Bone grafting for periprosthetic bone cysts following total ankle arthroplasty.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to assess the success rate and functional outcomes of bone grafting for periprosthetic bone cysts following total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). Additionally, we evaluated the rate of graft incorporation and identified associated predisposing factors using CT scan.

Methods: We reviewed a total of 37 ankles (34 patients) that had undergone bone grafting for periprosthetic bone cysts.

Surgical Excision for Refractory Ischiogluteal Bursitis: A Consecutive Case Series of 21 Patients.

Purpose: A response to conservative treatment is usually obtained in cases of ischiogluteal bursitis. However, the time required to achieve relief of symptoms can vary from days to weeks, and there is a high recurrence rate, thus invasive treatment in addition to conservative treatment can occasionally be effective. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine surgical excision in cases of refractory ischiogluteal bursitis and to evaluate patients' progression and outcome.

In-situ neutron diffraction study of lattice deformation behaviour of commercially pure titanium at cryogenic temperature.

Titanium has a significant potential for the cryogenic industrial fields such as aerospace and liquefied gas storage and transportation due to its excellent low temperature properties. To develop and advance the technologies in cryogenic industries, it is required to fully understand the underlying deformation mechanisms of Ti under the extreme cryogenic environment. Here, we report a study of the lattice behaviour in grain families of Grade 2 CP-Ti during in-situ neutron diffraction test in tension at temperatures of 15-298 K.

The synaptonemal complex central region modulates crossover pathways and feedback control of meiotic double-strand break formation.

The synaptonemal complex (SC) is a proteinaceous structure that mediates homolog engagement and genetic recombination during meiosis. In budding yeast, Zip-Mer-Msh (ZMM) proteins promote crossover (CO) formation and initiate SC formation. During SC elongation, the SUMOylated SC component Ecm11 and the Ecm11-interacting protein Gmc2 facilitate the polymerization of Zip1, an SC central region component.

Mec1 Modulates Interhomolog Crossover and Interplays with Tel1 at Post Double-Strand Break Stages.

During meiosis I, programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) occur to promote chromosome pairing and recombination between homologs. In , Mec1 and Tel1, the orthologs of human ATR and ATM, respectively, regulate events upstream of the cell cycle checkpoint to initiate DNA repair. Tel1 and Mec1 are required for phosphorylating various meiotic proteins during recombination.

Relationships of Lower Lung Fibrosis, Pleural Disease, and Lung Mass with Occupational, Household, Neighborhood, and Slate Roof-Dense Area Residential Asbestos Exposure.

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between various asbestos exposure routes and asbestos-related disorders (ARDs). The study population comprised 11,186 residents of a metropolitan city who lived near asbestos factories, shipyards, or in slate roof-dense areas. ARDs were determined from chest X-rays indicating lower lung fibrosis (LFF), pleural disease (PD), and lung masses (LMs).

Roles of Budding Yeast Hrr25 in Recombination and Sporulation.

Hrr25, a casein kinase 1 δ/ε homolog in budding yeast, is essential to set up mono-orientation of sister kinetochores during meiosis. Hrr25 kinase activity coordinates sister chromatid cohesion via cohesin phosphorylation. Here, we investigated the prophase role of Hrr25 using the auxin-inducible degron system and by ectopic expression of Hrr25 during yeast meiosis.

Meiotic prophase roles of Rec8 in crossover recombination and chromosome structure.

Rec8 is a prominent component of the meiotic prophase chromosome axis that mediates sister chromatid cohesion, homologous recombination and chromosome synapsis. Here, we explore the prophase roles of Rec8. (i) During the meiotic divisions, Rec8 phosphorylation mediates its separase-mediated cleavage.

Identification of Angiogenesis Rich-Viable Myocardium using RGD Dimer based SPECT after Myocardial Infarction.

Cardiac healing after myocardial ischemia is a complex biological process. Advances in understanding of wound healing response have paved the way for clinical testing of novel molecular imaging to improve clinical outcomes. A key factor for assessing myocardial viability after ischemic injury is the evaluation of angiogenesis accompanying increased expression of integrin αvβ3.

Rad61/Wpl1 (Wapl), a cohesin regulator, controls chromosome compaction during meiosis.

Meiosis-specific cohesin, required for the linking of the sister chromatids, plays a critical role in various chromosomal events during meiotic prophase I, such as chromosome morphogenesis and dynamics, as well as recombination. Rad61/Wpl1 (Wapl in other organisms) negatively regulates cohesin functions. In this study, we show that meiotic chromosome axes are shortened in the budding yeast rad61/wpl1 mutant, suggesting that Rad61/Wpl1 negatively regulates chromosome axis compaction.

The association between mental health, chronic disease and sleep duration in Koreans: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Sleep duration holds considerable importance as an indicator of mental/physical health. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between sleep duration, mental health, and chronic disease prevalence in Koreans.

Methods: Of 31,596 subjects eligible for the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010-2012), 17,638 participants who answered items on sleep duration (aged ≥ 19 yrs) were analyzed in a cross-sectional study.

Kinematic Model-Based Pedestrian Dead Reckoning for Heading Correction and Lower Body Motion Tracking.

In this paper, we present a method for finding the enhanced heading and position of pedestrians by fusing the Zero velocity UPdaTe (ZUPT)-based pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) and the kinematic constraints of the lower human body. ZUPT is a well known algorithm for PDR, and provides a sufficiently accurate position solution for short term periods, but it cannot guarantee a stable and reliable heading because it suffers from magnetic disturbance in determining heading angles, which degrades the overall position accuracy as time passes. The basic idea of the proposed algorithm is integrating the left and right foot positions obtained by ZUPTs with the heading and position information from an IMU mounted on the waist.

Coronary CT angiography findings based on smoking status: Do ex-smokers and never-smokers share a low probability of developing coronary atherosclerosis?

The relationship of coronary artery disease (CAD) in ex-smokers has not been elucidated, although smoking is considered to be one of the major risk factors of CAD. We investigate subclinical coronary atherosclerosis (SCA) in asymptomatic subjects with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), according to smoking status, and determine whether ex-smokers share a low probability of developing CAD with never-smokers. We retrospectively enrolled 6930 self-referred asymptomatic adults who underwent both coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and CCTA.

Mitotic cohesin subunit Mcd1 regulates the progression of meiotic recombination in budding yeast.

The cohesin complex holds sister chromatids together and prevents premature chromosome segregation until the onset of anaphase. Mcd1 (also known as Scc1), the α-kleisin subunit of cohesin, is a key regulatory subunit of the mitotic cohesin complex and is required for maintaining sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome organization, and DNA repair. We investigated the function of Mcd1 in meiosis by ectopically expressing Mcd1 during early meiotic prophase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Sodium [¹⁸F]fluoride PET/CT in myocardial infarction.

Purpose: Sodium [(18)F]fluoride (Na[(18)F]F) positron emission tomography with integrated computed tomography (PET/CT) has not been used for imaging myocardial infarction (MI). Here, we aimed to investigate the Na[(18)F]F PET/CT features of MI in a rat model.

Procedures: MI was induced by coronary artery ligation in 8-week-old male Spraque-Dawley rats (300 ± 10 g) and confirmed by triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining.

Characterization of microbial associations in human oral microbiome.

Microorganisms interact with each other within a community. Within the same community, some microorganisms tend to co-exist, whereas some others tend to avoid each other. The association among microorganisms can be revealed by computing the correlation between their abundance patterns that are measured through metagenomic sequencing across multiple communities.

Grade-response relationship between blood pressure and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic adults: assessment with coronary CT angiography.

Hypertension is known to be a strong risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, severity, and plaque characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis according to grade of blood pressure (BP) using coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in asymptomatic adults. We enrolled 8,238 asymptomatic subjects who underwent coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) and CCTA for health screening purposes.

Aspect Ratio Model for Radiation-Tolerant Dummy Gate-Assisted n-MOSFET Layout.

In order to acquire radiation-tolerant characteristics in integrated circuits, a dummy gate-assisted n-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (DGA n-MOSFET) layout was adopted. The DGA n-MOSFET has a different channel shape compared with the standard n-MOSFET. The standard n-MOSFET has a rectangular channel shape, whereas the DGA n-MOSFET has an extended rectangular shape at the edge of the source and drain, which affects its aspect ratio.

Asymptomatic subjects with zero coronary calcium score: coronary CT angiographic features of plaques in event-prone patients.

The aims of this study were: (a) to assess clinical predictors and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) characteristics of noncalcified coronary plaques (NCP) in subjects who had cardiac events despite a zero coronary artery calcium score (CACS), and (b) to describe computed tomography (CT) plaque characteristics in subjects with cardiac events. A total of 7,961 subjects with zero CACS were evaluated; 6,531 subjects underwent CCTA as part of a health check-up. Those who had zero CACS were included in our mid-term follow-up study.

The prevalence and characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic subjects classified as low risk based on traditional risk stratification algorithm: assessment with coronary CT angiography.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic subjects classified as low risk by National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guideline using coronary CT angiography (CCTA).

Design: An observational study.

Setting: A single tertiary referral centre.

Relationship between amount of cigarette smoking and coronary atherosclerosis on coronary CTA in asymptomatic individuals.

Current smoking is a powerful independent predictor of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals. Many researchers have suggested a cigarette dose-response relationship between smoking and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. Our study purposes were (a) to investigate the prevalence and plaque characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic smokers and (b) to assess the cigarette dose-response relationship between smoking and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis using coronary CT angiography (CTA).

Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in young adults: prevalence, characteristics, predictors with coronary computed tomography angiography.

The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics and predictors of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in young adults. The study also evaluated predictors of cardiac events. We retrospectively enrolled 914 self-referred asymptomatic subjects under the age of 45 (552 men, 362 women) who had undergone both coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and coronary artery calcium scoring.

Aborted myocardial infarction: evaluation of changes in area at risk, late gadolinium enhancement, and perfusion over time and comparison with overt myocardial infarction.

Objective: The objective of our study was to analyze comprehensive MRI findings of aborted myocardial infarction (MI) in terms of the area at risk, late enhancement, and perfusion on initial and follow-up studies compared with overt MI.

Subjects And Methods: Eleven cases of aborted MI and 18 cases of overt MI were included in this study. We evaluated the location and signal pattern of infarction on both T2-weighted imaging and delayed enhancement MRI.

Characterization of physiologic 18F-FDG uptake with PET-CT in dogs.

We evaluated the whole body distribution of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) in seven beagle dogs using positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The mean and maximum standard uptake values (SUV) for various tissues were computed. The SUV of the aortic blood pool was 0.