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Medicine, General & Internal
Serra Baskan, Pelin Karaca Ozer, Huseyin Orta, Doruk Ozbingol, Mustafa Lutfi Yavuz, Elif Ayduk Govdeli, Kemal Nisli, Kazim Oztarhan
Summary: The most common cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the Tpeak-Tend (Tp-e) interval and the premature ventricular contraction (PVC) burden in DMD patients. The results showed that DMD patients with higher PVC burden had lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and longer Tp-e interval. LVEF and Tp-e interval were independent predictors of PVC/24 h frequency. A Tp-e interval > 71.65 ms predicted PVC > 1% with high sensitivity and specificity. Determining Tp-e prolongation from ECG data can help diagnose cardiac involvement and arrhythmic risk in DMD.
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Economics
Sandro Ambuehl, B. Douglas Bernheim, Axel Ockenfels
Summary: Experimental studies show that Choice Architects frequently intervene to prevent impatient choices, even when Choosers could benefit from them. Their interventions are not aimed at avoiding mistakes they might make themselves, but rather seem to be driven by a desire to align others' choices with their own ideals. Laboratory choices can predict subjects' support for real paternalistic policies.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Masahiro Takeguchi, Satoshi Kusumoto, Kazuhito Sekiguchi, Souichi Suenobu, Kenji Ihara
Summary: This study analyzed ventricular repolarization parameters in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients during chemotherapy and long-term follow-up. Additionally, the study retrospectively summarized these parameters in healthy Japanese children. The results showed that the Tpe/QT ratio has potential clinical applications for predicting the risk of ventricular arrhythmia in cancer patients or childhood cancer survivors.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Annabella Braschi, Arian Frasheri, Renzo M. Lombardo, Maurizio G. Abrignani, Rosalia Lo Presti, Daniele Vinci, Marcello Traina
Summary: This study found that in patients with TTS, the Tpe/QT ratio on admission electrocardiogram may be associated with the occurrence of MACE during hospitalization. Anterior ST-segment elevation and Tpe/QT ratio > 0.27 may predict a high-risk population.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Songul Usalp, Ramazan Gunduz
Summary: This study assessed the predictive value of T-wave duration and Tp-e interval following CRT implantation in heart failure patients. The findings suggest that T-wave and Tp-e interval may be independent predictors of a favorable CRT response.
KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yifan Cui, Feng Qin, Yan Zhao, Qiaoyu Cui, Rongwei Geng, Quan Li
Summary: This study aims to investigate the representation of modern pollen diversity to regional floristic diversity. The results show a good positive correlation between palynological richness and floristic richness in Northeast China. Calibrating pollen data using the REVEALS model improves the correlations between palynological and floristic diversity.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Cem Onur Kirac, Vehbi Sirikci, Huseyin Avni Findikli
Summary: Graves' disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism, with cardiac problems and arrhythmia as the leading cause of death. This study aimed to evaluate the Tp-e, QTc, and Tp-e/QTc ratio as predictors of arrhythmia risk in patients with Graves' disease. The results showed that Tp-e and QTc were significantly prolonged, and heart rate was increased, which were positively correlated with fT3 and fT4 levels. Therefore, Tp-e may serve as an indicator of arrhythmia risk in patients with Graves' disease.
GALICIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Engineering, Geological
Xixi Chen, Rusong Nie, Yafeng Li, Yipeng Guo, Junli Dong
Summary: The study investigated the impact of train interval time on the dynamic behavior of railway subgrade soil through dynamic triaxial tests. The results showed that the load interval improved the resilient modulus of the specimen and its ability to resist failure, especially for saturated samples. A prediction model considering soil stress state and load interval was proposed based on introducing a factor k(4) to quantify the effect of the load interval on the resilient modulus.
SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mateusz Lango, Jerzy Stefanowski
Summary: This study experimentally investigates the impact of various multi-class imbalanced difficulty factors on the performance of classifiers. The results reveal that class overlapping and class size configurations are important difficulties.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jun Chen, Thomas Bataillon, Sylvain Glemin, Martin Lascoux
Summary: Life history traits have a major impact on the distribution of fitness effects (DFE) of new mutations in plants, while the influence of demography within species appears to be more limited. Methods need to be developed to estimate the joint evolution of demography, life history traits, and the DFE.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rupert E. H. Kuveke, Lachlan Barwise, Yara van Ingen, Kanika Vashisth, Nicholas J. Roberts, Saurabh S. Chitnis, Jason L. Dutton, Caleb D. Martin, Rebecca L. Melen
Summary: A statistical study on elemental analysis of 5 small organic compounds from 18 independent service providers across multiple countries reveals that more than 10% of measurements deviate from journal guidelines (0.4%). The results suggest that a deviation of 0.4% is not a realistic journal requirement and the variability can be attributed to random error.
ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yefeng Chen, Yiwen Pan, Yuli Ding
Summary: This study investigated the impact of competition on supplier-induced demand in medical markets using theoretical and experimental methods. The results showed that competition could improve market efficiency by increasing patient consultations through low pricing, although supplier-induced demand occurred more frequently. However, contrary to theory, competition did not lead to physicians providing honest treatment through fair prices.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Business
Jianwei Xing, Benjamin Leard, Shanjun Li
Summary: The study found that electric vehicles replace vehicles with relatively high fuel efficiency, and ignoring the non-random replacement of gasoline vehicles would lead to overestimating the emissions benefits of electric vehicles. Federal income tax credits increased electric vehicle sales, but most of the credits were obtained by households that would have purchased electric vehicles anyway. By simulating alternative subsidy designs, the research suggests that providing greater incentives to low-income households would be more cost effective and less regressive.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Kang He, Huabin Shi, Xiping Yu
Summary: A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the mobility and segregation of aquatic bidisperse granular columns. The ambient fluid, particle composition, and initial geometry were found to have effects on the dynamics of bidisperse granular columns. The presence of the ambient fluid was observed to play diverse roles in the phenomenon, overall retarding the collapsing process. The instantaneous frontal positions of the granular mass in a bidisperse collapsing case could be shorter or longer than in a monodisperse case under aquatic conditions, with final run-out always longer. Particle segregation was found to contribute to increased mobility of the bidisperse granular mass, particularly with columns composed of fine and coarse particles compared to dry cases.
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Orthopedics
Bahattin Kerem Aydin, Selim Safali, Memduha Aydin, Umran Egilmez, Hakan Cebeci, Murat Celik, Ummuhan Abdulrezzak
Summary: The study investigated the effect of clozapine on bone tissue in an experimental rat model, revealing that clozapine did not affect bone density in rats. Clozapine could be a preferred treatment for patients with schizophrenia to prevent osteoporosis, but further long-term follow-up and controlled studies in animals and humans are needed to confirm these findings.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2021)
