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However, there was no significant effect of the vowel context on one measure for the/k/. Also, these measures were significantly different in each of the Persian consonants and they showed consistent patterns across all of the participants (P less then 0.001). CONCLUSION It seems the single curve measures are the valid value of tongue dorsum excursion for Persian speaking children. This study showed that measures of single curves are reliable for distinguish between consonants in vowel contexts and created robust results on lingual coarticulation of the consonants without the use of head stabilization. Acute vestibular syndrome is most often caused by vestibular neuritis or stroke, although demyelinating diseases may be responsible for 4% of all AVS episodes. The authors present the case of a previously healthy 17-year-old female patient complaining of spontaneous vertigo and right-sided hearing loss. Otoneurological examination suggested a peripheral vestibular cause and video head impulse test revealed a reduced vestibulo-ocular reflex gain. The presence of sensorineural hearing loss raised the suspicion of a central cause and prompted imaging evaluation. A brain MRI evidenced demyelinating lesions in the right middle cerebellar peduncle and the patient was ultimately diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the diagnostic characteristics of sonographic estimated fetal weight (SEFW) done within 7 versus 8-14 days before delivery for detection of fetal macrosomia (birthweight ≥ 4500 g). STUDY DESIGN We performed a multicenter, retrospective cohort study of all non-anomalous singletons with SEFW ≥ 4000 g by Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographers conducted within 14 days of delivery. Cohorts were grouped by time interval between ultrasound and delivery 0-7 days versus 8-14 days. The detection rate (DR) and false positive rate (FPR) for detection of birthweight (BW) ≥ 4500 g were compared between groups with subgroup analysis for diabetic women. Area under the receiver operator curve (AUC) was calculated to analyze all possible SEFW cutoffs within our cohort. RESULTS A total of 330 patients met inclusion criteria with 250 (75.8 %) having SEFW within 7 days and 80 (24.2 %) with SEFW 8-14 days prior to delivery. The rate of macrosomia was 15.1 % (N = 51). The DR for macrosomia was significantly higher when SEFW was performed within 7 days of delivery compared to 8-14 days among non-diabetic (73.0 % vs 7.1 %; p less then 0.001) and diabetic women (76.5 % vs 16.7 %; p = 0.02). There was no significant change in FPR in either group. The AUC for detection of macrosomia was significantly higher when SEFW was performed within 7 days versus 8-14 days (0.89 vs 0.63; p less then 0.01). CONCLUSION With SEFW ≥ 4000 g, the detection of BW ≥ 4500 g is significantly higher when the sonographic examination is within 7 days of birth irrespective of maternal diabetes. CPI-0610 molecular weight Love wave propagation in periodically domain-inverted lithium niobate substrate with a homogeneous zinc oxide waveguide layer is theoretically investigated. Much attention is devoted to the effect of initial stress on the band gap and dispersion behavior of Love wave in the layered structure. The results reveal a strong dependency of the band structure on the waveguide layer. In particular, as the waveguide layer gradually thickens, the band gap shifts into a lower frequency range remarkably. Additionally, the initial stress has a significant influence on the location of the band gap, but a small effect on the bandgap width. This separate effect provides the potential to actively tune the surface acoustic waves by the stress. OBJECTIVES Investigation of the effect of SGLT2-inhibition by empagliflozin on left ventricular function in a model of diabetic cardiomyopathy. BACKGROUND SGLT2 inhibition is a new strategy to treat diabetes. In the EMPAREG Outcome trial empagliflozin treatment reduced cardiovascular and overall mortality in patients with diabetes presumably due to beneficial cardiac effects, leading to reduced heart failure hospitalization. The relevant mechanisms remain currently elusive but might be mediated by a shift in cardiac substrate utilization leading to improved energetic supply to the heart. METHODS We used db/db mice on high-fat western diet with or without empagliflozin treatment as a model of severe diabetes. Left ventricular function was assessed by pressure catheter with or without dobutamine stress. RESULTS Treatment with empagliflozin significantly increased glycosuria, improved glucose metabolism, ameliorated left ventricular diastolic function and reduced mortality of mice. This was associated with reduced cardiac glucose concentrations and decreased calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMKII) activation with subsequent less phosphorylation of the ryanodine receptor (RyR). No change of cardiac ketone bodies or branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolites in serum was detected nor was cardiac expression of relevant catabolic enzymes for these substrates affected. CONCLUSIONS In a murine model of severe diabetes empagliflozin-dependent SGLT2 inhibition improved diastolic function and reduced mortality. Improvement of diastolic function was likely mediated by reduced spontaneous diastolic sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium release but independent of changes in cardiac ketone and BCAA metabolism. V.No real therapeutic modality is currently available for Acute kidney injury (AKI) and if any, they are mainly supportive in nature. Therefore, developing a new therapeutic strategy is crucial. Mitochondrial dysfunction proved to be a key contributor to renal tubular cell death during AKI. Thus, replacement or augmentation of damaged mitochondria could be a proper target in AKI treatment. Here, in an animal model of AKI, we auto-transplanted normal mitochondria isolated from healthy muscle cells to injured kidney cells through injection to renal artery. The mitochondria transplantation prevented renal tubular cell death, restored renal function, ameliorated kidney damage, improved regenerative potential of renal tubules, and decreased ischemia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis. Although further studies including clinical trials are required in this regard, our findings suggest a novel therapeutic strategy for treatment of AKI. Improved quality of life of patients suffering from renal failure and decreased morbidity and mortality rates would be the potential advantages of this therapeutic strategy.