Antibiotic Susceptibility of Biofilm Cells and Molecular Characterisation of Staphylococcus hominis Isolates from Blood. by Soraya Mendoza-Olazarán, Rayo Morfín-Otero, Licet Villarreal-Treviño, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Jorge Llaca-Díaz, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, Gloria M González, Néstor Casillas-Vega, Elvira Garza-González

“…All isolates presented the icaD gene, and 6.66% (1/15) isolates expressed icaD. …”
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Comparison of risk factors, treatment, and outcome in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease in India and the United States by Udit Saraf, Shyam Prabhakaran, K Arun, Ahmed Babiker, Adithyan Rajendran, Chandrasekharan Kesavadas, P N Sylaja

“…Background and Aims: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is common in the Asian population, but less studied in South Asians compared to East Asians. …”
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Abstract 045: A Radiomics Based Pipeline for Paired Risk‐Stratification of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques by Elena S. Sagues Sese, Sebastian Sanchez, Sricharan Veeturi, Tatsat Patel, Vicent M. Tutino, Diego J. Ojeda, Jacob M. Miller, Arshaq Saleem, Andres Gudino, Bincheng Wang, Edgar A. Samaniego

“…We aimed to analyze the radiomics features (RFs) obtained from 7T‐HR‐VWI to differentiate between culprit and non‐culprit plaques in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). Methods Patients with ICAD as stroke etiology undergoing HR‐VWI were included in the study. …”
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Cerebral haemodynamics in symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease: a narrative review of the assessment methods and clinical implications by Liping Liu, Xinyi Leng, David S Liebeskind, Thomas W Leung, Shuang Li, Xuan Tian, Yuying Liu

“…The lesion is usually considered ‘symptomatic ICAD/ICAS’ (sICAD/sICAS) when it has caused an ischaemic stroke or TIA. …”
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Increased abundance of Ruminococcus gnavus in gut microbiota is associated with moyamoya disease and non-moyamoya intracranial large artery disease by Yohei Mineharu, Yasuhisa Nakamura, Noriaki Sato, Takahiko Kamata, Yuki Oichi, Tomoko Fujitani, Takeshi Funaki, Yasushi Okuno, Susumu Miyamoto, Akio Koizumi, Kouji H. Harada

“…Our data demonstrated that gut microbiota was associated with both MMD and ICAD.…”
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Dissecção espontânea cervical carotídea e verbal: estudo de 48 pacientes Spontaneous cervical carotid and vertebral arteries dissection: study of 48 patients by Cynthia Resende Campos, Eli Faria Evaristo, Fábio Iuji Yamamoto, Paulo Puglia Jr, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Milberto Scaff

“…Five patients with ICAD presented preceding TIA. Angiography was performed in 93% of patients. …”
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Isolated internal carotid artery dissection in a long-distance runner by Krzysztof Wachal, Paweł Koczewski, Marcin Gabriel, Wojciech Kociemba

“…We present a case of internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) in the precranial segment, which caused binocular visual impairment in a 49-year-old man during a marathon race. …”
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When does it all go wrong? Longitudinal studies of changes in moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity across childhood and adolescence by John J. Reilly

“…Systematic reviews, longitudinal studies, and ICAD data in fact suggest that MVPA begins to decline, and sedentary behavior begins to increase, from around the age of school entry. …”
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Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a dental clinic in Konya, Turkey by Emrah Torlak, Emre Korkut, Ali T. Uncu, Yağmur Şener

“…The present work aimed at evaluating the in vitro biofilm production and presence of the icaA and icaD genes in S. aureus isolates from a dental clinic in Konya, Turkey. …”
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Imaging Patterns of Recurrent Infarction in the Mechanisms of Early Recurrence in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (MyRIAD) Study by Rajbeer S. Sangha, Shyam Prabhakaran, Edward Feldmann, Tristan Honda, Azhar Nizam, George A. Cotsonis, Iszet Campo-Bustillo, Jose G. Romano, David S. Liebeskind

“…Introduction: While much is known about recurrent clinical events in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), there is limited data on characteristics of recurrent infarcts.Methods: The NIH-funded MyRIAD prospective, observational study was designed to identify mechanisms of ischemia and predictors of recurrence in ICAD. …”
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The potential in bridging the gap between architectural design and facilities management: From a knowledge management perspective by Rizal Husin, Mohd. Zulakhmar Zakiyuddin

“…This paper aims to stimulate discussion on Knowledge Management (KM) approach towards a more informative and knowledge rich built environment and the potential of Internet enabled Computer Aided Design (iCAD) as a tool in achieving better facilities management. …”

Abstract 225: Rescue Stenting for Posterior Circulation Strokes by Aaron Brake, Emmanuel Danso, Lane Fry, William Liu, Nathan Dougherty, Vince Galate, Michael Abraham

“…Introduction Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is associated with up to 32% of posterior circulation strokes.1 ICAD‐related strokes are at high risk for re‐occlusion following MT. …”
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Design decision based on dependencies among product specifications by Zhang Jian, Li Bingbing, Simeone Alessandro, Chu Xingpeng, Gu Peihua

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Introducing Value Axiom for New Design Creations by Nakao Masayuki, Iino Kenji

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Axiomatic Design of an automatic card dealing robot by Sigmarsson Anton Björn, Helgason Ágúst Benóný, Albertsson Óskar Ágúst, Foley Joseph Timothy

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Generic Production System Model of Personalized Production by Foith-Förster Petra, Bauernhansl Thomas

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Safety and Efficacy of Direct Angioplasty in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Atherosclerosis by Gaoting Ma, Xuan Sun, Xu Tong, Baixue Jia, Xiaochuan Huo, Gang Luo, Bo Wang, Yiming Deng, Feng Gao, Ligang Song, Ning Ma, Zhongrong Miao, Dapeng Mo

“…Background and Purpose: Endovascular treatment (EVT) is one of the promising treatment options in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD)-related basilar artery occlusion (BAO). In this study, we compared the safety and efficacy of direct angioplasty (DA) with stent-retriever thrombectomy (SRT) with or without rescue treatment in ICAD-related BAO.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 187 patients who underwent EVT for BAO from January 2012 to July 2018. …”
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An Application of the Individual Channel Analysis and Design Approach to Control of a Two-input Two-output Coupled-tanks System by David J. Murray-Smith

“…This paper provides a case study illustrating the use of the ICAD methodology for an application involving liquid-level control for a system based on two coupled tanks. …”
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Intracranial Angioplasty and Stenting before and after SAMMPRIS: From simple to complex strategy - the Chinese experience by Zhongrong eMiao

“…Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) accounts for 33% to 50% of all ischemic strokes in the Asian population [1] and represents an important public health issue in China. …”
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An axiomatic approach to the design and operation of a wood pellet production line by Rodrigues Fábio, Fradinho João, Cavique Miguel, Gabriel-Santos António, Mourão António

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