Small RNA sequencing analysis of BMSC-Exos was performed by second-generation sequencing. C57BL/6J mice were infused with 4...

PURPOSE: To assess anatomical variations in the celiac trunk (Ct) in patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) using computed tomography (CT). The primary objectives were to investigate the celiac trunk angle (CtA), origin level, length (CtL), and their relationships with the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in MALS patients. Additionally, the study intended to evaluate gender differences in these parameters and explore correlations between variables. METHODS: Retrospectively, reports of abdominal CT scans taken between January 2018, and Sepmtember 2021, in the hospital image archive were screened vey two observers independently for MALS diagnosis...

Keloids are characterized by abnormal wound healing with excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix. Myofibroblasts are the primary contributor to extracellular matrix secretion, playing an essential role in the wound healing process. However, the differences between myofibroblasts involved in keloid formation and normal wound healing remain unclear. To identify the specific characteristics of keloid myofibroblasts, we initially assessed the expression levels of well-established myofibroblast markers, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and transgelin (TAGLN), in scar and keloid tissues (n = 63 and 51, respectively)...

We recently used phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) to demonstrate an attenuated postprandial blood flow response in the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in patients with Parkinson's disease compared to age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Since both groups showed substantial inter-individual variations, we extended the cohort of controls with a group of young individuals to investigate possible age-related effects. Seventeen healthy young subjects aged < 30 years and 17 elderly subjects aged > 50 years underwent serial PC-MRI to measure the postprandial blood flow response in the SMA after ingestion of a standardized liquid test meal (∼400 kcal)...

Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics, pathological features, and diagnosis and treatment strategies of nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) in infants and young children. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on seven cases of NCMH infants and young children admitted to Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University from April 2015 to January 2022. The cohort included 5 males and 2 females, aged from 6 days to 2 years and 3 months. General information, clinical symptoms, imaging findings, treatment plans, postoperative complications, recurrence and follow-up time were collected, summarized and analyzed...

The leaf is an important site for energy acquisition and material transformation in plants. Leaf functional traits and their trade-off mechanisms reflect the resource utilisation efficiency and habitat adaptation strategies of plants, and contribute to our understanding of the mechanism by which the distribution pattern of plant populations in arid and semi-arid areas influences the evolution of vegetation structure and function. We selected two natural environments, the tree-shrub community canopy area and the shrub-grass community open area in the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau...