Periodontal disease and bacterial vaginosis increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome.

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether periodontal disease or bacterial vaginosis (BV) diagnosed before pregnancy increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome. METHODS: We enrolled a total of 252 women who had discontinued contraception in order to become pregnant. The first 130 pregnant women were included in the analyses. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed a strong association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcome (OR 5.5, 95% confidence interval 1.4-21.2; p = 0.014), and a borderline association between BV and adverse pregnancy outcome (OR 3.2, 95% confidence interval 0.9-10.7; p = 0.061). CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that pre-pregnancy counseling should include both oral and vaginal examinations to rule out periodontal disease and BV. This may ultimately have an impact on antenatal healthcare, and decrease the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome

Kotelosienet (pl. jäkälät).

Julkaisu: Suomen Lajitietokeskus 2019: Lajiluettelo 2018. Suomen Lajitietokeskus, Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, Helsingin yliopisto, Helsinki.Kotelosienet (Ascomycota) on lajimäärällisesti sienten suurin ryhmä ja monet kotelosieniryhmät tunnetaan vielä hyvin huonosti. Tiedon taso verrattuna muihin sieniryhmiin on hyvin heikko. Maassamme on vielä suuri määrä tuntemattomia kotelosienilajeja

New national and regional biological records for Finland 3. Contributions to agaricoid and ascomycetoid taxa of fungi 2

Agaricoid fungi (Basidiomycota): Amanita flavescens, Cortinarius brunneotinctus, Cortinarius claroplaniusculus, Cortinarius orasericeus, Cortinarius pardinipes, Cortinarius rufoallutus, Entoloma querquedula, Galerina calyptrospora, Galerina lacustris and Tricholomopsis flammula are reported as new to Finland. Three genera of ascomycetoid fungi (Ascomycota): Ascocodinea, Pseudoproboscispora, Scabropezia and 16 species are reported as new to Finland: Arachnocrea stipata, Ascocodinea polyporicola, Capronia parasitica, Diaporthe dulcamarae, Endoxylina astroidea, Gnomoniopsis tormentillae, Gorgoniceps hypothallosa, Helvella latispora, Helvella terrestris, Peziza celtica, Hypocrea estonica, Mycosphaerella topographica, Ophiobolus galii, Pseudoproboscispora caudae-suis, Roesleria subterranean, Scabropezia scabrosa. Information of species recently published elsewhere: Cortinarius alticaudus, Cortinarius bovinatus, Cortinarius cobaltinus, Cortinarius olympianus, Cortinarius sannio, Cortinarius sobrius, Cortinarius subfoetens is brought here together. New records of little collected and rare taxa: Cortinarius barbaricus, Desmazierella piceicola and Tuber anniae s.lat. are also listed. Corrections of previous information are given on: Cortinarius luteobrunnescens, Cortinarius metarius, Cortinarius patibilis and Cortinarius pseudonaevosus

New national and regional biological records for Finland 4. Contributions to agaricoid and ascomycetoid taxa of fungi 3

Agaricoid fungi (Basidiomycota): Cortinarius chromataphilus, Cortinarius croceocaeruleus, Cortinarius disjungendulus, Cortinarius nolaneiformis, Cortinarius olididisjungendus, Cortinarius piceidisjungendus, Crepidotus stenocystis, Entoloma callirhodon, Entoloma rhombisporum, Hydropus marginellus, Macrocystidia cucumis var. latifolia, Russula clementinae, Russula fellea, Russula mairei, Russula roseicolor and three ascomycetoid fungi (Ascomycota): Eutypella extensa, Octospora coccinea and Sporormiella megalospora are reported as new to Finland. Information of species recently published elsewhere: Cortinarius balteatialutaceus, Cortinarius balteatibulbosus, Cortinarius balteaticlavatus, Cortinarius boreicyanites, Cortinarius boreidionysae, Cortinarius brunneiaurantius, Cortinarius caesiocolor, Cortinarius caesiolamellatus, Cortinarius caesiophylloides, Cortinarius cremeiamarescens, Cortinarius flavipallens, Cortinarius infractiflavus, Cortinarius kytoevuorii, Cortinarius luteiaureus, Cortinarius myrtilliphilus, Cortinarius ochribubalinus, Cortinarius pallidirimosus, Cortinarius subrubrovelatus, Cortinarius talimultiformis, Inocybe fuscescentipes and Inocybe subpaleacea is brought here together. New records of little collected and rare taxa Camarops tubulina, Catathelasma imperiale, Entoloma longistriatum, Galerina calyptrospora, Hyaloscypha epiporia, Hymenogaster tener, Porpoloma metapodium and Sowerbyella imperialis are also listed. Corrections of previous information are given on: Cortinarius balteatoalbus, Cortinarius crassifolius (under C. coracis), Cortinarius cyanites, Cortinarius dionysae and Inocybe lindrothii

New national and regional biological records for Finland 5. Contributions to agaricoid and ascomycetoid taxa of fungi 4

One genera of agaricoid fungi (Basidiomycota): Romagnesiella and 12 species are reported as new to Finland: Agaricus macrocarpus, Arrhenia obatra, Arrhenia obscurata, Arrhenia rigidipes, Coprinellus brevisetulosus, Coprinus candidatus, Entoloma plebejum, Hydnum vesterholtii, Inocybe phaeocystidiosa, Mycena clavata, Omphalina arctica and Romagnesiella clavus. Two genera of ascomycetoid fungi (Ascomycota): Strossmayeria, Phaeomollisia and 8 species are reported as new to Finland: Arachnopeziza delicatula, Hyaloscypha diabolica, Hyalopeziza cf. tianschanica, Phaeomollisia piceae, Phialina pseudopuberula, Sphaeropezia hepaticarum, Strossmayeria basitricha and Trichopeziza subsulphurea. Information of species recently published elsewhere: Cortinarius angustisporus, C. cacaodiscus, C. caesioarmeniacus, C. centrirufus, C. crassisporus, C. cruentiphyllus, C. davemallochii, C. ferrugineovelatus, C. furvus, C. fuscescens, C. murinascens, C. privignipallens, C. pseudofervidus, C. roseivelatus, C. roseocastaneus, C. subbrunneoideus, C. subexitiosus, C. squamivenetus, C. uraceisporus, Hebeloma eburneum, H. salicicola, Hygrophorus exiguus and Psathyrella fennoscandica is brought here together. New records of little collected and rare taxa Coprinopsis patouillardii, Cuphophyllus cinerellus, Galerina perplexa, Galerina pruinatipes, Gorgoniceps hypothallosa, Inocybe boreocarelica, Marasmius setosus, Psathyrella potteri, Psathyrella tenuicula, Russula adulterina, Russula pyriodora, Scutellinia trechispora, Sowerbyella imperialis and Volvariella murinella are also listed. Corrections of previous information are given on: Cortinarius angulosus (under C. duristipes), Coprinopsis patouillardii and Psathyrella potteri

New national and regional biological records for Finland 8. Contributions to agaricoid, gastroid and ascomycetoid taxa of fungi 5

Two genera: Marchandiomyces, Rectipilus and 16 species of agaricoid and gastroid fungi (Basidiomycota): Clitopilus daamsii, Coprinopsis canoceps, Coprinopsis laanii, Cortinarius albolens, Cortinarius flexibilifolius, Cortinarius megacystidiosus, Cortinarius russulaespermus, Cortinarius tillamookensis, Inocybe assimilata, Laccaria chibinensis, Laccaria violaceibasis, Lactarius porninsis, Lycoperdon mammiforme, Marchandiomyces aurantiacus, Psathyrella pygmaea and Rectipilus fasciculatus are reported here as new to Finland. One genus of ascomycetoid fungi (Ascomycota): Balsamia and four species: Balsamia platyspora, Barbatosphaeria arboricola, Calycellina betulina and Geoglossum elongatum are reported here as new to Finland. A new combination for Belonium betulinum (under Calycellina betulina) is proposed. Information of species recently published elsewhere: Cortinarius alboamarescens, Cortinarius ochroamarus, Cortinarius pastoralis, Cortinarius fulvescentoideus, Cortinarius nymphatus, Cortinarius pseudobulliardioides, Cortinarius tenuifulvescens, Inocybe caprimulgi, Inocybe lacunarum, Inocybe substellata and Lamelloclavaria petersenii is brought here together. New records of little collected and rare taxa: Bovista tomentosa, Geastrum floriforme, Hygrophorus exiguus, Hysterangium crassum, Lactarius serifluus, Lepiota pseudolilacea, Leucopaxillus tricolor, Sarcosphaera coronaria, Scleroderma verrucosum, Squamanita contortipes, Tulostoma niveum and Volvariella reidii are also listed. Corrections of previous information are given on: Hysterangium coriaceum (under Hysterangium crassum) and Lepiota clypeolarioides (under Lepiota pseudolilacea)

Helttasienet, tatit, kupusienet

Julkaisu: Suomen Lajitietokeskus 2023: Lajiluettelo 2022. Suomen Lajitietokeskus, Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, Helsingin yliopisto, Helsinki

Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Biparametric Prostate MRI, Radiomics, and Kallikreins : A Retrospective Multicenter Study of Men With a Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer

Background Accurate detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa), Gleason Grade Group >= 2, remains a challenge. Prostate MRI radiomics and blood kallikreins have been proposed as tools to improve the performance of biparametric MRI (bpMRI). Purpose To develop and validate radiomics and kallikrein models for the detection of csPCa. Study Type Retrospective. Population A total of 543 men with a clinical suspicion of csPCa, 411 (76%, 411/543) had kallikreins available and 360 (88%, 360/411) did not take 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors. Two data splits into training, validation (split 1: single center, n = 72; split 2: random 50% of pooled datasets from all four centers), and testing (split 1: 4 centers, n = 288; split 2: remaining 50%) were evaluated. Field strength/Sequence A 3 T/1.5 T, TSE T2-weighted imaging, 3x SE DWI. Assessment In total, 20,363 radiomic features calculated from manually delineated whole gland (WG) and bpMRI suspicion lesion masks were evaluated in addition to clinical parameters, prostate-specific antigen, four kallikreins, MRI-based qualitative (PI-RADSv2.1/IMPROD bpMRI Likert) scores. Statistical Tests For the detection of csPCa, area under receiver operating curve (AUC) was calculated using the DeLong's method. A multivariate analysis was conducted to determine the predictive power of combining variables. The values of P-value < 0.05 were considered significant. Results The highest prediction performance was achieved by IMPROD bpMRI Likert and PI-RADSv2.1 score with AUC = 0.85 and 0.85 in split 1, 0.85 and 0.83 in split 2, respectively. bpMRI WG and/or kallikreins demonstrated AUCs ranging from 0.62 to 0.73 in split 1 and from 0.68 to 0.76 in split 2. AUC of bpMRI lesion-derived radiomics model was not statistically different to IMPROD bpMRI Likert score (split 1: AUC = 0.83, P-value = 0.306; split 2: AUC = 0.83, P-value = 0.488). Data Conclusion The use of radiomics and kallikreins failed to outperform PI-RADSv2.1/IMPROD bpMRI Likert and their combination did not lead to further performance gains. Level of Evidence 1 Technical Efficacy Stage 2Peer reviewe

Proceedings of the 22nd Nordic Conference on Computational Linguistics (NoDaLiDa), September 30–October 2, Turku, Finland

News articles such as sports game reports are often thought to closely follow the underlying game statistics, but in practice they contain a notable amount of background knowledge, interpretation, insight into the game, and quotes that are not present in the official statistics. This poses a challenge for automated data-totext news generation with real-world news corpora as training data. We report on the development of a corpus of Finnish ice hockey news, edited to be suitable for training of end-to-end news generation methods, as well as demonstrate generation of text, which was judged by journalists to be relatively close to a viable product. The new dataset and system source code are available for research purposes.</p