Four Salmonella serotypes which had been subjected to either 15 or 20 cycles of irradiation and subculture were examined for possible changes induced by the treatment. With three serotypes virulence remained unchanged, and with one serotype a reduction had occurred. A few minor changes in the biochemical characteristics occurred in some instances, but with all cultures the serological property was affected to some extent. Lag times and growth rates of the treated cultures were not altered, but the maximal viable population was usually less than that for untreated cultures.
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Lasers Med Sci
January 2025
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
To assess and compare two techniques of low-level laser application-transgingival (TLLLT) and intrasulcular (ILLLT)-used in photobiomodulation as an adjunct to basic periodontal therapy (BPT) in patients with periodontitis. A randomized, split-mouth, double-blind clinical trial was conducted, selecting three diseased periodontal sites from different quadrants in each patient. These sites were assigned to one of three treatment groups: SRP (control), SRP + TLLLT (test 1), and SRP + ILLLT (test 2).
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January 2025
ELZA Institute AG, Bahnhofstrasse 15, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland.
Background: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is the most challenging corneal infection to treat, with conventional therapies often proving ineffective. While photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) with riboflavin/UV-A has shown success in treating bacterial and fungal keratitis, and PACK-CXL with rose bengal/green light has demonstrated promise in fungal keratitis, neither approach has been shown to effectively eradicate AK. This case study explores a novel combined same-session treatment approach using both riboflavin/UV-A and rose bengal/green light in a single procedure.
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January 2025
Servicio Oncologia Radioterápica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Andalusian Health Service, Seville, Spain.
Background: In this study, we evaluate the accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of large language models in extracting and structuring information from free-text clinical reports, particularly in identifying and classifying patient comorbidities within oncology electronic health records. We specifically compare the performance of gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 and gpt-4-1106-preview models against that of specialized human evaluators.
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January 2025
Anhui Agricultural University, Materials and Chemistry, CHINA.
Traditional photopolymerizations generally requires an initiator for initiating the polymerization while few cases have created degradable chemical bonds. Moreover, the migration instability and cytotoxicity of photo initiators are posing issues to human health and the environment. In this work, we discovered an initiator-free photo polycondensation system (IFPPC) between polymercaptans and aldehyde monomers, producing high strength plastic materials with exchangeable and degradable dithioacetal groups.
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December 2024
Department of Radiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Objectives: The accurate assessment of lymph node metastasis (LNM) can facilitate clinical decision-making on radiotherapy or radical hysterectomy (RH) in cervical adenocarcinoma (AC)/adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC). This study aims to develop a deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) to preoperatively evaluate LNM in cervical AC/ASC.
Materials And Methods: A total of 652 patients from a multicenter were enrolled and randomly allocated into primary, internal, and external validation cohorts.
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