Exploring the Mental Health of Japanese Graduate Trainees in Psychology:Comparison with Non-Trainees in Other Departments.

This study investigated the mental states, such as depression and anxiety, of Japanese psychology graduate trainees (N = 57) who aspired to become psychologists, compared with non-trainees (N = 80) in other departments. The results showed that, among trainees, 25% exhibited mild depression, 26% exhibited moderate depression, 9% exhibited moderately severe depression, and 5% exhibited severe depression. Among non-trainees, the corresponding figures were 31%, 10%, 6%, and 4%, respectively.

Experimental study using phantom models of cerebral aneurysms and 4D-DSA to measure blood flow on 3D-color-coded images.

Background: The current 3D-iFlow application can only measure the arrival time of contrast media through intensity values. If the flow rate could be estimated by 3D-iFlow, patient-specific hemodynamics could be determined within the scope of normal diagnostic management, eliminating the need for additional resources for blood flow rate estimation.

Objective: The aim of this study is to develop and validate a method for measuring the flow rate by data obtained from 3D-iFlow images - a prototype application in Four-dimensional digital subtraction angiography (4D-DSA).

Reliability and validation of the Japanese version of the cognitive distortion scale.

The cognitive distortion scale (CDS) is a self-rated measure to assess the degree of cognitive distortion which is 10 thinking errors commonly seen in depression. However, there is no scale to measure 10 types cognitive distortions specific to depression in Japan. Therefore, this study translated the CDS into Japanese (CDS-J), and examined its factor structure, validity, and reliability in a Japanese population.

Development of Machine Learning Model for Selecting the 1st Coil in the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms by Coil Embolization.

To achieve good treatment outcomes in coil embolization for cerebral aneurysms, it is important to select an appropriate 1st coil for each aneurysm since it serves as a frame to support the subsequent coils to be deployed. However, its selection as appropriate size and length from a wide variety of lineups is not easy, especially for inexperienced neurosurgeons. We developed a machine learning model (MLM) to predict the optimal size and length of the 1st coil by learning information on patients and aneurysms that were previously treated with coil embolization successfully.

Hemodynamic and morphological differences in cerebral aneurysms between before and after rupture.

Objective: Although it has been proposed that aneurysm morphology is different after rupture, detailed research of the morphological changes using 3D imaging acquired before and after rupture has not been conducted because of the difficulty of data collection. Similarly, hemodynamic changes due to morphological alterations after rupture have not been analyzed. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in morphology and hemodynamics observed after aneurysm rupture.

[Analysis of Patients Discharged from a Palliative Care Unit].

For terminal-phase cancer patients, being discharged from a palliative care unit(PCU)is often challenging. To explore this reason, we compared patients who went home alive from the PCU with patients who died in the same unit. Among the survival cases, the average duration from their diagnosis to admission into the PCU was longer.

Effects of different stent wire mesh densities on hemodynamics in aneurysms of different sizes.

Background: Intracranial stents are used to treat aneurysms by diverting the blood flow from entering into the aneurysmal dome. Although delayed rupture is rare, clinical outcomes are extremely poor in such cases. Hemodynamics after stent deployment may be related to delayed rupture and a better understanding of the basic characteristics of pressure changes resulting from stent deployment is needed; therefore, this study investigated the relationships between hemodynamics in aneurysms of different sizes treated using stents of different wire mesh densities.

Extraction of patient-specific boundary conditions from 4D-DSA and their influence on CFD simulations of cerebral aneurysms.

We developed a new technique for extracting patient-specific inflow conditions, such as the pulse cycle duration and blood flow velocity, from four-dimensional digital subtraction angiography images and experimentally examined its validity. The maximum error between the values extracted by the technique and measured values was 14.3%.

Role of patient-specific blood properties in computational fluid dynamics simulation of flow diverter deployed cerebral aneurysms.

Background: Hemodynamics and their clinical outcome of cerebral aneurysms treated with flow diverter (FD) stents have thus far been investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Although human blood is characterized as a non-Newtonian patientspecific fluid, non-patient-specific blood properties (PSBP) were applied in most extant studies.

Objective: To investigate the hemodynamic effects caused by PSBPs in aneurysms treated with FD stents.

Computational fluid dynamic analysis of the initiation of cerebral aneurysms.

Objective: Relationships between aneurysm initiation and hemodynamic factors remain unclear since de novo aneurysms are rarely observed. Most previous computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies have used artificially reproduced vessel geometries before aneurysm initiation for analysis. In this study, the authors investigated the hemodynamic factors related to aneurysm initiation by using angiographic images in patients with cerebral aneurysms taken before and after an aneurysm formation.

Hemodynamic Characteristics and Clinical Outcome for Intracranial Aneurysms Treated with the Derivo Embolization Device, a Novel Second-Generation Flow Diverter.

Background: We investigated the relationship between hemodynamic characteristics and clinical outcomes for aneurysms treated by the Derivo embolization device, a novel second-generation flow-diverter stent, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Methods: Data were retrospectively obtained from 2 centers between 2017 and 2019. During the period, 23 patients were treated for 23 aneurysms with the Derivo embolization device.

Development of a Virtual Stent Deployment Application to Estimate Patient-Specific Braided Stent Sizes.

A virtual stent deployment application was developed to estimate the appropriate and patient-specific size of a braided stent for patients who undergo endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysms. Comparing between the simulated deployed and the actual stents, we evaluated the accuracy of the simulation results. Our results indicated that lengths of the virtual and actual stents matched well despite the actual stent being affected by a geometrical change of the parent artery.

Hemodynamic Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Two Overlapping Flow Diverter Configuration for Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment.

Flow diverters (FDs) are widely employed as endovascular treatment devices for large or wide-neck cerebral aneurysms. Occasionally, overlapped FDs are deployed to enhance the flow diversion effect. In this study, we investigated the hemodynamics of overlapping FDs via computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.

Hemodynamic and Morphologic Factors Related to Coil Compaction in Basilar Artery Tip Aneurysms.

Objective: Coil compaction is directly related to the degree of cerebral aneurysmal recanalization. The degree of recanalization (DoR) was quantified by measuring the volume vacated by coil deformation. The purpose of this study was to clarify the hemodynamic and morphologic factors associated with coil compaction.

Cerebral hemoglobin oxygenation in children with congenital heart disease.

Background: It is important to identify the pathological characteristics of cerebral circulation and oxygen metabolism at the bedside in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) to prevent neurodevelopmental impairments. The brain regional oxygen saturation index (rSO ) can be easily obtained at the bedside with near-infrared spectroscopy and has been widely used in the management of children with CHD in recent years.

Methods: To determine if the rSO before or after CHD surgery is a good predictor of cerebral oxygen metabolism, we investigated the impact of different clinical variables on the correlation between rSO and reference values under steady ratios of hemoglobin oxygen saturation in the internal jugular vein (SjvO ) or femoral artery (SaO ) (0.

Effectiveness of simple tracing test as an objective evaluation of hand dexterity.

This study aimed to demonstrate that the simple tracing test (STT) is useful for assessing the hand dexterity in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) by comparing STT scores between healthy volunteers and CSM patients. This study included 25 CSM patients and 38 healthy volunteers. In the STT, the participants traced a sine wave displayed on a tablet device at a comfortable pace, and the tracing accuracy, changes in the total sum of pen pressures, and tracing duration were assessed.

Hydrothermal processing of β-glucan from Aureobasidium pullulans produces a low molecular weight reagent that regulates inflammatory responses induced by TLR ligands.

The Kururu no β-glu (KBG) is a commercial hydrothermal-treated Aureobasidium pullulans β-glucan produced by a unique hydrothermal process that results in high solubility of the β-glucan. In this study, we examined the biological activities of this reagent. RAW264.

Relationship between hemodynamic parameters and cerebral aneurysm initiation.

Research on the relationship between cerebralaneurysm initiation and hemodynamic parameters, but several open questions remain on initiation and growth mechanisms of cerebral aneurysms. If factors contributing to initiation were identified, it would be possible to predict the initiation of aneurysms. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between cerebral aneurysm initiation and hemodynamic factors.

Hemodynamic Change In A Cerebral Aneurysm Treated By Double Stenting Technique.

Rupture of cerebral aneurysms often causes subarachnoid hemorrhage which is a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates. Larger aneurysms are believed to be more likely to rupture and should therefore be treated. Recently, flow diverters (FDs) are widely used to treat large or wide neck aneurysms.

Blood Flow Analysis in Coil Embolized Aneurysms: Difference between Porous Media and Real Coil Geometry Model.

To clarify the mechanism of aneurysmal recanalization, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the blood flow inside the aneurysm in particular the flow resistance generated by the coil. In studies using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), mainly two approaches have been used to model the coil embolized aneurysm; modeling the coils as porous media or by real coil geometries. In this study, we calculated the pressure drop along a vessel through a coiled region modeled as porous media or by real coil geometry and compared the pressure drop generated by the two coil models.

Computational Experiments on the Step and Frequency Responses of a Three-Axis Thermal Accelerometer.

The sensor response has been reported to become highly nonlinear when the acceleration added to a thermal accelerator is very large, so the same response can be observed for two accelerations with different magnitudes and opposite signs. Some papers have reported the frequency response for the horizontal acceleration to be a first-order system, while others have reported it to be a second-order system. The response for the vertical acceleration has not been studied.

Mild thyroid peroxidase deficiency caused by TPO mutations with residual activity: Correlation between clinical phenotypes and enzymatic activity.

Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) deficiency, caused by biallelic TPO mutations, is a well-established genetic form of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). More than 100 patients have been published, and the patients have been diagnosed mostly in the frame of newborn screening (NBS) programs. Correlation between clinical phenotypes and TPO activity remains unclear.