Contrastive Learning Approach for Assessment of Phonological Precision in Patients with Tongue Cancer Using MRI Data.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) allows analyzing speech production by capturing high-resolution images of the dynamic processes in the vocal tract. In clinical applications, combining MRI with synchronized speech recordings leads to improved patient outcomes, especially if a phonological-based approach is used for assessment. However, when audio signals are unavailable, the recognition accuracy of sounds is decreased when using only MRI data.

Age differences in organophosphorus nerve agent-induced seizure, blood brain barrier integrity, and neurodegeneration in midazolam-treated rats.

Exposure to organophosphorus nerve agents irreversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase and may lead to cholinergic crisis and seizures. Although benzodiazepines are the standard of care after nerve agent-induced status epilepticus, when treatment is delayed for up to 30 min or more, refractory status epilepticus can develop. Adult male rodents are often utilized for evaluation of therapeutic efficacy against nerve agent exposure.

'It was a fair fight' v. 'let the body do the work.' How squash players mentalizing abilities affect their experiences of playing squash: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

The use of metacognitive process and skills has been the subject of considerable research in the sport performance literature over the past decade. However, there has been little qualitative research on athletes' experiences of using metacognitive processes and skills. A related but different area theoretically and practically, is mentalizing, which refers to the imaginative ability to perceive and interpret the feelings, thoughts, wishes and beliefs that explain human behaviour.

Quantifying articulatory variations across phonological environments: An atlas-based approach using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging.

Identification and quantification of speech variations in velar production across various phonological environments have always been an interesting topic in speech motor control studies. Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging has become a favorable tool for visualizing articulatory deformations and providing quantitative insights into speech activities over time. Based on this modality, it is proposed to employ a workflow of image analysis techniques to uncover potential deformation variations in the human tongue caused by changes in phonological environments by altering the placement of velar consonants in utterances.

Donor great vessel free arterial grafts for complex reconstruction during pediatric heart transplantation.

Objective: Prior studies suggest that prolonged donor heart warm ischemia time increases heart transplant mortality. Patients with single-ventricle heart disease requiring transplant with concomitant aortic arch or central pulmonary artery reconstruction present technical challenges that extend donor warm ischemia time using conventional techniques. Studies in larger pediatric and adult patients with single-ventricle anatomy have described the use of prosthetic material for concomitant great vessel reconstruction.