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6%) patients, 1 in two (14.3%), and 2 in one (7.1%) at discharge. All patients were followed up at 6-28months (median 18), with an mRS score of 0 in all patients. Twelve (85.7%) patients experienced digital subtraction angiography 6-28 (median 18) months after the embolization procedure, and the OKM grade was D in nine (75%), C in two (16.7%), and B in one (8.3%).

The Pipeline Flex Embolization Device can be safely applied to treat large unruptured posterior circulation aneurysms with a high complete aneurysm occlusion rate at follow-up.

The Pipeline Flex Embolization Device can be safely applied to treat large unruptured posterior circulation aneurysms with a high complete aneurysm occlusion rate at follow-up.Delirium is one of the common manifestations of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients. We aimed to evaluate the effect of family intervention on reducing the delirium incidence in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU). We searched electronic databases for randomized clinical trials, cohort, and before-and-after studies up to September 2021 using the MeSH terms ("family" OR "family caregiver") AND ("delirium"). selleck compound A total of 6 studies including 4199 patients were analyzed. Compared to the control group, the risk of delirium was 24% lower in the family intervention group (OR 0·76 [0·67-0·86], P = 0.20, I2 = 31%). Pooled data from two trials showed that family intervention was associated with fewer delirium days (SMD -1.13, 95% CI -1.91 to -0.34; P = 0.08; I2 = 67%;). link2 However, there were no significant differences between the two groups in the length of ICU stay, mechanical ventilation duration, and mortality (ICU stay days MD -0.62 days; 95% CI -1.49 to 0.24; P = 0.14; I2 = 72%; mechanical ventilation days MD -0.48 days; 95% CI -2.10 to 1.13; P = 0.56; I2 = 0%; mortality OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.22 to 2.09; P = 0.08; I2 = 67%). Current evidence supports the use of family intervention in reducing the delirium risk and delirium days in hospitalized ICU patients. However, its effects on reducing ICU stay length, ventilation duration, and mortality require further study. Future research should consider identifying the specific family intervention strategies and their duration.The third-generation percutaneous chevron and Akin osteotomy (PECA) technique for surgical management of hallux valgus has shown improvement in clinical and radiographic outcomes. During this procedure, lateral translation and fixation of the first metatarsal head results in the formation of a bony prominence on the medial side of the distal aspect of the first metatarsal which can cause pain and discomfort to the patient. We describe two techniques to address this bony prominence; either i) excision osteotomy and removal of the fragment or ii) a dorsal closing wedge osteotomy retaining the bony fragment. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level V, expert opinion.

Transfer metatarsalgia is a potential complication of hallux valgus surgery. This study aimed to investigate the shortened first metatarsal length and elevation and to compare groups with and without second transfer metatarsalgia after Scarf osteotomy.

The first metatarsal length of 123 feet was measured via the Maestro's method using the metatarsal axial length and the relative second metatarsal protrusion to the first metatarsal. Metatarsal elevation was measured using the first metatarsal angle.

Second transfer metatarsalgia occurred after Scarf osteotomy in 11 (8.9%) feet. link3 When baseline characteristics were considered in propensity score matching, the 11 feet were compared with the 33 feet in the control group. The group with transfer metatarsalgia showed a more shortened first metatarsal axial length (-4.1±1.8mm vs. -2.5±2.2mm, p=0.032), a significantly longer relative second metatarsal protrusion (+5.8±2.6mm vs. +1.2±2.6mm, p<0.001), and a significantly lower first metatarsal angle (18.1±4.3° vs. 21.5±4.0°, p=0.012) than the control group postoperatively.

To avoid iatrogenic transfer metatarsalgia, first metatarsal length shortening should be minimized to at least less than 4.0mm. Furthermore, the metatarsal parabola should be retained.

To avoid iatrogenic transfer metatarsalgia, first metatarsal length shortening should be minimized to at least less than 4.0 mm. Furthermore, the metatarsal parabola should be retained.The dimerization processes and its thermodynamic parameters of fluoronic dyes (fluorescein (F), eosin (E), erythrosine (ER), bengal rose (BR)) in reverse micelles of AOT with different hydrodynamic radius Rh are studied. The dimerization constants and its efficiency (the degree of dimerization of dye molecules (1-X)) were determined from the experimental data. It is found that an increase in the intercombination conversion due to the heavy atom effect leads to an increase of the value of (1-X). At the same time, the heavy atom effect affects the dye dimerization process for all the studied values of Rh. The linear dependence of (1-X) on Rh is observed. The slope of this dependence is affected by both the mass of the internal heavy atom and the charge of the anionic forms of dyes. It was found that there is a different structure of dye dimers for different Rh for all the studied systems - different angles α between the molecules in the dimer. A linear dependence of α on Rh is observed. At the same time, the growth gradients α(Rh) practically do not differ for F, E, and BR and they are of the greatest importance for the studied water-micellar solutions of dyes. The growth of α from Rh is insignificant for ER. The thermodynamic parameters (such as Gibbs potential ΔG, enthalpy (ΔH and entropy ΔS) were calculated from the experimentally measured dependences of the dimerization constant on the temperature. ΔH less then 0 and ΔS less then 0 in micellar solutions of the studied dyes at all values of Rh, that indicates that the dimerization reaction in the studied systems is controlled by enthalpy. The obtained linear relationship between TΔS and ΔH indicates the existence of enthalpy-entropy compensation in the dimeric reactions of the molecules of the studied dyes. The linear correlation observed between the values of TΔS and ΔH allowed us to establish that the higher the molecular weight of the halogen in the dye molecule, the more effectively an increase in ΔH contributes to the dimeric stability.In this work, a bifunctional peptide-based fluorescent probe L containing a tetrapeptide scaffold (Pro-Gly-His-Trp-NH2) and a dansyl group was synthesized using solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) technology. As designed, L, based on a FRET mechanism, exhibited high selectivity, excellent ratiometric signals, and fast response to Zn2+ in aqueous solutions at an excitation wavelength of 280 nm. In addition, when excited at 320 nm, L exhibited a fluorescent "turn-on" response towards Zn2+ based on PET mechanism. More importantly, the stoichiometry of L and Zn2+ was determined to be 21 by fluorescent titration, Job's plot method, and ESI-MS spectrometry. The association constant for Zn2+ ions was determined to be 6.26 × 108 M-2, while the limit of detection (LOD) of L was estimated as 5.43 nM, which is a much lower value than WHO and EPA guidelines for drinking water. Moreover, L was successfully applied to detect both Zn2+ and Cu2+ in living cells due to good biocompatibility and excellent low toxicity.The 1,4-pentadien-3-ol and its monohydrate have been characterized by microwave spectroscopy in combination with theoretical computations. Experiments and ab initio calculations revealed that the 1,4-pentadien-3-ol monomer prefers a configuration with one vinyl being syn to the hydroxyl oxygen and the hydroxyl hydrogen toward the skew arranged vinyl, which therefore makes possible simultaneous CH···O and OH···π interactions. The observed monohydrate corresponds to the global minimum predicted theoretically, which is stabilized through a primary OH···Ow hydrogen bond together with a much weaker OwH···π hydrogen bond. The NCI analyses, NBO calculation and SAPT method were applied to further elucidate the characteristics of hydrogen bonds in the 1,4-pentadien-3-ol···water complex.High-precision spectral data is a necessary prerequisite for quantitative analysis of complex solution components. In order to improve the accuracy of spectral data, this paper proposes a method of synchronous modulation and demodulation. This article also combines the "M + N" theory, cleverly uses the excitation fluorescence of the components in the serum and its self-absorption phenomenon, collects the fluorescence spectrum of the serum sample, and then uses the partial least squares (PLS) method and the cubic optimization model method to establish a model to analyze the urea concentration of serum. At the same time, in order to verify the effectiveness of synchronous modulation and demodulation method, the unmodulated fluorescence spectrum is used to establish the regression model of urea concentration. Compared with the unmodulated fluorescence spectrum modeling results, the fluorescence spectrum modeling results after modulation and demodulation have been significantly improved. In the modeling results of fluorescence spectrum after synchronous modulation and demodulation, the Rc is 0.916753, the RMSEC is 2.05848 mmol/L, the Rp is 0.79663, and the RMSEP is 3.16812 mmol/L, the Rp-all is 0.88879, and the RMSEP-all is 2.32114 mmol/L. The results show that the method of synchronous modulation and demodulation proposed in this paper not only reduces the influence of dark current, ambient light and background noise on the signal-to-noise ratio of the spectral data, but also effectively avoids the error caused by the non-synchronization of the chopper and the spectrometer. Therefore, the method used in this paper not only improves the signal-to-noise ratio and accuracy of spectral data, but also improves the accuracy of spectral quantitative analysis of complex solutions.Efficient capture of radioactive iodine (129I, 131I) is of great significance in spent fuel treatment. In this paper, a new adsorbent named Catechin@ACF was successfully prepared through interface assembly of specific recognition gripper with plant polyphenols (catechin) on activated collagen fiber (ACF), and the catechin membrane with specific grip on iodine was successfully constructed on the surface of ACF. The results showed that the adsorbent assembled catechin membrane was rich in aromatic rings, hydroxyl groups and imine adsorption sites, and possessed specific recognition and capture characteristics of iodine. Moreover, the as-prepared Catechin@ACF showed excellent capture capacity for iodine vapor and iodine in organic solution with the maximum capture capacity of 2122.68 mg/g and 258.29 mg/g, respectively. In iodine-cyclohexane solution, the adsorption process was in according with the Pseudo first order kinetic and Langmuir isothermal model. In addition, the specific recognition and capture mechanism analysis indicated that the aromatic rings, phenolic hydroxyl groups and imine groups in the catechin membrane were the specific and effective grippers for iodine, and finally iodine formed a stable conjugated system with the adsorbent in the form of I- and I3-. Therefore, the as-prepared specific iodine capturer Catechin@ACF was expected to play a vital role in the capture of radioactive iodine in spent fuel off-gas because of its specific recognition, high capture capacity, large-scale preparation, and environment-friendly.