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Background and Objectives : The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the combined effect of a 2% chlorhexidine aqueous solution and a universal adhesive system applied in self-etch and etch-and-rinse strategies on the composite resin-dentin interface. Materials and Methods : Class V cavities were prepared on the facial and lingual surfaces of forty caries-free molars extracted for orthodontic reasons. The samples were randomly divided into two groups corresponding to the used etching protocol: I-etch-and-rinse; II-self-etch...

Introduction The importance of disocclusion in maintaining the health of the stomatognathic system is well established. However, the quantification of the same is limited. This study aimed to determine the amount of posterior teeth disocclusion in protrusive and laterotrusive movements to establish the desired disocclusion in occlusal treatments. Materials and methods Twenty dentate subjects with Angles Class I occlusion, 18-30 years, were included in the study. Direct and indirect techniques measured disocclusion at the mesiobuccal cusp tip of the mandibular first molar...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Interventions for malignant small bowel obstruction (MSBO) may be limited by extent of peritoneal disease, rendering surgical or traditional endoscopic methods (i.e. luminal stenting or decompressive gastrostomy) unfeasible. We demonstrate the novel use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) for enterocolonic bypass in patients with MSBO who are deemed high risk for surgery. METHODS: Across 3 tertiary US centers, a retrospective series of consecutive patients underwent attempt at EUS-guided enterocolostomy (EUS-EC) for palliation of acute SBO due to malignant causes...

BACKGROUND: The endoscopic management of benign short post-anastomotic ileocolonic stricture (PAICS) that is refractory to primary and secondary treatment modalities remains challenging. The lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) is a novel device recently developed for therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy. LAMSs have demonstrated significantly better results with regard to stent migration than fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMSs). CASE SUMMARY: This article presents six cases of symptomatic PAICS successfully treated with a LAMS and a review of the relevant literature...

Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus) is an annual Poaceae weed with a broad native range throughout East Asia. Stiltgrass is an invasive grass that is distributed in more than 15 provinces in China, posing a major threat to native biodiversity and restoration efforts in introduced areas. Stiltgrass often forms dense near-monocultures in forest understories and riparian areas where it disrupts forest succession, nitrogen cycling, and alters native communities (Stricker et al. 2016). In August 2018, M...

Most whole slide imaging (WSI) systems today rely on the "stop-and-stare" approach, where, at each field of view, the scanning stage is brought to a complete stop before the camera snaps a picture. This procedure ensures that each image is free of motion blur, which comes at the expense of long acquisition times. In order to speed up the acquisition process, especially for large scanning areas, such as pathology slides, we developed an acquisition method in which the data is acquired continuously while the stage is moving at high speeds...

Backgrounds/Aims: Gallstone disease is a recognized complication of bariatric surgery. Subsequent management of choledocholithiasis may be challenging due to altered anatomy which may include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). We conducted a retrospective service evaluation study to assess the safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-directed transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (EDGE) in patients with RYGB anatomy. Methods: All the patients who underwent EDGE for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after RYGB at two tertiary care centers in the United Kingdom between January 2020 and October 2021 were included in the study...

OBJECTIVES: Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography is performed for various situations that require drainage, after which stent migration is the most severe adverse event. Several lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) and covered self-expandable metal stents (CSEMS) provide antimigration systems; however, their anchoring ability has not been studied well. Therefore, we measured and compared the anchoring force (ACF) of commercially available LAMS and CSEMS. METHODS: Anchoring force was measured for five types of LAMS (NAGI, SPAXUS, Plumber, and AXIOS 8 and 10 mm) and seven types of CSEMS (BCL, SHCL, BCG, BPD [four types of HANAROSTENT], HILZO, Niti-S [Spring Stopper], and Wallflex)...

OBJECTIVES: Both clinical experience and supporting data have improved drastically in the context of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrointestinal anastomosis (EUS-GIA). Where outcomes used to be questioned, focus has now moved towards performing comparative studies, optimizing technical approaches, improving patient selection, and developing well-defined treatment algorithms. METHODS: The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of technical developments within EUS-GIA and to discuss the current status of EUS-GIA and future directions...

BACKGROUND: Intramural duodenal hematoma is a rare condition described for the first time in 1838. This condition is usually associated with blunt abdominal trauma in children. Other non-traumatic risk factors for spontaneous duodenal haematoma include several pancreatic diseases, coagulation disorders, malignancy, collagenosis, peptic ulcers, vasculitis and upper endoscopy procedures. In adults the most common risk factor reported is anticoagulation therapy. The clinical presentation may vary from mild abdominal pain to acute abdomen and intestinal obstruction or gastrointestinal bleeding...

The biochemical processes associated with the generation of energy (ATP) - oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and glycolysis - occupy a central place in the vital activity of cells. OXPHOS is the terminal process of cellular respiration (CR). Aim of the study was Genome-wide Association Study of OXPHOS in cocks sperm after freezing. Semen from 96 cocks was frozen. CR was assessed by the polarographic method. OXPHOS can be evaluated by the reaction CR on adding 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4 - DNP) to semen sample. 2,4 - DNP disrupt the proton gradient by carrying protons across a membrane and uncouples proton pumping from ATP synthesis because it carries protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane...

Magnolia × soulangeana Soul.-Bod., the saucer magnolia is an important woody ornamental plant cultivated widely in China, UK and USA. In August 2021, symptoms and signs of powdery mildew appeared on leaves of M. × soulangeana at the campus of Nanjing Forestry University (NJFU). The powdery mildew mainly infected young seedlings, with an incidence of 96.8% (436/450 seedlings), and some adult trees also been infected (5/30 trees). The mycelium was amphigenous, thinly effused or conspicuous, forming circular to irregular white patches...

Samples of new oil-based drilling fluid (NOBDF) and circulating oil-based drilling fluid (COBDF) in Chongqing were tested and analyzed to evaluate the possible impact of oil-based drilling fluid (OBDF) on human health and ecological environment. Organic matter, metals, and naturally occurring radionuclide materials (NORMs) in OBDF samples were analyzed and determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography, PANalytical Axios Fast XRF spectrometer, and gamma ray spectrometer...

An 82-year-old woman who presented with obstructive jaundice and constitutional syndrome was diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Palliative management was decided with endoscopic ultrasound drainage as it was impossible to perform ERCP due to anatomical alterations, a consequence of the neoplastic lesion.

Background and Objectives: The AXIOS stent is indicated for transgastric or transduodenal drainage of symptomatic pancreatic pseudocysts and symptomatic walled off necrosis. The AXIOS stent functions as a conduit which allows solid and liquid pancreatic fluid collections (PFC) contents to pass into the luminal GI tract and also allows the passage of standard and therapeutic endoscopes into the PFC to perform endoscopic debridement. We aim to investigate the number and type of complications associated with AXIOS stents...

Knowledge about the relation of histopathological characteristics and mediators of physiological processes in the placenta malaria (PM) is poor, and that PM caused by Plasmodium vivax is almost null. The objective was to compare histopathological characteristics, cytokines and mediators of physiological processes in PM depending on the parasitic species, through a cross-sectional study in three groups: negative-PM, vivax-PM, falciparum-PM from Northwestern Colombia. The diagnosis of PM was made with thick blood smear, qPCR, and histopathology...

PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the marginal and internal fit of 3-unit monolithic zirconia restorations that were designed by using the data obtained with the aid of intraoral and laboratory scanners. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For the fabrication of 3-unit monolithic zirconia restorations using impressions taken from the maxillary master cast, plaster cast was created and scanned in laboratory scanners (InEos X5 and D900L). The main cast was also scanned with different intraoral scanners (Omnicam [OMNI], Primescan [PS], Trios 3 [T3], Trios 4 [T4]) (n = 12 per group)...

The aim of the work was to design and construct a microscopic stage that enables the observation of biological cells in a magnetic field with a constant magnetic force. Regarding the requirements for biological observations in the magnetic field, construction was based on the standard automatic stage of an optical microscope ZEISS Axio Observer, and the main challenge was to design a set of magnets which were the source of a field in which the magnetic force was constant in the observation zone. Another challenge was to design a magnet arrangement producing a weak magnetic field to manipulate the cells without harming them...

Surveys are a crucial tool for understanding public opinion and behaviour, and their accuracy depends on maintaining statistical representativeness of their target populations by minimizing biases from all sources. Increasing data size shrinks confidence intervals but magnifies the effect of survey bias: an instance of the Big Data Paradox1 . Here we demonstrate this paradox in estimates of first-dose COVID-19 vaccine uptake in US adults from 9 January to 19 May 2021 from two large surveys: Delphi-Facebook2,3 (about 250,000 responses per week) and Census Household Pulse4 (about 75,000 every two weeks)...