Dissipative Particle Dynamics Using Conductor-Like Screening Model for Real Solvents-Based Interaction Parameters for Classical Simulations of Dibenzothiophene Adsorption on Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoparticles.

The previous step before the catalytic activity of MoS nanoparticles for the hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene (DBT), i.e., the DBT adsorption, is studied through dissipative-particle-dynamics (DPD) simulations.

SPH simulations and experimental investigation of water flow through a Venturi meter of rectangular cross-section.

The flow of water through a horizontal small-scale Venturi tube of rectangular cross-section is simulated using a modified version of the open-source code DualSPHysics, which is based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) methods. Water is simulated using the Murnaghan-Tait equation of state so that weak compressibility is allowed. The hydrodynamics is coupled to a Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) turbulence model.

Post-PICU sleep efficiency and quality of life in infants and toddlers with acquired brain injury.

Study Objectives: We aimed to investigate the use of sleep efficiency (SE) as a measure of sleep disturbance in infants and toddlers with acquired brain injury (ABI) and evaluate associations between SE and child health-related quality of life and family outcomes.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 101 children ages 3-36 months who survived critical care for ABI. SE was quantified from the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire as a ratio of nighttime sleep to total time in bed; poor SE was defined as < 80%.

Sleep disturbances in infants and young children following an acquired brain injury.

Study Objectives: Sleep disturbances impact over half of older children and teens with acquired brain injury (ABI) following critical care hospitalization but are underevaluated in infants and young children. Given the importance of sleep in brain development and healing after injury, we hypothesized sleep disturbances would be associated with worse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with ABI.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 68 children aged 2-32 months following critical care hospitalization for ABI.

Post-Mastectomy Patients in an Urban Safety-Net Hospital: How Do Safety-Net Hospital Breast Reconstruction Rates Compare to National Breast Reconstruction Rates?

Background: Breast reconstruction (BR) has documented psychological benefits following mastectomy. Yet, racial/ethnic minority groups have lower reported rates of BR. We sought to evaluate the rate, type, and outcome of BR in a racially and ethnically diverse population within a safety-net hospital system.