Publications by authors named "M E Reitz"

Depending on its location, size, and proximity to the cardiac structures, an intrapericardial teratoma may lead to severe circulatory disturbances and even fetal demise. A 34-year-old G2P1 presented at 20w5d with a solid cystic mass in the right thorax of the fetus, originating from the right atrium or lung, with signs of non-immune fetal hydrops, soon resulting in intrauterine fetal death. Detailed post-mortem autopsy revealed signs of hydrops fetalis universalis due to a spherical tumor mass originating from the aortic root.

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Background:  As balance training seems to be a promising training method to improve physical limitations of the lower limbs, this study aims to evaluate feasibility, subjective benefits and preliminary effects on physical abilities of balance training in pediatric cancer patients.

Patients:  11 pediatric cancer patients (5-21 years) undergoing acute medical treatment were included in the study.

Method:  Participants took part in a 4-week balance training intervention.

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Article Synopsis
  • Atoms form the building blocks of nature, and their arrangement into molecules can create new technologies when matter interacts with light under strong coupling conditions.
  • Achieving strong coupling, especially at terahertz frequencies, is challenging due to the need for precise confinement of the optical field.
  • This study presents methods for confining electromagnetic fields that enhance light-matter interactions, achieving significant results like a 200 GHz vacuum Rabi splitting with glucose, which could advance the design of systems that leverage hybrid light-matter states.
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We aimed to evaluate retrospectively associated anomalies and outcome in prenatal aortic arch anomalies (AAAs). We included ninety patients with aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA), right aortic arch (RAA) with mirror image branching (RAA-mirror) or aberrant left subclavian artery (RAA-ALSA) and double aortic arch (DAA) between 2011 and 2020. In total, 19/90 (21.

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Quantum metasurfaces, i.e., two-dimensional subwavelength arrays of quantum emitters, can be employed as mirrors towards the design of hybrid cavities, where the optical response is given by the interplay of a cavity-confined field and the surface modes supported by the arrays.

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