Prokaryotic morphological features and maintenance activities governed by seasonal productivity conditions.

Prokaryotic maintenance respiration and associated metabolic activities constitute a considerable proportion of the total respiration of carbon to CO2 in the ocean's mixed layer. However, seasonal influences on prokaryotic maintenance activities in terms of morphological and metabolic adaptations at low (winter) and high productivity (summer) are still unclear. To address this, we examined the natural prokaryotic communities at the mesocosm scale to analyse the differences in their morphological features and gene expression at low and high maintenance respiration, experimentally manipulated with the specific growth rate.

Microeukaryote community coalescence strengthens community stability and elevates diversity.

Mixing of entire microbial communities represents a frequent, yet understudied phenomenon. Here, we mimicked estuarine condition in a microcosm experiment by mixing a freshwater river community with a brackish sea community and assessed the effects of both environmental and community coalescences induced by varying mixing processes on microeukaryotic communities. Signs of shifted community composition of coalesced communities towards the sea parent community suggest asymmetrical community coalescence outcome, which, in addition, was generally less impacted by environmental coalescence.

Electronic Nose for Improved Environmental Methane Monitoring.

Reducing emissions of the key greenhouse gas methane (CH) is increasingly highlighted as being important to mitigate climate change. Effective emission reductions require cost-effective ways to measure CH to detect sources and verify that mitigation efforts work. We present here a novel approach to measure methane at atmospheric concentrations by means of a low-cost electronic nose strategy where the readings of a few sensors are combined, leading to errors down to 33 ppb and coefficients of determination, , up to 0.

Timing resolution in double-sided silicon photon-counting computed tomography detectors.

Purpose: Our purpose is to investigate the timing resolution in edge-on silicon strip detectors for photon-counting spectral computed tomography. Today, the timing for detection of individual x-rays is not measured, but in the future, timing information can be valuable to accurately reconstruct the interactions caused by each primary photon.

Approach: We assume a pixel size of and a detector with double-sided readout with low-noise CMOS electronics for pulse processing for every pixel on each side.

Prokaryotic maintenance respiration and growth efficiency field patterns reproduced by temperature and nutrient control at mesocosm scale.

The distribution of prokaryotic metabolism between maintenance and growth activities has a profound impact on the transformation of carbon substrates to either biomass or CO . Knowledge of key factors influencing prokaryotic maintenance respiration is, however, highly limited. This mesocosm study validated the significance of prokaryotic maintenance respiration by mimicking temperature and nutrients within levels representative of winter and summer conditions.

Co-occurrences enhance our understanding of aquatic fungal metacommunity assembly and reveal potential host-parasite interactions.

Our knowledge of aquatic fungal communities, their assembly, distributions and ecological roles in marine ecosystems is scarce. Hence, we aimed to investigate fungal metacommunities of coastal habitats in a subarctic zone (northern Baltic Sea, Sweden). Using a novel joint species distribution model and network approach, we quantified the importance of biotic associations contributing to the assembly of mycoplankton, further, detected potential biotic interactions between fungi-algae pairs, respectively.

Interprofessional simulation-based team-training and self-efficacy in emergency medicine situations.

Teamwork quality has been shown to influence patient safety, and simulation-based team-training (SBTT) is an effective means to increase this quality. However, long-term effects are rarely studied. This study aims to investigate the long-term effects of interprofessional SBTT in emergency medicine in terms of global confidence, self-efficacy in interprofessional communication and in emergency medicine situations.

1-μm spatial resolution in silicon photon-counting CT detectors.

Spatial resolution for current scintillator-based computed tomography (CT) detectors is limited by the pixel size of about 1 mm. Direct conversion photon-counting detector prototypes with silicon- or cadmium-based detector materials have lately demonstrated spatial resolution equivalent to about 0.3 mm.

A digital nervous system aiming toward personalized IoT healthcare.

Body area networks (BANs), cloud computing, and machine learning are platforms that can potentially enable advanced healthcare outside the hospital. By applying distributed sensors and drug delivery devices on/in our body and connecting to such communication and decision-making technology, a system for remote diagnostics and therapy is achieved with additional autoregulation capabilities. Challenges with such autarchic on-body healthcare schemes relate to integrity and safety, and interfacing and transduction of electronic signals into biochemical signals, and vice versa.

Silicon photon-counting detector for full-field CT using an ASIC with adjustable shaping time.

Photon-counting silicon strip detectors are attracting interest for use in next-generation CT scanners. For CT detectors in a clinical environment, it is desirable to have a low power consumption. However, decreasing the power consumption leads to higher noise.

NFC Powered Implantable Temperature Sensor.

Inductively powered 99% accurate implantable temperature sensor is designed, characterized and the findings are presented in this paper. The implantable sensors deliver a continuous temperature reading to external storage or readout devices via Near Field Communication interface. A 2.

Perioperative Management in Patients With Undergoing Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Oral Surgery - A Multicentric Questionnaire Survey.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to survey the current opinions of hospitals and medical practices concerning the perioperative management of patients undergoing direct oral anticoagulant therapy (DOAC) and discuss recommendations for the clinical practice.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire with 13 topics and multiple ordinal-polytomous subitems was designed and sent to 120 Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, as well as to 85 oral and maxillofacial/oral surgeons in medical offices in Hamburg, Germany. The data were statistically evaluated by Chi-square, Fisher's exact and Jonckheere-Terpstra tests.

Three Sisters With Heterozygous Gene Variants of Maternal Hypercalcemia, New-Onset Hypertension, and Neonatal Hypoglycemia.

Unlabelled: Gene variants of , which encodes the enzyme 24-hydroxylase, are a most unusual cause of maternal hypercalcemia. Loss-of-function mutations in result in impaired dehydroxylation of active vitamin D (calcitriol). Secondary to this hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria and suppressed parathyroid hormone (P-PTH) can develop.

Repair of Occipital Bone Defects in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 by Means of CAD/CAM Prefabricated Titanium Plates.

Certain skeletal defects may develop in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common tumor-suppressor syndrome, such as cranial lesions confined to the lambdoid suture region. Here, we report on the repair of osseous defects of occipital bone in a NF1 patient with history of skull trauma and tumorous hemorrhage. Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)-assisted devices were applied to safely close the bone defects.

Evaluation of Periodontal Space Widening in Patients with Antiresorptive Drug-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (ARONJ) on Panoramic Radiographs.

Background/aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a potential widening of the periodontal space as an initial measurable imaging criterium on panoramic radiographs in patients with the diagnosis of antiresorptive drug related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of panoramic radiographs of 16 patients (12 females and 4 males; mean age is 70.5 years, standard deviation is 14 years) was performed, over a period of 12 months with the diagnosis of ARONJ.

Importance of Bacterial Maintenance Respiration in a Subarctic Estuary: a Proof of Concept from the Field.

Bacterial respiration contributes to atmospheric carbon dioxide accumulation and development of hypoxia and is a critical, often overlooked, component of ecosystem function. This study investigates the concept that maintenance respiration is a significant proportion of bacterial respiration at natural nutrient levels in the field, advancing our understanding of bacterial living conditions and energy strategies. Two river-sea transects of respiration and specific growth rates were analyzed representing low- and high-productivity conditions (by in situ bacterial biomass production) in a subarctic estuary, using an established ecophysiological linear model (the Pirt model) estimating maintenance respiration.

Sensitivity and specificity of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of cervical sentinel lymph node biopsy after mapping with indocyanine green fluorescence (ICG) for imaging early-stage oral cancer.

Patients And Methods: A sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was performed during a selective neck dissection (SND) in 20 patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC, cT1 or cT2, N0 status). The sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) were identified using an infrared video camera after ICG injection.

Free flap surgery in Europe: an interdisciplinary survey.

Free flap surgery is essential for the aesthetic and functional reconstruction of various parts of the body. The aim of this study was to compare current concepts of perioperative flap management between ENT, craniomaxillofacial, and plastic surgeons. A European survey was conducted among 570 surgical departments, covering all aspects of free flap surgery.

Functional donor site morbidity longer than one year after fibula free flap: A prospective biomechanical analysis.

Objectives: The fibula free flap is the workhorse procedure for osseous reconstruction. The objective of this study was to investigate long-term functional outcomes of the harvesting site.

Patients And Methods: About 19 patients (10 male, 9 female, mean age 58.

Effect of Corticosteroids and Cyclophosphamide on Sex Hormone Profiles in Male Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Systemic Sclerosis.

Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) are autoimmune diseases that predominantly affect female patients, and therefore fewer investigations have been conducted in men. The aim of this study was to analyze sex hormone levels in male patients with SLE and those with SSc, compared to matched controls, in relation to the use of corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide (CYC).

Methods: Sex hormone levels were measured in fasting blood samples from male patients with SLE (n = 71) and those with SSc (n = 29) and compared to population-based, age-matched male controls.

Obstacles in spatial evaluation of CBCT-reformatted panoramic imaging.

Objectives: Conventional panoramic radiography (cPR) underlines procedure-related limitations in the display of objects. CBCT is presumed to overcome these constraints. To virtualize a cPR view, reformatted panoramic images (rPIs) can be generated.

Browsing the Real World using Organic Electronics, Si-Chips, and a Human Touch.

Organic electronics have been developed according to an orthodox doctrine advocating "all-printed'', "all-organic'' and "ultra-low-cost'' primarily targeting various e-paper applications. In order to harvest from the great opportunities afforded with organic electronics potentially operating as communication and sensor outposts within existing and future complex communication infrastructures, high-quality computing and communication protocols must be integrated with the organic electronics. Here, we debate and scrutinize the twinning of the signal-processing capability of traditional integrated silicon chips with organic electronics and sensors, and to use our body as a natural local network with our bare hand as the browser of the physical world.

Prospective biomechanical evaluation of donor site morbidity after radial forearm free flap.

Although the radial forearm free flap (RFF) is a commonly-used microvascular flap for orofacial reconstruction, we are aware of few prospective biomechanical studies of the donor site. We have therefore evaluated the donor site morbidity biomechanically of 30 consecutive RFF for orofacial reconstruction preoperatively and three months postoperatively. This included the Mayo wrist score, the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score, grip strength, followed by tip pinch, key pinch, palmar pinch, and range of movement of the wrist.

Postoperative bleeding risk for oral surgery under continued rivaroxaban anticoagulant therapy.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of postoperative bleeding complications after oral procedures performed under continued mono or dual anticoagulation therapy with rivaroxaban (and aspirin).

Methods: This retrospective single-center observational study included 52 oral procedures performed under continued oral anticoagulant therapy with rivaroxaban (20 mg/day). Among them, two procedures were performed under continued dual therapy with aspirin (100 mg/day) added to the regimen.

Long-term biomechanical analysis of donor site morbidity after radial forearm free flap.

Background: Although the radial forearm free flap (RFF) is a commonly used microvascular graft for head and neck reconstruction, long-term biomechanical results regarding donor site morbidity are rare.

Patients And Methods: In a prospective panel study, 32 patients were included. Biomechanical assessment was performed preoperatively, three months postoperatively and two years postoperatively.