Terrain Characterization via Machine vs. Deep Learning Using Remote Sensing.

Terrain traversability is critical for developing Go/No-Go maps for ground vehicles, which significantly impact a mission's success. To predict the mobility of terrain, one must understand the soil characteristics. In-situ measurements performed in the field are the current method of collecting this information, which is time-consuming, costly, and can be lethal for military operations.

Poisoning by Polyethylene Glycol , An Adjuvant for Insecticides.

Background: Accidental poisoning in children with surfactant used as an agriculture adjuvant is uncommon.

Case Characteristics: A 7-month-old girl presented with severe respiratory distress 48 hours following ingestion of surfactant, and required intubation and mechanical ventilation.

Outcome: The child was successfully managed with supportive therapy.

Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): case series in tertiary referral hospital over three years.

Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but potentially fatal disease of normal but overactive histiocytes and lymphocytes that commonly appears in infancy, although it has been seen in all age groups. We are reporting a series of 5 cases of HLH in young adult and paediatric patients identified over three years.

Connective tissue growth factor expression is increased in biliary epithelial cells in biliary atresia.

Background/purpose: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis and is elevated in the serum of children with biliary atresia (BA). The objective of this study was to evaluate hepatic CTGF messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and its relationship to hepatic histology in children with BA.

Methods: Connective tissue growth factor mRNA expression was evaluated by in situ hybridization in 26 liver biopsies from 11 patients with BA, 11 with other diseases, and 4 autopsy controls.

Connective tissue growth factor expression in pediatric myofibroblastic tumors.

Human connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a secreted cysteine-rich peptide and a member of the peptide family that includes serum-induced immediate gene products such as a v-src-induced peptide and a putative proto-oncogene, c-src. CTGF is secreted by endothelial cells, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, and myofibroblasts. Its expression is increased in various human and animal fibrotic diseases.

Solitary renal myofibromatosis: an unusual cause of infantile hypertension.

Introduction: Renovascular disease accounts for the vast majority of cases of infantile hypertension with complications resulting from umbilical arterial catheterization predominating in the neonatal period and fibrodysplastic lesions of the renal artery predominating outside the neonatal period. We report a previously undescribed cause of renovascular hypertension: solitary renal myofibromatosis.

Case Report: A 9-month-old male infant was transported to the intensive care unit at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado, for evaluation and treatment of a dilated cardiomyopathy and severe systemic hypertension.