Impact of medical adhesives on persistent fluid extravasation at needle injection sites in patients with severe edema: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of medical glue in halting fluid extravasation at needle insertion sites in patients with severe edema.

Methods: Sixty patients with severe edema were recruited between June 2022 and June 2023 and randomly allocated into either the control group or the experimental group, with 30 cases in each. In the experimental group, after intramuscular injection, medical glue was administered at the needle insertion site, and covered with gauze dressing upon curing, and subsequently subjected to pressure bandaging.

Application of AI-assisted MRI for the identification of surgical target areas in pediatric hip and periarticular infections.

Objective: To develop an AI-assisted MRI model to identify surgical target areas in pediatric hip and periarticular infections.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on the pediatric patients with hip and periarticular infections who underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI)examinations from January 2010 to January 2023 in three hospitals in China. A total of 7970 axial Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR) images were selected, and the corresponding regions of osteomyelitis (label 1) and abscess (label 2) were labeled using the Labelme software.

Do as Sonographers Think: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Thyroid Nodules Diagnosis via Microvascular Infiltrative Awareness.

Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging can reflect the microvascular distribution and blood flow perfusion, thereby holding clinical significance in distinguishing between malignant and benign thyroid nodules. Notably, CEUS offers a meticulous visualization of the microvascular distribution surrounding the nodule, leading to an apparent increase in tumor size compared to gray-scale ultrasound (US). In the dual-image obtained, the lesion size enlarged from gray-scale US to CEUS, as the microvascular appeared to be continuously infiltrating the surrounding tissue.

Solid Additive Dual-Regulates Spectral Response Enabling High-Performance Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells.

Semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) possess significant potential for applications in vehicles and buildings due to their distinctive visual transparency. Conventional device engineering strategies are typically used to optimize photon selection and utilization at the expense of power conversion efficiency (PCE); moreover, the fixed spectral utilization range always imposes an unsatisfactory upper limit to its light utilization efficiency (LUE). Herein, a novel solid additive named 1,3-diphenoxybenzene (DB) is employed to dual-regulate donor/acceptor molecular aggregation and crystallinity, which effectively broadens the spectral response of ST-OSCs in near-infrared region.

A Novel Analytical Model for the IEEE 802.11p/bd Medium Access Control, with Consideration of the Capture Effect in the Internet of Vehicles.

The traditional vehicular ad hoc network (VANET), which is evolving into the internet of vehicles (IoV), has drawn great attention for its enormous potential in road safety improvement, traffic management, infotainment service support, and even autonomous driving. IEEE 802.11p, as the vital standard for wireless access in vehicular environments, has been released for more than one decade and its evolution, IEEE 802.

Deep Semi-Supervised Ultrasound Image Segmentation by Using a Shadow Aware Network With Boundary Refinement.

Accurate ultrasound (US) image segmentation is crucial for the screening and diagnosis of diseases. However, it faces two significant challenges: 1) pixel-level annotation is a time-consuming and laborious process; 2) the presence of shadow artifacts leads to missing anatomy and ambiguous boundaries, which negatively impact reliable segmentation results. To address these challenges, we propose a novel semi-supervised shadow aware network with boundary refinement (SABR-Net).

Anatomy preserving GAN for realistic simulation of intraoperative liver ultrasound images.

In ultrasound-guided liver surgery, the lack of large-scale intraoperative ultrasound images with important anatomical structures remains an obstacle hindering the successful application of AI to ultrasound guidance. In this case, intraoperative ultrasound (iUS) simulation should be conducted from preoperative magnetic resonance (pMR), which not only helps doctors understand the characteristics of iUS in advance, but also expands the iUS dataset from various imaging positions, thereby promoting the automatic iUS analysis in ultrasound guidance. Herein, a novel anatomy preserving generative adversarial network (ApGAN) framework was proposed to generate simulated intraoperative ultrasound (Sim-iUS) of liver with precise structure information from pMR.

Precise angle estimation of capsule robot in ultrasound using heatmap guided two-stage network.

Purpose: A capsule robot can be controlled inside gastrointestinal (GI) tract by an external permanent magnet outside of human body for finishing non-invasive diagnosis and treatment. Locomotion control of capsule robot relies on the precise angle feedback that can be achieved by ultrasound imaging. However, ultrasound-based angle estimation of capsule robot is interfered by gastric wall tissue and the mixture of air, water, and digestive matter existing in the stomach.

The ability of Segmenting Anything Model (SAM) to segment ultrasound images.

Accurate ultrasound (US) image segmentation is important for disease screening, diagnosis, and prognosis assessment. However, US images typically have shadow artifacts and ambiguous boundaries that affect US segmentation. Recently, Segmenting Anything Model (SAM) from Meta AI has demonstrated remarkable potential in a wide range of applications.

Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.11p MAC with Considering Capture Effect under Nakagami- Fading Channel in VANETs.

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have recently drawn a large amount of attention because of their enormous potential in road safety improvement and traffic management as well as infotainment service support. As the standard of medium access control (MAC) and physical (PHY) layers for VANETs, IEEE 802.11p has been proposed for more than a decade.

A multiple phenotype imputation method for genetic diversity and core collection in Taiwanese vegetable soybean.

Establishment of vegetable soybean (edamame) [ (L.) Merr.] germplasms has been highly valued in Asia and the United States owing to the increasing market demand for edamame.

A Novel Evaluation Strategy to Artificial Neural Network Model Based on Bionics.

With the continuous deepening of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) research, ANN model structure and function are improving towards diversification and intelligence. However, the model is more evaluated from the pros and cons of the problem-solving results and the lack of evaluation from the biomimetic aspect of imitating neural networks is not inclusive enough. Hence, a new ANN models evaluation strategy is proposed from the perspective of bionics in response to this problem in the paper.

Pair Nodes Clock Synchronization Algorithm Based on Kalman Filter for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks.

Time synchronization is the basis of many applications. Aiming at the limitations of the existing clock synchronization algorithms in underwater wireless sensor networks, we propose a pairwise synchronization algorithm called K-Sync, which is based on the Kalman filter. The algorithm does not need the assistance of the position sensor or the speed sensor, and the high time synchronization accuracy can be realized only by utilizing the time-stamps information in the process of message exchange.

Microbial profiles associated improving bioelectricity generation from sludge fermentation liquid via microbial fuel cells with adding fruit waste extracts.

This first-attempt study illustrated the microbial cooperative interactions related to bioelectricity generation from the mixture of sludge fermentation liquid (SFL) and fruit waste extracts (FWEs) via microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The optimal output voltages of 0.65 V for SFL-MFCs, 0.

A Stackelberg Game-Based Caching Incentive Scheme for Roadside Units in VANETs.

As a key technology of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have been promising to provide safety and infotainment for drivers and passengers. To support different applications about traffic safety, traffic efficiency, autonomous driving and entertainment, it is important to investigate how to effectively deliver content in VANETs. Since it takes resources such as bandwidth and power for base stations (BSs) or roadside units (RSUs) to deliver content, the optimal pricing strategy for BSs and the optimal caching incentive scheme for RSUs need to be studied.

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with C3 mutation: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. Uncontrolled activation of the complement system induced by single or combined complement gene mutations is one of the mechanisms leading to the pathogenesis of aHUS.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a 26-year-old female with a C3 heterozygous gene mutation (p.

Burrow ambient temperature influences crab activity and availability for migratory Red-crowned cranes .

For migratory birds that specialize on particular benthic macroinvertebrate species, the timing of migration is critical since prey availability may be temporally limited and a function of local ambient temperature. Hence, variation in local ambient temperature can influence the diet composition of migrant birds, and, consequently, they may be constrained by which stopover and wintering sites they are able to utilize during periods of colder temperatures. Here, we use fecal analysis, observer-based population counts, digital video recordings, and temperature data to test five predictions regarding the influence of local ambient temperature on the activity and availability of mudflat crabs-a key prey resource at three staging/wintering sites in eastern China, for migratory Red-crowned cranes () and how this subsequently influences crane diet and use of wetland sites.

Fully automated identification and quantification of five polar pesticides in groundwater by isotope dilution-online solid phase extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry.

A fully automated method for identification and quantification of five polar pesticides in groundwater by isotope dilution-online solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry was developed. After one step of filtration, an aliquot of a 7.5-ml water sample was automatedly preconcentrated and purified on a turbulent Cyclone SPE column.

Upregulation of FoxO3a expression through PI3K/Akt pathway attenuates the progression of lupus nephritis in MRL/lpr mice.

FoxO3a plays key roles in inflammation and autoimmunity, and the PI3K-Akt-FoxO3a pathway has been proposed to modulate diverse biological processes. The aim of the present study, using lupus murine models, was to investigate whether FoxO3a contributes to the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis. LY294002 was used as an inhibitor of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor MCC950 attenuates primary dysmenorrhea in mice via the NF-κB/COX-2/PG pathway.

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) constitutes a common gynecological disease among young women. The NLRP3 inflammasome may be activated and expressed in PD, but the mechanistic link between NLRP3 inflammasome activation and PD is still unclear.

Methods: To investigate the potential role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the pathogenesis of PD, 30 female Kunming mice without pregnancy were used for experiments.

Solvothermal Synthesis of Humic Acid-Supported CeO₂ Nanosheets Composite as High Performance Adsorbent for Congo Red Removal.

Surface properties and structures of materials are essential for their adsorption of pollutants in water. Humic acids (HA)-supported CeO₂ nanosheet composites are synthesised by solvothermal method. The size of CeO₂ nanosheets are approximately 100-500 nm.

Stability, Stimuli-Responsiveness, and Versatile Sorption Properties of a Dynamic Covalent Acylhydrazone Gel.

Gel adsorbents are promising for pollutant removal from the wastewater. Herein, an acylhydrazone gel is developed from acylhydrazide-terminated pentaerythritol (PAT) and 2,4,6-triformylphloroglucinol (TFP) based on dynamic covalent acylhydrazone chemistry. PAT-TFP gel is stable under various conditions, while it shows reversible Cu adsorption and desorption.

[Acupoint catgut embedding improves dysmenorrhea by suppressing activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes in uterine tissues in primary dysmenorrhea rats].

Objective: To observe the effect of acupoint catgut embedding on the expression of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 in the uterine tissue of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) rats, so as to explore its underlying mechanisms in improving PD.

Methods: Forty female SD rats were randomly divided into control, model, acupoint catgut embedding and medication groups (＝10 in each group). The PD model was established by subcutaneous injection of Estradiol Benzoate (0.