Importance: Although optic disc hemorrhage (DH) is widely recognized as a glaucoma risk factor, its clinical relevance in relation to proximity has not been investigated.
Objective: To determine the association of the proximal location of DH with glaucoma progression.
Design, Setting, And Participants: In this longitudinal observational cohort study, 146 eyes of 146 patients at Seoul National University Hospital who had had 1 or more DH with at least 5 years of follow-up and had at least 5 reliable visual field examinations were included.
Background: The Veteran Health Administration prioritizes the distribution of naloxone to veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) to prevent deaths due to opioid-related overdose. The Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program was created with tools to supplement efforts in identifying veterans at risk of opioid-related adverse events secondary to OUD or other comorbidities and increase access, education, and distribution of naloxone. Utilizing the OEND tool, Veteran Health Indiana (VHI) employed two different distribution initiatives to increase access to naloxone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate whether a difference exists in intereye glaucoma severity and progression in patients with asymmetric axial length.
Design: Long-term observational study.
Participants: Patients older than 20 years with a diagnosis of glaucoma at Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, between 2010 and 2020.
Purpose: To investigate the correlation between optic disc hemorrhage (DH) size and glaucoma progression.
Design: A retrospective observational cohort study METHODS: SETTING: A single tertiary hospital in South Korea STUDY POPULATION: Two hundred and fifty (250) open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients with DH. Participants were followed for 5 years or longer, with a minimum of 5 visual field (VF) tests.
This study focused on patients with advanced open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and aimed to identify key factors for monitoring them. We included 127 such patients who were followed for seven years or more, undergoing annual ophthalmic examinations. Glaucoma progression was defined as a deterioration in either structure or function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Veteran Health Administration prioritizes the distribution of naloxone to veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) to prevent deaths due to opioid-related overdose. The Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program was created with tools to supplement efforts in identifying veterans at risk of opioid-related adverse events secondary to OUD or other comorbidities and increase access, education, and distribution of naloxone. Utilizing the OEND tool, Veteran Health Indiana (VHI) employed two different distribution initiatives to increase access to naloxone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to compare intraoperative anesthetic therapies for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) regarding postoperative analgesic efficacy and morphine consumption by conducting a systematic literature search.
Methods: Randomized controlled trials of TKA using various anesthetic therapies were identified from various databases from conception through December 31, 2021. A network meta-analysis of relevant literature was performed to investigate which treatment showed better outcomes.
Purpose: To investigate the relative risks (RRs) for dementia among individuals with glaucoma.
Methods: We conducted a search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane databases for observational cohort studies examining the association between glaucoma and dementia until March 2023. Two authors independently screened all titles and abstracts according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
This study investigated the seasonal occurrence of bark and woodboring Coleoptera in Pinus densiflora (Pinales: Pinaceae), and Larix kaempferi (Pinales: Pinaceae) stands using multifunnel traps baited with pine volatiles in Korea. The number and species of bark and woodboring beetles caught in traps baited with ethanol, α-pinene, and ethanol+α-pinene were compared to determine the effective attractants. In addition, the effects of other pine volatiles, such as (-)-β-pinene, β-caryophyllene, (±)-limonene, β-myrcene, and 3-carene, were investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to compare the functional outcomes and re-dislocation rates of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction, MPFL repair, combined proximal realignment (CPR), and conservative management for primary patellar dislocation by conducting a systematic literature search of the available studies. The hypothesis was that MPFL repair and MPFL reconstruction would be better options for treating primary patellar dislocation.
Methods: Randomized controlled trials or prospective studies of primary patellar dislocation treated with MPFL reconstruction, MPFL repair, CPR, or conservative management were identified from the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases through December 31, 2021.
Prcis: Among children with unilateral glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), 7 of 47 demonstrated involvement in the fellow eye, and that group had had earlier first-eye surgery relative to the noninvolvement group.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for fellow-eye involvement in children with unilateral SWS-associated glaucoma.
Materials And Methods: Children diagnosed with a unilateral facial port-wine stain and ipsilateral glaucoma before the age of 5 and followed up for at least 5 years were enrolled.
An 8-year-old, spayed, female poodle presented with exercise intolerance, lethargy, respiratory distress, retching, hyporexia and diarrhoea. Thoracic radiographs revealed increased opacity in the left cranial thoracic region. The fifth and sixth ribs appeared to be bulging cranially to caudally, and CT and surgical exploration confirmed the presence of a thoracic wall defect in that area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA simple sidewall patterning process for organic-inorganic multilayer thin-film encapsulation (TFE) has been proposed and demonstrated. An AlO thin film grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) was patterned by adhesion lithography using the difference in interfacial adhesion strength. The difference in interfacial adhesion strength was provided by the vapor-deposited fluoro-octyl-trichloro-silane self-assembled monolayer (SAM) patterns formed by a shadow mask.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPoxvirus vectors represent versatile modalities for engineering novel vaccines and cancer immunotherapies. In addition to their oncolytic capacity and immunogenic influence, they can be readily engineered to express multiple large transgenes. However, the integration of multiple payloads into poxvirus genomes by traditional recombination-based approaches can be highly inefficient, time-consuming and cumbersome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe negative side effects of synthetic pesticides have drawn attention to the need for environmentally friendly agents to control arthropod pests. To identify promising candidates as botanical pesticides, we investigated the acaricidal and insecticidal activities of 44 plant-derived essential oils (EOs) against Tetranychus urticae Koch and Myzus persicae Sulzer. Among the tested EOs, Tasmannia lanceolata (Poir.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnxiety Stress Coping
November 2023
Objectives: The current study examines the relationship between social/psychological resources and COVID-related fear, threat, and worry.
Methods: This work is based on data collected in March 23, 2020 from a national sample of 10,368 adults (ages 18 or older) living in the United States. The final sample of 10,368 was post-stratification weighted across gender, age, race, income, and geography (state) to ensure representativeness of the overall population of the United States.
Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, highlighting an urgent need for new therapeutic options and combination strategies for patients. The orchestration of potent T cell responses against human cancers is necessary for effective antitumour immunity. However, regression of a limited number of cancers has been induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors, T cell engagers (TCEs) and/or oncolytic viruses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe acaricidal activities of 86 plant extracts were investigated under laboratory conditions. The ethanol extract of Dioscorea japonica Thunb. root showed the strongest acaricidal activity, with 89.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Orthop Trauma Surg
June 2023
Introduction: Our study aims to investigate the incidence rate and risk factors for subsequent revision in patients treated with UKA compared with those treated with HTO.
Methods: In this retrospective nationwide cohort study, we used data from the Korean National Health Insurance claims database from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2017. We compared patients who had undergone UKA or HTO as the primary surgical procedure longer than two years prior.