Garment Recognition and Reconstruction Using Object Simultaneous Localization and Mapping by Yilin Zhang, Koichi Hashimoto

“…The integration of CAPE plane detection with SLAM allows for more robust environment reconstruction that is capable of handling multiple objects. …”
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Pain, Function and Trunk/Hip Flexibility Changes Immediately after Clinical Pilates Exercises in Young Adults with Mild Chronic Low Back Pain by Li Yi Tan, Ryan Han Rong Teh, Boon Chong Kwok

“…Participants were assessed for pain and function subjectively, and hip/knee strength and trunk/hip flexibility objectively, followed by a session of Clinical Pilates assessment and exercises. …”
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Efficacy and safety of electrical stimulation for functional impairment and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis o... by Wenqiang Li, Zhichao Liao, Xinzhe Tan, Yichang Liu, Gengjian Wang, Dongyan Wang

“…Objective Several studies have indicated that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, functional electrical stimulation, neuromuscular electrical stimulation and electroacupuncture exhibit certain therapeutic effects in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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OPTIMAL CUT-OFF POINTS OF INSTANTANEOUS WAVE-FREE RATIO IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CORONARY ARTERY STENOSES USING NONINVASIVE METHODS AS REFERENCE by D. I. Darenskiy, V. V. Gramovich, E. A. Zharova, M. G. Mitroshkin, R. V. Atanesyan, G. N. Bakashvili, Y. G. Matchin

“…ABSTRACT Objective: the aim of our study was to determine the optimal instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) cut-off points in assessing the functional significance of intermediate coronary artery stenoses in patients with chronic coronary artery diseases (CAD) using non-invasive methods of myocardial ischemia verification as reference. …”
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Abdominal fat distribution and its relationship to brain changes: the differential effects of age on cerebellar structure and function: a cross-sectional, exploratory study by Yvonne Böttcher, Michael Stumvoll, Kees Straatman, Matthias Raschpichler, Matthias Leopold Schroeter, Katrin Arelin, Haiko Schlögl, Dominik Fritzsch, Meinhard Mende, André Pampel, Arno Villringer, Karsten Mueller

“…Objectives To investigate whether the metabolically important visceral adipose tissue (VAT) relates differently to structural and functional brain changes in comparison with body weight measured as body mass index (BMI). …”
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Curative Effect of Yangxin Dingji Capsule Combined With Mexiletine Hydrochloride on Postoperative Arrhythmia and Its Influences on the Vascular Endothelial Function in Coronary Bif... by Nasha Sun, Wangkun Chen, Yan Wu, Qiyi Yu, Xia Zhou, Bing Guo

“…Objective. The aim of the study is to explore the curative effect of Yangxin Dingji capsule combined with mexiletine hydrochloride on postoperative ventricular arrhythmia (VA) and its influences on vascular endothelial function in coronary bifurcation lesions (CBL). …”
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Robotic Assistant for Object Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Network by Sunday Oluyele, Ibrahim Adeyanju, Adedayo Sobowale

“…This study addressed and provided solutions to the limitations offered by recent solutions by introducing a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) object recognition system integrated into a mobile robot designed to function as a robotic assistant for visually impaired persons. …”
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Subcellular object quantification with Squassh3C and SquasshAnalyst by Aurélien Rizk, Maysam Mansouri, Kurt Ballmer-Hofer, Philipp Berger

“…Squassh3C extends the functionality of Squassh to three fluorescence channels and live-cell movie analysis. …”
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A Novel Method for Estimating Parameters of Magnetic Dipole Sources Under Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Conditions Based on LM-OBF Algorithm by Zhaotao Yan, Zhaofa Zeng, Jianwei Zhao

“…It then constructs an objective function within a least squares framework and optimizes it using the Levenberg–Marquardt (LM) algorithm to achieve a stable estimation of magnetic source parameters. …”
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Clinical evaluation of foot disability in patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Lale Altan

“…Objective: To evaluate foot disability both ultrasonographically and by using the Foot Function Index (FFI) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) and to investigate its effects on patients' quality of life and functional capacity by determining the factors that may affect the level of disability.Patients and methods. …”
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Noninvasive Hemodynamic Assessment by a Sensor Patch by Zak Loring, MD, MHS, Nicholas B. Bolus, PhD, F. Brennan Torstrick, PhD, Danielle Wilson, BS, Melissa Lefevre, BS, Brett D. Atwater, MD, Anita Kelsey, MD, MBA, Jonathan P. Piccini, MD, MHS

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The Number of Frames on ECG-Gated 18F-FDG Small Animal PET Has a Significant Impact on LV Systolic and Diastolic Functional Parameters by Christoph Eissler, Rudolf A. Werner, Paula Arias-Loza, Naoko Nose, Xinyu Chen, Martin G. Pomper, Steven P. Rowe, Constantin Lapa, Andreas K. Buck, Takahiro Higuchi

“…Using an automatic ventricular edge detection software, left ventricular (LV) functional parameters, including ejection fraction (EF), end-diastolic (EDV), and end-systolic volume (ESV), were calculated. …”
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A randomized controlled study on the effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation on craving, mood, and cognitive function in alcohol-dependent patients during the withdrawal per... by WANG Haihong, YUAN Chenxin, GAN Hong, JIANG Haifeng, ZHAO Yan, DU Jiang, ZHANG Yi

“…Objective·To explore the effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on reducing craving in alcohol-dependent patients during the withdrawal period, as well as its impact on patients' emotions and cognitive functions.Methods·A total of 41 inpatients with alcohol dependence in the withdrawal period were recruited from the Addiction Department of Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and randomly assigned to the experimental group (20 patients) and the control group (21 patients). …”
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Borderline psychic disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (according to the data of the questionnaire of K.K. Yakhin and D.M. Mendelevich) by Regina Rinatovna Akhunova, S P Yakupova, K K Yakhin, I G Salikhov

“…Objective: to study the prevalence of borderline psychic disorders (BPD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with different clinical manifestations. …”
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Clinical analysis of antibiotic encephalopathy in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients(report of 10 cases) by JIANG Mei-hua, XU You-ping, HAN Zhi-wu, YAO Guo-qian, TAN Hong-mei, SHEN Jun, LI Jing, YANG Fang

“…Objective To explore the clinical features and prevention of antibiotic encephalopathy in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD) patients.Methods Sixty-four CAPD patients using antibiotics were retrospectively studied from January 2008 to January 2014.Ten cases diagnosed as antibiotic encephalopathy served as observation group,and 15 cases out of the rest 54 nonantibiotic encephalopathy were randomly selected as control group.Significance was compared with ttest and x~2 test between two groups.Results The incidence of antibiotic encephalopathy was 15.6%.There was no significant difference in gender,plasma protein,electrolytes,and blood creatinine level between two groups(P>0.05).The patients were older,had more instances of cerebrovascular disease,and longer duration of dialysis and history of hemodialysis in observation group than in control group.The residual renal function was worse and peritoneal clearance was significantly lower in observation group than in control group.Beta-lactam was mainly used and the use time was over 3 days in observation group.Majority had good prognosis through complication prevention,and active treatment including adjustment of antibiotics and peritoneal dialysis prescription.Conclusions We should pay close attention to the management of older patients with cerebrovascular disease and avoid using the kind of antibiotics which easily entered blood-brain barrier and egested via the single channel.We should reasonably choose antibiotics based on residual renal function and detect adverse reaction,blood drug level,peritoneal clearance and pharmacokinetics feature.Patients once diagnosed as antibiotic encephalopathy were actively treated including adjustement of drug and peritoneal dialysis prescription.Hybrid renal replacement therapy was done if single dialysis was unsatisfactory.Hemoperfusion and hemodiafiltration were needed if the state of patients was severe.…”
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Prognostic value of the Naples Prognostic Score in adult chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: NHANES 2005–2018 by Yue Kang, Yue Kang, Yingjian Tan, Yongxin Tie, Yujing Zhang, Chenyu Cui, Yuanyuan Zhao

“…We used weighted logistic regression to assess whether the NPS and COPD had a relationship, as well as its association with lung function. Subgroup analysis was used to detect the interaction. …”
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Testicular appendix (hydatid of Morgagni) torsion in adult urological management: evaluation of treatment outcomes by I. S. Shormanov, D. N. Shedrov, D. Y. Garova, A. I. Ryzhkov

“…Evaluation of endocrine function showed no significant difference of the studied groups from the control normative indicators. …”
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In vitro inhibition of Streptococcus mutans by probiotic yogurt fortified with Lactobacillus paracasei and Sargassum angustifolium protein hydrolysate: a functional yogurt for teet... by Sara Jafarirad, Leila Nateghi, Masoumeh Moslemi, Kian Pahlevan Afshari, Ali Ahmadi Hassan Abad, Kianoush Khosravi-Darani

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Prognostic Insights into Congenital Solitary Functioning Kidneys among the Turkish Pediatric Population: A Comparative Study of Renal Agenesis and Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney Dis... by Demet Tekcan Karalı, Hülya Nalçacıoğlu, Hülya Gözde Önal

“…Objective: Our study aims to assess the outcomes of solitary functioning kidneys (SFKs) resulting from unilateral renal agenesis (URA) and multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) in order to identify the factors influencing kidney damage in these patients and to elucidate the potential contrasts between these two conditions. …”
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Effect of non-invasive brain stimulation on cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hui Ding, Chen Wei, Jiwei Chen, Fen Yu, Xing Wang, Yuanwen Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) in improving cognitive function and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP). …”
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