After PSM, ROP requiring treatment was associated with postnatal growth failure assessed by head circumference adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 191, 95 confidence interval [CI] 118-309, but not weight aOR 145, 95 CI 097-217 and length aOR 121, 95 CI 081-182
 
  ROP requiring treatment was associated with poor head circumference growth, not with weight and length Our findings suggest that ROP requiring treatment and poor head growth during NICU hospitalization are fundamentally related
 ROP requiring treatment was associated with poor head circumference growth, not with weight and length Our findings suggest that ROP requiring treatment and poor head growth during NICU hospitalization are fundamentally related
  Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy HIE is associated with brain injury in newborns and may lead to disability or death Mild therapeutic hypothermia TH is an effective neuroprotective intervention and an established standard of care in western countries The gut microbiome, the genomic and physicochemical contribution of the gut microbiota, serves important functions and is increasingly recognized as a major influencer on development The impact of HIE and TH on the evolving gut microbiota of the newborn remains to be elucidated
 
  The objective of this study was to carry out an exploratory study on the effects of HIE and TH on the gut microbiome in term neonates
 
  Stool samples were obtained from 28 newborns with HIE median age 68 h undergoing TH on the neonatal unit HIE TH group, with a follow-on stool sample available for 20 of these babies median age 151 h For comparison, a single stool specimen was obtained from 19 healthy newborns on the postnatal ward median age 34 h  https//wwwselleckchemcom/GSK-3html  The microbiota compose the independent contribution of the use of antibiotics or the neonatal intensive care unit environment
 
  In this study, we demonstrate an alteration in the microbiota composition in newborns undergoing TH for HIE
 In this study, we demonstrate an alteration in the microbiota composition in newborns undergoing TH for HIE
  We aimed to study the value of exome sequencing ES in severe pleural effusion with nonimmune hydrops fetalis NIHF that underwent thoracoamniotic shunt TAS
 
  It was a retrospective study of NIHF that underwent TAS between 2012 and 2020 at Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital After a detailed assessment, NIHF cases with aneuploidies, infections, and structural anomalies were excluded, and TAS was offered to cases with severe pleural effusion Quantitative fluorescence polymerase chain reaction QF-PCR was conducted to exclude Trisomy 21, 18, and 13 before fetal therapy, and chromosomal microarray analysis CMA was offered to all the cases Before 2019, ES was retrospectively performed using stored fetal DNA extracted from prenatal samples; from 2019 onward, ES was discussed and offered before intrauterine therapies
 
  A total of 18 NIHF cases underwent TAS with negative CMA and continuing pregnancy were included Fetal hydrops was relieved in 16 cases 889 The median gestational ages at intervention and at delivery were 312 220-331 weeks and 343 297-386 weeks, respectively The neonatal survival rate was 722 13/18, and no causative gene variants were identified from ES in any survivors Pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants were detected in 3 out of 5 neonatal deaths If rapid ES could have been available to guide fetal therapy, the neonatal survival rate after TAS would have increased from 722 to 867
 
  Single-gene disorders were one of the major causes of perinatal death in NIHF cases that underwent fetal therapy Prenatal rapid ES may be of good promise in NIHF to explore precise etiology and guide fetal therapy
 Single-gene disorders were one of the major causes of perinatal death in NIHF cases that underwent fetal therapy Prenatal rapid ES may be of good promise in NIHF to explore precise etiology and guide fetal therapy
  The aim of this study was to determine if a long versus short interval between preoperative uterine artery embolization PUAE and subsequent myomectomy impact perioperative blood loss and the complication rate in cases of enlarged multi-fibroid uterus
 
  In cases of an enlarged multi-fibroid uterus, operative myomectomy can lead to heavy blood loss and consequently increases the risk for transfusion and hysterectomy PUAE can possibly contribute to a reduction of these risks Our study was designed to determine if a long versus short interval between PUAE and subsequent surgery impacts perioperative blood loss and complication rate
 
  PUAE was performed 24 h before the planned myoma enucleation in 21 patients between January 2011 and March 2016 group 1 or 19 days before the operation in 23 patients from March 2016 to May 2018 group 2 A comparison was made to a historical sample of 57 patients with large myomas gt;10 cm without PUAE group 3 Perioperative blood loss, need for postoperative blood tp 2, and 31 of 36 patients from the control group reported an improvement of their complaints
 
  PUAE is beneficial for uterus-preserving removal of myomas from patients with a substantially enlarged uterus There is a significant reduction of high blood loss ≥500 mL, need for postoperative blood transfusion, and postoperative complications in patients with extensive fibroid disease after PUAE compared to no intervention before myoma enucleation
 PUAE is beneficial for uterus-preserving removal of myomas from patients with a substantially enlarged uterus There is a significant reduction of high blood loss ≥500 mL, need for postoperative blood transfusion, and postoperative complications in patients with extensive fibroid disease after PUAE compared to no intervention before myoma enucleationConductive hydrogels have been studied as promising materials for the flexible and wearable bioelectronics, because of their unique electrical and mechanical properties Addition of conducting polymers in biomaterial-based hydrogel matrix is a simple yet effective way to construct hydrogels with good conductivity and flexibility In this work, a conductive hydrogel composed by a silk hydrogel and a conducting polymer, polypyrrole PPy, is developed via in-situ polymerization of pyrrole into the silk fibroin network The silk-PPy hydrogel shows high conductivity 26 S/m, as well as sensitive and fast responses to corresponding conformation changes Taking advantages of these properties, flexible and wearable strain sensors are proposed for the monitoring of various body movements, which can detect both the large and subtle human motions with good sensitivity, reproducibility and stability The hybridization of biomaterials and conducting polymers endows the multifunctions of the conductive hydrogels, thus showing considerable potentials in the advancement of the wearable electronicsProgrammed death ligand 1 PD-L1 overexpressed on the surface of tumor cells is one of the reasons for tumor immune escape Reducing PD-L1 expression has been proved to be an effective strategy to facilitate immune system activation and inhibit tumor progression RNA interference RNAi is a promising technology for gene regulation in tumor therapy In this study, we constructed a targeted siRNA delivery system NPsapt to transfect PD-L1 siRNA into human non-small-cell lung carcinoma cell line A549 for inhibiting tumor immune evasion NPsapt was prepared by compressing PD-L1 siRNA with cationic Lipofectamine 2000, fusing with erythrocyte membrane-derived nanovesicles, and further modifying with targeting AS1411 aptamer The introduction of erythrocyte membrane endows the siRNA delivery system with lower cytotoxicity and the ability to escape from the phagocytosis of macrophages The stability of NPsapt and the protection to loaded siRNA were confirmed In vitro studies after NPsapt treatment demonstrated that PD-L1 siRNA was selectively delivered into A549 cells, and further resulted in PD-L1 gene knockdown, T cell activation and tumor cell growth inhibition This study offers an alternative strategy for specific siRNA transfection for improving anti-tumor immunityElastic filaments driven out of equilibrium display complex phenomena that involve periodic changes in their shape Here, the periodic deformation dynamics of semiflexible colloidal chains in an eccentric magnetic field are presented This field changes both its magnitude and direction with time, leading to novel nonequilibrium chain structures Deformation into S-, Z-, and 4-mode shapes arises via the propagation and growth of bending waves Transitions between these morphologies are governed by an interplay among magnetic, viscous, and elastic forces Furthermore, the periodic behavior leading to these structures is described by four distinct stages of motion that include rotation, arrest, bending, and stretching of the chain These stages correspond to specific intervals of the eccentric field's period A scaling analysis that considers the relative ratio of viscous to magnetic torques via a critical frequency illustrates how to maximize the bending energy These results provide new insights into controlling colloidal assemblies by applying complex magnetic fieldsIn this study, the performance of a new iterative reconstruction algorithm, the pre-clinical AcurosXB iCBCT algorithm, has been characterized on Varian Halcyon linear accelerators with respect to the potential of radiotherapy dose calculations on CBCT images The study utilized various phantom setups to verify the accuracy of the pre-clinical algorithm under different scatter conditions and compared dose calculations performed on CBCT images reconstructed with the pre-clinical algorithm to those performed on typical planning CT images The results indicated that despite showing improvements compared to the existing iCBCT protocol, certain restrictions should be introduced when the pre-clinical AcurosXB iCBCT algorithm was used for dose calculations Changes in the scatter condition exhibited a larger effect on CBCTs than on planning CTs Therefore, users should be careful in offsetting the patient and positioning the patient's arms if the resultant images will be used for dose calculations In addition, protocols with different kV settings should be approached with caution, where 100 kV protocols should only be used to scan the head and neck area, while the rest of the body should be scanned with the 125 kV and 140 kV protocols When the patient is set up properly and the appropriate energy is selected for the anatomical area, the uncertainty of using the novel AcurosXB iCBCT algorithm for treatment planning dose calculation is within ±20Quantum interference and traditional domain wall effects are two common ways to manipulate the magnetism in magnetic materials Here, we report both effects emerge in the designed graphene nanodisks simultaneously, and thus providing an accessible way to engineer the magnetism in graphene nanostructures By adjusting the length of the armchair edges at the corners of hexagonal disk, connecting the adjacent zigzag edges, we show that the quantum interference among the zigzag edges remains robust and consequently determines the magnetic structure in the small-size systems, in analogy with the nanoribbons More importantly, a domain-wall-like magnetic mechanism is numerically identified to dominate the larger-size disks In particular, a magnetic state with fully spin-polarized edges achieved in a wide parameter region promises the future applications for spintronics