Thickness-extensible higher order plate theory with enforced C1 continuity for the analysis of PEEK medical implants.

Plate-like structures had been thoroughly studied in literature over years to reduce the computational space from 3D to 2D. Many of these theories suffer either from satisfying the free traction condition or thickness extensibility in addition to the consistency of transverse shear strain energy. This work presents a higher order shear deformation thickness-extensible plate theory (eHSDT) for the analysis of plates.

Performance of Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration Equations Versus Tc-DTPA-Renogram in Assessing Kidney Function.

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equations (MDRD186, MDRD175) and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations, in comparison with technetium-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Tc-DTPA) renogram method, the gold standard. A related aim was to correlate the three equations to estimate GFR and their impact on reclassifying the stages of CKD in adult Omani patients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited two groups of patients diagnosed with CKD during a 10-month period from January to October 2021.

Rice Weevil ( L.) Gut Bacteria Inhibit Growth of and Degrade Aflatoxin B1.

In this study, bacteria residing in the gut of the rice weevils ( L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) feeding on aflatoxin-contaminated corn kernels were isolated and evaluated for their ability to suppress and to remove/degrade aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Four morphologically distinct gut-associated bacterial isolates were isolated and identified as (RWGB1), (RWGB2), (RWGB3), and (RWGB4) based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis, Post Herpes Encephalitis in Two Pediatric Cases.

Commonly, herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes infectious encephalitis among children. A neurological relapse after primary HSV encephalitis in the weeks or months after presentation is well recognized. Relapsing symptoms of post-HSV encephalitis can present either as a true relapse or an immune-mediated disorder.