Risk Factors for Meibomian Gland Disease Assessed by Meibography by Kim CK, Carter S, Kim C, Shooshani T, Mehta U, Marshall K, Smith RG, Knezevic A, Rao K, Lee OL, Farid M

“…Christine K Kim,1,2 Steven Carter,2,3 Cinthia Kim,2 Tara Shooshani,1,2 Urmi Mehta,2,4 Kailey Marshall,2 Ryan G Smith,1,2,5 Alexander Knezevic,2,6– 8 Kavita Rao,1,2 Olivia L Lee,2 Marjan Farid2 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, 1001 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA; 2Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 850 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA; 3Miramar Eye Specialists Medical Group, Ventura, CA, 93003, USA; 4St John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691, USA; 5Pacific Eye Institute, Upland, CA 91786, USA; 6Macy Eye Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA; 7Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA; 8Jules Stein Eye Institute at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USACorrespondence: Christine K Kim, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 850 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA, Tel +1 818 279 5029, Email chriskk4@hs.uci.eduPurpose: To elucidate risk factors for meibomian gland disease (MGD) and understand associated changes in meibography and in relation to ocular surface disease.Patients and Methods: As part of the standard workup for ocular surface disease at a tertiary academic center, 203 patients received an ocular history and lifestyle questionnaire. …”
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Head–Eye Vestibular Motion Therapy Affects the Mental and Physical Health of Severe Chronic Postconcussion Patients by Frederick Robert Carrick, Frederick Robert Carrick, Frederick Robert Carrick, Joseph F. Clark, Guido Pagnacco, Guido Pagnacco, Matthew M. Antonucci, Matthew M. Antonucci, Ahmed Hankir, Ahmed Hankir, Rashid Zaman, Rashid Zaman, Elena Oggero, Elena Oggero

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La formación de docentes investigadores: el estatuto científico de la investigación pedagógica (Training Teachers for Research: the Scientific Statute of Educational Research)... by JOSÉ DARÍO HERRERA-GONZÁLEZ

“…Unlike research which focus- es on education to produce knowledge on this field and that is constructed from theoretical perspectives that are not an- chored in teaching, teacher research can reach the same consistency and legiti- macy by developing its object of study in its deep relation with the practice it- self. …”
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Health Equity Journal: Special Issue Guest Editorial

“…Members are also required to furnish work, evaluation, and patient engagement plans regarding their de-implementation of race-based algorithms.15,16 In the summer of 2023, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene hosted the first annual New York City Anti-racism in Medical Education Symposium in partnership with the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the American Academy of Medical Colleges, and the Fund for Public Health NYC. …”
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Information and Communication Technology to Support Self-Management of Patients with Mild Acquired Cognitive Impairments: Systematic Review by Eghdam, Aboozar, Scholl, Jeremiah, Bartfai, Aniko, Koch, Sabine

“…BackgroundMild acquired cognitive impairment (MACI) is a new term used to describe a subgroup of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are expected to reach a stable cognitive level over time. …”
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Matrix-Applied Characterized Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Versus Microfracture: Two-Year Follow-up of a Prospective Randomized Trial. by Saris, D, Price, A, Widuchowski, W, Bertrand-Marchand, M, Caron, J, Drogset, J, Emans, P, Podskubka, A, Tsuchida, A, Kili, S, Levine, D, Brittberg, M

“…The mean KOOS pain and function subscores from baseline to 2 years were significantly more improved with MACI than with MFX (pain: MACI, 37.0 to 82.5 vs MFX, 35.5 to 70.9; function: MACI, 14.9 to 60.9 vs MFX, 12.6 to 48.7; P = .001). …”

In vitro exposure of human chondrocytes to pulsed electromagnetic fields by V Nicolin, C Ponti, G Baldini, D Gibellini, R Bortul, M Zweyer, B Martinelli, P Narducci

“…MACI-derived cells were taken from cartilage biopsies 6 months after surgery and cultured. …”
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Multiscale based nonlinear dynamics analysis of heart rate variability signals. by Syed Zaki Hassan Kazmi, Nazneen Habib, Rabia Riaz, Sanam Shahla Rizvi, Syed Ali Abbas, Tae-Sun Chung

“…The results show that MACI based features lead to higher classification accuracy.…”
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Management of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus Using Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation by Christopher E. Gross MD, Brandon J. Erickson MD, Yale A. Fillingham MD, Michael D. Hellman MD, Samuel B. Adams MD, Selene G. Parekh MD, MBA

“…Six studies pertained to arthroscopic MACI, 8 to open MACI, and 5 studies to open PACI. …”
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Clinical manifestation of acute cerebral infarcts in multiple arterial territories by Vojtech Novotny, Sander Johan Aarli, Andrej Netland Khanevski, Anna Therese Bjerkreim, Christopher Elnan Kvistad, Annette Fromm, Ulrike Waje‐Andreassen, Halvor Naess, Lars Thomassen, Nicola Logallo

“…Abstract Objectives We aimed to assess frequencies and radiological aspects of single‐ and multiterritory clinical manifestation among patients with acute cerebral infarcts in multiple arterial territories (MACI). Materials & methods We retrospectively reviewed admission records and diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging of patients with MACI admitted to our stroke unit between 2006 and 2017. …”
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Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of chondral defects of the knees in Chinese patients by Zhang ZW, Zhong X, Ji HR, Tang ZB, Bai JP, Yao MM, Hou JL, Zheng MH, Wood D, Sun JZ, Zhou SF, Liu AB

“…Most (95%) of the MACI grafts were isointense and 5% were slightly hyperintense. …”
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All-Arthroscopic Matrix-Associated Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for a Trochlear Defect by Ting Zhang, M.D., Fauzan Akhter, Mahmoud Almasri, M.D., Brian J. Chilelli, M.D.

“…Matrix-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) is a 2-step technique designed to treat symptomatic full-thickness articular cartilage defects of the knee. …”
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Sobre duas espécies novas do gênero Culicoides latreille, 1809, do Brasil (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) by Omar Tavares, Roberto Ardé Ruiz

“…São descritas as espécies Culicoides (Hoffmania) saintjusti sp. n. e Culicoides (Oecacta) macieli sp. n. (localidade tipo; Brasil, Rio de janeiro, Jacarepaguá, Pau da Fome) e discutidas sua posição taxionômica e suas relações com espécies afins.…”
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Multi-Source Co-adaptation for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition by Mining Correlation Information by Jianwen Tao, Yufang Dan

“…Comprehensive experimental evidence on DEAP and SEED datasets verifies the better performance of MACI in EEG-based emotion recognition.…”
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Cartilage Defect Treatment Using High-Density Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (HD-ACI) by Pedro Guillén-García, Isabel Guillén-Vicente, Elena Rodríguez-Iñigo, Marta Guillén-Vicente, Tomás Fernando Fernández-Jaén, Ramón Navarro, Lucía Aboli, Raúl Torres, Steve Abelow, Juan Manuel López-Alcorocho

“…However, low cell density in MACI resulted in softer regenerated tissue. HD-ACI was developed to improve MACI, implanting 5 million chondrocytes per cm², providing higher cell density. …”
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YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF SOME PLUM CULTIVARSIN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM by M. Butac, M. Chivu

“…In 2019-2020 periods the influence of different fertilizers (Biohumus, Macys BC 28 and Cifamin BK) on yield and fruits quality at three plum cultivars (‘Centenar’, ‘Tita’ and ‘Stanley’) was carried out in a demonstrative plot from Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitești, Romania. …”
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In vivo cartilage tissue engineering by B. Gurer, S. Cabuk, O. Karakus, N. Yilmaz, C. Yilmaz

“…Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) was applied to another group in two sessions, and the last group was left untreated. …”
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A Case of Patellar Instability and Lateral Facet Cartilage Defect by Grant H. Garcia MD, Aryan Haratian BA, Laith K. Hasan BBA, Ioanna K. Bolia MD, MS, PhD, George F. Rick Hatch MD, Frank A. Petrigliano MD, Alexander E. Weber MD, Joseph N. Liu MD

“…Given the size of the lesion, a matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) biopsy is performed for later implantation. …”
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RELATIVISMO CULTURAL DEL MODELO DE PERSONALIDAD DE MILLON EN AMÉRICA LATINA: UN ESTUDIO CON ADOLESCENTES by EUGENIA V. VINET

“…Se informa una revisión de los datos del estudio de baremación chilena del MACI, de sa rrollado con una muestra de 807 adolescentes, de 13 a 19 años, diferenciada por sexo y dicotomizada en dos grupos: no-consultantes (200 hombres y 206 mujeres) y consultantes (212 hombres y 189 mujeres) que contestó el MACI y el Inventario Mul tifásico de la Perso nalidad de Minnesota para Adolescentes (MMPI-A). …”
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Krapivna. Rehabilitation Attempt by Alexei Buinov, Elena Bulgakova

“…The tools for development of the given territory were the benchmark for working on the graduation thesis at the MITU-MACI Department of Architecture.…”
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