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Altered echocardiogram was found in 43.8% of patients ≥50 years compared to 16.6% under 50 years (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS A transthoracic echocardiogram and a MRI of the heart added a 23.8% increment in diagnosing cardiac pathological findings. Aedes albopictus, also known as the "Asian Tiger Mosquito", is an invasive mosquito species to Europe causing high concern in public health due to its severe nuisance and its vectorial capacity for pathogens such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika. Consequently, the responsible authorities implement management activities to reduce its population density, possibly to below noxious and epidemiological thresholds. In urban areas, these aims are difficult to achieve because of the species' ability to develop in a wide range of artificial breeding sites, mainly private properties. This document (Management Plan) has been structured to serve as a comprehensive practical and technical guide for stakeholders in organizing the vector control activities in the best possible way. The current plan includes coordinated actions such as standardized control measures and quality control activities, monitoring protocols, activities for stakeholders and local communities, and an emergency vector control plan to reduce the risk of an epidemic. Genetically modified mouse models are essential for in vivo investigation of gene function and human disease research. Targeted mutations can be introduced into mouse embryos using genome editing technology such as CRISPR-Cas. Although mice with small indel mutations can be produced, the production of mice carrying large deletions or gene fragment knock-in alleles remains inefficient. We introduced the nuclear localisation property of Cdt1 protein into the CRISPR-Cas system for efficient production of genetically engineered mice. Mouse Cdt1-connected Cas9 (Cas9-mC) was present in the nucleus of HEK293T cells and mouse embryos. Cas9-mC induced a bi-allelic full deletion of Dmd, GC-rich fragment knock-in, and floxed allele knock-in with high efficiency compared to standard Cas9. These results indicate that Cas9-mC is a useful tool for producing mouse models carrying targeted mutations. Radiolunate arthrodesis is a validated surgical technique in rheumatoid wrist surgery. selleckchem When the radioscaphoid joint is involved or when there is radiolunate instability, a radioscapholunate arthrodesis must be preferred. The objective was to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes for both types of arthrodesis. Patients were evaluated retrospectively at a minimal follow-up of 12 months after radiolunate arthrodesis (RL-A group) or radioscapholunate arthrodesis (RSL-A group). Mean follow-up was 10.7 years (1-25 years). One hundred and one patients were included in RL-A group and 26 in RSL-A group. At follow-up, pain level was significantly reduced by 3.7 points and by 2.9 points in RL-A and RSL-A groups, respectively. Mobility in flexion/extension was significantly reduced by 25° in both groups. DASH and PRWE scores were 42.9 and 41.4 in RL-A group, 41.8 and 20.6 in RSL-A group, respectively. Larsen stage for the midcarpal joint increased significantly in both groups (+0.8 in RL-A group; +0.9 in RSL-A group), carpal height index decreased (-0.03 in RL-A group (significant); -0.02 in RSL-A group (non-significant)), carpal ulnar translation index increased (+0.038 in RL-A group; +0.037 in RSL-A group), without significant difference between both groups. Nonunion rate was significantly higher in RSL-A group (62%) than in RL-A group (30%). A pain free and functional wrist can be obtained after radiolunate and radioscapholunate arthrodesis. However, arthritis lesions and carpal deformities increased with follow-up similarly with both surgical techniques. Our results have shown that radiolunate arthrodesis remains a reliable surgical procedure for advanced rheumatoid wrist. BACKGROUND Although the single-site robotic cholecystectomy(SSRC) has been performed with expectation of overcoming the limitation of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(SILC), there exists a lack of comparison studies involving SILC and SSRC. This study aimed to analyze surgical outcomes of single-site robotic cholecystectomy and single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy by propensity score-matching analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2009 to August 2015, 290 consecutive patients underwent SSRC or SILC. Potential confounding factors for operative outcomes were adjusted by propensity score-matching analysis. One hundred four patients from each group were evaluated for perioperative outcomes and compared for a retrospective cohort study. RESULTS There was no difference in potential cofounders such as gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and perioperative cholecystitis-related symptoms between two groups after propensity score-matching. However, mean operation time was shorter (56.69 ± 13.65 vs. 101.57 ± 27.05 minutes; p less then 0.001) and median bleeding amount during surgery was less (0 (0∼50) vs. 0 (0∼100) mL; p less then 0.001) in the SILC group. There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding conversion to conventional multiport cholecystectomy. Bile leakage due to perforation of the gallbladder during surgery was more common in the SILC group (6.7% vs. 17.3%; p = 0.019). Moreover, bile spillage rate was significantly increased in conjunction with a higher BMI in the SILC group, whereas BMI did not affect the bile leakage rate in the SSRC group. CONCLUSIONS SSRC is not superior to SILC except regarding bile spillage incidence. However, the technical stability and clinically undetected advantages of SSRC are expected to prompt surgeons to perform this more reliable procedure. BACKGROUND Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of dementia. Current symptomatic treatment with medications remains inadequate. Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM DBS) has been proposed as a potential new treatment option in dementias. OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and tolerability of low frequency (20 Hz) NBM DBS in DLB patients and explore its potential effects on both clinical symptoms and functional connectivity in underlying cognitive networks. METHODS We conducted an exploratory randomised, double-blind, crossover trial of NBM DBS in six DLB patients recruited from two UK neuroscience centres. Patients were aged between 50-80 years, had mild-moderate dementia symptoms and were living with a carer-informant. Patients underwent image guided stereotactic implantation of bilateral DBS electrodes with the deepest contacts positioned in the Ch4i subsector of NBM. Patients were subsequently assigned to receive either active or sham stimulation for six weeks, followed by a two week washout period, then the opposite condition for six weeks.