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Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) on the beating heart has been facilitated in our experience using distal coronary anastomotic connectors. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed graft patency in all robotic TECAB patients who underwent formal angiography at our current institution over a 5-year period.

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The RV144 vaccine trial revealed a correlation between reduced risk of HIV infection and the level of nonneutralizing-antibody (Ab) responses targeting specific epitopes in the second variable domain (V2) of the HIV gp120 envelope (Env) protein, suggesting this region as a target for vaccine development. To favor induction of V2-specific Abs, we…[Read more]

Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are widely used as flame retardants and plasticizers in consumer and industrial products. Human exposure to OPEs raises concerns due to their endocrine disruptive potentials. Till now, the effects of OPEs on thyroid hormones (THs) and the mediating role of oxidative stress in pregnant women have not been studied. In…[Read more]

The resultant MoSx nanodot-coupled g-C3N4 nanosheets evidently exhibit increased photocatalytic hydrogen (H2)-generation rate, about 8-fold increase to the traditional MoS2-modified g-C3N4 photocatalyst. The increased H2-generation rate can be mainly attributed to the synergism of MoSx nanodots and cyano group on the g-C3N4 nanosheet surface. The…[Read more]

Geometric metasurfaces primarily follow the physical mechanism of Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) phases, empowering wavefront control of cross-polarized reflective/transmissive light components. However, inherently accompanying the cross-polarized components, the copolarized output components have not been attempted in parallel in existing works. Here, a…[Read more]

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a prevalent, impairing, and trans-diagnostic behavior that can be comprehensively assessed in daily life studies. We conducted a systematic literature review of 35 Ambulatory Assessment and Daily Diary studies of NSSI, to achieve three aims. First, we reviewed descriptive evidence on NSSI acts. On average,…[Read more]

OBJECTIVES To assess the potential impact of using screening recommendations for bleeding disorders in patients with Noonan syndrome on perioperative bleeding complications. STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective, single-site cohort study; patients were identified by query of the electronic medical record. All patients with a clinical diagnosis…[Read more]

0001). The difference in suspicion level between EFVPTC and NIFTP is not statistically significant. None of the cases of NIFTP in the study had a high suspicion level. CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrates that cytology interpreted in the context of ACR TI-RADS suspicion levels can separate NIFTP from many IFVPTC and a few EFVPTC with overt invasion.…[Read more]

78 cN) than CL brackets (1967.38 cN) for the 1.6-3.0 deflection interval (p = 0.018). Within this interval, NiTi showed higher forces when used with CL brackets (2683.06 cN) than with SL brackets (1179.66 cN) (p  less then  0.0001). For the CL bracket systems, SS wires showed higher forces (2125.31 cN) in the 1.0-1.6 deflection interval than the…[Read more]