Wen Fan

Jun 21, 2024 | nature.com | Lexin Ge |Mingchao Li |Wen Fan |Lin Jiang |Songtao Yuan |Qiang Chen | +1 more

To improve the understanding of potential pathological mechanisms of macular edema (ME), we try to discover biomarker candidates related to ME caused by diabetic retinopathy (DR) and retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images by means of deep learning (DL). 32 eyes of 26 subjects with non-proliferative DR (NPDR), 77 eyes of 61 subjects with proliferative DR (PDR), 120 eyes of 116 subjects with branch RVO (BRVO), and 17 eyes of 15 subjects with central RVO (CRVO) were collected. A DL model was implemented to guide biomarker candidate discovery. The disorganization of the retinal outer layers (DROL), i.e., the gray value of the retinal tissues between the external limiting membrane (ELM) and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the disrupted and obscured rate of the ELM, ellipsoid zone (EZ), and RPE, was measured. In addition, the occurrence, number, volume, and projected area of hyperreflective foci (HRF) were recorded. ELM, EZ, and RPE are more likely to be obscured in RVO group and HRFs are observed more frequently in DR group (all P ≤ 0.001). In conclusion, the features of DROL and HRF can be possible biomarkers related to ME caused by DR and RVO in OCT modality.

Nov 17, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yue Qian |Wen Fan

1 INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a wide range of public health, economic, social, and political shocks, setting in motion stressors that reverberated to affect individual lives and mental health (Kessel et al., 2021; Moen, 2022).

Jun 13, 2023 | twincities.com | Juliet Schor |Wen Fan

In 1940, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to limit the standard workweek to 40 hours, with any additional hours eligible for overtime. Despite a more than threefold increase in productivity since, the 40-hour week has remained unchanged for 83 years. But it may be changing at last. 2023 could just be the year of the four-day, 32-hour week. Over the first few months of the year, Google searches for information about the four-day week rose by a factor of five.

Jun 12, 2023 | orlandosentinel.com | Juliet Schor |Wen Fan

Los Angeles TimesIn 1940, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to limit the standard workweek to 40 hours, with any additional hours eligible for overtime. Despite a more than threefold increase in productivity since, the 40-hour week has remained unchanged for 83 years. But it may be changing at last. 2023 could just be the year of the four-day, 32-hour week. Over the first few months of the year, Google searches for information about the four-day week rose by a factor of five.

Jun 9, 2023 | gwinnettdailypost.com | Juliet Schor |Wen Fan

In 1940, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to limit the standard workweek to 40 hours, with any additional hours eligible for overtime. Despite a more than threefold increase in productivity since, the 40-hour week has remained unchanged for 83 years. But it may be changing at last. 2023 could just be the year of the four-day, 32-hour week. kAm~G6C E96 7:CDE 76H >@?E9D @7 E96 J62C[ v@@8=6 D62C496D 7@C :?7@C>2E:@?