Publications by authors named "F J Leon"

Purpose: Currently, there are many schedules for exclusive vaginal cuff brachytherapy (VCB). In 3D treatment planning for VCB dosimetry, parameters have not been analyzed. The aim of this study was to compare the most common schedules using dose-volume histogram metrics.

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  • A 37-year-old woman with spinal cord infarction experienced improved motor, sensory, and autonomic functions after undergoing transcutaneous spinal cord electrical stimulation (tSCS) for 20 months.
  • Over the duration of the treatment, her motor and sensory scores increased significantly, and autonomic function related to bladder control showed notable improvement.
  • The study also demonstrated partial recovery of muscle activity during voluntary movements, highlighting the potential of tSCS in spinal cord injury cases, suggesting the need for further research.
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Background: Kidney transplantation has been shown to improve life expectancy when compared with remaining on dialysis. However, there is an ever-expanding shortage of available organs for transplantation. The use of high kidney donor profile index (KDPI; >85) kidneys is 1 strategy to address this shortage.

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In recent years, mechanochemistry has become an innovative and sustainable alternative to traditional solvent-based synthesis. Mechanochemistry rapidly expanded across a wide range of chemistry fields, including diverse organic compounds and active pharmaceutical ingredients, coordination compounds, organometallic complexes, main group frameworks, and technologically relevant materials. This Review aims to highlight recent advancements and accomplishments in mechanochemistry, underscoring its potential as a viable and eco-friendly alternative to conventional solution-based methods in the field of synthetic chemistry.

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Marine microeukaryotes have evolved diverse cellular features that link their life histories to surrounding environments. How those dynamic life histories intersect with the ecological functions of microeukaryotes remains a frontier to understand their roles in essential biogeochemical cycles. Choanoflagellates, phagotrophs that cycle nutrients through filter feeding, provide models to explore this intersection, for many choanoflagellate species transition between life history stages by differentiating into distinct cell types.

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