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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhaoyi Wang, Fangzhou Liu, Xiaogang Li, Bingxue Liu, Daolei Lin, Guofeng Tian, Shengli Qi, Dezhen Wu
High-energy-density lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are confronted with crucial concerns of security and a short cycle lifespan caused by the uncontrollable formation of lithium (Li) dendrites. The poor thermal stability and heterogeneous Li deposition of conventional polyolefin separators often cause battery short circuiting and thermal runaway in LMBs. Herein, a novel dual-functional PE composite separator (PI-COOH/PE) coated by carboxyl polyimide (PI) microspheres is fabricated by an etching-acidification method...
April 24, 2024: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mina Hesami, Michael Blake, Mark A Anderson, Luigi Asmundo, Aoife Kilcoyne, Zahra Najmi, Peter D Caravan, Ciprian Catana, Cynthia Czawlytko, Shadi Abdar Esfahani, Avinash R Kambadakone, Anthony Samir, Shaunagh McDermott, Liran Domachevsky, Stephan Ursprung, Onofrio A Catalano
Neuroendocrine neoplasms are a heterogeneous group of gastrointestinal and lung tumors. Their diverse clinical manifestations, variable locations, and heterogeneity present notable diagnostic challenges. This article delves into the imaging modalities vital for their detection and characterization. Computed tomography is essential for initial assessment and staging. At the same time, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is particularly adept for liver, pancreatic, osseous, and rectal imaging, offering superior soft tissue contrast...
April 24, 2024: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
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J J Masquijo, V Allende
Amniotic band syndrome (ABS) and clubfoot are distinct congenital musculoskeletal conditions that can occasionally co-occur, creating unique challenges in their management. This paper summarizes the comprehensive discussion on the management of amniotic band syndrome (ABS) and clubfoot, emphasizing the critical role of the Ponseti method and the challenges faced in treatment, thereby providing a basis for further research and improved patient care.
2024: Acta Ortopédica Mexicana
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
S Velázquez-Rodríguez, M A Clara-Altamirano, D Y García-Ortega, A R Lizcano-Suárez, H Martínez-Said, V Villavicencio-Valencia, M Cuellar-Hubbe
INTRODUCTION: reconstruction of large bone defects using modular knee arthroplasty (MKA) presents a significant challenge in terms of functionality. The objective of the present work was to identify the different prognostic factors associated with failure of MKA in cancer patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: a retrospective cohort study was conducted, including patients with a diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumor in the distal femur or proximal tibia, who underwent MKA between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021...
2024: Acta Ortopédica Mexicana
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C A Valdivia-Zúñiga, G Bobadilla-Lescano, F A Martínez-Escalante, A J Balam-May, F Cámara-Arrigunaga
INTRODUCTION: the analysis of spinopelvic imbalance in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty has gained significance in recent years, being recognized as a risk factor for instability. Few reports exist regarding the prevalence of spinopelvic alterations in Latin American literature. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of spinopelvic imbalance in our patients and to associate them with functional outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 29 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty using a lateral approach (32 arthroplasties) were included...
2024: Acta Ortopédica Mexicana
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Saurabh Rohatgi, Amol Dua, Andrea Diociasi, Karen Buch, Arman Avesta, Jeremy Ford, Rajiv Gupta
OBJECTIVE: Radiological imaging is pivotal in diagnosing idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), given the similarity of its symptoms to other neurodegenerative diseases. We aimed to correlate the Evans index (EI), callosal angle (CA), and the volume of the lateral ventricles measured before cerebrospinal fluid removal with the resultant outcomes in gait response. METHODS: In our retrospective study, we identified 42 patients with a diagnosis of iNPH. These patients underwent gait analysis, imaging, and lumbar puncture...
April 24, 2024: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ronald Gonçalves, Adesola Odunayo, Nicole Blystone, Zenithson Ng, Xiaojuan Zhu
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to assess the accuracy of weight estimation in cats provided by pet owners, veterinary technicians, house officers (interns and residents) and attending clinicians in an emergency room (ER). An additional objective was to determine whether carrying the cat contributed to a more accurate weight estimate. METHODS: A total of 72 cats presented to an ER and were enrolled in the study. Pet owners, veterinary technicians, house officers and attending clinicians were asked to record the cats' estimated weights on individual data collection cards...
April 2024: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Keiji Komatsu, Takanori Matsuura, Takahiro Ogawa
PURPOSE: The formation of a biological seal between implant abutments and the surrounding soft tissue is a preventive strategy against peri-implantitis. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that surfaces of prosthetic implant abutments treated with vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light enhance the growth and function of human gingival fibroblasts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Implant abutments were treated with 172 nm VUV light for one minute. Untreated abutments were subjected as controls...
April 24, 2024: International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
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Karla T Washington, Charlton A Mechling, Kyle A Pitzer, Samuel Maiser, Ambereen K Mehta
Introduction/Aims: This national survey builds on previous qualitative research examining potential palliative care needs among people living with ALS (pALS) by quantifying and investigating relationships among pALS' stage of illness progression; physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intimacy-related concerns; advance care planning behaviors; perceptions of feeling heard and understood by healthcare providers; and overall quality of life. Methods: Researchers partnered with national organizations to recruit pALS to participate in a one-time survey comprising items from validated instruments (eg, the ALS Specific Quality of Life Instrument-Revised) and researcher-generated measures...
April 24, 2024: American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karen L Tonge, Myrto Mavilidi, Rachel A Jones
BACKGROUND: Early childhood education services (ECE) continue to be a key setting to promote physical activity and limit sedentary behaviour. Thus, the aim of this study was to (1) provide an updated systematic review of correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among children in ECE settings and (2) discuss changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour correlates among children in ECEC settings over time. METHODS: A systematic search of eight databases identified 40 studies published between 2015 and 2023 that met the inclusion criteria...
May 2024: Child: Care, Health and Development
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anqi Fu, Vicki T Taasti, Masoud Zarepisheh
BACKGROUND: Reducing proton treatment time improves patient comfort and decreases the risk of error from intrafractional motion, but must be balanced against clinical goals and treatment plan quality. PURPOSE: To improve the delivery efficiency of spot scanning proton therapy by simultaneously reducing the number of spots and energy layers using the reweighted <mml:math xmlns:mml="https://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:semantics><mml:msub><mml:mi>l</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:msub> <mml:annotation>$l_1$</mml:annotation></mml:semantics> </mml:math> regularization method...
April 24, 2024: Medical Physics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ziqi Tang, Disheng Yao, Ying Li, Chao Li, Tian Xia, Nan Tian, Jilin Wang, Guoyuan Zheng, Shuyi Mo, Fei Long, Bing Zhou
Cuprous thiocyanate (CuSCN) emerges as a prime candidate among inorganic hole-transport materials, particularly suitable for the fabrication of perovskite solar cells. Nonetheless, there is an Ohmic contact degradation between the perovskite and CuSCN layers. This is induced by polar solvents and undesired purities, which reduce device efficiency and operational stability. In this work, we introduce amidinothiourea (ASU) as an intermediate layer between perovskites and CuSCN to overcome the above obstacles...
April 24, 2024: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jie Xia, Lixing Zhang, Xilei Peng, Juchuanli Tu, Siqin Li, Xueyan He, Fengkai Li, Jiankun Qiang, Haonan Dong, Qiaodan Deng, Cuicui Liu, Jiahui Xu, Rui Zhang, Quentin Liu, Guohong Hu, Chong Liu, Yi-Zhou Jiang, Zhi-Ming Shao, Ceshi Chen, Suling Liu
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer with limited therapeutic options. Interleukin-1 receptor type 2 (IL1R2) promotes breast tumor-initiating cell (BTIC) self-renewal and tumor growth in TNBC, indicating that targeting it could improve patient treatment. Here, we observed that IL1R2 blockade strongly attenuated macrophage recruitment and the polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to inhibit BTIC self-renewal and CD8+ T cell exhaustion, which resulted in reduced tumor burden and prolonged survival in TNBC mouse models...
April 24, 2024: Cancer Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryan Chin, Robin Berk, Daniel Tagerman, Xavier Pereira, Patricia Friedmann, Diego Camacho
Background: Bariatric surgery is a frequently performed procedure in the United States, accounting for ∼40,000 procedures annually. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery are at high risk for postoperative thrombosis, with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate of up to 6.4%. Despite this risk, there is a lack of guidelines recommending postoperative VTE prophylaxis and it is not routine practice at most hospitals. The postoperative bleeding rate after bariatric surgery is only 1.5%; however, the risk of bleeding may lead to hesitancy for more liberal VTE prophylaxis...
April 24, 2024: Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yuta Ito, Amira Marouf, Yasunori Kogure, Junji Koya, Raphaël Liévin, Julie Bruneau, Mariko Tabata, Yuki Saito, Sumito Shingaki, Mitsuhiro Yuasa, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Koichi Murakami, Robert Weil, Manon Vavasseur, Guillaume P Andrieu, Mehdi Latiri, Layla Veleanu, Michaël Dussiot, Isabelle André, Akshay Joshi, Chantal Lagresle-Peyrou, Aude Magerus, Sammara Chaubard, David Lavergne, Emmanuel Bachy, Erika Brunet, Virginie Fataccioli, Chantal Brouzes, Camille Laurent, Laurence De Leval, Alexandra Traverse-Glehen, Céline Bossard, Marie-Cécile Parrens, Véronique Meignin, Laure Philippe, Julien Rossignol, Felipe Suarez, Jean-Marie Michot, Olivier Tournilhac, Gandhi Damaj, François Lemonnier, Christine Bôle-Feysot, Patrick Nitschké, Bruno Tesson, Cécile Laurent, Thierry Molina, Vahid Asnafi, Yosaku Watatani, Kenichi Chiba, Ai Okada, Yuichi Shiraishi, Sachiko Tsukita, Koji Izutsu, Hiroaki Miyoshi, Koichi Ohshima, Seiji Sakata, Akito Dobashi, Kengo Takeuchi, Masashi Sanada, Philippe Gaulard, Arnaud Jaccard, Seishi Ogawa, Olivier Hermine, Keisuke Kataoka, Lucile Couronné
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTCL) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related neoplasm with male dominance and a poor prognosis. A better understanding of the genetic alterations and their functional roles in ENKTCL could help improve patient stratification and treatments. Here, we performed comprehensive genetic analysis of 177 ENKTCL cases to delineate the landscape of mutations, copy number alterations (CNAs), and structural variations, identifying 34 driver genes including six previously unappreciated ones, namely HLA-B, HLA-C, ROBO1, CD58, POT1, and MAP2K1...
April 24, 2024: Cancer Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Benjamin Talei, Dan Gould, Hedyeh Ziai
BACKGROUND: The vector of aging and consequently the vector of lift in rhytidectomy has aided surgeons to improve movement of tissues during facial rejuvenation procedures. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the vector of lift in patients undergoing primary and revision facelift in order to achieve proper vectorial lifting. METHODS: Patients undergoing deep plane facelift surgery were included for analysis. Intraoperative photographs and measurements were taken of the skin, SMAS and platysmal suture suspension with mastoid crevasse inset...
April 24, 2024: Aesthetic Surgery Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joonho Lee, Marko Bjelonic, Alexander Reske, Lorenz Wellhausen, Takahiro Miki, Marco Hutter
Autonomous wheeled-legged robots have the potential to transform logistics systems, improving operational efficiency and adaptability in urban environments. Navigating urban environments, however, poses unique challenges for robots, necessitating innovative solutions for locomotion and navigation. These challenges include the need for adaptive locomotion across varied terrains and the ability to navigate efficiently around complex dynamic obstacles. This work introduces a fully integrated system comprising adaptive locomotion control, mobility-aware local navigation planning, and large-scale path planning within the city...
April 24, 2024: Science Robotics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Poul Jørgensen, Jeppe Olsen, Magnus Bukhave Johansen, Theo Juncker von Buchwald, Andreas Erbs Hillers-Bendtsen, Kurt V Mikkelsen, Trygve Helgaker
Conventional quantum-mechanical calculations of molecular properties, such as dipole moments and electronic excitation energies, give errors that depend linearly on the error in the wave function. An exception is the electronic energy, whose error depends quadratically on the error in wave function. We here describe how all properties may be calculated with a quadratic error, by setting up a variational Lagrangian for the property of interest. Because the construction of the Lagrangian is less expensive than the calculation of the wave function, this approach substantially improves the accuracy of quantum-chemical calculations without increasing cost...
April 26, 2024: Science Advances
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zheng-Hang Fu, Wen Zhou, Shang-Ping Xie, Ruhua Zhang, Xudong Wang
In July to August 2022, Pakistan suffered historic flooding while record-breaking heatwaves swept southern China, causing severe socioeconomic impacts. Similar extreme events have frequently coincided between two regions during the past 44 years, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Using observations and a suite of model experiments, here, we show that the upper-tropospheric divergent wind induced by convective heating over Pakistan excites a barotropic anomalous anticyclone over eastern China, which further leads to persistent heatwaves...
April 26, 2024: Science Advances
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Masumi Hisano, Jaboury Ghazoul, Xinli Chen, Han Y H Chen
Short-term experimental studies provided evidence that plant diversity increases ecosystem resilience and resistance to drought events, suggesting diversity to serve as a nature-based solution to address climate change. However, it remains unclear whether the effects of diversity are momentary or still hold over the long term in natural forests to ensure that the sustainability of carbon sinks. By analyzing 57 years of inventory data from dryland forests in Canada, we show that productivity of dryland forests decreased at an average rate of 1...
April 26, 2024: Science Advances
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