Long-term integration of neuroprosthetic devices is challenged by reactive responses that compromise the brain-device interface. The contribution of physical insertion parameters to immediate damage is not well described. We have developed an ex vivo preparation to capture real-time images of tissue deformation during device insertion using thick tissue slices from rat brains prepared with fluo...

The L1Hs preTa subfamily of long interspersed elements (LINEs) originated after the divergence of human and chimpanzee and is therefore found only in the human genome. Thirty-three of the 254 L1Hs preTa elements are polymorphic for the absence/presence of the insertion, making them useful markers for studying human population genetics. The problem of homoplasy, however, can diminish the value o...

This paper used cross-sectional aggregation as the inspiration for a model with long-range dependence that arises in actual data. One of advantages our is it less brittle than fractionally integrated processes. In particular, we showed antipersistent phenomenon not present cross-sectionally aggregated process. We proved this has implications estimators frequency domain, which will be misspecifi...

background carbapenemes are a good choice for treatment of infections caused by multidrug resistant pseudomonads aeruginosa. the emergence of carbapenem resistance has become a major problem in treatment of this organism especially among immunocompromised patients including burn patients. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate carbapenem-resistance mechanisms among burn patients in...

Purpose: To describe a case series of young adult patients with isolated chronic proximal biceps tendinitis refractory to conservative care found to have anatomic long head biceps tendon (LHBT) origin variations who underwent arthroscopic-assisted subpectoral biceps tenodesis. Methods: Patients were included in this retrospective case series if they met all the following criteria: 1) had ...

Study Design Single-blinded study. Objective To assess the suitability of three types of cadaver for simulating pedicle screw insertion and establish if there is an ideal. Methods Three types of cadaver-Thiel-embalmed, Crosado-embalmed, and formaldehyde-embalmed-were draped and the spines exposed. Experienced surgeons were asked to place pedicle screws in each cadaver and give written questionn...

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