Heliox in the management of respiratory failure in a Morquio A syndrome patient with trachea narrowing by Minghan Shi, Birubi Biman

“…Here we report a case of Morquio A syndrome patient with 24-h BiPAP dependence and successfully treated with Heliox and weaned off BiPAP for 4 hours a day with improved quality of life.…”
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Hybrid and Nonhybrid Laminate Composites of Sugar Palm and Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polypropylene: Effect of Alkali and Sodium Bicarbonate Treatments by Isma’ila Mukhtar, Zulkiflle Leman, Edi Syams Zainudin, Mohamad Ridzwan Ishak

“…The laminate composites were fabricated using the film stacking technique and hot compression process. Prior to the fabrication process, the sugar palm fibre in it which is naturally woven mat was treated with 4 wt% and 10 wt% alkali and sodium bicarbonate, respectively. …”
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Investigation of Weight Fraction and Alkaline Treatment on Catechu Linnaeus/Hibiscus cannabinus/Sansevieria Ehrenbergii Plant Fibers-Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites by R. Rangaraj, S. Sathish, T. L. D. Mansadevi, R. Supriya, Raviteja Surakasi, M. Aravindh, Alagar Karthick, V. Mohanavel, M. Ravichandran, M. Muhibbullah, Sameh M. Osman

“…Hybrid composites were developed by the compression molding technique and formulated based on the weight fraction of fibers. …”
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Spatial Confinement of the Electrical Field Affected by Quantum Effects in Plasmonic Dimer Sandwiching a Single Molecule by Xiaoming Li, Hui Fang, Xiaocong Yuan

“…In the framework of the newly developed quantum hydrodynamic model, we propose a model to study the light field enhancement and compression affected by the quantum effects in TERS-like system. …”
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Deep vein thrombosis and aneurysm co-occurrence: a case report and review of the literature by Meghdad Ghasemi Gorji, Amirhossein Rajabi, Sina Sohrabizadeh, Mahtab Asgari, Ali Rafiei, Fardin Karbakhsh Ravari

“…Case presentation A 20-year-old Iranian female with a history of deep vein thrombosis DVT was treated with rivaroxaban but later presented with a ruptured right common iliac aneurysm. …”
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Experimental research on the feasibility of phosphogypsum-enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) solidified loess by Tao Dang, Yuanzhu Ji, Yuanquan Guo, Fangchen Ma, Zhiyi Zhang, Baozhen Liang, Xuewen Rong

“…Concentrations of urea and calcium chloride as variables, and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) as an indicator to determine the optimal solution ratio of EICP. …”
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Liquid nitrogen-assisted damage and fracturing of rocks and its implications for rock excavation by Chaolin Wang, Zhiyong Tan, Yu Zhao, Jing Bi

“…One free-surface on the top of rock sample was first exposed to LN2 with exposure time ranging from 0 to 60 min. Then, uniaxial compression tests, Brazil splitting tests, and Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tests were conducted on the treated samples to investigate the damage and fracturing of rocks induced by LN2 treatment. …”
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Effect of wetting-drying cycles on physical and mechanical behavior of soil-aggregate-cement mixtures by André Lapa de Moraes Tavares, Ana Paula Furlan, Glauco Tulio Pessa Fabbri

“…The stiffness of 20:80 mixtures was equivalent to the cement treated crushed rock (CTCR) ones, and 30:70 mixtures, to the soil-cement ones. …”
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Candida tropicalis spondylitis in a non-tropical immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature by Hong Yang, Xin Wang, Weijian Zhu, Bei Zhou

“…MRI fluid sequences revealed lamellar enhancement of the L4-5 vertebral bodies, narrowing of the intervertebral space, peripheral soft tissue edema, and spinal canal compression. After 3 weeks of empirical anti-tuberculosis therapy, the patient’s symptoms did not improve, prompting posterior lesion debridement and autologous iliac bone grafting with pedicle screw fixation. …”
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A Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm with Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula in Asymptomatic Elderly Patient by Caterina Milici, Daniella Bovelli, Valentino Borghetti, Georgette Khoury, Marco Bazzucchi, Massimo Principi, Marcello Dominici, Enrico Boschetti

“…A multimodal approach was necessary to diagnose a giant CAA with CAF responsible for compression and displacement of cardiac structures. …”
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Chronic renal failure as initial presentation of pelvic hemangioendothelioma. by João Gabriel Léda Braga, Fernanda Monteiro Orellana, Alan Ziroldo, Leonardo Sementilli, Luis Gustavo Morato De Toledo, Roni de Carvalho Fernandes

“…The authors present a case of hemangioendothelioma with pelvic involvement and initial presentation as acute renal failure due to extrinsic ureteral compression, treated surgically, with histopathological diagnosis of hemangioendothelioma and recurrence after one year of the initial treatment presenting a histologically different form. …”
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Construction of a nomogram for predicting the prognosis of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a retrospective study by He Ling, Gaoyong Deng, Shaohuai Xia, Wencai Li, Rongbin Lu, Mingjian Lin, Zhao Huang

“…The constructed nomogram can help clinicians assess and treat patients early, benefiting more patients.…”
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Space-Time Finite Element Tensor Network Approach for the Time-Dependent Convection–Diffusion–Reaction Equation with Variable Coefficients by Dibyendu Adak, Duc P. Truong, Radoslav Vuchkov, Saibal De, Derek DeSantis, Nathan V. Roberts, Kim Ø. Rasmussen, Boian S. Alexandrov

“…In this paper, we present a new space-time Galerkin-like method, where we treat the discretization of spatial and temporal domains simultaneously. …”
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Abscesses of the spine and iliac fossa caused by infection with the opportunistic bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum by YunTao Gu, Yuan Zhou, TianQiong Hu, Hai Zhao, YongPing Wang, YongXiong He

“…The patient was treated with antibiotics (carbapenems, and metronidazole) and underwent surgical procedures for abscess drainage and internal fixation, resulting in the removal of 1000 ml of pus. …”
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Discordant Response to Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab and Identification of BRAF V600E Mutation in Biphasic Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Case Report by Olivia Wilkins, DO, Adedamola Omogbehin, MD, Peter J. Bergquist, MD, Chul Kim, MD, MPH, Stephen V. Liu, MD, Joshua E. Reuss, MD

“…Next-generation sequencing of this specimen revealed a BRAF V600E mutation, and the patient was subsequently treated with dabrafenib plus trametinib, achieving ongoing clinical and imaging response in all sites of the disease, including bones. …”
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A Giant Lumbar Pseudomeningocele in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report by Mauro Dobran, Maurizio Iacoangeli, Paolo Ruscelli, Martina Della Costanza, Davide Nasi, Massimo Scerrati

“…One month after the third operation, the abdominal MRI showed a giant intra-abdominal pseudomeningocele causing compression of visceral structures. The patient was asymptomatic. …”
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Robot-assisted low anterior resection after aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid sclerosing therapy for internal hemorrhoids by Yoshiro Itatani, Tomoaki Okada, Kenji Kawada, Koya Hida, Nobu Oshima, Susumu Inamoto, Rei Mizuno, Yoshihisa Okuchi, Yoshiharu Sakai

“…This required multiple repeats of compression through the SmartClamp feedback. After anastomosis with the double-stapling technique, we constructed a diverting ileostomy. …”
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Influence of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Engineering Properties of Tonalite: Examples from China by Su-Ran Wang, You-Liang Chen, Jing Ni, Mu-Dan Zhang, Heng Zhang

“…The deterioration of the physical and mechanical properties of tonalites subjected to freeze-thaw cycling under three different temperature ranges was explored using several experimental techniques. Uniaxial compression and three-point bending tests were conducted on untreated and treated tonalite specimens. …”
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The Physics of Postless Hip Arthroscopy by Austin E. Wininger, M.D., Matthew J. Kraeutler, M.D., Haley Goble, M.H.A., Justin Cho, B.S., Omer Mei-Dan, M.D., Joshua D. Harris, M.D.

“…Hip arthroscopy is commonly performed to treat femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. A post-assisted arthroscopic hip preservation surgery approach provides joint distraction for central-compartment access. …”
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Partial duplication of the anterior communicating artery: A case report by Hideki Endo, MD, PhD, Hidetoshi Ono, MD, Toshiichi Watanabe, MD, Hirohiko Nakamura, MD, PhD

“…Digital subtraction angiography under contralateral carotid artery compression showed no aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery complex. …”
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