De novo assembly and annotation of Popillia japonica's genome with initial clues to its potential as an invasive pest.

Background: The spread of Popillia japonica in non-native areas (USA, Canada, the Azores islands, Italy and Switzerland) poses a significant threat to agriculture and horticulture, as well as to endemic floral biodiversity, entailing that appropriate control measures must be taken to reduce its density and limit its further spread. In this context, the availability of a high quality genomic sequence for the species is liable to foster basic research on the ecology and evolution of the species, as well as on possible biotechnologically-oriented and genetically-informed control measures.

Results: The genomic sequence presented and described here is an improvement with respect to the available draft sequence in terms of completeness and contiguity, and includes structural and functional annotations.

3D renal model for surgical planning of partial nephrectomy: A way to improve surgical outcomes.

Objective: to evaluate the impact of 3D model for a comprehensive assessment of surgical planning and quality of partial nephrectomy (PN).

Materials And Methods: 195 patients with cT1-T2 renal mass scheduled for PN were enrolled in two groups: Study Group (n= 100), including patients referred to PN with revision of both 2D computed tomography (CT) imaging and 3D model; Control group (n= 95), including patients referred to PN with revision of 2D CT imaging. Overall, 20 individuals were switched to radical nephrectomy (RN).

Interpreting nephrometry scores with three-dimensional virtual modelling for better planning of robotic partial nephrectomy and predicting complications.

Objective: 3D models are increasingly used as additional preoperative tools for renal surgery. We aim to evaluate the impact of 3D renal models in the assessment of PADUA, RENAL, Contact Surface Area (CSA) and Arterial Based Complexity (ABC) for the prediction of complications after Robot assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN).

Methods And Materials: Overall, 57 patients with T1 and 1 patient with T2 renal mass referred to RAPN, were prospectively enrolled.

Novel Volumetric and Morphological Parameters Derived from Three-dimensional Virtual Modeling to Improve Comprehension of Tumor's Anatomy in Patients with Renal Cancer.

Background: Three-dimensional (3D) models improve the comprehension of renal anatomy.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of novel 3D-derived parameters, to predict surgical outcomes after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).

Design, Setting, And Participants: Sixty-nine patients with cT1-T2 renal mass scheduled for RAPN were included.

The robotic approach improves the outcomes of ERAS protocol after radical cystectomy: A prospective case-control analysis.

Background: Minimally-invasive approach is one of the mainstays of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) introduction has reduced the surgical burden on patient's recovery. Accordingly, ERAS protocol benefits may be more striking in RARC patients.

EZmito: a simple and fast tool for multiple mitogenome analyses.

Complete mitochondrial genome data are frequently applied to address phylogenetic/phylogeographic issues at different taxonomic levels in ecology and evolution. While sample preparation/sequencing is becoming more and more straightforward thanks to dropping costs for next-generation sequencing (NGS), data preparation and visualization remains a manually intensive step that may lead to errors if improperly conducted. We have elaborated, and here introduce, EZmito, a simple and intuitive, freely accessible Web Server aimed at automating some of these tasks.