In vivo correlation of near-infrared transillumination and visual inspection with bitewing radiography for the detection of interproximal caries in permanent and primary teeth.

Purpose: To evaluate near-infrared light transillumination (NILT) for interproximal caries detection in children by comparing the correlation between both NILT and visual inspection (ICDAS) with bitewing (BW) radiography and by investigating possible differences in caries detection with NILT between primary and permanent teeth.

Methods: From 35 patients, 121 and 63 interproximal surfaces in, respectively, primary and permanent teeth were included. NILT images were obtained using DIAGNOcam™ (KaVo) and scored by two calibrated raters.

The Cancer Immunotherapy Biomarker Testing Landscape.

Context.—: Cancer immunotherapy provides unprecedented rates of durable clinical benefit to late-stage cancer patients across many tumor types, but there remains a critical need for biomarkers to accurately predict clinical response. Although some cancer immunotherapy tests are associated with approved therapies and considered validated, other biomarkers are still emerging and at various states of clinical and translational exploration.

The current state of omics technologies in the clinical management of asthma and allergic diseases.

Objective: To review the state of omics science specific to asthma and allergic diseases and discuss the current and potential applicability of omics in clinical disease prediction, treatment, and management.

Data Sources: Studies and reviews focused on the use of omics technologies in asthma and allergic disease research and clinical management were identified using PubMed.

Study Selections: Publications were included based on relevance, with emphasis placed on the most recent findings.

Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care: Patient Access to High-Quality Oncologic Pathology.

Drawing on discussions at a workshop hosted by the National Cancer Policy Forum, current challenges in pathology are reviewed and practical steps to facilitate high‐quality cancer diagnosis and care through improved patient access to expertise in oncologic pathology are highlighted.

Plasma-assisted catalytic formation of ammonia in N-H plasma on a tungsten surface.

Plasma catalysis has drawn attention in the past few decades as a possible alternative to the Haber-Bosch process for ammonia production. In particular, radio frequency plasma assisted catalysis has the advantage of its adaptability to the industrial scale. However, in the past years, very few experimental studies have focused on the synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen/hydrogen radio frequency plasma.