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Significantly, the proposed technology was also applicable to other hydrophilic fiber substrates, such as cellulose acetate and polyamide 6. The successful synthesis of environmentally friendly, durably waterproof, and highly breathable PAN/BIP@HAR membranes not only opens a new avenue to materials design, but also provides promising candidates with tremendous potential in various areas.MXenes are promising cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) owing to their layered structure, metallic conductivity, and hydrophilicity. However, they suffer from low capacities unless they are subjected to electrochemically induced second phase formation, which is tedious, time-consuming, and uncontrollable. Here we propose a facile one-step surface selenization strategy for realizing advanced MXene-based nanohybrids. Through the selenization process, the surface metal atoms of MXenes are converted to transition metal selenides (TMSes) exhibiting high capacity and excellent structural stability, whereas the inner layers of MXenes are purposely retained. This strategy is applicable to various MXenes, as demonstrated by the successful construction of VSe2@V2CTx, TiSe2@Ti3C2Tx, and NbSe2@Nb2CTx. Typically, VSe2@V2CTx delivers high-rate capability (132.7 mA h g-1 at 2.0 A g-1), long-term cyclability (93.1% capacity retention after 600 cycles at 2.0 A g-1), and high capacitive contribution (85.7% at 2.0 mV s-1). Detailed experimental and simulation results reveal that the superior Zn-ion storage is attributed to the engaging integration of V2CTx and VSe2, which not only significantly improves the Zn-ion diffusion coefficient from 4.3 × 10-15 to 3.7 × 10-13 cm2 s-1 but also provides sufficient structural stability for long-term cycling. This study offers a facile approach for the development of high-performance MXene-based materials for advanced aqueous metal-ion batteries.
Stroke is relatively rare in children but has a significant impact on long-term morbidity and mortality. There are limited data regarding the etiology, clinical manifestation, and prognosis of arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS) in children.

The aim of this study is to identify and compare etiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, and prognostic outcomes between arterial ischemic and hemorrhagic pediatric stroke.

We retrospectively reviewed all hospital medical records and pediatric neurology database of 83 children who were first diagnosed with AIS and HS at the Pediatric Department, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018. 1-Naphthyl PP1 All children were from 1 month to 18 years old.

Fifty-one AIS (56%) and 32 (35.2%) HS were identified. The median age of onset was 6.9 years for AIS and 5.3 years for HS. Moyamoya disease/syndrome was the most common cause in AIS (21.6%). Rupture of cerebral arteriovenous malformation was theoth AIS and HS was delayed. The mortality rate in HS was higher than in AIS. Neurological deficits are seen in 70% of childhood AIS during the follow-up. One-third of the children in our study developed epilepsy, which generally responds to a single antiseizure medication. The recurrence rate of childhood stroke was low compared with adult stroke.
Moyamoya disease/syndrome and arteriovenous malformation rapture are the most common cause of AIS and HS, respectively. Iron deficiency anemia was commonly found in childhood AIS. The time to diagnosis in both AIS and HS was delayed. The mortality rate in HS was higher than in AIS. Neurological deficits are seen in 70% of childhood AIS during the follow-up. One-third of the children in our study developed epilepsy, which generally responds to a single antiseizure medication. The recurrence rate of childhood stroke was low compared with adult stroke.
Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) have demonstrated in the last decades to determine an important clinical improvement in advanced and selected Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. However, only a minority of parkinsonian patients meet the criteria to undergo DBS, and the surgical procedure itself is often stressful, especially for patients experiencing severe OFF state. Subcutaneous Apomorphine continuous administration is suitable as an adjunctive therapy capable of improving a suboptimal DBS result. Here we hypothesize a possible role for subcutaneous apomorphine infusion to alleviate severe OFF state in parkinsonian patients undergoing DBS, thus allowing intraoperative microrecording and patient's collaboration during clinical testing.

A 68-year-old man, suffering from a very long PD-history, characterized by a severe akinetic status and dramatic non-motor features while in OFF, underwent Subthalamic-DBS keeping a slight but continuous apomorphine infusion (1.8 mg/hour), able to guarantee the rig opportunities for patients who would otherwise be excluded from the DBS option.
Adverse drug events (ADEs) in the outpatient pediatric pharmacotherapy can be serious and lead to inpatient admissions. Recent research only focused on ADE identification during hospitalization. The aim of the present study was to develop an algorithm to identify drug-related hospital admissions in pediatrics.

A systematic literature research was performed, and a pediatric trigger tool for identifying drug-related inpatient admissions was built. The initial version was tested in a sample of 292 patients admitted to a German university children's hospital. Subsequently, the tool was further improved by combining different modules as a novel approach.

The obtained algorithm with 39 triggers in 5 modules identified drug-related inpatient admissions at a sensitivity of 95.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 89.3%-100%) and a specificity of 16.5% (95% CI, 11.9%-21.2%), respectively. After modifications including trigger activation requiring a combination of different modules, specificity increased to 56.9% (95% CI, 50.7%-63.0%). Identifying 36 of 44 ADEs leading to admission, sensitivity remained high (81.8% [95% CI, 70.4%-93.2%]). The overall positive predictive value was 25.2% (95% CI, 18.1%-32.3%).

The algorithm is the first trigger tool to identify ambulant acquired ADEs leading to hospital admission in pediatrics. However, the underlying patient sample is small.Using a larger population for refinement will allow further specifications and reduction in the total amount of triggers and thus signals.
The algorithm is the first trigger tool to identify ambulant acquired ADEs leading to hospital admission in pediatrics. However, the underlying patient sample is small.Using a larger population for refinement will allow further specifications and reduction in the total amount of triggers and thus signals.
Hand transplantation for upper extremity amputation provides a unique treatment that restores form and function, which may not be achieved by traditional reconstruction and prosthetics. However, despite enhancing quality of life, hand transplantation remains controversial, because of immunological complications, transplant rejection, and medication effects. This systematic literature review sought to collect information on current experiences and outcomes of hand transplants to determine the efficacy and utility of hand transplants. The databases PubMed, Scopus, and Embase were analyzed with combinations of "hand" or "upper extremity" or "arm" and "transplant" or "allograft," with information collected on recipient characteristics, details of transplant, immunological outcomes, functional outcomes, and complications. Functional outcomes, as measured by Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand score, were compared between patient groups using Wilcoxon signed-rank test or 1-way analysis of variance test and poss. There were 57 patients who experienced acute rejection and 5 patients with chronic rejection. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scores significantly decreased after hand transplantation and were significantly lower for distal transplants compared with proximal transplants. There were 3 patients with concurrent face transplantation and 2 patients with simultaneous leg transplants. Sixteen patients experienced amputation of the hand transplant, and there were 5 deaths. This study found that hand transplantation provides significant restoration of function and form, especially for proximal transplants. Reduction in complications, such as rejection and amputation, can be achieved by decreasing medication cost and patient education.
The Ishihara pseudoisochromatic (PIC) plate test is the most used test for identifying red-green colour-deficient individuals, but it is not known how the Ishihara results compare with that of genetics testing. Here, the outcome of genotype analysis of OPN1LW and OPN1MW was compared with that of the Ishihara (24-plate ed., 1964) and the Hardy-Rand-Rittler (4th ed. 2002) PIC plate tests.

Healthy participants with normal habitual visual acuity (n = 454, 16-24 years; 193 males; logMAR ≤ 0.00) gave saliva samples for opsin gene analysis and performed the two PIC plate tests as part of a cross-sectional study. The criteria for failing the PIC tests were according to manufacturers' instructions. DNA was extracted and used in genotyping assays of OPN1LW and OPN1MW genes from each participant using the Agena MassArray genotyping system.

Ten male (5.2%) and 3 (1.1%) female participants were identified as red-green colour deficient based on PIC tests alone. The combination of MassArray and PIC test results identified 10.4% of male and 0.8% of female participants to be colour deficient (males 0.5% protan and 9.9% deutan; females 0.8% deutan). Hardy-Weinberg calculations based on male frequencies from combining the MassArray and the PIC test results gave female frequency estimates of colour deficiency and carriers closely matching measured frequencies.

MassArray identified twice as many colour-deficient males as identified from PIC tests alone. Combining results from MassArray and the PIC tests proves to be more reliable than any single test at correctly identifying red-green colour-deficient individuals and carriers.
MassArray identified twice as many colour-deficient males as identified from PIC tests alone. Combining results from MassArray and the PIC tests proves to be more reliable than any single test at correctly identifying red-green colour-deficient individuals and carriers.Fucosylated compounds are abundantly present in nature and are associated with many biological processes, therefore carrying great potential for use in medicine and biotechnology. Efficient ways to modify fucosylated compounds are still being developed. Promising results are provided by glycosyl hydrolases with transglycosylating activities, such as α-l-fucosidase isoenzyme 2 from Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus (family GH151 of Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes). Currently, there is no 3D structure representing this glycoside hydrolase family and only a few members have been investigated. Here, we present the first structure-function study of a GH151 member, providing the key insights into its specific oligomerization and active site properties. According to the crystal structure, small-angle X-ray scattering data and catalytic investigation, this enzyme functions as a tetramer of a new type and represents the second known case of active site complementation among all α-l-fucosidases. Mutation of the active site-complementing residue histidine 503 to alanine confirmed its influence on α-l-fucosidase activity and, specifically, on substrate binding.
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