Streamlining management in thoracic trauma: radiomics- and AI-based assessment of patient risks.

Background: In blunt chest trauma, patient management is challenging because clinical guidelines miss tools for risk assessment. No clinical scale reliably measures the severity of cases and the chance of complications.

Aim: The objective of the study was to optimize the management of patients with blunt chest trauma by creating models prognosticating the transfer to the intensive care unit and in-hospital length of stay (LOS).

Complete genome sequence of АМК-16, isolated from a small ruminant in the Middle Volga Region, Russia.

We report the complete genome sequence of the АМК-16, recovered from the aborted caprine fetus during a case of chlamydia infection. This 1,152,497-bp genome with 7,552-bp cryptic plasmid provides novel insights into the genetic diversity of chlamydia agent strains particularly those causing the infection in small ruminants.

Reappraisal of the Concept of Accelerated Aging in Neurodegeneration and Beyond.

Background: Genetic and epigenetic changes, oxidative stress and inflammation influence the rate of aging, which diseases, lifestyle and environmental factors can further accelerate. In accelerated aging (AA), the biological age exceeds the chronological age.

Objective: The objective of this study is to reappraise the AA concept critically, considering its weaknesses and limitations.

Polarized blazar X-rays imply particle acceleration in shocks.

Most of the light from blazars, active galactic nuclei with jets of magnetized plasma that point nearly along the line of sight, is produced by high-energy particles, up to around 1 TeV. Although the jets are known to be ultimately powered by a supermassive black hole, how the particles are accelerated to such high energies has been an unanswered question. The process must be related to the magnetic field, which can be probed by observations of the polarization of light from the jets.