Publications by authors named "R R Naidu"
Background: Fiji is a Pacific Island nation grappling with the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). While genomic technologies are increasingly utilised to understand the emergence and spread of AMR globally, its application to inform outbreak responses in low- and middle-income settings has not been reported.
Methods: Through an established capacity building program, suspected carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) identified at Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Fiji (Jan 2022-Oct 2023) underwent whole genome sequencing and analysis.
The products of incomplete destruction (PIDs) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a substantial ambiguity when employing thermal treatments to remediate PFAS-contaminated materials. In this study, we present new information on PIDs produced in both inert and oxidative environments from five long-chain PFAS, including three now regulated under the U.S.
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- Traditional pain studies have focused on single pain scores, which don't fully capture the complex effects of chronic pain on a person's daily life, mood, and overall quality of life.
- The study evaluated the Nalu™ Neurostimulation System for treating low-back and leg pain through a 90-day follow-up of patients implanted with this device at 15 pain centers in the US.
- Results showed that 94% of participants achieved meaningful improvements in at least two patient-reported outcomes, indicating the system's effectiveness in managing chronic pain.
Background: Preventing disc degeneration remains a clinical challenge; patients experiencing chronic lumbar discogenic pain have limited treatment options. Minimally invasive intradiscal procedures such as allogeneic nucleus pulposus (NP) injection have the potential to fill the treatment gap between failed conservative care and spine surgery.
Objectives: Our study sought to evaluate the magnitude and durability of improvement in back function in patients with chronic lumbar discogenic pain followed for 6 months after a single intradiscal injection of minimally manipulated, off-the-shelf processed NP allograft (VIA Disc NP®, VIVEX Biologics, Inc.
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- Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found many massive-galaxy candidates in the early Universe, stretching further back in time and at lower brightness levels than previously seen.
- These findings initially posed challenges to the Λ cold dark-matter model, but the new study's results show no significant conflicts when accounting for spectroscopic redshifts.
- The research highlights three ultra-massive galaxies that convert a notably high percentage of baryons into stars, suggesting they play a significant role in cosmic star-formation rates at redshifts 5 to 6.