Urban scaling and Zipf’s law are two fundamental paradigms for the science of cities. These laws have mostly been investigated independently and are often perceived as disassociated matters. Here we present a large scale investigation about the connection between these two laws using population and GDP data from almost five thousand…[Read more]

Some gas sensors exhibit significant increases in their sensitivity and response/recovery rates under light illumination. This photoactivation of the gas response is considered a promising alternative to conventional thermal activation, which requires high power consumption. Thin layers of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are known to exhibit an…[Read more]

Hendra (HeV) and Nipah (NiV) viruses are emerging zoonotic pathogens in the Henipavirus genus causing outbreaks of disease with very high case fatality rates. Here, we report the first naturally occurring human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against HeV receptor binding protein (RBP). All isolated mAbs neutralized HeV, and some also neutralized NiV.…[Read more]

Achalasia has been reported to be associated with esophageal cancers (ECs). However, owing to the rarity of achalasia, details of achalasia-related ECs are not well investigated.

The incidence of ECs in Japanese patients with achalasia and achalasia-related esophageal motility disorders (EMDs) was estimated, and risk factors for…[Read more]

bleeding control. Additional investigation is warranted to evaluate the safety, functional outcomes, and oncologic outcomes.

A surgical peritoneal cancer index of >20 is often used to exclude patients from cytoreductive surgery for colorectal peritoneal metastases. The pathologic peritoneal cancer index in these patients may be <20.…[Read more]

Periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur above a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have traditionally been managed by locking compression plating (LCP). This technique is technically demanding and is associated with high rates of non-union and revision. More recently, retrograde intramedullary nailing (RIMN) has been proposed as an acceptable…[Read more]