This work reports a model and Monte Carlo simulations of excluded volume mediated interactions between colloids and topographically patterned substrates in the presence of thermosensitive depletants. The model is matched to experiments to yield density, free energy, and potential energy landscapes that quantitatively capture particle microstructures varying from immobilized non-close packed configurations to random fluid states. A numerical model of local excluded volume affects is developed to enable computation of local depletion attraction in the presence of arbitrary geometries. Our findings demonstrate a quantitative modeling method to interpret and predict how surface patterns mediate local depletion interactions, which enables the design of colloidal based materials and devices.
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J Oral Maxillofac Surg
December 2024
Professor, Private Practice, Proimtech A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after orthognathic surgery remains one of the most common side effects despite the use of several medications.
Purpose: The study aimed to compare the frequencies of PONV between a combination of metoclopramide with granisetron and granisetron alone.
Study Design, Setting, Sample: A randomized double-blind clinical trial was conducted in 66 consecutive patients who underwent orthognathic surgery at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bezmialem Vakif University.
Ultrasound J
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Hospital, 12631 E 17thAvenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Background: Understanding venous congestion is critical to the management of many illnesses, but assessing volume status can be challenging. The current gold standard for volume status assessment of right heart catheterization (RHC) is invasive, costly, and often unavailable. Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VExUS) is a novel ultrasound protocol for to assessment of venous congestion using the inferior vena cava, hepatic, portal and renal veins.
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January 2025
1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Introduction: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have emerged as a groundbreaking class of antidiabetic medications renowned for their glucose-lowering effects and cardiovascular benefits. Recent studies have suggested that SGLT2 inhibitors may extend their influence beyond glycemic control to impact adipose tissue physiology, particularly within the epicardial adipose depot. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), an actively secretory organ surrounding the heart, has been implicated in the modulation of cardiovascular risk.
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January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, 355000 Fu'an, Fujian China.
Aim: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of open reduction and internal fixation assisted by handheld ultrasound combined with three-dimensional (3D) printing technology in treating multiple rib fractures.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data from 84 patients affected with multiple rib fractures admitted to our hospital between August 2022 and April 2024. After excluding four cases, 80 cases were included in this study.
Acad Radiol
January 2025
Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (X.W., X.C., Y.C., S.C., M.W.). Electronic address:
Rationale And Objectives: To develop and validate a deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) based on T2-weighted MRI to distinguish between borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) and stage I epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) preoperatively.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective multicenter study enrolled 279 patients from three centers, divided into a training set (n = 207) and an external test set (n = 72). The intra- and peritumoral radiomics analysis was employed to develop a combined radiomics model.
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