Ultrasound combined with slightly acidic electrolytic water thawing improved rheological properties, quality and structure of mutton myofibrillar protein gel.

This study investigated the influence of ultrasound combined with slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing (UST) on the rheological characteristics, quality and structure of mutton myofibrillar protein (MP) gel in comparison with other thawing methods (air thawing (AT), water immersion thawing (WT), microwave thawing (MT)). According to the result of rheological properties, the UST group had a higher storage modulus among thawing groups. UST treatment significantly improved the gel water holding capacity and whiteness (P < 0.

Different Internal Fixation Methods for Sanders Type II and III Calcaneal Fractures: A 5-Year Retrospective Study and Finite Element Analysis.

Objective: Soft tissue defects and postoperative wound healing complications related to calcaneus fractures may result in significant morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether percutaneous minimally invasive screw internal fixation (PMISIF) can change this situation in the treatment of calcaneal fractures, and aimed to explore the mechanical effects of different internal fixation methods on Sanders type III calcaneal fractures through finite element analysis.

Methods: This retrospective analysis focused on 83 patients with Sanders II and III calcaneal fractures from March 2017 to March 2022.

Effects of ultrasound-assisted immersion thawing in plasma-activated water on thawing rate, quality characteristics, lipid and protein oxidation of porcine longissimus dorsi.

This work investigated the effects of five thawing methods (air thawing (AT), water thawing (WT), plasma-activated water thawing (PT), ultrasound-assisted water thawing (UWT) and ultrasound-assisted plasma-activated water thawing (UPT)) on thawing rate, quality characteristics, lipid and protein oxidation of porcine longissimus dorsi using fresh sample as control. The thawing time of UPT samples was significantly reduced by 81.15% compared to AT treatment (P < 0.

Ultrasound-assisted plasma-activated water thawing of porcine longissimus dorsi: Effects on physicochemical, thermal stability, rheological, and structural properties of myofibrillar protein.

This study evaluated the effects of five thawing methods (air thawing (AT), water thawing (WT), plasma-activated water thawing (PT), ultrasound-assisted water thawing (UWT) and ultrasound-assisted plasma-activated water thawing (UPT)) on the physicochemical, thermal stability, rheological, and structural properties of porcine longissimus dorsi myofibrillar protein (MP). UPT treatment significantly improved protein solubility (73.10%) and reduced protein turbidity (0.

Sagittal balance parameters measurement on cervical spine MR images based on superpixel segmentation.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is essential in diagnosing cervical spondylosis, providing detailed visualization of osseous and soft tissue structures in the cervical spine. However, manual measurements hinder the assessment of cervical spine sagittal balance, leading to time-consuming and error-prone processes. This study presents the Pyramid DBSCAN Simple Linear Iterative Cluster (PDB-SLIC), an automated segmentation algorithm for vertebral bodies in T2-weighted MR images, aiming to streamline sagittal balance assessment for spinal surgeons.

A Comparative Analysis of Between Percutaneous Cannulated Screw Fixation and Traditional Plate Internal Fixation in Treatment of Sanders II and III Calcaneal Fractures.

The objective of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of percutaneous cannulated screw fixation and traditional plate internal fixation in the treatment of Sanders II and III calcaneal fractures. The records of 64 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty-three cases were fixed by percutaneous cannulated screws.

Research on the tripartite evolutionary game promoting the transformation of traditional buildings to prefabricated buildings.

The practices of prefabricated buildings illustrate the incentives in prefabricated markets as well as the decision-making behavior of stakeholders, which can influence the transformation, upgrading, and sustainability of the buildings sector. The game between the stakeholders in the prefabricated buildings market becomes complicated by the fact that they dynamically adjust their strategies in response to changing market conditions. With the aim of quantitatively studying the implications of the dynamic decision behavior of prefabricated construction stakeholders on the prefabricated construction market, this study introduces component suppliers as participating agents and government subsidies and penalties as the main measures.

Slightly acidic electrolyzed water as a novel thawing media combined with ultrasound for improving thawed mutton quality, nutrients and microstructure.

The effects of ultrasound-assisted slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing (UET), air thawing (AT), water thawing (WT) and microwave thawing (MT) on the quality, nutrients and microstructure were investigated. The UET treatment did not affect the lightness () but reduced the redness () and yellowness () of the mutton. The UET treatment could better maintain the textural properties.

Characterization of Global Research Trends and Prospects on Moyamoya Disease: Bibliometric Analysis.

Background: Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disease in neurology. This study investigates the literature related to MMD from its discovery to the present and identifies research levels, achievements, and trends.

Methods: All publications on MMD from its discovery to present were downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection on September 15, 2022 and bibliometric analyses were visualized by HistCite Pro, VOSviewer, Scimago Graphica, CiteSpace, and R language.

Ultrasound combined with slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing of mutton: Effects on physicochemical properties, oxidation and structure of myofibrillar protein.

The effects of air thawing (AT), water immersion thawing (WT), microwave thawing (MT) and ultrasound combined with slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing (UST) on the myofibrillar protein (MP) properties (surface hydrophobicity, solubility, turbidity, particle size and zeta potential), protein oxidation (carbonyl content and sulfhydryl content) and structure (primary, secondary and tertiary) of frozen mutton were investigated in comparison with fresh mutton (FM). The solubility and turbidity results showed that the MP properties were significantly improved in the UST treatment. UST treatment could effectively reduce the MP aggregation and enhance the stability, which was similar to the FM.

SPON2 promotes the bone metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma via activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway.

Bone metastasis severely affects the life span and quality of life of survivors of lung adenocarcinoma (ADC). There is a pressing need to identify viable biomarkers for this incurable, fatal disease. Spondin-2 (SPON2) has been reported to be involved in metastasis and cancer progression, but its role in bone metastasis in patients with lung ADC has rarely been studied.

Effects of ultrasound-assisted slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing on myofibrillar protein conformation and gel properties of chicken breasts.

The effects of air thawing, water thawing, slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing, ultrasound-assisted water thawing (WUT) and ultrasound-assisted slightly acidic electrolyzed water thawing (EUT) on the myofibrillar protein conformation and gel quality of chicken breasts were investigated. In the EUT group, protein solubility was higher (52.43%) than other thawing groups, and particle size was 24.

Study on the quality and myofibrillar protein structure of chicken breasts during thawing of ultrasound-assisted slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW).

The effects of air thawing (AT), water thawing (WT), slightly acidic electrolyzed water (ET), ultrasound-assisted water thawing (WUT) and ultrasound-assisted slightly acidic electrolyzed water (EUT) on the quality and myofibrillar protein (MP) structure of chicken breasts were investigated. The results showed that WUT and EUT could significantly improve the thawing rate compared with AT, WT, and ET groups. The EUT group not only had lower thawing loss, but also their immobilized and free water contents were similar to fresh sample according to the low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF NMR) results.

Generating pancreatic beta-like cells from human pluripotent stem cells.

Diabetes is a major healthcare burden globally, affecting over 463 million people today, according to the International Diabetes Federation. The most common types of diabetes are Type I diabetes (T1D) and Type II diabetes (T2D), characterized by hyperglycemia due to autoimmune destruction of β cells (T1D) and β cell dysfunction, usually on a background of insulin resistance (T2D). There is currently no cure for diabetes, and patients with T1D require lifelong insulin therapy.

Multidisciplinary Effort to Drive Precision-Medicine for the Future.

In the past one or two decades, countries across the world have successively implemented different precision medicine (PM) programs, and also cooperated to implement international PM programs. We are now in the era of PM. Singapore's National Precision Medicine (NPM) program, initiated in 2017, is now entering its second phase to generate a large genomic database for Asians.

Deep learning-based high-accuracy quantitation for lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration from MRI.

To help doctors and patients evaluate lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) accurately and efficiently, we propose a segmentation network and a quantitation method for IVDD from T2MRI. A semantic segmentation network (BianqueNet) composed of three innovative modules achieves high-precision segmentation of IVDD-related regions. A quantitative method is used to calculate the signal intensity and geometric features of IVDD.

[The comparison of algorithms on the CT image retrieval of Xinjiang local liver hydatid disease].

Xinjiang local liver hydatid disease is an infectious parasitic disease in Xinjiang pastoral areas. Based on the image features, selecting the appropriate distance algorithms to retrieve the image quickly and accurately, different distance algorithms have been induced in this area, which can greatly assist the doctors to early detect, diagnose and cure the liver hydatid disease. This paper compared the performance of different distance algorithms to retrieve the image when using the liver hydatid disease medical image texture features.

Ultrastructure and gene mapping of the albino mutant al12 in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Seedling albino mutation resistant to low temperature is an adaptability of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to cold. The mutant, a conditional expression controlled by development and temperature, differs from other albino mutants.