First Rib Resection Using Videothoracoscopy in Patients With Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome by Agustín Buero, Soledad Olivera Lopez, Gustavo A. Lyons, Leonardo G. Pankl, Pablo Young, Domingo J. Chimondeguy

“…Conclusion: VATS first rib resection is a safe and feasible procedure. …”
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A Unique Case of Left Second Supernumerary and Left Third Bifid Intrathoracic Ribs with Block Vertebrae and Hypoplastic Left Lung by Parag Suresh Mahajan, Islam Ali Hasan, Nazeer Ahamad, Nawal M. Al Moosawi

“…Intrathoracic rib (IR) is a very rare anomaly in which a normal, an accessory, or a bifid rib lies within the chest cavity and may originate from a vertebra or a rib. …”
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Contemporary management of arterial thoracic outlet syndrome by Prem Chand Gupta, MS, Hideaki Obara, MD, PhD, Ravul Jindal, MS, FRCS, Srujal Shah, MS, MCh, Sandeep Mahapatra, MS, DrNB, Yerramsetty Vamsi Krishna, DNB, Natarajan Sekar, MS, MCh, Thodur Vasudevan, FRCS, FRACS

“…Treatment is surgical and best performed using the supraclavicular or paraclavicular approach and offers good long-term results. A nonculprit first rib may be preserved as evidenced by multiple series showing good medium- to long-term results, and subclavian aneurysm can be treated by different methods.…”
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Case Report: Prenatal diagnosis of novel compound heterozygous variants in WDR35 gene causing short-rib thoracic dysplasia 7 with or without polydactyly by Jianlong Zhuang, Junyu Wang, Zhengping Huang, Yu’e Chen, Chunnuan Chen

“…In this article, we report a novel deletion compound combined with a causative variant in WDR35 gene leading to short-rib thoracic dysplasia 7 (SRTD7) with or without polydactyly using WES.MethodsThis study involved a Chinese fetus with clinical features of skeletal dysplasia on ultrasound imaging, in whom chromosome abnormalities and copy number variants (CNVs) were detected by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), and sequence variants were detected by WES. …”
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Establishing the volatile organic compound profile and detection capabilities of human remain detection dogs to human bones by Frédérique Ouimet, Darshil Patel, Marissa Tsontakis, Clifford Samson, Shari L. Forbes

“…During the HRD dog training, a higher false detection rate was observed on the first day of each trial; however, the detection rate improved to 100 % on the second day of each trial. …”
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A novel compound heterozygous mutation in the DYNC2H1 gene in a Chinese family with Jeune syndrome by Sujie Xiong, Guangyao Hu, Yao Zhou, Fei Sun, Yanlin Ma

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Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. in bat ectoparasites in Brazil. by Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Elizabete Captivo Lourenço, Kátia Maria Famadas, Amanda Barbosa Garcia, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André

“…Six sequences were obtained for Bartonella (nuoG [n = 2], gltA [n = 2], rpoB [n = 1], ribC = 1]). The phylogenetic analysis based on gltA (750pb) gene showed that the Bartonella sequences clustered with Bartonella genotypes detected in bats and ectoparasites previously sampled in Latin America, including Brazil. …”
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Enhancing needle puncture detection using high-pass filtering and diffuse reflectance by Rachael L’Orsa, Rachael L’Orsa, Rachael L’Orsa, Rachael L’Orsa, Anupam Bisht, Linhui Yu, Kartikeya Murari, Kartikeya Murari, Kartikeya Murari, Garnette R. Sutherland, Garnette R. Sutherland, David T. Westwick, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

“…Data collection occurred while two experimenters inserted a bevel-tipped percutaneous needle into an ex vivo porcine rib section simulating human chest anatomy. Four data-driven puncture-detection (DDPD) algorithms from the literature, which are appropriate for use with the variable tool velocities produced by manual insertions, were applied to the resulting data set offline. …”
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Structural analysis of ferrocement composite panels with expanded perlite based mortar by Zhengyu Wu, Amirhossein Madadi, Tzuyang Yu

“…The results showed that increasing the number of rib lath layers significantly enhanced the first crack load (Fcr) and ultimate load (Fu), with improvements ranging from 11 to 224% in Fcr and 18 to 76% in Fu. …”
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An open paradigm dataset for intelligent monitoring of underground drilling operations in coal mines by Pengzhen Zhao, Xichao Wang, Shuainan Yu, Xiangqing Dong, Baojiang Li, Haiyan Wang, Guochu Chen

“…Abstract The underground drilling environment in coal mines is critical and prone to accidents, with common accident types including rib spalling, roof falling, and others. High-quality datasets are essential for developing and validating artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in coal mine safety monitoring and automation field. …”
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Bilateral Upper Extremity DVT in a 43-Year-Old Man: Is It Thoracic Outlet Syndrome?! by Hadoun Jabri, Sarbajit Mukherjee, Devang Sanghavi, Shyam Chalise

“…Venogram showed compression of the subclavian vein by the first rib, diagnosing thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). …”
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A Status Evaluation of Rock Instability in Metal Mines Based on the SPA–IAHP–PCN Model by Fang Yan, Xuan Li, Longjun Dong, Shengnan Du, Hongwei Wang, Daoyuan Sun

“…As one of the serious hazards in deep mining, rock instability will cause roof falls, rib spalling, rockburst, and other serious disasters. …”
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Endovascular removal of intra-cardiac fractured port catheters due to pinch off syndrome: Report of 3 cases by Salih Çokpınar, Emir Hüseyin Nevai, Ahmet Tanyeri, Mustafa Gök

“…It is characterized by the catheter fracture compressed between the clavicle and the first rib. The incidence of POS ranges from 0.4% to 5%, with the clinical presentation varying widely from asymptomatic cases to serious complications such as cardiac arrhythmias, pulmonary embolism, or septic embolization. …”
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Concomitant body-wide trauma patterns in patients with head and neck injuries: a comparison based on the trauma register DGU® by the German trauma society and the dortmund maxillof... by Ákos Bicsák, Fatma Topcuoglu, Stefan Hassfeld, Rolf Lefering, Lars Bonitz, Jens-Peter Stahl

“…Abstract Introduction Interdisciplinary trauma patients with multiple injuries require special attention from the first minute of care. This study aimed to determine the overall injury distribution in patients with head and neck injury (HNI) with respect to the head and neck injury location. …”
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STUDY THE EFFECT OF DOCKING IN IRAQI SHEEP:A-LAMB MEAT PRODUCTION by Imad Al-Deen M. Dahal

“…Kidney fat deposition, fat thickness on leg and 12th rib in docked lamb carcases increased significantly (p<0.05) comparing with the control lamb carcases. …”
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EEG oscillations and related brain generators of phonation phases in long utterances by Said-Iraj Hashemi, Guy Cheron, Didier Demolin, Ana Maria Cebolla

“…Brain source analysis estimated that the first phase (P1), associated with vocal initiation and elastic rib cage recoil, involved frontal regions, suggesting a key role in voluntary phonation preparation. …”
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Elimination of factors contributing to the development of colo-esophageal anastomotic dehiscence following retrosternal colonic esophagoplasty performed for esophageal atresia corr... by A. N. Kivva, M. G. Chepurnoy, B. M. Belik, Yu. V. Tyshlek, M. Yu. Shtilman, A. A. Kivva, I. R. Chumburidze

“…The upper part of the sternal manubrium (above the attachment of the first rib) was found to exert the highest pressure on the transplant as it is statistically significantly thicker (M-W=4.44; p&lt;0.01), being covered with a more prominent muscular layer (M-W=6.71; p&lt;0.001) over a larger area (M-W=4.42; p&lt;0.01) and considerably reclined. …”
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Features of Body Composition in Centenarians with Coronary Artery Disease by S. V. Topolyanskaya, T. A. Eliseeva, N. A. Balyasnikova, O. N. Vakulenko, L. I. Dvoretski

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Study of anatomy-diagnostic features of leaves of <i>Cynara scolymus</i> L. grown under the conditions of the Kyrgyz Republic by S. C. Chubakova, N. T. Farmanova, N. V. Bobkova, T. A. Mamatov

“…The transverse section of the main vein (without leaf lamina) is semi-rounded with a slightly concave adaxial and convexly ribbed abaxial surface. Conductive bundles are collateral, large ones open and small ones closed. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Skeletal Dysplasia and Review of the Literature by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Teresa Aba Mensah, Kofi Ulzen-Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Akosua Anim, Emmanuella Amoako, Evelyn Antwiwaa Gyamfi

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first publication from Ghana. Case Presentation. …”
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