Publications by authors named "D F Wieczorek"
Among various environmental factors, light is a crucial parameter necessary for the germination of some seeds. Seed germination is an important phase in the plant life cycle, when metabolic activity is resumed and reserves are mobilized to support initial plant development. Although all nutrients are extremely important for proper physiological and biochemical development of plants, phosphorus (P) seems to play a special role, as it is an essential component of all important structural and functional substances which compose the cells of plants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This report describes routine machine quality assurance (QA) (daily, monthly, and annual QA) tests for the Zap-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery platform.
Methods: Following the recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group (AAPM TG)-142 and Medical Physics Practice guideline (MPPG) 8.b, routine machine QA tests for the Zap-X system were implemented.
Background: Anaphylaxis is a systemic allergic reaction that is potentially life-threatening. Occupational anaphylaxis is an anaphylaxis that occurs in an occupational context. In this position paper, we propose diagnostic criteria for occupational anaphylaxis and provide an overview of the current state of knowledge in terms of prevalence, triggers, prevention, and management.
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- - Of the 5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) analyzed, 20% of participants had chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), but none specifically studied the impacts of exercise training in these patients.
- - The study suggests that exercise training can enhance exercise capacity in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients, specifically indicated by improvements in 6-minute walk distance.
- - It also highlights that exercise training appears to be safe for patients with CTEPH and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), challenging the common belief that exercise is risky for these individuals.
Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patients with brain metastases (BM) is associated with a risk of distant intracranial failure (DIF). This study evaluates the impact of integrating dedicated 3D-TSE sequences to MPRAGE in BM detection and DIF prolongation in a histology-agnostic patient cohort.
Methods: The study population included adults treated with SRS from February 2019 to January 2024 who underwent MPRAGE alone or dual-sequence with the addition of 3D-TSE starting from February 2020.