Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas have recently received attention for improving wireless communication data rates in rich scattering environments. Despite this, the challenge of isolation persists prominently in compact MIMO-based electronics. Various techniques have recently emerged to address the isolation issues, among which the defected ground structure (DGS) stands out as a cost-effective solution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClonal hematopoiesis (CH) increases inflammasome-linked atherosclerosis, but the mechanisms by which CH mutant cells transmit inflammatory signals to nonmutant cells are largely unknown. To address this question, we transplanted 1.5% Jak2V617F (Jak2VF) bone marrow (BM) cells with 98.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This study aimed to evaluate the role of deep learning methods in diagnosing foreign body aspiration (FBA) to reduce the frequency of negative bronchoscopy and minimize potential complications.
Methods: We retrospectively analysed data and radiographs from 47 pediatric patients who presented to our hospital with suspected FBA between 2019 and 2023. A control group of 63 healthy children provided a total of 110 PA CXR images, which were analysed using both convolutional neural network (CNN)-based deep learning methods and multiple logistic regression (MLR).
Atherosclerosis
September 2024
The cardiovascular complications of atherosclerosis are thought to arise from an inflammatory response to the accumulation of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins in the arterial wall. The positive outcome of CANTOS (Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study) provided key evidence to support this concept and suggested that inflammasomes and IL-1β are important inflammatory mediators in human atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ACVD). In specific settings NLRP3 or AIM2 inflammasomes can induce inflammatory responses in the arterial wall and promote the formation of unstable atherosclerotic plaques.
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