Management of spontaneous liver hemorrhage in vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome: A case report.

Introduction: Vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular, solid organ, and hollow viscus fragility. Herein we report a patient with vEDS who presented with a large spontaneous subcapsular liver hemorrhage. This case highlights the challenges associated with managing vEDS patients and discusses approaches to optimize their care.

Outcomes of emergency colorectal surgery within a non-colorectal split site service-a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Emergency colorectal surgery carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Subspecialisation and split-site geographically distinct services may lead to critically unwell patients presenting to a non-colorectal specialist centre requiring urgent on-site intervention.

Aims: This study aims to determine outcomes of this high-risk patient cohort.

EELS: Autonomous snake-like robot with task and motion planning capabilities for ice world exploration.

Ice worlds are at the forefront of astrobiological interest because of the evidence of subsurface oceans. Enceladus in particular is unique among the icy moons because there are known vent systems that are likely connected to a subsurface ocean, through which the ocean water is ejected to space. An existing study has shown that sending small robots into the vents and directly sampling the ocean water is likely possible.

Active microbiota persist in dry permafrost and active layer from Elephant Head, Antarctica.

Dry permafrost is a challenging environment for microbial life due to cold, dry, and often oligotrophic conditions. In 2016, Elephant Head, Antarctica, was confirmed as the second site on Earth to contain dry permafrost. It is geographically distinct from the McMurdo Dry Valleys where dry permafrost has been studied previously.