Patient-Reported Preoperative Depression as a Predictor of Psychosocial Outcomes After Gender-Affirming Facial Feminization Surgery.

Objective: To understand psychosocial functioning before and after gender-affirming facial feminization surgery (FFS) as well as identify predictors of postoperative psychosocial functioning.

Summary Background Data: Few investigations have rigorously explored the impact of gender-affirming FFS on psychosocial functioning in transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals. This knowledge gap hinders the identification of methods to optimize mental health quality-of-life outcomes after FFS and carries repercussions for access to care.

Circular Economy of Construction and Demolition Waste for Nanocomposite Cement: XRD, NMR, Vickers, Voltammetric and EIS Characterization.

In this paper, we present the structural, mechanical and electrical properties of composite cement materials that can be widely used as substituent for cement. We start with the characterization of a composite cement sample using an analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra. The measurements of the Vickers hardness, cyclic and sweep linear voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) of composite cement materials were also recorded.

Nanocomposites Derived from Construction and Demolition Waste for Cement: X-ray Diffraction, Spectroscopic and Mechanical Investigations.

In the production of cement, raw materials can be partially substituted by regenerable waste provided from glasses, construction and demolition waste in order to reduce the environmental problem and burden of landfills. In this study, limestone-silicate composites were synthesized using starting materials such as glass waste and lime, brick, autoclaved aerated concrete (ACC), mortar or plaster waste. The structure and mechanical properties of the nano-composite materials have been studied.

Development of Iron-Silicate Composites by Waste Glass and Iron or Steel Powders.

There is growing interest in the opportunities regarding construction and demolition wastes, such as glass and metal powders, for developing a circular economy and their transformation into new materials. This management and recycling of construction and demolition waste offers environmental benefits and conservation of natural resources. In this paper, new magnetic composite materials were prepared by wet chemical synthesis methods using crushed glasses and iron and steel waste powders as raw materials.

Nanocomposites as Substituent of Cement: Structure and Mechanical Properties.

To date, the scientific research in the field of recycling of construction and demolition wastes was focused on the production of concrete, cements, and bricks. The attainment of these products was limited to the addition of suitable binder contents, such as lime or cement, compaction, and possibly heat treatment, without a concrete recycling method. In this paper, new cement materials consisting of 2.

Identification of three novel HLA class II alleles: HLA-DQA1*02:28, -DQA1*05:01:08:02 and -DQB1*03:02:01:13.

Three novel HLA Class II alleles, -DQA1*02:28, -DQA1*05:01:08:02 and -DQB1*03:02:01:13, characterized in Spanish individuals.

Advanced zirconia ceramics stabilized with yttria and magnesia: Structure and Vickers microhardness.

The samples 8YSZ containing 70, 75, 80 mol% ZrO and other oxides were prepared by. a high temperature solid state reaction process. Using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and spectroscopic methods were evaluated the effect of oxide addition on the properties of yttria-doped zirconia.

Four new HLA-DPA1 intronic variants detected by next-generation sequencing.

Four novel HLA-DPA1 alleles, -DPA1*01:03:01:59, -DPA1*01:03:01:60, -DPA1*02:01:01:30, and -DPA1*02:01:01:31, characterized in Spanish individuals.

Identifying Research-Active Specialists at an Academic Medical Center: A Case Study.

How might one identify, via publicly accessible websites, research-active specialists at an academic medical center? As a case study, health-informatics specialists were identified at two academic medical centers: University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, and University of Maryland-Baltimore. Four types of data about researchers were sought: frequency of publication, frequency of citations, money from grants, and patents. Based on frequency of published articles, one center favored bioinformatics and cardiology, whereas the other produced more results in nursing and radiology.

New HLA-DQB1 intronic variants detected by next-generation sequencing.

Four novel HLA-DQB1 alleles, -DQB1*02:02:01:08, -DQB1*02:01:01:11, -DQB1*03:01:01:30 and -DQB1*03:01:01:36, characterized in Spanish individuals.

Influence of past infection with SARS-CoV-2 on the response to the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in health care workers: Kinetics and durability of the humoral immune response.

Background: SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are an invaluable resource against COVID-19. Current vaccine shortage makes it necessary to prioritize distribution to the most appropriate segments of the population.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of 63 health care workers (HCWs) from a General Hospital.

Description of four new HLA alleles: HLA-B*40:02:01:26, HLA-DQB1*03:01:29, HLA-DQB1*04:02:01:12, and HLA-DPB1*1195:01.

Four novel HLA alleles, HLA-B*40:02:01:26, HLA-DQB1*03:01:01:29, HLA-DQB1*04:02:01:12 and HLA-DPB1*1195:01, detected in Spanish individuals.

Identification of HLA-A*01:01:01:76, -B*15:03:12, -B*49:01:01:14, and -C*04:01:01:115 by next-generation sequencing.

Four novel HLA class I alleles, -A*01:01:01:76, -B*15:03:12, -B*49:01:01:14, and -C*04:01:01:115, detected in Spanish individuals.

Three novel HLA alleles detected in Spanish donors, HLA-A*03:01:93, -C*07:18:08, and -C*03:03:01:41.

Three novel HLA class I alleles, HLA-A*03:01:93, -C*07:18:08, and -C*03:03:01:41, detected in Spanish individuals.

Characterization of three new alleles, HLA-B*08:254, -DQB1*02:172 and -DPB1*1101:01 in Spanish individuals.

Three new HLA-B*08:254, -DQB1*02:172, and -DPB1*1101:01 alleles detected in Spanish individuals.

HLA-A*02:05:01:10, -A*26:01:01:30, -C*07:01:01:75 and -C*07:04:01:12 identified in Spanish donors.

Four new HLA-A*02:05:01:10, A*26:01:01:30, C*07:01:01:75 and C*07:04:01:12 alleles detected in Spanish individuals.

Three new HLA alleles, HLA-A*02:01:01:126, -B*35:01:01:40, and -B*44:02:01:37 detected in Spanish donors.

The new HLA-A*02:01:01:126, B*35:01:01:40, and B*44:02:01:37 alleles characterized in Spanish individuals.

HLA-DQB1*03:01:01:21Q, a novel HLA-DQB1 allele, detected in a Spanish volunteer bone marrow donor.

HLA-DQB1*03:01:01:21Q differs from HLA-DQB1*03:01:01:03 by a single-nucleotide substitution (G → A) at position 1 of intron 3.

Effect of Caregiver's Race and Ethnicity on Acceptance of Passive Immobilization for Their Child's Dental Treatment.

To determine if caregivers' race and ethnicity impact their willingness to accept passive immobilization for their child's dental treatment and to determine if a detailed description of passive immobilization will make caregivers more likely to accept the technique.
Caregivers of one- to 11-year-old patients were recruited in a university pediatric dental clinic. They completed two surveys and reviewed a written and pictorial description of passive immobilization.

Expectancy-Related Changes in Dopaminergic Error Signals Are Impaired by Cocaine Self-Administration.

Addiction is a disorder of behavioral control and learning. While this may reflect pre-existing propensities, drug use also clearly contributes by causing changes in outcome processing in prefrontal and striatal regions. This altered processing is associated with behavioral deficits, including changes in learning.

Possible role of chondroitin sulphate and glucosamine for primary prevention of colorectal cancer. Results from the MCC-Spain study.

A safe and effective colorectal cancer (CRC) chemoprevention agent remains to be discovered. We aim to evaluate the association between the use of glucosamine and/or chondroitin sulphate and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the MCC-Spain study, a case-control study performed in Spain that included 2140 cases of CRC and 3950 population controls. Subjects were interviewed on sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, family and medical history and regular drug use.

Acceptance and Use of Protective Stabilization Devices by Pediatric Dentistry Diplomates in the United States.

Purpose: To assess acceptance and use of protective stabilization devices (PSD) by Pediatric Dentistry Diplomates.

Methods: Surveys were electronically mailed in 2013 to 2922 members of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry's (ABPD) College of Diplomates. Bivariate (assessing provider personal and practice characteristics) and multivariate analyses were performed on reported acceptance and use of PSD.