During infection, pneumococci exist mainly in sessile biofilms rather than in planktonic form, except during sepsis.However, relatively little is known about how biofilms contribute to pneumococcal pathogenesis.Here, we carried out a biofilm assay on opaque and transparent variants of a clinical serotype 19F strain WCH159.After 4 days incubation, s
A 68-year-old man developed aneurysmal degeneration of the aortic arch and proximal descending aorta after an open ascending graft for a type A aortic dissection.A three-branched endovascular aortic arch repair was performed with patency of all branches despite some degree of Vests initial misalignment of the branches in relation to the target vess
A 13-year-old girl with virginal hypertrophy (bilateral extensive juvenile hypertrophy) of the breasts is presented.Her breasts began to grow rapidly after puberty and reached an enormous size within Vests a year.On examination, both breasts were greatly enlarged.Routine blood chemistry and the endocrinological investigations were normal.The comput
BackgroundPituitary adenomas (PAs) are the most common tumor of the sellar region.PA resection is the preferred treatment for patients with clear indications for surgery.Intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (iCSF) leakage is a major complication of PA resection surgery.Risk factors for iCSF leakage have been studied previously, but a predictive nomog
This paper looks at the emergence of the fifth generation of wireless networks, Acoustic Guitar commonly referred to by the acronym 5G, from a perspective informed by the literature on digital divides and digital inequality.5G has been designed with the goal of minimizing inequalities in physical access, in particular differences in access that ari