Publications by authors named "Egger B"

Detecting depression is a critical component of mental health diagnosis, and accurate assessment is essential for effective treatment. This study introduces a novel, fully automated approach to predicting depression severity using the E-DAIC dataset. We employ Large Language Models (LLMs) to extract depression-related indicators from interview transcripts, utilizing the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) score to train the prediction model.

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Background: Dysfunctional depressogenic cognitions are considered a key factor in the etiology and maintenance of depression. In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the current gold-standard psychotherapeutic treatment for depression, cognitive restructuring techniques are employed to address dysfunctional cognitions. However, high drop-out and non-response rates suggest a need to boost the efficacy of CBT for depression.

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Lymphatic leaks are well-known complications of major thoracic or abdominal surgeries, which significantly heighten morbidity and mortality rates. While the existing literature provides insights into managing these post-operative leaks, with a step-up approach from conservative measures (CMs) to surgical intervention, there are no standardized treatment guidelines. The purpose of this paper is to offer a management algorithm of post-operative lymphatic leaks based on a systematic literature review (SLR) of the therapeutic effect of Lipiodol lymphangiography (LL), completed by a case series of five patients who underwent LL in our department.

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Purpose: Approximately 7% of patients with rectal cancer experience local recurrence within 5 years of curative surgery. A positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) is among the most significant risk factors. Other reported risk factors include histopathologic type, anastomotic leakage, positive distal margins, and more recently, the anterior localization of the tumor.

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  • Platelets are important for liver regeneration, and this study focused on how Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 (TGFβ1) from platelets impacts this process after liver surgery.
  • The researchers used two types of mice: those lacking platelet-derived TGFβ1 and normal mice, measuring various factors related to liver regeneration and platelet behavior post-surgery.
  • Findings revealed that the absence of TGFβ1 led to lower liver cell growth (hepatocyte proliferation) and disrupted levels of other growth factors, underscoring TGFβ1's role in liver regeneration and platelet stability.
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Objective: Three leading neurobiological hypotheses about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) propose underconnectivity between brain regions, atypical function of the amygdala, and generally higher variability between individuals with ASD than between neurotypical individuals. Past work has often failed to generalize, because of small sample sizes, unquantified data quality, and analytic flexibility. This study addressed these limitations while testing the above three hypotheses, applied to amygdala functional connectivity.

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Hypoxia-induced proliferation of neural stem cells has a crucial role in brain development. In the brain of , the optic lobe exhibits progressive hypoxia during larval development. Here, we investigate an alternative oxygen-sensing mechanism within this brain compartment, distinct from the canonical hypoxia signaling pathway mediated by HIF.

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  • The study explored how black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) digest both biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics (MPs) while assessing their impact on larval growth and development.
  • BSFL were exposed to different types of MPs, and researchers tracked their growth and how they managed MP accumulation and excretion.
  • Results showed that MPs only accumulated in the larvae's gut with no negative effects on their growth, indicating BSFL's potential as a safe bioconversion agent for organic waste, even when contaminated with MPs.
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Background: Predictive weight loss models can help patients meet their expectations after bariatric surgery and assist physicians in responding to deviations from the predicted weight. A model published by Seyssel et al. appears to accurately predict postoperative body mass index.

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Polycladida are the only free-living flatworms with a planktonic larval stage in some species. Currently, it is not clear if a larval stage is ancestral in polyclads, and which type of larva that would be. Known polyclad larvae are Müller's larva, Kato's larva and Goette's larva, differing by body shape and the number of lobes and eyes.

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We propose a method for constructing generative models of 3D objects from a single 3D mesh and improving them through unsupervised low-shot learning from 2D images. Our method produces a 3D morphable model that represents shape and albedo in terms of Gaussian processes. Whereas previous approaches have typically built 3D morphable models from multiple high-quality 3D scans through principal component analysis, we build 3D morphable models from a single scan or template.

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Introduction: Vaccination hesitancy is an important barrier to vaccination among IBD patients. The development of adverse events is the main concern reported. The purpose of this monocentric study was to assess SARS-CoV-2 vaccination safety in IBD patients by evaluating the postvaccination flare risk and incidence of overall adverse events.

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CUTie2 is a FRET-based cGMP biosensor tested so far only in cells. To expand its use to multicellular organisms we generated two transgenic strains that express the biosensor in a tissue-dependent manner. CUTie2 expression and subcellular localization was verified by confocal microscopy.

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Background: Unlike most free-living platyhelminths, catenulids, the sister group to all remaining flatworms, do not have eyes. Instead, the most prominent sensory structures in their heads are statocysts or sensory pits. The latter, found in the family Stenostomidae, are concave depressions located laterally on the head that represent one of the taxonomically important traits of the family.

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  • Different animals can heal and grow back parts in different ways, even planarian flatworms that are famous for this.
  • Researchers studied 40 species of these flatworms to understand how they regenerate their heads, discovering that some can heal really well while others can't at all.
  • They found that a special process called Wnt signalling is important for regeneration but also plays a role in reproduction, suggesting there might be a balance between having babies and healing.
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We investigated the healing effect of a new dehydrated amnion/chorion membrane with a spongy layer over a 30-month period in 32 patients with 53 chronic non-healing wounds of different aetiologies. Wounds with <40% surface reduction after 4 weeks of best wound treatment underwent weekly allograft application by a certified wound specialist based on national guidelines and a standardised protocol until complete healing or definite treatment interruption. The main outcome measure was the percentage of wound surface reduction from baseline calculated using digital planimetry follow-up photographs.

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A virtual anatomical model of a patient can be a valuable tool for enhancing clinical tasks such as workflow automation, patient-specific X-ray dose optimization, markerless tracking, positioning, and navigation assistance in image-guided interventions. For these tasks, it is highly desirable that the patient's surface and internal organs are of high quality for any pose and shape estimate. At present, the majority of statistical shape models (SSMs) are restricted to a small number of organs or bones or do not adequately represent the general population.

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Introduction And Importance: Primary and metastatic carcinoma of the small intestine are rare. While most of these malignancies are adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon. We present a case report of a rare occurrence of skin SCC metastasizing to the ileum, highlighting diagnostic challenges and clinical implications.

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We describe Cycloporus pinkipus sp. n., a new polyclad flatworm species from the Adriatic coast of Croatia using live images, histological sections, and a molecular marker.

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In patients with atherosclerotic disease in two of the three main vessels in the splanchnic circulation, symptoms of chronic mesenteric ischemia may arise, depending on the disease chronicity and the presence of mesenteric collateral pathways. The most commonly described collateral pathways are between the celiac artery (CA), superior mesenteric artery (SMA), and inferior mesenteric artery (IMA); and between the IMA and the internal iliac artery (IIA). Another collateral network between the deep femoral artery and the IIA can also become important, especially in patients with aorto-iliac occlusion.

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The growing need of today's global supply chains for a paradigm shift to sustainability requires all supply chain members to establish partnership relationships. However, the existing literature fails to provide a comprehensive understanding of these partnerships. The present research contributes to understanding the nature and structure of the buyers' partnerships for enhancing sustainable sourcing.

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  • The tiger flatworm, Prostheceraeus crozieri, has a unique planktonic larval stage known as Müller's larva, featuring eight lobes and three eyes, with limited prior research on its apical organ structure.
  • This study presents detailed ultrastructural data and 3D reconstructions of the apical organ, which consists of two main components: the apical tuft complex with long cilia and anchor cells, and the dorso-apical tuft complex with sensory neurons.
  • The research suggests a potential homology between the apical organ's components in P. crozieri and similar structures in other spiralian larvae, hinting at evolutionary connections among these species.
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Platyhelminthes (flatworms) are a diverse invertebrate phylum useful for exploring life-history evolution. Within Platyhelminthes, only two clades develop through a larval stage: free-living polyclads and parasitic neodermatans. Neodermatan larvae are considered evolutionarily derived, whereas polyclad larvae are hypothesized to be ancestral due to ciliary band similarities among polyclad and other spiralian larvae.

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Background: Since the introduction of the Critical View of Safety approach in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, exposure of the common bile duct, and common hepatic duct is not recommended, therefore, the length of the cystic duct remnant is no longer controlled. The aim of this case‒control study is to evaluate the relationship between the length of the cystic duct remnant and the risk for bile duct stone recurrence after cholecystectomy.

Methods: All MRIs with dedicated sequences of the biliary tract taken between 2010 and 2020 from patients who underwent prior cholecystectomy were reviewed.

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