The widespread research and implementation of visual object detection technology have significantly transformed the autonomous driving industry. Autonomous driving relies heavily on visual sensors to perceive and analyze the environment. However, under extreme weather conditions, such as heavy rain, fog, or low light, these sensors may encounter disruptions, resulting in decreased image quality and reduced detection accuracy, thereby increasing the risk for autonomous driving. To address these challenges, we propose adaptive image enhancement (AIE)-YOLO, a novel object detection method to enhance road object detection accuracy under extreme weather conditions. To tackle the issue of image quality degradation in extreme weather, we designed an improved adaptive image enhancement module. This module dynamically adjusts the pixel features of road images based on different scene conditions, thereby enhancing object visibility and suppressing irrelevant background interference. Additionally, we introduce a spatial feature extraction module to adaptively enhance the model's spatial modeling capability under complex backgrounds. Furthermore, a channel feature extraction module is designed to adaptively enhance the model's representation and generalization abilities. Due to the difficulty in acquiring real-world data for various extreme weather conditions, we constructed a novel benchmark dataset named extreme weather simulation-rare object dataset. This dataset comprises ten types of simulated extreme weather scenarios and is built upon a publicly available rare object detection dataset. Extensive experiments conducted on the extreme weather simulation-rare object dataset demonstrate that AIE-YOLO outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods, achieving excellent detection performance under extreme weather conditions.
{"title":"AIE-YOLO: Effective object detection method in extreme driving scenarios via adaptive image enhancement.","authors":"Qianren Guo, Yuehang Wang, Yongji Zhang, Minghao Zhao, Yu Jiang","doi":"10.1177/00368504241263165","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00368504241263165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The widespread research and implementation of visual object detection technology have significantly transformed the autonomous driving industry. Autonomous driving relies heavily on visual sensors to perceive and analyze the environment. However, under extreme weather conditions, such as heavy rain, fog, or low light, these sensors may encounter disruptions, resulting in decreased image quality and reduced detection accuracy, thereby increasing the risk for autonomous driving. To address these challenges, we propose adaptive image enhancement (AIE)-YOLO, a novel object detection method to enhance road object detection accuracy under extreme weather conditions. To tackle the issue of image quality degradation in extreme weather, we designed an improved adaptive image enhancement module. This module dynamically adjusts the pixel features of road images based on different scene conditions, thereby enhancing object visibility and suppressing irrelevant background interference. Additionally, we introduce a spatial feature extraction module to adaptively enhance the model's spatial modeling capability under complex backgrounds. Furthermore, a channel feature extraction module is designed to adaptively enhance the model's representation and generalization abilities. Due to the difficulty in acquiring real-world data for various extreme weather conditions, we constructed a novel benchmark dataset named extreme weather simulation-rare object dataset. This dataset comprises ten types of simulated extreme weather scenarios and is built upon a publicly available rare object detection dataset. Extensive experiments conducted on the extreme weather simulation-rare object dataset demonstrate that AIE-YOLO outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods, achieving excellent detection performance under extreme weather conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":56061,"journal":{"name":"Science Progress","volume":"107 3","pages":"368504241263165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11298062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1177/00368504241275402
Yan Cheng, Yanfang Liu, Qiang Zhang
Double-row planetary gear set (PGS) is a common form of the PGS, which is relatively more complex than the regular PGSs. It consists of one sun gear, several long planets, several short planets, two ring gears, and one carrier. Due to the significantly wider tooth width of the long planet compared to the sun gear, the axial meshing position between the sun gear and the long planet can be adjusted. The vibrations of PGS should vary with different axial meshing positions. If the axial position of the sun gear is optimized, the vibrations of PGS can be reduced. This work establishes a dynamic model of a double-row PGS. The dynamic model considers the mesh forces of the gear pairs and the supporting forces of the bearing. The effect of the sun gear axial position on the sun gear and ring gear #2 vibrations are investigated. Finally, the recommended axial position for the sun gear is provided.
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Purpose: Programmed death-1 antibody plus chemotherapy has gained approval for the treatment for (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer. This study aims to analyze the efficacy and safety of anti-programmed death-1 antibody combined with chemo- or anti-angiogenesis therapy in Chinese patients with advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer in a real-world setting.
Methods: In total, 122 patients treated with anti-programmed death-1 antibody-based combination therapy between April 2019 and December 2021 were encompassed. Clinical outcomes and safety profile were measured and analyzed.
Results: In the whole cohort, median overall survival was 17.2 months, median progression-free survival was 10.9 months, and median duration of response was 9.4 months. Notably, in the first-line patients, the median overall survival was not reached, median progression-free survival was 14.8 months, objective response rate was 68.4%. In the second-line group, median overall survival, median progression-free survival, median duration of response, and objective response rate were 10.9 months, 5.9 months, 4.5 months, and 41.5%, respectively. Treatment-related adverse events of any grade were observed in 28.2% of the overall cohort, primarily affecting the hematological and liver function. Grade 3 or 4 adverse events were mainly characterized by increased levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, along with decreased lymphocyte and white blood cells, as well as anemia.
Conclusions: Patients in our cohort experienced a clinical benefit from anti-programmed death-1 antibody-combined treatment in first-line treatment settings, with acceptable treatment-related adverse events. The benefit of anti-programmed death-1 antibody combined with chemo- or anti-angiogenesis treatment to the second-line patients should be further confirmed by large multi-center randomized, controlled clinical trials.
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of anti-programmed death-1 antibody-based combination therapy in advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer in Chinese patients: A real-world study.","authors":"Yifan Gao, Haoqian Li, Lei Qiu, Hongtu Yuan, Qing Fan, Zuoxing Niu, Ligang Xing, Mingxing Li, Dandan Yuan","doi":"10.1177/00368504241272703","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00368504241272703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Programmed death-1 antibody plus chemotherapy has gained approval for the treatment for (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer. This study aims to analyze the efficacy and safety of anti-programmed death-1 antibody combined with chemo- or anti-angiogenesis therapy in Chinese patients with advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer in a real-world setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 122 patients treated with anti-programmed death-1 antibody-based combination therapy between April 2019 and December 2021 were encompassed. Clinical outcomes and safety profile were measured and analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the whole cohort, median overall survival was 17.2 months, median progression-free survival was 10.9 months, and median duration of response was 9.4 months. Notably, in the first-line patients, the median overall survival was not reached, median progression-free survival was 14.8 months, objective response rate was 68.4%. In the second-line group, median overall survival, median progression-free survival, median duration of response, and objective response rate were 10.9 months, 5.9 months, 4.5 months, and 41.5%, respectively. Treatment-related adverse events of any grade were observed in 28.2% of the overall cohort, primarily affecting the hematological and liver function. Grade 3 or 4 adverse events were mainly characterized by increased levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, along with decreased lymphocyte and white blood cells, as well as anemia.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients in our cohort experienced a clinical benefit from anti-programmed death-1 antibody-combined treatment in first-line treatment settings, with acceptable treatment-related adverse events. The benefit of anti-programmed death-1 antibody combined with chemo- or anti-angiogenesis treatment to the second-line patients should be further confirmed by large multi-center randomized, controlled clinical trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":56061,"journal":{"name":"Science Progress","volume":"107 3","pages":"368504241272703"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11339938/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objectives: tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is an antioxidant and preservative used in unsaturated vegetable oils and processed foods. However, when consumed in higher doses daily, it may pose a threat to public health by potentially increasing the risk of cancer, as it has an affinity with both the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα).
Methods: This study aimed to examine the impact of substituting the 1,4-diol of TBHQ with 1,4-dithiol, referred to as TBDT, on the carcinogenic and antioxidant systems using computational methods. The binding affinity of TBHQ and TBDT to the two carcinogenic receptors, AhR and ERα, as well as to the antioxidant receptor Keap1 alone and in connection with Nrf2 (Nrf2-Keap1) was investigated through docking analysis.
Results: The results indicated a decrease in TBDT's binding strength to ERα and AhR when assessed using Molegro Virtual Docker (P-value: 0.0001 and 0.00001, respectively), AutoDock Vina (P-value: 0.0001 and 0.0001), and the online server Fast DRH (P-value: 0.0001 and 0.0001). However, TBDT's binding affinity to Keap1 was predicted to be significantly stronger than TBHQ's by both MVD and AutoDock Vina (P-value: 0.0001 and 0.04), while its binding to Nrf2-Keap1 assessed to be stronger only by MVD (P-value: 0.0001).
Conclusion: These findings suggest that TBDT not only exhibits higher antioxidant activity as a better ligand for the antioxidant system but also shows lower affinity with the AhR and ERα receptors. Therefore, TBDT can be considered a safer compound than TBHQ.
{"title":"1,4-Diol Hq (TBHQ) vs 1,4-dithiol (TBDT); simulation of safe antioxidant with a lower carcinogenic activity.","authors":"Seyed Zahra Mosavi, Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar, Tahereh Zahedi, Bagher Seyedalipour","doi":"10.1177/00368504241280869","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00368504241280869","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong><i>tert</i>-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is an antioxidant and preservative used in unsaturated vegetable oils and processed foods. However, when consumed in higher doses daily, it may pose a threat to public health by potentially increasing the risk of cancer, as it has an affinity with both the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study aimed to examine the impact of substituting the 1,4-diol of TBHQ with 1,4-dithiol, referred to as TBDT, on the carcinogenic and antioxidant systems using computational methods. The binding affinity of TBHQ and TBDT to the two carcinogenic receptors, AhR and ERα, as well as to the antioxidant receptor Keap1 alone and in connection with Nrf2 (Nrf2-Keap1) was investigated through docking analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated a decrease in TBDT's binding strength to ERα and AhR when assessed using Molegro Virtual Docker (<i>P</i>-value: 0.0001 and 0.00001, respectively), AutoDock Vina (<i>P</i>-value: 0.0001 and 0.0001), and the online server Fast DRH (<i>P</i>-value: 0.0001 and 0.0001). However, TBDT's binding affinity to Keap1 was predicted to be significantly stronger than TBHQ's by both MVD and AutoDock Vina (<i>P</i>-value: 0.0001 and 0.04), while its binding to Nrf2-Keap1 assessed to be stronger only by MVD (<i>P</i>-value: 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that TBDT not only exhibits higher antioxidant activity as a better ligand for the antioxidant system but also shows lower affinity with the AhR and ERα receptors. Therefore, TBDT can be considered a safer compound than TBHQ.</p>","PeriodicalId":56061,"journal":{"name":"Science Progress","volume":"107 3","pages":"368504241280869"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11445769/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142309199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phononic crystals, which are artificial crystals formed by the periodic arrangement of materials with different elastic coefficients in space, can display modulated sound waves propagating within them. Similar to the natural crystals used in semiconductor research with electronic bandgaps, phononic crystals exhibit the characteristics of phononic bandgaps. A gap design can be utilized to create various resonant cavities, confining specific resonance modes within the defects of the structure. In studies on phononic crystals, phononic band structure diagrams are often used to investigate the variations in phononic bandgaps and elastic resonance modes. As the phononic band frequencies vary nonlinearly with the structural parameters, numerous calculations are required to analyze the gap or mode frequency shifts in phononic band structure diagrams. However, traditional calculation methods are time-consuming. Therefore, this study proposes the use of neural networks to replace the time-consuming calculation processes of traditional methods. Numerous band structure diagrams are initially obtained through the finite-element method and serve as the raw dataset, and a certain proportion of the data is randomly extracted from the dataset for neural network training. By treating each mode point in the band structure diagram as an independent data point, the training dataset for neural networks can be expanded from a small number to a large number of band structure diagrams. This study also introduces another network that effectively improves mode prediction accuracy by training neural networks to focus on specific modes. The proposed method effectively reduces the cost of repetitive calculations.
{"title":"Slow sound mode prediction and band structure calculation in 1D phononic crystal nanobeams using an artificial neural network.","authors":"Fu-Li Hsiao, Yen-Tung Yang, Wen-Kai Lin, Ying-Pin Tsai","doi":"10.1177/00368504241272461","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00368504241272461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Phononic crystals, which are artificial crystals formed by the periodic arrangement of materials with different elastic coefficients in space, can display modulated sound waves propagating within them. Similar to the natural crystals used in semiconductor research with electronic bandgaps, phononic crystals exhibit the characteristics of phononic bandgaps. A gap design can be utilized to create various resonant cavities, confining specific resonance modes within the defects of the structure. In studies on phononic crystals, phononic band structure diagrams are often used to investigate the variations in phononic bandgaps and elastic resonance modes. As the phononic band frequencies vary nonlinearly with the structural parameters, numerous calculations are required to analyze the gap or mode frequency shifts in phononic band structure diagrams. However, traditional calculation methods are time-consuming. Therefore, this study proposes the use of neural networks to replace the time-consuming calculation processes of traditional methods. Numerous band structure diagrams are initially obtained through the finite-element method and serve as the raw dataset, and a certain proportion of the data is randomly extracted from the dataset for neural network training. By treating each mode point in the band structure diagram as an independent data point, the training dataset for neural networks can be expanded from a small number to a large number of band structure diagrams. This study also introduces another network that effectively improves mode prediction accuracy by training neural networks to focus on specific modes. The proposed method effectively reduces the cost of repetitive calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":56061,"journal":{"name":"Science Progress","volume":"107 3","pages":"368504241272461"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11307336/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141898985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1177/00368504241263406
Umar Jamil, Mostafa Malmir, Alan Chen, Monika Filipovska, Mimi Xie, Caiwen Ding, Yu-Fang Jin
Eco-driving has garnered considerable research attention owing to its potential socio-economic impact, including enhanced public health and mitigated climate change effects through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. With an expectation of more autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road, an eco-driving strategy in hybrid traffic networks encompassing AV and human-driven vehicles (HDVs) with the coordination of traffic lights is a challenging task. The challenge is partially due to the insufficient infrastructure for collecting, transmitting, and sharing real-time traffic data among vehicles, facilities, and traffic control centers, and the following decision-making of agents involved in traffic control. Additionally, the intricate nature of the existing traffic network, with its diverse array of vehicles and facilities, contributes to the challenge by hindering the development of a mathematical model for accurately characterizing the traffic network. In this study, we utilized the Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO) simulator to tackle the first challenge through computational analysis. To address the second challenge, we employed a model-free reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm, proximal policy optimization, to decide the actions of AV and traffic light signals in a traffic network. A novel eco-driving strategy was proposed by introducing different percentages of AV into the traffic flow and collaborating with traffic light signals using RL to control the overall speed of the vehicles, resulting in improved fuel consumption efficiency. Average rewards with different penetration rates of AV (5%, 10%, and 20% of total vehicles) were compared to the situation without any AV in the traffic flow (0% penetration rate). The 10% penetration rate of AV showed a minimum time of convergence to achieve average reward, leading to a significant reduction in fuel consumption and total delay of all vehicles.
生态驾驶具有潜在的社会经济影响,包括通过减少温室气体排放来提高公众健康水平和减轻气候变化影响,因此受到了相当多的研究关注。随着更多自动驾驶车辆(AV)有望上路,在包括自动驾驶车辆和人类驾驶车辆(HDV)的混合交通网络中,生态驾驶战略与交通信号灯的协调是一项具有挑战性的任务。造成这一挑战的部分原因是,在车辆、设施和交通控制中心之间收集、传输和共享实时交通数据的基础设施不足,以及参与交通控制的代理决策不足。此外,现有交通网络错综复杂,车辆和设施种类繁多,阻碍了准确描述交通网络特征的数学模型的开发,从而加剧了这一挑战。在本研究中,我们利用城市交通仿真(SUMO)模拟器,通过计算分析来应对第一个挑战。为了应对第二个挑战,我们采用了一种无模型强化学习(RL)算法--近端策略优化,来决定交通网络中 AV 和交通信号灯的行动。我们提出了一种新颖的生态驾驶策略,即在交通流中引入不同比例的自动驾驶汽车,并利用 RL 与交通信号灯合作控制车辆的总体速度,从而提高燃油消耗效率。将不同普及率(占车辆总数的 5%、10% 和 20%)的自动驾驶汽车的平均回报与交通流中没有任何自动驾驶汽车的情况(普及率为 0%)进行了比较。10% 的 AV 渗透率显示,实现平均奖励的收敛时间最短,从而显著降低了所有车辆的燃油消耗和总延迟。
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Background: Ulinastatin has been applied in a series of diseases associated with inflammation but its clinical effects remain somewhat elusive.
Objective: We aimed to investigate the potential effects of ulinastatin on organ failure patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Methods: This is a single-center retrospective study on organ failure patients from 2013 to 2019. Patients were divided into two groups according to using ulinastatin or not during hospitalization. Propensity score matching was applied to reduce bias. The outcomes of interest were 28-day all-cause mortality, length of ICU stay, and mechanical ventilation duration.
Results: Of the 841 patients who fulfilled the entry criteria, 247 received ulinastatin. A propensity-matched cohort of 608 patients was created. No significant differences in 28-day mortality between the two groups. Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) was identified as the independent risk factor associated with mortality. In the subgroup with SOFA ≤ 10, patients received ulinastatin experienced significantly shorter time in ICU (10.0 d [interquartile range, IQR: 7.0∼20.0] vs 15.0 d [IQR: 7.0∼25.0]; p = .004) and on mechanical ventilation (222 h [IQR:114∼349] vs 251 h [IQR: 123∼499]; P = .01), but the 28-day mortality revealed no obvious difference (10.5% vs 9.4%; p = .74).
Conclusion: Ulinastatin was beneficial in treating patients in ICU with organ failure, mainly by reducing the length of ICU stay and duration of mechanical ventilation.
背景:乌利那他汀已被应用于一系列与炎症相关的疾病中,但其临床效果仍令人难以捉摸:我们旨在研究乌利那他汀对重症监护室(ICU)收治的器官衰竭患者的潜在影响:这是一项针对2013年至2019年器官衰竭患者的单中心回顾性研究。根据住院期间是否使用乌利那他汀,将患者分为两组。为减少偏差,采用倾向评分匹配法。研究结果为28天全因死亡率、重症监护室住院时间和机械通气时间:结果:在符合入选标准的 841 名患者中,有 247 人接受了乌利那他汀治疗。608名患者组成了倾向匹配队列。两组患者的 28 天死亡率无明显差异。序贯器官衰竭评估(SOFA)被认为是与死亡率相关的独立风险因素。在 SOFA ≤ 10 的亚组中,接受乌利那他汀治疗的患者在重症监护室的住院时间明显缩短(10.0 d [四分位数间距,IQR:7.0∼20.0] vs 15.0 d [四分位数间距,IQR:7.0∼25.0];p = .结论:乌利那他汀对治疗心肌梗死有益,但在28天死亡率方面没有明显差异(10.5% vs 9.4%;P = .74):结论:乌利那他汀对治疗重症监护病房器官衰竭患者有益,主要是缩短了重症监护病房的住院时间和机械通气时间。
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Pub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1177/00368504241272741
Hoang Danh Nguyen, Hoang Dang Khoa Do, Minh Thiet Vu
The primrose-willow (Ludwigia L.), a well-defined genus of the Onagraceae family, comprises 87 species widely distributed worldwide. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of three species in the genus, including Ludwigia adscendens, Ludwigia hyssopifolia, and Ludwigia prostrata. Three Ludwigia cp genomes ranged from 158,354 to 159,592 bp in size, and each contained 113 genes, including 79 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs), four rRNA genes, and 30 tRNA genes. A comparison of the Ludwigia cp genomes revealed that they were highly conserved in gene composition, gene orientation, and GC content. Moreover, we compared the structure of cp genomes and reconstructed phylogenetic relationships with related species in the Onagraceae family. Regarding contraction/expansion of inverted repeat (IR) region, two kinds of expansion IR region structures were found in Oenothera, Chamaenerion, and Epilobium genera, with primitive IR structures in Ludwigia and Circeae genera. The regions clpP, ycf2, and ycf1 genes possessed highly divergent nucleotides among all available cp genomes of the Onagraceae family. The phylogenetic reconstruction using 79 PCGs from 39 Onagraceae cp genomes inferred that Ludwigia (including L. adscendens, L. hyssopifolia, L. prostrata, and Ludwigia octovalvis) clade was monophyletic and well-supported by the bootstrap and posterior probability values. This study provides the reference cp genomes of three Ludwigia species, which can be used for species identification and phylogenetic reconstruction of Ludwigia and Onagraceae taxa.
{"title":"Comparative genomics revealed new insights into the plastome evolution of <i>Ludwigia</i> (Onagraceae, Myrtales).","authors":"Hoang Danh Nguyen, Hoang Dang Khoa Do, Minh Thiet Vu","doi":"10.1177/00368504241272741","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00368504241272741","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The primrose-willow (<i>Ludwigia</i> L.), a well-defined genus of the Onagraceae family, comprises 87 species widely distributed worldwide. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of three species in the genus, including <i>Ludwigia adscendens</i>, <i>Ludwigia hyssopifolia</i>, and <i>Ludwigia prostrata</i>. Three <i>Ludwigia</i> cp genomes ranged from 158,354 to 159,592 bp in size, and each contained 113 genes, including 79 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs), four rRNA genes, and 30 tRNA genes. A comparison of the <i>Ludwigia</i> cp genomes revealed that they were highly conserved in gene composition, gene orientation, and GC content. Moreover, we compared the structure of cp genomes and reconstructed phylogenetic relationships with related species in the Onagraceae family. Regarding contraction/expansion of inverted repeat (IR) region, two kinds of expansion IR region structures were found in <i>Oenothera</i>, <i>Chamaenerion</i>, and <i>Epilobium</i> genera, with primitive IR structures in <i>Ludwigia</i> and <i>Circeae</i> genera. The regions <i>clpP</i>, <i>ycf2</i>, and <i>ycf1</i> genes possessed highly divergent nucleotides among all available cp genomes of the Onagraceae family. The phylogenetic reconstruction using 79 PCGs from 39 Onagraceae cp genomes inferred that <i>Ludwigia</i> (including <i>L. adscendens</i>, <i>L. hyssopifolia</i>, <i>L. prostrata</i>, and <i>Ludwigia octovalvis</i>) clade was monophyletic and well-supported by the bootstrap and posterior probability values. This study provides the reference cp genomes of three <i>Ludwigia</i> species, which can be used for species identification and phylogenetic reconstruction of <i>Ludwigia</i> and Onagraceae taxa.</p>","PeriodicalId":56061,"journal":{"name":"Science Progress","volume":"107 3","pages":"368504241272741"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11329976/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1177/00368504241274583
Benjamin Verillaud, Marine Veleur, Romain Kania, Ivry Zagury-Orly, Nicolas Fernandez, Bernard Charlin
Background: Epistaxis is a recurring cause for referral to emergency departments. Its management can be complex; hence, it is critical to provide appropriate support to Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) residents to develop clinical reasoning skills to manage such cases. Learning-by-Concordance (LbC) is a recently developed educational tool that encourages learners to think through simulated clinical scenarios. A panel of ENTs provides insightful feedback to residents, reflecting a diversity of opinions about practice. Our study aimed to assess LbC's feasibility and perceived value for training OHNS residents in epistaxis management.
Methods: In this qualitative study, three OHNS surgeons, including two faculty members and one resident, wrote the LbC scenarios. The LbC tool was made available to participants through an online platform. A panel of four OHNS faculty provided feedback on answers to LbC questions. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residents participated and provided their opinion on the value of this educational tool through an online questionnaire.
Results: A total of 10 one-hour sessions were required to create and upload the training tool. To provide insightful feedback embedded in the learning tool, the four panelists needed 60 min each. Of the 37 participating residents, 25 (68%) completed the training. Overall satisfaction was high: 88% appreciated the training method, and 92% wanted to use this type of training again. Most residents felt the training enabled them to improve their clinical reasoning when encountering a patient with epistaxis (92%) and their knowledge about epistaxis (96%).
Conclusion: Findings suggest that OHNS residents could benefit from clinical reasoning exercises with panelist feedback using the LbC approach for clinical presentations that require complex approaches to manage conditions such as epistaxis.
{"title":"Using learning-by-concordance to develop reasoning in epistaxis management with online feedback: A pilot study.","authors":"Benjamin Verillaud, Marine Veleur, Romain Kania, Ivry Zagury-Orly, Nicolas Fernandez, Bernard Charlin","doi":"10.1177/00368504241274583","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00368504241274583","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Epistaxis is a recurring cause for referral to emergency departments. Its management can be complex; hence, it is critical to provide appropriate support to Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) residents to develop clinical reasoning skills to manage such cases. Learning-by-Concordance (LbC) is a recently developed educational tool that encourages learners to think through simulated clinical scenarios. A panel of ENTs provides insightful feedback to residents, reflecting a diversity of opinions about practice. Our study aimed to assess LbC's feasibility and perceived value for training OHNS residents in epistaxis management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this qualitative study, three OHNS surgeons, including two faculty members and one resident, wrote the LbC scenarios. The LbC tool was made available to participants through an online platform. A panel of four OHNS faculty provided feedback on answers to LbC questions. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residents participated and provided their opinion on the value of this educational tool through an online questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 10 one-hour sessions were required to create and upload the training tool. To provide insightful feedback embedded in the learning tool, the four panelists needed 60 min each. Of the 37 participating residents, 25 (68%) completed the training. Overall satisfaction was high: 88% appreciated the training method, and 92% wanted to use this type of training again. Most residents felt the training enabled them to improve their clinical reasoning when encountering a patient with epistaxis (92%) and their knowledge about epistaxis (96%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that OHNS residents could benefit from clinical reasoning exercises with panelist feedback using the LbC approach for clinical presentations that require complex approaches to manage conditions such as epistaxis.</p>","PeriodicalId":56061,"journal":{"name":"Science Progress","volume":"107 3","pages":"368504241274583"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142082646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}