Surface Engineering Enabling Efficient Upcycling of Highly Degraded Layered Cathodes.

Direct recycling of cathode materials has attracted phenomenal attention due to its economic and eco-friendly advantages. However, existing direct recycling technologies are difficult to apply to highly degraded layered materials as the accumulation of thick rock-salt phases on their surfaces not only blocks lithiation channels but also is thermodynamically difficult to transform into layered phases. Here, a surface engineering-assisted direct upcycling strategy that reactivates the lithium diffusion channels at the highly degraded cathode surfaces using acid etching explored.

Association of Standardized Liberation Trials and Duration of V-V ECMO in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure.

Rationale: There is a paucity of evidence around strategies to liberate patients from veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) for acute respiratory failure.

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to determine if adopting standardized liberation trials (SLTs) for V-V ECMO is associated with duration of ECMO. The secondary aim was to identify factors associated with unsafe liberation, and the effects of unsafe liberation on mortality to ICU discharge.

Identification of two novel non-coding variants in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Syndrome patients by whole genome sequencing.

Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Syndrome (DBAS) is a rare congenital disorder with variable penetrance and expressivity, characterized by pure red cell aplasia that typically manifests as early-onset chronic macrocytic or normocytic anemia and is often associated with other congenital anomalies. DBAS is etiologically heterogeneous, with over 20 known DBAS-associated genes encoding small and large ribosomal protein subunits, and an inheritance pattern largely as autosomal dominant or sporadic. We report two DBAS cases with prior negative genetic testing, which included targeted gene panels, karyotype analysis, chromosome breakage analysis, and whole exome sequencing (WES).

Anatomical validation of the sonographic detection of small nervous structures.

Introduction: Ultrasound is a primary imaging modality for diagnosing and managing nerve-related injuries, particularly for identifying peripheral nerve locations. However, its accuracy and reliability in surgical applications remain insufficiently explored, potentially limiting its utility in nerve surgery.

Purpose: This study aims to assess the precision of ultrasound in identifying upper limb peripheral nerves by comparing ultrasonographic findings with direct human cadaveric dissection.

One-Year Mortality and Hospital Readmission in Survivors of COVID-19 Critical Illness-A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Objectives: To evaluate 1-year outcomes (mortality, and recurrent hospital and ICU readmission) in adult survivors of COVID-19 critical illness compared with survivors of critical illness from non-COVID-19 pneumonia.

Design: Population-based retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Province of Ontario, Canada.