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Li J, Gao L, Xie K, Zhan J, Luo X, Wang H, Zhang H, Zhao J, Zhou F, Zeng X, He L, He Y, Gong H. Detection of Functional Homotopy in Traumatic Axonal Injury. Eur Radiol 2016; 27:325-335. [PMID: 27048533 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4302-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the interhemispheric intrinsic connectivity in traumatic axonal injury (TAI) patients. METHODS Twenty-one patients with TAI (14 males, seven females; mean age, 38.71 ± 15.25 years) and 22 well-matched healthy controls (16 males, six females; mean age, 38.50 ± 13.82 years) were recruited, and from them we obtained resting-state fMRI data. Interhemispheric coordination was examined using voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) and seed-based functional connectivity analysis was performed. RESULTS We observed significantly decreased VMHC in a number of regions in TAI patients, including the prefrontal, temporal, occipital, parietal, and posterior cingulate cortices, thalami and cerebellar posterior lobes. Subsequent seed-based functional connectivity analysis revealed widely disrupted functional connectivity between the regions of local homotopic connectivity deficits and other areas of the brain, particularly the areas subserving the default, salience, integrative, and executive systems. The lower VMHC of the inferior frontal gyrus and basal ganglia, thalamus, and caudate were significant correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory score, Clinical Dementia Rating score, and Mini-Mental State Examination score, respectively. CONCLUSION TAI is associated with regionally decreased interhemispheric interactions and extensively disrupted seed-based functional connectivity, generating further evidence of diffuse disconnection being associated with clinical symptoms in TAI patients. KEY POINTS • Traumatic axonal injury is associated with decreased interhemispheric connectivity • Traumatic axonal injury couples with widely disrupted functional connectivity • These alterations support the default, salience, integrative, and executive functions.
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Adamczyk L, Adkins JK, Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alekseev I, Aparin A, Arkhipkin D, Aschenauer EC, Attri A, Averichev GS, Bai X, Bairathi V, Banerjee A, Bellwied R, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bhattarai P, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Bouchet J, Brandenburg JD, Brandin AV, Bunzarov I, Butterworth J, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Campbell JM, Cebra D, Chakaberia I, Chaloupka P, Chang Z, Chattopadhyay S, Chen X, Chen JH, Cheng J, Cherney M, Christie W, Contin G, Crawford HJ, Das S, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derevschikov AA, di Ruzza B, Didenko L, Dilks C, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunkelberger LE, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Engelage J, Eppley G, Esha R, Evdokimov O, Eyser O, Fatemi R, Fazio S, Federic P, Fedorisin J, Feng Z, Filip P, Fisyak Y, Flores CE, Fulek L, Gagliardi CA, Garand D, Geurts F, Gibson A, Girard M, Greiner L, Grosnick D, Gunarathne DS, Guo Y, Gupta A, Gupta S, Guryn W, Hamad A, Hamed A, Haque R, Harris JW, He L, Heppelmann S, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hoffmann GW, Hofman DJ, Horvat S, Huang X, Huang HZ, Huang B, Huang T, Huck P, Humanic TJ, Igo G, Jacobs WW, Jang H, Jentsch A, Jia J, Jiang K, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kalinkin D, Kang K, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Khan ZH, Kikoła DP, Kisel I, Kisiel A, Kochenda L, Koetke DD, Kosarzewski LK, Kraishan AF, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kumar L, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, Landry KD, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Li C, Li Y, Li W, Li X, Li X, Lin T, Lisa MA, Liu F, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Lomnitz M, Longacre RS, Luo X, Ma R, Ma L, Ma GL, Ma YG, Magdy N, Majka R, Manion A, Margetis S, Markert C, McDonald D, Meehan K, Mei JC, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mishra D, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov DA, Mustafa MK, Nandi BK, Nasim M, Nayak TK, Nigmatkulov G, Niida T, Nogach LV, Noh SY, Novak J, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Okorokov VA, Olvitt D, Page BS, Pak R, Pan YX, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlik B, Pei H, Perkins C, Pile P, Pluta J, Poniatowska K, Porter J, Posik M, Poskanzer AM, Pruthi NK, Putschke J, Qiu H, Quintero A, Ramachandran S, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Roy A, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Rusnakova O, Sahoo NR, Sahu PK, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmah AM, Schmidke WB, Schmitz N, Seger J, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shanmuganathan PV, Shao M, Sharma MK, Sharma B, Shen WQ, Shi Z, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Sikora R, Simko M, Singha S, Skoby MJ, Smirnov D, Smirnov N, Solyst W, Song L, Sorensen P, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Stepanov M, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Sumbera M, Summa B, Sun Y, Sun Z, Sun XM, Surrow B, Svirida DN, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarnowsky T, Tawfik A, Thäder J, Thomas JH, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Todoroki T, Tokarev M, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Tripathy SK, Tsai OD, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Upsal I, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vandenbroucke M, Varma R, Vasiliev AN, Vertesi R, Videbæk F, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Vossen A, Wang JS, Wang Y, Wang F, Wang Y, Wang H, Wang G, Webb JC, Webb G, Wen L, Westfall GD, Wieman H, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wu Y, Xiao ZG, Xie X, Xie W, Xin K, Xu N, Xu YF, Xu Z, Xu QH, Xu J, Xu H, Yang Q, Yang Y, Yang S, Yang Y, Yang C, Yang Y, Ye Z, Ye Z, Yepes P, Yi L, Yip K, Yoo IK, Yu N, Zbroszczyk H, Zha W, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Zhang S, Zhang JB, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Zhang J, Zhang XP, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhou L, Zhu X, Zoulkarneeva Y, Zyzak M. Measurement of the Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetry in p^{↑}+p→W^{±}/Z^{0} at RHIC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:132301. [PMID: 27081970 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.132301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present the measurement of the transverse single-spin asymmetry of weak boson production in transversely polarized proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=500 GeV by the STAR experiment at RHIC. The measured observable is sensitive to the Sivers function, one of the transverse-momentum-dependent parton distribution functions, which is predicted to have the opposite sign in proton-proton collisions from that observed in deep inelastic lepton-proton scattering. These data provide the first experimental investigation of the nonuniversality of the Sivers function, fundamental to our understanding of QCD.
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Duan Y, Xu H, Luo X, Zhang H, He Y, Sun G, Sun X. Procyanidins from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Seedpod induce autophagy mediated by reactive oxygen species generation in human hepatoma G2 cells. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 79:135-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bai Y, Luo X, Li Q, Yin N, Fu X, Zhang H, Qi H. High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment of placenta accreta after vaginal delivery: a preliminary study. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2016; 47:492-498. [PMID: 25846712 DOI: 10.1002/uog.14867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficiency of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of placenta accreta after vaginal delivery. METHODS Enrolled into this study between September 2011 and September 2013 were 12 patients who had been diagnosed with placenta accreta following vaginal delivery and who had stable vital signs. All patients were treated using an ultrasound-guided HIFU treatment system. As indication of the effectiveness of the treatment we considered decreased vascular index on color Doppler imaging, decrease in size of residual placenta compared with pretreatment size on assessment by three-dimensional ultrasound with Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis, reduced signal intensity and degree of enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging and avoidance of hysterectomy following treatment. To assess the safety of HIFU treatment, we recorded side effects, hemorrhage, infection, sex steroid levels, return of menses and subsequent pregnancy. Patients were followed up in this preliminary study until December 2013. RESULTS The 12 patients receiving HIFU treatment had an average postpartum hospital stay of 6.8 days and an average period of residual placental involution of 36.9 days. HIFU treatment did not apparently increase the risk of infection or hemorrhage and no patient required hysterectomy. In all patients menstruation recommenced after an average of 80.2 days, and sex steroid levels during the middle luteal phase of the second menstrual cycle were normal. Two patients became pregnant again during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION This preliminary study suggests that ultrasound-guided HIFU is a safe and effective non-invasive method to treat placenta accreta patients after vaginal delivery who have stable vital signs and desire to preserve fertility. Copyright © 2015 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Xie X, Wang X, Mick GJ, Kabarowski JH, Wilson LS, Barnes S, Walcott GP, Luo X, McCormick K. Effect of n-3 and n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Microsomal P450 Steroidogenic Enzyme Activities and In Vitro Cortisol Production in Adrenal Tissue From Yorkshire Boars. Endocrinology 2016; 157:1512-21. [PMID: 26889941 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dysregulation of adrenal glucocorticoid production is increasingly recognized to play a supportive role in the metabolic syndrome although the mechanism is ill defined. The adrenal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, CYP17 and CYP21, are essential for glucocorticoid synthesis. The omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may ameliorate metabolic syndrome, but it is unknown whether they have direct actions on adrenal CYP steroidogenic enzymes. The aim of this study was to determine whether PUFA modify adrenal glucocorticoid synthesis using isolated porcine microsomes. The enzyme activities of CYP17, CYP21, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (H6PDH), and CYP2E1 were measured in intact microsomes treated with fatty acids of disparate saturated bonds. Cortisol production was measured in a cell-free in vitro model. Microsomal lipid composition after arachidonic acid (AA) exposure was determined by sequential window acquisition of all theoretical spectra-mass spectrometry. Results showed that adrenal microsomal CYP21 activity was decreased by docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid, α-linolenic acid, AA, and linoleic acid, and CYP17 activity was inhibited by DPA, DHA, eicosapentaenoic acid, and AA. Inhibition was associated with the number of the PUFA double bonds. Similarly, cortisol production in vitro was decreased by DPA, DHA, and AA. Endoplasmic enzymes with intraluminal activity were unaffected by PUFA. In microsomes exposed to AA, the level of AA or oxidative metabolites of AA in the membrane was not altered. In conclusion, these observations suggest that omega-3 and omega-6 PUFA, especially those with 2 or more double bonds (DPA, DHA, and AA), impede adrenal glucocorticoid production.
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Adamczyk L, Adkins JK, Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alekseev I, Aparin A, Arkhipkin D, Aschenauer EC, Attri A, Averichev GS, Bai X, Bairathi V, Bellwied R, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bhattarai P, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Bouchet J, Brandenburg JD, Brandin AV, Bunzarov I, Butterworth J, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Campbell JM, Cebra D, Chakaberia I, Chaloupka P, Chang Z, Chatterjee A, Chattopadhyay S, Chen JH, Chen X, Cheng J, Cherney M, Christie W, Contin G, Crawford HJ, Das S, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derevschikov AA, di Ruzza B, Didenko L, Dilks C, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunkelberger LE, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Engelage J, Eppley G, Esha R, Evdokimov O, Eyser O, Fatemi R, Fazio S, Federic P, Fedorisin J, Feng Z, Filip P, Fisyak Y, Flores CE, Fulek L, Gagliardi CA, Garand D, Geurts F, Gibson A, Girard M, Greiner L, Grosnick D, Gunarathne DS, Guo Y, Gupta S, Gupta A, Guryn W, Hamad AI, Hamed A, Haque R, Harris JW, He L, Heppelmann S, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hoffmann GW, Horvat S, Huang T, Huang X, Huang B, Huang HZ, Huck P, Humanic TJ, Igo G, Jacobs WW, Jang H, Jentsch A, Jia J, Jiang K, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kalinkin D, Kang K, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Khan ZH, Kikoła DP, Kisel I, Kisiel A, Kochenda L, Koetke DD, Kosarzewski LK, Kraishan AF, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kumar L, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, Landry KD, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Li X, Li C, Li X, Li Y, Li W, Lin T, Lisa MA, Liu F, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Lomnitz M, Longacre RS, Luo X, Ma R, Ma GL, Ma YG, Ma L, Magdy N, Majka R, Manion A, Margetis S, Markert C, Matis HS, McDonald D, McKinzie S, Meehan K, Mei JC, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mishra D, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov DA, Mustafa MK, Nandi BK, Nasim M, Nayak TK, Nigmatkulov G, Niida T, Nogach LV, Noh SY, Novak J, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Okorokov VA, Olvitt D, Page BS, Pak R, Pan YX, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlik B, Pei H, Perkins C, Pile P, Pluta J, Poniatowska K, Porter J, Posik M, Poskanzer AM, Pruthi NK, Putschke J, Qiu H, Quintero A, Ramachandran S, Raniwala S, Raniwala R, Ray RL, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Rusnakova O, Sahoo NR, Sahu PK, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmah AM, Schmidke WB, Schmitz N, Seger J, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shanmuganathan PV, Shao M, Sharma A, Sharma B, Sharma MK, Shen WQ, Shi Z, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Sikora R, Simko M, Singha S, Skoby MJ, Smirnov N, Smirnov D, Solyst W, Song L, Sorensen P, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Stepanov M, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Sumbera M, Summa B, Sun Z, Sun XM, Sun Y, Surrow B, Svirida DN, Tang Z, Tang AH, Tarnowsky T, Tawfik A, Thäder J, Thomas JH, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Todoroki T, Tokarev M, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Tripathy SK, Tsai OD, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Upsal I, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vandenbroucke M, Varma R, Vasiliev AN, Vertesi R, Videbæk F, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Vossen A, Wang F, Wang G, Wang JS, Wang H, Wang Y, Wang Y, Webb G, Webb JC, Wen L, Westfall GD, Wieman H, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wu Y, Xiao ZG, Xie W, Xie G, Xin K, Xu YF, Xu QH, Xu N, Xu H, Xu Z, Xu J, Yang S, Yang Y, Yang Y, Yang C, Yang Y, Yang Q, Ye Z, Ye Z, Yepes P, Yi L, Yip K, Yoo IK, Yu N, Zbroszczyk H, Zha W, Zhang XP, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Zhang JB, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhou L, Zhu X, Zoulkarneeva Y, Zyzak M. Beam Energy Dependence of the Third Harmonic of Azimuthal Correlations in Au+Au Collisions at RHIC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:112302. [PMID: 27035295 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.112302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present results from a harmonic decomposition of two-particle azimuthal correlations measured with the STAR detector in Au+Au collisions for energies ranging from sqrt[s_{NN}]=7.7 to 200 GeV. The third harmonic v_{3}^{2}{2}=⟨cos3(ϕ_{1}-ϕ_{2})⟩, where ϕ_{1}-ϕ_{2} is the angular difference in azimuth, is studied as a function of the pseudorapidity difference between particle pairs Δη=η_{1}-η_{2}. Nonzero v_{3}^{2}{2} is directly related to the previously observed large-Δη narrow-Δϕ ridge correlations and has been shown in models to be sensitive to the existence of a low viscosity quark gluon plasma phase. For sufficiently central collisions, v_{3}^{2}{2} persist down to an energy of 7.7 GeV, suggesting that quark gluon plasma may be created even in these low energy collisions. In peripheral collisions at these low energies, however, v_{3}^{2}{2} is consistent with zero. When scaled by the pseudorapidity density of charged-particle multiplicity per participating nucleon pair, v_{3}^{2}{2} for central collisions shows a minimum near sqrt[s_{NN}]=20 GeV.
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Sun A, Ren G, Deng C, Zhang J, Luo X, Wu X, Mani S, Dou W, Wang Z. C-glycosyl flavonoid orientin improves chemically induced inflammatory bowel disease in mice. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Zhang H, Kumar A, Kothari M, Luo X, Trulsson M, Svensson KG, Svensson P. Can short-term oral fine motor training affect precision of task performance and induce cortical plasticity of the jaw muscles? Exp Brain Res 2016; 234:1935-1943. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-016-4598-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Adamczyk L, Adkins JK, Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alekseev I, Aparin A, Arkhipkin D, Aschenauer EC, Averichev GS, Bairathi V, Banerjee A, Bellwied R, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bhattarai P, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Bouchet J, Brandin AV, Bunzarov I, Butterworth J, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Campbell JM, Cebra D, Cervantes MC, Chakaberia I, Chaloupka P, Chang Z, Chattopadhyay S, Chen JH, Chen X, Cheng J, Cherney M, Christie W, Contin G, Crawford HJ, Das S, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derevschikov AA, di Ruzza B, Didenko L, Dilks C, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunkelberger LE, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Engelage J, Eppley G, Esha R, Evdokimov O, Eyser O, Fatemi R, Fazio S, Federic P, Fedorisin J, Feng Z, Filip P, Fisyak Y, Flores CE, Fulek L, Gagliardi CA, Garand D, Geurts F, Gibson A, Girard M, Greiner L, Grosnick D, Gunarathne DS, Guo Y, Gupta S, Gupta A, Guryn W, Hamad A, Hamed A, Haque R, Harris JW, He L, Heppelmann S, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hoffmann GW, Hofman DJ, Horvat S, Huang X, Huang B, Huang HZ, Huck P, Humanic TJ, Igo G, Jacobs WW, Jang H, Jiang K, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kalinkin D, Kang K, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Khan ZH, Kikoła DP, Kisel I, Kisiel A, Kochenda L, Koetke DD, Kollegger T, Kosarzewski LK, Kraishan AF, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kulakov I, Kumar L, Kycia RA, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, Landry KD, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Li ZM, Li W, Li X, Li X, Li C, Li Y, Lisa MA, Liu F, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Lomnitz M, Longacre RS, Luo X, Ma YG, Ma GL, Ma L, Ma R, Magdy N, Majka R, Manion A, Margetis S, Markert C, Masui H, Matis HS, McDonald D, Meehan K, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mishra D, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov DA, Mustafa MK, Nandi BK, Nasim M, Nayak TK, Nigmatkulov G, Nogach LV, Noh SY, Novak J, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Okorokov V, Olvitt D, Page BS, Pak R, Pan YX, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlik B, Pei H, Perkins C, Peterson A, Pile P, Planinic M, Pluta J, Poljak N, Poniatowska K, Porter J, Posik M, Poskanzer AM, Putschke J, Qiu H, Quintero A, Ramachandran S, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Roy A, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Rusnakova O, Sahoo NR, Sahu PK, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmah AM, Schmidke WB, Schmitz N, Seger J, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shanmuganathan PV, Shao M, Sharma B, Sharma MK, Shen WQ, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Sikora R, Simko M, Singha S, Skoby MJ, Smirnov D, Smirnov N, Song L, Sorensen P, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Stepanov M, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Sumbera M, Summa B, Sun X, Sun XM, Sun Y, Sun Z, Surrow B, Svirida N, Szelezniak MA, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarnowsky T, Tawfik A, Thomas JH, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Tokarev M, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Tripathy SK, Trzeciak BA, Tsai OD, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Upsal I, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vandenbroucke M, Varma R, Vasiliev AN, Vertesi R, Videbæk F, Viyogi YP, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Vossen A, Wang Y, Wang G, Wang JS, Wang H, Wang Y, Wang F, Webb JC, Webb G, Wen L, Westfall GD, Wieman H, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wu YF, Wu Y, Xiao ZG, Xie W, Xin K, Xu N, Xu Z, Xu QH, Xu YF, Xu H, Yang Q, Yang Y, Yang Y, Yang S, Yang C, Ye Z, Yepes P, Yi L, Yip K, Yoo IK, Yu N, Zbroszczyk H, Zha W, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Zhang JB, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang J, Zhang XP, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhou L, Zhu X, Zoulkarneeva Y, Zyzak M. Centrality and Transverse Momentum Dependence of Elliptic Flow of Multistrange Hadrons and ϕ Meson in Au+Au Collisions at √[sNN]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:062301. [PMID: 26918982 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.062301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present high precision measurements of elliptic flow near midrapidity (|y|<1.0) for multistrange hadrons and ϕ meson as a function of centrality and transverse momentum in Au+Au collisions at center of mass energy √[sNN]=200 GeV. We observe that the transverse momentum dependence of ϕ and Ω v2 is similar to that of π and p, respectively, which may indicate that the heavier strange quark flows as strongly as the lighter up and down quarks. This observation constitutes a clear piece of evidence for the development of partonic collectivity in heavy-ion collisions at the top RHIC energy. Number of constituent quark scaling is found to hold within statistical uncertainty for both 0%-30% and 30%-80% collision centrality. There is an indication of the breakdown of previously observed mass ordering between ϕ and proton v2 at low transverse momentum in the 0%-30% centrality range, possibly indicating late hadronic interactions affecting the proton v2.
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Luo X, Gee S, Sohal V, Small D. A point-process response model for spike trains from single neurons in neural circuits under optogenetic stimulation. Stat Med 2016; 35:455-74. [PMID: 26411923 PMCID: PMC4713323 DOI: 10.1002/sim.6742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Optogenetics is a new tool to study neuronal circuits that have been genetically modified to allow stimulation by flashes of light. We study recordings from single neurons within neural circuits under optogenetic stimulation. The data from these experiments present a statistical challenge of modeling a high-frequency point process (neuronal spikes) while the input is another high-frequency point process (light flashes). We further develop a generalized linear model approach to model the relationships between two point processes, employing additive point-process response functions. The resulting model, point-process responses for optogenetics (PRO), provides explicit nonlinear transformations to link the input point process with the output one. Such response functions may provide important and interpretable scientific insights into the properties of the biophysical process that governs neural spiking in response to optogenetic stimulation. We validate and compare the PRO model using a real dataset and simulations, and our model yields a superior area-under-the-curve value as high as 93% for predicting every future spike. For our experiment on the recurrent layer V circuit in the prefrontal cortex, the PRO model provides evidence that neurons integrate their inputs in a sophisticated manner. Another use of the model is that it enables understanding how neural circuits are altered under various disease conditions and/or experimental conditions by comparing the PRO parameters.
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Qi Z, Luo X, Wu B, Shi H, Jin B, Wen Z. Contact force-guided catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Braz J Med Biol Res 2016; 49:S0100-879X2016000300707. [PMID: 26840711 PMCID: PMC4763825 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20155127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Contact force (CF) sensing technology allows real-time monitoring during catheter
ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the effect of CF sensing technology
on procedural parameters and clinical outcomes still needs clarification. Because of
the inconsistent results thus far in this area, we performed a meta-analysis to
determine whether CF sensing technology can improve procedural parameters and
clinical outcomes for the treatment of AF. Studies examining the benefits of CF
sensing technology were identified in English-language articles by searching the
MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases (inception to May 2015). Ten
randomized, controlled trials involving 1834 patients (1263 males, 571 females) were
included in the meta-analysis (681 in the CF group, 1153 in the control group).
Overall, the ablation time was significantly decreased by 7.34 min (95%CI=-12.21 to
-2.46; P=0.003, Z test) in the CF group compared with the control group. CF sensing
technology was associated with significantly improved freedom from AF after 12 months
(OR=1.55, 95%CI=1.20 to 1.99; P=0.0007) and complications were significantly lower in
the CF group than in the control group (OR=0.50, 95%CI=0.29 to 0.87; P=0.01).
However, fluoroscopy time analysis showed no significantly decreased trend associated
with CF-guided catheter ablation (weighted mean difference: -2.59; 95%CI=-9.06 to
3.88; P=0.43). The present meta-analysis shows improvement in ablation time and
freedom from AF after 12 months in AF patients treated with CF-guided catheter
ablation. However, CF-guided catheter ablation does not decrease fluoroscopy
time.
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Wu J, Nair M, Suman S, Li S, Luo X, Beach C, Bohrer B, Boler D. Sarcoplasmic proteome profile of semimembranosus muscle from ractopamine-fed pigs. Meat Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.08.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Luo X, Vasiljevic T, Ramchandran L. Effect of adjusted pH prior to ultrafiltration of skim milk on membrane performance and physical functionality of milk protein concentrate. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:1083-1094. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wu S, Gao H, Ma Y, Fu L, Zhang C, Luo X. Characterisation of betatrophin concentrations in childhood and adolescent obesity and insulin resistance. Pediatr Diabetes 2016; 17:53-60. [PMID: 25413012 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 10/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Betatrophin, a novel hormone, is correlated with insulin resistance and promotes pancreatic β-cell growth in mice. The aim of this study was to determine circulating betatrophin levels in overweight or obese children and adolescents. METHODS The following pairs of subjects were included: (i) normal-weight healthy (n = 27) and overweight or obese (n = 28); (ii) non-insulin-resistant overweight or obese (n = 25) and insulin-resistant obese (n = 15); (iii) normal-weight males (n = 18) and females (n = 20); (4) 5 to 8 yr olds (n = 20) and 8 to 14 yr olds (n = 18). Circulating betatrophin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In addition, clinical data were recorded and anthropometrical measurements were performed. RESULTS Circulating betatrophin levels were increased significantly in obese children and adolescents with insulin resistance (365.77 ± 30.86 pg/mL) compared with overweight or obese subjects without insulin resistance (274.25 ± 26.52 pg/mL; p < 0.05). However, no differences in betatrophin levels were seen between lean and overweight or obese children (323.18 ± 25.91 vs. 348.27 ± 18.91 pg/mL, respectively; p > 0.05). In the normal-weight cohort, males had higher serum betatrophin level than did females, and subjects <8 yr old had lower serum betatrophin levels compared with those >8 yr. Surprisingly, betatrophin concentrations were correlated negatively with body mass index (BMI), but not with the BMI Z-score, in non-insulin-resistant children and adolescents. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated that circulating betatrophin levels were increased in insulin-resistant obese children or adolescents and might act as a potential biomarker of insulin resistance in these populations. Furthermore, serum betatrophin concentrations might vary during the development of children and adolescents, as well as between genders.
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Yang Y, Luo X, Xie X, Yan F, Chen G, Zhao W, Jiang Z, Fang C, Shen J. Influences of teriparatide administration on marrow fat content in postmenopausal osteopenic women using MR spectroscopy. Climacteric 2016; 19:285-91. [PMID: 26744910 DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2015.1126576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Objective Teriparatide could induce osteoblast differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells while inhibiting adipocyte differentiation. However, there are significant differences between ex vivo and in vivo models. We aimed to evaluate the impact of teriparatide on marrow and abdominal fat accumulation in postmenopausal osteopenic women. Methods Postmenopausal osteopenic women were randomly assigned to receive teriparatide or placebo for 12 months. Subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), marrow fat fraction (MFF), bone density (BMD) and bone biomarkers were measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Results At 12 months, mean percentage changes in BMD from baseline were 3.51%, 2.21% and 1.80% at lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck for the teriparatide group, respectively. Relative to baseline conditions, teriparatide reduced MFF (-3.54% at 6 months; -5.87% at 12 months, all p < 0.01). A significant difference in MFF, but not BMD, was first detected at 6 months (p = 0.012) between groups. MFF was negatively associated with SAT (r = -0.479) and positively associated with VAT (r = 0.531) and VAT/SAT (r = 0.415, all p < 0.05). Teriparatide treatment did not alter abdominal fat composition. Conclusion Teriparatide effectively lowers marrow adiposity but not abdominal fat accumulation in postmenopausal osteopenic women.
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Lin GT, Luo X, Pei QL, Chen FC, Yang C, Song JY, Yin LH, Song WH, Sun YP. Magnetic evolution of spinel Mn1−xZnxCr2O4 single crystals. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10323e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mn1−xZnxCr2O4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) single crystals have been grown using the chemical vapor transport (CVT) method.
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Wang Y, Luo X, Zhang G, Li S. Nuclear magnetic resonance-based study reveals the metabolomics profile of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2016; 15:gmr7796. [DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15027796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Luo X. Drivers of macrofungal composition and distribution in Yulong Snow Mountain, southwest China. MYCOSPHERE 2016. [DOI: 10.5943/mycosphere/7/6/3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chen SF, Chen BL, Huang CQ, Jiang XD, Fang Y, Luo X. An antireflection method for a fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) film as short pulse laser debris shields. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra20760j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Creation of large scale silica antireflection layers on inactive fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) film through the sol–gel technique.
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Shuai H, Lin X, Chen D, Li P, Luo X. Association between the PPARγ Pro12Ala polymorphism and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2016; 15:gmr-15-gmr15047682. [DOI: 10.4238/gmr15047682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lee LK, Goren A, Zou KH, Odell K, Russell D, Araiza AL, Luo X. Potential benefits of diagnosis and treatment on health outcomes among elderly people with symptoms of overactive bladder. Int J Clin Pract 2016; 70:66-81. [PMID: 26662296 PMCID: PMC4738527 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study examined potential benefits of diagnosing and treating elderly adults with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. METHODS Data were analysed from the OAB Re-Contact Study (N = 2750), a cross-sectional, self-reported Internet survey. Elderly respondents (65+ years old) with OAB were identified according to current medication use to control OAB symptoms or by scores > 14 (men) or > 16 (women) on the OAB Awareness Tool. Treated were those currently using prescription medication and never treated were those who never used prescription medication for OAB. Outcome measures included health-related quality of life, activity impairment, OAB-related severity and symptoms, and healthcare resource use (e.g. hospitalisations). Generalised linear models predicted health outcomes as a function of diagnosis or treatment, adjusting for covariates. RESULTS Diagnosed vs. not diagnosed elderly respondents had higher mental component summary (MCS) scores and SF-6D health utilities, and less activity impairment. Treated vs. never treated elderly respondents had higher MCS and SF-6D health utilities, less activity impairment, fewer OAB symptoms, lower OAB Awareness Tool scores, and lower odds of having bladder problems or incontinence. There were no significant differences in healthcare resource use. Further analysis by age group (middle-aged vs. elderly respondents) revealed significantly greater diagnosis- and treatment-related benefits on MCS (2.93 and 4.49 points more, respectively) and activity impairment (1.24 and 1.37 times as much, respectively) among elderly respondents. CONCLUSIONS Diagnosis and treatment were each associated with a lower health burden for elderly adults with OAB symptoms. These findings highlighted the importance of diagnosis and treatment in alleviating OAB symptoms and their impact on health outcomes.
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Luo X, Li C, Duan Y, Zhang H, Zhang D, Zhang C, Sun G, Sun X. Molecularly imprinted polymer prepared by Pickering emulsion polymerization for removal of acephate residues from contaminated waters. J Appl Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Huang L, Luo X, Shao J, Yan H, Qiu Y, Ke P, Zheng W, Xu B, Li W, Sun D, Cao D, Chen C, Zhuo F, Lin X, Tang F, Bao B, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Li H, Li J, Wan D, Yang L, Chen Y, Zhong Q, Gu X, Liu J, Huang L, Xie R, Li X, Xu Y, Luo Z, Liao M, Wang H, Sun L, Li H, Lau GW, Duan C. Epidemiology and characteristics of the dengue outbreak in Guangdong, Southern China, in 2014. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 35:269-77. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2540-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Adamczyk L, Adkins JK, Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alekseev I, Alford J, Aparin A, Arkhipkin D, Aschenauer EC, Averichev GS, Banerjee A, Bellwied R, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bhattarai P, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Bouchet J, Brandin AV, Bunzarov I, Burton TP, Butterworth J, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Campbell JM, Cebra D, Cervantes MC, Chakaberia I, Chaloupka P, Chang Z, Chattopadhyay S, Chen JH, Chen X, Cheng J, Cherney M, Christie W, Contin G, Crawford HJ, Das S, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derevschikov AA, di Ruzza B, Didenko L, Dilks C, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunkelberger LE, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Engelage J, Eppley G, Esha R, Evdokimov O, Eyser O, Fatemi R, Fazio S, Federic P, Fedorisin J, Feng Z, Filip P, Fisyak Y, Flores CE, Fulek L, Gagliardi CA, Garand D, Geurts F, Gibson A, Girard M, Greiner L, Grosnick D, Gunarathne DS, Guo Y, Gupta S, Gupta A, Guryn W, Hamad A, Hamed A, Haque R, Harris JW, He L, Heppelmann S, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hoffmann GW, Hofman DJ, Horvat S, Huang B, Huang X, Huang HZ, Huck P, Humanic TJ, Igo G, Jacobs WW, Jang H, Jiang K, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kalinkin D, Kang K, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Khan ZH, Kikola DP, Kisel I, Kisiel A, Kochenda L, Koetke DD, Kollegger T, Kosarzewski LK, Kraishan AF, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kulakov I, Kumar L, Kycia RA, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, Landry KD, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Li X, Li C, Li W, Li ZM, Li Y, Li X, Lisa MA, Liu F, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Lomnitz M, Longacre RS, Luo X, Ma YG, Ma GL, Ma L, Ma R, Magdy N, Majka R, Manion A, Margetis S, Markert C, Masui H, Matis HS, McDonald D, Meehan K, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov D, Mustafa MK, Nandi BK, Nasim M, Nayak TK, Nigmatkulov G, Nogach LV, Noh SY, Novak J, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Okorokov V, Olvitt D, Page BS, Pak R, Pan YX, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlik B, Pei H, Perkins C, Peterson A, Pile P, Planinic M, Pluta J, Poljak N, Poniatowska K, Porter J, Posik M, Poskanzer AM, Pruthi NK, Putschke J, Qiu H, Quintero A, Ramachandran S, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Roy A, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Rusnakova O, Sahoo NR, Sahu PK, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmah AM, Schmidke WB, Schmitz N, Seger J, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shanmuganathan PV, Shao M, Sharma MK, Sharma B, Shen WQ, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Sikora R, Simko M, Skoby MJ, Smirnov D, Smirnov N, Song L, Sorensen P, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Stepanov M, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Sumbera M, Summa B, Sun X, Sun Z, Sun XM, Sun Y, Surrow B, Svirida N, Szelezniak MA, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarnowsky T, Tawfik AN, Thomas JH, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Tokarev M, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Tripathy SK, Trzeciak BA, Tsai OD, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Upsal I, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vandenbroucke M, Varma R, Vasiliev AN, Vertesi R, Videbæk F, Viyogi YP, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Vossen A, Wang G, Wang Y, Wang F, Wang Y, Wang H, Wang JS, Webb JC, Webb G, Wen L, Westfall GD, Wieman H, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wu YF, Xiao ZG, Xie W, Xin K, Xu QH, Xu Z, Xu H, Xu N, Xu YF, Yang Q, Yang Y, Yang S, Yang Y, Yang C, Ye Z, Yepes P, Yi L, Yip K, Yoo IK, Yu N, Zbroszczyk H, Zha W, Zhang XP, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Zhang JB, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhou L, Zhu X, Zoulkarneeva Y, Zyzak M. Observation of Transverse Spin-Dependent Azimuthal Correlations of Charged Pion Pairs in p^{↑}+p at sqrt[s]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:242501. [PMID: 26705627 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.242501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the observation of transverse polarization-dependent azimuthal correlations in charged pion pair production with the STAR experiment in p^{↑}+p collisions at RHIC. These correlations directly probe quark transversity distributions. We measure signals in excess of 5 standard deviations at high transverse momenta, at high pseudorapidities η>0.5, and for pair masses around the mass of the ρ meson. This is the first direct transversity measurement in p+p collisions.
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Luo X, Chuang CC, Yang E, Zou KH, Araiza AL, Bhagnani T. Prevalence, management and outcomes of medically complex vulnerable elderly patients with urinary incontinence in the United States. Int J Clin Pract 2015; 69:1517-24. [PMID: 26355637 PMCID: PMC5049491 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence, patient-physician communication, treatment and health outcomes associated with urinary incontinence (UI) among the medically complex vulnerable elderly (MCVE) in the United States (US). METHODS Data from the 2006 to 2012 Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) were used. MCVE patients were aged 65+ years with a HOS VE score ≥ 3. UI was reported as a small, big or no problem. Descriptive statistics were used to assess patient-physician communication and treatment. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to assess the association of small or big UI problems with various outcomes. RESULTS The annual UI prevalence increased among MCVE [from 35.8% (2006) to 38.6% (2012)]. MCVE with big UI problems communicated with their physicians more often than those with small UI problems (77.9% and 49.6%, respectively); however, treatment of UI remained low (48.5% and 29.1%, respectively). Physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores were lower among MCVE with small or big UI problems compared with those with no UI problems, respectively. The decrements in PCS and MCS scores associated with big UI problems were greater than the decrements associated with any of the other assessed conditions. MCVE with small or big UI problems, respectively, were more likely to report past falls, depression and activity daily living limitations vs. those without UI. The odds of having experienced these outcomes were greater for those with big UI vs. small UI problems. CONCLUSIONS Urinary incontinence prevalence in the USA increased among MCVE from 2006 to 2012, although treatment of UI remained low. UI problems, particularly big UI problems, adversely impact health outcomes. Efforts to better identify and manage UI among the MCVE are needed.
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