The Mazor family (32%) and ROSA (26%) robots were most commonly reported among robot users. Our study provides a worldwide overview of neurosurgical adoption of robotic technology. Almost half of the surveyed neurosurgeons reported having clinical experience with at least one robotic system. Ongoing and future trials should aim to clarify…[Read more]

actices for STEGH that provide specific guidance for LMIC and HIC stakeholders. Moving forward, LMIC and HIC institutions must work together to focus on the quality of their relationships and create conditions in which all stakeholders feel empowered to openly communicate to ensure equity and mutual benefit for all parties.

Some focus on…[Read more]

inform the initiation of a place-based integrated climate-food-health surveillance system in Kanungu Districtas well as other contexts with a rich diversity of knowledges and existing forms of monitoring and response.

Applying conventional approaches to surveillance, without deliberate consideration of the broader contextual and relational…[Read more]

improved menstrual cycle was 5.40 ± 1.27-mm, which was significantly higher than the thickness of 4.88 ± 1.11-mm in patients without improved menstrual cycle (t = 2.31, p = .025). A total of 124 patients attempted to become pregnant, 83 of whom were successful. The pregnancy rate was as high as 66.95%, which included 2 scar pregnancies, 4 ectopic…[Read more]

INTRODUCTION Magnetic resonance imaging in closed-bore scanners sometimes provokes anxiety but closed-bore designs have gradually become wider and shorter. Open scanners may be easier to tolerate. The aim was to compare patient anxiety during MRI between bore diameters of 60 cm and 70 cm, and to determine the current level of patient anxiety and…[Read more]

Three species of chigger mites are recorded in our collections from four species of cricetid rodents on Chiloé Island (southern Chile, Los Lagos Region), an area endemic to scrub typhus (Orientia sp.). Two species are described as new-Herpetacarus (Abonnencia) eloisae sp. nov. and Quadraseta chiloensis sp. nov. One species, Paratrombicula…[Read more]

We believe that this 3D porous scaffold offers bright design inspiration for neural tissue engineering scaffolds and holds potential applications in nerve repair.A weak CL emission was initiated by peroxynitrous acid (PA) produced by the interaction of nitrite with hydrogen peroxide in sulphuric acid solution. In the presence of nitrogen doped…[Read more]

RESULTS This is the first documentation of such an application within a neurosurgical residency program. In a 6-month period at one single institution, around 300 evaluations were completed by residents and faculty with greater than 80% response rate within both groups. Furthermore, these evaluations were companied by a 60% dictation rate from…[Read more]

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) both cause exercise-induced lower limb pain. CECS is mostly described in young individuals and may therefore not be considered in older patients with intermittent claudication. The aim of our study was to identify differences in characteristics and symptomatology…[Read more]

Ex vivo gene correction of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for treatment of inherited human blood disorders. Use of engineered nucleases to target therapeutic transgenes to their endogenous genetic loci addresses many of the limitations associated with viral vector-based gene…[Read more]

Service use and health related quality of life data will also be collected to carry out a cost effectiveness and utility evaluation. DISCUSSION Findings from this study will inform policy regarding interventions for challenging behaviour in young children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER…[Read more]