One of the most useful methodologies which provide a specific waveform showing the pulsating peripheral blood flow in a non-invasive manner is Photoplethysmography (PPG).The design, application and implementation of a PPG system are quite inexpensive and have a very easy maintenance.Without having direct contact with the surface of the skin, PPG ca

A 69-year-old female patient presented with a 5.8 cm thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm Crawford type II after partial arch replacement.She was treated by a branched Tallboy thoracic endovascular aortic repair procedure using a branched arch endograft with one retrograde branch to the left subclavian artery.After deployment of a Viabahn as a bridging

Recent studies suggest that attention is rhythmic.Whether that rhythmicity can be explained by the phase of ongoing neural Seatbelt Attachment oscillations, however, is still debated.We contemplate that a step toward untangling the relationship between attention and phase stems from employing simple behavioral tasks that isolate attention from othe

Trimeric autotransporter adhesins (TAAs) are multimeric surface proteins, involved in various biological traits of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria including adherence, biofilm formation, invasion, survival within eukaryotic cells, serum resistance and cytotoxicity.TAAs have a modular architecture Vines composed by a conserved membrane-anchored C-

Background.Isolated cleft of secondary palate has a specific clinical picture due to a wide communication between the mouth and nose cavity.As a consequence of that, babies born with this malformation are often subject to infections of the upper bronchial tubes, middle ear, speech disorders, and certainly the most difficult existential problem they