Nonintrusive and Effective Volume Reconstruction Model of Swimming Sturgeon Based on RGB-D Sensor.

The sturgeon is an important commercial aquaculture species in China. The measurement of sturgeon mass plays a remarkable role in aquaculture management. Furthermore, the measurement of sturgeon mass serves as a key phenotype, offering crucial information for enhancing growth traits through genetic improvement.

The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Patients with Aortic Stenosis.

Objective: To investigate the potential treatments for aortic stenosis and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using bioinformatics and systems biology.

Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Jiading District Central Hospital affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, China, from August to December 2022.

Quantitative comparison of 2D and 3D monitoring dimensions in fish behavior analysis.

To improve the accuracy and efficiency of fish behavior assessment, this paper focuses on quantitatively exploring the variations and relationships between different monitoring dimensions. A systematic comparison was conducted between 3D and 2D behavioral factors using an infrared tracing system, during both day and night. Significant differences in swimming distance were observed among the different monitoring methods, as determined by two-way ANOVA and Tukey's test.

Color Conversion of Wide-Color-Gamut Cameras Using Optimal Training Groups.

The colorimetric conversion of wide-color-gamut cameras plays an important role in the field of wide-color-gamut displays. However, it is rather difficult for us to establish the conversion models with desired approximation accuracy in the case of wide color gamut. In this paper, we propose using an optimal method to establish the color conversion models that change the RGB space of cameras to the XYZ space of a CIEXYZ system.

D-SAT: dual semantic aggregation transformer with dual attention for medical image segmentation.

. Medical image segmentation is significantly essential to assist clinicians in facilitating a quick and accurate diagnoses. However, most of the existing methods are still challenged by the loss of semantic information, blurred boundaries and the huge semantic gap between the encoder and decoder.

The roles of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in retinal diseases.

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a multifunctional cytokine, is secreted by various cells and participates in inflammatory reactions, including innate and adaptive immunity. There are some evidences that MIF is involved in many vitreoretinal diseases. For example, MIF can exacerbate many types of uveitis; measurements of MIF levels can be used to monitor the effectiveness of uveitis treatment.

Effects of Different Materials on Residual Stress Fields of Blade Damaged by Foreign Objects.

Foreign object damage (FOD) is a common mode of failure in high-speed rotating machinery, such as aircraft engines. Therefore, research on FOD is crucial for ensuring blade integrity. FOD induces residual stress on the surface and within the blade, impacting its fatigue strength and service life.

Colorimetric characterization of the wide-color-gamut camera using the multilayer artificial neural network.

In order to realize colorimetric characterization for the wide-color-gamut camera, we propose using the multilayer artificial neural network (ML-ANN) with the error-backpropagation algorithm, to model the color conversion from the RGB space of camera to the space of the CIEXYZ standard. In this paper, the architecture model, forward-calculation model, error-backpropagation model, and the training policy of the ML-ANN were introduced. Based on the spectral reflectance curves of the ColorChecker-SG blocks and the spectral sensitivity functions of the RGB channels of typical color cameras, the method of producing the wide-color-gamut samples for the training and testing of the ML-ANN was proposed.

Pirfenidone Attenuates the EMT Process and the Secretion of VEGF in TGF-2-Induced ARPE-19 Cells via Inhibiting the Activation of the NF-B/Snail Signaling Pathway.

Aim: Pirfenidone (PFD), an antifibrotic drug, has various beneficial functions such as antioxidant, antifibrotic, and anti-inflammatory effects. This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanisms underlying how PFD modulates retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells involved in neovascularization and subretinal fibrosis.

Methods: ARPE-19 cell lines were treated with transforming growth factor-beta 2 (TGF-2) alone or in combination with PFD.

Correlation of a guidewire maximum insertion length with tortuous radial artery and the success rate during transradial coronary angiography.

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a safe and effective therapy for patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to assess the correlation between the success rate of angiography and the maximum insertion length and resistance of a soft-tipped guidewire.

Methods: Five hundred twenty-one patients were treated by successful radial artery puncture.

Resampling-based cost loss attention network for explainable imbalanced diabetic retinopathy grading.

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is currently considered to be one of the most common diseases that cause blindness. However, DR grading methods are still challenged by the presence of imbalanced class distributions, small lesions, low accuracy of small sample classes and poor explainability. To address these issues, a resampling-based cost loss attention network for explainable imbalanced diabetic retinopathy grading is proposed.

Procyanidin protects human retinal pigment epithelial cells from high glucose by inhibiting autophagy.

Purpose: The damage of hyperglycemia to the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is a critical event in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Procyanidin (PC), a kind of polyphenol compounds, has shown to be effective in preventing and treating diabetes as well as its complications, in which autophagy disorder is involved in the pathological mechanism. However, it remains unclear whether PC can play a protective role in DR by regulating the autophagy of RPE.

AGTR1 blocker attenuates activation of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts after glaucoma filtration surgery via the NF-κB signaling pathway.

Activation of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts limits the success rate of glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS), the most efficacious therapy for patients with glaucoma. Angiotensin type 1 receptor (AGTR1) is involved in tissues remodeling and fibrogenesis. However, whether AGTR1 is involved in the progress of fibrogenesis after GFS is not fully elucidated.

Proanthocyanidins attenuate the high glucose-induced damage of retinal pigment epithelial cells by attenuating oxidative stress and inhibiting activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common diabetic complication known to cause vision impairment and blindness. Previous studies have demonstrated that proanthocyanidins (PACs), polyphenols that are naturally found in several plants and fruits, have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on various cells. However, the effects and underlying mechanism of PACs against DR pathogenesis remain unknown.

Autophagy dysregulation mediates the damage of high glucose to retinal pigment epithelium cells.

Aim: To observe the role and mechanism of autophagy in retinal pigment epithelial cell (RPE) damaged by high glucose, so as to offer a new idea for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: ARPE-19, a human RPE cell line cultured was divided into the normal control (NC), autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA), high-glucose (HG), and HG+3-MA groups. Cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay and the apoptosis rate was measured by flow cytometry.

Experimental study on filtration effect of oilfield sewage based on new polyurethane modified materials.

In the process of oilfield wastewater treatment, the polymer-modified materials with special wettability have been recognized by many scholars for their high filtration efficiency and good adsorption effect. In this paper, we used micro-computed tomography scanning and infrared scanning technology to further explore the internal structure and surface chemistry of polyurethane modified materials and then established an experimental platform for the filtration performance of polyurethane modified materials. The change of suspended solids concentration and oil content in the sewage was tested under different filtration rate, filter layer thickness, and water quality.

Relationship between Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Pressure Gradient and Hemoglobin in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Background: Anemia caused by left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) has been reported, however, large clinical studies confirming this association are lacking. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pressure gradient and hemoglobin in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

Methods: Patient demographics, laboratory and echocardiography data from 310 patients diagnosed with HCM from our hospital who had undergone echocardiography from July 2014 to March 2019 were collected from medical records.

Hallermann-Streiff syndrome with uncommon ocular features, ultrasound biomicroscopy and optical coherence tomography findings: A case report.

Rationale: Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (HSS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, sparse hair, degenerative skin changes, eye abnormalities, dental defects, and proportionate short stature.

Patient Concerns: A 24-year-old Chinese male patient presented to the ophthalmologist because of his sore eye and blurred vision.

Diagnoses: The final diagnosis of presented case is HSS having the main features of the syndrome, however, associated with uncommon ocular features, ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT)changes, including aphakia, glaucoma, long eye axes, cilliary abnormalities, and chorioretinal atrophy.

Histone deacetylase inhibitor LMK-235-mediated HO-1 expression induces apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells via the JNK/AP-1 signaling pathway.

Aims: Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) are promising anticancer drugs that open new areas of epigenetic drug discovery. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant tumor of the blood system that is difficult to cure and often relapses. Here, we investigated the in vitro effects of a novel HDACi, LMK-235, on MM cells, and explored the underlying mechanisms.

Large-aperture UV (250~400 nm) imaging spectrometer based on a solid Sagnac interferometer.

Developing an ultraviolet (UV) imaging spectrometer is challenging due to a low level of incident power of photon flux, large chromatic aberration, and relatively low quantum efficiency of imaging sensor in UV waveband. In this paper, a large-aperture UV (250~400 nm) Fourier transform imaging spectrometer is presented for close-range hyperspectral sensing with high spatial resolution and decent spectral resolution. An advanced design based on a modified solid Sagnac interferometer working in UV waveband of 250~400 nm is introduced to improve the interferometric stability.

LncRNA XIST promotes the epithelial to mesenchymal transition of retinoblastoma via sponging miR-101.

Accumulating evidence demonstrated that abnormal expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) was closely associated with cancer development including retinoblastoma (RB). LncRNA X inactive specific transcript (XIST) has been found to function as an oncogene or a tumor suppressor in several cancers. However, the role and underlying mechanism of XIST in RB have not been clarified.

High resolution ultraviolet imaging spectrometer for latent image analysis.

In this work, we present a close-range ultraviolet imaging spectrometer with high spatial resolution, and reasonably high spectral resolution. As the transmissive optical components cause chromatic aberration in the ultraviolet (UV) spectral range, an all-reflective imaging scheme is introduced to promote the image quality. The proposed instrument consists of an oscillating mirror, a Cassegrain objective, a Michelson structure, an Offner relay, and a UV enhanced CCD.

Integrated microRNA‑gene analysis of coronary artery disease based on miRNA and gene expression profiles.

The present study aimed to investigate the key genes and microRNAs (miRNA/miRs) associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) progression. The gene expression profile of GSE20680 and GSE12288, and the miRNA expression profile of GSE28858 were downloaded from the gene expression omnibus database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in GSE20680 and GSE12288, and the differentially expressed miRNAs in GSE28858 were screened using the limma package in R software.