SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households - Four U.S. Jurisdictions, November 2021-February 2022.

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Effect of flow diverter stent malposition on intracranial aneurysm hemodynamics-An experimental framework using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry.

Background: Flow-diverting stents are increasingly used for the minimally-invasive treatment of intracranial aneurysms. However, a correct positioning of such devices can be challenging due to varying vessel diameters as well as the complex anatomy of the neurovasculature. As a consequence, unsuccessful treatment outcomes are increasingly reported requiring an improvement of the understanding of stent-induced flow modification.

Recommending encounters according to the sociodemographic characteristics of patient strata can reduce risks from type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: Physician encounters with patients with type 2 diabetes act as motivation for self-management and lifestyle adjustments that are indispensable for diabetes treatment. We elucidate the sociodemographic sources of variation in encounter usage and the impact of encounter usage on glucose control, which can be used to recommend encounter usage for different sociodemographic strata of patients to reduce risks from Type 2 diabetes.

Data And Methods: We analyzed data from a multi-facility clinic in the Midwestern United States on 2124 patients with type 2 diabetes, from 95 ZIP codes.

Central moments multiple relaxation time LBM for hemodynamic simulations in intracranial aneurysms: An in-vitro validation study using PIV and PC-MRI.

The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) has recently emerged as an efficient alternative to classical Navier-Stokes solvers. This is particularly true for hemodynamics in complex geometries. However, in its most basic formulation, i.

[It is unclear whether pelvic lymphadenectomy is of oncological benefit in prostate cancer].

Fossati's 2017 review questions the value of pelvic lymphadenectomy (pLA) in radical prostatectomy (RP) because available studies fail to show any oncological benefit. Our finding that no spread of metastatic lymph nodes (LN) has been demonstrated is based on registry data, clinical trials without evidence of pLA benefit and considerations of the genetic link between LN metastasis and distant metastases. The improved imaging with GaPSMA-PET-CT facilitates the detection of metastases and thus the omission of pLA as diagnostic intervention, thereby avoiding typical complications.