Benefits of RENEW: A Faith-Infused, Game-Based Social-Emotional Intervention: Evidence from a Pilot Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial on Primary School Children in Taiwan.

Social-emotional competence (SEC) enables children to build successful relationships and reduces the risk of mental issues. It has been demonstrated that implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) programs helps develop students' SEC and that better results are obtained utilizing gamification. This paper illustrates the impact of the faith-infused, game-based intervention RENEW (REsilience iN Emotional and behavioral Well-being) on primary school students' SEC.

Long-term facial nerve outcome in surgically treated petrous bone cholesteatoma patients.

Introduction: The term petrous bone cholesteatoma (PBC) represents a slow-growing epidermal lesion arising from the petrous part of the temporal bone. It is a rare incidence accounting for only 4-9% of all petrous bone lesions. PBC represents a real surgical challenge due to its complex relationship with critical neurovascular structures.

Observations on an Aggregation of Grey Reef Sharks () in the Mozambique Channel Off the Coast of Nosy Be (Madagascar) and Tools for Photo-Identification-A New Aggregation Nursery Site?

Following preliminary underwater observations of about 1000 h carried out monthly between 2012 and 2023 (except the years 2021 and 2022), 23 specimens of grey reef sharks were spotted and photo-identified off the coast of Nosy Be in Madagascar, on an emerging reef called "Mokarran" at a depth between 15 and 30 m. Over 10 years of observations, eight specimens were re-sighted, identified with a non-invasive photo-identification technique of part of the first dorsal and the caudal fin, and one specimen was re-identified after 1982 days from the first sighting, i.e.

Cochlear implantation in otosclerosis: surgical and audiological outcomes between ossified and non-ossified cochlea.

Aim: To evaluate (1) Audiological and surgical outcomes in patients with otosclerosis following cochlear implantation. (2) surgical difficulties and outcomes between both groups. (3) Audiological outcomes between both groups.

Effects of one session of theta or high alpha neurofeedback on EEG activity and working memory.

Neurofeedback techniques provide participants immediate feedback on neuronal signals, enabling them to modulate their brain activity. This technique holds promise to unveil brain-behavior relationship and offers opportunities for neuroenhancement. Establishing causal relationships between modulated brain activity and behavioral improvements requires rigorous experimental designs, including appropriate control groups and large samples.

Head and neck paragangliomas: Recent advances in translational and clinical research and guidelines for patient care.

Head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGLs), rare neuroendocrine tumors that mainly arise from parasympathetic ganglia along the cranial nerves, are challenging due to anatomic origin, tendency to aggressive neurovascular and skull base infiltration, unpredictable metastatic potential, radio-chemoresistance, and risk of multiplicity. Symptoms range from mild to life threatening depending on location/size, but rarely relate to catecholamine excess. Risk factors include female sex and pathogenic germline variants in genes affecting hypoxia signaling (foremost succinate dehydrogenase genes).

Gruppo Otologico's Experience in Managing the So-Called Inoperable Tympanojugular Paraganglioma.

: to identify advanced or "so-called inoperable" cases of tympanojugular paragangliomas (PGLs) and analyze how each case is surgically managed and followed afterward. : a retrospective case series study. Out of 262 type C and D TJPs and more than 10 cases of advanced or so-called inoperable cases, files of 6 patients with a diagnosis of advanced tympanojugular PGLs who were referred to an otology and skull-base center between 1996 and 2021 were reviewed to analyze management and surgical outcomes.

Masseteric-facial anastomosis and hypoglossal-facial anastomosis after lateral skull base and middle ear surgery.

Introduction: Lateral skull base (LSB) and middle ear pathologies often involve the facial nerve (FN), and their treatment may require FN sacrifice. Cases with unidentifiable proximal stump or intact FN with complete FN palsy, necessitate FN anastomosis with another motor nerve in order to restore innervation to the mimicking musculature. The results of hypoglossal-to-facial nerve anastomosis (HFA) and masseteric-facial nerve anastomosis in patients with facial paralysis after middle ear and LSB surgeries, are presented and compared.

Surgical management of chondrosarcomas of the skull-base and temporal bone.

Objectives: To analyze the overall long-term outcome of surgically treated skull base and temporal bone chondrosarcomas.

Methods: The medical records of patients with surgically treated skull base and temporal bone chondrosarcomas between 1983 and 2024 were thoroughly evaluated.

Results: Out of a total of over 5000 skull base surgeries performed at our center, only 29 patients had histopathologically confirmed chondrosarcomas of the skull base and temporal bone.

Customized Vestibular Rehabilitation for Vestibular Schwannoma Excision via Translabyrinthine Approach: A Single-Center Experience.

To evaluate the effectiveness of intensive customized vestibular rehabilitation after vestibular schwannoma (VS) excision. 52 patients who underwent VS removal via a translabyrinthine approach from 2020 to 2022 were involved in this study. Bedside examination, video head impulse test (vHIT), functional head impulse test (fHIT), and the dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) were performed before and after the rehabilitation, which consisted of 10 sessions of specifically designed vestibular, visual, and physical integrated training.

Management of Petrous Bone Cholesteatoma: The Gruppo Otologico Experience.

Background: The term petrous bone cholesteatoma (PBC) refers to lesions extending deep to the bony labyrinth via superior, inferior, and posterior cell tracts. PBC is a rare incidence accounting for only 4-9% of petrous bone lesions. Lesions of petrous bone represent a real surgical challenge due to its complex relationship with critical neurovascular structures.

Long-Term Surgical Outcome of Class A and B Tympanomastoid Paragangliomas.

Objective: To analyze the long-term facial function as well as overall postoperative condition in surgically treated tympanomastoid PGL patients.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Method: The medical records of patients with surgically managed class A and B tympanomastoid PGLs between 1983 and 2023 were thoroughly evaluated.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with β-Thalassemia that Underwent Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Background: β-Thalassemia major (β-TM) represents one of the most important hemoglobinopathies worldwide. Remarkable improvements have been achieved in supportive therapy based on blood transfusions and iron chelation, and nowadays, this approach is capable of assuring a long life in these patients in industrialized countries. The only curative treatment is represented by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

SiN integrated photonic components in the visible to near-infrared spectral region.

Integrated photonics has emerged as one of the most promising platforms for quantum applications. The performances of quantum photonic integrated circuits (QPIC) necessitate a demanding optimization to achieve enhanced properties and tailored characteristics with more stringent requirements with respect to their classical counterparts. In this study, we report on the simulation, fabrication, and characterization of a series of fundamental components for photons manipulation in QPIC based on silicon nitride.

Let the Body Talk: Preliminary Data of an Open Trial of Dance Movement Therapy for Eating Disorders.

Background: There is growing support for considering Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) as an effective approach to improving physical and psychological symptoms in eating disorders (ED), but additional evidence is needed. The current study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a DMT intervention for inpatients with ED during an in-hospital rehabilitation program for ED in reducing emotion dysregulation and alexithymia and improving interoceptive awareness.

Methods: Forty-nine consecutive inpatient young women with ED (aged between 18 and 34 years) recruited from a clinical center for the rehabilitation of obesity and ED received four group sessions of DMT intervention.

Tumor progression in tympanojugular paragangliomas: the role of radiotherapy and wait and scan.

Introduction: Tympanojugular paragangliomas (TJ PGLs) are rare tumors characterized by bone infiltration and erosion and a close relationship with critical structures, such as cranial nerves and internal carotid artery. For these reasons, their management represents a tough challenge. Since the fifties, radio-therapy (RT) has been proposed as an alternative treatment aimed at avoiding tumor progression.