Background: To introduce minimally invasive methods for the successful treatment of tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOAs), an antibiotic regimen was considered the first line of treatment. However, in some cases, this approach fails, and another intervention (laparotomy or minimally guidance drainage) is required.
Case Presentations: 3 women with a history of long-time infertility, all of them were candidates for in vitro fertilization referred to the obstetrics and gynecology department with similar manifestations.
Intestinal obstruction is a rare but life-threatening incidence in pregnancy. Diagnosis can be challenging for clinicians as the symptoms might be approached as other common obstetric complications. Performing radiological and abdominal surgery are also areas of great concern in this field; since radiologic studies inevitably expose the fetus to radiation and the treatment options mostly involve surgery that is worrisome during gestation.
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April 2024
Additive manufacturing (AM) can fabricate intricate structures that are infeasible or uneconomical for conventional manufacturing methods. Its unique capabilities have motivated emergence of several printing technologies and extensive research in material adoption in particular ferrous-, Ti-, and Ni-based alloys. Meanwhile, the large freezing range and high reflectivity of aluminum, a lightweight structural material, greatly reduce aluminum's compatibility with AM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis research utilized the outputs from three models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), specifically CanESM5, GFDL-ESM4, and IPSL-CM6A-LR. These models were used under the SSP1-2.6 and SSP5-8.
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November 2023
Due to their remarkable mechanical and chemical properties, Ti-Al-based materials are attracting considerable interest in numerous fields of engineering, such as automotive, aerospace, and defense. With their low density, high strength, and resistance to corrosion and oxidation, these intermetallic alloys and metal-compound composites have found diverse applications. However, additive manufacturing and heat treatment of Ti-Al alloys frequently lead to brittleness and severe formation of defects.
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