A neural model of 3D shape-from-texture: multiple-scale filtering, boundary grouping, and surface filling-in

A neural model is presented of how cortical areas V1, V2, and V4 interact to convert a textured 2D image into a representation of curved 3D shape. Two basic problems are solved to achieve this: (1) Patterns of spatially discrete 2D texture elements are transformed into a spatially smooth surface representation of 3D shape. (2) Changes in the statistical properties of texture elements across space induce the perceived 3D shape of this surface representation. This is achieved in the model through multiple-scale filtering of a 2D image, followed by a cooperative-competitive grouping network that coherently binds texture elements into boundary webs at the appropriate depths using a scale-to-depth map and a subsequent depth competition stage. These boundary webs then gate filling-in of surface lightness signals in order to form a smooth 3D surface percept. The model quantitatively simulates challenging psychophysical data about perception of prolate ellipsoids [Todd, J., & Akerstrom, R. (1987). Perception of three-dimensional form from patterns of optical texture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 13(2), 242-255]. In particular, the model represents a high degree of 3D curvature for a certain class of images, all of whose texture elements have the same degree of optical compression, in accordance with percepts of human observers. Simulations of 3D percepts of an elliptical cylinder, a slanted plane, and a photo of a golf ball are also presented.     

Invasive genetic studies in multiple pregnancy

Invasive procedures for prenatal diagnosis in multiple gestations are relatively safe and effective. First-trimester chorionic villus sampling has a lower risk of procedure failure and of fetal loss than amniocentesis but it carries a higher risk of maternal cell or twin-twin cell contamination. In experienced hands, the safety, efficacy of sampling and accuracy of genetic analysis of chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis are similar. We describe our experience in amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling and cordocentesis in multiple pregnancy.     

电针防治多发性腺瘤性结肠息肉再发的临床观察

目曲：观察电针治疗对多发性腺瘤性结肠息肉内镜治疗后再发率的影响。方法：90例患者随机分为两组。治疗组50例采用电针治疗3个疗程;对照组不做任何治疗。观察两组3年后再发率和腹痛、大便症状改善情况。结幂：治疗组和对照组的再发率分别为8．0％和32．5％,有明显差异（P〈0．01）;治疗组腹痛及大便失常等的改善也优于对照组（P〈0．01）。结论：电针可有效控制经内镜治疗后多发性腺瘤性结肠息肉的再发。     

体外循环围手术期血糖与术后临床预后的关系

目的：分析体外循环围手术期血糖的变化与临床预后的关系,探究体外循环术预后的预测指标。方法选取我院2008年2月至2013年2月成人体外循环手术患者300例,分为死亡组（15例）和存活组（285例）,比较两组静脉血糖转流时间、住ICU时间及pH值,并进行Logistic回归分析。结果（1）死亡组的静脉血糖及峰值、器官衰竭数转流时间、住 ICU 时间明显高于存活组,pH值则明显低于后者（P＜0．05）;（2）Logistic多因素回归分析结果仅术中血糖峰值及术后2 h血糖峰值是器官衰竭的独立危险因素。结论术中血糖与体外循环术患者的临床预后密切相关。     

Numerical Analysis of Microcrack Propagation Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Serrated Structural Plane

The serrated structural plane is the basic unit of structural plane morphology. However, the understanding of its internal stress distribution, failure mode and crack evolution law was not clear enough in previous studies. In this paper, the shear mechanical properties of the serrated structural planes were studied by numerical simulation, and the crack evolution law of the serrated structural planes and the effects of four microscopic parameters on the shear properties were analyzed. The results show that: (1) the number of microcracks increases with the increase in normal stress; the crack expansion rate is slow before the shear stress reaches the peak. After the shear stress reaches the peak, the crack expansion rate continues to increase, and the microcracks keep sprouting and expanding, and the number of microcracks tends to stabilize when the shear stress reaches the residual shear strength. (2) The particle contact stiffness ratio kn∗/ks∗ and parallel bond stiffness ratio kn/ks were negatively correlated with the shear strength; and the particle contact modulus E and parallel bond modulus E∗ were positively correlated with the shear strength. As the particle contact modulus E and parallel bond modulus E∗ increase, the peak shear displacement gradually decreases. The parallel bond stiffness ratio kn/ks has a negative correlation with the peak shear displacement. This study is expected to provide theoretical guidance for the microscopic parameter calibration and shear mechanical analysis of serrated structural planes. (3) Several XGBoost, WOA-XGBoost, and PSO-XGBoost algorithms are introduced to construct the quantitative prediction model, and the comparative analysis found that WOA-XGBoost has the best fitting effect and can be used for the prediction of shear strength. When using this model to calculate the weight shares of micro-parameters, it was found that kn∗/ks∗ has the greatest influence on shear strength, followed by E∗; E and kn/ks had the least influence.     

头颈部遗传性肿瘤概述

头颈部遗传性肿瘤主要包括家族性头颈部副神经节瘤、多发性内分泌腺瘤病1型、多发性内分泌腺瘤病2型、家族性甲状旁腺功能亢进、家族性甲状腺乳头状癌、神经纤维瘤病I型、神经纤维瘤病II型、家族性鼻咽癌及家族性鳞状细胞癌。本文从头颈部遗传性肿瘤的分类、临床特征、遗传学和治疗等方面做一综述。     

Exosomes with FOXP3 from gene-modified dendritic cells ameliorate the development of EAE by regulating the balance of Th/Treg

Objective: To investigate the efficiency and potential mechanisms of exosomes from dendritic cells (DCs) transfected with Forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) in the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).Method: Mouse bone marrow-derived immature DCs were loaded with adenovirus carrying FOXP3 gene, and exosomes were generated. Then the exosomes with FOXP3 (FOXP3-EXOs) were co-cultured with CD4+T cell in vitro to evaluate their potential on CD4+T cell proliferation and differentiation, and injected into EAE mice to assess their effects on the development of EAE.Result: FOXP3-EXOs were effective to inhibit the CD4⁺T cell proliferation and the production of Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-17, while they promoted the production of IL-10 in vitro. Moreover, FOXP3-EXOs treatment significantly decreased the neurological scores, reduced the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the spinal cord, and decreased demyelination in comparison to saline and Con-EXOs treated EAE mice. Moreover, the FOXP3-EXOs treatment resulted in obvious increases in the levels of regulatory T (Treg) cells and IL-10, whereas levels of T helper 1 (Th1) cells, Th17 cells, IFN-γ, IL-6, and IL-17 decreased significantly in the splenocyte culture of EAE mice.Conclusion: The present study preliminarily investigated the effects and potential mechanisms of FOXP3-EXOs in EAE and revealed that the FOXP3-EXOs could inhibit the production of Th1 and Th17 cells and promote the production of Treg cells as well as ameliorate the development of EAE. The neuroprotective effects of FOXP3-EXOs on EAE are likely due to the regulation of Th/Treg balance.     

Combination anti-CD137 and anti-CD40 antibody therapy in murine myc-driven hematological cancers

In order to stimulate antigen presentation and T cell activity against cancer, we treated three different tumor models in mice with the monoclonal antibodies anti-CD40 plus anti-CD137 (BiMab). In a subcutaneous transplantable MC38 colon cancer model, there was significant enhancement in the survival of mice following BiMab treatment. Anti-CD40 has shown considerable success against lymphoma in previous studies by other investigators, and we also showed in this study that, in a model of Eμ-Myc lymphoma, there was a statistically significant enhancement of survival of mice following BiMab treatment. Following the success of the BiMab treatment in the previous two models, we wished to determine if it would be successful in a mouse model of multiple myeloma. Firstly, we tested a transplantable model of disease in which multiple myeloma cells derived from Vk*MYC mice were injected intravenously. A minor proportion of anti-CD137 and BiMab treated mice experienced prolongation of life beyond 250 days. Then we tested the therapy in a spontaneously occurring multiple myeloma model, in Vk*MYC transgenic mice. The majority of mice treated survived longer than control mice, although statistical significance was not demonstrated.     

Primiparity, assisted reproduction, and preterm birth in twin pregnancies: a population based study

Objective To determine the prevalence of pregnancy complications among primiparous patients with twin gestation in our population and to investigate the association between the increased rates of assisted reproduction (ART) in twin gestation and preterm birth (PTD). Material and methods A retrospective population based cohort study was designed, including all twin deliveries after 24 weeks gestation (n = 2,601). The study group included 666 primiparous women and the comparison group 1,935 multiparous women. Maternal characteristics and perinatal outcome were evaluated. Women with fetal malformations were excluded. A multiple logistic regressions analysis for independent risk factors was performed including factors that were significantly different between the study groups in the univariate analysis. Patient’s data were obtained from computerized database and analyzed using SPSS statistical package. Results Primiparous women had a significantly higher rate of preeclampsia, chronic hypertension, ART, prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) preterm deliveries (PTD), labor dystocia, cesarean section (CS) and vacuum extraction of the first twin than the multiparous group. Primiparous patients had a significantly lower gestational age at delivery and neonatal birth weight of the first and second twin. In multiple logistic regressions analysis primiparity and ART were independent risk factors for PTD, (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.18–1.78; OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.09–1.71, respectively). Conclusions (1) Primiparous patients with twin gestation represent a unique population with high rate of infertility and underlying diseases such as chronic hypertension in comparison to the multiparous women with twin gestation; (2) primiparity is an independent risk factor for prematurity in twin gestations; and (3) although primiparous women had an increased maternal complications, neonatal mortality rates were not significantly different from multiparous women.     

非典型帕金森病相关疾病的临床诊断思路

目的 探讨非典型帕金森病(APD)相关疾病的临床诊断思路.方法 通过回顾性分析笔者医院2006～2011年收治的48例APD相关疾病患者的临床资料包括病史、体格检查、临床表现、实验室检查、影像学检查、认知功能评估、左旋多巴(L-dopa)试验结果,复习文献,总结分析临床资料特征,并依据APD相关疾病的诊断标准作出临床诊断.结果 48例患者中,肌张力增高42例、震颤40例、运动迟缓39例、姿势反射异常32例、步态异常29例、直立性低血压13例、腱反射亢进11例、认知功能障碍11例、垂直性凝视麻痹和球麻痹各10例、共济失调和病理征阳性各8例、角膜K-F环7例、视幻觉5例、一侧肢体忽略并失用3例;肝功能异常9例、血小板减少8例、血清铜蓝蛋白降低7例、凝血功能异常5例;头颅CT:基底核区低密度影19例,脑室扩大17例,脑萎缩14例;头颅MRI:基底节区异常信号30例,脑室扩大20例,弥漫性脑萎缩18例,脑干和小脑萎缩15例,海马萎缩7例,双侧苍白球T2高信号4例.壳核“裂隙征”8例,脑桥“十字征”7例,中脑“蜂鸟征”6例;L-dopa试验反应不良46例;蒙特利尔认知评估量表(MoCA)总分＜26分23例.出院诊断:多系统萎缩(MSA)18例、进行性核上性麻痹(PSP)10例、Wilson病(WD)7例、路易体痴呆(DLB)6例、伴帕金森综合征(PS)的阿尔茨海默病(AD)5例和皮质基底核变性(CBD)2例.结论 APD相关疾病间,虽然临床表现有许多相似之处,但临床特征、诊断标准及治疗转归各不相同,正确区分十分必要.