Effect of GFRP Stirrup Confinement on the Bond Strength of GFRP-RC Beams.

The current provisions for development length in the ACI 440.11 code disregard the confinement effect provided by stirrups on the bond strength of longitudinal bars and require splice lengths that pose implementation challenges. Given the significant improvement in GFRP material properties, this study investigated the bond strength of sand-coated GFRP bars and proposed a new factor to include the effect of stirrup confinement on the bond-strength provisions.

Rewriting the Future of Transplant and Vascular Surgery: Survey Suggests Vascular Surgery Workforce Available to Increase Retention and Recruitment in Transplant.

Objectives: The specialties of vascular surgery and transplant surgery have had difficulties in recruitment and retention of professionals.

Materials And Methods: We e-mailed a 10-question survey to a distribution list compiled from peerreviewed vascular surgery journals and Professional online profiles associated with the vascular community. Respondents interested in transplant or in a kidney transplant-vascular curricula merger were labeled as "invested" in transplant.

Lipid a remodeling modulates outer membrane vesicle biogenesis by .

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are small membrane enclosed sacs released from bacteria which serve as carriers of biomolecules that shape interactions with the surrounding environment. The periodontal pathogen, , is a prolific OMV producer. Here, we investigated how the structure of lipid A, a core outer membrane molecule, influences OMV production, OMV-dependent TLR4 activation, and biofilm formation.

Transcriptome-guided breeding for Paspalum notatum: producing apomictic hybrids with enhanced omega-3 content.

Transcriptomics- and FAME-GC-MS-assisted apomixis breeding generated Paspalum notatum hybrids with clonal reproduction and increased α-linolenic acid content, offering the potential to enhance livestock product's nutritional quality and reduce methane emissions A low omega-6:omega-3 fatty acid ratio is considered an indicator of the nutritional impact of milk fat on human health. In ruminants, major long-chain fatty acids, such as linoleic acid (18:2, omega-6) and α-linolenic acid (18:3, omega-3), originate from dietary sources and reach the milk via the bloodstream. Since forages are the primary source of long-chain fatty acids for such animals, they are potential targets for improving milk lipid composition.

A Case Report of a Rescue of Unanticipated Obstetric Difficult Airway Secondary to Limited Mouth Opening With i-gel® and Establishing Definitive Airway With Aintree and Fiberscope-Guided Intubation.

Obstetric difficult airway management has emerged as a critical safety issue, and unsuccessful intubation can lead to morbidity and mortality. A literature review of difficult and failed obstetric intubations from the 1970s to 2015 shows that the incidence of failed intubation is unchanged, remaining at one per 390 anesthetics. Our obstetric case report highlights an obstetric difficult airway secondary to limited mouth opening; rescue of the airway with an i-gel®; and establishment of a definitive airway with the aid of an Aintree intubation catheter and flexible fiberoptic scope-guided intubation through the i-gel®, a second-generation supraglottic airway.