Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disorganized tachyarrhythmia with significant public health importance due to high morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs. Incidence rate of AF is on the rise and there are several modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors that are responsible. Exact mechanisms and pathogenesis of AF are still poorly understood,…[Read more]

Additionally, the harmony of incorporating power electronic devices for reactive power compensation is tested. This work can be stated as a reference model for utility provider in other countries having similar network and grid configuration. © 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Preparation of su…[Read more]

Three-dimensional printing (3Dp) has a broad array of medical applications and has been applied extensively in congenital heart disease given the variety and complexity of lesions encountered. 3Dps are unique when compared to other imaging modalities in that they are theoretically equally interpretable by radiologists, cardiologists and surgeons.…[Read more]

9±10.0%, which was deduced to be the result of posterior bulging of the intervertebral disc into the spinal canal. Omax correlated significantly with lumbar spinal level (p less then 0.001), the compressive displacement (p less then 0.001) and the cross-sectional area of the vertebra (p=0.031). Conclusions Spinal canal occlusion observed without…[Read more]

There were 49 urgent cases, and interventions were carried out in 21 of them (43%). Afterwards, 8 cases were referred to the PRS (38% of 21 intervened; 16% of the total number of cases). Interventions and referrals were greater in the hospital with more trained professionals. The older youth cases arrived last at night. They had other health…[Read more]

To extend the choice of inertial motion-tracking systems freely available to researchers and educators, this paper presents an alternative open-source design of a wearable 7-DOF wireless human arm motion-tracking system. Unlike traditional inertial motion-capture systems, the presented system employs a hybrid combination of two inertial…[Read more]

In conclusion, the presented findings suggested that the Cu(TPZ)2 nanocomplex can be a promising hypoxia-targeted therapeutic, which could potentiate the efficacy of the existing chemo- and radiotherapy in PC.INTRODUCTION The purpose of this review is to outline some of the major considerations when transitioning to performing total hip and knee…[Read more]

7%, 29.3%, and 26.6%, respectively. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year local control rates were 90.8%, 84.0%, and 84.0%, respectively. Neurotoxicity was observed in two of 72 treatments (2.8%) assessed after re-irradiation. Conclusion Re-irradiation for the spine using IMRT seems well-tolerated. Definitive re-irradiation can be a feasible treatment option in…[Read more]

In slightly more aggressive conditions, we observed transient accumulation of a decamer-of-dimers and appearance of 90-dimer capsids. In conditions where there is measurable kinetic trapping, we found that a highly diverse early intermediates accumulated within a fraction of a second and propagated into long-lived kinetically trapped states…[Read more]

We present the case of a 31-year-old soldier who developed three independent melanomas in only 2 years. We saw two mucosal melanomas and one nodular melanoma of the scalp. The last one led to a cerebral metastasis during the course of the follow-up. After complete resection and under ongoing immunotherapy with nivolumab, there was no progression…[Read more]

Urban air pollution represents a global problem, since everyday many mutagenic and carcinogens compounds are emitted into the atmosphere, with consequent adverse health effects on humans and biota. Specifically, particulate matter air pollution was associated with increased risks in human mortality and morbidity. In this paper, we analyse the…[Read more]

05). The µTBS decreased significantly with aging (5000 thermocycles) (p less then 0.05). BQ cement resulted in the highest μTBS to GR treated with TiF4 2% wt/v + CB compared to the other groups (p less then 0.05). Aged GR/BQ treated with TiF4 2% wt/v + CB had the highest predicted µTBS (19 MPa). CONCLUSION TiF4 2% wt/v followed by silane ap…[Read more]

05). The µTBS decreased significantly with aging (5000 thermocycles) (p less then 0.05). BQ cement resulted in the highest μTBS to GR treated with TiF4 2% wt/v + CB compared to the other groups (p less then 0.05). Aged GR/BQ treated with TiF4 2% wt/v + CB had the highest predicted µTBS (19 MPa). CONCLUSION TiF4 2% wt/v followed by silane ap…[Read more]