Prediction of Work from Home and Musculoskeletal Discomfort: An Investigation of Ergonomic Factors in Work Arrangements and Home Workstation Setups Using the COVID-19 Experience.

The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for office workers to experience work from home (WFH). The aims of this study are to investigate the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) and the work conditions of homeworkers during WFH as well as to evaluate the association and predicted risk of ergonomic factors and MSD. A total of 232 homeworkers completed questionnaires.

Structural region essential for amyloid fibril formation in cytochrome elucidated by optical trapping.

Amyloid fibril formation of cytochrome is spatially and temporally controlled with a combined method of disulfide bond cross-linking of cysteine-introduced variants and optical trapping, identifying that the structural change in the region containing Ala83 is essential for the amyloid fibril formation.

Prevalence of cytomegalovirus DNAemia and genotypic distribution among childbearing mothers and neonates in Taiwan.

Background: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of neurologic disabilities and sensorineural hearing loss in children. However, in Taiwan, there is limited information on the genotypic diversity and prevalence of perinatal CMV infection in both mothers and neonates. The aim of this study was to screen samples from both mothers and umbilical cord blood for CMV at the time of delivery and to determine the CMV genotypic distribution.

Internal Versus External Fixation of Charcot Midfoot Deformity Realignment.

Internal and external fixation techniques have been described for realignment and arthrodesis of Charcot midfoot deformity. There currently is no consensus on the optimal method of surgical reconstruction. This systematic review compared the clinical results of surgical realignment with internal and external fixation, specifically in regard to return to functional ambulation, ulcer occurrence, nonunion, extremity amputation, unplanned further surgery, deep infection, wound healing problems, peri- or intraoperative fractures, and total cases with any complication.

Risk factors of recurrence and complication in radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia in children and adolescents.

Background: To compare potential risk factors for complications and recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation in symptomatic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia in children and adolescents.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 213 consecutive patients with symptomatic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia who underwent both electrophysiological study and radiofrequency catheter ablation, divided these patients into two groups, children (age < 12 years) and adolescents (12 < or = rage, 18 years), and compared the location of the accessory pathway, success rate, recurrence rate, complications, presence of congenital heart disease, presence of intermittent ventricular pre-excitation, and presence of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in the two groups.

Results: The position of the accessory pathway was mostly right sided in children (61.