Teaching hypospadias repair by utilising a novel 3D-printed silicon model: An initial assessment using structured trainee and trainer feedback.

Introduction: Simulated paediatric surgical training is inherently advantageous and flourishing. Moreover, several working conditions resulted in reduced training hours, index and subspecialty cases encountered, and the COVID-19 pandemic affected elective surgery backlogs, hence training opportunities. Hypospadias repair is technically-demanding and requires a spectrum of dissective and reconstructive skills.

Association between genetic variations in carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase gene and persistent neonatal pulmonary hypertension.

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the new-borns (PPHN) is one of the main etiologies of morbidity as well as mortality in neonates. Previous studies found that genetic polymorphisms in urea cycle enzymes are associated with PPHN. Few of the genetic polymorphisms in neonates have been recognized with PPHN.

Drones tracking based on robust Cubature Kalman-TBD-Multi-Bernoulli filter.

The problem of nonlinear tracking and detection of small unmanned aerial vehicles and micro-drone targets is very challenging and has received great attention recently. Recently, the Cubature Kalman-multi-Bernoulli filter which employs a third-degree spherical-radical cubature rule has been presented to handle the nonlinear models. The Cubature Kalman filter is more principled and accurate in mathematical terms.

Evaluation of the functional outcome of a percutaneous technique in correction of excessive anteversion in cerebral palsy.

In cerebral palsy, patients' excessive femoral anteversion is one of the most common skeletal abnormalities. The general agreement is concurrent correction of both soft tissue and bony deformities during the same operative setting by combining open femoral derotation osteotomy (FDO) with soft tissue releases. Fifty-one children (75 lower limbs) with cerebral palsy with a mean age of 10.

Physicians' Understanding of Nutritional Factors Determining Brain Development and Cognition in the Middle East and Africa.

Purpose: Proper nutrition is essential for brain development during infancy, contributing to the continued development of cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional skills throughout life. Considering the insufficient published data in the Middle East and North Africa, experts drafted a questionnaire to assess the opinions and knowledge of physicians on the impact of nutrition on brain development and cognition in early life.

Methods: The questionnaire consisted of two parts: The first focused on the responders' demographic and professional characteristics and the second questioned the role of nutrition in brain development and cognition.