Water rapid hardening polyurethane for minimally invasive surgery: proof-of-concept by Neo, Jordon Ting Xuan

“…Research on the fabrication of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) thin films will also be done and examine their interactions with ethanol and water.…”
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A robotic/mechatronic mammotome system for minimally invasive breast cancer surgery by Ranjan Kumar Mishra

“…This report describes the details of work done based on the novel objective of developing a minimally invasive surgical alternative for breast cancer treatment. …”
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance before invasive coronary angiography in suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Shanmuganathan, M, Nikolaidou, C, Burrage, MK, Borlotti, A, Kotronias, R, Scarsini, R, Banerjee, A, Terentes-Printzios, D, Pitcher, A, Gara, E, Langrish, J, Lucking, A, Choudhury, R, Luigi De Maria, G, Banning, A, Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OxAMI) Study Investigators, Piechnik, SK, Channon, KM, Ferreira, VM

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study sought to assess the diagnostic utility of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) before invasive coronary angiogram (ICA) in suspected NSTEMI.…”

Serotype distribution and incidence of invasive early onset and late onset group B streptococcal disease amongst infants in Singapore by Kam, Kai-Qian, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Tee, Nancy Wen Sim, Ang, Michelle Lay Teng, Tan, Natalie Woon Hui, Yeo, Kee Thai, Li, Jiahui, Chong, Chia Yin

“…Background: The current group B streptococcal (GBS) preventive measures had reduced invasive GBS early onset disease (EOD) incidences worldwide, but the late onset disease (LOD) incidences had remained unchanged. …”
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Monocyte-derived extracellular vesicles, stimulated by Trypanosoma cruzi, enhance cellular invasion in vitro via activated TGF‐β1 by Ansa-Addo, Ephraim A., Pathak, Paras, McCrossan, Maria V., Volpato Rossi, Izadora, Abdullahi, Mahamed, Stratton, Dan, Lange, Sigrun, Ramirez, Marcel I., Inal, Jameel

“…Active, mature TGF‐β1 (at 175 pg/×105 in THP‐1 lEVs) was detected in concentrated lEV‐/cell‐free supernatant by western blotting, only after THP‐1 lEVs had interacted with Mtr. The TGF‐β1 receptor (TβRI) inhibitor, SB‐431542, reduced the enhanced cellular invasion due to monocyte‐lEVs.…”
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Non-invasive versus arterial pressure monitoring in the pre-hospital critical care environment: a paired comparison of concurrently recorded measurements by Perera, Y, Poole, K, Raitt, J, Metcalfe, D, Lewinsohn, A

“…<p><strong> Methods</strong></p> A retrospective cohort study was undertaken using data from patients treated by a pre-hospital critical team between 1st May 2020 and 30th April 2023 that had NIBP measured concurrently with invasive blood pressure (IBP) arterial manometry. …”

An induced population of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes more resistant to complement lysis promotes a phenotype with greater differentiation, invasiveness, and release of extracel... by Rossi, Izadora, Nunes, Maria Alice Ferreira, Sabatke, Bruna, Ribas, Hennrique Taborda, Winnischofer, Sheila Maria Brochado, Ramos, Augusto Savio Peixoto, Inal, Jameel, Ramirez, Marcel I.

“…This 2R population was characterized in several aspects and compared to Wild type population. The 2R population had a favored metacyclogenesis compared with wild-type (WT) parasites. 2R metacyclic trypomastigotes had a two-fold increase in resistance to complementmediated lysis and were at least three times more infective to eukaryotic cells, probably due to a higher GP82 expression in the resistant population. …”
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The prognostic impact of minimally invasive esophagectomy on survival after esophagectomy following a delayed interval after chemoradiotherapy; a secondary analysis of the DICE stu... by Markar, SR, Sgromo, B, Evans, R, Griffiths, EA, Alfieri, R, Castoro, C, Gronnier, C, Gutschow, CA, Piessen, G, Capovilla, G, Grimminger, PP, Low, DE, Gossage, J, Gisbertz, SS, Ruurda, J, van Hillegersberg, R, D'journo, XB, Phillips, AW, Rosati, R, Hanna, GB, Maynard, N, Hofstetter, W, Ferri, L, Berge Henegouwen, MI, Owen, R

“…<p><strong> Results: </strong></p> 428 patients (145 MIE and 283 OE) had surgery between 12 weeks and two years after CRT. …”

Effect of early and later prone positioning on outcomes in invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: analysis of the prospective COVID-19 cr... by Simpkin, AJ, McNicholas, BA, Hannon, D, Bartlett, R, Chiumello, D, Dalton, HJ, Gibbons, K, White, N, Merson, L, Fan, E, Panigada, M, Grasselli, G, Motos, A, Torres, A, Barbé, F, Ng, PY, Fanning, JP, Nichol, A, Suen, JY, Bassi, GL, Fraser, JF, Laffey, JG

“…Background: Prone positioning of patients with COVID-19 undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is widely used, but evidence of efficacy remains sparse. …”

Effect of mangostin on the functional activity and integrity of the Plasmodium falciparum and infected and Uninfected red blood cells membrane by Ibraheem, Z.O., Majid, R.A., Noor, S.M., Farook, M.D., Basir, R.

“…This was achieved by studying its impact on the RBCs morphology, integrity and osmotic fragility. On the one hand, its effect on the plasmodium-infected cells was achieved by screening its impact on the parasite-induced new permeation pathways (NPPs) and the plasmodial invasiveness to the RBCs and these were related to its growth inhibitory effect against the parasite. …”

Introduction. Post-Soviet censorship and regulation in Russia by Raspopina, Aleksandra

“…In the brief post-Soviet history of Russia, journalists have always struggled to work freely, pressured on one hand by the state and business interests, and on the other by their own commercial – and physical – survival. …”
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论萧乾小说中的基督教因素 = Christianity elements in Xiao Qian’s novels by 杨楚依 Yang, Chuyi

“…Along with the invasion of imperialism, Christianity had penetrated into the culture and the society of China. …”
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Glycophorin C (CD236R) mediates vivax malaria parasite rosetting to normocytes by Malleret, Benoit, Lau, Yee-Ling, Lee, Wenn-Chyau, Mauduit, Marjorie, Fong, Mun-Yik, Cho, Jee Sun, Suwanarusk, Rossarin, Zhang, Rou, Albrecht, Letusa, Costa, Fabio T. M., Preiser, Peter, McGready, Rose, Renia, Laurent, Nosten, Francois, Russell, Bruce

“…Importantly, mature erythrocytes (normocytes) rather than reticulocytes preferentially form rosetting complexes, indicating this process is unlikely to directly facilitate merozoite invasion. While antibodies against host erythrocyte receptors CD235a and CD35 had no effect; Fab against the BRIC 4 region of CD236R significantly inhibited rosette formation. …”
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Stability of peptide nucleic acid influenced by peptoid-like sidechains : MD simulation study. by Yeo, Sven Hwea Jie.

“…It is probable that stability conferred could be attributed to desolvation and related effects, but further investigations need to be done. We put forward several candidates for cleavage moieties relevant to our intended application.…”
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Effects of HSV-G47∆ oncolytic virus on telomerase and telomere length alterations in glioblastoma multiforme cancer stem cells under hypoxia and normoxia conditions by Vazifehmand, Reza, Saeed Ali, Dhuha, Monem Homaie, Foroozandeh, Molaei Jalalvand, Fatemeh, Othman, Zulkefley, Deming, Chau, Stanslas, Johnson, Sekawi, Zamberi

“…Results: Data revealed that U251CSCs had longer telomeres when exposed to HSV-G47Δ in nor-moxic conditions but had significantly shorter telomeres in hypoxic conditions. …”

Assessment of novel pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines in humans by Venkatraman, N

“…This formed the basis to test the efficacy of R21/MM, which had a favourable reactogenicity profile, using controlled human malaria infection in malaria-naïve UK volunteers. …”

Controversies in neurology: asymptomatic carotid stenosis—intervention or just stick to medical therapy. The argument for carotid endarterectomy by Hirt, L, Halliday, A

“…Carotid angioplasty and stenting is a newer technique with the benefit of being minimally invasive. The results of trials comparing the technique to endarterectomy have had conflicting results, and the results of large multi-centre trials are awaited. …”

Development of biomimetic 3D cancer platform for drug testing by Ker, Sia Fong

“…Hence, future work or improvement to the 3D biomimetic culture model have to be done before we could fully understand whether EMT and MET of highly invasive tumor cell lines are critically determined by the physical and material characteristics of the microenvironment.…”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…</p><p> </p><p>Before the Chinese invasion of the mid-twentieth century, numerous hand-written manuscript editions were preserved with reverence in monasteries throughout Tibet, as living embodiments of the rNying ma pa tantric dharma; sadly, it may be that none have survived the destructions following the invasion and the subsequent Cultural Revolution.3 Amazingly, however, the wood-blocks for the single xylograph printed edition of the collection (originally made in sDe dge in the late eighteenth century) did survive, and this edition is now being widely reprinted in Tibet.4</p> <p>With the exception of the sDe dge xylograph from East Tibet, all other currently available editions of the rNying ma'i rgyud 'bum, including the Rig 'dzin Tshe dbang nor bu edition, seem to derive from the Himalayan and Southern Tibetan border areas. …”

Assembling a desktop robotic arm based hydrogel extrusion system by Khadijah Mohamed Hussain

“…This robotic arm 3D bioprinter is aimed to be able to perform minimally-invasive operations for the restoration and transplantation of essential organs done by surgeons straight onto a living wounded body. …”
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