A comparison study between retro-rectus and onlay mesh repair outcomes for ventral hernia in a tertiary care center by Rashmiranjan Sahoo, Ketan Prabhunath Gupta, Nalini Kumar Naik, Abhinav Voona, Aakriti Shankar Ganesh

“…BACKGROUND: Ventral hernias refer to a weakening or defect in the abdominal wall through which abdominal contents can protrude. …”
Get full text

Peripapillary retinoschisis in glaucomatous eyes. by Eun Ji Lee, Tae-Woo Kim, Mijin Kim, Yun Jeong Choi

“…The retinoschisis was attached to the optic nerve and topographically correlated with RNFL defect. It often resolved spontaneously without causing severe visual disturbance. …”
Get full text

Predictors of complications following alloplastic cranioplasty in trauma patients: A multi-center retrospective study. by Jingguo Yang, Junjie Wang, Chao You, Lu Ma, Junwen Guan

“…The risk factors included age, sex, smoking history, defect site, defect size, type of alloplastic materials, hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy (DC), hydrocephalus shunts before cranioplasty (CP), and the time interval between initial craniectomy and cranioplasty. …”
Get full text

Marine natural product Methyl mycophenolate inhibits gastric cancer growth through regulating p53 and the downstream pathways by Xiaofang Liu, Ning Xu, Jie Wang, Kaining Chen, Huiwen Ke, Yufen Xu, Dianying Feng, Lishi Xiao, Xiangqi Meng, Shi Chen, Hongyan Yu

Get full text

Influence of Visual Quality and Cultural Background on Consumer Apple Preferences: An Eye-Tracking Study with Chinese and Hungarian Consumers by Xu Cao, Zsuzsanna Horváth-Mezőfi, Zoltán Sasvár, Gergő Szabó, Attila Gere, Géza Hitka, Dalma Radványi

“…Using eye-tracking technology, the proposed study investigates how customers visually evaluate apples varieties and apple defects and how these evaluations affect their purchasing decisions. …”
Get full text

A new eggshell-derived calcium phosphate bioceramic for tissue engineering: cytotoxicity and histomorphometric study by Conrado Dias do Nascimento Neto, Laisa Kindely Ramos de Oliveira, Amy Brian Costa e Silva, Patrícia Roccon Bianchi, André Gustavo de Sousa Galdino, Daniela Nascimento Silva

“…Methods: Cytotoxicity was evaluated in fibroblasts (L cell, L-929) by MTT test. …”
Get full text

A Collagen Membrane Pretreated with Citrate Promotes Collagen Mineralization and Bone Regeneration by Qi Zhang, Yewen Zhong, Xinlin He, Sui Mai

“…An in vivo critical-size rat calvarial defect model was used to validate the effects of the membrane on bone regeneration. …”
Get full text

A scalable, low‐cost phenotyping strategy to assess tuber size, shape, and the colorimetric features of tuber skin and flesh in potato breeding populations by Max J. Feldman, Jaebum Park, Nathan Miller, Collins Wakholi, Katelyn Greene, Arash Abbasi, Devin A. Rippner, Duroy Navarre, Cari Schmitz Carley, Laura M. Shannon, Rich Novy

“…Abstract Tuber size, shape, colorimetric characteristics, and defect susceptibility are all factors that influence the acceptance of new potato cultivars. …”
Get full text

IMPACT OF COLLATERAL CIRCULATION ON BLOOD SUPPLY AND FUNCTION OF MYOCARDIUM by A. V. Fomichev, A. M. Chernyavsky, A. R. Tarkova, R. U. Ibragimov, Yu. E. Kareva, S. M. Minin, N. A. Nikitin

“…Aim. To evaluate perfusion and functioning of myocardium in occluded coronary artery with various types of collateral blood flow.Material and methods. …”
Get full text

Reconstruction of the abdominal wall: a case series by Kelson Kawamura, Igor Chaves Gomes Luna, Rafael Anlicoara, Priscila da Silva Lopes, Marcel Fernando Miranda Batista Lima

“…INTRODUCTION: Patients with abdominal wall defects present challenging complications that require the use of advanced surgical approaches. …”
Get full text

Bioinformatic prediction of key genes involved in pro-chondrogenic effect of fragmentated cartilage transplantation by Zhu Dai, Yong-Hui Jiang, Ying Liao, Lin He, Wen-Ji Yang, Jiang-Hua Liu

“…In this study, we established a rat osteochondral defect model to evaluate fragment size-dependent repair efficacy, and tried to explore the mechanisms preliminarily. …”
Get full text

Functionalized GelMA/CMCS Composite Hydrogel Incorporating Magnesium Phosphate Cement for Bone Regeneration by Xingyu Wang, Xiping Zhang, Changtian Gong, Jian Yang, Jingteng Chen, Weichun Guo

“…In vivo results indicated accelerated bone healing in the rat bone defect model. <b>Conclusions:</b> The functionalized GelMA-CM composite could be a viable candidate for clinical applications in bone regeneration therapies.…”
Get full text

Convolutional Versus Large Language Models for Software Log Classification in Edge-Deployable Cellular Network Testing by Achintha Ihalage, Sayed Taheri, Faris Muhammad, Hamed Al-Raweshidy

“…Only specialised expert engineers can decipher such logs and troubleshoot defects in test runs. While AI offers a promising solution for automating defect triage, potentially leading to massive revenue savings for companies, state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) suffer from significant drawbacks in this specialised domain. …”
Get full text

MRSA Infections in HIV-Infected People Are Associated with Decreased MRSA-Specific Th1 Immunity. by Netanya S Utay, Annelys Roque, J Katherina Timmer, David R Morcock, Claire DeLeage, Anoma Somasunderam, Amy C Weintrob, Brian K Agan, Jacob D Estes, Nancy F Crum-Cianflone, Daniel C Douek

“…Flow cytometry, flow cytometry with microscopy, multiplex assays of cell culture supernatants and immunohistochemistry were used to evaluate the nature of the immune defect predisposing HIV-infected people to MRSA infections. …”
Get full text

Thoracic wall reconstruction using myocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps in patients with locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer by Joel Abdala Junior, Mauricio Castelo Domingues, Eduardo Koiti Yoshimatsu

“…Locally advanced breast cancer is characterized by clinical stage IIIb or IV and accounts for 20- 25% of all cases. Defects are reconstructed using myocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps, primarily from the latissimus dorsi and rectus abdominis muscles. …”
Get full text

Revolutionizing environment friendly FASnI3 perovskite solar cells with pioneering selenium doped metal chalcogenide charge transport layer unlocking 32% efficiency by Akash Anand Verma, D. K. Dwivedi

“…We obtain an outstanding optimized value of Power conversion efficiency (PCE) 32.22%, Open circuit voltage (VOC) 1.2762 V, Fill factor (FF) 81.87%, and Short-circuit current density (JSC) 30.836 mA.cm− 2 by carefully evaluating and optimizing a number of variables, such as thickness of active layer, ETL and HTL, Acceptor density (NA), Defect density (Nt) vs. thickness variation, Interface defect (IDD) and temperature variation. …”
Get full text

Role of echocardiography in acute stroke patients admitted to ICU by Lokesh SB, Latha V

“…Out of 67 patients, 31 had degenerative mital and aortic valvular, 7 had left atrial thrombus, 7 had left ventricular thrombus, mitral valve prolapse in 3 patients, regional wall motion abnormalities in 17 patients, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in 21 patients, 4 patients had atrial septal defect, 2 patients had ventricular septal defect. …”
Get full text

Cardiac-related neonatal collapse presenting to the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study by Jon Lillie, Manson Chon In Kuok, Jennie Lambert, Anitha Janjanam

“…Among structural defects, left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction (71%) and mixing of circulation (22%) were the predominant pathologies. …”
Get full text

Assessment of ventilation heterogeneity in severe asthma using phase‐resolved functional lung magnetic resonance imaging by Chuan T. Foo, David Langton, Graham M. Donovan, Bruce R. Thompson, Peter B. Noble, Francis Thien

“…Ventilation heterogeneity was assessed using ventilation defect percentages (VDP) for regional ventilation (RVent) and flow‐volume loop cross‐correlation (FVL), interquartile distance (IQD), and inhomogeneity index (IHI). …”
Get full text

A novel missense pathogenic variant c.9455T > G (p.L3152R) in CDH23 underlies autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss by Ladan Sadeghian, Marziyeh Hoseinzadeh, Mohammad reza Pourreza, Saeed Khalili, Najmeh Fattahi, Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar

“…Abstract Background Hearing loss (HL) is the most common sensory-neural defect worldwide and the second most common disability in Iran. …”
Get full text