scholarly journals Morphological Characteristics of English Football Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Elgilani Khalil Osman Elfaki
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Radio Programs

Football is the most popular sport globally. It is considerably modern sport, nevertheless, attracted millions zealous followers. Several media outlets cover activities and events of football world-wide around the clock. The researcher has been attracted and encouraged by follow-up and study of hundreds of native English football texts on specialized sports and football media outlets as newspapers, magazines, T.V and radio programs as well as electronic sites. At the end of the study, the researcher has analyzed these texts linguistically and then classified them according to their morphological categorizations. Football morphological elements surfaced by the researcher include affixation, compounding, clipping, eponymy, and loans (borrowings). At the end of the study, the researcher has provided some related results and recommendations.

Predictors of rapid plaque progression: an optical coherence tomography study

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Araki ◽  
T Yonetsu ◽  
O Kurihara ◽  
A Nakajima ◽  
H Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Critical Threshold ◽  
Rapid Progression ◽  
Plaque Progression ◽  
Plaque Disruption ◽  
Lipid Rich Plaque ◽  
Oct Imaging

Abstract Background Two patterns of plaque progression have been described: slow linear progression and rapid step-wise progression. The former will cause stable angina when the narrowing reaches a critical threshold, while the latter may lead to acute coronary syndromes or sudden cardiac death. Purpose The aim of the study was to identify morphologic predictors for rapid plaque progression. Methods Patients who had OCT imaging during the index procedure and follow-up angiography with a minimum of 6-month interval were selected. Non-culprit lesion was defined as a plaque with a diameter stenosis ≥30% on index angiogram. Lesion progression was defined as the decrease of angiographic minimum lumen diameter ≥0.4 mm at follow-up (mean, 7.1 months). Baseline morphological characteristics of the plaques with rapid progression were evaluated by OCT. In a subgroup with follow-up OCT imaging for plaques with progression, morphological changes from baseline to follow-up were assessed. Results Among 517 lesions, 50 lesions showed progression. These lesions had a significantly higher prevalence of lipid-rich plaque (76.0% vs. 50.5%), thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) (20.0% vs. 5.8%), layered plaque (60.0% vs. 34.0%), macrophage accumulation (62.0% vs. 42.4%), microvessel (46.0% vs. 29.1%), plaque rupture (12.0% vs. 4.7%), and thrombus (6.0% vs. 1.1%), compared to those without progression. The multivariable analysis identified lipid-rich plaque [odds ratio (OR) 2.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02–4.62, p=0.045], TCFA (OR 5.85, 95% CI 2.01–17.03, p=0.001), and layered plaque (OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.03–4.17, p=0.040) as predictors of subsequent lesion progression. In a subgroup with follow-up OCT, a new layer was detected in 14/41 (34.1%) plaques. Conclusions Lipid-rich plaque, TCFA, and layered plaque were predictors of subsequent rapid plaque progression. A new layer, a signature of rapid progression through plaque disruption and healing, was detected in 1/3 of the cases. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

A Low-Cost Follow-Up Resource: Using the World Wide Web to Maximize Client Location Efforts

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lora L. Passetti ◽  
Susan H. Godley ◽  
Christy K. Scott ◽  
Melissa Siekmann
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Comparison of Telephone with World Wide Web-Based Responses by Parents and Teens to a Follow-Up Survey after Injury

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 964-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick P. Rivara ◽  
Thomas D. Koepsell ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Dennis Durbin ◽  
Kenneth M. Jaffe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Web Based

Volumetric and morphological characteristics of the hippocampus are associated with progression to schizophrenia in patients with first-episode psychosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sauras ◽  
A. Keymer ◽  
A. Alonso-Solis ◽  
A. Díaz ◽  
C. Molins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subcortical Structures ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Left Hippocampus ◽  
One Year

AbstractBackground:Abnormalities in the hippocampus have been implicated in the pathophysiology of psychosis. However, it is still unclear whether certain abnormalities are a pre-existing vulnerability factor, a sign of disease progression or a consequence of environmental factors. We hypothesized that first-episode psychosis patients who progress to schizophrenia after one year of follow up will display greater volumetric and morphological changes from the very beginning of the disorder.Methods:We studied the hippocampus of 41 patients with a first-episode psychosis and 41 matched healthy controls. MRI was performed at the time of the inclusion in the study. After one year, the whole sample was reevaluated and divided in two groups depending on the diagnoses (schizophrenia vs. non-schizophrenia).Results:Patients who progressed to schizophrenia showed a significantly smaller left hippocampus volume than control group and no-schizophrenia group (F = 3.54; df = 2, 77; P = 0.03). We also found significant differences in the morphology of the anterior hippocampus (CA1) of patients with first-episode psychosis who developed schizophrenia compared with patients who did not.Conclusions:These results are consistent with the assumption of hyperfunctioning dopaminergic cortico-subcortical circuits in schizophrenia, which might be related with an alteration of subcortical structures, such as the hippocampus, along the course of the disease. According with these results, hippocampus abnormalities may serve as a prognostic marker of clinical outcome in patients with a first-episode psychosis.

3 Year Immunological Follow Up of the First Bilateral Arm Transplant World Wide

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 (10S) ◽  
pp. 346 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Stangl ◽  
E. Biemer ◽  
A. Nerlich ◽  
C. Höhnke
Keyword(s):  
World Wide

scholarly journals Correlation between cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking derived left ventricular strain and morphological characteristics of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy at baseline and follow-up

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Pozo Osinalde ◽  
J Urmeneta Ulloa ◽  
J L Rodriguez Hernandez ◽  
L Perez De Isla ◽  
H Martinez Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Feature Tracking ◽  
Systolic Function ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Morphological Parameters ◽  
Non Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Abstract Background Left ventricular (LV) strain from echocardiography is a known useful predictor of LVEF recovery in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). More recently, feature tracking (FT) has allowed LV myocardial deformation analysis using conventional cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) cine sequences. Purpose Our aim is to establish the correlation between LV strain values from CMR-FT at diagnosis and morphological parameters at baseline and during follow-up. Methods Consecutive patients with NIDCM who underwent CMR were retrospectively collected. All the studies were performed in a 1.5 Tesla magnet following a standard acquisition protocol of conventional SSFP cine sequences in long and short axis. Global longitudinal, circumferential and radial strain (GLS, GCS and GRS, respectively) were obtained with a dedicated FT software. Correlation with CMR morphological parameters at baseline were evaluated. Likewise, in the cases with follow-up echocardiogram association between FT LV strain and evolution of morphofunctional variables was explored. Results CMR-FT strain analysis was performed in 98 patients (age 68±13 years, 72% males) with NIDCM. They showed severe LV dilatation (LVEDVi= 133.6±33.4 mL/m2) and systolic dysfunction (LVEF= 29.5±9.6%) at baseline. Myocardial fibrosis was detected in 38.8% of the patients with late gadolium enhancement (LGE) sequence. All the basal CMR morphological characteristics were significantly correlated with FT strain analysis (Table), even more markedly for GCS. However, there was no association of baseline morphofunctional parameters with LGE. An echocardiogram was performed in 85.7% of the patients during the follow-up (2.4 [1.8–3.4] years), with an LVEF >50% in the 25.5% of the cases. These patients with preserved LVEF in the evolution showed better GCS (−9 vs −7.1%; p=0.019) at baseline, with no differences in the other FT LV strain parameters. Despite less fibrosis in LGE (16.1% vs 37.7%; p=0.037), none of the baseline morphofunctional CMR parameters (LVEF, LVEDVi...) were associated with systolic function restoration. In multivariate analysis, GCS was the only independent predictor (OR 1.16; p=0.045) of LVEF recovery among imaging variables. Conclusions All the FT derived LV strain values were correlated with the degree of basal morphofunctional involvement in NIDCM. Furthermore, GCS emerged as an independent imaging predictor of LV systolic function restoration in our series. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None. Table 1. Correlation between myocardial deformation values by feature tracking and morphofunctional variables in basal CMR.

scholarly journals Predictors of Seizure Recurrence in Solitary Calcified Neurocysticercosis in Relation to Computed Tomography Scan: Prospective Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Shinu Singla ◽  
Ravindra K Garg ◽  
Rajesh Verma ◽  
Hardeep S Malhotra ◽  
Imran Rizvi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Seizure Recurrence ◽  
Perilesional Edema ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Ct Head

Background and Purpose: Solitary calcified neurocysticercosis (NCC) on the computed tomography (CT) scan of brain in patients of epilepsy is common finding in endemic regions. Factors causing seizures in such cases are debatable. Immature calcification may be the causative factor for seizure recurrence. Thus, we aimed to study predictors of seizure recurrence specific to morphological characteristics on CT scan.Methods: Patients with solitary calcified NCC on CT scan brain and active seizures were prospectively included. The protocol included clinical evaluation, contrast-enhanced CT scan of the brain, and electroencephalogram (EEG) at baseline and 9th month of 1-year follow-up in all patients. Seizure recurrence after 1 week of enrolment was recorded.Results: One hundred twenty patients with a mean age of 23.33±12.81 years were included with a final follow-up of 109 patients and 35 patients had seizure recurrence. On univariate analysis, seizure frequency of more than 1 episode/month (45.7% vs. 25.7%, p=0.037; odds ratio [OR], 2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-5.68), perilesional edema on CT head (45% vs. 10.8%, p<0.001; OR, 6.95; 95% CI, 2.58-18.7), lower density (HU) of lesion on CT head (139.85±76.54 vs. 204.67±135.9 HU p=0.009) and abnormal EEG at presentation (p<0.001; OR, 18.25; 95% CI, 2.15-155.13) were significantly associated with seizure recurrence. On multivariate analysis, presence of perilesional edema on CT head (p=0.001; OR, 6.854; 95% CI, 2.26-20.77), density of lesion on CT (HU) (p=0.036; OR, 0.995; 95% CI, 0.99-1) and abnormal EEG (p=0.029; OR, 12.125; 95% CI, 1.29-113.74) were independently associated with seizure recurrence.Conclusions: The presence of perilesional edema, HU of calcification on CT brain, and abnormal EEG suggest an increased risk of seizure recurrence in patients of epilepsy with solitary calcified NCC.

scholarly journals Low-Reflectivity Drusen With Overlying RPE Damage Revealed by Spectral-Domain OCT: Hint for the Development of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shasha Yang ◽  
Zongyin Gao ◽  
Haijiang Qiu ◽  
Chengguo Zuo ◽  
Lan Mi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Retinal Pigment ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Spectral Domain ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Sd Oct

Purpose: To observe the relationship between the characteristic changes in the drusen morphology revealed by the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Methods: A total of 380 drusen in 45 eyes in 35 patients with the intermediate drusen were longitudinally followed up every 6 months by SD-OCT for a period of 24 months. The drusen were divided into the dynamic group and stable group according to the following parameters: number, volume, concurrent retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/ellipsoid zone (EZ) damage, and the development of advanced AMD. The morphological characteristics of the progressive or stable drusen were further analyzed. Odds ratios (ORs) and the risk for the drusen progression were calculated.Results: The level of interobserver and intraobserver agreement for each drusen tomographic morphological parameters ranged from 82.7 to 90%. At the end of an average follow-up of 15.92 ± 6.99 months, six patients developed choroidal neovascularization and no patients developed geographic atrophy. Finally, 139 drusen changed and 241 drusen remained stable. The drusen with low reflectivity (p &lt; 0.001; OR: 5.26; 95% CI: 2.24–12.36), non-homogeneity without a core (p &lt; 0.001; OR: 4.31; 95% CI: 2.08–8.92), RPE damage (p &lt; 0.001; OR: 28.12; 95% CI: 9.43–83.85), and the EZ damage (p &lt; 0.001; OR: 14.01; 95% CI: 5.28–37.18) were significantly associated with active change; the drusen with low reflectivity (p = 0.01; OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 1.29–6.75) and decreased overlying RPE reflectivity (p &lt; 0.001; OR: 21.67; 95% CI: 9.20–51.02) were the independent predictors for progression. The drusen with high reflectivity were significantly associated with stabilization (p = 0.03; OR: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.04–0.84).Conclusion: Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography is an optimized, accurate, and efficient method to follow-up the drusen. The intermediate non-exudative AMD prognosis of the patient was most strongly correlated with the drusen reflectivity and disruption of the overlying RPE layer. The drusen with low reflectivity and overlying RPE damage were more likely to progress and required frequent follow-up.

scholarly journals Differential diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 from community acquired - pneumonia by CT scan and follow-up

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai-Cai Liu ◽  
Ping Xu ◽  
Wei-Fu Lv ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Xiao-hui Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Ground Glass Opacity ◽  
Lung Lesion ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Imaging Data ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity

Abstract Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the most serious infectious disease in the world . Accurate diagnosis of this disease in the clinic is very important. This study aims to improve the differential ability of of computed tomography (CT) for COVID-19 and other community-acquired pneumonias (CAPs) and to evaluate the short-term prognosis of these patients. Methods: The clinical and imaging data of 165 COVID-19 and 118 CAP patients diagnosed in seven hospitals in Anhui Province, China from January 21,2020 to February 28, 2020 were retrospectively analy s ed. The CT manifestations of the two groups were recorded and compared. Factors that w ere helpful in diagnosing the two groups of patients were identified based on specificity and sensitivity, 。 Results ： The sensitivity and specificity o f the combination of age, white blood cell count, and ground-glass opacity in the diagnosis of COVID-19 were 92.7% and 66.1%, respectively. Pulmonary consolidation, fibrous cords , and bronchial wall thickening were used as indicators to exclude COVID-19.The sensitivity and specificity of the combination of these findings were 78.0% and 63.6%, respectively. The follow-up results showed that 67.8% (112/165) of COVID- 19 patients had abnormal changes in their lung parameters , and the pulmonary sequelae of patients over 60 years of age became more severe with age. Conclusions ： The combination of CT combined with clinical conditions, lung lesion density , morphological characteristics and other associated signs, has a high accuracy for the early diagnosis of COVID-19 and the differential diagnosis from CAP. Patients aged over 60 years with COVID-19 have a poor prognosis. This result has certain guiding significance for the diagnosis and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia.

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