Changes in submaximal and maximal measures of cardio-respiratory fitness resulting from 6-days of mountain walking.

Trekking is a popular activity associated with cardiovascular benefits. The aim of the present study was to investigate changes in the submaximal heart rate, oxygen uptake, oxygen pulse, and blood lactate concentration associated with a 6-day mountain walk. Over a 12-year period, 134 male (age 21.

Deep learning-based pancreas volume assessment in individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Pancreas volume is reduced in individuals with diabetes and in autoantibody positive individuals at high risk for developing type 1 diabetes (T1D). Studies investigating pancreas volume are underway to assess pancreas volume in large clinical databases and studies, but manual pancreas annotation is time-consuming and subjective, preventing extension to large studies and databases. This study develops deep learning for automated pancreas volume measurement in individuals with diabetes.

Effect of Story-Based Audiovisual Mnemonics in Comparison With Text-Reading Method on Memory Consolidation Among Medical Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Traditional teaching methods via faculty lectures and text-based materials lack interactivity. Hence, this research aimed to compare the effectiveness of story-based audiovisual mnemonics and the conventional text-reading method on medical students' memory consolidation.

Methods: A single-center, systematically randomly sampled, single-blinded, controlled study was conducted among 80 first-year medical students.

Floating thrombus as a marker of unstable atheromatous carotid plaque.

Floating thrombus in a carotid artery is an uncommon pathology with a high risk of embolism. We present three patients diagnosed with acute stroke, with a floating thrombus complicating an atheromatous plaque, who were treated with anticoagulants and statins. Although two patients had satisfactory results, one patient suffered a stroke related to plaque progression nearly 3 years after initial presentation.