Iliopsoas Injections: A Systematic Review of Patient Outcomes and Progression to Surgery.

Background: Iliopsoas injuries are a common cause of anterior hip and groin pain and can be successfully managed with conservative treatment. Corticosteroid and local anesthetic injections can also be offered in conjunction with nonoperative management. Given the variability in reported injection guidelines, composition, and techniques, the purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to assess progression to surgery and patient outcomes following iliopsoas injections.

Visualization of endogenous G proteins on endosomes and other organelles.

Classical G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling takes place in response to extracellular stimuli and involves receptors and heterotrimeric G proteins located at the plasma membrane. It has recently been established that GPCR signaling can also take place from intracellular membrane compartments, including endosomes that contain internalized receptors and ligands. While the mechanisms of GPCR endocytosis are well understood, it is not clear how well internalized receptors are supplied with G proteins.

Disparity in Risk of Readmission in Adult Burn Patients: Analysis of a Nationwide Readmission Database.

Introduction: Burn injuries remain a significant cause of disability, impacting long term quality-of-life and imposing large costs on our health systems. Readmission is a metric of quality and an important contributor to this economic burden. The association of socioeconomic and insurance status with burn readmission is not well established.

Visualization of endogenous G proteins on endosomes and other organelles.

Classical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling takes place in response to extracellular stimuli and involves receptors and heterotrimeric G proteins located at the plasma membrane. It has recently been established that GPCR signaling can also take place from intracellular membrane compartments, including endosomes that contain internalized receptors and ligands. While the mechanisms of GPCR endocytosis are well understood, it is not clear how well internalized receptors are supplied with G proteins.

Maintaining a whole blood-centered transfusion improves survival in hemorrhagic resuscitation.

Background: Whole blood (WB) transfusion has been shown to improve mortality in trauma resuscitation. The optimal ratio of packed red blood cells (pRBC) to WB in emergent transfusion has not been determined. We hypothesized that a low pRBC/WB transfusion ratio is associated with improved survival in trauma patients.

Association Between Performance on COMLEX-USA and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians In-Service Examination.

Background: The primary goal of residency programs is to select and educate qualified candidates to become competent physicians. Program directors often use performance on licensure examinations to evaluate the ability of candidates during the resident application process. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) administers an in-service examination (ISE) to residents annually.

Long-Term Research in Ecology and Evolution (LTREE): 2015 survey data.

To systematically assess views on contributions and future activities for long-term research in ecology and evolution (LTREE), we conducted and here provide data responses and associated metadata for a survey of ecological and evolutionary scientists. The survey objectives were to: (1) Identify and prioritize research questions that are important to address through long-term, ecological field experiments; and (2) understand the role that these experiments might play in generating and applying ecological and evolutionary knowledge. The survey was developed adhering to the standards of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

Do Americans Understand That Global Warming Is Harmful to Human Health? Evidence From a National Survey.

Background: Global warming has significant negative consequences for human health, with some groups at greater risk than others. The extent to which the public is aware of these risks is unclear; the limited extant research has yielded discrepant findings.

Objectives: This paper describes Americans' awareness of the health effects of global warming, levels of support for government funding and action on the issue, and trust in information sources.

Demonstration of a high-intensity neutron source based on a liquid-lithium target for Accelerator based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.

A free surface liquid-lithium jet target is operating routinely at Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF), bombarded with a ~1.91 MeV, ~1.2 mA continuous-wave narrow proton beam.

The scientific consensus on climate change as a gateway belief: experimental evidence.

There is currently widespread public misunderstanding about the degree of scientific consensus on human-caused climate change, both in the US as well as internationally. Moreover, previous research has identified important associations between public perceptions of the scientific consensus, belief in climate change and support for climate policy. This paper extends this line of research by advancing and providing experimental evidence for a "gateway belief model" (GBM).

Note: Proton irradiation at kilowatt-power and neutron production from a free-surface liquid-lithium target.

The free-surface Liquid-Lithium Target, recently developed at Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF), was successfully used with a 1.9 MeV, 1.2 mA (2.

High-power liquid-lithium jet target for neutron production.

A compact liquid-lithium target (LiLiT) was built and tested with a high-power electron gun at the Soreq Nuclear Research Center. The lithium target, to be bombarded by the high-intensity proton beam of the Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF), will constitute an intense source of neutrons produced by the (7)Li(p,n)(7)Be reaction for nuclear astrophysics research and as a pilot setup for accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. The liquid-lithium jet target acts both as neutron-producing target and beam dump by removing the beam thermal power (>5 kW, >1 MW/cm(3)) with fast transport.

Sources of avoidance motivation: Valence effects from physical effort and mental rotation.

When reaching goals, organisms must simultaneously meet the overarching goal of conserving energy. According to the law of least effort, organisms will select the means associated with the least effort. The mechanisms underlying this bias remain unknown.

High-power liquid-lithium target prototype for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy.

A prototype of a compact Liquid-Lithium Target (LiLiT), which will possibly constitute an accelerator-based intense neutron source for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) in hospitals, was built. The LiLiT setup is presently being commissioned at Soreq Nuclear Research Center (SNRC). The liquid-lithium target will produce neutrons through the (7)Li(p,n)(7)Be reaction and it will overcome the major problem of removing the thermal power generated using a high-intensity proton beam (>10 kW), necessary for sufficient neutron flux.

Preferential distal radius fracture in right-handed individuals presenting to an ED.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a lateralizing predisposition toward injury in right hand-dominant (RHD) individuals. The distal radius fracture was used as the injury for evaluation because it is easily defined and can be objectively documented by roentgenography. A prospective case-series design was used to include consecutive RHD patients with a distal radius fracture.

The use of methotrexate in polymyalgia rheumatica.

Objective: To examine the efficacy and steroid sparing potential of methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) without giant cell arteritis.

Methods: 43 patients with PMR were treated with MTX 7.5 mg/wk for 3 months.

Rapid onset of action of levocabastine eye-drops in histamine-induced conjunctivitis.

Levocabastine is a recently developed, potent H1-receptor blocker intended for topical application. Seventeen healthy non-atopic volunteers participated in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study undertaken to investigate the speed of onset of action, efficacy and tolerability of levocabastine eye-drops after a histamine challenge. The degree of histamine-induced ocular inflammation was found to be significantly less after administration of levocabastine compared with placebo.

Case report: cystic duct carcinoma.

The authors present the 26th reported case of cystic duct carcinoma. Cystic duct carcinoma is more prevalent in males and is associated with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Survival can be extended with surgery.