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e bone repair material can effectively repair injured skull tissues of calvarial defect rats through triggering osteogenic factors expression. The present generated bone repair material may have applications in tissue engineering in regeneration of bone defects.BACKGROUND Mirror writing is unusual handwriting, in which the writing is in the opposite direction to normal, with reversed letters can be effortlessly read using a mirror. Studies reported that the condition can occur temporarily during the normal development of writing skills in children, and can also could occur in children with developmental delays. In adults, it can be acquired after a brain lesion. CASE REPORT A right-handed 19-year-old Saudi woman presented with progressive-onset mirror writing in both hands, and with writing both languages, Arabic and English. The condition was transient and had gradually worsened over the previous 3 years. Recently, it was continuous. She denied a history of alcohol or illicit drug abuse. There was no history of head injury, dyslexia, learning disabilities, or transient mirror writing during writing development in her early school-age years. There was no similar condition in her family. The neuropsychological assessment was normal. Laboratory and imaging were performed to rule out structural lesions, and no underlying etiology was found. After 2 years of follow-up, the patient did not have other associated neuropsychological symptoms, and mirror writing was persistent. CONCLUSIONS Mirror writing in this case was in the right-handed, healthy young woman and was idiopathic. The condition was benign and the 2-year follow-up neuropsychological assessment was normal. The patient lived with the condition, depending on computer typing instead of handwriting, and she had very good academic performance in the university. We suggest that physicians have to diagnose this condition by exclusion and reassure and support the patients to cope with the condition.This work presents a Green's function approach, originally implemented in graphene with well-defined edges, to the surface of a strong 3D topological insulator with a sequence of proximitized superconducting (S) and ferromagnetic (F) surfaces. This consists of the derivation of the Green's functions for each region by the asymptotic solutions method and their coupling by a tight-binding Hamiltonian with the Dyson equation to obtain the full Green's functions of the system. These functions allow the direct calculation of the momentum-resolved spectral density of states, the identification of subgap interface states and the derivation of the differential conductance for a wide variety of configurations of the junctions. We illustrate the application of this method for some simple systems with two and three regions, finding the characteristic chiral state of the quantum anomalous Hall effect at the NF interfaces, and chiral Majorana modes at the NS interfaces. Finally, we discuss some geometrical effects present in three-region junctions such as weak Fabry-Pérot resonances and Andreev bound states.As the temperature of hot spots increases in electronic devices, thermal management is a key issue for maintaining a device's reliability and performance. The usual approaches of quickly extracting the heat from the hot spots have focused on aligning two-dimensional filler along the in-plane orientation in the polymer matrix. Meanwhile, improving the through-plane thermal conductivity of polymer-based composites is as important as in-plane thermal conductivity. In this study, poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites with three-dimensional continuous thermal conductive pathways of a low melting point alloy (LMPA)/graphene were prepared through a two-step method. Poly(vinylidene fluoride)@graphene (PVDF@Gr) microspheres were firstly prepared by an in-situ water-vapor induced phase separation method. Subsequently, PVDF@Gr/LMPA composites were obtained by hot-pressing after mixing the LMPA with the PVDF@Gr microspheres. Attributed to the unique solid-liquid phase transition advantage of the LMPA and the good matching of the phonon power spectrum between the LMPA and the graphene, the [email protected]/10LMPA composites with 4.8 vol% graphene and 10.0 vol% LMPA exhibited an outstanding in-plane thermal conductivity of 9.41 W m-1 K-1 and through-plane thermal conductivity of 0.35 W m-1 K-1, which was nearly increased by 245% and 130% compared to that of the [email protected] composites, respectively. The enhanced elasticity modulus and reduced thermal expansion coefficient were attributed to the LMPA constructing a three-dimensional continuous thermal conductive pathway along with the graphene and reducing interface thermal resistance. This study offeres a straightforward and repeatable method for fabricating highly thermally conductive polymer composites and widens the application of LMPAs in the fields of thermal management.
In the last decade, guidelines and trainings promoted haemostasis point-of-care tests, availability and application of factor products, while they led to a decrease in blood product consumption. The aim of this study is to examine protocols, conditions in terms of facilities, equipment, personnel of anaesthesia-intensive care units (A-ICU) to improve healthcare services and patient safety.
In 2019, self-reported questionnaires were sent in e-mail to A-ICUs. Application of guidelines and local protocols, education, haemostasis diagnostic tools, availability of allogeneic transfusion products, stable factor and drug products for restoring haemostasis were evaluated.
49% of A-ICUs filled out 46 questionnaires. 91.3% applied guidelines, 43.5% had local protocols. The lack of haemostasis and Patient Blood Management (PBM) trainings was indicated by 6 and 17 A-ICUs, respectively. Applying MAITT guidelines decreased red blood cell concentrate (RBC), fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and thrombocyte consumption by 65.1, rearrangement of service and financing structure is needed, which must be accompanied by consulting perioperative professionals, general practitioners, and other related experts. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(37) 1606-1616.Major trauma is a frequent cause of death, and is the leading cause of death in the younger agegroups. Severe bleeding is often responsible for early mortality. The background of the latter is the trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC), which - often very early - develops after the onset of bleeding. The high amount of blood products, i.e., massive transfusion administered during the management of traumatic bleeding can result in severe, even fatal complications. Modern, aggressive management of masssive traumatic bleeding is effective in reducing exsanguination and mortality or late complications. This method also fits into the concept of Patient Blood Management. This review deals with the up-to-date, goal-directed, preventive management of traumatic bleeding and coagulopathy, with emphasis on theoretical grounds. selleck kinase inhibitor The aim is to present the essence of this management method also to those who are not directly involved in this activity. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(37) 1599-1605.The aims of the National Blood Donation and Blood Saving Program are to support the rational and judicious utilization of blood products and abolish irrational transfusion policy to improve patient safety. In addition to the general principles, this program has got some special obstetrical aspects. Obstetrical, especially the postpartum haemorrhages belong to the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. In developed countries, a trend in increasing incidence can be observed. Preparing for delivery includes some important elements such as optimization of hemoglobin level, routinely applied prophylactic or therapeutic iron supplementation and early screening and comprehensive care of patients with high risk of obstetrical bleeding. The main causes of peripartum bleeding are abruptio placentae, placenta praevia, uterine atony, retained tissue in the uterus, trauma during delivery, and haemostatic disorders or their combinations. To prevent postpartum bleeding, it is important to use the active management of the third stage of labour including prophylactic utilization of uterotonics as an essential element. Utilization of blood salvage techniques with adequate indications may be considered in cases of cesarean section or postpartum haemorhage. In cases of obstetrical haemorrhage, management of surgical bleeding has the main priority by the obstetrician. Secondary coagulopathy associated with massive bleeding should be managed by viscoelastic test-guided, individualized and factor concentrate-based algorithm, however, pregnancy-specific reference and target ranges must be used that are different from the non-pregnancy values. Obstetrical bleedings belong to the potentially preventable causes of death. Hopefully, the implementation of the National Blood Donation and Blood Saving Program in the field of obstetrics can decrease the associated morbidity and mortality further. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(37) 1588-1598.The accessibility to blood products is increasingly limited worldwide. Approximately half of the blood products is utilized in cardiovascular surgery. The rational use of the available blood products has therefore paramount importance in everyday practice. In the present publication, the possible methods of blood-product sparing in cardiac surgery are summarized. We have emphasized the principles of the treatment and the prevention of severe peri-operative bleeding. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(37) 1579-1587.Intracranial surgical interventions and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages challange neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care. First, the brain is the most sensitive organ to tissue hypoxia in the case of severe intraoperative bleedings and, second, a growing hemorrhage within the closed intracranial space may result in a ciritcal elevation of intracranial pressure resulting in an imminent life danger. The authors summerize the potential treatment strategies during neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care. Perioperative organ-specific optimalization of hemoglobin concentration, thrombocyte count and fibrinogen concentrations are key elements in elective neurosurgical interventions. Prior antithrombotic and anticoagulant treatment may indicate targeted pharmacological optimalization and treatment that should be based on laboratory diagnosis. In intracerebral hemorrhages, treatment strategy should be based on the etiology and laboratory diagnostics and targeted pharmacological treatment is preferable. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(37) 1574-1578.Worldwide, the prevalence of anemia is high, and iron deficiency anemia is the fifth most common disorder according to the study called "Global burden of disease". It can be attributed to a number of factors, complex pathomechanisms, and etiology is highly variable in terms of age, gender, and geographical distribution. The prevalence of anemia increases with age. Demographic change and the aging of the population are now faster than in previous decades, posing major challenges to societies and health systems. The mean prevalence of anemia in the elderly is 17%, but significantly higher among nursing-home (47%) and hospitalized elderly (40%). The cause is usually multifactorial and often, due to comorbidities, several mechanisms are involved at the same time. The prevalence of preoperative anemia was higher (35%) than the prevalence of anemia in the general population, and evidence showed an unfavorable effect on postoperative morbidity and mortality. Timely identification and correction is a multidisciplinary task and a shared responsibility for both Patient Blood Management program and improving the patients' life expectancy.
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