Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes are known as revolutionary manufacturing processes that fabricate a part using a 3D model layer upon layer. These techniques gained more attention from various industries due to their...
Read MoreBACKGROUND Actinomycosis is a clinically significant but uncommon infectious disease caused by anaerobic commensals of Actinomyces species, and the incidence of thoracic empyema is rare. We report an extremely rare case of...
Read MoreConsiderable research is being undertaken to develop novel biomaterials-based approaches for surgical reconstruction of bone defects. This extends to 3D printed materials that provide stable, structural, and functional support...
Read MoreSomapacitan is a long-acting growth hormone(GH) derivative developed for the treatment of GH deficiency (GHD). This study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of somapacitan in Japanese children with GHD after 104 weeks of...
Read MoreSmall incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) are widely used surgical methods to correct myopia with comparable efficacy, predictability, and safety. We examined and...
Read MoreTo evaluate dry eye severity and ocular surface inflammation in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs).Seventy-nine patients with ARDs were enrolled, including 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 33 patients with systemic...
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Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a severe complication of diabetes that damages the retina and affects...
Read MoreThe timely diagnosis of medical conditions, particularly diabetic retinopathy, relies on the identification of retinal microaneurysms. However, the commonly used retinography method poses a challenge due to the diminutive...
Read MoreThe most common retinal complications after glaucoma surgery are choroidal detachment, hypotony maculopathy, malignant glaucoma, vitreous hemorrhage, endophthalmitis and retinal detachment. However, if glaucoma surgery is a risk...
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This study reveals that vitronectin produced by limbal macrophages plays a crucial role in...
Read MoreInfectious diseases affecting the eye often cause unilateral or asymmetric visual loss in children and people of working age. This group of conditions includes viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases, both common and...
Read MoreAccurate diagnosis and treatment of kidney tumors greatly benefit from automated solutions for detection and classification on MRI. In this study, we explore the application of a deep learning algorithm, YOLOv7, for detecting...
Read MoreImmune editing, in which human leukocyte antigens (HLA) have critical roles, has been suggested to shape the landscape of human cancer. This study prospectively investigated whether HLA gene zygosity is associated with the...
Read MoreTo investigate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) mediated by hematoporphyrin derivatives (HPD) on the proliferation of small cell lung cancer H446 cells and bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells. H446 cells and BEAS-2B...
Read MoreTo elucidate the dosimetric errors caused by a model-based algorithm in lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with Helical TomoTherapy (HT) using Monte Carlo (MC)-based dose verification software.For 38 plans of lung...
Read MoreChronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a clonal hematologic malignancy of the myeloid lineage caused by the oncogenic BCR/ABL fusion protein that promotes CML cell proliferation and protects them against drug-induced apoptosis....
Read MoreOverexpressed pro-survival B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) family proteins BCL-2 and BCL-X can render tumor cells malignant. Leukemia drug venetoclax is currently the only approved selective BCL-2 inhibitor. However, its application...
Read MoreAs the second leading cause of death and disability worldwide, stroke is mainly caused by atherosclerosis and cardiac embolism, particularly in older individuals. Nevertheless, in young and otherwise healthy individuals, the...
Read MorePhenolic compounds are industrially versatile chemicals, also the most ubiquitous pollutants. Recently, biosynthesis and biodegradation of phenols has attracted increasing attention, while phenols’ toxicity is a major...
Read MoreGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor and has the poorest prognosis attributed to its chemoresistance to temozolomide (TMZ), the first-line drug for treating GBM. TMZ resistance represents a significant...
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