ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) beyond the brain through realistic simulations and to explore preliminary evidence that may be indicative of hypoxia in skull base chordomas (SBC). Methods Each step of the QSM pipeline was optimized within an in silico framework consisting of (i) phase unwrapping, (ii) background ...
P. Fenech +8 more
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Stand Structure and Type Drive Productivity in Chinese Fir Forests: Comparison of Pure and Mixed Stands. [PDF]
Guo Y, Ouyang X, Pan P, Li J, Liu J.
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Anomaly Detection for Structural and Functional Connectivity in Glioma Patients
Structural connectivity (SC) and functional connectivity (FC) provide crucial insights into glioma‐brain interactions. This study uses variational autoencoder to integrate FC and SC, detect anomalies, and investigate connectivity impairments in networks proximal and distal to the tumor.
Maria Colpo +6 more
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Fantastic stewards and where to find them: a descriptive study of the heterogeneous disparity in physician-pharmacist-nurse distribution among the infectious disease workforce. [PDF]
Uesugi Y, Kitaura S, Okamoto K.
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ABSTRACT Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) catheter placement is known to have a high readmission rate. This work focuses on monitoring the change in readmission rate after a new clinical paradigm for post‐procedural care is implemented for the PTBD procedures.
Muhammed Aljifri +2 more
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Regional differences, distribution dynamics and convergence of multi-dimensional grain security level in major grain producing areas in China. [PDF]
Cheng J, Guo J.
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Pro‐Market Economic Reforms and Resource Curse: Do Initial Conditions Matter?
ABSTRACT The quality of economic institutions plays a crucial role in enhancing a country's economic performance, leading international organisations to recommend pro‐market institutional reforms as a strategy to support economic development. This paper investigates how the natural resource curse affects pro‐market reforms, analysing a sample of 90 ...
Isaac Amedanou, Kwamivi Mawuli Gomado
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Quantifying Center-level Aggressiveness in Transplanting Suboptimal, Deceased Donor Kidneys in the United States. [PDF]
Chiang TP +9 more
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Integrated nutritional-inflammatory and frailty-based model for mortality risk stratification following hip fracture surgery: a multicentre cohort study. [PDF]
Karahan M, Özdemir E, Kına S.
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