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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hao Meng, Yingnan Wang, Ge-Xia Qiao, Jun Chen
Due to the detrimental effect of formaldehyde on DNA, ethanol has replaced formalin as the primary preservative for animal specimens. However, short-term formalin fixation of specimens might be applied during field collection. In an increasing number of studies, DNA extraction and sequencing have been successfully conducted from formalin-fixed specimens. Here the DNA from five specimens of Triplophysadalaica (Kessler, 1876) were extracted and performed high-throughput sequencing. Four of the specimens underwent short-term fixation with formalin and were subsequently transferred to ethanol...
2024: ZooKeys
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rajendran Ramaswamy, Samir Morsi Hegab, Hany Fawsy, Saif Saeed Ghalib, Mohamed Shawky, Ghazi Mukattash
AIMS: The aim of the study was to perform a detailed analysis of the clinical characteristics of megameatus with intact prepuce (MIP) and to audit our results of reconstructive surgeries on MIP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: Pediatric surgery department of tertiary level. Subjects, methods: Hospital records and pictures of MIP operated over a 9-year period. Age, size of penis, circumcised or not, shape of glans, external urethral meatus (EUM), urethral plate (UP), chordee, distal urethra, reconstructive surgery, and complications were analyzed...
2024: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xuda Ma, Liquan Wang, Tianhao Li, Ziming Li, Yu Chen, Tianjiao Wang, Xiao Long, Jiuzuo Huang, Xiaojun Wang
BACKGROUND: The optimal timing of reconstruction for patients with facial localized scleroderma is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of autologous fat transplantation in adolescent and adult patients with stable localized scleroderma. METHODS: Adolescent (age 10-19 years) and adult (age >19 years) patients with no previous surgery were enrolled (n = 10, each group). Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood tests and dermatological assessments were used for disease activity assessment...
April 15, 2024: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sanathorn Ratanapoompinyo, Kidakorn Kiranantawat
BACKGROUND: Autogenous costal cartilage becomes a favorable choice for nasal reconstruction and complicated aesthetic rhinoplasty, due to its ample supply, sufficient for most patients. However, a notable drawback is the potential for warping. Our study aims to identify cutting planes that minimize warping. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and seven costal cartilage grafts were obtained by slicing the extracted costal cartilages from 10 fresh cadavers, along three main planes: cephalocaudal, anteroposterior, and parallel to the synchondrosis plane...
April 15, 2024: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thomas Dratsch, Charlotte Zäske, Florian Siedek, Philip Rauen, Nils Große Hokamp, Kristina Sonnabend, David Maintz, Grischa Bratke, Andra Iuga
BACKGROUND: To investigate the potential of combining compressed sensing (CS) and artificial intelligence (AI), in particular deep learning (DL), for accelerating three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences of the knee. METHODS: Twenty healthy volunteers were examined using a 3-T scanner with a fat-saturated 3D proton density sequence with four different acceleration levels (10, 13, 15, and 17). All sequences were accelerated with CS and reconstructed using the conventional and a new DL-based algorithm (CS-AI)...
April 15, 2024: European Radiology Experimental
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kyle R Gronbeck, Marc A Tompkins
OBJECTIVES: Functional testing (FT) commonly used to evaluate dynamic knee function and provide objective information about how well a patient has progressed in rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The purpose of the study was to determine whether a functional test could be used as an assessment tool for return to activity following isolated meniscus repair. METHODS: The results of FT completed between 80-150 days post-operation (representing 4-months post-operative) in isolated meniscal repair patients were analyzed for the involved limb, uninvolved limb, and limb symmetry index (LSI)...
April 12, 2024: Journal of ISAKOS
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REVIEW
Kaizheng Feng, Guancheng Wang, Shi Wang, Jingyuan Ma, Haoan Wu, Ming Ma, Yu Zhang
Although nanozymes have drawn a great attention over the past decade, the activities of peroxidase-like, oxidase-like and catalase-like nanozymes are often pH dependent with elusive mechanism, which largely restricts their application. Therefore, a systematical discussion on the pH related catalytic mechanisms of nanozymes together with the methods to overcome this limitation is in need. In this review, various nanozymes exhibiting pH dependent catalytic activities are collected and the root causes for their pH dependence are comprehensively analyzed...
April 14, 2024: Advanced Materials
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
M Nikunen, R Nikkilä, J Snäll
BACKGROUND: We aimed to retrospectively measure the incidence of missed orbital blowout fracture diagnosis in primary examinations of patients with surgically treated fractures, to identify the causes of the diagnostic oversight, and to describe the clinical manifestations of the fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort of all patients with unilateral orbital blowout fractures who underwent subsequent surgical fracture reduction at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, from January 2011 to July 2021, was gathered...
April 14, 2024: Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal
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Jiehui Liang, Song Wu, Minren Shen, Anjie Lu, Lingjie Tan, Jiewen Luo, Jing Feng, Yangbo Cao, Jiaoju Wang, Jinshen He
OBJECTIVES: Anterior cruciate ligament injury is the most common type of knee joint ligament injury. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has a high failure rate, with bone tunnel abnormalities as the most significant factor in these failures. Digital orthopedic technology can effectively develop implementation plans for the revision, thus increasing the success rate. This study aims to develop a surgical plan for anterior cruciate ligament revision by employing multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) for measuring bone tunnel position and diameter, and simulating bone tunnel creation via 3D printing preoperatively...
January 28, 2024: Zhong Nan da Xue Xue Bao. Yi Xue Ban, Journal of Central South University. Medical Sciences
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Eduardo Esteban-Ibañez, Diego Montagud-Martínez, Lucie Sawides, Amal Zaytouny, Alberto de Castro, Irene Sisó-Fuertes, Xoana Barcala, David P Piñero, Walter D Furlan, Carlos Dorronsoro, Enrique Gambra
Multifocal contact lenses (MCLs) are one of the solutions to correct presbyopia, but their adoption is not widespread. To address this situation, visual simulators can be used to refine the adaptation process. This study aims to obtain accurate simulations for a visual simulator (SimVis Gekko; 2EyesVision) of daily soft MCL designs from four manufacturers. In-vitro characterization of these MCLs-several powers and additions- was obtained using NIMO TR-1504. From the averaged relative power profiles across powers, phase maps were reconstructed and the Through-Focus Visual Strehl metric was calculated for each MCL design...
April 13, 2024: Scientific Reports
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Xingguang Tao, Fei Lyu, Kapil Sugand, Kaihua Zhou, Huixiang Wang
BACKGROUND: Most 3D-printed guiding templates require dissection of soft tissues to match the corresponding surfaces of the guiding templates. This study sought to explore the accuracy and acceptability of the novel 3D printed individualized guiding templates based on cutaneous fiducial markers in minimally invasive screw placement for pelvic fractures. METHODS: The printed template was tested on five high-fidelity biomimetic phantom models of the bony pelvis and its surrounding soft tissues as well as on two fresh frozen cadavers...
April 13, 2024: BMC Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Donnacha Hogan, Sarah M Norton, Kenneth Patterson, Adrian Murphy, Brian O'Neill, Padraig Daly, Ivor M Cullen
INTRODUCTION: Penile cancer is a rare urological malignancy with an age-standardised incidence of 0.8 per 100,000 person-years [1]. Given this low incidence it has been suggested that centralised care may improve patient outcomes in relation to phallus sparing surgery and nodal assessment [2]. We aim to assess the outcomes after 5-years of national centralisation of penile cancer care. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed...
April 13, 2024: Surgeon: Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pan Chen, Yongzhen Zou, Yueling Liu, Weidong Han, Mingwang Zhang, Yaguang Wu, Rui Yin
BACKGROUND: Chronic wounds refer to those that can't reconstruct anatomical and physical functional integrity, and are usually associated with signs of microbial infection. Current therapies include debridement and dressing change, local or systemic application of antibiotics, and medical dressing care, which are not ideal for the healing of chronic wounds. OBJECTIVE: To explore the efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) for the treatment of chronic infectious wounds...
April 11, 2024: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yiwen Deng, Haiyue Jiang, Bo Pan, Chuan Li
OBJECTIVES: The present article introduces a lingual composite tissue flap based on the tragus-like structure for correcting polyotia deformity, with the aim of providing a surgical technique that involves relocating polyotia tissue to reconstruct the tragus and fill the preauricular depression. METHODS: The study included a total of 21 patients with polyotia who underwent lingual composite tissue flap reconstruction between January 2020 to December 2022. Patients were retrospectively assessed through a comprehensive review of their medical records and photographic data...
April 3, 2024: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yingmin Jin, Ruifan Lin, Yumeng Li, Xuebai Zhang, Siping Tan, Yong Shuai, Yueping Xiong
The development of highly producible and interfacial compatible in-situ polymerized electrolytes for solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) have been plagued by insufficient transport kinetics and uncontrollable dendrite propagation. Herein, we seek to explore a rationally designed nanofiber architecture to balance all the criteria of SSLMBs, in which La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-δ (LSC) enriched with high valence-state Co species and oxygen vacancies is developed as electronically conductive nanofillers embedded within ZnO/Zn3N2-functionalized polyimide (Zn-PI) nanofiber framework for the first time, to establish Li+ transport highways for poly vinylene carbonate (PVC) electrolyte and eliminate nonuniform Li deposits...
April 13, 2024: Angewandte Chemie
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhen Cao, F Aharonian, Axikegu, Y X Bai, Y W Bao, D Bastieri, X J Bi, Y J Bi, W Bian, A V Bukevich, Q Cao, W Y Cao, Zhe Cao, J Chang, J F Chang, A M Chen, E S Chen, H X Chen, Liang Chen, Lin Chen, Long Chen, M J Chen, M L Chen, Q H Chen, S Chen, S H Chen, S Z Chen, T L Chen, Y Chen, N Cheng, Y D Cheng, M Y Cui, S W Cui, X H Cui, Y D Cui, B Z Dai, H L Dai, Z G Dai, Danzengluobu, X Q Dong, K K Duan, J H Fan, Y Z Fan, J Fang, J H Fang, K Fang, C F Feng, H Feng, L Feng, S H Feng, X T Feng, Y Feng, Y L Feng, S Gabici, B Gao, C D Gao, Q Gao, W Gao, W K Gao, M M Ge, L S Geng, G Giacinti, G H Gong, Q B Gou, M H Gu, F L Guo, X L Guo, Y Q Guo, Y Y Guo, Y A Han, M Hasan, H H He, H N He, J Y He, Y He, Y K Hor, B W Hou, C Hou, X Hou, H B Hu, Q Hu, S C Hu, D H Huang, T Q Huang, W J Huang, X T Huang, X Y Huang, Y Huang, X L Ji, H Y Jia, K Jia, K Jiang, X W Jiang, Z J Jiang, M Jin, M M Kang, I Karpikov, D Kuleshov, K Kurinov, B B Li, C M Li, Cheng Li, Cong Li, D Li, F Li, H B Li, H C Li, Jian Li, Jie Li, K Li, S D Li, W L Li, W L Li, X R Li, Xin Li, Y Z Li, Zhe Li, Zhuo Li, E W Liang, Y F Liang, S J Lin, B Liu, C Liu, D Liu, D B Liu, H Liu, H D Liu, J Liu, J L Liu, M Y Liu, R Y Liu, S M Liu, W Liu, Y Liu, Y N Liu, Q Luo, Y Luo, H K Lv, B Q Ma, L L Ma, X H Ma, J R Mao, Z Min, W Mitthumsiri, H J Mu, Y C Nan, A Neronov, L J Ou, P Pattarakijwanich, Z Y Pei, J C Qi, M Y Qi, B Q Qiao, J J Qin, A Raza, D Ruffolo, A Sáiz, M Saeed, D Semikoz, L Shao, O Shchegolev, X D Sheng, F W Shu, H C Song, Yu V Stenkin, V Stepanov, Y Su, D X Sun, Q N Sun, X N Sun, Z B Sun, J Takata, P H T Tam, Q W Tang, R Tang, Z B Tang, W W Tian, C Wang, C B Wang, G W Wang, H G Wang, H H Wang, J C Wang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang, L P Wang, L Y Wang, P H Wang, R Wang, W Wang, X G Wang, X Y Wang, Y Wang, Y D Wang, Y J Wang, Z H Wang, Z X Wang, Zhen Wang, Zheng Wang, D M Wei, J J Wei, Y J Wei, T Wen, C Y Wu, H R Wu, Q W Wu, S Wu, X F Wu, Y S Wu, S Q Xi, J Xia, G M Xiang, D X Xiao, G Xiao, Y L Xin, Y Xing, D R Xiong, Z Xiong, D L Xu, R F Xu, R X Xu, W L Xu, L Xue, D H Yan, J Z Yan, T Yan, C W Yang, C Y Yang, F Yang, F F Yang, L L Yang, M J Yang, R Z Yang, W X Yang, Y H Yao, Z G Yao, L Q Yin, N Yin, X H You, Z Y You, Y H Yu, Q Yuan, H Yue, H D Zeng, T X Zeng, W Zeng, M Zha, B B Zhang, F Zhang, H Zhang, H M Zhang, H Y Zhang, J L Zhang, Li Zhang, P F Zhang, P P Zhang, R Zhang, S B Zhang, S R Zhang, S S Zhang, X Zhang, X P Zhang, Y F Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yong Zhang, B Zhao, J Zhao, L Zhao, L Z Zhao, S P Zhao, X H Zhao, F Zheng, W J Zhong, B Zhou, H Zhou, J N Zhou, M Zhou, P Zhou, R Zhou, X X Zhou, X X Zhou, B Y Zhu, C G Zhu, F R Zhu, H Zhu, K J Zhu, Y C Zou, X Zuo
We present the measurements of all-particle energy spectrum and mean logarithmic mass of cosmic rays in the energy range of 0.3-30 PeV using data collected from LHAASO-KM2A between September 2021 and December 2022, which is based on a nearly composition-independent energy reconstruction method, achieving unprecedented accuracy. Our analysis reveals the position of the knee at 3.67±0.05±0.15 PeV. Below the knee, the spectral index is found to be -2.7413±0.0004±0.0050, while above the knee, it is -3...
March 29, 2024: Physical Review Letters
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christian Hemmerich, Adam Corcoran, Austin L Johnson, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Orris, Russell Arellanes, Matt Vassar
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the completeness of adverse event (AE) reporting in randomized control trials (RCTs) focused on rhinoplasty, using the Consolidated Standards for Reporting (CONSORT) Extension for Harms checklist. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was employed to review RCTs related to rhinoplasty published between January 1, 2005, and January 28, 2022. SETTING: The study analyzed clinical trials on rhinoplasty retrieved from PubMed...
April 12, 2024: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
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REVIEW
Flavia Carton, Manuela Malatesta
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a linear, anionic, non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan occurring in almost all body tissues and fluids of vertebrates including humans. It is a main component of the extracellular matrix and, thanks to its high water-holding capacity, plays a major role in tissue hydration and osmotic pressure maintenance, but it is also involved in cell proliferation, differentiation and migration, inflammation, immunomodulation, and angiogenesis. Based on multiple physiological effects on tissue repair and reconstruction processes, HA has found extensive application in regenerative medicine...
April 3, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniela Pinto, Gonçalo Themudo, André C Pereira, Ana Botelho, Mónica V Cunha
Epidemiological surveillance of animal tuberculosis (TB) based on whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium bovis has recently gained track due to its high resolution to identify infection sources, characterize the pathogen population structure, and facilitate contact tracing. However, the workflow from bacterial isolation to sequence data analysis has several technical challenges that may severely impact the power to understand the epidemiological scenario and inform outbreak response. While trying to use archived DNA from cultured samples obtained during routine official surveillance of animal TB in Portugal, we struggled against three major challenges: the low amount of M...
March 30, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lucinda K Slattery, Zackery B McClelland, Samuel T Hess
Parts made through additive manufacturing (AM) often exhibit mechanical anisotropy due to the time-based deposition of material and processing parameters. In polymer material extrusion (MEX), printed parts have weak points at layer interfaces, perpendicular to the direction of deposition. Poly(lactic acid) with chopped carbon fiber was printed on a large-format pellet printer at various extrusion rates with the same tool pathing to measure the fiber alignment with deposition via two methods and relate it to the ultimate tensile strength (UTS)...
March 27, 2024: Materials
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