Spontaneous trans-anal extrusion of caudally migrated ventriculo-peritoneal shunt tip in a child: a case report by Sabyasachi Bakshi

“…Case presentation An asymptomatic 8 months old boy presented with spontaneous trans-anal extrusion of caudally migrated left-sided Chhabra type of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt for last 1 day, following surgery for hydrocephalus initially done 3 months ago. He had no features of peritonitis or encephalitis. …”
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Robotic-assisted Spinopelvic Fusions using S2 Alar Iliac Screws by Vidyadhara Srinivasa, Madhava Pai Kanhangad, Balamurugan Thirugnanam, Abhishek Soni, Alia Vidyadhara, Anjana Kashyap

“…It offers significant resistance to pull out, is in line with the lumbosacral pedicle screws due to its recessed entry point, and has less irritation due to implant prominence. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Precast Recycled Concrete Thermal Insulation Panels with GFRP Connectors by Xiuling Li, Haodong Sun, Tianxuan Zhang, Tongxing Bu, Haoming Yu, Jiaxin Sun, Hu Feng

“…The results indicate that, when paired with recycled concrete, the GFRP connectors exhibited a 14.8% higher pull-out bearing capacity than the traditional connectors. …”
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Gross myofascial release on pain and function in cervical radiculopathy: a randomised controlled study by Lama Saad El-Din Mahmoud, Sobhy Mahmoud Aly, Hosam Magdy Metwally

“…Conclusions Gross MFR using a gross stretch of the posterior cervical musculature and upper quarter (arm pull technique) had significantly improved outcomes in the rehabilitation of CR patients.…”
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Endoscopic Retrieval Technique of Proximally Migrated Pancreatic Stents: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Centre by Yi Lu, Zheng Jin, Jia-chuan Wu, Li-ke Bie, Biao Gong

“…Eight patients’ pancreatic duct stents could still be seen in the major or minor papilla and were pulled out with a snare forceps or a grasping forceps; in the remaining 28 procedures, the management was somewhat thorny; the retrieval called for several devices. …”
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Single-Actuator-Based Lower-Limb Soft Exoskeleton for Preswing Gait Assistance by Ming-Hwa Hsieh, Yin Hsuan Huang, Chia-Lun Chao, Chien-Hao Liu, Wei-Li Hsu, Wen-Pin Shih

“…The actuation was triggered when the system detected that the backward swing of the wearer’s thigh had ended. A prototype was designed, fabricated, and examined with 7 subjects (average age, 24). …”
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Does Malpositioning of Pedicle Screws Affect Biomechanical Stability in a Novel Quasistatic Test Setup? by Stefan Schleifenbaum, Florian Metzner, Janine Schultze, Sascha Kurz, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde, Philipp Pieroh

“…Pedicle screw fixation is a common spinal surgery technique, but concerns remain about stability when screws are malpositioned. Traditional in vitro pull-out tests assess anchorage but lack physiological accuracy. …”
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R-Ras regulates migration through an interaction with filamin A in melanoma cells. by Joanna E Gawecka, Genevieve S Griffiths, Barbro Ek-Rylander, Joe W Ramos, Michelle L Matter

“…In contrast, co-expression of R-Ras and FLNaDelta3 had a significantly reduced effect on migration. …”
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Resonance of Green Innovation and Culture by Integration of Environmental Performance by Ramya M, G. PRABU

“…Employee green behaviour (EGB) leads its way in bringing awareness of the workplace context with the code of the organisation. Green Culture pulls opportunity in organisations to show its responsibility by contributing to its ecological balance. …”
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Massive hiatal hernia involving prolapse of the entire stomach and pancreas resulting in pancreatitis and bile duct dilatation: a case report by Hidenori Tomida, Masahiro Hayashi, Shinichi Hashimoto

“…Toupet fundoplication and intraoperative endoscopy were performed. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course post-procedure. …”
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Cattle grazing and long-term microclimatic fluctuations of simulated rodent burrows by David J. Germano, Lawrence R. Saslaw, Eric Gerber

“…Although hot (35–40°C) in the summer, burrow temperatures were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than above-ground temperatures and had significantly lower daily variability. Humidity values were much higher in burrows throughout the year and significantly less variable daily than above-ground conditions. …”
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Effects of different training modes on hemodynamics and vascular endothelial function in young obese adults by Wang Tianyang, Zhou Huayi, He Hui, Tang Chi

“…RE group performed deep squat, bench press, and hard pull training in sequence with 70–75% 1 repetition maximum. …”
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Novel cyclic di-GMP effectors of the YajQ protein family control bacterial virulence. by Shi-qi An, Delphine L Caly, Yvonne McCarthy, Sarah L Murdoch, Joseph Ward, Melanie Febrer, J Maxwell Dow, Robert P Ryan

“…Mutation of XC_2801 and XC_3703 had partially overlapping effects on the transcriptome of Xcc, and both affected virulence. …”
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The identification of trans-acting factors that regulate the expression of GDF5 via the osteoarthritis susceptibility SNP rs143383. by Catherine M Syddall, Louise N Reynard, David A Young, John Loughlin

“…In combination, Sp1 and DEAF-1 had the greatest repressive activity. In conclusion, we have identified four trans-acting factors that are binding to GDF5, three of which are modulating GDF5 expression via the OA susceptibility locus rs143383.…”
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Adaptation without queer ecology?: straightened green infrastructures and the destruction of environment-worlds by John Bingham-Hall

“…A woodland area in Burgess Park, south London, that had been rewilded to support biodiversity, was violently cut back when other park users complained of sexual activity. …”
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Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery for an esophageal hiatal hernia with incarcerated transverse colon presenting after laparoscopic gastrectomy: a case report by Shingo Itamoto, Nobuaki Fujikuni, Kazuaki Tanabe, Senichiro Yanagawa, Masahiro Nakahara, Toshio Noriyuki

“…In this case, when the transverse colon that had herniated into the left hemithorax was returned to the abdominal cavity, damage to the transverse colon was avoided by using the hand. …”
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Progressive accumulation of activated ERK2 within highly stable ORF45-containing nuclear complexes promotes lytic gammaherpesvirus infection. by Evonne N Woodson, Melissa S Anderson, Matthew S Loftus, Dean H Kedes

“…However, knock down of RSK during bona fide RRV infection had little to no effect on pERK2 accumulation or virion production. …”
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Hsp70 cochaperones HspBP1 and BAG-1M differentially regulate steroid hormone receptor function. by Regina T Knapp, Michael J H Wong, Lorenz K Kollmannsberger, Nils C Gassen, Anja Kretzschmar, Jürgen Zschocke, Kathrin Hafner, Jason C Young, Theo Rein

“…Overall, BAG-1M and HspBP1 had differential impacts on the dynamic composition of steroid receptor folding complexes and on receptor function with important implications for steroid receptor physiology.…”
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Consumer Eating Quality, Cooking Traits, and Compositional Assessment of Smoked Briskets From MSA and USDA Graded Beef Carcasses by Andrea J. Garmyn, J. C. Brooks, Jerrad F. Legako, Justin E Johnston, Mark Miller, Nicholas C. Hardcastle, Rod J. Polkinghorne

“…The objective of this study was to determine consumer eating quality of smoked briskets based on the following factors: combined treatment (carcass grade, diet, country origin), muscle portion (pectoralis profundus = flat vs. pectoralis superficialis = point), serving form (chopped, sliced, pulled), and serving time (hot/fresh or reheated). …”
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Effect of Pore Size of Porous-Structured Titanium Implants on Tendon Ingrowth by Yupeng Guo, Fei Liu, Xuting Bian, Kang Lu, Pan Huang, Xiao Ye, Chuyue Tang, Xinxin Li, Huan Wang, Kanglai Tang

“…The pull-out load at week 12 was also the highest in the Ti500 group. …”
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