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Pile-Up Mitigation using Attention
Particle production from secondary proton-proton collisions, commonly
referred to as pile-up, impair the sensitivity of both new physics searches and
precision measurements at LHC experiments. We propose a novel algorithm, PUMA,
for identifying pile-up objects with the help of deep neural networks based on
sparse transformers. These attention mechanisms were developed for natural
language processing but have become popular in other applications. In a
realistic detector simulation, our method outperforms classical benchmark
algorithms for pile-up mitigation in key observables. It provides a perspective
for mitigating the effects of pile-up in the high luminosity era of the LHC,
where up to 200 proton-proton collisions are expected to occur simultaneously
Effect of embryo vitrification on the steroid biosynthesis of liver tissue in rabbit offspring
[EN] Preimplantation embryo manipulations during standard assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have significant repercussions on offspring. However, few studies to date have investigated the potential long-term outcomes associated with the vitrification procedure. Here, we performed an experiment to unravel the particular effects related to stress induced by embryo transfer and vitrification techniques on offspring phenotype from the foetal period through to prepuberal age, using a rabbit model. In addition, the focus was extended to the liver function at prepuberal age. We showed that, compared to naturally conceived animals (NC), offspring derived after embryo exposure to the transfer procedure (FT) or cryopreservation-transfer procedure (VT) exhibited variation in growth and body weight from foetal life to prepuberal age. Strikingly, we found a nonlinear relationship between FT and VT stressors, most of which were already present in the FT animals. Furthermore, we displayed evidence of variation in liver function at prepuberal age, most of which occurred in both FT and VT animals. The present major novel finding includes a significant alteration of the steroid biosynthesis profile. In summary, here we provide that embryonic manipulation during the vitrification process is linked with embryo phenotypic adaptation detected from foetal life to prepuberal age and suggests that this phenotypic variation may be associated, to a great extent, with the effect of embryo transfer.This research was funded by Conselleria d'Educacio, Investigacio, Cultura i Esport, Spain, grant number AICO/2019/272. Ximo Garcia-Dominguez was supported by a research grant from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain (BES-2015-072429).Marco-Jiménez, F.; Garcia-Dominguez, X.; Domínguez-Martínez, M.; Viudes-De-Castro, MP.; Diretto, G.; Peñaranda, D.; Vicente Antón, JS. (2020). 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Terapias baseadas em evidências em pacientes com transtornos mentais : um estudo naturalístico de resultados clínicos e marcadores biológicos
Redução de tentativas de suicídio e reinternações hospitalares em pacientes com doença mental em psicoterapia : correlação com níveis de interleucina-6
Preditores clínicos e sociodemográficos da utilização de neuroimagem em pacientes internados com transtornos mentais graves
Sintomas depressivos, resiliência e traços de personalidade durante a pandemia de COVID-19 : um estudo longitudinal de um ano com adultos brasileiros
Prevalência de síndrome metabólica em pacientes internados com doença mental severa em um hospital geral terciário
A construção de uma escala de vantagens e desvantagens da psicoterapia on-line durante a pandemia de covid-19 através da perspectiva de pacientes, terapeutas e supervisores
Associação do modelo de estadiamento de Hetrick para depressão maior com qualidade de vida (QV) e sintomas depressivos : estudo piloto
The relationship between maximal left ventricular wall thickness and sudden cardiac death in childhood onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Background:
Maximal left ventricular wall thickness (MLVWT) is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In adults, the severity of left ventricular hypertrophy has a nonlinear relationship with SCD, but it is not known whether the same complex relationship is seen in childhood. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between left ventricular hypertrophy and SCD risk in a large international pediatric HCM cohort.
Methods:
The study cohort comprised 1075 children (mean age, 10.2 years [±4.4]) diagnosed with HCM (1–16 years) from the International Paediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Consortium. Anonymized, noninvasive clinical data were collected from baseline evaluation and follow-up, and 5-year estimated SCD risk was calculated (HCM Risk-Kids).
Results:
MLVWT Z score was <10 in 598 (58.1%), ≥10 to <20 in 334 (31.1%), and ≥20 in 143 (13.3%). Higher MLVWT Z scores were associated with heart failure symptoms, unexplained syncope, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, left atrial dilatation, and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. One hundred twenty-two patients (71.3%) with MLVWT Z score ≥20 had coexisting risk factors for SCD. Over a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range, 2.3–9.3), 115 (10.7%) had an SCD event. Freedom from SCD event at 5 years for those with MLVWT Z scores <10, ≥10 to <20, and ≥20 was 95.6%, 87.4%, and 86.0, respectively. The estimated SCD risk at 5 years had a nonlinear, inverted U-shaped relationship with MLVWT Z score, peaking at Z score +23. The presence of coexisting risk factors had a summative effect on risk.
Conclusions:
In children with HCM, an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between left ventricular hypertrophy and estimated SCD risk. The presence of additional risk factors has a summative effect on risk. While MLVWT is important for risk stratification, it should not be used either as a binary variable or in isolation to guide implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation decisions in children with HCM
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