Long-Term Results of the Linear Incision Technique With Tissue Reduction Versus Tissue Preservation for Inserting Bone-Anchored Hearing Implants: The Ongoing Optimization in Bone Implant Surgery.

Objective: To compare the long-term outcomes of the linear incision technique with tissue reduction (LIT-TR) and the linear incision technique with tissue preservation (LIT-TP) for inserting bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs).

Study Design: Single-center retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Large general teaching hospital.

Boosting Dimethyl Carbonate Production from CO and Methanol using Ceria-Ionic Liquid Catalyst.

As a crucial strategy towards a sustainable chemical industry, the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from renewable carbon dioxide (CO) and methanol (MeOH) is studied using CeO nanoparticles modified with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen carbonate ([BMIm][HCO]) devoid of stoichiometric dehydrating agents. The synthesized CeO@[BMIm][HCO] catalyst having high thermal stability harnesses the unique physicochemical properties of CeO and the ionic liquid to exhibit a DMC yield of 10.4 % and a methanol conversion of 16.

A Preliminary Study Exploring the Relationship between Occupational Health Hazards and Gut Microbiota among Firefighters.

Firefighters are exposed to occupational hazards and have a higher prevalence of health issues. The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in the immune, endocrine, and neural systems, and disruptions in its composition can impact health outcomes. This pilot study aimed to investigate the potential association between occupational factors, changes in gut microbiota, and the development of adverse health outcomes in firefighters.

Atomic Level Interactions and Suprastructural Configuration of Plant Cell Wall Polymers in Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquids.

Ionic liquids (ILs) have been widely investigated for the pretreatment and deconstruction of lignocellulosic feedstocks. However, the modes of interaction between IL-anions and cations, and plant cell wall polymers, namely, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, as well as the resulting ultrastructural changes are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the atomic level and suprastructural interactions of microcrystalline cellulose, birchwood xylan, and organosolv lignin with 1,3-dialkylimidazolium ILs having varying sizes of carboxylate anions.

The triticale mature pollen and stigma proteomes - assembling the proteins for a productive encounter.

Triticeae crops are major contributors to global food production and ensuring their capacity to reproduce and generate seeds is critical. However, despite their importance our knowledge of the proteins underlying Triticeae reproduction is severely lacking and this is not only true of pollen and stigma development, but also of their pivotal interaction. When the pollen grain and stigma are brought together they have each accumulated the proteins required for their intended meeting and accordingly studying their mature proteomes is bound to reveal proteins involved in their diverse and complex interactions.