New Composite Packaging Material from Edible Oil By-Product Coated with Paraffin Wax for Dry Apricot Slice Packing Under a Modified Atmosphere.

Composite biopolymer hydrogel as food packaging material, apart from being environmentally favorable, faces high standards set upon food packaging materials. The feature that favors biopolymer film application is their low gas permeability under room conditions and lower relative humidity conditions. However, most biopolymer-based materials show high moisture sensitiveness and limited water vapor permeability, which limits their application for food packaging.

Percutaneous Embolization of No Ligated Vertical Veins After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Return Operation and Risk Factors for Its Persistence.

Background: The vertical vein (VV) ligation during the total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) correction is still controversial. Our study aimed to define the potential risk factors for VV persistence and their percutaneous occlusion.

Methods: The retrospective cohort study included 40 patients (26 males) with TAPVR treated at the tertiary referral center from 2005 to 2024.

Differences between echocardiography and cardiac nuclear magnetic resonance parameters in children with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy.

Objectives: The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect. Patients with BAV frequently develop aortopathy, which depends on the dysfunction and morphotype of the BAV.

Aim: The aim of our study was to compare the echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) findings in BAV patients, and to define the risks of BAV dysfunction and aortopathy.

Esports Physical Exercise/Performance Matrix 1.0 Country Factsheets: a protocol for national, regional, and global annual assessment study protocol.

This protocol helps evaluators gather current data and prepare annual assessments based on specific indicators to provide insights into physical activity among esports players and identify the challenges they face. This manuscript aims to develop a methodology for creating a standardized monitoring system to assess physical exercise and performance in esports players at national, regional, and global levels. This study protocol proposes 20 online sociodemographic indicators to help characterize participating countries and outline each country's demographic profile.