Publications by authors named "Cameron Brown"

Cerebellar, Hippocampal, and Basal Nuclei Transient Edema with Restricted Diffusion (CHANTER) syndrome is a recently recognized distinct clinicoradiographic pattern of neurologic injury occurring most commonly following polysubstance or opioid abuse. Patients present acutely with unresponsiveness or coma. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrates key findings, including bilateral diffusion restriction in the cerebellar cortices and hippocampi and variable diffusion restriction in the basal ganglia.

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  • The Harveyi clade of fish and shellfish pathogens significantly impacts aquaculture profits and can also infect humans; this study assesses their presence in southeastern USA waters.
  • Environmental DNA samples from water and sediments in Georgia revealed that pathogen virulence gene concentrations were much higher in sediments than in water, with specific seasonal trends in gene presence.
  • The study found that two groups of virulence genes adapted differently to environmental factors like temperature, pH, and salinity, influencing their diversification and potential stratification into ecological niches.
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  • This study evaluates the consistency of fatty infiltration (FI) classification in the supraspinatus muscle of patients undergoing rotator cuff repair, focusing on the Goutallier Classification across three different scapular sections to improve accuracy in assessing tissue quality.
  • Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis on MRI scans from 97 patients, identifying supraspinatus sections and measuring FI, muscle atrophy, and tendon retraction using the Goutallier grade, tangent sign, and modified Patte stage.
  • Results showed that the lateral Y-view had the highest Goutallier grade, indicating more FI, while the most medial section had the least; the study confirmed excellent reliability in the grading system among different
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Dielectric materials are foundational to our modern-day communications, defense, and commerce needs. Although dielectric breakdown is a primary cause of failure of these systems, we do not fully understand this process. We analyzed the dielectric breakdown channel propagation dynamics of two distinct types of electrical trees.

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Introduction: Despite a demonstrated high accuracy and reported successful implementations, radiographer preliminary image evaluation (PIE) has been slow and infrequent in its rollout across Australia. A key barrier reported to hamper radiographer PIE service implementation is lack of adequate time to review radiographs and provide an accurate interpretation. This study sought to conduct a correlational analysis between radiographer imaging workload and PIE service accuracy.

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Background: Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is common in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It is unclear if different types of anticoagulant therapies (e.g.

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Articular cartilage tissue exhibits a spatial dependence in material properties that govern mechanical behaviour. A mathematical model of cartilage tissue under one dimensional confined compression testing is developed for normal tissue that takes account of these variations in material properties. Modifications to the model representative of a selection of mechanisms driving osteoarthritic cartilage are proposed, allowing application of the model to both physiological and pathophysiological, osteoarthritic tissue.

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A digital design tool that can transfer material property information between unit operations to predict the product attributes in integrated purification processes has been developed to facilitate end-to-end integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing. This work aims to combine filtration and washing operations frequently using active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) isolation. This is achieved by coupling predicted and experimental data produced during the upstream crystallization process.

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Although the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is the primary preventive intervention, there are still few antiviral therapies available, with current drugs decreasing viral replication once the virus is intracellular. Adding novel drugs to target additional points in the viral life cycle is paramount in preventing future pandemics. The purpose of this study was to create and test a novel protein to decrease SARS-CoV-2 replication.

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Benchtop pulsed x-ray systems are commonly used to record dynamic material data on the order of nanoseconds, but pulse timing is often difficult to accurately determine. This study demonstrates that commercially available photodiodes can be used effectively for direct x-ray pulse detection without the need for visible light scintillators. X-ray pulses from four commercially available flash x-ray systems were quantified using one silicon and two indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) photodiodes.

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Crystallization kinetic parameter estimation is important for the classification, design, and scale-up of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. This study investigates the impact of supersaturation and temperature on the induction time, nucleation rate, and growth rate for the compounds lamivudine (slow kinetics) and aspirin (fast kinetics). Adaptive Bayesian optimization (AdBO) has been used to predict experimental conditions that achieve target crystallization kinetic values for each of these parameters of interest.

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  • The study examines the pathology and tissue involvement of the Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in severely ill or deceased patients, emphasizing its impact on immunocompromised individuals.
  • Researchers analyzed samples from 22 patients, finding extensive viral presence in tissues, including lesions in the digestive tract and lungs, along with various complications like necrosis and bronchopneumonia.
  • The findings highlight the prevalence of coinfections, the severe implications for treatment, and the need for improved biosafety protocols in medical settings dealing with mpox cases.
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Background: The soft-tissue glideplanes of the face are functionally important and have a role in facial rejuvenation surgery. The aim of this study was to improve understanding of soft-tissue mobility of the face and its effect on the redraping of tissues involved in face lifting. The consequences of no-release and extensive-release lifting were analyzed to explain the difference in efficacy and potential longevity between these 2 contrasting philosophies.

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Background In the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of care processes that reduce the need for in-person clinic visits while maintaining low complication rates is needed. The purpose of this study is to assess the outcomes of patients undergoing trigger finger release with various suture and follow-up visit types to assess the feasibility of shifting towards telemedicine-based follow-up protocols. Methods A retrospective review of 329 patients undergoing trigger finger release was performed.

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Microbiota and the metabolites they produce within the large intestine interact with the host epithelia under the influence of a range of host-derived metabolic, immune, and homeostatic factors. This complex host-microbe interaction affects intestinal tumorigenesis, but established microbial or metabolite profiles predicting colorectal cancer (CRC) risk are missing. Here, we aimed to identify fecal bacteria, volatile organic compounds (VOC), and their associations that distinguish healthy (non-adenoma, NA) from CRC prone (high-risk adenoma, HRA) individuals.

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Fine chemicals produced via batch crystallization with properties dependent on the crystal size distribution require precise control of supersaturation, which drives the evolution of crystal size over time. Model predictive control (MPC) of supersaturation using a mechanistic model to represent the behavior of a crystallization process requires less experimental time and resources compared with fully empirical model-based control methods. Experimental characterization of the hexamine-ethanol crystallization system was performed in order to collect the parameters required to build a one-dimensional (1D) population balance model (PBM) in gPROMS FormulatedProducts software (Siemens-PSE Ltd.

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Unlabelled: Cardiotoxicity induced by breast cancer therapies is a potentially serious complication associated with the use of various breast cancer therapies. Prediction and better management of cardiotoxicity in patients receiving chemotherapy is of critical importance. However, the management of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) lacks clinical evidence and is based on limited clinical studies.

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In this work, we outlined an experimental workflow enabling the rapid assessment of primary and secondary nucleation and crystal growth kinetics. We used small-scale experiments in agitated vials with in situ imaging for crystal counting and sizing to quantify nucleation and growth kinetics of α-glycine in aqueous solutions as a function of supersaturation at isothermal conditions. Seeded experiments were required to assess crystallization kinetics when primary nucleation is too slow, especially at lower supersaturations often encountered in continuous crystallization processes.

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Introduction: Thrombolysis treatment for acute ischaemic stroke can lead to better outcomes if administered early enough. However, contraindications exist which put the patient at greater risk of a bleed (e.g.

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To evaluate the performance of two matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry platforms to identify molds isolated from clinical specimens. Fifty mold isolates were analyzed on Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS platforms. Two Bruker Biotyper extraction protocols were assessed alongside the US FDA-approved extraction protocol for Vitek MS.

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Background: Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) is a common clinical presentation of DVT. The efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy for the management of IDDVT in patients with cancer are unclear. We sought to assess the incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and major bleeding in this patient population.

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Background: A limitation of current facelift techniques is the early postoperative reappearance of anterior midcheek laxity associated with recurrence of the nasolabial fold (NLF).

Objectives: This study was undertaken to examine the regional anatomy of the anterior midcheek and NLF with a focus on explaining the early recurrence phenomenon and to explore the possibility of alternative surgical methods that prolong NLF correction.

Methods: Fifty cadaver heads were studied (16 embalmed, 34 fresh; mean age, 75 years).

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We present our discovery of switchable high explosives (HEs) as a new class of energetic material that cannot detonate unless filled with a fluid. The performance of fluid-filled additive-manufactured HE lattices is herein evaluated by analysis of detonation velocity and Gurney energy. The Gurney energy of the unfilled lattice was 98% lower than that of the equivalent water-filled lattice and changing the fluid mechanical properties allowed tuning of the Gurney energy and detonation velocity by 8.

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Scaling up and technology transfer of crystallization processes have been and continue to be a challenge. This is often due to the stochastic nature of primary nucleation, various scale dependencies of nucleation mechanisms, and the multitude of scale-up approaches. To better understand these dependencies, a series of isothermal induction time studies were performed across a range of vessel volumes, impeller types, and impeller speeds.

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