Vascular Tension Gone Wrong: Sigmoid Colon Herniation Leading to a Mesenteric Hematoma.

Mesenteric hematomas, a rare and clinically significant condition, are typically associated with abdominal trauma, vascular conditions, or surgical complications. Spontaneous mesenteric hematomas, an even rarer subtype, are often seen in patients who are on anticoagulation therapy or have inguinal hernias. In this case report, we discuss an 89-year-old male patient who initially presented with stable vital signs and abdominal pain but was later discovered to have a large, stable mesenteric hematoma on an abdominal computed tomography scan.

IMERGE-FEP: Improving Relative Free Energy Calculation Convergence with Chemical Intermediates.

Alchemical free energy calculations are becoming an increasingly prevalent tool in drug discovery efforts. Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in automating various aspects of this technique. However, one aspect hampering wider application is the construction of perturbation networks to connect ligands of interest.

Patients' and plastic surgeons' experiences with an online patient decision aid for breast reconstruction: considerations for nationwide implementation.

Background: Women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing a mastectomy often have the option to undergo breast reconstruction (BR). BR decisions are complex and have considerable impact. We developed a patient decision aid (pDA) to support patients' BR decision-making.

UltraTimTrack: a Kalman-filter-based algorithm to track muscle fascicles in ultrasound image sequences.

Background: Brightness-mode (B-mode) ultrasound is a valuable tool to non-invasively image skeletal muscle architectural changes during movement, but automatically tracking muscle fascicles remains a major challenge. Existing fascicle tracking algorithms either require time-consuming drift corrections or yield noisy estimates that require post-processing. We therefore aimed to develop an algorithm that tracks fascicles without drift and with low noise across a range of experimental conditions and image acquisition settings.

Inhibitory Effects of Compounds Isolated from L. (Noni) Seeds against Particulate Matter-Induced Injury.

L. (noni) is native to the tropical and semitropical areas and has been commercially available in health food stores and chain grocery stores specializing in natural foods, recently. Noni seeds are discarded as waste products through the industrial production of noni juice even though their bioactivity components might be a potential source of functional foods.