Background: Obesity remains a leading serious chronic disease and cause of death in the U.S. Despite previous research in diets (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Timely management of trauma patients is crucial. Better team performance means faster care, but roles of specific communication practices remain unclear. We hypothesized that overlapping communication is associated with less efficient resuscitations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe diversity of the defects present in perovskite materials negatively impacts both the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The chemical passivation of these defects has been addressed through a multifunctional molecule, 4-((trifluoromethyl)thio)benzoic acid, that contains the carbonyl (CO) group, which exhibits a strong passivation effect by interacting with both the organic cation (FA) and uncoordinated Pb ionic defects while the sulfur (S) heteroatom passivates Pb defects at the grain boundary and on the surfaces of the perovskite layer. Additionally, the CF group protects the perovskite film from ambient degradation as well as stabilizing the perovskite framework by forming hydrogen and coordination bonds with the FA cation and Pb ions, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Early identification of traumatic brain injury followed by timely, targeted treatment is essential. We aimed to establish the ability of prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score alone and combined with vital signs to predict hospital-diagnosed traumatic brain injury.
Methods: This study included adults from the 2017-2020 Trauma Quality Improvement Program data set with blunt mechanism.
Background: Few studies have investigated the use of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) before bariatric surgery and how prior use impacts patients' goals and expectations for surgery.
Objectives: This study investigated associations between patients' experiences with AOMs and weight loss expectations before bariatric surgery.
Settings: Single tertiary university hospital.
Objectives: The delta shock index (ΔSI), defined as the change in shock index (SI) over time, is associated with hospital morbidity and mortality, but prehospital studies about ΔSI are limited. We investigate the association of prehospital ΔSI with mortality and resource utilization, hypothesizing that increases in SI among field trauma patients are associated with increased mortality and blood product transfusion.
Methods: We performed a multicenter, retrospective, observational study from the Linking Investigators in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES) network.
Background: Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) generally excludes patients from undergoing fixed, high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Acute ischemic stroke patients undergo MRI as a standard part of an assessment of infarct burden. The use of a portable MRI scanner may be useful in patients who have contraindications to high-field MRI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of bibliometric analysis studies allows for the precise assessment of high impact contributions to various fields of study. A bibliometric assessment of academic works cited in filed patents enables tracking the academic studies which have been most influential in the development of new technologies in spine surgery.
Methods: The Lens database was utilized to retrieve scholarly articles related to the field of spine surgery, with special focus on spinal fusion and biologics.
Financial toxicity is common in individuals with COVID-19 and Long COVID. However, the extent of financial toxicity experienced, in comparison to other common comorbidities, is uncertain. Contributing factors exacerbating financial challenges in Long COVID are also unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe quality of the buried heterojunction of nickel oxide (NiO)/perovskite is crucial for efficient charge carrier extraction and minimizing interfacial non-radiative recombination in inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, NiO has limitations as a hole transport layer (HTL) due to energy level mismatch, low conduction, and undesirable redox reactions with the perovskite layer, which impede power conversion efficiency (PCE) and long-term stability. In this study, para-amino 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzoic acid (PATFBA) is proposed as a bifacial defect passivator to tailor the NiO/perovskite interface.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAgriculture and changing environmental conditions are closely related, as weather changes could adversely affect living organisms or regions of crop cultivation. Changing environmental conditions trigger different abiotic stresses, which ultimately cause the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plants. Common ROS production sites are the chloroplast, endoplasmic reticulum, plasma membrane, mitochondria, peroxisomes, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Wound healing is an intricate and continual process influenced by numerous factors that necessitate suitable environments to attain healing. The natural ability of wound healing often gets altered by several external and intrinsic factors, leading to chronic wound occurrence. Numerous wound dressings have been developed; however, the currently available alternatives fail to coalesce in all conditions obligatory for rapid skin regeneration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To compare the incidence of adverse events (AEs) related to antiobesity medications (AOMs; glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists [GLP-1RAs] vs. non-GLP-1RAs) after bariatric surgery.
Methods: This single-centre retrospective cohort included patients (aged 16-65 years) who had undergone laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy (cohort entry date) and initiated AOMs.
Study Design: Narrative Review.
Objective: Machine learning (ML) is one of the latest advancements in artificial intelligence used in medicine and surgery with the potential to significantly impact the way physicians diagnose, prognose, and treat spine tumors. In the realm of spine oncology, ML is utilized to analyze and interpret medical imaging and classify tumors with incredible accuracy.
Background: Delirium is common during critical illness and is associated with long-term cognitive impairment and disability. Antipsychotics are frequently used to treat delirium, but their effects on long-term outcomes are unknown. We aimed to investigate the effects of antipsychotic treatment of delirious, critically ill patients on long-term cognitive, functional, psychological, and quality-of-life outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To quantify health utilities of the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) states after actual traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Background: Recovery after TBI is measured using the GOSE, a validated clinical trial endpoint. A recent public survey quantified the health utilities of some GOSE states after hypothetical TBI as worse than death.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of canine parvovirus monoclonal antibody (CPMA) as a treatment against canine parvovirus (CPV-2)-induced mortality and to support USDA product licensure.
Animals: 28 purpose-bred Beagle dogs aged 8 weeks were randomized to the treated (n = 21) or control (7) group.
Methods: Dogs were challenged intranasally with 104.
Neuromorphic platforms are gaining popularity due to their superior efficiency, low power consumption, and adaptable parallel signal processing capabilities, overcoming the limitations of traditional von Neumann architecture. We conduct an in-depth investigation into the factors influencing the resistive switching mechanism in memristor devices utilizing lead iodide (PbI). We establish correlations between device performance and morphological features, unveiling synaptic like behaviour of device making it suitable for range of flexible neuromorphic applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Antipsychotic medications, often prescribed for delirium in intensive care units (ICUs), may contribute to QTc interval prolongation.
Objective: To determine whether antipsychotics increase the QTc interval in patients with delirium in the ICU.
Design, Setting, And Participants: An a priori analysis of a randomized clinical trial in medical/surgical ICUs within 16 centers across the US was conducted.
Background: The Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) is a measure of recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Public surveys rate some GOSE states as worse than death. Direct family experience caring for patients with TBI may impact views of post-TBI disability.
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