Author(s): Abdallah W; Darwish A; Garcia J; Kadem L;

Background: Aortic regurgitation (AR) alters normal blood flow patterns in the left ventricle (LV), affecting diastolic filling dynamics, and is commonly quantified by the regurgitant fraction (RF). However, conventional diagnostic methods have notable limitations, prompting growing interest in four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D-flow M ...

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Author(s): Calvano A; Xiao Y; Steidel K; Loehrer PA; Ruppert-Junck MC; Nimsky C; Timmermann L; Bopp MHA; Pedrosa DJ;

Purpose: Accurate segmentation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is paramount for optimising outcomes under deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinically available tools like Brainlab Elements (BL-E) enable automated segmentations for surgical planning, yet their spati ...

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Author(s): Rosenstein B; Bergevin M; Bobeuf F; Bherer L; Pageaux B; Roy M; Fortin M;

Background: Multimodal exercise programs do not specifically target lumbar paraspinal musculature, but incorporate aspects of different exercises to have an overall benefit. Objective: To investigate the effect of a multimodal exercise program on paraspinal muscle volume and composition, and patient outcomes in individuals with chronic low back pain (C ...

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Author(s): Yimbila S; Perdomo C; Vo DK; Pérez CJV; Onwubiko V; Nguyen NT;

Microwave-assisted synthesis offers several advantages over conventional methods, including shorter reaction times and more efficient heating in systems containing polar solvents such as water or ethanol. These features can be exploited to prepare and modify active photocatalysts for H2-production reactions, allowing precise tuning of composition and fi ...

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Author(s): Laplante A; Bergdahl A;

Purpose: Cardiolipin is a phospholipid located in the inner mitochondrial membrane and is released following myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. While cardiolipin has documented effects in several tissues, its impact on skeletal muscle function and mitochondrial respiration remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ...

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Author(s): Vishweswariah K; Ningappa NG; Kumar M R A; Dawkins JIG; Selva TMG; Zaghib K;

Separators have evolved from passive polymeric barriers into multifunctional components that critically govern the performance, safety, and lifetime of liquid and quasi-solid lithium rechargeable batteries. This Review provides a comprehensive analysis of separator materials and architectures spanning commercial polyolefins and their ceramic coatings, h ...

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Author(s): Gamache I; Fagbemi K; Harnois-Leblanc S; Greenwood CMT; Henderson M; Van Hulst A; Timpson NJ; Manousaki D;

Aims/hypothesis: Dysglycaemia in youth results from complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors, yet their individual and combined contributions remain unclear. We aimed to: (1) evaluate the predictive performance of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for glycaemic traits from chil ...

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Author(s): Griffith J; Lord JM; Catchen MD; Arce-Plata MI; Blanchet FG; Chandramohan M; Diaz-Corzo MC; Gravel D; Gutiérrez C; Helfenstein IS; Hoban S; Kass JM; Laikre L; Larocque G; Leigh DM; Leung B; Mastretta-Yanes A; Millette KL; Berbeo MAM; N ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals to protect and restore biodiversity. It includes a monitoring framework that mandates countries to track progress toward these goals using indicators that summarize biodiversit ...

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Author(s): Rodriguez Buritica JM; van den Bos W; Eppinger B; Ciranka SK;

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Author(s): Montpetit C; Vaillancourt N; Rosenstein B; Wesselink EO; Dover G; Weiss C; Papula LA; Melek A; Weber KA; Elliott JM; Fortin M;

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Author(s): Sweidy D; Mathyssen A; Teimouri K; Wei W; Saleh W; Kadem L; Evin M;

Blunt trauma is a major complication of high-speed motor vehicle crashes, often resulting in injuries of varying severity. Cardiac trauma accounts for about 18% of blunt chest injuries, the third most common death cause. Experimental studies described cardiac consequences after impact; however, none have captured the ventricular flow behavior during the ...

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