Over the past years, our research on baobabs mainly focused on the largest Malagasy species, namely the Reniala or Grandidier baobab (Adansonia grandidieri Baill.). The biggest A. grandidieri are located in the Morombe area, especially in the so-call...
Background and objectives: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the standard approach for cervical staging in patients with early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). Although it demonstrates diagnostic accuracy exceeding 90% in...
Background/Objectives: Identifying the causes of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) failure in early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is essential for refining surgical protocols and optimizing patient selection. This study aimed to e...
The Omusati region belongs to historic Ovamboland, an area of northern Namibia populated by tribes of the Ovambo group. Four very large African baobabs of Omusati played an important role in historic events of the area, such as the tribal wars and th...
Rapid underground development in cities increases the hidden risks of roadbed cavities. Traditional geophysical methods, such as ground-penetrating radar (GPR), are costly and unsuitable for automated large-scale monitoring. This paper proposes a dis...
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between malocclusion and body posture anomalies. The original sample involved 127 children (45 males and 82 females) with mixed dentition. Clinical examination of oral cavity was perf...
Dual-parameter photonic sensors are usually reported through a nominal sensitivity and one detection limit, without stating which statistic that limit is or whether it survives transfer between devices. This computational study supplies that evaluati...
The correct N-staging in breast cancer is crucial to tailor treatment and stratify the prognosis. N-staging is based on the number and the localization of suspicious regional nodes on physical examination and/or imaging. Since clinical examination of...
Background: Air-pouch balloon-assisted probes have proven to be both simple and reliable tools for intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. However, we experienced reproducible falsely high ICP measurements when the ICP probe was inserted into the int...
Two novel members of the subfamily Betarhabdovirinae, family Rhabdoviridae, were identified in Brazil. Overall, their genomes have the typical organization 3′-N-P-P3-M-G-L-5′ observed in mono-segmented plant-infecting rhabdoviruses. In ar...
Background: Tumor-positive surgical margins during primary breast cancer (BCa) surgery are associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of local recurrence when compared with tumor-negative margins. Pathological microscopic evaluation of the sampl...
With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market, the demand for extruded profiles for battery trays, mainly characterized by significant wall thickness differences in multiple chambers, is increasing, posing new challenges to production a...
Background and Objectives: The anesthetic nerve block test is a surgical technique that can assist in the differential diagnosis of forefoot pain. The MTP joint, enclosed by its capsule, may act as a sealed cavity with predictable contrast dispersion...
Background/Objectives: Vertical skeletal morphology may influence maxillofacial dimensions, but its relationship with discrete sinonasal anatomic variations remains uncertain. This study compared the prevalence of paranasal sinus and nasal cavity var...
Background/Objectives: Minimally invasive endodontics (MIE) has gained increasing attention as an approach focused on preserving dental tissues while achieving the objectives of endodontic treatment. This study compared self-perceived knowledge, perc...
Background: Fluorescence-guided resection (FGR) of glioblastomas has been previously explored with the use of 5-amivelulinic acid (5-ALA) and sodium fluoresceine (SF), allowing us to maximize the extent of resection (EoR). In this study, we highlight...
Indocyanine green (ICG) is a fluorescent dye used for sentinel lymph node assessment and the assessment of perfusion in skin flaps and bowel anastomoses. ICG binds serum proteins and behaves as a macromolecule in the circulation. Tumour tissue has in...
Despite having similar histologic features, patients with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) often experience highly variable outcomes. The underlying determinants for long-term survival (LTS, ≥10 years) versus short-term survival (STS, &l...
Renibacterium salmoninarum is one of the oldest known bacterial pathogens of fish. This Gram-positive bacterium is the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease, a chronic infection that is mostly known to infect salmonid fish at low temperatures....
Rearranged during transfection (RET) is a tyrosine kinase oncogenic receptor, activated in several cancers including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Multiple kinase inhibitors vandetanib and cabozantinib are commonly used in the treatment of RET-...
Objectives: Smoking is the commonest cause of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OC-SCC), but the etiology of OC-SCC in nonsmokers is unknown. Our primary goal was to use metagenomic shotgun sequencing (MSS) to define the taxonomic composition and...
Background/Objectives: 5-aminulevulinic acid (5-ALA)-guided surgery for high-grade gliomas remains a challenge in neuro-oncological surgery. Inconsistent fluorescence visualisation, subjective quantification and false negatives due to blood, haemosta...
Urban green infrastructure and its potential biodiversity benefits are unevenly distributed, but species-level consequences remain poorly characterized in Latin American cities. We combined Sentinel-2 and Dynamic World time series (2015–2025) w...
Low energy N+ ion beam implantation has been used to create the novel rice mutant “shuangli”, which produces partially fertile spikelets containing double grains. Abnormal ovule development is a major cause of partial fertility and grain...