Elastic scattering spectroscopy for intraoperative oral cancer mucosal margin guidance: Initial results from a 104 patient cohort.

Objective: To assess Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS) classification accuracy of benign vs malignant tissue obtained during intra-operative oral cancer resection.

Methods: The study comprised 104 patients with a biopsy positive for oral cancer (N = 85) or dysplasia (N = 19) who were scheduled to undergo surgical excision. ESS measurements were obtained intraoperatively on and immediately adjacent to the lesion within the planned resection margin prior to excision, and on contralateral normal-site control tissue.

Experimental Quantum Advantage in the Odd-Cycle Game.

We report the first experimental demonstration of the odd-cycle game. We entangle two atoms separated by ∼2  m, and the players use them to win the odd-cycle game with a probability ∼26σ above that allowed by the best classical strategy. The experiment implements the optimal quantum strategy, is free of loopholes, and achieves 97.

The Intersection of Rurality With Female Sex and Gender in Heart Failure: A Scoping Review Using the Social-Ecological Model.

Background: Despite the increasing recognition of heart failure (HF) as a critical public health issue for both rural populations and women, the intersection of rurality and female sex in HF remains underexplored.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review was to synthesize the evidence on the intersection of rurality with female sex and gender in HF, examining how individual, interpersonal, organizational, or community factors influence the experience, management, and outcomes of HF in women.

Methods: Using the PubMed, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases, a literature search was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews.

Functional Outcomes for Patients With Congenital Anorectal Malformations: A Systematic Review and Evidence-based Guideline From the APSA Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee.

Objective: Consensus on functional outcomes for anorectal malformations (ARM) is hindered by the heterogeneity of the available literature. Optimal patient counseling includes discussion of short- and long-term outcomes for bowel and urinary continence, sexual and psychosocial function, transitional care, and quality of life. This systematic review examines and summarizes the current literature available related to functional outcomes for children with ARM.

Distributed quantum computing across an optical network link.

Distributed quantum computing (DQC) combines the computing power of multiple networked quantum processing modules, ideally enabling the execution of large quantum circuits without compromising performance or qubit connectivity. Photonic networks are well suited as a versatile and reconfigurable interconnect layer for DQC; remote entanglement shared between matter qubits across the network enables all-to-all logical connectivity through quantum gate teleportation (QGT). For a scalable DQC architecture, the QGT implementation must be deterministic and repeatable; until now, no demonstration has satisfied these requirements.