The effects of endogenous semantic variables during productive lexical retrieval: A Behavioral-Neural Dual Swinging Model (DSM).

Conceptual preparation is the very initial step in language production. Endogenous semantic variables, reflecting the inherent semantic properties of concepts, could influence the productive lexical retrieval by modulating both conceptual activation and lexical selection. Yet, empirical understandings on this process and underlying mechanisms remain limited.

Targeting the Ophthalmic Diseases Using Extracellular Vesicles 'Exosomes': Current Insights on Their Clinical Approval and Present Trials.

Ophthalmic diseases encompass a diverse range of conditions, each necessitating tailored treatment strategies. In the realm of ophthalmic research and therapeutic interventions, various subtypes of exosomes are being explored for their regenerative, neuroprotective, and anti-inflammatory properties. Exosomes have garnered increasing attention as promising therapeutic vehicles due to their natural role in cell-to-cell communication and targeted delivery capabilities.

[F]FDG PET/CT versus [F]FDG PET/MRI in the evaluation of liver metastasis in patients with primary cancer: A head-to-head comparative meta-analysis.

Purpose: This meta-analysis aimed to compare the diagnostic effectiveness of [F]FDG PET/CT with that of [F]FDG PET/MRI in terms of identifying liver metastasis in patients with primary cancer.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched, and studies evaluating the diagnostic efficacy of [F]FDG PET/CT and [F]FDG PET/MRI in patients with liver metastasis of primary cancer were included. We used a random effects model to analyze their sensitivity and specificity.

An Iterative Curve-Fitting Baseline Correction Method for Raman Spectra Driven by Neural Network.

Baseline correction is a vital part of spectral preprocessing, especially for Raman spectra. Iterative polynomial fitting is an easy but less accurate way to find baselines compared to other methods such as wavelet transform and penalized least squares (PLS) methods. The polynomial fitting methods can also get distorted results in certain conditions.

Multilingual Language Diversity Protects Native Language Production under Different Control Demands.

The use of multiple languages has been found to influence individuals' cognitive abilities. Although some studies have also investigated the effect of multilingualism on non-native language proficiency, fewer studies have focused on how multilingual experience affects native language production. This study investigated the effect of multilingualism on native language production, specifically examining control demands through a semantic Go/No-Go picture naming task.

Design, methodology, and preliminary results of the non-human primates eye study.

Purpose: To describe the normative profile of ophthalmic parameters in a healthy cynomolgus monkey colony, and to identify the characteristic of the spontaneous ocular disease non-human primates (NHP) models.

Methods: The NHP eye study was a cross-sectional on-site ocular examination with about 1,000 macaques held in Guangdong Province, southeastern China. The NHPs (Macaca fascicularis, cynomolgus) in this study included middle-aged individuals with a high prevalence of the ocular disease.

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the pancreas: a rare case report and literature review.

Background: Primary undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of the pancreas is an exceedingly rare malignant tumor, with only 15 cases have been reported in the medical literature. At present, clinicians have poor recognition of the tumor, the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease have yet not been established.

Case Presentation: In this report, we depict the clinical and imaging characteristics of a 37-year-old man presenting with a primarily cystic UPS.

Gallbladder gangrene after percutaneous vertebroplasty, an uncommon presentation of vascular complication: a case report and analysis of the causes.

We present a case of an 81-year-old man with gallbladder gangrene after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) that was successfully treated via laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The patient underwent multilevel, thoracic PV for painful osteoporotic compression fractures. PV performed at the T6 level was complicated by severe abdominal pain owing to direct embolization of the right T6 segmental artery with penetration of bone cement into the radicular artery beneath the pedicle.