INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES A great variety of different types of vascular fistula are referred to cardiac catheterization laboratories for diagnosis and percutaneous occlusion. In addition, a wide range of devices is available for treating them percutaneously. The objectives of this study were to assess the usefulness and difficulty of treating vascular fistulas percutaneously using controlled...

Introduction Multiple methods for evaluating microleakage have been introduced over the years, but there has been no agreement as to which technique will give more accurate results. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy and results of fluid filtration and marginal adaptation methods for mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement apical plugs. Method...

The influence of unilateral plugs of the left horizontal semicircular canal (LHC plugs) of rabbits on the development and compensation of asymmetric eye movements evoked by horizontal vestibular stimulation was studied. LHC plugs caused an immediate reduction of 50-65% in the gain of the horizontal vestibuloocular reflex (HVOR). This reduction in gain was achieved without altering the symmetry ...

The vapor condensation method can be used for forming an alternative flow of liquid masses using a single solvent for alternative plugs flow liquid chromatography (APFLC), described in our previous paper. APFLC is more effective when adopting a T-shaped flow path and aqueous-organic solvents with a liquid-to-gas volume ratio (bulk fraction; β) ranging between 0.0006 and 0.004 in an open tubular...

The present study describes a novel all-arthroscopic technique for medial and lateral meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT). Surgical instruments were specifically designed to assist in the all-arthroscopic approach for MAT. The bone plug attachment technique, either the arthroscopic-assisted or all-arthroscopic approach, attaches bone plugs to the anterior and posterior horns. In the presen...

BACKGROUND Removable plug insoles appear to be beneficial for patients with diabetic neuropathic feet to offload local plantar pressure. However, quantitative evidence of pressure reduction by means of plug removal is limited. The value of additional insole accessories, such as arch additions, has not been tested. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of removing plugs from foam ...

Radiation therapy is an integral part of the multi disciplinary therapy of lung cancer. Genetic changes and the hypoxic tumor microenvironment favour therapy resistance of tumor cells. Clinical studies suggest that particle irradiation using carbon ions may improve the therapy response of solid tumors compared to photon radiation [1,2]. Occurrence of therapy resistance is related to the secreti...

Osteochondral plugs were harvested from eight fresh human femoral condyles within 96 hours of donor death. The plugs were either stored in a serum-free media containing glucose, salts, and amino acids or 10% fetal bovine serum at 4 degrees C. After 28 days of storage, the osteochondral plugs were analyzed for chondrocyte viability and viable cell density using confocal microscopy, proteoglycan ...

The implantation of chondrocyte-laden hydrogels is a promising cartilage repair strategy. Chondrocytes can be spatially positioned in hydrogels and thus in defects, while current clinical cell therapies introduce chondrocytes in the defect depth. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of spatial chondrocyte distribution on the reparative process. To reduce animal experiments, an ...

The effects of aeration through lid filters on the hyphal growth of Lentinula edodes (oak mushroom) in sawdust cultivation bags were investigated. The aeration treatment levels were traditional 27 mm hole cotton plugs, cotton balls and combinations of seven hole sizes × two hole positions (up and under) in the lids covering plastic bags containing 1.4 kg sawdust medium at 63% moisture that had ...