Controlling the Apex in Early Onset Scoliosis Through Active Apex Correction (APC) Non Fusion Growth Modulating Technique, Is It a Myth?

Study Design: A multicenter retrospective study.

Objectives: To determine the rate of Apex facet fusion in children with Early Onset Scoliosis treated surgically with the Active Apex Correction (APC) technique.

Methods: Seventeen patients were treated with the APC technique as index surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis with more than 1 year of follow-up.

Analysis of nighttime aerosols and relation to covariates over a highly polluted sub-Saharan site using Mann-Kendall and wavelet coherence approach.

High emissions of aerosols and trace gases during nighttime can cause serious air quality, climate, and health issues, particularly in extremely polluted cities. In this paper, an effort has been made to examine the variations in aerosols and trace gases over a sub-Saharan city of Ilorin (Nigeria) during nighttime. We have used Aerosol Robotic Network data of aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 500 nm, Angstrom exponent (AE) (440/870), and precipitable water (WVC).

A Prospective Multicenter ≥2 Years Clinical Study of the Active Apex Correction (APC) Technique in Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) Patients.

Study Design: prospective multicenter study.

Objectives: Active apex correction (APC) is posterior tethering technique for correction of early onset scoliosis (EOS) via reverse modulation at the apex. Active apex correction has been increasingly used worldwide.

The role of energy, political stability, and real income on achieving carbon neutrality: asymmetric evidence.

Apart from business considerations stemming from the marketplace, businesses, individuals, and the economy at large, political decisions also play a role on environmental quality. Governments make a series of policies that impact private businesses, sectors, the environment, and the economy at large. In this paper, we test the asymmetric role of political risk on CO emissions, while controlling for renewable energy, non-renewable energy, and real income: policy toward environmental sustainability objectives in the context of Turkey.

Vertebral body tethering: An alternative to posterior spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis?

Introduction: Skeletally immature patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) whose curves continue to progress despite bracing should be treated surgically. Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a non-fusion, compression-based, growth preserving alternative to posterior spinal fusion (PSF) based on the concept of 'growth modulation' to prevent possible functional complications secondary to fusion while correcting scoliotic deformity. This review aims to shed light on the indications of VBT, short- and medium-term outcomes, describe the surgical technique and associated complications, and to compare its efficacy to that of PSF.

Blockchain technology-based FinTech banking sector involvement using adaptive neuro-fuzzy-based K-nearest neighbors algorithm.

The study aims to investigate the financial technology (FinTech) factors influencing Chinese banking performance. Financial expectations and global realities may be changed by FinTech's multidimensional scope, which is lacking in the traditional financial sector. The use of technology to automate financial services is becoming more important for economic organizations and industries because the digital age has seen a period of transition in terms of consumers and personalization.