Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and upper endoscopy: a real-world experience.

Objective: Increased use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) has raised safety concerns during endoscopy due to their mechanism of delaying gastric emptying. This study aims to evaluate the impact of GLP-1RAs on technical success and safety of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).

Methods: This was a retrospective study of bariatric patients who underwent EGD between January 2022 and December 2023.

Copper Oxidation-Induced Nanoscale Deformation of Electromechanical, Laminate Polymer/Graphene Thin Films during Thermal Annealing: Implications for Flexible, Transparent, and Conductive Electrodes.

The transfer of large-area, continuous, chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown graphene without introducing defects remains a challenge for fabricating graphene-based electronics. Polymer thin films are commonly used as supports for transferring graphene, but they typically require thermal annealing before transfer. However, little work has been done to thoroughly investigate how thermal annealing affects the polymer/graphene thin film when directly annealed on the growth substrate.

Bactericidal efficacy of low dose gaseous ozone against clinically relevant multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a significant challenge in acute care hospitals, particularly in intensive care units, due to persistent environmental contamination despite existing disinfection protocols and manual cleaning methods. Current disinfection methods are labor-intensive and often ineffective against multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens, highlighting the need for new, automated, hands-free approaches.

Methods: This study evaluates the bactericidal efficacy of low concentrations of gaseous ozone (5 ppm) against clinically relevant and often MDR bacteria under various concentrations, contact times, temperatures, and environmental conditions.

A Longitudinal Interview Study of People with Long COVID: Uncertainties, Liminality, and Processes of Becoming.

Current estimates indicate around 6% of US adults have experienced long COVID symptoms. Given the novelty of both COVID and long COVID, those who continue to be ill after an initial SARS-CoV-2 infection have little precedence on which to rely when navigating the medical (e.g.

Rare dysfunctional SCN2A variants are associated with malformation of cortical development.

Objective: SCN2A encodes the voltage-gated sodium (Na+) channel α subunit Na1.2, which is important for the generation and forward and back propagation of action potentials in neurons. Genetic variants in SCN2A are associated with a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders.