A few-shot learning framework for the diagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis using knee X-ray images.

Objective: We developed a few-shot learning (FSL) framework for the diagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis in knee X-ray images.

Methods: Computer vision models containing deep convolutional neural networks were fine-tuned to enable generalization from natural images (ImageNet) to chest X-ray images (normal vs. pneumonia, base images).

Effects of black bean cell wall pectin by exogenous calcium ions: Insight into the metabolomics, physicochemical properties and anti-digestive capacity.

In this work, the metabolomics, physicochemical and in vitro digestion properties of black beans influenced by different calcium ion solutions (0, 0.5 %, 1 %, and 2 %) were explored. The addition of calcium ions had a significant effect on the metabolic processing of black beans, including 16 differential metabolites and 4 metabolic pathways related to the cell wall.

Effect of Fucoidan on Structure and Bioactivity of Chinese Steamed Bread.

Fucoidan refers to a group of sulphated polysaccharides obtained from brown seaweed, with numerous biological activities. In this study, fucoidan was fortified into Chinese steamed bread (CSB) at different concentrations (0, 1%, 3% and 5%) and the effect of fucoidan on the dough properties, structure properties and bioactivity were investigated. The results showed that fucoidan could change the viscosity of unfermented dough, and a high concentration of fucoidan could remove the free radicals produced by the SH-SS exchange reaction (GS-) in the dough, which significantly reduced the content of disulfide bond and reduced the expanded volume of fermented dough ( < 0.

Development and Validation of Multimodal Models to Predict the 30-Day Mortality of ICU Patients Based on Clinical Parameters and Chest X-Rays.

We aimed to develop and validate multimodal ICU patient prognosis models that combine clinical parameters data and chest X-ray (CXR) images. A total of 3798 subjects with clinical parameters and CXR images were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database and an external hospital (the test set). The primary outcome was 30-day mortality after ICU admission.

The mediation mechanism of calcium ions on black bean type 3 resistant starch: Metabolomics, structure characteristics and digestibility.

The type 3 resistant starch (RS3) is beneficial for blood glucose management. A high quality RS3 was provided and its formation mechanism after calcium ion (Ca) treatment was investigated in this study. The metabolomics, structure and digestion properties were evaluated.

Development and validation of a multimodal model in predicting severe acute pancreatitis based on radiomics and deep learning.

Objective: Aim to establish a multimodal model for predicting severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) using machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL).

Methods: In this multicentre retrospective study, patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis at admission were enrolled from January 2017 to December 2021. Clinical information within 24 h and CT scans within 72 h of admission were collected.

Preparation and Physico-Chemical Characterization of OSA-Modified Starches from Different Botanical Origins and Study on the Properties of Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by These Starches.

Native starch (NS) from different botanical origins (native rice/tapioca/oat starch, NRS/NTS/NOS) were hydrophobically modified by octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA), and the octenyl succinic (OS) groups were successfully introduced in the starch molecules which obtained OS-starch (OSRS, OSTS and OSOS) with different levels of modification (0.5%, 1.0%, 1.

Clinical analysis of subxiphoid vs. lateral approaches for treating early anterior mediastinal thymoma.

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of the subxiphoid approach for early anterior mediastinal thymoma and evaluate its advantages over the lateral intercostal approach.

Methods: A total of 345 patients with early anterior mediastinal thymoma were retrospectively analyzed from January 2016 to December 2020 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. Out of these, 99 patients underwent subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy and 246 patients underwent transthoracic video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy.