truction for open fracture using local flaps (n=43) or free flaps (n=180). In the context of Gustilo type-IIIB non-comminuted, mid-tibial diaphyseal fractures treated with intramedullary nailing, free fasciocutaneous flap reconstructions leads to significantly improved functional outcomes in patients of all ages when compared to local…[Read more]

58, 95% CI 1.14-2.21; P less then 0.001). Regarding survival, patients with CS invasion obtained a significantly better cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.46-0.96; P=0.030), but not in overall survival (OS) (HR 1.30; 95% CI, 0.52-3.20; P=0.585) than those with CC invasion. No a significant publication bias was observed by Begg’s…[Read more]

Peripheral WBC counts mediated 14.1%, 14.5%, and 12.6% in the associations of nighttime sleep duration of ≥ 9 h, daytime napping duration of > 30 min and daily sleep duration of ≥ 9 h with 10-year ASCVD risk, respectively.

Extended sleep durations are associated with the increased 10-year ASCVD risk, and the associations are partially med…[Read more]

The longer OS was statistically significant in women and non-smokers, and the patients had a good PS. Adverse events occurred in 59.2% patients, but most of them were grade 1 and 2 events.

This study conducted in Vietnam suggests the effectiveness of gefitinib as a first-line treatment option in patients with advanced NSCLC and positive…[Read more]

The scarcity of scientific information is striking, thus, a call to local institutions and governments to invest more resources and efforts to the study of these factors in the region is key.Some beetle species can attack honeybee colonies, causing severe damage to beekeeping. These pests include Oplostomus fuligineus, which is also known as the…[Read more]

We determined the relative abundances of core structures, branching patterns, and branch sequences of N-glycans from chicken colon, and confirmed presence of characteristic branch sequences such as Lex, sialyl Lex, sulfated LacNAc, LacNAc repeat, and LacdiNAc. The results demonstrated that our method is useful for comparing N-glycomes among…[Read more]

erate to extremely severe depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, with women reporting higher scores than men. Although female gender appears to play a role, modifiable factors also contribute to psychological burden and should be studied further.

In this survey of critical care healthcare workers, between 22 and 29% of respondents reported…[Read more]

To investigate the biomechanical effect of marginal bone resorption (MBR) on the mandibular mini implant (MI)-retained overdenture (MI-OD) on the edentulous model.

The experimental mandibular edentulous model was modified from a commercial model with 2 mm thick artificial soft tissue under denture base. Two MIs (Φ2.6 mm × 10 mm) were b…[Read more]

A graphene-embedded plasmonic rib waveguide (GEPRW) is designed for the mid-infrared electro-optic modulator. The mode characteristics and electro-optic (EO) modulation performances are simulated and optimized by using the finite element method. The results show that propagation length of 103mm and figure of merit of 106 are obtained by adjusting…[Read more]