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Resilience-Oriented Approach to the Control of Ventricular Assist Devices

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Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering 2024年第8期17卷 137-156页

作者： Jônatas Cerqueira Dias Jeferson Cerqueira Dias Milena Victoria de Azevedo Souza Diolino josé dos Santos Filho Department of Mechatronic Engineering and Mechanical Systems Universidade de So Paulo (USP) So Paulo Brazil Department of Mechatronic Engineering and Mechanical Systems Universidade de So Paulo (USP) So Paulo Brazil Department of Biomedical Technology Faculdade de Tecnologia Prefeito Hirant Sanazar (FATEC OSASCO) Osasco Brazil

Context: Advanced heart failure (AHF) poses a global challenge, where heart transplantation is a treatment option but limited by donor scarcity. Proposal: This study aims to enhance the performance of ventricular assist devices (VADs) in the face of adverse events (AEs) using a resilience-based approach. The objective is to develop a method for integrating resilience attributes into VAD control systems, employing dynamic risk analysis and control strategies. Results: The outcomes include a resilient control architecture enabling anticipatory, regenerative, and degenerative actions in response to AEs. A method of applied resilience (MAR) based on dynamic risk management and resilience attribute analysis was proposed. Conclusion: Dynamic integration between medical and technical teams allows continuous adaptation of control systems to meet patient needs over time, improving reliability, safety, and effectiveness of VADs, with potential positive impact on the health of heart failure patients.

关键词： Heart Failure Ventricular Assist Devices Resilience Dynamic Control

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Pi^(*)Z allele as important co-factors in the development of liver fibrosis

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World Journal of Hepatology 2024年第8期16卷 1099-1110页

作者： Ana Isabel Ferreira Catarina Guimarães Vitor Macedo Silva Sofia Xavier Joana Magalhães joséCotter Department of Gastroenterology Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira-GuimarãesGuimarães 4835-044Portugal Life and Health Sciences Research Institute School of MedicineUniversity of MinhoBraga 4710-057Portugal Life and Health Sciences Research Institute/3B’s PT Government Associate LaboratoryBraga 4710-057Portugal Department of Pulmonology Hospital Senhora da Oliveira-GuimarãesGuimarães 4835-044Portugal

BACKGROUND Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency(AATD)is a codominant autosomal hereditary condition that predisposes patients to the development of lung and/or liver disease,and Pi*Z allele is the most clinically relevant *** To evaluate the impact of clinical parameters and AATD phenotypes,particularly the Pi*Z allele,in liver *** Cross-sectional cohort study including consecutive patients with AATD followed in Pulmonology or Hepatology *** Included 69 patients,49.3%had Pi*MZ phenotype and 10.1%Pi**** age≥55 years,age at diagnosis≥41 years and AAT at diagnosis<77 mg/dL predicted a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score(NFS)not excluding advanced fibrosis[area under the curve(AUC)=0.840,P<0.001;AUC=0.836,P<0.001;AUC=0.681,P=0.025].An age≥50 years and age at diagnosis≥41 years predicted a fibrosis-4 index of moderate to advanced fibrosis(AUC=0.831,P<0.001;AUC=0.795,P<0.001).Patients with hypertension,type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM),dyslipidaemia,metabolic syndrome,and regular alcohol consumption were more likely to have a NFS not excluding advanced fibrosis(P<0.001,P=0.002,P=0.008,P<0.001,P=0.033).Patients with at least one Pi*Z allele and type 2 DM were 8 times more likely to have liver stiffness measurement≥7.1 kPa(P=0.040).CONCLUSION Risk factors for liver disease in AATD included an age≥50 years,age at diagnosis≥41 years,metabolic risk factors,regular alcohol consumption,at least one Pi*Z allele,and AAT value at diagnosis<77 mg/*** created an algorithm for liver disease screening in AATD patients to use in primary care,selecting those to be referred to Hepatology consultation.

关键词： Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Liver fibrosis Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score Fibrosis-4 index Liver stiffness measurement

Impact of STAT-signaling pathway on cancer-associated fibroblasts in colorectal cancer and its role in immunosuppression

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2024年第5期16卷 1705-1724页

作者： Damián Sánchez-Ramírez Mónica G Mendoza-Rodríguez Omar R Alemán Fernando A Candanedo-González Miriam Rodríguez-Sosa Juan joséMontesinos-Montesinos Mauricio Salcedo Ismael Brito-Toledo Felipe Vaca-Paniagua Luis I Terrazas Unidad de Investigacion en Biomedicina Facultad de Estudios Superiores IztacalaUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoTlalnepantla 54090Estado de MexicoMexico Department of Biology Facultad de QuimicaUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoCiudad UniversitariaMexico City 04510Mexico Department of Pathology National Medical Center Century XXIInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMexico City 06720Mexico Laboratorio de Células Troncales Mesenquimales Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades OncológicasHospital de Oncología Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXIInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMexico City 06720Mexico Unidad de Investigacion en Biomedicina y Oncologia Genomica Instituto Mexciano del Seguro SocialMexico City 07300Mexico Servicio de Colon y Recto Hospital de Oncología Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXIInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMexico City 06720Mexico Laboratorio Nacional en Salud Facultad de Estudios Superiores IztacalaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoTlalnepantla 54090Estado de MexicoMexico

Colorectal cancer(CRC)remains one of the most commonly diagnosed and deadliest types of cancer *** displays a desmoplastic reaction(DR)that has been inversely associated with poor prognosis;less DR is associated with a better *** reaction generates excessive connective tissue,in which cancer-associated fibroblasts(CAFs)are critical cells that form a part of the tumor *** are directly involved in tumorigenesis through different ***,their role in immunosuppression in CRC is not well understood,and the precise role of signal transducers and activators of transcription(STATs)in mediating CAF activity in CRC remains *** the myriad chemical and biological factors that affect CAFs,different cytokines mediate their function by activating STAT signaling ***,the harmful effects of CAFs in favoring tumor growth and invasion may be modulated using STAT ***,we analyze the impact of different STATs on CAF activity and their immunoregulatory role.

关键词： Cancer-associated fibroblasts Signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling Colorectal cancer Immunity Immunosuppression

Remediation of amide pesticide-polluted soils by combined solarization and ozonation treatment

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Pedosphere 2024年第3期34卷 641-651页

作者： Isabel GARRIDO Carmen MMARTINEZ Pilar FLORES Pilar HELLIN Fulgencio CONTRERAS jose FENOLL Department of Sustainability and Quality Group of Fruit and Vegetable Products Instituto Murciano de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agrario y MedioambientalLa Alberca 30150(Spain)

Agriculture has a close relationship with nature,but it can also be the source of negative and permanent environmental *** use of pesticides in modern agriculture is a common practice,but their side effects on the environment cannot be *** this study,we evaluated a combination of solarization and ozonation techniques for the elimination of six amide pesticides(boscalid,chlorantraniliprole,cyflufenamid,fluopyram,napropamide,and propyzamide)in *** experiments were performed with four different soils to assess the efficiency of this methodology at different soil temperatures and ozone dosages under laboratory conditions,and then a greenhouse pot experiment was conducted under controlled conditions during *** days after the onset of the experiments,higher degradation percentages of amide pesticides were observed in ozonized soils than in other treated soils,particularly when ozone was applied at 10 cm soil *** results show that the utilization of ozonation,along with solarization,represents a valid method for degrading residues of the studied pesticides and suggest that this combined technology may be a promising tool for remediating pesticide-polluted soils.

关键词： intermediate ozone pesticide degradation pesticide residue polyethylene film remediation technique

The Nikola Tesla Constant and Its Relation to the Circumference Inscribed in a Square

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Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 2024年第1期12卷 277-283页

作者： Javier Mendoza Navarrete josé Ismael Ojeda Campaña Huetzin Perez Gabriel Luna-Sandoval Victor Verdugo Ricardo Jiménez Garcia Departamento de Matemáticas CBTis 256 DGETI Cabo San Lucas México División de Ingeniería en Sistemas Computacionales Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITES de Los Cabos Cabo San Lucas México DCI Departamento de Física Médica Universidad de Guanajuato León México Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial en Manufactura Universidad Estatal de Sonora Navojoa México Departamento de Eléctrica-Electrónica Tecnológico Nacional de México Campus Mexicali Mexicali México

This research work relates the surface of a square and the area circumscribed by a circle, resulting in a value called Nikola Tesla constant. This constant starts with the calculation of the areas of the square and the inscribed circle, giving a ratio of 9/40 and from which a residual area of the area proportions of the geometric figures described is obtained. Plotting smooth curves, particularly those in round shapes, can be represented efficiently with the use of Nikola Tesla constant, reducing complex mathematical calculus.

关键词： Tesla Numbers Prime Number Circle Binary Area

Aqueous Extract of Ceiba pentandra Stimulates the Production of Fetal Hemoglobin in Sickle Cell Patients

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Journal of Biosciences and Medicines 2024年第8期12卷 295-306页

作者： Marie Miezi Nsimba Magain Barihuta Mihatano Blaise Maya Mbamu Aline Diza Lubongo Thoms Nzaji Kolombo josué Matadi Mukengeshaie josé Nzunzu Lami Laboratoire de Recherche Bio-Organique Dpartement de Chimie Mdicinale et Pharmacognosie Facult des Sciences Pharmaceutiques Universit de Kinshasa Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Laboratoire dAnalyse Biologique Hpital Biamba Marie Mutombo Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Centre de Phytothrapie Moderne NIECA Commune de Ngaba Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Traumatology Service Department of Surgery Kinshasa University Hospital University of Kinshasa Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo

Subsequent studies have demonstrated the reversed activity of the aqueous extract of Ceiba pentandra on the deformity of sickled red blood cells in hypoxia conditions. The observation which related to an in vitro study had given rise to hopes as to the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) by the use of this plant species. In this paper, the authors aimed to investigate the effect of the aqueous extract of C. pentandra on the production of fetal hemoglobin in SCD patients. The work carried out hemoglobin electrophoresis, for a period of six months, on blood samples from SCD patients who voluntarily undergone routine treatment, based on the medicinal recipe prepared from the bark of the trunk and branches of C. pentandra, in a hospital center of herbal medicines located in Kinshasa. The medicinal recipe called BEAT-SS is a patented product of the hospital center named Centre de Phytothérapie Moderne NIECA. Blood samples from patients under treatment were taken to evaluate the behavior of different forms of hemoglobin (hemoglobin S, hemoglobin F and hemoglobin A2). Agarose gel electrophoresis with integrated reading was used for the separation of the different forms of hemoglobin, as well as their dosage on each sample of sickle blood. A reduction in the proportion of hemoglobin S and an increase in the proportion of fetal hemoglobin were found in all sickle cell patients during the treatment period. This observation could affirm that the management of sickle cell patients using the recipe prepared from the aqueous extract of C. pentandra could increase the level of fetal hemoglobin in these patients.

关键词： Sickle Cell Disease Hemoglobin S Fetal Hemoglobin Ceiba pentandra

Gravity Fault Subsidence and Beach Ridges Progradation in Quinta-Cassino (RS) Coastal Plain, Brazil

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Open Journal of Geology 2024年第2期14卷 177-195页

作者： Bruno Silva da Fontoura Adelir josé Strieder Iran Carlos Stalliviere Corrêa Paulo Rogério Mendes Alexandre Felipe Bruch Angélica Cirolini Programa de Pós-Graduaç &#227o em Geoci&#234ncias (PPGeo) Instituto de Geoci&#234ncias UFRGS Porto Alegre Brazil Engenharia Geológica Centro de Engenharias UFPel Pra&#231a Domingos Rodrigues 2 Pelotas Brasil HIDROSERV-Serviç os Geológicos e Geofísicos Ltda. Rua Senegal 152 Porto Alegre Brazil Colégio Politécnico UFSM Santa Maria Brasil

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys have being applied to investigate very near-surface stratification of sedimentary units in coastal plains and to define their depositional conditions. This paper presents, however, low-frequency GPR survey to investigate fault-related depositional systems at greater depths. The Quinta-Cassino area in the Rio Grande do Sul Coastal Plain (RGSCP, Brazil) shows a wide strandplain that is made off by very long, continuous, and linear geomorphic features (beach ridges). This strandplain extends for ~70 km southward. The beach ridges show low-angle truncations against the Quinta escarpment, and also truncations in the strandplain. The traditional approach points that RGSCP was developed by juxtaposition of four lagoons/barrier systems as consequence of sea level changes;previous model assumes that no deformational episode occurred in RGSCP. The geophysical and geological surveys carried out in this area showed the existence of listric fault controlling the beach ridges in the escarpments and hanging-wall blocks. The radargrams could distinguish Pleistocene basement unit anticlockwise rotation, thickening of beach ridges radarfacies close to listric normal faults, and horst structures. These deformational features indicate that the extensional zone of a large-scale gravity-driven structure controlled the mechanical subsidence, the Holocene sedimentation and its stratigraphic and geomorphic features in the Quinta-Cassino area to build up an asymmetric delta. The results point to a new approach in dealing with RGSCP Holocene evolution.

关键词： Gravity Tectonics Normal Faults Ground Penetrating Radar Survey Beach-Ridges Progradation

Descriptive and Comparative Histology of the Urinary System of the Hematophagous Bats Desmodus rotundus and Diphylla ecaudata

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Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2024年第7期14卷 180-191页

作者： María Guadalupe Ramírez-Muñoz Samantha Jardon-Xicotencatl josé Ignacio Olave-Leyva Armando Zepeda-Bastida Juan Ocampo-López Histology and Histopathology Laboratory Academic Area Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics Academic Area Veterinary Biotechnology Institute of Agricultural Sciences Autonomous University of the Hidalgo State (UAEH) Tulancingo Mexico Multidisciplinary Research Unit L4 (Veterinary Morphology and Cell Biology) UNAM-FESC Campus 4 Cuautitln Izcalli Mexico Academic Area Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics Institute of Agricultural Sciences Autonomous University of the Hidalgo State (UAEH) Tulancingo Mexico Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory Academic Area Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics Institute of Agricultural Sciences Autonomous University of the Hidalgo State (UAEH) Tulancingo Mexico

Desmodus rotundus and Diphylla ecaudata, both of which are mammals of the order Chiroptera, Desmodontidae family, their diet consisting exclusively of blood. D. rotundus is the main vector and transmitter of the rabies virus, which affects human beings as well as several livestock species so the study of this bat species is of high importance within the fields of animal agriculture and public health. The present study describes and compares the histologic characteristics of the urinary system of two hematophagous bat species. A total of 5 bats from each species were captured in the municipalities of Progreso de Obregón, Hidalgo (D. rotundus), and Huayacocotla, Veracruz (D. ecaudata). Organs belonging to the urinary system were extracted: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra;samples were fixed using 10% formalin and processed by the paraffin embedding technique, obtaining sections of 5 µm thickness, which in turn were stained using hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) and Gomori trichrome (GT) stains. From the obtained histologic preparations, a descriptive and comparative analysis of the structural organography of the urinary system of both species was made, and no noteworthy histological differences between samples were noted. The present research is intended to provide a framework for future studies of these species’ currently understudied microscopic anatomy.

关键词： Microscopic Anatomy Vampire Bats Kidneys Comparative Morphology

From Simulation to Reality: A Comprehensive Study on the Efficacy of a Rotating Monopolar and Bipolar Radiofrequency System through In-Silico Modeling and Pre-Clinical and Clinical Validation

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Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering 2024年第6期17卷 107-128页

作者： Gregorio Viera Mármol Ana Lorena Urbano Bojorge Alicia Robledo Jorge josé Antonio Ferrández Martínez Olalla Calvo Lozano High Technology Products S.L.U. (Sinclair) Barcelona Spain

Background: Skin aging is an unavoidable process aggravated by environmental agents. Among other energy devices, non-invasive radiofrequency (RF) technology is widely used for skin tightening and body contouring as it is simpler and more affordable than other technologies that also minimize pain and side-effects. However, most of the current RF devices do not provide automatic skin temperature control and it is difficult to achieve controlled, deep, and harmless thermal increase, so treatment performance and safety is dependent on the operator’s movements and expertise. Objective: To show the potential of numerical simulations for optimizing the design of monopolar and bipolar RF electrodes that are capable of providing homogeneous, deep and controlled heating. Materials and methods: In-silico models were developed and analyzed using Comsol Multiphysics software to simulate the RF effect produced in tissue by rotating monopolar and bipolar electrodes with different geometries from the Sculpt & Shape RF device (Sinclair, Spain), operating at frequencies of 0.5 and 1 MHz. Ex-vivo and in-vivo proof-of-concept tests were carried out to validate the simulations. Finally, treatments were performed on 16 subjects and a total of 78 body areas to assess the clinical results generated by the RF electrodes for skin tightening and body contouring. Results: In-silico studies emulated the superficial and deep dispersion of heat due to the release of RF energy into human skin tissue. The rotating electrodes (monopolar and bipolar) and the selected RF frequency (0.5 and 1 MHz) determined the homogeneity of the thermal distribution, the penetration depth (between 4.37 mm and 25.0 mm) and the heating dynamics (between 30 and 100 seconds to reach the target skin temperature), which were confirmed by ex-vivo and in-vivo tests. In addition, real treatments on facial and body areas using skin temperatures of between 43˚C and 44˚C showed consistent results with good clinical efficacy for

关键词： Comsol Multiphysics Simulations Radiofrequency Skin Tightening Fat Reduction Body Contouring Cellulite