Painful conditions of tendons, cartilage, and nerves can be debilitating. Until recently, repeated corticosteroid injections or surgery were the only treatment options that were considered. Degeneration of the underlying tissue is the hallmark lesion in most of these cases. Image guided percutaneous treatment with autologous orthobiologicals derived from blood and mesenchymal stem cells towards...

innia are, according to a gardening website, " uncommonly beautiful " and " available in a riot of colors to satisfy any garden plan. " These plants from the daisy family are also a great model system for studying the formation of xylem—the woody channels in plants that conduct fluid and nutrients. Now, Hiroyasu Motose, Munetaka Sugiyama, and Hiroo Fukuda (University of Tokyo, Japan) have ident...

Abstract This study evaluates the performance and safety effectiveness of mini-roundabouts. Crash, operational, geometric data for 14 mini-roundabouts located in state Michigan were collected both before after installation time periods between 2007 2016. Three years complete crash analyzed utilizing Before-and-After with Comparison Group methodology. A total 28 untreated sites similar character...

BACKGROUND Mini-proteins, defined as polypeptides containing no more than 100 amino acids, are ubiquitous in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They play significant roles in various biological processes, and their regulatory functions gradually attract the attentions of scientists. However, the functions of the majority of mini-proteins are still largely unknown due to the constraints of experimental...

One membrane oxygen enricher (Oxygen Enrichment Company OE-4E) and four molecular sieve (MS) concentrators (Mountain Medical Econo2, De Vilbiss MINI DeVO2, Cryogenic Roomate III, and Mountain Medical Mini O2) have been studied to assess technical and clinical performance. During four weeks of continuous operation at a flow rate of 2 l min-1 (6 l min-1 for OE-4E) consistent oxygen levels were de...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the diagnostic performance and safety of combined blind nasotracheal suctioning and non-bronchoscopic mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (mini-BAL) to obtain respiratory secretion specimens from spontaneously breathing, non-intubated patients with infectious pneumonia in intensive care. METHODS Patients suspected of having infectious pneumonia were included prospectively. Thr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Balance deficits a significant predictor of falls in older adults. The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) are tools that may predict the likelihood of a fall, but their capabilities and accuracies have not been adequately addressed. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the capabilities of the BESTest a...

BACKGROUND Cognitive tests are known to be influenced by language, culture and education. In addition, there may be an impact of 'epoch' in cognition, because there is secular increase in scores of IQ tests in children. If we assume this is a long lasting process, then it should persist later in life. METHODS To test this hypothesis, we compared the performance of two cohorts of individuals (...

The goal of the current project was to determine (a) the cognitive abilities assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE; M. F. Folstein, S. E. Folstein, & P. R. McHugh, 1975), (b) whether the same abilities are associated with MMSE performance among people of different ages, and (c) whether the same abilities are involved in changes within the same people over time. The authors therefo...

This minitrack is the continuation of the former minitrack on Technology Management: Systems and Processes. The purpose of the mini-track is to stimulate applications of systems sciences to the management of technology (MoT) by providing a forum for the exchange of new research findings and concepts related to MoT and the creation of value. The scope includes both systems for managing technolog...