Correlation of the anatomical variations of pancreatic blood vessels and occurrence of diseases of pancreas.

Objective: Aim: The research aims to confirm or reject the hypothesis on the possible relationship between the influence of changes in pancreatic vascular variations on the mechanisms of occurrence of pancreatic diseases based on the collected scientific literature..

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: The bibliosemantic, bibliographic, statistical research methods were used in the research.

Evaluation of chloramphenicol derivative N-phenyl 2, 2 dichloroacetamide anticancer and antibacterial properties.

Aims: This study aimed to develop microparticles of N-phenyl-2,2-dichloroacetamide (PDA), a chloramphenicol derivative with potential antibacterial and anticancer properties, to improve drug release and selectivity while reducing toxicity.

Materials & Methods: PDA microparticles were prepared via spray-drying using L-leucine, Trehalose, and Mannitol. The particles were characterized for size, drug release, antibacterial activity, and cytotoxicity against A549 cancer cells and fibroblasts.

Proceedings of the 29th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society.

The 2024 Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) was from May 1-4th in Houston, Texas, USA, under the theme "Liver Disease and Transplantation: Breaking Barriers and Exploring New Frontiers". In addition to a robust scientific program, the congress also hosted a hands-on cadaveric robotic liver surgery course, a machine perfusion workshop, and a transesophageal echocardiography course. In this report, the ILTS Vanguard and Basic Sciences Committees present a summary of the congress proceedings.

Academic voices on the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza.

Academic publications on human rights violations in Gaza surged after Israel's large-scale destruction following Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack. We analysed the uncoordinated cooperative efforts documented in these works by reviewing publications addressing the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza between October 2023 and April 2024. We present a unified academic voice advocating for recognizing and restoring human rights for the people of Gaza.

Leveraging sentiment analysis of food delivery services reviews using deep learning and word embedding.

Companies that deliver food (food delivery services, or FDS) try to use customer feedback to identify aspects where the customer experience could be improved. Consumer feedback on purchasing and receiving goods online platforms is a crucial tool for learning about a company's performance. Many English-language studies have been conducted on sentiment analysis (SA).

Assessment of the Efficacy and Pulmonary Toxicity of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2-Positive and HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer in a Tertiary Center in the United Arab Emirates.

Introduction: Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) is a HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate indicated for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in patients who have received a prior anti-HER2-based regimen. T-DXd is also indicated for unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer, following prior chemotherapy in the metastatic setting or recurrent disease within six months of adjuvant chemotherapy. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of T-DXd in treating HER2-positive and HER2-low metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients in a real-world clinical setting.

Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs) in the United Arab Emirates: Resources for Climate Resilience and Their Potential Medicinal Applications.

Global climate change threatens the production, growth, and sustainability of plants. Crop wild relatives (CWRs) offer a practical and sustainable solution to these climatic issues by boosting genetic diversity and crop resilience. Even though CWRs are wild relatives of domesticated plants, they are nevertheless mostly neglected.

Artificial Intelligence in Histopathology.

Artificial intelligence will be revolutionizing the healthcare in near future and is already being integrated in several areas. The utilization of artificial intelligence algorithms to extract quantitative information from full-slide histopathology images has been demonstrated in digital pathology. Artificial intelligence (AI) is anticipated to reduce the workload of pathologists, enhance the impartiality and uniformity of pathology reports, and impact treatment choices through the identification of concealed information within easily accessible data.

Exploring the Role of β-Sitosterol, Genistein, and Emodin in Periodontal Regeneration.

The incidence rate of periodontal diseases is high, which affects the quality of life of patients, and is one of the main causes of adult dentition defects. Periodontal diseases cause the periodontal intraosseous defect. If not treated in time, it can lead to alveolar bone resorption and defect, periodontal attachment loss, teeth loosening, and complete tooth loss.

A Review on the Expanding Role of Dentists in Facial Esthetics.

Dentists' role in facial esthetics is growing, with advancements in cosmetic procedures, such as Botox and dermal fillers. Understanding the range of practitioners and their professional backgrounds is crucial for addressing risks. Data collection and analysis was done to retrieve scholarly papers using databases, such as PubMed and advanced Google search, and analyze.

Analytic study and statistical enforcement of extended beta functions imposed by Mittag-Leffler and Hurwitz-Lerch Zeta functions.

Special Function Theory is used in many mathematical fields to model scientific progress, from theoretical to practical. This helps efficiently analyze the newly expanded Beta class of functions on a complicated domain. We use Mittag-Leffler and Hurwitz Lerch zeta (HLZ) kernels to produce the Beta function using the convolution tool.

Surgical removal of pulmonary flow restrictors in children with congenital heart disease: What the outcomes reveal.

Objective: Pulmonary flow restrictors (PFRs) are interesting devices, but their surgical removal outcomes are poorly understood.

Methods: Retrospective review of clinical data from children with bilateral PFRs who underwent device removal during follow-up surgery.

Results: Thirty-four PFRs were explanted from 17 patients (41.

CARE: towards customized assistive robot-based education.

This study proposes a novel approach to enhancing the learning experience of elementary school students by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics in education, focusing on personalized and adaptive learning. Unlike existing adaptive and intelligent tutoring systems, which primarily rely on digital platforms, our approach employs a personalized tutor robot to interact with students directly, combining cognitive and emotional assessment to deliver tailored educational experiences. This work extends the current research landscape by integrating real-time facial expression analysis, subjective feedback, and performance metrics to classify students into three categories: Proficient Students (Prof.

The Utility and Validation of SCAI-CSWG Stages in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock.

Background: Outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMICS) stratified by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) shock stages in the Gulf region are not well known.

Methods: We analyzed data from patients with AMICS presenting to multiple centers across the Gulf region between January 2020 and December 2022. Patients were grouped according to SCAI-Cardiogenic Shock Working Group classification: group 1 (SCAI shock stages B/C) and group 2 (SCAI shock stages D/E).

Thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials: innovative design and advanced application in biomedicine, catalysis and electronics.

Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) materials have emerged as a revolutionary class of functional compounds, driven by their unique ability to utilize excitons from both singlet and triplet states for efficient fluorescence emission. This manuscript provides an overview of recent innovations in TADF material design, focusing on molecular strategies to achieve optimal TADF properties, including small singlet-triplet energy gaps (Δ ) and high photoluminescence quantum yields. We explore the diverse applications of TADF materials, spanning OLEDs, biomedical imaging, photosensitizers, photocatalysis, UV photodetectors (UVOPDs), electrogenerated chemiluminescence, triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) sensitizers, organic hybrid microwire radial heterojunctions, multicolor luminescent micelles, mechano-luminescence (ML), light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEECs), and fluorescent probes.

Leveraging deep learning for plant disease and pest detection: a comprehensive review and future directions.

Plant diseases and pests pose significant threats to crop yield and quality, prompting the exploration of digital image processing techniques for their detection. Recent advancements in deep learning models have shown remarkable progress in this domain, outperforming traditional methods across various fronts including classification, detection, and segmentation networks. This review delves into recent research endeavors focused on leveraging deep learning for detecting plant and pest diseases, reflecting a burgeoning interest among researchers in artificial intelligence-driven approaches for agricultural analysis.

Energy advancements and integration strategies in hydrogen and battery storage for renewable energy systems.

The long term and large scale energy storage operations require quick response time and round-trip efficiency, which are not feasible with conventional battery systems. To address this issue while endorsing high energy density, long term storage, and grid adaptability, the hydrogen energy storage (HES) is preferred. This proposed work makes a comprehensive review on HES while synthesizing recent research on energy storage technologies and integration into renewable energy (RE) applications.

Solid State NMR for Mechanistic Exploration of CO Adsorption on Amine-Based Silica Adsorbents.

Mitigating atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is crucial because elevated CO levels drive climate change by enhancing the greenhouse effect, leading to global warming, extreme weather events, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, and significant socioeconomic and health challenges for ecosystems and human populations. The necessity to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels has led to the creation of novel materials designed to effectively capture and convert CO using carbon capture and utilization methods. A diverse array of materials such as metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, porous carbon, zeolites, and amine functionalized silica has been reported for efficient carbon dioxide capture.

Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs): Comprehensive Insights into Bio/Synthesis, Key Influencing Factors, Multifaceted Applications, and Toxicity-A 2024 Update.

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely recognized for their unique optical, electronic, and antibacterial properties, enabling their use in biosensing, photonics, electronics, drug delivery, and antimicrobial treatments. Green chemistry-based biological synthesis methods offer an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical techniques. Among metallic nanoparticles (NPs) and metal oxides, those derived from plant extracts exhibit notable medicinal properties.

Protocol for conducting a scoping review on the influence of low-stakes assessment on student learning in medical education.

Rationale And Background: Low-stakes assessments enhance student learning outcomes by providing a comprehensive view of performance and promoting competency-based education. Multiple low-stakes assessments encourage continuous learning and incorporate formative feedback for a realistic and long-term environment. Diverse assessment methods ensure psychometric rigor, utility and a programmatic assessment approach with multiple data points affording high-stakes decisions on progression.

Current role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of trauma patients: Indications and results.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has emerged as a vital circulatory life support measure for patients with critical cardiac or pulmonary conditions unresponsive to conventional therapies. ECMO allows blood to be extracted from a patient and introduced to a machine that oxygenates blood and removes carbon dioxide. This blood is then reintroduced into the patient's circulatory system.

Personalized immunization against Mpox Clades I and Ib: Strategies to combat the emerging epidemic.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a zoonotic virus of the genus, with recent outbreaks of Clade I and Ib in Central Africa presenting a considerable global health threat. This study reviews current Mpox immunization approaches, focusing on the MVA-BN, LC16-KMB, and OrthopoxVac vaccines. MVA-BN vaccination has been successful in lowering infection risks, particularly in high-risk individuals and is widely used in the USA.

The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Resilience Among Pediatric Nurses in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: This study examines the relationship between the perceived levels of resilience and self-efficacy among a selected sample of pediatric nurses working in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Patients And Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational design was used. A total of 99 pediatric nurses from two governmental hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia completed an online survey which included two standardized measures: The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE).

Transitioning from climate ambitions to climate actions through public health policy initiatives.

Policies to implement climate-forcing pollution emission reductions have often been stymied by economic and political divisiveness. However, certain uncontested nonregret public health policies that also carry climate-forcing cobenefits with them could provide more achievable policy pathways to accelerate the implementation of climate mitigation. An International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Policy Committee endorsed pre-28th Conference of the Parties climate meeting workshop brought together experts on environment, diet, civic planning, and health to review current understanding of public health policy approaches that provide climate change mitigation cobenefits by also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

A Review of Dietary and Lifestyle Management of Pre-Eclampsia and Postpartum Eclampsia.

Eclampsia is a prevailing hypertensive disorder that poses more significant risks to mothers and neonates globally. This review aimed to investigate eclampsia [preeclampsia and postpartum eclampsia (posteclampsia)] and the supportive role of dietary and lifestyle management. The review was compiled by searching various engines such as Google Scholar, Research Gate, BASE, PubMed Central, National Center for Biotechnology Information, and other related search engines.