Predatory and scavenging birds are at risk of lead exposure when they feed on animals injured or killed by lead ammunition.While lead ammunition has been banned from waterfowl hunting in North America for almost two decades, lead ammunition is still widely used for hunting big game and small game animals.In this study, we evaluated the association
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 infection causing the COVID-19 pandemic calls for immediate interventions to avoid viral transmission, disease progression, and subsequent excessive inflammation and tissue destruction.Primary normal human bronchial epithelial cells are among the first targets of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Here, we show that ColdZyme medical device mo
Summary: Background: Clinical decision-making is increasingly shifting towards data-driven approaches and requires large databases to develop state-of-the-art algorithms for diagnosing, detecting and predicting diseases.The intensive care unit (ICU), a data-rich setting, faces challenges with high-frequency, unstructured monitor data.Here, we showc
Objectives In the present study we investigated whether preservation of both leaflets (anterior and Posterior with subvalvular apparatus) is superior to preservation of the posterior leaflet Alone.Patients and Methods 30 patients who underwent mitral valve replacement in our institute were divided into 2 groups: MVR-C (n=16), in whom both leaflets