Photocatalytically active layered double hydroxide-PVDF composite membranes for effective remediation of dyes contaminated water.

In this work, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) intercalated CuFe layered double hydroxides (LDH) membranes were fabricated and investigated for UV-LED/persulfate degradation of methylene blue (MB), crystal violet (CV), methyl orange (MO), and Eriochrome black T (EBT) dyes from water. The PVDF-CuFe membrane exhibited improved heterogeneity, surface functionality (CuO, Fe-O, Cu-O-Fe), surface roughness, and hydrophilicity. The process parameters were optimized by response surface methodology, and maximum MB removal (100%) was achieved within 45.

Impact of team performance on the surgical safety checklist on patient outcomes: an operating room black box analysis.

Background: Surgical safety checklists reduce adverse events, but monitoring adherence to checklists is confounded by observation bias. The ORBB platform can monitor checklist compliance and correlate compliance with outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the association between checklist compliance and patient outcomes using the ORBB platform.

Using OR Black Box Technology to Determine Quality Improvement Outcomes for In-situ Timeout and Debrief Simulation.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine quality improvement outcomes following the pilot implementation of an in-situ simulation designed to enhance surgical safety checklist performance.

Background: OR Black Box (ORBB) technology allows near real-time assessment for surgical safety checklist performance. Before our study, timeout quality was 73.

Conjugated Bile Acids Promote Lymphangiogenesis by Modulation of the Reactive Oxygen Species-p90RSK-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Pathway.

Conjugated bile acids (BA) are significantly elevated in several liver pathologies and in the metastatic lymph node (LN). However, the effects of BAs on pathological lymphangiogenesis remains unknown. The current study explores the effects of BAs on lymphangiogenesis.

Good Clinical Success Rates Are Seen 5 Years After Meniscal Repair in Patients Regularly Undertaking Extreme Flexion.

Purpose: To report the functional and radiologic outcomes of meniscal repair healing in a cohort of patients with a high demand for loaded extreme flexion angles after undergoing meniscal repair.

Methods: We performed a retrospective clinical and radiologic evaluation of patients who perform extreme knee flexion activities on a daily basis at a minimum follow-up of 2 years after meniscal repair. International Knee Documentation Committee, Lysholm, and Tegner scores were obtained, and clinical examinations and radiologic (magnetic resonance imaging and radiography) evaluations were performed.