Stable and Versatile Pd Precursors for the Preparation of Robust Pd Catalysts Under Continuous-Flow.

To achieve global sustainability, the chemical and engineering communities require the development of versatile precursors that can be used to synthesize robust catalysts. To meet this demand, we developed a new Pd precursor for highly efficiently incorporating fine Pd-metal into supports. An atmospherically stable Pd precursor (Pd-80) was prepared by thermally promoting the aerobic oxidation of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium.

In Vivo Imaging of Acute Hindlimb Ischaemia in Rat Model: A Pre-Clinical PET Study.

Background: To better understand ischaemia-related molecular alterations, temporal changes in angiogenic Aminopeptidase N (APN/CD13) expression and glucose metabolism were assessed with PET using a rat model of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Methods: The mechanical occlusion of the base of the left hindlimb triggered using a tourniquet was applied to establish the ischaemia/reperfusion injury model in Fischer-344 rats. 2-[F]FDG and [Ga]Ga-NOTA-c(NGR) PET imaging performed 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 days post-ischaemia induction was followed by Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining for APN/CD13 in ischaemic and control muscle tissue extracts.

Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier.

Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a commonly performed knee surgery and prior arthroscopic meniscectomy (AM) has been linked to an increased risk of TKA in the general population.

Objective: To study the relationship between AM and TKA among injured workers whose medical care is paid for under workers' compensation (WC).

Method: A total of 17,247 lost-time claims depicting all arthroscopic knee surgical procedures performed from 2007 to 2017 were followed to the end of 2022 and analyzed.

Molecular imaging of bacterial outer membrane vesicles based on bacterial surface display.

The important roles of bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) in various diseases and their emergence as a promising platform for vaccine development and targeted drug delivery necessitates the development of imaging techniques suitable for quantifying their biodistribution with high precision. To address this requirement, we aimed to develop an OMV specific radiolabeling technique for positron emission tomography (PET). A novel bacterial strain (E.

Development and validation of a novel TNM staging N-classification of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: For oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), extent of extranodal extension (ENE) (minor, ≤2 mm; major, >2 mm) is differentially prognostic, whereas limitations exist with the 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer TNM N-classification (TNM-8-N).

Methods: Resected OSCC patients at four centers were included and extent of ENE was recorded. Thresholds for optimal overall survival (OS) discrimination of lymph node (LN) features were established.

Maintenance Chemotherapy for Patients with Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Maintenance chemotherapy (MC) defines the administration of prolonged relatively low-intensity chemotherapy with the aim of "maintaining" tumor complete remission. This paper aims to report an update of the RMS2005 trial, which demonstrated better survival for patients with high-risk localized rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) when MC with vinorelbine and low-dose cyclophosphamide was added to standard chemotherapy, and to discuss the published experience on MC in RMS. In the RMS2005 study, the outcome for patients receiving MC vs.

The role of TLR7 agonists in modulating COVID-19 severity in subjects with loss-of-function TLR7 variants.

We investigate the mechanism associated with the severity of COVID-19 in men with TLR7 mutation. Men with loss-of-function (LOF) mutations in TLR7 had severe COVID-19. LOF mutations in TLR7 increased the risk of critical COVID by 16.

Remission: does it already exist in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis?

Background: Remission, defined as absence of symptoms and objective markers of disease, is emerging as the penultimate goal in the management of several chronic diseases. The concept of remission, well-established in Rheumatology as well as Gastroenterology, is currently emerging in Respiratory Medicine for asthma. It is interesting to consider whether the disease remission concept might successfully be applied to Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP).

The Balance between Hydrophobicity/Aromaticity and Positively Charged Residues May Influence the Cell Penetration Ability.

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are commonly modified to increase their cellular uptake, alter the mechanism of penetration or enhance their endosomal release. Earlier, we described the internalization enhancement ability of the 4-((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)azo)benzoyl (Dabcyl) group. We proved that this modification on the N-terminus of tetra- and hexaarginine enhanced their cellular uptake.

Study on Breast Cancer in Kazakhstan Using the Functional Time Series.

Aim: In Kazakhstan and Central Asia, breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy among women. However, no large-scale study on breast cancer using the functional time series approach has been carried out in Kazakhstan.

Methods: A functional assessment of the age-period-cohort model (APC) and the survival rate (period 2017-2021) was used in the retrospective study.

MASCC guideline: cannabis for cancer-related pain and risk of harms and adverse events.

Background: Approximately 18% of patients with cancer use cannabis at one time as palliation or treatment for their cancer. We performed a systematic review of randomized cannabis cancer trials to establish a guideline for its use in pain and to summarize the risk of harm and adverse events when used for any indication in cancer patients.

Methods: A systematic review of randomized trials with or without meta-analysis was carried out from MEDLINE, CCTR, Embase, and PsychINFO.

Evaluation of the sexual function of men in Kazakhstan during 2021-2022: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Assessing male sexual function is an important public health issue in every country. In Kazakhstan, there are currently no reliable statistics on male sexual function. The study aimed at the assessment of sexual function in men in Kazakhstan.

A Deep Probabilistic Sensing and Learning Model for Brain Tumor Classification With Fusion-Net and HFCMIK Segmentation.

Implementation of an artificial intelli gence-based medical diagnosis tool for brain tumor classification, which is called the BTFSC-Net. Medical images are preprocessed using a hybrid probabilistic wiener filter (HPWF) The deep learning convolutional neural network (DLCNN) was utilized to fuse MRI and CT images with robust edge analysis (REA) properties, which are used to identify the slopes and edges of source images. Then, hybrid fuzzy c-means integrated k-means (HFCMIK) clustering is used to segment the disease affected region from the fused image.

Design and Development of a Triple-Band Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Antenna for Sensing Applications.

In this article, a triple-band quad-element stacked multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna is proposed for sensing applications. Each radiating element of the presented MIMO antenna consists of a diagonally truncated square patch, which is proximity coupled to the elliptical radiating patch. The proposed MIMO antenna is designed to resonate for three frequencies (4.

Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Purpose: To assess the visual outcome of cataract surgery in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Design: Retrospective, noncomparative clinical study.

Methods: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data of patients with RP who were undergoing cataract surgery were collected from several expertise centers across Europe.

Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC.

DUNE is a dual-site experiment for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies, neutrino astrophysics and nucleon decay searches. ProtoDUNE Dual Phase (DP) is a 6   6   6 m liquid argon time-projection-chamber (LArTPC) that recorded cosmic-muon data at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2019-2020 as a prototype of the DUNE Far Detector. Charged particles propagating through the LArTPC produce ionization and scintillation light.

Imaging of Neo-angiogenesis of Transplanted Metastases in Subrenal Capsule Assay Induced Rat Model.

Background/aim: Changes in the expression of neo-angiogenic molecules in the primary tumor and its metastases may significantly affect the efficacy of therapies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the alterations in aminopeptidase N (APN/CD13) and αβ integrin receptor expression in serially transplanted mesoblastic nephroma tumor (Ne/De) metastases using Gallium (Ga)-labeled NOTA-cNGR and NODAGA-RGD radiotracers and preclinical positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

Materials And Methods: Primary and metastatic mesoblastic nephroma (Ne/De) tumors were induced by subrenal capsule assay (SRCA) in Fischer-344 rats.

Diagnostic therapeutic care pathway for pediatric food allergies and intolerances in Italy: a joint position paper by the Italian Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (SIGENP) and the Italian Society for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP).

Epidemiologic data suggest an increased prevalence of pediatric food allergies and intolerances (FAIs) during the last decades. This changing scenario has led to an increase in the overall healthcare costs, due to a growing demand for diagnostic and treatment services. There is the need to establish Evidence-based practices for diagnostic and therapeutic intervention that could  be adopted in the context of public health policies for FAIs are needed.

OPTCLOUD: An Optimal Cloud Service Selection Framework Using QoS Correlation Lens.

Cloud computing has grown as a computing paradigm in the last few years. Due to the explosive increase in the number of cloud services, QoS (quality of service) becomes an important factor in service filtering. Moreover, it becomes a nontrivial problem when comparing the functionality of cloud services with different performance metrics.

WITHDRAWN: Strategic evaluation of local ethics and culture in shaping entrepreneurial economic development in various businesses and its impact on finance management during COVID-19 outbreaks.

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