Simulated assessment of light transport through ischaemic skin flaps.

Currently, free flaps and pedicled flaps are assessed for reperfusion in postoperative care using colour, capillary refill, temperature, texture, and Doppler signal (if available). While these techniques are effective, they are prone to error due to their qualitative nature. In this research, different wavelengths of light were used to quantify the response of ischaemic tissue.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour arising in the submandibular gland.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) are tumours that arise from or differentiate towards cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. They are extremely rare with an incidence of 0.001% in the general population.

trans-Bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexa-fluoro-pentane-2,4-dionato-κO,O')bis-(4-methyl-1,2,3-selenadiazole-κN)copper(II).

In the title compound, [Cu(C(5)HF(6)O(2))(2)(C(3)H(4)N(2)Se)(2)], the Cu(II) atom (site symmetry ) is coordinated by two O,O'-bidentate 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexa-fluoro-2,4-penta-nedione (hp) ligands and two 4-methyl-1,2,3-selenadiazole mol-ecules, resulting in a slightly distorted trans-CuN(2)O(4) octa-hedral geometry in which the cis angles deviate by less than 3° from 90°. The selenadiazole plane is canted at 73.13 (17)° to the square plane defined by the penta-nedionate O atoms.