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ver,weaimedtogainknowledgeonrecoveredACLRasabiomechanicalriskfactor.EightsubjectswithahistoryofunilateralACLR5.4±2.8yearsaftersurgeryandeighthealthysubjectsran1kmonatreadmilland1kmonaconcretetrack.Thegroundcontacttimeandtriaxialpeaktibialaccelerationswererecordedusinginertialmeasurementunits.Interlimbdifferenceswithinsubjectsweretestedandcomparedbetweenconditions.TherewerenosignificantdifferencesbetweenlimbsintheACLRsubjectsorinhealthyrunnersforanyofthechosenparametersonbothrunningsurfaces.However,peaktibialaccelerationswerehigherduringfieldrunning(p-values<0.01;Cohen’sdeffectsizes>0.8),independentofhealthstatus.Tominimizelimbloadingduetohigherimpactsduringfieldrunning,thisshouldbeconsideredwhenchoosingarunningsurface,especiallyinrehabilitationorwhenrunningwithaminorinjuryorhealthissues.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueBiomechanicsofHumanMovementandItsClinicalApplications)18pes,414KiB OpenAccessArticleinginPlaceinHongKongandItsImplicationsforSustainableDevelopment:AQualitativeStudyExploringtheNeeds,Beliefs,Behiors,andWell-BeingofOlderAdultsthroughSelf-DeterminationTheoryandSocialCognitiveTheorybyStephanieW.Lee,JingXu,Tai-MingWut,Yui-YipLau,JosephH.L.Chan,Tin-ShingLiu,LouisW.Y.MokandJasonK.Y.ChanSustainability2024,16(8),3447;doi.org/10.3390/su(registering DOI)-19Apr2024AbstractWiththerapidlyingpopulation,inginPlace(AIP)assumesanincreasinglypivotalrole,asitalignswithSDG3(GoodHealthandWell-being)andEnvironmental,Social,andGovernance(ESG)principles.DespitethecontributionsofAIP,thereisadearthofstudiesinvestigating[...]Readmore.Withtherapidlyingpopulation,inginPlace(AIP)assumesanincreasinglypivotalrole,asitalignswithSDG3(GoodHealthandWell-being)andEnvironmental,Social,andGovernance(ESG)principles.DespitethecontributionsofAIP,thereisadearthofstudiesinvestigatingthecorrespondingneedsandwell-beingofolderadultsfrompsychologicalandsocioculturalperspectives.Thisstudyaimedtoinvestigateolderadults’needs,beliefs,behiors,well-being,aswellasperceivedchallengesandopportunitiespertainingtoAIP.Adoptingaqualitativedesign,in-depthsemi-structuredinterviewswereconductedwith41olderadultsonanindividualbasis.Throughthematicanalysis,atheoreticalframeworkwithreferencetoSelf-DeterminationTheory(SDT)andSocialCognitiveTheory(SCT)wasestablished.Findingsrevealthatthepsychologicalneedsofautonomy,competence,relatedness,anddignityareconducivetowell-beinganddecisionmaking.Fearofbeingaburdentoothersemergesasadominantsocioculturalconstruct.ThisresearchextendsSDTbyincorporatingtheneedfordignityasanoverarchingfactorintersectingwithSDTneeds.Fulfillingpsychologicalneeds,honoringculturalbeliefs,andaligningwithSDG3andESGprinciplesarecrucialtothesuccessfulimplementationofAIP.AIPpoliciesshouldnotonlyconsiderolderadults’practicalneedsbutalsotheirpsychologicalneeds,therebyfosteringane-friendlyenvironmentthroughsustainabledevelopment.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueESGDisclosure,Pro-environmentalBehiorandSustainability)10pes,7204KiB OpenAccessArticleAll-Solid-StatePost-CompressionofLow-EnergyPulsesatHighRepetitionRatebyVaidaMarčiulionytė,JonasBanys,JuliusVengelis,GintarasTamošauskasandAudriusDubietisPhotonics2024,11(4),386;doi.org/10.3390/photonics(registering DOI)-19Apr2024AbstractWedemonstrateaproofofprincipleofasimpleall-solid-statepost-compressionsetupforlow-energy,high-repetition-ratelaserpulses,wherespectralbroadeningwasperformedusingacombinationofhighlynonlinearbulkmaterialsinasimplesingle-passgeometry.The75fs,210nJpulsesfroman[...]Readmore.Wedemonstrateaproofofprincipleofasimpleall-solid-statepost-compressionsetupforlow-energy,high-repetition-ratelaserpulses,wherespectralbroadeningwasperformedusingacombinationofhighlynonlinearbulkmaterialsinasimplesingle-passgeometry.The75fs,210nJpulsesfromanamplified76MHz,15.7WYb:KGWoscillatoraftersequentialspectralbroadeninginZnSandYsamplesof2mmand15mmthickness,respectively,werecompressedto37fsbymeansofGires–Tournoisinterferometricmirrors.Thepost-compressedpulseswithanerepowerof11.47Wdemonstratedreasonablespatial-spectralhomogeneityofthebeamwiththespectraloverlapparameterV>83%andgoodbeamqualitywithMx2=1.28andMy2=1.14.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueAdvancesinUltrafastLaserScienceandApplications)22pes,4831KiB OpenAccessArticleAssociationofVisual-BasedSignalswithElectroencephalographyPatternsinEnhancingtheDrowsinessDetectioninDriverswithObstructiveSleepApneabyRiazMinhas,NurYasinPeker,MustafaAbdullahHakkoz,SemihArbatli,YelizCelik,CigdemErogluErdem,BerenSemizandYukselPekerSensors2024,24(8),2625;doi.org/10.3390/s(registering DOI)-19Apr2024AbstractIndividualswithobstructivesleepapnea(OSA)faceincreasedaccidentrisksduetoexcessivedaytimesleepiness.PERCLOS,arecognizeddrowsinessdetectionmethod,encounterschallengesfromimequality,eyewearinterference,andlightingvariations,impactingitsperformance,andrequiringvalidationthroughphysiologicalsignals.Weproposevisual-based[...]Readmore.Individualswithobstructivesleepapnea(OSA)faceincreasedaccidentrisksduetoexcessivedaytimesleepiness.PERCLOS,arecognizeddrowsinessdetectionmethod,encounterschallengesfromimequality,eyewearinterference,andlightingvariations,impactingitsperformance,andrequiringvalidationthroughphysiologicalsignals.Weproposevisual-basedscoringusingadaptivethresholdingforeyeaspectratiowithOpenCVforfacedetectionandDlibforeyedetectionfromvideorecordings.Thistechniqueidentified453drowsiness(PERCLOS≥0.3||CLOSDUR≥2s)and474wakefulnessepisodes(PERCLOS<0.3andCLOSDUR<2s)amongfiftyOSAdriversina50mindrivingsimulationwhilewearingsix-channelEEGelectrodes.Applyingdiscretewelettransform,wederivedtenEEGfeatures,correlatedthemwithvisual-basedepisodesusingvariouscriteria,andassessedthesensitivityofbrainregionsandindividualEEGchannels.Amongthesefeatures,theta–alpha-ratioexhibitedrobustmapping(94.7%)withvisual-basedscoring,followedbydelta–alpha-ratio(87.2%)anddelta–theta-ratio(86.7%).Frontalarea(86.4%)andchannelF4(75.4%)alignedmostepisodeswiththeta–alpha-ratio,whilefrontal,andoccipitalregions,particularlychannelsF4andO2,displayedsuperioralignmentacrossmultiplefeatures.AddingfrontaloroccipitalchannelscouldcorrelateallepisodeswithEEGpatterns,reducinghardwareneeds.Ourworkcouldpotentiallyenhancereal-timedrowsinessdetectionreliabilityandassessfitnesstodriveinOSAdrivers.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionBiomedicalSensors)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure7---Figure8---Figure9---Figure10---Figure11---Figure1222pes,1183KiB OpenAccessReviewResearchProgressintheFieldofPeatlandsin1990–2022:ASystematicAnalysisBasedonBibliometricsbyJianzongShi,WenhaoLiu,RenLi,XiaodongWu,TonghuaWu,LinZhao,JunjieMa,ShenningWang,YaoXiao,GuojieHu,YongliangJiao,DongWang,XianhuaWei,PeiqingLouandYongpingQiaoLand2024,13(4),549;doi.org/10.3390/land(registering DOI)-19Apr2024AbstractPeatlandsaremajornaturalcarbonpoolinterrestrialecosystemsgloballyandareessentialtoavarietyoffields,includingglobalecology,hydrology,andecosystemservices.Underthecontextofclimatechange,themanementandconservationofpeatlandshasbecomeatopicofinternational[...]Readmore.Peatlandsaremajornaturalcarbonpoolinterrestrialecosystemsgloballyandareessentialtoavarietyoffields,includingglobalecology,hydrology,andecosystemservices.Underthecontextofclimatechange,themanementandconservationofpeatlandshasbecomeatopicofinternationalconcern.Nevertheless,fewstudiesheyetsystematizedtheoverallinternationaldynamicsofexistingpeatlandresearch.Inthisstudy,basedonanapproachintegratingbibliometricsandaliteraturereview,wesystematicallyanalyzedpeatlandresearchfromaliteratureperspective.Alongsidetraditionalbibliometricanalyses(e.g.,numberofpublications,researchimpact,andhotareas),recenttopkeywordsinpeatlandresearchwerefound,including‘oilpalm’,‘tropicalpeatland’,‘permafrost’,andsoon.Furthermore,sixhottopicsofpeatlandresearchwereidentified:(1)peatlanddevelopmentandtheimpactsanddegradations,(2)thehistoryofpeatlanddevelopmentandfactorsofformation,(3)chemicalelementcontaminantsinpeatlands,(4)tropicalpeatlands,(5)peatadsorptionanditshumicacids,and(6)theinfluenceofpeatlandconservationontheecosystem.Inaddition,thisreviewfoundthattheadverseconsequencesofpeatlanddegradationinthecontextofclimatechangemeritgreaterattention,thatpeatland-mappingtechniquessuitableforallregionsarelacking,thataunifiedglobalassessmentofcarbonstocksinpeatlandsurgentlyneedstobeestablished,spanningallcountries,andthatareliablesystemforassessingpeatland-ecosystemservicesneedstobeimplementedexpeditiously.Inthisstudy,wearguedthatenhancedintegrationinresearchwillbridgeknowledgegapsandfacilitatethesystematicsynthesisofpeatlandsascomplexsystems,whichisanimperativeneed.Fullarticle36pes,2328KiB OpenAccessReviewTheRoleofAlarminsinthePathogenesisofRheumatoidArthritis,Osteoarthritis,andPsoriasisbyKajetanKiełbowski,WiktoriaStańska,EsteraBakinowska,MarcinRusińskiandAndrzejPawlikCurr.IssuesMol.Biol.2024,46(4),3640-3675;doi.org/10.3390/cimb-19Apr2024AbstractAlarminsareimmune-activatingfactorsreleasedaftercellularinjuryordeath.Bysecretingalarmins,cellscaninteractwithimmunecellsandinduceavarietyofinflammatoryresponses.Thebroadfamilyofalarminsinvolvesseveralmembers,suchashigh-mobilitygroupbox1,S100proteins,interleukin-33,[...]Readmore.Alarminsareimmune-activatingfactorsreleasedaftercellularinjuryordeath.Bysecretingalarmins,cellscaninteractwithimmunecellsandinduceavarietyofinflammatoryresponses.Thebroadfamilyofalarminsinvolvesseveralmembers,suchashigh-mobilitygroupbox1,S100proteins,interleukin-33,andheatshockproteins,amongothers.Studieshefoundthattheconcentrationsandexpressionprofilesofalarminsarealteredinimmune-mediateddiseases.Furthermore,theyareinvolvedinthepathogenesisofinflammatoryconditions.Theaimofthisnarrativereviewistopresentthecurrentevidenceontheroleofalarminsinrheumatoidarthritis,osteoarthritis,andpsoriasis.Wediscusstheirpotentialinvolvementinmechanismsunderlyingtheprogressionofthesediseasesandwhethertheycouldbecometherapeutictargets.Moreover,wesummarizetheimpactofpharmacologicalentsusedinthetreatmentofthesediseasesontheexpressionofalarmins.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMolecularResearchinOsteoarthritisandOsteoarticularDiseases)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,212KiB)13pes,1005KiB OpenAccessArticleTheImpactofthePandemicontheQualityofColorectalandAnalCancerCare,and2-YearClinicalOutcomesbyMelaniePowis,RinkuSutradhar,SimronSingh,ShabbirAlibhai,SaidahHack,AbedBaiad,KevinChen,HuaqiLi,ZuhalMohmandandMonikaK.KrzyzanowskaCurr.Oncol.2024,31(4),2328-2340;doi.org/10.3390/curroncol-19Apr2024AbstractWeundertookaretrospectivestudytocomparethequalityofcaredeliveredtoacohortofnewlydinosedadultswithcolon,rectaloranalcancerduringtheearlyphaseofCOVID-19(02/20–12/20)relativetothesameperiodintheyearprior(thecomparator[...]Readmore.Weundertookaretrospectivestudytocomparethequalityofcaredeliveredtoacohortofnewlydinosedadultswithcolon,rectaloranalcancerduringtheearlyphaseofCOVID-19(02/20–12/20)relativetothesameperiodintheyearprior(thecomparatorcohort),andexaminetheimpactofthepandemicon2-yeardiseaseprogressionandall-causemortality.Weobservedpoorerperformanceonanumberofqualitymeasures,suchasapproximatelythreetimesasmanypatientsintheCOVID-19cohortexperienced30-daypost-surgicalreadmission(10.5%vs.3.6%;SD:0.27).Despitethesedifferences,weobservednostatisticallysignificantadjustedassociationsbetweenCOVID-19andtimetoeitherall-causemortality(HR:0.88,95%CI:0.61–1.27,p=0.50)ordiseaseprogression(HR:1.16,95%CI:0.82–1.64,p=0.41).However,therewasasubstantialreductioninnewpatientconsultsduringtheearlyphaseofCOVID-19(12.2%decrease),whichappearedtodisproportionallyimpactpatientswhotraditionallyexperiencesociodemographicdisparitiesinaccesstocare,giventhattheCOVID-19cohortskewedyoungerandtherewerefewerpatientsfromneighborhoodswiththehighestHousingandDwelling,andseandLabourForcemarginalizationquintiles.FutureworkisneededtounderstandthemoredownstreameffectsofCOVID-19relatedchangesoncancercaretoinformplanningforfuturedisruptionsincare.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionGastrointestinalOncology)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure115pes,354KiB OpenAccessArticleAnExploratoryStudyofIssuesinTrainingFacilitatorsforOnlineTraininginAdvanceCarePlanning:MixedMethodsResearchbyYukoGotoandHisayukiMiuraNurs.Rep.2024,14(2),1000-1014;doi.org/10.3390/nursrep-19Apr2024AbstractAdvancecareplanning(ACP)hasattractedincreasingresearchattentioninrecentyears.InJapan,extensivetraininghasbeenconductedtoimprovecommunicationthroughworkshops,suchasrole-playing.Intraining,includingtrainee-centeredwork,thefacilitatorwhoassiststraineelearningplaysanimportantrole.However,[...]Readmore.Advancecareplanning(ACP)hasattractedincreasingresearchattentioninrecentyears.InJapan,extensivetraininghasbeenconductedtoimprovecommunicationthroughworkshops,suchasrole-playing.Intraining,includingtrainee-centeredwork,thefacilitatorwhoassiststraineelearningplaysanimportantrole.However,onlyafewstudieshefocusedonthetrainingoffacilitators.Therefore,weexploratorilyanalyzedbythemixedmethodthedifferencesintheapproachesofexperiencedandinexperiencedfacilitatorsduringworkshopsandconductedastudythatcouldcontributetofacilitatortraininginthefuture.Werecordedthecommentsandattitudesof12facilitatorswhoparticipatedinACPtrainingconductedin2022.Basedonanalysisoftheobtaineddata,adistinctdifferencewasconfirmedintheprogressionoftrainee-basedlearning,encourementtodeepenlearningamongtrainees,andtrainees’responsestoquestions.Thus,thisstudyindicatedtheimportanceofhingtheopportunityforfellowfacilitatorstolearnthroughfacilitationwithexperiencedfacilitatorsandinvolvementinissueawareness.Fullarticle11pes,1375KiB OpenAccessArticleProtocirrinerisstormae:ANewSpeciesofPolychaetefromTheNetherlands(Annelida:Polychaeta:Cirratulidae)byMarcoLezziandTonVanHaarenTaxonomy2024,4(2),303-313;doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy-19Apr2024AbstractSpecimensbelongingtoanewspeciesinthegenusProtocirrinerishebeenfoundduringsurveysalongthesouthwesterncoastsoftheNetherlands.Protocirrinerisstormaesp.nov,asdescribedherein,werecollectedfromthemuddybottomsedimentsinenclosedmarinewaterbodiesandestuaries.This[...]Readmore.SpecimensbelongingtoanewspeciesinthegenusProtocirrinerishebeenfoundduringsurveysalongthesouthwesterncoastsoftheNetherlands.Protocirrinerisstormaesp.nov,asdescribedherein,werecollectedfromthemuddybottomsedimentsinenclosedmarinewaterbodiesandestuaries.Thisspeciesischaracterizedbybranchiaecommencingfromthefirstchaetigerandtentacularfilamentsarrangedintwogroupsarisingfromchaetigers2–3thatpresentone/twopairsoflobes,eachbearingasingledorsaltentacle.Fromthecurrentrecordsofthisspecies,itseemsthatP.stormaehasanaffinityforenclosedmarineenvironmentsorpartsofestuarieswithminimalvariabilityinsalinity,highertransparency,andnormaltemperatureregime.Thediscoveryandstudyofthisspeciescontributestoacomprehensivecharacterizationofbenthicfaunainlocationssubjectedtoparticularenvironmentalstresses.ConsideringtheextensivedatasetailablefromtheSouthwesternNetherlandsduetomanyyearsofsampling,itisplausiblethatP.stormaeisapseudo-indigenousspeciesasthereseemtobenorecordsofsimilarorunknownProtocirrinerisbefore2013.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure314pes,331KiB OpenAccessReviewTheClinicalManementofLeukocytospermiainMaleInfertility:ANarrativeReviewbyUsmanHussain,NikitVenishetty,MarwanAlkassisandOmerRaheemUro2024,4(2),36-49;doi.org/10.3390/uro-19Apr2024AbstractAmajorglobalhealthconcern,maleinfertilityaffects8–12%ofcouplesglobally.Leukocytospermiaisacomplicatedillnessthatisdistinguishedfromotherreasonscausingmaleinfertilitybyhinghighwhitebloodcellcountsinsemen.Thecomplexmechanismsbehindleukocytospermia’seffectsonsperm[...]Readmore.Amajorglobalhealthconcern,maleinfertilityaffects8–12%ofcouplesglobally.Leukocytospermiaisacomplicatedillnessthatisdistinguishedfromotherreasonscausingmaleinfertilitybyhinghighwhitebloodcellcountsinsemen.Thecomplexmechanismsbehindleukocytospermia’seffectsonspermfunctionandfertilityareexaminedinthisreview.Leukocytospermiainducesoxidativestressandreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)thatimpairDNAintegrity,mitochondrialfunction,cytoplasmicextrusion,andspermqualityoverall.Leukocytospermiaisexacerbatedbynon-infectiousfactors,suchassubstanceabuseandvaricocele,eventhoughgenitaltractinfectionsareacommoncause.Theusefulnessanddependabilityofdinostictechniquesrangefromimmunochemistrytodirectcounting.Althoughthereisstilldisreementonthemosteffectivecourseofaction,clinical-caretechniques,suchasantioxidantsupplementationandantibiotictherapy,attempttoaddressunderlyingcausesandreduceROS-induceddame.Prospectively,thecombinationofartificialintelligencewiththelatestdevelopmentsinartificialreproductivetechnologiespresentsopportunitiesformoreprecisedinosisandcustomizedtreatments.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMaleInfertility—DinosisandTreatment)11pes,716KiB OpenAccessArticlePrevalenceandRiskFactorsofOsteoarthritisinKorea:ACross-SectionalStudybyDo-YounLeeMedicina2024,60(4),665;doi.org/10.3390/medicina-19Apr2024AbstractBackgroundandObjectives:Thegoalofthisstudyistodeterminetheprevalenceofkneeosteoarthritis(OA)andriskfactorsforthediseaseinKoreanadultsovertheeof50,aswellastoprovidebasicdataforOApreventionthroughmanement.[...]Readmore.BackgroundandObjectives:Thegoalofthisstudyistodeterminetheprevalenceofkneeosteoarthritis(OA)andriskfactorsforthediseaseinKoreanadultsovertheeof50,aswellastoprovidebasicdataforOApreventionthroughmanement.MaterialsandMethods:Basedon2010–2013datafromtheKoreanNationalHealthandNutritionSurvey,7962adultsovertheeof50whoparticipatedinradiologicaltestsandhealthsurveysforthedinosisofosteoarthritiswerechosenasparticipants.Results:TheriskfactorsforOAoccurrencewereinvestigatedusingcomplexsamplemultiplelogisticregressionanalysis.Accordingtothefindings,theprevalenceofkneeOAinKoreawas33.3%inthisstudy,withtheriskofOAbeinghigherinwomen,theelderly,peoplewithalowereducationlevel,andpeoplewithobesity.Conclusions:ToreducetheincidenceofOA,interventionsandlifestylechangesareneededtopreventtheonsetofdiseaseinparticipantswithriskfactorsforOA,suchasolderwomen,loweducationlevels,andobesity.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionHematologyandImmunology)10pes,275KiB OpenAccessArticleEvaluationofthePsychometricPropertiesoftheMusculoskeletalHealthQuestionnaire(MSK-HQ)inaPopulationofProfessionalBasketballPlayers:ACross-SectionalStudybyGiovanniGaleoto,KennetMatteoViglianisi,AnnaBerardi,GiovanniSellitto,IlariaRuotolo,RacheleSimeonandAlessandraCarlizzaMedicina2024,60(4),664;doi.org/10.3390/medicina-19Apr2024AbstractBackgroundandObjective:Musculoskeletaldisordersaffectalargeportionofthepopulationworldwide.Themusculoskeletalhealthquestionnaireisahelpfultoolforassessingthehealthstateofpatientswiththesedisorders.Theprimarygoalofthisstudyistoevaluatethepsychometricproperties[...]Readmore.BackgroundandObjective:Musculoskeletaldisordersaffectalargeportionofthepopulationworldwide.Themusculoskeletalhealthquestionnaireisahelpfultoolforassessingthehealthstateofpatientswiththesedisorders.TheprimarygoalofthisstudyistoevaluatethepsychometricpropertiesoftheMSK_HQ-ITinapopulationofprofessionalbasketballplayers.Thesecondaryaimistoassesstheprevalenceofmusculoskeletaldisorders.MaterialandMethods:ThestudywasperformedfromSeptembertoOctober2022.Thequestionnairewascompletedusinganonlineorpaperform,towhichpersonaldatawerecollected.Datawerecollectedbysubmittingatranslatedversionofthemusculoskeletalhealthquestionnairedirectlytoprofessionalathletes.Results:Atotalof63basketballplayerswererecruited.Regardingfunctionallimitations,thebodypartsmentionedbythesampleweretheleftankle(23.8%)andtherightankle(17.5%),followedbythelumbarcolumnandrighthip(15.9%).Regardingpain,thedataaremorehomogeneous,withadistributioninlinewithfunctionallimitations.Apeakofpainwasperceivedintheleftfoot,withameanscoreof4.Cronbach’salphashowedavalueof0.85.Conclusions:Themusculoskeletalhealthquestionnaireshowspromisingresultsinevaluatingthehealthstateofapopulationofprofessionalathletes.Furtherstudiesareneededtoenlargethesampleandpossiblyopenittomorecategoriesofprofessionalsports.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueCurrentUpdatesandFuturePerspectivesonOrthopedicTrauma,FractureManementandRehabilitation)15pes,318KiB OpenAccessReviewIntroductiontoAmnioticMembranesinMaxillofacialSurgery—AScopingReviewbyGrzegorzDawiec,WojciechNiemczyk,RafałWiench,StanisławNiemczykandDariuszSkabaMedicina2024,60(4),663;doi.org/10.3390/medicina-19Apr2024AbstractBackground:Amnioticmembrane(AM)holdssignificantpromiseinvariousmedicalfieldsduetoitsuniquepropertiesandminimalethicalconcerns.Thisstudyaimstoexplorethediverseapplicationsofthehumanamnioticmembrane(HAM)inmaxillofacialsurgery.Methodology:Acomprehensivesearchwasconducted[...]Readmore.Background:Amnioticmembrane(AM)holdssignificTafadhali subiri… Kivuliantpromiseinvariousmedicalfieldsduetoitsuniquepropertiesandminimalethicalconcerns.Thisstudyaimstoexplorethediverseapplicationsofthehumanamnioticmembrane(HAM)inmaxillofacialsurgery.Methodology:Acomprehensivesearchwasconductedondatabases,namelyGoogleScholar,PubMed,andScopus,fromJanuary1985toMarch2024.ArticlesinEnglish,Polish,andSpanishwereincluded,focusingonkeywordsrelatedtoamnioticmembraneandoralsurgery.Results:VariouspreservationmethodsforHAMwereidentified,namelyfresh,decellularized,cryopreserved,lyophilized,andair-driedformats.ClinicalstudiesdemonstratedtheefficacyofHAMinrepairingoralmucosaldefects,vestibuloplasty,oronasalfistulaclosure,cleftpalatetreatment,bonedefectrepair,andmedication-relatedosteonecrosisofthejaw(MRONJ).Surgeonevaluationshighlightedtheeaseofhandlingbutnotedchallengesinsuturingandstabilityduringapplication.Conclusions:Amnioticmembranesofferaversatileandeffectiveoptioninmaxillofacialsurgery,promotingwoundhealing,reducinginflammation,andprovidingascaffoldfortissueregeneration.Furtherresearch,includingrandomizedtrialsandcomparativestudies,iswarrantedtovalidatetheefficacyandoptimizetheutilizationofHAMinclinicalpractice.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMedicineandDentistry:NewMethodsandClinicalApproaches)23pes,9733KiB OpenAccessArticleModernFloatingGreenhouses:PlantingGrayOysterMushroomswithAdvancedManementTechnologyIncludingMobilePhoneAlgorithmsandArduinoRemoteControlbyGrianggaiSamseemoung,PhongsukAmpha,NitiWitthayawiroj,SupakitSayasoonthornandTheerapatJueyriEngineering2024,6(2),1055-1077;doi.org/10.3390/riengineering-19Apr2024AbstractAfloatinggreenhouseforgrowingoystermushroomscanbeoperatedremotelyviaamobilephone.Thisinnovativesystemcanenhancemushroomproductionandqualitywhilesingtime.ByusingtheAndroidOSoperatingsystemonamobilephone(InternetMobileDevicewithAndroid[...]Readmore.Afloatinggreenhouseforgrowingoystermushroomscanbeoperatedremotelyviaamobilephone.Thisinnovativesystemcanenhancemushroomproductionandqualitywhilesingtime.ByusingtheAndroidOSoperatingsystemonamobilephone(InternetMobileDevicewithAndroidOS,MGTModel:T10),userscanadjustthehumidityandtemperaturewithinthegreenhouse.Thisapproachisparticularlybeneficialforolderadults.Createasmartfloatinggreenhousethatcanbecontrolledremotelytocultivateoystermushrooms.Itwouldhelptoenhancethequalityofthemushrooms,reducethetimerequiredforcultivation,andincreasetheyieldperplantingarea.Wecarefullyexaminedthespecificationsandproceededtocreateagreenhousethatcouldfloat.Inaddition,wehedevelopedaunitthatcouldcontroltemperatureandhumidity,asolarcellunit,andarackforgrowingmushrooms.Ourgreenhouseswereoperatedremotely.Todeterminethebestconditionsforgrowingplantsinafloatinggreenhouse,weconductedatesttomeasuretemperatureandhumidity.Wethencomparedourfindingstothoseofatraditionalgreenhousetestanddeterminedtheoptimalparametersforfloatinggreenhousegrowth.Theseparametersincludegrowthtime,temperature,humidity,andweight.Amushroomnurserythatcanbecontrolledremotelyandfloatsonwaterconsistsoffourmaincomponents:astructuretoregulatetemperatureandhumidity,solarcells,andmushroomracks.Researchshowsthatmushroomsgrownunderthisautomatedcontrolsystemgrowbetterthanthosegrownthroughtraditionalmethods.Theharvestperiodisshorter,andtheyieldishigherthanthetypicalyieldof1.81–1.22.Whenconsideringtheconstructionanduseofremote-controlledfloatingmushroomnurseries,thedailyweightofmushroomsaccountedfor20.22%.Thecompany’sinvestmentreturnrateswerefoundtobe3.47years,or580.21hperyear,whichishigherthantheyieldoftraditionalmethods.Thismobilephoneremotecontrolsystem,createdbyArduino,istailor-madeforcutting-edgefloatinggreenhousesthatgrowgreyoystermushrooms.Itcanbeoperatedwitheaseviamobiledevicesandisespeciallyuser-friendlyforelderlyindividuals.Thissystemenablesfarmerstoproduceahighvolumeofqualitybreeds.Furthermore,thosewithfishpondscanutilizethesystemtoincreasetheirprofits.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionSensorsTechnologyandPrecisionriculture)16pes,KiB OpenAccessArticleShort-TermOxidationofHfB2-SiCBasedUHTCinSupersonicFlowofCarbonDioxidePlasmabyAlekseyV.Chaplygin,ElizetaP.Simonenko,MikhailA.Kotov,VladimirI.Sakharov,IlyaV.Lukomskii,SemenS.Galkin,AnatolyF.Kolesnikov,AntonS.Lysenkov,IlyaA.Nornov,ArtemS.Mokrushin,NikolayP.Simonenko,NikolayT.Kuznetsov,MikhailY.Yakimov,AndreyN.ShemyakinandNikolayG.SolovyovPlasma2024,7(2),300-315;doi.org/10.3390/plasma-19Apr2024AbstractTheshort-term(5min)exposuretothesupersonicflowofcarbondioxideplasmaonultrahigh-temperatureceramicsofHfB2-30vol.%SiCcompositionhasbeenstudied.Itwasshownthat,whenestablishedonthesurfaceatatemperatureof1615–1655°C,thebeginningofthe[...]Readmore.Theshort-term(5min)exposuretothesupersonicflowofcarbondioxideplasmaonultrahigh-temperatureceramicsofHfB2-30vol.%SiCcompositionhasbeenstudied.Itwasshownthat,whenestablishedonthesurfaceatatemperatureof1615–1655°C,thebeginningoftheformationofanoxidizedlayertakesplace.RamanspectroscopyandscanningelectronmicroscopystudiesshowedthattheformationofaporousSiC-depletedregionisnotpossibleundertheHfO2-SiO2surfaceoxidelayer.NumericalmodelingbasedontheNier–Stokesequationsandexperimentalprobemeasurementsofthetestconditionswereperformed.Thedesirabilityofcontinuingsystematicstudiesonthebehiorofultrahigh-temperatureZrB2/HfB2-SiCceramics,includingthosedopedwithvariouscomponentsundertheinfluenceofhigh-enthalpygasflows,wasnoted.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure7---Figure8---Figure9---Figure10---Figure11attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,5097KiB)21pes,4151KiB OpenAccessArticleCymbopogoncitratusWaterExtractandMethylJasmonateImprovePolyunsaturatedFattyAcidMetabolisminTaiwanofunguscamphoratusMyceliabyYeyanWen,ZixuanLin,DongmeiLin,BiaoshengLin,GexinChen,ZhanxiLinandJingLiSeparations2024,11(4),127;doi.org/10.3390/separations-19Apr2024AbstractAraremedicinalfunguscalledTaiwanofunguscamphoratusgivespeopleresistancetoillness.Inordertoeffectivelyobtainhigh−qualityT.camphoratusmycelia,weaddedCymbopogoncitratus(lemongrass)waterextract(LWE),whichwaspreparedusinghotwateranddrylemongrassleesandmethyljasmonate(MJ)[...]Readmore.AraremedicinalfunguscalledTaiwanofunguscamphoratusgivespeopleresistancetoillness.Inordertoeffectivelyobtainhigh−qualityT.camphoratusmycelia,weaddedCymbopogoncitratus(lemongrass)waterextract(LWE),whichwaspreparedusinghotwateranddrylemongrassleesandmethyljasmonate(MJ)asanadditive,inordertocultivateT.camphoratusmycelia.ThecomponentsofLWEwereidentifiedbygaschromatography–massspectrometryasglucose(61.66%)andgalactose(17.10%).Comparetothebasalmedium,0.5–2.5g·L−1LWEand5–25μmol·L−1MJcanenhancetheproliferationofmyceliaandthemetabolismofpolyunsaturatedfattyacids(PUFAs).Amongthem,theT.camphoratusmyceliagrowthrateincreasedto1.292±0.01cm·d−1and1.285±0.05cm·d−1,improvingby2.5g·L−1LWEand25μmol·L−1MJ,respectively.PUFAsaremainlycomposedoflinoleicacid(LA)andoleicacid(OA).ThecontentsofLAandOAwere0.28±0.02mg·g−1and0.23±0.05mg·g−1afterMJtreatment,whilethecontentsofLAandOAwere0.08±0.03mg·g−1and0.05±0.05mg·g−1afterLWEtreatment.Transcriptomeanalysesrevealedthat367and232geneswithinMJandLWEtreatmentweresignificantlydifferentfromthebasalmedium.Outof13unigenes,FAD2−2,SCD,andFAD2−1hadthehighestexpressionlevelsaccordingtothequantitativeRT−PCRresult.ThebioinformaticsanalysisshowedthatthreegenesarecloselyrelatedtotheM8chromosomeofT.camphoratus,andtheyarehydrophobictransmembraneproteins.TheidentificationandinvestigationoffattyacidgenesinT.camphoratusmyceliawillbeimprovedbyourfindings.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueResearchProgressforIsolationofPlantActiveCompounds)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure610pes,1258KiB OpenAccessCaseReportPlasmaCirculatingCell-FreeDNAFacilitatedtheDetectionofanAlveolarEchinococcosisPatientInitiallyMisdinosedasCysticEchinococcosis:ACaseReportbyYanpingZhao,YiyangShi,ShuShen,YanZhang,GengfuWeiandXinJinTrop.Med.Infect.Dis.2024,9(4),88;doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed-19Apr2024AbstractEchinococcosis,especiallyalveolarechinococcosis(AE),isbecominganemerging/re-emergingdiseasewithagrowingnumberofcasesreportedglobally.Thedinosisofechinococcosisisbasedmainlyoniming,whichmaybechallengingwhentheimepresentationisatypical.Wereportedonepatientwithsuspected[...]Readmore.Echinococcosis,especiallyalveolarechinococcosis(AE),isbecominganemerging/re-emergingdiseasewithagrowingnumberofcasesreportedglobally.Thedinosisofechinococcosisisbasedmainlyoniming,whichmaybechallengingwhentheimepresentationisatypical.Wereportedonepatientwithsuspectedcysticechinococcosis(CE)byiming.Thecell-freeDNA(cfDNA)obtainedfromsequencingthepatient’splasmabeforetheoperationshowedthatthispatientprobablyhadAEwith45readsmappedtotheEchinococcusmultilocularisreferencegenome(Read-PairsPerMillion=0.24).Thepatientsunderwentsurgery,andthepathologicalresultshowedthatthepatienthadAE.Theconventionalpolymerasechainreaction(PCR)ofherlesionsampleextractionalsoindicatedthattheinfectionwascausedbyEchinococcusmultilocularis.Thefollow-upultrasoundafterthreemonthsindicatednorecurrence.WedemonstratedthatthedifferentiationofCEandAEbyimingmaynotbethateasy,withfurtherelaborationonthedifferentiationbetweenAEandCEindifferentaspects.Wedemonstratedthatitispossibletousepatients’plasmacfDNAmappedtoEchinococcusreferencesbeforetheoperationtoobtaintheobjectiveclueofthelesiontofacilitatedinosis.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueEchinococcosis:FromParasite–HostInteractiontoRapidDetection)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure312pes,763KiB OpenAccessArticleDoLongerFinsImproveOceanRescues?AComprehensiveInvestigationintoLifeguardPerformanceandPhysiologicalImpactbyIsaacIgnacio-Rodríguez,RobertoBarcala-Furelos,EzequielReyandMarcosSanmartín-MontesJ.Funct.Morphol.Kinesiol.2024,9(2),79;doi.org/10.3390/jfmk-19Apr2024AbstractCoastalenvironmentspresentdynamicchallengesnecessitatingrapidandefficientresponsesduringaquaticemergencies.Lifeguards,aspivotallinksintheinterventionchain,relyonvarioustools,withrescuetimebeingparamount.Thechoiceoffins,specificallylongversusshortones,playsacriticalrole[...]Readmore.Coastalenvironmentspresentdynamicchallengesnecessitatingrapidandefficientresponsesduringaquaticemergencies.Lifeguards,aspivotallinksintheinterventionchain,relyonvarioustools,withrescuetimebeingparamount.Thechoiceoffins,specificallylongversusshortones,playsacriticalroleinoptimizinglifeguardperformanceduringrescues.Thisrandomizedcross-overstudyexplorestheimpactofflippersizeonoceanrescues,employingasampleof14lifeguards.Longfins(LFs)andshortfins(SFs)werecomparedintermsofrescuetime(RT)andphysiologicalload(PL).Testsincludedoceanrescueswithoutfins(R),withLF(R-LF),andwithSF(R-SF).Variablesrecordedencompassedswimapproachtime,tow-intime,overallrescuetime,perceivedexertionrates(RPEs),andpost-rescuelactateconcentration.Longfinsdemonstratedsuperiorperformanceinswimapproachandtow-intimescomparedtobothshortfinsandnofins(p<0.001).Overallrescuetimeforedlongfinssignificantly(p<0.001),indicatingtheirefficiencyinpracticaloceanrescuescenarios.Physiologically,longfinsinducedlowerperceivedexertioninarms(p=0.033)comparedtoshortfins.Lactateconcentrationspost-rescuerevealednosignificantdifferences(p>0.05).Thisstudydemonstratesthatlongfinssignificantlyimprovelifeguardperformanceduringoceanrescues,reducingrescuetimesandalleviatingarmfatigue.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionAthleticTrainingandHumanPerformance)18pes,KiB OpenAccessArticleBiomimeticUltrasonicVibratorwithBroadbandCharacteristicsInspiredbyLeaf-CuttingAntsbyWenshuaiWu,GuangYao,MingshuoZhang,XinggangJiangandDeyuanZhangBiomimetics2024,9(4),247;doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics-19Apr2024AbstractPowerultrasoundiswidelyusedinindustrialproduction,medicalequipment,aerospace,andotherfields.Currently,therearetwomaintypesofcommonlyusedpowergenerationdevices:piezoelectricultrasonictransducersandmnetostrictiveultrasonictransducers.However,incertainsituationswithlimitedexternaldimensions,theapplications[...]Readmore.Powerultrasoundiswidelyusedinindustrialproduction,medicalequipment,aerospace,andotherfields.Currently,therearetwomaintypesofcommonlyusedpowergenerationdevices:piezoelectricultrasonictransducersandmnetostrictiveultrasonictransducers.However,incertainsituationswithlimitedexternaldimensions,theapplicationsofexistingpowerultrasounddevicesarelimited.Innature,leaf-cuttingantsexcitevibrationsthroughtheirtinyorgans.Inspiredbythevibratoryorgansofleaf-cuttingants,anewtypeofbiomimeticultrasonicvibrator(BUV)comprisingascraper,dentatedisc,andfixturesystemwasproposed,fabricated,andtestedinthisstudy.TheexperimentalresultsshowedthattheBUVcouldoperateinthefrequencyrangeof16.8–19kHz.Withintheworkingfrequencyrange,thevibrationoftheBUVwasstableandtheamplitudeofthevibrationdisplacementwasgreaterthan22µm.TheoperatingfrequencybandoftheBUVwasbroaderthanthoseofthepiezoelectricandmnetostrictiveultrasonictransducers.Inaddition,theBUVcancutsoftrubberandpigtissueswithsufficientoutputpowerandload-carryingcapacity.TheBUV,asanewtypeofpowerultrasonicexcitationdevice,isexpectedtobeappliedinhigh-powermicrooperatingscenarios,suchasminimallyinvasivesurgicalinstruments.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure7---Figure8---Figure9---Figure1010pes,684KiB OpenAccessArticleUsingqPCRtoIdentifyPotentialEffectsofThermalConditionsduringEmbryogenesisonMitochondrialDNACopyNumberinJuvenileBrownTroutSalmotruttabyAnnErlandsson,GiedrėAšmonaitė,BrorJonssonandLarryGreenbergFishes2024,9(4),142;doi.org/10.3390/fishes-19Apr2024AbstractChangesinthenumber,structure,andfunctionofmitochondriaduringtheearlylifestesofanimalscanplayanimportantroleforanorganism’smetabolicrate,growth,andhealth.Previousstudiesheshownthatjuvenilebrowntrout(Salmotrutta)subjectedto[...]Readmore.Changesinthenumber,structure,andfunctionofmitochondriaduringtheearlylifestesofanimalscanplayanimportantroleforanorganism’smetabolicrate,growth,andhealth.Previousstudiesheshownthatjuvenilebrowntrout(Salmotrutta)subjectedtoTafadhali subiri… Kivulielevatedtemperaturesduringtheembryonicsterespondphenotypicallywithareducedmetabolicrate.Theaimofthisstudywastoexploreifembryonictemperatureaffectsthemitochondriacontentofyoungbrowntroutandassuchexplainsthepreviouslyfounddifferencesinmetabolicrates.Here,weoptimizeaquantitativePCR(qPCR)methodforthemitochondriacytochromecoxidasesubunitIgene,andthenusethemethodasaproxyformitochondrialDNAcontent.WehypothesizethatyoungtroutsubjectedtoelevatedtemperaturesduringtheembryonicsterespondphenotypicallywithareducedmitochondrialDNAcontent.Totestthishypothesis,wesubjectedbrowntrouttoeithercontrolambient(4.4±1.5°C)orelevatedtemperatures(7.1±0.6°C)duringembryogenesis.Subsequently,weextractedDNAfromliverandwhitemuscletissueofjuvenilebrowntroutfromthetwodifferentincubationtemperaturetreatmentsandsuccessivelyoptimizedqPCRformitochondrialDNA.WefoundthattheamountofmitochondriaDNAinlivertissuewas18timeshigherthaninwhitemuscletissue,buttherewasnosignificantdifferenceinmitochondriacontentinliverormuscletissuebetweenbrowntroutexposedtoelevatedandambientcontroltemperaturesduringembryogenesis.WeconcludethatreducedmetabolicrateisnotlikelyassociatedwithmitochondriaDNAcontent.WealsosuggestthatqPCRisasimpleandcost-effectivemethodtoquantifymitochondriaDNAinfrozenandpartlydegradedtissuefromdifferenttreatmentgroupsandausefulproxyforidentificationofdifferencesinmitochondrianumber.Fullarticle13pes,5221KiB OpenAccessArticleUsefulnessofProbingSensorDeviceforEvaluatingMeniscalSutureandScaffoldImplantationbyShunsukeSezaki,ShuheiOtsuki,TakashiIshitani,TakeruIwata,TakehitoHananouchi,YoshinoriOkamoto,HitoshiWakamaandMasashiNeoBiomimetics2024,9(4),246;doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics-19Apr2024AbstractAppropriatesuturetensionisakeyfactorinsuccessfulmeniscalrepair.Thisstudyaimedtoclarifytheappropriatevalueofmeniscalstabilizationwithsuturerepairbasedonaprobingprocedureforhealthyporcinemenisciandanovelmeniscalscaffold.Afterevaluatingthereliability[...]Readmore.Appropriatesuturetensionisakeyfactorinsuccessfulmeniscalrepair.Thisstudyaimedtoclarifytheappropriatevalueofmeniscalstabilizationwithsuturerepairbasedonaprobingprocedureforhealthyporcinemenisciandanovelmeniscalscaffold.Afterevaluatingthereliabilityoftheprobingsensor,meniscalverticaltearandpartialmeniscectomymodelsweredeveloped,inwhichsuturerepairandmeniscalscaffoldimplantationwereperformedatsutureintervalsrangingbetween20and2.5mm.Theresidenceforcesateachintervalwereevaluatedusingaprobingsensor.Moreover,atensiletestwasconductedtoevaluatethedisplacementandpresenceorabsenceofgaps.Wefoundthatnormalandmeniscalscaffoldsshouldbefixedwithin5mmofsutureinterval.Theprobingresidenceforcesrequiredwereatleast1.0Nforverticaltearsand3.0Nformeniscalscaffolds.Thesefindingsmaybetakenintoconsiderationtoreducesuturefailurefollowingmeniscaltearrepairandstabilizingmeniscalscaffoldfixation.Fullarticle9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure7---Figure8---Figure8Cont.---Figure9MoreArticles...OpenAccessJournalsAcousticsActaMicrobiologicaHellenica(AMH)ActuatorsAdministrativeSciencesAdolescentsAdvancesinRespiratoryMedicine(ARM)AerobiologyAerospacericultureriEngineeringrochemicalsronomyAIAirAlgorithmsAllergiesAlloysAnalyticaAnalyticsAnatomiaAnesthesiaResearchAnimalsAntibioticsAntibodiesAntioxidantsAppliedBiosciencesAppliedMechanicsAppliedMicrobiologyAppliedNanoAppliedSciencesAppliedSystemInnovation(ASI)AppliedChemAppliedMathAquacultureJournalArchitectureArthropodaArtsAstronomyAtmosphereAtomsAudiologyResearchAutomationAxiomsBacteriaBatteriesBehioralSciencesBeveresBigDataandCognitiveComputing(BDCC)BioChemBioengineeringBiologicsBiologyBiologyandLifeSciencesForumBiomassBiomechanicsBioMedBiomedicinesBioMedInformaticsBiomimeticsBiomoleculesBiophysicaBiosensorsBioTechBirdsBlockchainsBrainSciencesBuildingsBusinessesCCancersCardiogeneticsCatalystsCellsCeramicsChallengesChemEngineeringChemistryChemistryProceedingsChemosensorsChildrenChipsCivilEngCleanTechnologies(CleanTechnol.)ClimateClinicalandTranslationalNeuroscience(CTN)ClinicsandPracticeClocks&SleepCoastsCoatingsColloidsandInterfacesColorantsCommoditiesComplicationsCompoundsComputationComputerSciences&MathematicsForumComputersCondensedMatterConservationConstructionMaterialsCorrosionandMaterialsDegradation(CMD)CosmeticsCOVIDCropsCryptographyCrystalsCurrentIssuesinMolecularBiology(CIMB)CurrentOncologyDairyDataDentistryJournalDermatoDermatopathologyDesignsDiabetologyDinosticsDieteticsDigitalDisabilitiesDiseasesDiversityDNADronesDrugsandDrugCandidates(DDC)DynamicsEarthEcologiesEconometricsEconomiesEducationSciencesElectricityElectrochemElectronicMaterialsElectronicsEmergencyCareandMedicineEncyclopediaEndocrinesEnergiesEngEngineeringProceedingsEntropyEnvironmentalSciencesProceedingsEnvironmentsEpidemiologiaEpigenomesEuropeanBurnJournal(EBJ)EuropeanJournalofInvestigationinHealth,PsychologyandEducation(EJIHPE)FermentationFibersFinTechFireFishesFluidsFoodsForecastingForensicSciencesForestsFossilStudiesFoundationsFractalandFractional(FractalFract)Fue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