We present the SIBIA (Scalable Integrated Biophysics-based Image Analysis) framework for joint image registration and biophysical inversion and we apply it to analyse MR images of glioblastomas (primary brain tumors). Given the segmentation of a normal brain MRI and the segmentation of a cancer patient MRI, we wish to determine tumor growth parameters and a registration map so that if we “grow ...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine the up-to-date prevalence of overweight and obesity, the distributions of body weight perception and weight loss practice in Beijing adults. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011. A total of 2563 men and 4088 women aged 18-79 years from the general population were included. Data were obtained from questionnaire and physical examination. ...

the use of temporary runoff and underground dried-up water courses has been implemented by managers in recentyears to compensate for water shortages in arid and semi-arid regions. one way to use this water is to set up anunderground sandy dam in front of such water courses; selecting a suitable water course is the most important issue ofsuch a purpose. in the present research, this matter was i...

BACKGROUND Bleeding is a recognized complication of native percutaneous renal biopsy. This study aimed to describe the incidence of major bleeding after biopsy in a single centre over a 15-year period and examine factors associated with major bleeding. METHODS We identified consecutive adult patients undergoing ultrasound-guided native renal biopsy in the Glasgow Renal and Transplant Unit fro...

Ferragamo MJ, Reinardy JL, Thayer SA. Ca -dependent, stimulus-specific modulation of the plasma membrane Ca pump in hippocampal neurons. J Neurophysiol 101: 2563–2571, 2009. First published February 25, 2009; doi:10.1152/jn.90774.2008. The plasma membrane Ca ATPase (PMCA) plays a major role in restoring Ca to basal levels following transient elevation by neuronal activity. Here we examined the ...

We examined the gene structure of a set of 2563 Arabidopsis thaliana paralogous pairs that were duplicated simultaneously 20-60 MYA by tetraploidy. Out of a total of 23,164 introns in these genes, we found that 10,004 pairs have been conserved and 578 introns have been inserted or deleted in the time since the duplication event. This intron insertion/deletion rate of 2.7 x 10(-3) to 9.1 x 10(-4...

This paper presents an information hiding method that can be used for proving copyright ownership of a digital object. In contrast with other methods, the identity of the owner of the object is proved by the owner’s ability to demonstrate knowledge of a certain property of the signature. The method utilizes Zero Knowledge Interactive Proof (ZKIP) protocols for computationally intractable, or NP...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify incidence and survival patterns in conformational neurodegenerative disorders (CNDDs). METHODS We identified 2563 reports on the incidence of eight conditions representing sporadic, acquired and genetic, protein-associated, i.e., conformational, NDD groups and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We selected 245 papers for full-text exam...

Matched-field based methods always involve the comparison of the output of a physical model and the actual data. The method of comparison and the nature of the data varies according to the problem at hand, but the result becomes always largely conditioned by the accurateness of the physical model and the amount of data available. The usage of broadband methods has become a widely used approach ...

Abstract Background and Aims The poor humoral response after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipients (KT) led to the approval of new doses, fifth being last administered, development drugs for passive immunization. Our aim is analyze immune evolution antispike (antiS) antibody titer 5 doses mRNA vaccine administration pre-exposure prophylaxis. Method We performed a prospe...