An Ultrasonic-Based Radiomics Nomogram for Distinguishing Between Benign and Malignant Solid Renal Masses

ObjectivesThis study was conducted in order to develop and validate an ultrasonic-based radiomics nomogram for diagnosing solid renal masses.MethodsSix hundred renal solid masses with benign renal lesions (n = 204) and malignant renal tumors (n = 396) were divided into a training set (n = 480) and a validation set (n = 120). Radiomics features were extracted from ultrasound (US) images preoperatively and then a radiomics score (RadScore) was calculated. By integrating the RadScore and independent clinical factors, a radiomics nomogram was constructed. The diagnostic performance of junior physician, senior physician, RadScore, and radiomics nomogram in identifying benign from malignant solid renal masses was evaluated based on the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) in both the training and validation sets. The clinical usefulness of the nomogram was assessed using decision curve analysis (DCA).ResultsThe radiomics signature model showed satisfactory discrimination in the training set [area under the ROC (AUC), 0.887; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.860–0.915] and the validation set (AUC, 0.874; 95% CI, 0.816–0.932). The radiomics nomogram also demonstrated good calibration and discrimination in the training set (AUC, 0.911; 95% CI, 0.886–0.936) and the validation set (AUC, 0.861; 95% CI, 0.802–0.921). In addition, the radiomics nomogram model showed higher accuracy in discriminating benign and malignant renal masses compared with the evaluations by junior physician (DeLong p = 0.004), and the model also showed significantly higher specificity than the senior and junior physicians (0.93 vs. 0.57 vs. 0.46).ConclusionsThe ultrasonic-based radiomics nomogram shows favorable predictive efficacy in differentiating solid renal masses

Cálculo estructural del ala de una aeronave no tripulada

Trabajo Final (IA)--FCEFN-UNC, 2007Desarrolla un análisis estructural del ala de la aeronave no tripulada fabricada con material compuesto. Verifica el comportamiento estructural, a partir de la evaluación del coeficiente de seguridad a primera falla y la carga crítica al pandeo. Se comprueba que estos resultados cumplan con los valores de carga establecidos por normas aeronáuticas. Por otra parte, se calcula de deflexión de la puntera del ala, la cual puede emplearse posteriormente para validar el modelo de análisis con ensayos a escala real

FGF10 Protects Against Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Regulating Autophagy and Inflammatory Signaling

Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), which is associated with high mortality and poor outcomes. Autophagy plays important roles in the homeostasis of renal tubular cells (RTCs) and is implicated in the pathogenesis of AKI, although its role in the process is complex and controversial. Fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10), a multifunctional FGF family member, was reported to exert protective effect against cerebral ischemia injury and myocardial damage. Whether FGF10 has similar beneficial effect, and if so whether autophagy is associated with the potential protective activity against AKI has not been investigated. Herein, we report that FGF10 treatment improved renal function and histological integrity in a rat model of renal I/R injury. We observed that FGF10 efficiently reduced I/R-induced elevation in blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine as well as apoptosis induction of RTCs. Interestingly, autophagy activation following I/R was suppressed by FGF10 treatment based on the immunohistochemistry staining and immunoblot analyses of LC3, Beclin-1 and SQSTM1/p62. Moreover, combined treatment of FGF10 with Rapamycin partially reversed the renoprotective effect of FGF10 suggesting the involvement of mTOR pathway in the process. Interestingly, FGF10 also inhibited the release of HMGB1 from the nucleus to the extracellular domain and regulated the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6. Together, these results indicate that FGF10 could alleviate kidney I/R injury by suppressing excessive autophagy and inhibiting inflammatory response and may therefore have the potential to be used for the prevention and perhaps treatment of I/R-associated AKI

Study on the State Grid Operational Diagnosis Index System

Abstract This research analyzes the strategy objectives in the financial level, customer level, the internal level, learning and growth level with the method of the strategy map, and then sets up the targets on each strategic objectives. At last, this paper analyzes indicators to measure these targets, and establish the enterprise operation index system aiming to provide a new way of thinking and methods for evaluating the operation of Power Grid Corp