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2. OPERA tau neutrino charged current interactions
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N. Agafonova, A. Alexandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievsky, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, S. Gorbunov, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, K. Ishiguro, A. Iuliano, K. Jakovčić, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Kliček, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Lavasa, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, I. Shakirianova, A. Schembri, T. Shchedrina, E. Shibayama, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, T. Šimko, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipčević, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, I. Tsanaktsidis, S. Tufanli, A. Ustyuzhanin, S. Vasina, M. Vidal García, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, and C. S. Yoon
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Science - Abstract
Measurement(s) tau neutrino Technology Type(s) detector Sample Characteristic - Environment neutrino beam Sample Characteristic - Location Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14979858
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- 2021
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3. First observation of a tau neutrino charged current interaction with charm production in the OPERA experiment
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N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, S. Gorbunov, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, K. Ishiguro, A. Iuliano, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, N. Okateva, S. Ogawa, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakirianova, T. Shchedrina, H. Shibuya, E. Shibayama, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, and C. S. Yoon
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Astrophysics ,QB460-466 ,Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
Abstract An event topology with two secondary vertices compatible with the decay of short-lived particles was found in the analysis of neutrino interactions in the OPERA target. The observed topology is compatible with tau neutrino charged current (CC) interactions with charm production and neutrino neutral current (NC) interactions with $$c\overline{c}$$ cc¯ pair production. However, other processes can mimic this topology. A dedicated analysis was implemented to identify the underlying process. A Monte Carlo simulation was developed and complementary procedures were introduced in the kinematic reconstruction. A multivariate analysis technique was used to achieve an optimal separation of signal from background. Most likely, this event is a $$\nu _{\tau }$$ ντ CC interaction with charm production, the tau and charm particle decaying into 1 prong and 2 prongs, respectively. The significance of this observation is evaluated.
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- 2020
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4. Sensitivity of the SHiP experiment to Heavy Neutral Leptons
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The SHiP collaboration, C. Ahdida, R. Albanese, A. Alexandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, G. Arduini, E. Atkin, N. Azorskiy, F. Baaltasar Dos Santos, J. J. Back, A. Bagulya, A. Baranov, F. Bardou, G. J. Barker, M. Battistin, J. Bauche, A. Bay, V. Bayliss, G. Bencivenni, Y. A. Berdnikov, A. Y. Berdnikov, I. Berezkina, M. Bertani, C. Betancourt, I. Bezshyiko, O. Bezshyyko, D. Bick, S. Bieschke, A. Blanco, J. Boehm, M. Bogomilov, K. Bondarenko, W. M. Bonivento, J. Borburgh, A. Boyarsky, R. Brenner, D. Breton, R. Brundler, M. Bruschi, V. Büscher, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, S. Cadeddu, A. Calcaterra, M. Calviani, M. Campanelli, M. Casolino, N. Charitonidis, P. Chau, J. Chauveau, A. Chepurnov, M. Chernyavskiy, K.-Y. Choi, A. Chumakov, P. Ciambrone, K. Cornelis, M. Cristinziani, A. Crupano, G. M. Dallavalle, A. Datwyler, N. D’Ambrosio, G. D’Appollonio, L. Dedenko, P. Dergachev, J. De Carvalho Saraiva, G. De Lellis, M. de Magistris, A. De Roeck, M. De Serio, D. De Simone, C. Dib, H. Dijkstra, P. Dipinto, A. Di Crescenzo, N. Di Marco, V. Dmitrenko, S. Dmitrievskiy, A. Dolmatov, D. Domenici, S. Donskov, L. A. Dougherty, V. Drohan, A. Dubreuil, J. Ebert, T. Enik, A. Etenko, F. Fabbri, L. Fabbri, A. Fabich, O. Fedin, F. Fedotovs, M. Ferro-Luzzi, G. Felici, K. Filippov, R. A. Fini, P. Fonte, C. Franco, M. Fraser, R. Fresa, R. Froeschl, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, J. Gall, L. Gatignon, G. Gavrilov, V. Gentile, B. Goddard, L. Golinka-Bezshyyko, A. Golovatiuk, D. Golubkov, A. Golutvin, P. Gorbounov, S. Gorbunov, D. Gorbunov, V. Gorkavenko, Y. Gornushkin, M. Gorshenkov, V. Grachev, A. L. Grandchamp, G. Granich, E. Graverini, J.-L. Grenard, D. Grenier, V. Grichine, N. Gruzinskii, Yu. Guz, G. J. Haefeli, C. Hagner, H. Hakobyan, I. W. Harris, C. Hessler, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, M. Hushchyn, G. Iaselli, A. Iuliano, V. Ivantchenko, R. Jacobsson, D. Joković, M. Jonker, I. Kadenko, V. Kain, C. Kamiscioglu, K. Kershaw, M. Khabibullin, E. Khalikov, G. Khaustov, G. Khoriauli, A. Khotyantsev, Y. G. Kim, V. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, J.-W. Ko, K. Kodama, A. Kolesnikov, D. I. Kolev, V. Kolosov, M. Komatsu, N. Kondrateva, A. Kono, N. Konovalova, S. Kormannshaus, I. Korol, I. Korol’ko, A. Korzenev, V. Kostyukhin, E. Koukovini Platia, S. Kovalenko, I. Krasilnikova, Y. Kudenko, E. Kurbatov, P. Kurbatov, V. Kurochka, E. Kuznetsova, H. M. Lacker, M. Lamont, G. Lanfranchi, O. Lantwin, A. Lauria, K. S. Lee, K. Y. Lee, J.-M. Lévy, L. Lopes, E. Lopez Sola, V. P. Loschiavo, V. Lyubovitskij, A. M. Guler, J. Maalmi, A. Magnan, V. Maleev, A. Malinin, Y. Manabe, A. K. Managadze, M. Manfredi, S. Marsh, A. M. Marshall, A. Mefodev, P. Mermod, A. Miano, S. Mikado, Yu. Mikhaylov, D. A. Milstead, O. Mineev, A. Montanari, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, S. Movchan, Y. Muttoni, N. Naganawa, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, S. Nasybulin, P. Ninin, A. Nishio, A. Novikov, B. Obinyakov, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, B. Opitz, J. Osborne, M. Ovchynnikov, P. H. Owen, N. Owtscharenko, P. Pacholek, A. Paoloni, R. Paparella, B. D. Park, S. K. Park, A. Pastore, M. Patel, D. Pereyma, A. Perillo-Marcone, G. L. Petkov, K. Petridis, A. Petrov, D. Podgrudkov, V. Poliakov, N. Polukhina, J. Prieto Prieto, M. Prokudin, A. Prota, A. Quercia, A. Rademakers, A. Rakai, F. Ratnikov, T. Rawlings, F. Redi, S. Ricciardi, M. Rinaldesi, P. Robbe, Viktor Rodin, Volodymyr Rodin, A. B. Rodrigues Cavalcante, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, T. Rovelli, O. Ruchayskiy, T. Ruf, V. Samoylenko, V. Samsonov, F. Sanchez Galan, P. Santos Diaz, A. Sanz Ull, A. Saputi, O. Sato, E. S. Savchenko, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, N. Serra, S. Sgobba, O. Shadura, A. Shakin, M. Shaposhnikov, P. Shatalov, T. Shchedrina, L. Shchutska, V. Shevchenko, H. Shibuya, S. Shirobokov, A. Shustov, S. B. Silverstein, S. Simone, R. Simoniello, M. Skorokhvatov, S. Smirnov, J. Y. Sohn, A. Sokolenko, E. Solodko, N. Starkov, L. Stoel, B. Storaci, M. E. Stramaglia, D. Sukhonos, Y. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, J. L. Tastet, P. Teterin, S. Than Naing, I. Timiryasov, V. Tioukov, D. Tommasini, M. Torii, N. Tosi, D. Treille, R. Tsenov, S. Ulin, A. Ustyuzhanin, Z. Uteshev, G. Vankova-Kirilova, F. Vannucci, E. van Herwijnen, S. van Waasen, P. Venkova, V. Venturi, S. Vilchinski, M. Villa, Heinz Vincke, Helmut Vincke, C. Visone, K. Vlasik, A. Volkov, R. Voronkov, R. Wanke, P. Wertelaers, J.-K. Woo, M. Wurm, S. Xella, D. Yilmaz, A. U. Yilmazer, C. S. Yoon, P. Zarubin, I. Zarubina, and Yu. Zaytsev
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Beyond Standard Model ,Fixed target experiments ,Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
Abstract Heavy Neutral Leptons (HNLs) are hypothetical particles predicted by many extensions of the Standard Model. These particles can, among other things, explain the origin of neutrino masses, generate the observed matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe and provide a dark matter candidate. The SHiP experiment will be able to search for HNLs produced in decays of heavy mesons and travelling distances ranging between O $$ \mathcal{O} $$ (50 m) and tens of kilometers before decaying. We present the sensitivity of the SHiP experiment to a number of HNL’s benchmark models and provide a way to calculate the SHiP’s sensitivity to HNLs for arbitrary patterns of flavour mixings. The corresponding tools and data files are also made publicly available.
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5. Final results of the search for ν μ → ν e oscillations with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam
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The OPERA collaboration, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievsky, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, J. Favier, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, S. Gorbunov, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, K. Ishiguro, A. Iuliano, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, F. Meisel, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, N. Okateva, S. Ogawa, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, H. Shibuya, E. Shibayama, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, and C. S. Yoon
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Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes (experiments) ,Oscillation ,Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
Abstract The OPERA experiment has discovered the tau neutrino appearance in the CNGS muon neutrino beam, in agreement with the 3 neutrino flavour oscillation hypothesis. The OPERA neutrino interaction target, made of Emulsion Cloud Chambers, was particularly efficient in the reconstruction of electromagnetic showers. Moreover, thanks to the very high granularity of the emulsion films, showers induced by electrons can be distinguished from those induced by π 0s, thus allowing the detection of charged current interactions of electron neutrinos. In this paper the results of the search for electron neutrino events using the full dataset are reported. An improved method for the electron neutrino energy estimation is exploited. Data are compatible with the 3 neutrino flavour mixing model expectations and are used to set limits on the oscillation parameters of the 3+1 neutrino mixing model, in which an additional mass eigenstate m 4 is introduced. At high Δm 412 (≳0.1 eV2), an upper limit on sin2 2θ μe is set to 0.021 at 90% C.L. and Δm 412 ≳ 4 × 10− 3 eV2 is excluded for maximal mixing in appearance mode.
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6. Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector
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N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, I. Bodnarchuk, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, S. Gorbunov, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, N. Okateva, S. Ogawa, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakirianova, T. Shchedrina, H. Shibuya, E. Shibayama, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, and C. S. Yoon
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Astrophysics ,QB460-466 ,Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
Abstract The OPERA experiment was designed to search for $$\nu _{\mu } \rightarrow \nu _{\tau }$$ νμ→ντ oscillations in appearance mode through the direct observation of tau neutrinos in the CNGS neutrino beam. In this paper, we report a study of the multiplicity of charged particles produced in charged-current neutrino interactions in lead. We present charged hadron average multiplicities, their dispersion and investigate the KNO scaling in different kinematical regions. The results are presented in detail in the form of tables that can be used in the validation of Monte Carlo generators of neutrino–lead interactions.
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7. First spatial separation of a heavy ion isomeric beam with a multiple-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer
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T. Dickel, W.R. Plaß, S. Ayet San Andres, J. Ebert, H. Geissel, E. Haettner, C. Hornung, I. Miskun, S. Pietri, S. Purushothaman, M.P. Reiter, A.-K. Rink, C. Scheidenberger, H. Weick, P. Dendooven, M. Diwisch, F. Greiner, F. Heiße, R. Knöbel, W. Lippert, I.D. Moore, I. Pohjalainen, A. Prochazka, M. Ranjan, M. Takechi, J.S. Winfield, and X. Xu
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
211Po ions in the ground and isomeric states were produced via 238U projectile fragmentation at 1000 MeV/u. The 211Po ions were spatially separated in flight from the primary beam and other reaction products by the fragment separator FRS. The ions were energy-bunched, slowed-down and thermalized in a gas-filled cryogenic stopping cell (CSC). They were then extracted from the CSC and injected into a high-resolution multiple-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS). The excitation energy of the isomer and, for the first time, the isomeric-to-ground state ratio were determined from the measured mass spectrum. In the subsequent experimental step, the isomers were spatially separated from the ions in the ground state by an ion deflector and finally collected with a silicon detector for decay spectroscopy. This pioneering experimental result opens up unique perspectives for isomer-resolved studies. With this versatile experimental method new isomers with half-lives longer than a few milliseconds can be discovered and their decay properties can be measured with highest sensitivity and selectivity. These experiments can be extended to studies with isomeric beams in nuclear reactions. Keywords: Isotope separation in flight, Spatial isomer separation, Multiple-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer, Isomer, Isomeric beam, Excitation energy, Isomeric ratio, 211Po ions
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8. Erratum to: Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector
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N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, I. Bodnarchuk, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, S. Gorbunov, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, N. Okateva, S. Ogawa, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakirianova, T. Shchedrina, H. Shibuya, E. Shibayama, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, and C. S. Yoon
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Astrophysics ,QB460-466 ,Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
Section Analysis, line 9: sub-sample of 818 events becomes sub-sample of 817 events.
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9. Current Status and Future Perspectives of the COBRA Experiment
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J. Ebert, M. Fritts, C. Gößling, T. Göpfert, D. Gehre, C. Hagner, N. Heidrich, T. Köttig, T. Neddermann, C. Oldorf, T. Quante, S. Rajek, O. Reinecke, O. Schulz, J. Tebrügge, J. Timm, B. Wonsak, and K. Zuber
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
The aim of the COBRA experiment is to prove the existence of neutrinoless double-beta-decay (0νββ-decay) and to measure its half-life. For this purpose a detector array made of cadmium-zinc-telluride (CdZnTe) semiconductor detectors is operated at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (LNGS) in Italy. This setup is used to investigate the experimental issues of operating CdZnTe detectors in low-background mode and to identify potential background components, whilst additional studies are proceeding in surface laboratories. The experiment currently consists of monolithic, calorimetric detectors of coplanar grid design (CPG detectors). These detectors are 1 × 1 × 1 cm3 and are arranged in 4 × 4 detector layers. Ultimately four layers will be installed by the end of 2013, of which two are currently operating. To date 82.3 kg·days of data have been collected. In the region of interest for 116Cd around 2.8 MeV, the median energy resolution is 1.5% FWHM, and a background level near 1 counts/keV/kg/y has been reached. This paper gives an overview of the current status of the experiment and future perspectives.
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10. Structure of a sequence with prescribed zero-sum subsequences: Rank two p-groups.
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John J. Ebert and David J. Grynkiewicz
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11. Noninvasive Indicators of Intracranial Pressure Before, During, and After Long-Duration Spaceflight
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Jessica V. Jasien, Steven S. Laurie, Stuart M. C. Lee, David S. Martin, David T. Kemp, Douglas J. Ebert, Robert J. Ploutz-Snyder, Karina Marshall-Goebel, Irina V. Alferova, Ashot Sargsyan, Richard W. Danielson, Alan R. Hargens, Scott A. Dulchavsky, Michael B. Stenger, and Brandon R. Macias
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Weightlessness induces a cephalad shift of blood and cerebrospinal fluid that may increase intracranial pressure (ICP) during spaceflight, while lower body negative pressure (LBNP) may provide an opportunity to caudally redistribute fluids and lower ICP. To investigate the effects of spaceflight and LBNP on noninvasive indicators of ICP (nICP), we studied thirteen crewmembers before and after spaceflight in seated, supine, and 15° head-down tilt postures, and at ~45 and ~150 days of spaceflight with and without 25 mmHg LBNP. We used 4 techniques to quantify nICP: cerebral and cochlear fluid pressure (CCFP), otoacoustic emissions (OAE), ultrasound measures of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), and ultrasound-based internal jugular vein pressure (IJVp). On flight day 45, two nICP measures were lower than preflight supine posture (CCFP: mean difference -98.5 -nl [CI: -190.8 to -6.1 -nl], p = 0.037]; OAE: -19.7 degrees [CI: -10.4 to -29.1 degrees], p < 0.001), but not significantly different from preflight seated measures. Conversely, ONSD was not different than any preflight posture, whereas IJVp was significantly greater than preflight seated measures (14.3 mmHg [CI: 10.1 to 18.5mmHg], p < 0.001), but not significantly different than preflight supine measures. During spaceflight, acute LBNP application did not cause a significant change in nICP indicators. These data suggest that during spaceflight nICP is not elevated above values observed in the seated posture on Earth. Invasive measures would be needed to provide absolute ICP values and more precise indications of ICP change during various phases of spaceflight.
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12. Intraocular Pressure and Choroidal Thickness Respond Differently to Lower Body Negative Pressure During Spaceflight
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Scott H Greenwald, Brandon R Macias, Stuart M C Lee, Karina Marshall-Goebel, Douglas J Ebert, John H K Liu, Robert J Ploutz-Snyder, Irina V Alferova, Scott A Dulchavsky, Alan R Hargens, Michael B Stenger, and Steven S Laurie
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13. Characterizing the Heart Rate Effects From Administration of Sugammadex to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade: An Observational Study in Patients
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Thomas J. Ebert, Craig E. Cumming, Christopher J. Roberts, Missy F. Anglin, Sweeta Gandhi, Christopher J. Anderson, Thomas A. Stekiel, Ross Gliniecki, Shannon M. Dugan, Mohamed T. Abdelrahim, Victoria B. Klinewski, and Katherine Sherman
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Sevoflurane ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Heart Rate ,Neuromuscular Blockade ,Humans ,Androstanols ,Rocuronium ,Sugammadex ,Adjuvants, Anesthesia ,Anesthetics ,Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents ,gamma-Cyclodextrins - Abstract
Reversal of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) with sugammadex can cause marked bradycardia and asystole. Administration of sugammadex typically occurs in a dynamic period when anesthetic adjuvants and gas concentrations are being titrated to achieve emergence. This evaluation examined the heart rate (HR) responses to sugammadex to reverse moderate to deep NMB during a steady-state period and sought mechanisms for HR changes.Patients with normal sinus rhythm, who were undergoing elective surgery that included rocuronium for NMB, were evaluated. After surgery, while at steady-state surgical depth anesthesia with sevoflurane and mechanical ventilation, patients received either placebo or 2 or 4 mg/kg of sugammadex to reverse moderate to deep NMB. Study personnel involved in data analysis were blinded to treatment. Continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded from the 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after sugammadex/placebo administration. R-R intervals were converted to HR and averaged in 1-minute increments. The maximum prolongation of an R-R interval after sugammadex was converted to an instantaneous HR.A total of 63 patients were evaluated: 8 received placebo, and 38 and 17 received 2 and 4 mg/kg sugammadex. Age, body mass index, and patient factors were similar in groups. Placebo did not elicit HR changes, whereas sugammadex caused maximum instantaneous HR slowing (calculated from the longest R-R interval), ranging from 2 to 19 beats/min. There were 7 patients with maximum HR slowing10 beats/min. The average HR change and 95% confidence interval (CI) during the 5 minutes after 2 mg/kg sugammadex were 3.1 (CI, 2.3-4.1) beats/min, and this was not different from the 4 mg/kg sugammadex group (4.1 beats/min [CI, 2.5-5.6]). HR variability derived from the standard deviation of consecutive R-R intervals increased after sugammadex.Sugammadex to reverse moderate and deep NMB resulted in a fast onset and variable magnitude of HR slowing in patients. A difference in HR slowing as a function of dose did not achieve statistical significance. The observational nature of the investigation prevented a full understanding of the mechanism(s) of the HR slowing.
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14. Planned Preterm Delivery and Treatment of Severe Infantile FEVR With Osteoporosis-Pseudoglioma Syndrome
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Jared J, Ebert, Virginia M, Utz, M Elizabeth, Hartnett, Gregory, Tiao, and Robert A, Sisk
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Retinal Diseases ,Pregnancy ,Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathies ,Mutation ,Infant, Newborn ,Retinal Detachment ,Humans ,Premature Birth ,Eye Diseases, Hereditary ,Female ,Osteogenesis Imperfecta - Abstract
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a rare hereditary vitreoretinopathy resulting from mutations in the wnt signaling pathway leading to abnormalities in fetal retinal vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and retinal vascular maintenance. Severe FEVR may result in congenital retinal detachment resembling Norrie disease. The authors report the first case of planned preterm delivery and treatment of a patient with severe FEVR from biallelic LRP5 mutations whose siblings had congenital tractional retinal detachments with light perception vision outcomes after conventional care. Early intervention allowed laser ablation of avascular retina and functional visual outcome despite a successfully repaired unilateral tractional retinal detachment. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina . 2022;53(4):228–232.]
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15. Supplementary Table S1 from Potent Cell-Cycle Inhibition and Upregulation of Immune Response with Abemaciclib and Anastrozole in neoMONARCH, Phase II Neoadjuvant Study in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer
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Dennis J. Slamon, Valerie M. Jansen, Amit Aggarwal, Adam Abel, Jiangang Liu, Anwar Hossain, Philip J. Ebert, Manisha Brahmachary, Sameera Wijayawardana, Susana Barriga, Chiun-Sheng Huang, Valentina Guarneri, Regan Rostorfer, Edgar Petru, María Fernandez-Abad, David Chan, Michael F. Press, Miguel Martin, and Sara A. Hurvitz
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16. Supplementary Figure S3 from Potent Cell-Cycle Inhibition and Upregulation of Immune Response with Abemaciclib and Anastrozole in neoMONARCH, Phase II Neoadjuvant Study in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer
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Dennis J. Slamon, Valerie M. Jansen, Amit Aggarwal, Adam Abel, Jiangang Liu, Anwar Hossain, Philip J. Ebert, Manisha Brahmachary, Sameera Wijayawardana, Susana Barriga, Chiun-Sheng Huang, Valentina Guarneri, Regan Rostorfer, Edgar Petru, María Fernandez-Abad, David Chan, Michael F. Press, Miguel Martin, and Sara A. Hurvitz
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A. Subgroup analyses of percent change in Ki67 from baseline to week 2 were performed on KE population based on progesterone receptor status, tumor size, baseline disease stage, tumor grade, baseline lymph node involvement, and baseline Ki67 (index 20%). B. Ki67 changes at baseline, 2 weeks, and end of treatment. C. Geometric mean percentage suppression of Ki67 from baseline to end of treatment by treatment arm. D. Mean percentage rate of response as determined by complete cell cycle arrest (responder: Ki76
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17. Data from Potent Cell-Cycle Inhibition and Upregulation of Immune Response with Abemaciclib and Anastrozole in neoMONARCH, Phase II Neoadjuvant Study in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer
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Dennis J. Slamon, Valerie M. Jansen, Amit Aggarwal, Adam Abel, Jiangang Liu, Anwar Hossain, Philip J. Ebert, Manisha Brahmachary, Sameera Wijayawardana, Susana Barriga, Chiun-Sheng Huang, Valentina Guarneri, Regan Rostorfer, Edgar Petru, María Fernandez-Abad, David Chan, Michael F. Press, Miguel Martin, and Sara A. Hurvitz
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Purpose:neoMONARCH assessed the biological effects of abemaciclib in combination with anastrozole in the neoadjuvant setting.Patients and Methods:Postmenopausal women with stage I–IIIB HR+/HER2− breast cancer were randomized to a 2-week lead-in of abemaciclib, anastrozole, or abemaciclib plus anastrozole followed by 14 weeks of the combination. The primary objective evaluated change in Ki67 from baseline to 2 weeks of treatment. Additional objectives included clinical, radiologic, and pathologic responses, safety, as well as gene expression changes related to cell proliferation and immune response.Results:Abemaciclib, alone or in combination with anastrozole, achieved a significant decrease in Ki67 expression and led to potent cell-cycle arrest after 2 weeks of treatment compared with anastrozole alone. More patients in the abemaciclib-containing arms versus anastrozole alone achieved complete cell-cycle arrest (58%/68% vs. 14%, P < 0.001). At the end of treatment, following 2 weeks lead-in and 14 weeks of combination therapy, 46% of intent-to-treat patients achieved a radiologic response, with pathologic complete response observed in 4%. The most common all-grade adverse events were diarrhea (62%), constipation (44%), and nausea (42%). Abemaciclib, anastrozole, and the combination inhibited cell-cycle processes and estrogen signaling; however, combination therapy resulted in increased cytokine signaling and adaptive immune response indicative of enhanced antigen presentation and activated T-cell phenotypes.Conclusions:Abemaciclib plus anastrozole demonstrated biological and clinical activity with generally manageable toxicities in patients with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer. Abemaciclib led to potent cell-cycle arrest, and in combination with anastrozole, enhanced immune activation.
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18. Supplementary Methods from Potent Cell-Cycle Inhibition and Upregulation of Immune Response with Abemaciclib and Anastrozole in neoMONARCH, Phase II Neoadjuvant Study in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer
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Dennis J. Slamon, Valerie M. Jansen, Amit Aggarwal, Adam Abel, Jiangang Liu, Anwar Hossain, Philip J. Ebert, Manisha Brahmachary, Sameera Wijayawardana, Susana Barriga, Chiun-Sheng Huang, Valentina Guarneri, Regan Rostorfer, Edgar Petru, María Fernandez-Abad, David Chan, Michael F. Press, Miguel Martin, and Sara A. Hurvitz
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Materials and methods.
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19. Supplementary Data from Chemotherapy-Induced Distal Enhancers Drive Transcriptional Programs to Maintain the Chemoresistant State in Ovarian Cancer
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Mazhar Adli, Peter C. Scacheri, Analisa Difeo, Charles N. Landen, Tarek Abbas, Philip J. Ebert, Robert M. Campbell, Inyoung Lee, Fadila Guessous, Mouadh Benamar, Natasha Lopes Fischer, Turan Tufan, Alexander James Duval, Amir A. Jazaeri, Jiekun Yang, and Stephen Shang
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Supplementary Figures S1-2,4, describe cell viability curves of tested cell lines. Figure S3 and S5 show bioinformatic data for resistance upregulated gene sets (S3) and cisplatin-taxane comparison analysis(S5). Figure S6 shows ECAR and OCR experiments. Figure S7 is a heatmap of combination indices of cisplatin with JQ1. Figure S8 shows apoptosis rates of cell lines. S9-12 describe cell viability dynamics of SOX9 KOs.
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20. Data from Chemotherapy-Induced Distal Enhancers Drive Transcriptional Programs to Maintain the Chemoresistant State in Ovarian Cancer
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Mazhar Adli, Peter C. Scacheri, Analisa Difeo, Charles N. Landen, Tarek Abbas, Philip J. Ebert, Robert M. Campbell, Inyoung Lee, Fadila Guessous, Mouadh Benamar, Natasha Lopes Fischer, Turan Tufan, Alexander James Duval, Amir A. Jazaeri, Jiekun Yang, and Stephen Shang
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Chemoresistance is driven by unique regulatory networks in the genome that are distinct from those necessary for cancer development. Here, we investigate the contribution of enhancer elements to cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancers. Epigenome profiling of multiple cellular models of chemoresistance identified unique sets of distal enhancers, super-enhancers (SE), and their gene targets that coordinate and maintain the transcriptional program of the platinum-resistant state in ovarian cancer. Pharmacologic inhibition of distal enhancers through small-molecule epigenetic inhibitors suppressed the expression of their target genes and restored cisplatin sensitivity in vitro and in vivo. In addition to known drivers of chemoresistance, our findings identified SOX9 as a critical SE-regulated transcription factor that plays a critical role in acquiring and maintaining the chemoresistant state in ovarian cancer. The approach and findings presented here suggest that integrative analysis of epigenome and transcriptional programs could identify targetable key drivers of chemoresistance in cancers.Significance:Integrative genome-wide epigenomic and transcriptomic analyses of platinum-sensitive and -resistant ovarian lines identify key distal regulatory regions and associated master regulator transcription factors that can be targeted by small-molecule epigenetic inhibitors.
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21. Supplementary Figure S2 from Whole-Genome Sequencing of Asian Lung Cancers: Second-Hand Smoke Unlikely to Be Responsible for Higher Incidence of Lung Cancer among Asian Never-Smokers
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Pauline C. Ng, Axel M. Hillmer, Patrick Tan, Thomas D. Barber, Geoffrey B. Nilsen, Jason M. Laramie, Dennis G. Ballinger, Stephen E. Lincoln, Brock A. Peters, Daniel S.W. Tan, Christoph Reinhard, Shenli Zhang, Kun Yu, Joanna H.J. Tan, Yuhao Lin, Gary S.L. Loh, Xiwen Ma, Hui-Hoon Chua, Yong G. Yue, Audrey S.M. Teo, Swee-Seong Wong, Elaine Lim, Jason C. Ting, Philip J. Ebert, and Vidhya G. Krishnan
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Percentage of somatic variants based on 6 mutation types in Asian lung cancers.
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22. Supplementary Tables S1-S7 from Whole-Genome Sequencing of Asian Lung Cancers: Second-Hand Smoke Unlikely to Be Responsible for Higher Incidence of Lung Cancer among Asian Never-Smokers
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Pauline C. Ng, Axel M. Hillmer, Patrick Tan, Thomas D. Barber, Geoffrey B. Nilsen, Jason M. Laramie, Dennis G. Ballinger, Stephen E. Lincoln, Brock A. Peters, Daniel S.W. Tan, Christoph Reinhard, Shenli Zhang, Kun Yu, Joanna H.J. Tan, Yuhao Lin, Gary S.L. Loh, Xiwen Ma, Hui-Hoon Chua, Yong G. Yue, Audrey S.M. Teo, Swee-Seong Wong, Elaine Lim, Jason C. Ting, Philip J. Ebert, and Vidhya G. Krishnan
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Clinical and tissue information on 30 lung cancer patients (S1); Recurrent somatic variants based on presence of the same variant in the COSMIC database or presence of the same variant within the dataset (S2); Variants of the category 'three or more different variants with predicted functional impact within a gene' (S3); Somatic structural variations (S4); Summary of the sequencing statistics by Complete Genomics for 30 tumor/normal paired samples (S5); Validation of somatic variants by Ion Torrent or Sanger sequencing (S6); Validation of EGFR mutations by Sanger sequencing (S7).
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23. Data from Whole-Genome Sequencing of Asian Lung Cancers: Second-Hand Smoke Unlikely to Be Responsible for Higher Incidence of Lung Cancer among Asian Never-Smokers
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Pauline C. Ng, Axel M. Hillmer, Patrick Tan, Thomas D. Barber, Geoffrey B. Nilsen, Jason M. Laramie, Dennis G. Ballinger, Stephen E. Lincoln, Brock A. Peters, Daniel S.W. Tan, Christoph Reinhard, Shenli Zhang, Kun Yu, Joanna H.J. Tan, Yuhao Lin, Gary S.L. Loh, Xiwen Ma, Hui-Hoon Chua, Yong G. Yue, Audrey S.M. Teo, Swee-Seong Wong, Elaine Lim, Jason C. Ting, Philip J. Ebert, and Vidhya G. Krishnan
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Asian nonsmoking populations have a higher incidence of lung cancer compared with their European counterparts. There is a long-standing hypothesis that the increase of lung cancer in Asian never-smokers is due to environmental factors such as second-hand smoke. We analyzed whole-genome sequencing of 30 Asian lung cancers. Unsupervised clustering of mutational signatures separated the patients into two categories of either all the never-smokers or all the smokers or ex-smokers. In addition, nearly one third of the ex-smokers and smokers classified with the never-smoker–like cluster. The somatic variant profiles of Asian lung cancers were similar to that of European origin with G.C>T.A being predominant in smokers. We found EGFR and TP53 to be the most frequently mutated genes with mutations in 50% and 27% of individuals, respectively. Among the 16 never-smokers, 69% had an EGFR mutation compared with 29% of 14 smokers/ex-smokers. Asian never-smokers had lung cancer signatures distinct from the smoker signature and their mutation profiles were similar to European never-smokers. The profiles of Asian and European smokers are also similar. Taken together, these results suggested that the same mutational mechanisms underlie the etiology for both ethnic groups. Thus, the high incidence of lung cancer in Asian never-smokers seems unlikely to be due to second-hand smoke or other carcinogens that cause oxidative DNA damage, implying that routine EGFR testing is warranted in the Asian population regardless of smoking status. Cancer Res; 74(21); 6071–81. ©2014 AACR.
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24. Supplementary Figure Legends from Whole-Genome Sequencing of Asian Lung Cancers: Second-Hand Smoke Unlikely to Be Responsible for Higher Incidence of Lung Cancer among Asian Never-Smokers
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Pauline C. Ng, Axel M. Hillmer, Patrick Tan, Thomas D. Barber, Geoffrey B. Nilsen, Jason M. Laramie, Dennis G. Ballinger, Stephen E. Lincoln, Brock A. Peters, Daniel S.W. Tan, Christoph Reinhard, Shenli Zhang, Kun Yu, Joanna H.J. Tan, Yuhao Lin, Gary S.L. Loh, Xiwen Ma, Hui-Hoon Chua, Yong G. Yue, Audrey S.M. Teo, Swee-Seong Wong, Elaine Lim, Jason C. Ting, Philip J. Ebert, and Vidhya G. Krishnan
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Legend for Supplementary Figures S1-S2.
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25. Clinically important alterations in pharmacogene expression in histologically severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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Nicholas R. Powell, Tiebing Liang, Joseph Ipe, Sha Cao, Todd C. Skaar, Zeruesenay Desta, Hui-Rong Qian, Philip J. Ebert, Yu Chen, Melissa K. Thomas, and Naga Chalasani
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Multidisciplinary ,General Physics and Astronomy ,General Chemistry ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology - Abstract
Background Polypharmacy is common in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and previous reports suggest that NAFLD is associated with altered drug disposition. This study aimed to determine if patients with histologically severe NAFLD are at risk for altered drug response by characterizing changes in hepatic mRNA expression of genes mediating drug disposition (pharmacogenes) across the spectrum of NAFLD severity. Methods We utilized hepatic RNA-seq from 93 patients with histologically staged NAFLD to test the relationship between pharmacogene expression and histological NAFLD Activity Score (NAS), fibrosis stage, and steatohepatitis (NASH). We then validated our results by meta-analysis of 16 studies, including ours. Results We identified 37 pharmacogene-NAFLD severity associations that were statistically significant after Bonferroni correction. Among all of the significant associations were 4 CYP enzymes (CYP2C19, CYP1B1, CYP2C8, CYP27B1), 3 phase II metabolic enzymes (GSTP1, GSTT1, GSTZ1), 6 ABC transporters (ABCB1, ABCB4, ABCB8, ABCC1, ABCC3, ABCC4), and 7 SLC transporters (SLC22A12, SLC16A1, SLCO3A1, SLC28A3, SLC2A4, SLC22A17, SLC6A6). We chose to validate CYP2C19 due to its actionability in clopidogrel prescribing and found that, compared to controls, it is significantly downregulated to 46% in NASH, to 58% in high NAS, and to 43% in severe fibrosis in our meta-analysis. In the regression analyses, CYP2C19 transcript abundance decreases to 69% with every 1 unit increase in fibrosis stage; reducing CYP2C19 mRNA expression levels by 77% in individuals with stage 4 fibrosis as compared to stage 0. With every 1 unit increase in NAS, CYP2C19 transcript abundance decreases to 83%; reducing CYP2C19 mRNA expression levels by 73% in individuals with a NAS of 7 as compared to 0. Hepatic CYP2C19 transcript abundance is 63% lower in NASH compared to those without. Conclusions Our data demonstrate that mRNA expression levels of several pharmacogenes are altered in livers of patients with NAFLD. Of these, the marked down-regulation of CYP2C19 presents a clear opportunity to further develop individualized treatment modifications for drugs that are sensitive substrates of the CYP2C19 enzyme (e.g., clopidogrel).
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26. Multimodal Imaging of Panuveitis with Multifocal Retinitis Resulting from Post-Streptococcal Uveitis Syndrome
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Jared J, Ebert, Daniel A, Brill, and Arjun B, Sood
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Ophthalmology ,Immunology and Allergy - Abstract
Post-streptococcal uveitis syndrome is a rare inflammatory sequela following streptococcus infection most commonly occurring in young patients. Patients most typically present with bilateral anterior nongranulomatous uveitis, but posterior involvement occurs frequently.We report an immunosuppressed patient presenting with asymmetrically bilateral acute onset, panuveitis with diffuse multifocal retinitis resulting from post-streptococcal uveitis syndrome.Post-streptococcal uveitis syndrome can present as a panuveitis with multifocal retinitis. A high clinical suspicion is needed for this diagnosis especially in patients under the age of 30 years old with bilateral non-granulomatous uveitis.
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27. Operative Complications of Posterior Uveal Melanoma Surgery
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Jared J, Ebert, Maura, Di Nicola, and Basil K, Williams
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28. Unilateral Multifocal Choroidal Melanoma with Underlying Isolated Choroidal Melanocytosis
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Maura Di Nicola, Jared J. Ebert, Matthew C. Hagen, James J. Augsburger, and Basil K. Williams
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Isolated choroidal melanocytosis is a rare condition that appears to be a limited form of ocular melanocytosis. Ocular melanocytosis has been known to be associated with an increased risk of uveal melanoma, and more recently, a similar association has been suggested for isolated choroidal melanocytosis. We describe 3 cases of patients who developed unilateral, multifocal uveal melanoma in the setting of underlying isolated choroidal melanocytosis. All patients developed either two distinct tumors at presentation or a new discrete choroidal melanoma arising from the choroidal melanocytosis over 1 year following treatment of the original tumor by plaque brachytherapy. These cases provide additional evidence of the association between isolated choroidal melanocytosis and uveal melanoma and suggest increased risk of multifocal melanoma in patients with this condition.
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29. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab Together in High-Risk Ambulatory Patients With COVID-19 and Validation of the Prognostic Value of Persistently High Viral Load
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Jack Knorr, Russell Perry, Peter Chen, Corey Hebert, Richard E. Higgs, Mark D. Williams, Joseph Boscia, Bharat Mocherla, Masoud Azizad, Princy Kumar, Robert L. Gottlieb, Paul Klekotka, Dipak R. Patel, Ajay Nirula, Imad Shawa, Andra L. Blomkalns, Andrew C. Adams, Gregory D. Huhn, Kenneth L. Custer, Lei Shen, Timothy R. Holzer, Jason Morris, Philip J. Ebert, Andrew E. Schade, Jacob Van Naarden, Blaze investigators, Gerard J. Oakley, Jose Cardona, Janelle Sabo, Matan C. Dabora, Daniel Skovronsky, Chad Crystal, Barry Heller, Awawu Igbinadolor, and Michael Dougan
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Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Middle Aged ,Viral Load ,Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ,Prognosis ,Placebo ,Antibodies, Neutralizing ,Placebo group ,COVID-19 Drug Treatment ,Clinical trial ,Infectious Diseases ,Internal medicine ,Ambulatory ,Humans ,Medicine ,Risk factor ,Child ,business ,Viral load - Abstract
Background Based on interim analyses and modeling data, lower doses of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together (700/1400 mg) were investigated to determine optimal dose and expand availability of treatment. Methods This Phase 3 portion of the BLAZE-1 trial characterized the effect of bamlanivimab with etesevimab on overall patient clinical status and virologic outcomes in ambulatory patients ≥12 years old, with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and ≥1 risk factor for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization. Bamlanivimab and etesevimab together (700/1400 mg) or placebo were infused intravenously within 3 days of patients’ first positive COVID-19 test. Results In total, 769 patients were infused (median age [range]; 56.0 years [12, 93], 30.3% of patients ≥65 years of age and median duration of symptoms; 4 days). By day 29, 4/511 patients (0.8%) in the antibody treatment group had a COVID-19-related hospitalization or any-cause death, as compared with 15/258 patients (5.8%) in the placebo group (Δ[95% confidence interval {CI}] = −5.0 [−8.0, −2.1], P Conclusions These data support the use of bamlanivimab and etesevimab (700/1400 mg) for ambulatory patients at high risk for severe COVID-19. Evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants will require continued monitoring to determine the applicability of this treatment. Clinical Trials Registration NCT04427501.
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30. Bamlanivimab plus Etesevimab in Mild or Moderate Covid-19
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Gregory D. Huhn, Dipak R. Patel, Bharat Mocherla, Daniel Skovronsky, Kenneth L. Custer, Paul Klekotka, Imad Shawa, Andrew E. Schade, Janelle Sabo, Nicole L. Kallewaard, Michael Durante, Andrew C. Adams, Timothy R. Holzer, Ajay Nirula, Joseph Boscia, Masoud Azizad, Jose Cardona, Princy Kumar, Chad Crystal, Lei Shen, Peter Chen, Russell Perry, Corey Hebert, Richard E. Higgs, Robert L. Gottlieb, Matan C. Dabora, Philip J. Ebert, Jacob Van Naarden, Gerard J. Oakley, Jason Morris, Michael Dougan, Awawu Igbinadolor, and Barry Heller
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Background Patients with underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Whereas vaccine-derived immunity develops over time, neutralizing monoclonal-antibody treatment provides immediate, passive immunity and may limit disease progression and complications. Methods In this phase 3 trial, we randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, a cohort of ambulatory patients with mild or moderate Covid-19 who were at high risk for progression to severe disease to receive a single intravenous infusion of either a neutralizing monoclonal-antibody combination agent (2800 mg of bamlanivimab and 2800 mg of etesevimab, administered together) or placebo within 3 days after a laboratory diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The primary outcome was the overall clinical status of the patients, defined as Covid-19–related hospitalization or death from any cause by day 29. Results A total of 1035 patients underwent randomization and received an infusion of bamlanivimab–etesevimab or placebo. The mean (±SD) age of the patients was 53.8±16.8 years, and 52.0% were adolescent girls or women. By day 29, a total of 11 of 518 patients (2.1%) in the bamlanivimab–etesevimab group had a Covid-19–related hospitalization or death from any cause, as compared with 36 of 517 patients (7.0%) in the placebo group (absolute risk difference, −4.8 percentage points; 95% confidence interval [CI], −7.4 to −2.3; relative risk difference, 70%; P
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31. Dual phenotype: co-occurring Leber congenital amaurosis and familial exudative vitreoretinopathy: a case report
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Virginia Miraldi Utz, Jared J. Ebert, Diana S. Brightman, Brittany N. Simpson, Stefanie Benoit, and Robert A. Sisk
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To report the concurrent presentation and management ofA 6-month-old Caucasian infant presented with poor visual response, high hypermetropia, and infantile-nystagmus with a provisional diagnosis of Leber Congenital Amaurosis based on clinical findings. Genetic counseling and testing were performed with a 285 gene retinal dystrophy panel (Blueprint Genetics). Clinical characteristics, presentation, ancillary testing results, and management are described.Two previously reported heterozygous pathogenic variants inThe
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32. Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in the Pediatric Population: A Case Series
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John N. Stoffer, Jared J. Ebert, Maura Di Nicola, Blake A. Isernhagen, Arjun B. Sood, Robert F. Dundervill, and Basil K. Williams
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33. Serous Choroidal Detachment and Scleritis Associated with Necrotic Choroidal Tumors
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Jared J. Ebert, Maura Di Nicola, Eric D. Hansen, Sean M. Collon, Matthew C. Hagen, and Basil K. Williams Jr.
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Purpose: The aim of the study was to describe choroidal detachments and concurrent scleritis associated with necrotic choroidal metastasis or melanoma. Methods: We conducted a retrospective case series. Results: We report 4 patients with scleritis and choroidal detachment with an underlying malignant choroidal tumor. All patients underwent fine-needle aspiration biopsy for cytopathologic characterization of their choroidal tumor, and they all demonstrated evidence of tumor necrosis. Two patients were diagnosed with choroidal metastasis from lung and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Both patients ultimately expired from systemic metastasis. The remaining 2 patients were diagnosed with choroidal melanoma and were successfully treated with plaque radiotherapy. Conclusion: Choroidal detachment with concurrent scleritis can occur as a rare sequelae of tumor necrosis of an underlying choroidal malignancy.
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34. Lower body negative pressure reduces jugular and portal vein volumes and counteracts the elevation of middle cerebral vein velocity during long-duration spaceflight
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David Martin, Scott A. Dulchavsky, Douglas J. Ebert, K A Zuj, Ashot E. Sargsyan, Brandon R. Macias, Philippe Arbeille, Alan R. Hargens, Steven S. Laurie, Stuart M. C. Lee, and Michael B. Stenger
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Male ,Cerebral veins ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physiology ,Portal vein ,Spaceflight ,law.invention ,Lower body ,law ,Physiology (medical) ,Internal medicine ,Jugular vein ,medicine ,Humans ,Short duration ,Lower Body Negative Pressure ,Portal Vein ,Weightlessness ,business.industry ,Space Flight ,Cerebral Veins ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Splanchnic ,business ,Research Article ,Middle cerebral vein - Abstract
Cephalad fluid shifts in space have been hypothesized to cause the spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) by increasing the intracranial-ocular translaminal pressure gradient. Lower body negative pressure (LBNP) can be used to shift upper-body blood and other fluids toward the legs during spaceflight. We hypothesized that microgravity would increase jugular vein volume (JVvol), portal vein cross-sectional area (PV), and intracranial venous blood velocity (MCV) and that LBNP application would return these variables toward preflight levels. Data were collected from 14 subjects (11 males) before and during long-duration International Space Station (ISS) spaceflights. Ultrasound measures of JVvol, PV, and MCV were acquired while seated and supine before flight and early during spaceflight at day 45 (FD45) and late at day 150 (FD150) with and without LBNP. JVvol increased from preflight supine and seated postures (46 ± 48% and 646 ± 595% on FD45 and 43 ± 43% and 702 ± 631% on FD150, P < 0.05), MCV increased from preflight supine (44 ± 31% on FD45 and 115 ± 116% on FD150, P < 0.05), and PV increased from preflight supine and seated (51 ± 56% on FD45 and 100 ± 74% on FD150, P < 0.05). Inflight LBNP of −25 mmHg restored JVvol and MCV to preflight supine level and PV to preflight seated level. Elevated JVvol confirms the sustained neck-head blood engorgement inflight, whereas increased PV area supports the fluid shift at the splanchnic level. Also, MCV increased potentially due to reduced lumen diameter. LBNP, returning variables to preflight levels, may be an effective countermeasure. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Microgravity-induced fluid shifts markedly enlarge jugular and portal veins and increase cerebral vein velocity. These findings demonstrate a marked flow engorgement at neck and splanchnic levels and may suggest compression of the cerebral veins by the brain tissue in space. LBNP (−25 mmHg for 30 min) returns these changes to preflight levels and, thus, reduces the associated flow and tissue disturbances.
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35. OPERA tau neutrino charged current interactions
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A. Iuliano, S. Simone, S. Vasina, J. L. Vuilleumier, K. Ozaki, T. Fukuda, Chiara Sirignano, M. T. Muciaccia, L. Stanco, A. Sotnikov, Gaston Wilquet, M. Nakamura, G. Sirri, Artem Chukanov, D. A. Podgrudkov, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, Adele Lauria, Nicola D'Ambrosio, N. G. Polukhina, N. Di Marco, Antonio Ereditato, J. Ebert, Tatsuhiro Naka, R. Brugnera, A. Garfagnini, B. Klicek, Giuliana Galati, M. Spinetti, T. M. Roganova, N. Mauri, M. Chernyavskiy, G. Grella, A. M. Anokhina, Alessandro Paoloni, Masahiro Komatsu, C. S. Yoon, E. Shibayama, Toshiyuki Nakano, F. Mizutani, F. Pupilli, G. De Lellis, M. Tenti, Maria Cristina Montesi, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, P. F. Loverre, S. Tufanli, D. Duchesneau, Akitaka Ariga, I. Tsanaktsidis, Kunihiro Morishima, C. Kamiscioglu, N. Agafonova, Shigeki Aoki, Seok Kim, S. Gorbunov, M. Pozzato, P. Monacelli, V. A. Matveev, Timur Dzhatdoev, Cristiano Bozza, Y. A. Gornushkin, N. M. Okateva, Nobuko Kitagawa, Krešimir Jakovčić, A. Lavasa, A. Longhin, Utku Kose, V. Gentile, L. Pasqualini, T. Shiraishi, A. Hollnagel, L. Patrizii, Satoru Takahashi, G. Mandrioli, A. Schembri, A. Buonaura, Gianfranca De Rosa, S. Dusini, T. Matsuo, C. Gustavino, T. Hayakawa, N. I. Starkov, Salvatore Buontempo, Anselmo Meregaglia, T. V. Shchedrina, Pierre Vilain, Andrey Ustyuzhanin, S. Ogawa, A. M. Guler, A. Alexandrov, S. Dmitrievsky, B. D. Park, Naotaka Naganawa, M. Roda, P. Strolin, Marcos Dracos, Motoaki Miyanishi, O. G. Ryazhskaya, R. A. Fini, E. Medinaceli, Hiroki Rokujo, Simona Maria Stellacci, A. S. Malgin, I. Shakirianova, Alessandro Pastore, F. Fornari, Mario Stipčević, D. Di Ferdinando, Katsumi Ishiguro, S. Mikado, I. Kreslo, M. Vidal García, A. Di Crescenzo, H. Pessard, T. Šimko, P. Del Amo Sanchez, V. Tioukov, K. Kodama, Caren Hagner, T. Hara, L. Consiglio, F. Terranova, A. Bertolin, Kimio Niwa, H. Shibuya, E. Voevodina, M. Kamiscioglu, Cécile Jollet, L. Votano, F. Laudisio, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, Agafonova, N, Alexandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Gentile, V, Goldberg, J, Gorbunov, S, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hollnagel, A, Ishiguro, K, Iuliano, A, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Lavasa, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Shakirianova, I, Schembri, A, Shchedrina, T, Shibayama, E, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Simko, T, Simone, S, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tsanaktsidis, I, Tufanli, S, Ustyuzhanin, A, Vasina, S, Vidal Garcia, M, Vilain, P, Voevodina, E, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Yoon, C, Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Lavasa, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Shakirianova, I., Schembri, A., Shchedrina, T., Shibayama, E., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Simko, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tsanaktsidis, I., Tufanli, S., Ustyuzhanin, A., Vasina, S., Vidal Garcia, M., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Yoon, C. S., Agafonova N., Alexandrov A., Anokhina A., Aoki S., Ariga A., Ariga T., Bertolin A., Bozza C., Brugnera R., Buonaura A., Buontempo S., Chernyavskiy M., Chukanov A., Consiglio L., D'Ambrosio N., De Lellis G., De Serio M., del Amo Sanchez P., Di Crescenzo A., Di Ferdinando D., Di Marco N., Dmitrievsky S., Dracos M., Duchesneau D., Dusini S., Dzhatdoev T., Ebert J., Ereditato A., Fini R.A., Fornari F., Fukuda T., Galati G., Garfagnini A., Gentile V., Goldberg J., Gorbunov S., Gornushkin Y., Grella G., Guler A.M., Gustavino C., Hagner C., Hara T., Hayakawa T., Hollnagel A., Ishiguro K., Iuliano A., Jakovcic K., Jollet C., Kamiscioglu C., Kamiscioglu M., Kim S.H., Kitagawa N., Klicek B., Kodama K., Komatsu M., Kose U., Kreslo I., Laudisio F., Lauria A., Lavasa A., Longhin A., Loverre P., Malgin A., Mandrioli G., Matsuo T., Matveev V., Mauri N., Medinaceli E., Meregaglia A., Mikado S., Miyanishi M., Mizutani F., Monacelli P., Montesi M.C., Morishima K., Muciaccia M.T., Naganawa N., Naka T., Nakamura M., Nakano T., Niwa K., Ogawa S., Okateva N., Ozaki K., Paoloni A., Park B.D., Pasqualini L., Pastore A., Patrizii L., Pessard H., Podgrudkov D., Polukhina N., Pozzato M., Pupilli F., Roda M., Roganova T., Rokujo H., Rosa G., Ryazhskaya O., Sato O., Shakirianova I., Schembri A., Shchedrina T., Shibayama E., Shibuya H., Shiraishi T., Simko T., Simone S., Sirignano C., Sirri G., Sotnikov A., Spinetti M., Stanco L., Starkov N., Stellacci S.M., Stipcevic M., Strolin P., Takahashi S., Tenti M., Terranova F., Tioukov V., Tsanaktsidis I., Tufanli S., Ustyuzhanin A., Vasina S., Vidal Garcia M., Vilain P., Voevodina E., Votano L., Vuilleumier J.L., Wilquet G., and Yoon C.S.
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Statistics and Probability ,Data Descriptor ,Particle physics ,data analysis method ,CERN Lab ,lead: target ,Opera ,Science ,Library and Information Sciences ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,OPERA ,neutrino oscillation ,dataset ,Education ,charged current ,CNGS ,Tau neutrino ,0103 physical sciences ,tau neutrino, neutrino detector, OPERA ,[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex] ,010306 general physics ,Neutrino oscillation ,neutrino, tau appearance ,Charged current ,nuclear-emulsion ,energy ,ratio ,Physics ,Large Hadron Collider ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,nucleus ,neutrino nucleus: interaction ,neutrino/mu: secondary beam ,Computer Science Applications ,Gran Sasso ,neutrino/tau: particle identification ,Phenomenology ,neutrino: oscillation ,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty ,Experimental particle physics ,statistical ,Beam (structure) ,Particle Physics - Experiment ,Information Systems ,experimental results - Abstract
The OPERA experiment was designed to discover the vτ appearance in a vμ beam, due to neutrino oscillations. The detector, located in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory, consisted of a nuclear photographic emulsion/lead target with a mass of about 1.25 kt, complemented by electronic detectors. It was exposed from 2008 to 2012 to the CNGS beam: an almost pure vμ beam with a baseline of 730 km, collecting a total of 1.8·1020 protons on target. The OPERA Collaboration eventually assessed the discovery of vμ→vτ oscillations with a statistical significance of 6.1 σ by observing ten vτ CC interaction candidates. These events have been published on the Open Data Portal at CERN. This paper provides a detailed description of the vτ data sample to make it usable by the whole community., Measurement(s)tau neutrinoTechnology Type(s)detectorSample Characteristic - Environmentneutrino beamSample Characteristic - LocationLaboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14979858
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36. First coupling of the FRS particle identification and the FRS-Ion Catcher data acquisition systems: The case of 109In
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A. Spătaru, C. Hornung, T. Dickel, E. Haettner, S. Pietri, S. Ayet San Andrés, S. Bagchi, D.L. Balabanski, J. Bergmann, J. Ebert, A. Finley, H. Geissel, F. Greiner, O. Hall, S. Kaur, W. Lippert, I. Miskun, J.-H. Otto, W.R. Plaß, A. Prochazka, S. Purushothaman, C. Rappold, A.-K. Rink, C. Scheidenberger, Y.K. Tanaka, H. Toernqvist, H. Weick, J.S. Winfield, European Commission, Ministry of Research and Innovation (Romania), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), Universität Giessen, Helmholtz International Center for FAIR, and Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
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6 pags. 5 figs., For the first time, the FRagment Separator (FRS) and the Multiple-Reflection Time-Of-Flight Mass-Spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS) particle identification (PID) systems at GSI have been coupled. This new approach adds to the standard FRS PID an additional unambiguous identification of the fragments and the possibility to identify and count long-lived isomeric states (>ms). For this purpose, single-event timestamp information given by a common clock was used to correlate both systems. Two methods were implemented to improve the signal-to-background ratio by more than a factor 2 in the high resolution mass spectrum obtained with the MR-TOF-MS for the 109In isotope. Moreover, the coupling of the systems allows an improvement in the on-line monitoring of the FRS-Ion Catcher (IC) efficiency and extraction time. In addition, range calculations were implemented in the on-line monitoring; a powerful tool for real-time optimization of stopped beam experiments., The ELI-NP group was supported by Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), Germany Phase II, a project co-financed by the Romanian Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund the Competitiveness Operational Programme (1/07.07.2016, COP,ID 1334) and by the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation under contract PN 19 06 01 05. This work was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) under contracts No. 05P19RGFN1, 05P12RGFN8 and 05P15RGFN1, by Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany and GSI, Germany under the JLU-GSI strategic Helmholtz partnership agreement, by HGS-HIRe, and by theHessian Ministry for Science and Art (HMWK), Germany. O. Hall was supported by UKRI STFC, United Kingdom grant ST/P004008/1.
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37. A Case Report of Acute Onset and Rapid Resolution of Atrioventricular Block After Sugammadex: Is the Autonomic System Involved?
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Mohamed T. Abdelrahim, Austin C. Kassels, Cain W. Stark, Christopher J. Roberts, Julia A. Vogt, and Thomas J. Ebert
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38. Large extraocular extension of a choroidal melanoma with orbital inflammation
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Terry A. Henry, Jared J. Ebert, Maura Di Nicola, Jeffrey A. Nerad, and Basil K. Williams
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39. Medial Patellofemoral Reconstruction Using Quadriceps Tendon Autograft, Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy, and Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty for Patellar Instability
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Jill K. Monson, Nicholas J. Ebert, Robert F. LaPrade, Gregory B. Carlson, and Edward R. Floyd
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musculoskeletal diseases ,Patellofemoral reconstruction ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tubercle ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Medial patellofemoral ligament ,Osteotomy ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Technical Note ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Surgical treatment ,Orthopedic surgery ,030222 orthopedics ,business.industry ,030229 sport sciences ,Sulcus ,musculoskeletal system ,eye diseases ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Patella ,Quadriceps tendon ,business ,RD701-811 - Abstract
Recurrent patellar dislocations have been correlated with an elevated risk of further patellar dislocations, often requiring surgical treatment. Risk factors include medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) tears, patella alta, trochlear dysplasia, and an increased tibial tubercle–trochlear groove distance. Surgical management must be based on a patient’s unique joint pathoanatomy and may require MPFL reconstruction with tibial tubercle osteotomy or trochleoplasty either alone or in combination. This article discusses our preferred technique for surgical treatment of recurrent patellar instability with MPFL reconstruction using a quadriceps tendon autograft, an open trochleoplasty, and a tibial tubercle osteotomy for patients with patella alta, trochlear dysplasia, and an increased tibial tubercle–trochlear groove distance., Technique Video Video 1 The patient is examined under anesthesia and found to have a positive J-sign, dislocating laterally and remaining so until 60° of flexion, consistent with severe trochlear dysplasia. An anterior arthrotomy is made, and partial-thickness quadriceps tendon graft is harvested. Q-Fix anchors are placed at the adductor tubercle. A tibial tubercle osteotomy is performed with a drill, osteotomes, and a small anterior cruciate ligament saw, and the tibia, 12 mm distally, is prepared for reattachment. A medial parapatellar arthrotomy is next incised, and the trochlear groove is outlined. The periosteum is elevated with a scalpel, and a burr and osteotomes are used to create the new trochlear shape, with an arthroscope passed beneath the osteochondral flap to help clear the undersurface. Four guide pins are placed and screws are used to keep the cartilage flap reduced. The tibial tubercle osteotomy is completed by reattaching the tubercle to its new distal position with cannulated screws and washers. The arthrotomy is closed, and medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction is completed by passing the folded quadriceps graft, attached at the superior pole of the patella with a Q-Fix anchor, through the retinacular channel and affixing it to the adductor tubercle with 2 Q-Fix anchors. Once patellar stability is ensured through range of motion, the incision is closed.
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40. A randomised controlled trial of autologous tenocyte versus corticosteroid injection for interstitial rotator cuff tear and impingement syndrome
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J. Ebert, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Hughes, W. Breidahl, and A. Wang
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41. Upper limb performance and neuromuscular asymmetries in Australian Rules Footballers following shoulder stabilisation surgery
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P. Edwards, J. Tan, J. Wilson, J. Lake, J. Ryan, J. Ebert, and P. D'Alessandro
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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Published
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42. New Opioid Persistence in Veterans Following Major and Minor Surgery
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Cyrus S Kiamanesh, Mitchell C Fuller, Marvin Lu, Emily J Nordin, Jessie X Ma, Shannon M Dugan, Craig E Cummings, Katherine Sherman, and Thomas J Ebert
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Introduction Opioids are often a mainstay of managing postsurgical pain. Persistent use of opioids for more than 90 days after surgery is problematic, and the incidence of this adverse outcome has been reported in the civilian population ranging from 0.4% to 7%. Veterans compose a special population exposed to trauma and stressful situations and consequently face increased risk for habit-forming behavior and drug overdose. This evaluation determined the prevalence of opioid persistence after surgery and its relationship to patient characteristics in a military veteran population. Methods A retrospective chart review was completed on 1,257 veterans who were opioid naive and had undergone a surgical procedure between January 2017 and May 2018. Patient characteristics, health conditions, and discharge opioid medications were recorded, and the incidence of persistent opioid use beyond 90 days was determined. Results The incidence of opioid persistence following major (3.3%) and minor (3.4%) procedures was similar. The incidence in patients younger than 45 years (3.3%), between 45 and 64 years (4.3%), and 65 years and older (2.2%) was also determined to be similar. Univariate patient factors associated with an increased risk for persistent opioid use include cancer (odds ratio [OR], 2.13; 95% CI, 1.11-4.09), mental health disorders (OR, 2.32; 95% CI, 1.17-4.60), and substance use disorders (OR, 2.09; 95% CI, 1.09-4.00). Conclusions Among a cohort of over 1,200 opioid-naïve veterans undergoing surgery at a VA Medical Center, just over 3% went on to develop persistent opioid use beyond 3 months following their procedure. Persistent use was not found to be related to the type of procedure (major or minor) or patient age. Significant patient-level risk factors for opioid persistence were cancer and a history of mental health and substance use disorders.
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43. Cardiovascular Responses to Mild Lower Body Negative Pressure during Spaceflight
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Jason R. Lytle, Brandon R. Macias, Stuart M. Lee, David Martin, Douglas J. Ebert, Alan R. Hargens, Scott A. Dulchavsky, Irina V. Alferova, Michael B. Stenger, and Steven S. Laurie
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Genetics ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry ,Biotechnology - Published
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44. Efficient Encapsulation and Multiplexing in Meshed MF-TDMA Satellite Systems.
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J. Ebert and Otto Koudelka
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45. The Posterior Cruciate Ligament: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Double-Bundle Reconstruction
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Robert F. LaPrade, Gilbert Moatshe, Nicholas J. Ebert, Griffin D. Struyk, Gregory B. Carlson, Jorge Chahla, Edward R. Floyd, Kari L. Falaas, and Jill K. Monson
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The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is the largest intra-articular ligament in the knee and is the primary stabilizer to posterior tibial translation. Historically, the PCL’s functional dynamics and appropriate management after injury have been controversial. However, recent biomechanical and anatomic studies have elucidated a better understanding of PCL function, which has led to development of more anatomic reconstruction techniques. The larger anterolateral bundle and the smaller posteromedial bundle of the PCL exhibit a codominant relationship and have a wide femoral attachment footprint. For these reasons, the native kinematics of the knee is better restored with a double-bundle PCL reconstruction (DB-PCLR) technique than with a single-bundle PCL reconstruction (SB-PCLR). Likewise, clinical studies have demonstrated excellent outcomes for DB-PCLR compared to SB-PCLR, with decreased posterior knee laxity on stress radiography and improved International Knee Documentation Committee scores. This review will provide a detailed overview of the clinically relevant anatomy, biomechanics, injury evaluation, and treatment options, with an emphasis on arthroscopic DB-PCLR.
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46. THE DOSTAR STUDY: A DOUBLE-BLINDED, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING DUAL OR SINGLE HAMSTRING TENDON ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION
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A.M. Lawless, J. Ebert, P. Edwards, R. Aujla, M. Finsterwald, S. Dalgleish, S. Malik, R. Raymond, U. Giwnewer, A. Simpson, M. Grant, T. Leys, and P.A. D'Alessandro
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Hamstring grafts have been associated with reduced strength, donor site pain and muscle strains following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). Traditional graft fixation methods required both semitendinosus and gracilis tendons to achieve a graft of sufficient length and diameter, but newer techniques allow for shorter, broad single tendon grafts.This study seeks to compare the outcomes between Single Tendon (ST) and Dual Tendon (DT) ACLR, given there is no prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) in the literature comparing outcomes between these options.In this ongoing RCT: (ANZ Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN126200000927921) patients were recruited and randomised into either ST or DT groups. All anaesthetic and surgical techniques were uniform aside from graft technique and tibial fixation. 13 patients were excluded at surgery as their ST graft did not achieve a minimum 8mm diameter. 70 patients (34 ST, 36DT) have been assessed at 6 months, using PROMS including IKDC2000, Lysholm and Modified Cincinnati Knee, visual analog scale for pain frequency (VAS-F) and severity (VAS-S), dedicated donor site morbidity score, KT-1000 assessment, and isokinetic strength.Graft diameters were significantly lesser in the ST group compared to the DT group (8.44mm/9.11mm mean difference [MD],-0.67mm; P0.05). Between-group differences were observed for hamstrings strength LSI favouring the ST group, though these were small-to-moderate and non-significant (ES, 0.351; P = .147).ST (versus DT) harvest results in significantly less donor site morbidity and this is the first prospective RCT to determine this. There were no differences between ST and DT hamstring ACLR were observed in PROMs, knee laxity and hamstring strength. Younger female patients tend to have inadequate single tendon size to produce a graft of sufficient diameter, and alternative techniques should be considered. Further endpoints include radiological analysis, longer term donor site morbidity, revision rates and return to sport and will continue to be presented in the future.
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- 2023
47. A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY OF AUTOLOGOUS TENOCYTE INJECTION (ATI) VERSUS CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION FOR INTERSTITIAL ROTATOR CUFF TEAR AND IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME
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A. Wang, J. Hughes, J. Fitzpatrick, W. Breidhahl, J. Ebert, and M. Zheng
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Interstitial supraspinatus tears can cause persistent subacromial impingement symptoms despite non operative treatment. Autologous tendon cell injection (ATI) is a non-surgical treatment for tendinopathies and tear. We report a randomised controlled study of ATI compared to corticosteroid injection (CS) as treatment for interstitial supraspinatus tears and tendinopathy.Inclusion criteria were patients with symptom duration > 6 months, MRI confirmed intrasubstance supraspinatus tear, and prior treatment with physiotherapy and ≥ one CS or PRP injection. Participants were randomised to receive ATI to the interstitial tear or corticosteroid injection to the subacromial bursa in a 2:1 ratio, under ultrasound guidance. Assessments of pain (VAS) and function (ASES) were performed at baseline, and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post treatment.30 participants (19 randomised to ATI) with a mean age of 50.5 years (10 females) and a mean duration of symptoms of 23.5 months. Baseline VAS pain and ASES scores were comparable between groups. While mean VAS pain scores improved in both groups at 3 months after treatment, pain scores were superior with ATI at 6 months (p=0.01). Mean ASES scores in the ATI group were superior to the CS group at 3 months (p=0.026) and 6 months (p=0.012). Seven participants in the CS group withdrew prior to 12 months due to lack of improvement. At 12 months, mean VAS pain in the ATI group was 1.6 ± 1.3. The improvements in mean ASES scores in the ATI group at 6 and 12 months were greater than the MCID (12.0 points). At 12 months, 95% of ATI participants had an ASES score > the PASS (patient acceptable symptom state).This is the first level one study using ATI to treat interstitial supraspinatus tear. ATI results in a significant reduction in pain and improvement in shoulder function.
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- 2023
48. POSTOPERATIVE USE OF GAME READYTM CRYOCOMPRESSION SYSTEM FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
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M. Marinova, A. Sundaram, K. Holtham, J. Ebert, D. Wysocki, D. Meyerkort, and R. Radic
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Cryocompression therapy is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological modality used in managing acute post-operative inflammation and pain. A prospective, randomised controlled trial (RCT) was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a post-operative cryocompression protocol using the Game ReadyTM (GR) device versus usual care on recovery following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).A single centre RCT was conducted with 70 TKAs (68 patients) randomised to a 2-week intervention period consisting of treatment with GR cryocompression (n=33, 33.3% males) or a usual care protocol of ice with static compression using tubigrip (n=35, 54.3% males). Knee range of movement (ROM) (flexion and extension), a visual analogue pain score (VAS) and limb circumference were documented at day 1, 2 and 14, as well as 6 and 12 weeks post-surgery. ROM was also recorded at day 90, while medication use and length of hospital stay were documented. Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) including the KOOS and patient satisfaction questionnaire were employed.The GR group demonstrated 2.3° more (p=0.05) knee extension ROM overall, as well as 2. 8° more at day 1 (p=0.048), 3.8° at day 14 (p=0.007) and 5.4° at 3 months (p=0.017). There were no group differences (p>0.05) observed in pain (VAS), flexion ROM, limb circumference, opioid use or other PROMs. Across the full cohort, higher pain levels resulted in increased opioid intake (p=0.002), older patients used significantly less opioids (pUsing GR following TKA is a safe, non-invasive tool that can be used to aid in the post-operative recovery period.Patients using the GR cryocompression device gained significantly more extension ROM compared to the conventional ice with compression group, despite no other group differences.
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- 2023
49. A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ASSESSING TRADITIONAL VERSUS DYNAMIC REHABILITATION REGIMES FOLLOWING SURGICAL REPAIR OF A PROXIMAL HAMSTRING TENDON AVULSION
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S. Cecchi, R. Aujla, P. Edwards, J. Ebert, P. Annear, B. Ricciardo, and P. D'Alessandro
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Avulsion of the proximal hamstring tendon from the ischial tuberosity is an uncommon but significant injury. Recent literature has highlighted that functional results are superior with surgical repair over non-surgical treatment. Limited data exists regarding the optimal rehabilitation regime in post-operative patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the early interim patient outcomes following repair of proximal hamstring tendon avulsions between a traditionally conservative versus an accelerated rehabilitation regimen.In this prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) 50 patients underwent proximal hamstring tendon avulsion repair, and were randomised to either a braced, partial weight-bearing (PWB) rehabilitation regime (CR = 25) or an accelerated, unbraced, immediate full weight-bearing (FWB) regime (AR group; n = 25). Patients were evaluated preoperatively and at 3 months after surgery, using the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), Perth Hamstring Assessment Tool (PHAT), visual analog pain scale (VASP), Tegner score, and 12-item Short Survey Form (SF-12). Patients also filled in a diary questioning postoperative pain at rest from Day 2, until week 6 after surgery. Primary analysis was by per protocol and based on linear mixed models.Both groups, with respect to patient and characteristics were matched at baseline. Over three months, five complications were reported (AR = 3, CR = 2). At 3 months post-surgery, significant improvements (pEarly outcomes in an accelerated rehabilitation regimen following surgical repair of proximal hamstring tendon avulsions, was comparable to a traditionally conservative rehabilitation pathway, and resulted in better physical health-related quality of life scores at 3 months post-surgery. Further long term follow up and functional assessment planned as part of this study.
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- 2023
50. Unilateral Terson-Like Syndrome in a Patient With a Perinatal Ischemic Stroke
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Hersh Varma, Robert A. Sisk, and Jared J Ebert
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Visual Acuity ,Vitrectomy ,Cerebral edema ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Neonatal stroke ,Ischemic Stroke ,Intracranial pressure ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Infant ,Retinal Hemorrhage ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,Syndrome ,Terson syndrome ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Vitreous Hemorrhage ,Vitreous hemorrhage ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Cardiology ,business ,Retinopathy - Abstract
Terson syndrome typically presents with bilateral hemorrhagic retinopathy associated with acute intracranial bleeding. The authors present a case of neonatal hemispheric ischemic stroke with vasogenic edema and increased intracranial pressure creating a unilateral Terson-like syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging indicated congenital occlusion of the left internal carotid artery, among other vascular abnormalities. Chronic submacular, peripheral subretinal, and vitreous hemorrhage were observed, suggesting a multilaminar hemorrhagic process resembling Terson syndrome without frank intracranial hemorrhage. The patient underwent successful lens-sparing vitrectomy of the left eye. A unilateral Terson-like syndrome can result from severe cerebral edema following neonatal stroke in the setting of multiple congenital cerebrovascular abnormalities. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2020;51:592–595.]
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- 2020
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