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Here, we explain implanted RFID technology, its potential uses, and what is and is not known about its safety. We present images of a patient with an RFID chip who presented to our clinic for acute metacarpal and phalangeal fractures, to demonstrate the clinical and radiographic appearance of these chips. BACKGROUND Demand for joint replacement is increasing, with many patients receiving postsurgical physical therapy (PT) in non-inpatient settings. selleck chemical Clinicians need a reliable tool to guide decisions about the appropriate PT setting for patients discharged home after surgery. We developed and validated a model to predict PT location for patients in our health system discharged home after total knee arthroplasty. METHODS We analyzed data for patients who completed a preoperative total knee risk assessment in 2017 (model development cohort) or during the first 6 months of 2018 (model validation cohort). The initial total knee risk assessment, to guide rehabilitation disposition, included 28 variables in mobility, social, and environment domains, and on patient demographics and comorbidities. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors that best predict discharge to home health service (HHS) vs home with outpatient PT. Model performance was assessed by standard criteria. RESULTS The development cohort included 259 patients (19%) discharged to HHS and 1129 patients (81%) discharged to home with outpatient PT. The validation cohort included 609 patients, with 91 (15%) discharged to HHS. The final model included age, gender, motivation for outpatient PT, and reliable transportation. Patients without motivation for outpatient PT had the highest probability of discharge to HHS, followed by those without reliable transportation. Model performance was excellent in the development and validation cohort, with c-statistics of 0.91 and 0.86, respectively. CONCLUSION We developed and validated a predictive model for total knee arthroplasty PT discharge location. This model includes 4 variables with accurate prediction to guide patient-clinician preoperative decision making. Around parturition, a bitch has to cope with various challenges such as hormonal changes, whelping, nursing, milk production, and uterine involution. Monitoring the health of bitches in this period is essential to detect potential illnesses and dystocia early. In that regard, it is elementary to know the normal progress and parameters during pregnancy, parturition and in the puerperium. Some research has been published in the past 50 years giving insights into hormonal and functional changes and findings including definitions of normal parturition and dystocia or puerperal conditions. However, taking a closer look into the literature reveals that for some issues heterogeneous data and varying conclusion were presented, indicating that further research is required. This paper gives an overview on endocrinology and methods to predict the time of parturition in the dog. Furthermore, the stages and mechanisms of parturition and signs of dystocia and puerperal health monitoring are discussed. Fields in which contradictory data have been published include for example the decline of hematocrit in the second half of pregnancy, the body temperature immediately before and after parturition, the interpretation of ultrasound findings, and the length of the canine puerperium. Even if thresholds are not clear for each parameter, examinations such as regular temperature measurement or ultrasound are important to monitor the bitches' health status. Nevertheless, for the practitioner it is important to know that research findings for some parameters used in daily practice are controversial. This review focuses on extracellular vesicles (EV) in the uterus and their potential biological roles as mediators of conceptus-uterine interactions essential for implantation and pregnancy establishment. Growing evidence supports the idea that EV are produced by both the endometrium and conceptus during pregnancy. Exosomes and microvesicles, collectively termed EV, mediate cell-cell communication in other tissues and organs. EV have distinct cargo, including lipids, proteins, RNAs, and DNA, that vary depending on the cell of origin and regulate processes including angiogenesis, adhesion, proliferation, cell survival, inflammation, and immune response in recipient cells. Molecular crosstalk between the endometrial epithelium and the blastocyst/conceptus, particularly the trophectoderm, regulates early pregnancy events and is a prerequisite for successful implantation. Trafficking of EV between the conceptus and endometrium may represent a key form of communication important for pregnancy establishment. Increased understanding of EV in the uterine environment and their physiological roles in endometrial-conceptus interactions is expected to provide opportunities to improve pregnancy success. Invited talks of old scientists are standard parts of international meetings, just like opening ceremonies, selection of committees and cocktail parties. Typically, senior scientists and emeritus professors prepare seemingly important and scientifically correct lectures about the great pioneers and past achievements of a given discipline. In fact, these speeches are usually meaningless and extremely boring. Kind of polite acknowledgments of the past contribution of the old guy who is already unable to provide any news to the audience. Farewells, just before the obituary. I am not sure I can make it more interesting, but at least give it a try by focusing on negative events controversies, fiascos, and absurdities that have hampered the advancement - some of them up till today. I will make efforts to be sincere and sharp; I apologize for the biased and close to sarcastic tone in some statements. I will also talk a lot about the human field, as the two areas are strongly related, and in fact, the in vivo experiences and achievements in humans vastly surpass those in domestic species in most countries. I will not go back to historical ages, just start with my personal experiences since 1990, although it may still seem to be medieval for most of the audience.