Alberta reconstructive technique (ART): An innovative approach using digital surgical design and simulation in advanced jaw reconstruction with occlusion-based prefabricated vascularized fibular flaps and primary osseointegrated implant installation.

The Alberta reconstructive technique (ART) is an innovative surgical procedure performed on patients undergoing primary jaw resection and reconstruction. The ART procedure was developed in collaboration with the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine and the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alberta.

Unlocking the bioactivity of meat proteins: Comparison of meat and meat hydrolysate via simulated gastrointestinal digestion.

Understanding the functional attributes of meat proteins is crucial for determining their nutritional benefits. Depending on the form in which meat proteins are available, the digestive process can release peptides which are valuable for nutrition and may also possess bioactive properties, affecting physiology. Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was used to quantitatively compare the molecular peptide features (representing non-redundant peptides), during the different stages of a simulated gastrointestinal digestion process of a minimally processed powdered meat and its enzymatically produced hydrolysate.

Review of Rare-Earth Phosphate Materials for Nuclear Waste Sequestration Applications.

Several materials have or are currently being investigated for nuclear waste sequestration applications, including crystalline ceramic oxides, glasses, and glass-ceramic composites. Rare-earth phosphates have been investigated extensively for this application owing to the range of structures that the hydrous or anhydrous versions can adopt as well as the fact that naturally occurring rare-earth phosphates have been found to contain U or Th. The purpose of this mini-review is to discuss (generally) the properties that must be considered when identifying nuclear wasteform materials and (more specifically) the structure and properties of rare-earth phosphates with special attention being given to the resistance of these materials to radiation-induced structure damage.

Insights in Human Hair Curvature by Proteome Analysis of Two Distinct Hair Shapes.

Scalp hair is a universal human characteristic, and a wide range of hair shape and color variations exists. Although differences in human scalp hair shape are visually apparent, the underpinning molecular insights are yet to be fully explored. This work reports the determination of differences at the protein level between two distinct groups of hair shape: very straight samples versus very curly hair samples.

Wool fiber curvature is correlated with abundance of K38 and specific keratin-associated proteins.

Curvature in mammalian fibers, such as wool and human hair, is an important feature of the functional trait of coat structure-it affects mechanical resilience and thermo-insulation. However, to examine the relationship between fiber curvature, ultrastructure and protein composition fiber diameter variability has to be minimal. To achieve this we utilised the progeny of straight-wool domestic sheep mutant rams (crimp mutants) and wild-type ewes.