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Study 1 replicated the original results, showing a stronger inversion effect for male photos. However, no difference between male and female stimuli emerged in either Study 2a or 2b. Moreover, the impact of the other variables on the inversion effect was highly unstable across the studies. These aspects together indicate that the inversion effect depends on the specific set of stimuli and limits the generalizability of results collected using this method.The obesity epidemic is dynamic with varying secular trends and differences between countries and ethnic groups. The objective of this study was to describe the age- and sex-specific longitudinal changes in weight and waist circumference in a rural Norwegian population with a high proportion of the indigenous Sami population. Based on two population-based surveys, SAMINOR 1 (2003-2004) and SAMINOR 2 (2012-2014), we present longitudinal changes in weight and waist circumference according to age at baseline in the SAMINOR 1 Survey and sex during the 10-year period. The analyses included 1538 men and 1958 women aged 36 to 69 at baseline (birth year 1934 to 1967). Forty-one percent of the population were Sami. Both weight and waist circumference were measured. The mean weight increased 0.8 kg (95% confidence interval 0.5, 1.1) in men and 0.3 kg (95% confidence interval 0, 0.5) in women. In both men and women, younger individuals gained significantly more weight during the 10-year follow-up than older participants (p less then 0.001). The mean weight showed a statistically significant increase in men aged 36-54 and women aged 36-49 at baseline and was statistically significantly reduced in men and women aged 60-69. The mean waist circumference increased by 6.3 cm (95% confidence interval 6.0, 6.6) in men and 8.4 cm (95% confidence interval 8.1, 8.8) in women. The mean waist circumference increased statistically significantly from SAMINOR 1 to SAMINOR 2 in all age groups, and there was an inverse relationship between age at baseline and change in waist circumference (p less then 0.001). Waist circumference increased more than can be explained by changes in weight and age during the 10-year period. The inverse relationships between age at baseline in SAMINOR 1 and the 10-year change in weight and waist circumference were found in both Sami and non-Sami participants. The findings underline the need for prevention of obesity, particularly in younger people, as it is difficult to achieve permanent weight loss.PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the association between androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and the risk of subsequently developing hematologic disorders in patients with prostate cancer. click here MATERIALS AND METHODS This population-based nationwide cohort study utilized data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database between 1997 and 2013. The patients were divided into three groups-those who received ADT only (ADT-only group), those who had radiotherapy (RT) only (RT-only group), and those treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) only (RP-only group). The study outcome was newly diagnosed hematologic disorder, including anemia and hematologic malignancy. Propensity score-matched, Cox regression, and Kaplan-Meier curve analyses were performed to investigate the risk of subsequently developing hematologic disorders after ADT. RESULTS Of the 17,168 patients with prostate cancer who were included in the study, 13,318 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After propensity score matching, 1,797, 1,797, and 1,797 patients treated with ADT only, RT only, and RP only, respectively, who had a median follow-up period of 4.32 years were included in the study cohort. Compared with the patients treated with RP only, those who received ADT and RT were significantly at increased risk of subsequently developing hematologic disorders (ADT adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.60, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29-1.97; RT aHR, 1.98, 95% CI 1.62-2.42) according to the Cox regression analysis. Based on the Kaplan-Meier curve analysis, patients with bone metastasis who received ADT only had the lowest cumulative probabilities of not developing hematologic disorders. Moreover, a significantly increased risk of hematologic disorders was observed with the increasing duration of ADT (P for trend less then .001). CONCLUSIONS The use of ADT in patients with prostate cancer may increase the risk of subsequently developing hematologic disorders.Human activity recognition is an important and difficult topic to study because of the important variability between tasks repeated several times by a subject and between subjects. This work is motivated by providing time-series signal classification and a robust validation and test approaches. This study proposes to classify 60 signs from the American Sign Language based on data provided by the LeapMotion sensor by using different conventional machine learning and deep learning models including a model called DeepConvLSTM that integrates convolutional and recurrent layers with Long-Short Term Memory cells. A kinematic model of the right and left forearm/hand/fingers/thumb is proposed as well as the use of a simple data augmentation technique to improve the generalization of neural networks. DeepConvLSTM and convolutional neural network demonstrated the highest accuracy compared to other models with 91.1 (3.8) and 89.3 (4.0) % respectively compared to the recurrent neural network or multi-layer perceptron. Integrating convolutional layers in a deep learning model seems to be an appropriate solution for sign language recognition with depth sensors data.The present investigation devices a novel X-type six-high (X-6h) mill. In addition, parametric models of different roll layouts such as the four-high (4-h), I-type six-high (I-6h), and X-6h mills are established. Three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) contact analysis for a strip rolling process is conducted when the mills are subjected to a constant vertical load of 65 kN. Through comparative analysis of von Mises stress, contact stress and elastic deformation displacement in three roll layouts, the rigidity characteristic of each is obtained, and it is found that the proposed X-6h mill has the largest roll gap stiffness. The influence of different roll diameter ratios on the roll gap stiffness of the roll system is investigated, based on which an optimization design model is built. Further, by taking into account the roll gap stiffness of the roll system as the optimization objective, the optimum diameter ratios of backup roll (BUR) to work roll (WR) of the X-6h rolling mill is achieved via the genetic algorithm (GA) optimization method, obtaining the optimum structural parameters of BUR and WR as well.