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Due to a simple instrumentation, including sample preparation, the voltammetric method for the determination of BCA can be recommended as a quick screening assay in food and pharmaceutical analysis.4-Aminophenol (4-AP), which is a biomarker of aniline and represents the internal dose of aniline exposure in the human body, has attracted much attention for its detection in recent years. In this work, a bi-functionalized luminescent metal-organic framework (MOF), Eu@MOF-253-CH3, is designed and prepared through encapsulating the methyl groups and the Eu3+ cations into MOF-253 based on post-synthetic modification strategy. This study shows that the bi-functionalized Eu@MOF-253-CH3 can specifically recognize 4-AP upon luminescence quenching, while refraining from the interference of other coexisting species in urine. The Eu@MOF-253-CH3 hybrid as a 4-AP sensor also displays excellent performances including high water tolerance, good pH-independent stability, fast response, great selectivity and elevated sensitivity (0.5 μg mL-1) attributed to N-viologenized ligand. These results suggest the bi-functionalized Eu@MOF-253-CH3 can act as a promising sensor to practically monitor 4-AP's concentrations in human urine system, and then to realize the screening and pre-diagnosis of human health. Moreover, the possible sensing mechanisms are further explored at length.In this study, we synthesized, characterized the magnetic graphene oxide coated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA@MGO), and used it as an adsorbent for the magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) residue in the apple juice and environmental water samples followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Effective factors on the extraction efficiency, including the adsorbent dosage, desorption conditions, sample pH, extraction and desorption time, and ionic strength were optimized. The dynamic range of the MSPE-GC-MS method was obtained in the concentration range of 0.07-500 ng mL-1 OPPs with the limits of detection (LODs) in the range of 20-80 pg mL-1. Also, the intra- and inter-day precisions were determined to be in the range of 3.3-5.7% and 5.9-8.2%. The relative recoveries of pesticides for spiked real water samples and apple juice were in the range of 94.5 and 107.1%, with relative standard deviations between 2.6 and 6.5%. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/nd-630.html These results propose that the PVA@MGO is appropriate for simultaneous determination and high throughput analysis of OPPs residues.

General surgery residents often feel unprepared to perform pediatric surgery procedures since case volume and experience may be low. Previously, we successfully implemented a simulation-based training (SBT) module for placement of a silastic silo for gastroschisis. Therefore, we designed a single institution pilot study to assess whether SBT for placement of a percutaneous peritoneal drain for perforated necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) was feasible and lead to skill acquisition and increased confidence.

Our newly created NEC module within our pediatric surgery SBT curriculum for general surgery residents was used. Residents completed two simulation sessions three months apart with confidence testing before and after each session. Skill acquisition and performance were assessed using a standardized case scenario and procedure checklist. Changes in residents' confidence and performance were determined using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Tests.

Nine post-graduate-year three general surgery residents completed this curriculum. Following completion, residents reported improved confidence completing each step of the procedure initially (p=0.005) and at 3 months (p=0.008) with improved technical scores (p=0.011). The number of residents deemed proficient significantly improved (p=0.031).

Implementation of SBT module for perforated NEC was feasible and improved residents' confidence and proficiency completing the procedure.

Implementation of SBT module for perforated NEC was feasible and improved residents' confidence and proficiency completing the procedure.

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young children. We aimed to evaluate the long-term impact of AHT.

Using administrative claims from 2000-2018, children <3 years old with documented AHT who had follow-up through ages 5 and 11 years were identified. The primary outcome was incidence of neurodevelopmental disability and the secondary outcome was the effect of age at time of AHT on long-term outcomes.

1,165 children were identified with follow-up through age 5; 358 also had follow-up through age 11. The incidence of neurodevelopmental disability was 68.0% (792/1165) at 5 years of age and 81.6% (292/358) at 11 years of age. The incidence of disability significantly increased for the 358 children followed from 5 to 11 years old (+14.3 percentage points, p<0.0001). Children <1 year old at the time of AHT were more likely to develop disabilities when compared to 2 year olds.

AHT is associated with significant long-term disability by age 5 and the incidence increased by age 11 years. There is an association between age at time of AHT and long-term outcomes. Efforts to improve comprehensive follow-up as children continue to age is important.

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Tumour stage is an important prognostic factor in head and neck tumours. Many tumours are diagnosed in advanced stages despite almost universal healthcare and their being symptomatic. This paper seeks to determine the diagnostic delay in head and neck tumours in our health department, to analyse factors associated with delay and if it is associated with diagnosis in advanced stages.

Retrospective study of 137 patients with head and neck cancer diagnosed from 2016-2018. Patient delay, delay in primary health care, delay in secondary health care, diagnostic delay and possible associated factors (smoking, location, stage, …) were evaluated.

Many patients (44.5%) were diagnosed in advanced stages. The median patient delay was 30 days. The median referral to otorhinolaryngology was 3.5 days. If the referral was made by another specialist (p=.008), the patients were under previous treatment (P=.000) and the tumours were in initial stages (P=.038) this delay was greater. The median from the first visit to otorhinolaryngology was 15 days, higher in regular referrals (43%) (P=.000). The median diagnostic delay was 12 days, higher in surgical biopsies (P=.000). The median professional delay was 58.5 days and total delay was 118.5 days.

Many head and neck tumours are diagnosed in advanced stages. A relationship was not found between diagnosis in advanced stages and diagnostic delay. However, steps must be taken to reduce these excessive delays.

Many head and neck tumours are diagnosed in advanced stages. A relationship was not found between diagnosis in advanced stages and diagnostic delay. However, steps must be taken to reduce these excessive delays.

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery might lead to dangerous complications. Studying and analysing preoperative CT scans provides surgeons with a precise knowledge of their patient's anatomy, thus reducing the risk of potential complications. Checklists highlighting key anatomical areas have been published and proven useful. However, none of these are widely accepted or systematically used in daily practice.

In this paper, the rhinology group of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (YO-IFOS) aim to create and validate a new checklist designed to be fast and user friendly for daily practice.

Two CT sinonasal scans were selected as test cases. Forty otolaryngologists were selected from five tertiary referral hospitals. It was a cross-sectional study; each participant was their own control. All participants completed a questionnaire after the analysis of both CT scans to prevent learning bias. The evaluation included ten items critical in endoscopisal surgery.

The YO-IFOS radiological checklist has proven a useful tool for correctly studying sinonasal anatomical variations. There is a clear learning component in the use of the checklist although it does not in any way exempt specialists from thorough study of sinonasal anatomy. Given the risk-benefit ratio, we strongly suggest the routine use of the checklist to systematically assess CT-scans prior to endoscopic sinonasal surgery.Kinetic chromogenic (CG) and fluorogenic (FG) quantification deduces analyte concentration based on the reaction rate between the CG/FG probe and its targeted molecule. Little progress has been made in the past half century in either the theory or the applications of the kinetic spectroscopic quantification methods. Current kinetic CG/FG quantification is limited only to a subset of CG/FG reactions that can be approximated as the single-step process, and more problematically, to research samples with no matrix interferences. Reported herein is a kinetic quantification model established for multistep CG/FG reactions and a proof-of-concept demonstration of direct kinetic FG quantification of biomarkers in practical samples. The kinetic spectral intensity of the CG/FG reactions with two rate-limiting steps comprises three temporal regions an accelerating period where rate of signal change is increasingly rapid, a linear region where the rate of signal change is approximately constant, and a deceleration region where the rate of signal increase becomes progressively small. Kinetic quantification is performed through simple linear-curve-fitting of the kinetic signal in its linear time-course region. The theoretical model is validated with the dual CG/FG 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and malondialdehyde (MDA) reaction. Proof-of-concept kinetic spectroscopic quantification of analytes in practical samples is demonstrated with the FG quantification of MDA in canned chicken. The only sample preparation is bench-top centrifugation followed by two sequential syringe filtrations. The total kinetic FG assay time is less than 10 min, more than 10 times more efficient than the current equilibrium-based MDA assay. The theoretical model and the measurement design strategies offered by this work should help transform the current kinetic spectroscopic quantification from a niche research tool to an indispensable technique for time-sensitive applications.An ultrasensitive and selective photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensor with cathodic background signal was developed for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) based on innovative plasmonic TiO2@Au nanoparticles//CdS quantum dots (TiO2@Au NPs//CdS QDs) photocurrent-direction switching system, coupling with hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for the signal amplification. Firstly, innovative TiO2@Au NPs were successfully fabricated through in situ ascorbic acid-reduction of Au NPs dispersed on TiO2 surface, and TiO2@Au NPs as the photoactive material showed a cathodic background signal. When target CEA existed, a sandwich-type reaction was performed in capture CEA aptamer-modified TiO2@Au NPs and trigger CEA aptamer. Interestingly, after HCR triggered by target CEA, a mass of CdS QDs were introduced into the biosensing platform, resulting in the formation of TiO2@Au NPs//CdS QDs system, along with the switch of photocurrents from cathodic to anodic. The obtained remarkable anodic photocurrent was depended on the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect of Au between TiO2 and CdS.