The Relationship Between Travel Distance for Treatment and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: Although recent technological advances in radiation therapy have significantly improved treatment outcomes, the global distribution of radiation therapy is unbalanced, making access especially challenging for patients in rural or low-resource settings because of travel burden. This systematic review aimed to explore the impact of geographic distance to treatment facilities on survival, as well as other treatment outcomes, among patients undergoing radiation therapy.

Methods And Materials: A search of four databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science) was performed.

Syndecan-1 Level, a Marker of Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation, Is Associated With Fetal Exposure to Chorioamnionitis and Is a Potential Biomarker for Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis.

The goal of this investigation was to identify the association between Syndecan-1 (S1) serum levels in preterm newborns exposed to chorioamnionitis (CA) in utero and the potential of S1 as a biomarker of early-onset neonatal sepsis. A cohort of preterm newborns born <33 weeks gestational age was recruited. Within 48 hours of birth, 0.

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Health Care Conferences: A Study of Emissions and Practical Solutions.

Purpose: We aimed to examine the impact of different conference formats (in-person, virtual, and hybrid) of the ASCO conference on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to recommend sustainable options for future conferences.

Materials And Methods: This study used data on the number of attendees, their departure locations, and the type of attendance (in-person virtual) provided by ASCO between 2019 and 2022. The GHG emissions resulting from air and ground travel, remote connectivity, conference space utilization, hotel stays, distributed conference materials, and electricity use were estimated for each year.

Environmental Outcomes Associated With Transition From In-Person to a Virtual Oncology Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This cohort study characterizes the potential environmental benefit associated with the transition from in-person professional conference attendance to virtual conference attendance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pediatric fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.

Background: A 13-year-old boy presented with acute abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant without previous trauma. Abdominal ultrasound (US) revealed a mass in the right liver lobe with free intraperitoneal fluid, suggestive for hemoperitoneum. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a subcapsular lesion (5.

Novel BRPF1 mutation in a boy with intellectual disability, coloboma, facial nerve palsy and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum.

Mutations in the chromatin regulator gene BRPF1 were recently associated with the Intellectual Developmental Disorder With Dysmorphic Facies And Ptosis (IDDDFP). Up till now, clinical data of 22 patients are reported. Besides intellectual disability (ID), ptosis and blepharophimosis are frequent findings, with refraction problems, amblyopia and strabism as other reported ophthalmological features.

Suppression of Fusarium wilt by combining green compost and Trichoderma hamatum.

Fusarium wilts, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, are important diseases of horticultural and agricultural crops and lead to significant yield losses. The pathogen infects the roots and colonizes the vascular tissue, leading to wilting and finally death of the plant. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of amendment of green compost and a Trichoderma hamatum strain against Fusarium wilt of radish.

Nature and development of Huntington disease in a nursing home population: The Behavior Observation Scale Huntington (BOSH).

Objective: The Behavior Observation Scale Huntington (BOSH) was developed to obtain a detailed description of the manifestation of Huntington disease (HD) in the final stages.

Background: The Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS), developed to assess Huntington patients' clinical capacities, does not differentiate adequately in later stages of the disease. A scale easy to administer by nursing personnel for progression of the disease in later stages was needed.

The Role of Podial Secretions in Adhesion in Two Species of Sea Stars (Echinodermata).

Individuals of Asterias rubens and Marthasterias glacialis use their podia in locomotion, anchorage, and feeding. Each podium consists of a stem with a disk at its tip. The stem allows the podium to lengthen, flex, and retract, and the disk allows the podium to adhere to the substratum.