Epidemiological characterization of congenital heart disease at different altitudes in Ecuador: a four-year retrospective study in a pediatric referral hospital by Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Fabian D. Arias-Rodríguez, Walter I. Díaz-Chamba, Diego A. Mena-Noroña, Lizbeth Cueva Toaquiza, Beanjuly Espín-Sambache, Emilia J. Valdivieso-Andrade, Amanda Cangas-Isacaz, Susana García-Cañarte, Mario Rubio-Niera, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

“…Most cases (71.4%) were acyanotic CHD, with patent ductus arteriosus being the most prevalent (48.7%). …”
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Primary Nocardia Infection Causing a Fluorodeoxyglucose-Avid Right Renal Mass in a Redo Lung Transplant Recipient by Sreeja Biswas Roy, Mitchell D. Ross, Pradnya D. Patil, Richard Trepeta, Ross M. Bremner, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

“…Upon examination, computed tomography showed a 4.5 × 3.3 cm heterogeneous, enhancing right renal mass with a patent renal vein. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a T1/T2 hypointense, diffusion-restricting, right mid-renal mass that was fluorodeoxyglucose-avid on positron emission tomography. …”
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Effect of low frequency magnetic field (LFMF) on germination and vigour of accelerated aged radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds by Xia Xianzong, Zająс-Woźnialis Anna, Padula Gregorio, Kubisz Leszek, Hołubowicz Roman

“…In this experiment, the low frequency magnetic field (LFMF) was generated by Viofor JPS Delux - a patented device adopted from human medical magnetic therapy. …”
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Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Rewiring Technique in a Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Involving Left Main Bifur... by Yohei Numasawa, Souichi Yokokura, Yasuhiro Hitomi, Shohei Imaeda, Makoto Tanaka, Ryota Tabei, Masaki Kodaira

“…Finally, a drug-eluting stent was deployed to cover the dissected segment, and final coronary angiography revealed acceptable results with a patent left circumflex artery. This case report highlights that physicians should consider SCAD among the differential diagnoses in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome, particularly in young women. …”
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Hybrid Repair Combined with Fresh Arterial Allograft Extra-Anatomical Reconstruction: The Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aneurysm above an Aortobifemoral Bypass Complicated by a... by Robert Novotny, Tomas Marada, Jiri Novotny, Jakub Kristek, Jaroslav Chlupac, Michal Kudla, Kvetoslav Lipar, Jiri Mendl, Jiri Fronek, Libor Janousek

“…The distal landing zone was in the common iliac artery maintaining patent right internal iliac artery. Afterwards, a femoro-femoral crossover bypass from right to left was performed using a fresh arterial allograft. …”
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Numerical parametric study of a Kaplan turbine incorporated with a sub runner considering analysis of hydraulic dissipation by Amirhossein Khoddami, Mojtaba Tahani, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alireza Riasi, Khalil Allah Sajadian

“…In this paper, a novel approach on Kaplan turbines, proposed and published in a US patent, has been investigated numerically using CFD tool. …”
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Expanding of Excimer Laser Photoablation’s Functionality in Ophthalmology by V. A. Alekseev, V. G. Kostin, A. V. Usoltseva, V. P. Usoltsev, S. I. Yuran

“…To implement this approach, a patented excimer laser vision correction unit has been proposed with a PCcontrolled optical shaping system comprising galvo motor platforms and galvo mirrors installed on them.…”
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Functional analysis of a novel homozygous missense IVD gene variant: a case report with dual genetic diagnoses by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Hanying Wen

“…Herein, we are the first to report a 5-year-old boy with the blended phenotypes of infantile hypotonia, severe neurodevelopmental disorder, patent ductus arteriosus, cryptorchidism, obesity, distinctive facial features, and elevated isovaleryl carnitine.MethodsTrio-based whole-exome sequencing was performed on genomic DNA from peripheral blood samples from the boy and his parents. …”
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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus by Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey

“…Her medical history was significant for intravenous heroin and cocaine abuse, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus tricuspid valve infective endocarditis on vancomycin, patent foramen ovale, septic pulmonary embolism with cavitation, tracheostomy with chronic ventilator dependence, multifocal cerebral infarction, hepatitis C, nephrolithiasis, anxiety, and depression. …”
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Serological diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth (Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm) infections: A scoping review. by Sara Roose, Fiona Vande Velde, Johnny Vlaminck, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke

“…Additionally, we performed a patent search through Espacenet.<h4>Principal findings</h4>We identified 85 relevant literature records spanning over 50 years, with a notable increased interest in serological assay development in recent years. …”
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Application of Microbial Bioenzymes in Soil Stabilization by Eshetu Mekonnen, Ameha Kebede, Tekle Tafesse, Mesfin Tafesse

“…In the world, bioenzymes have been used in different projects for several years and are generally proprietary products, often of patented formulation that needs intensive field tests. …”
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La mirada de Medusa. Arte, género y poder en el Ecuador de los años 90 by Christian León Mantilla

“…De un lado, surge el artista como un sujeto plural y sexuado, lo cual es patente en la presencia de nuevos lugares de enunciación construidos por mujeres y minorías sexuales que desafían la cultura patriarcal que había primado en la pintura y la escultura modernista. …”
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Diversity and occurrence of methylotrophic yeasts used in genetic engineering by A. S. Rozanov, E. G. Pershina, N. V. Bogacheva, V. Shlyakhtun, A. A. Sychev, S. E. Peltek

“…As methylotrophic yeasts were classified in accordance with biomolecular  markers, strains used for production of recombinant protein were reclassified as Komagataella phaffii. Although patent  legislation suggests free access to these yeasts, they have been distributed on a contract basis. …”
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APOYO PÚBLICO A LA ENERGÍA EÓLICA EN ESPAÑA by Masao Javier López Sako

“…Desde esta perspectiva, el protagonismo de la energía eólica es también patente: en nuestro país, dentro de las energías renovables, la energía eólica en particular es la que más está aportando al mix de generación eléctrica, convirtiéndose en la contribución más segura a dicha lucha ambiental de carácter global. …”
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Coautoria internacional em artigos científicos: uma análise na produção intelectual dos programas de pós-graduação no campo das Engenharias da Universidade Federal da Bahia by Sandra Batista de Jesus, Kátia de Oliveira Rodrigues

“…Por fim, observa-se que há uma necessidade de ampliar os estudos sobre internacionalização dos programas de pós-graduação no campo das Engenharias, através de análises também de outras produções, tais como livros científicos, anais, capítulos de livro e patentes.…”
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Galectin-1-Dependent Mitochondria Apoptosis Plays an Essential Role in the Potential Protein Targets of DBDCT-Induced Hepatotoxicity as Revealed by Quantitative Proteomic Analyses by Jiayu Song, Yuan Ren, Lihua Liu, Yixin Wang, Chuandao Shi, Xiaoqing Ji, Yunlan Li, Qingshan Li

“…Di-n-butyl-di-(4-chlorobenzohydroxamato) tin(IV) (DBDCT), a new patent agent, exhibited strong antitumor activity. …”
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Pentazocine Misuse among Sickle Cell Disease Patients and The Role of Lack of Enforcement of Opioid Dispensing Regulations by Community Pharmacies: A Descriptive Observational Stud... by Oluomachi Charity Nnachi, Chinedu Obasi Akpa, Favour Ogonna Nwani, Oghenevwogaga Obukohwo Edenya

“…All subjects source pentazocine injection from local pharmacies and patent medicine shops without prescription, while 19.0% get home deliveries. …”
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O Impacto dos fundos Criatec no crescimento e inovação de startups: uma análise baseada em estudo de eventos by Ricardo Agostini Martini, Luciano Machado, Leandro Ortiz do Nascimento

“…Os resultados mostraram que o Criatec teve impactos significativos sobre as startups apoiadas, com efeitos de 61% no emprego, 275% na massa salarial, 21% no pessoal ocupado em P&D e 10% nos pedidos de patentes. Os efeitos do programa se mantiveram por alguns anos após o primeiro aporte de recursos, sendo mais fortes nas empresas mais jovens e variando de acordo com o setor econômico. …”
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Improvement of surgical treatment of an acute biliary pancreatitis at elderly and senile patients by V. I. Midlenko, A. L. Charyshkin, O. V. Midlenko, I. I. Midlenko, V. Yu. Shchegolev

“…The second group (54 patients) was operated through miniaccess with the help of «Generalpurpose frame wound retractor», of them 34 patients with large Hartmann pouch adherent to biliary tracts, were operated by the proposed method (patent of the Russian Federation #2358663 under application #2008103639, priority 30.01.08; registered on 20.06.2009; bulletin #17). …”
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Limites e possibilidades das flexibilidades do direito da propriedade intelectual para lidar com urgências em saúde: estudos de caso da Aids e da covid-19 by Marcelo Dias Varella, Katia Adriana Cardoso de Oliveira

“…O primeiro trata das ações legislativas no país, que possibilitaram a decretação da licença compulsória da patente do Efavirenz, pelo Poder Executivo em 2007, durante a crise sanitária da Aids. …”
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