Publications by authors named "S D Mansfield"
Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are multi-disciplinary approaches to standardize perioperative care. This is the first prospective, multi-institutional study to evaluate ERAS in pediatric patients undergoing abdominal tumor resections.
Methods: All patients >1-month-old undergoing abdominal tumor resection at one of three children's hospitals between 2020 and 2022 were eligible.
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- Pediatric breast masses in children and adolescents are mostly benign, but rare malignant cases require quick identification and treatment to protect developing breast tissue.
- Evaluation starts with a detailed history and physical exam, followed by ultrasound for further characterization, and in some cases, observation is adequate instead of surgery.
- Pediatric surgeons play a key role in managing these cases, and an established algorithm recommends careful diagnosis and treatment, with a multidisciplinary approach for malignant lesions.
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- The coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) is a major pest for coconuts and oil palms in tropical regions, especially in Pacific islands, where a new variant has emerged causing substantial damage.
- Research focused on using the fungus Metarhizium spp. as a biopesticide to control the CRB, identifying different fungal isolates from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands for their effectiveness.
- The most effective isolate, M. majus AgR-F717, achieved 100% mortality of a CRB variant in lab tests, showed promising results in the field by infecting CRB and dispersing effectively from breeding sites, suggesting its potential as a biological control option.
Cellulose is a critical component of secondary cell walls (CWs) and woody tissues of plants. Cellulose synthase (CESA) complexes (CSCs) produce cellulose as they move within the plasma membrane, extruding glucan chains into the CW that coalesce and often crystallize into cellulose fibrils. Here we examine COBRA-LIKE4 (COBL4), a GPI-anchored protein on the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane that is required for normal cellulose deposition in secondary CWs.
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