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A fragmented segment of a central venous catheter caused delayed ventricular fibrillation: a case report
Authors: Takahashi Kei , Arai Takero , Asai Takashi , Okuda Yasuhisa 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Background
Central venous port systems may be safely used for chemotherapy of patients with cancer, but several complications may occur associated with their use.

Case presentation
An 83-year-old man with heat stroke was transferred to our emergency department, where he was treated and became able to eat on the same day. He had been fit and healthy, except for colorectomy and chemotherapy using a central venous access port placed in the right upper jugular vein 8 years ago. The next day, he suddenly had ventricular fibrillation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was successful. Emergency coronary angiography showed a catheter-like foreign body in the coronary sinus. Physicians failed to remove the foreign body using catheter therapy, and ventricular fibrillation occurred repeatedly. After induction of general anesthesia, the fractured catheter was removed surgically. Postoperative course was uneventful.

Conclusions
A fragmented segment of a catheter may suddenly cause ventricular fibrillation years later.
Polymorphism in autophagy-related genes LRP1 and CAPZA1 may promote gastric mucosal atrophy
Authors: Yamaguchi Naoyuki , Sakaguchi Takuki , Isomoto Hajime , Inamine Tatsuo , Tsukamoto Ryoya , Fukuda Daisuke , Ohnita Ken , Kanda Tsutomu , Matsushima Kayoko , Hirayama Tatsuro , Yashima Kazuo , Tsukamoto Kazuhiro 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Background
Helicobacter pylori secretes cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) into the gastric epithelium, causing gastric mucosal atrophy (GMA) and gastric cancer. In contrast, host cells degrade CagA via autophagy. However, the association between polymorphisms in autophagy-related genes and GMA must be fully elucidated.

Results
We evaluated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in autophagy-related genes (low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1, LRP1; capping actin protein of muscle Z-line alpha subunit 1, CAPAZ1; and lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1, LAMP1) and GMA in 200 H. pylori-positive individuals. The frequency of the T/T genotype at rs1800137 in LRP1 was significantly lower in the GMA group than in the non-GMA group (p = 0.018, odds ratio [OR] = 0.188). The frequencies of the G/A or A/A genotype at rs4423118 and T/A or A/A genotype at rs58618380 of CAPAZ1 in the GMA group were significantly higher than those in the non-GMA group (p = 0.029 and p = 0.027, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed that C/C or C/T genotype at rs1800137, T/A or A/A genotype at rs58618380, and age were independent risk factors for GMA (p = 0.038, p = 0.023, and p = 0.006, respectively). Furthermore, individuals with the rs1800137 C/C or C/T genotype of LRP1 had a 5.3-fold higher susceptibility to GMA. These genetic tests may provide future directions for precision medicine for individuals more likely to develop GMA.

Conclusion
LRP1 and CAPZA1 polymorphisms may be associated with the development of GMA.
Comparing food consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of household income and expenditure survey data in Iran
Authors: Hajipoor Mojtaba , Rahbarinejad Pegah , Irankhah Kiyavash , Sobhani Seyyed Reza 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBackgroundOn March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak of the infectious disease COVID-19 as a pandemic. The health strategies of nations lead to possible changes in lifestyle and increase poor eating habits. Hence, the purpose of this study is to compare food consumption during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used secondary data from the Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) conducted annually by the Statistical Centre of Iran. Food cost data of HIES included the amount of all food items in household food baskets during the last month. Then, they were classified into six food groups to evaluate their energy intake. The consequence of food consumption was analyzed as a function of socioeconomic status (SES) variables and residence pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsIn total, 75,885 households (83.5% male) were included in the study. Among the population of urban and rural areas as well as in different SES categories, people tended to increase the consumption of meat (P < 0.05) and fresh foods, especially vegetable groups (P < 0.001) and decrease the consumption of fruit (P < 0.001), fat and sweets groups (P < 0.05) and also in energy intake (P < 0.05). Macronutrient changes were different in the category of SES, urban and rural.ConclusionOur study indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic had different effects on food groups, energy and macronutrients consumption, which could be due to possible changes in food patterns as a result of the pandemic.
The implications of decolonization on China’s academic global health: a dialogue with Stephen Gloyd at the Luhu Global Health Salon
Authors: Tang Yu , Zhang Feifei , Xu Dong Roman 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe call for decolonization in global health is growing alongside China’s increasing involvement in the field. This perspective paper presents and extends with a further literature review of a dialogue with Stephen Gloyd, a global health professor from the University of Washington, conducted in July 2022 at the Luhu Global Health Salon. Drawing from Gloyd’s four decades of experiences in low- and middle-income countries, as well as his role in creating the University of Washington’s global health department, the doctoral program in implementation science, and the non-governmental organization, Health Alliance International, this paper delves into the concept of decolonization in global health and explores how Chinese universities can expand their participation in global health while striving for equity and justice. Focusing on China’s academic global health research, education, and practice, the paper proposes specific recommendations for building an equity-focused global health curriculum, addressing power imbalances and inequalities in university-affiliated organizations, and strengthening South-South cooperation in practice. The paper offers implications for Chinese universities on expanding future global health cooperation, promoting global health governance, and avoiding recolonization.
Comparison of Airtraq™ video-laryngoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in adults—a randomised study
Authors: Meena Seema , Chaudhary Sujata , Salhotra Rashmi , Bharti Swati , Khurana Bismanjeet Kaur 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Background
Airway management by intubation is considered a major responsibility and vital skill for anaesthesiologists. Direct laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation under vision continues to be the gold standard for airway management. Though conventional laryngoscopy is done with Macintosh blade, it has its own drawbacks. The Airtraq™ is a tube/guide channelled video-laryngoscope and can be used in patients with normal as well as difficult airway. On literature review, studies comparing intubation time with Airtraq™ and Macintosh laryngoscopes have shown heterogeneous results. Therefore, the present study was designed to compare the Airtraq™ video-laryngoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in adults.

Results
The median time to intubation was significantly longer in group A [45 (27–77) s] than in group M [24 (21–26) s] (p < 0.001). In both groups, 96% patients had POGO score 75–100% and CL grade I. Intubation was noted to be easy in 88% cases in group A and 92% in group M (p > 0.05). Three cases in group A required a second attempt for successful intubation, whereas in group M, all cases were intubated in the first attempt (p > 0.05). Hemodynamic parameters and complications were comparable among the groups (p > 0.05).

Conclusions
Airtraq™ video-laryngoscope took longer time for intubation than Macintosh laryngoscope. However, both the devices were similar in terms of glottic view, ease of intubation, number of intubation attempts, incidence of failed intubation, hemodynamic changes, and complications. The overall performance of Airtraq™ video-laryngoscope was similar to Macintosh laryngoscope in patients having normal airways.
Carbon reduction of plastic’s circular strategies: tracking the effects along supply chains with waste input–output modeling
Authors: Chang Chien Jui-Hao , Chen Pi-Cheng 
Published: May 2023

AbstractPlastic is a material associated with various Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions along the life cycles of different products. Many economies have adopted or planned for strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic goods and materials. The benefits of reductions in waste generation and GHG emissions need to be evaluated for setting the priority to select policy instruments for managing various plastic materials, products, and wastes. Several studies have made evaluations for the circulation of plastic using different models. However, many models for the circular economy focused on the effect on the macroeconomy rather than the detailed supply chain effects of an individual policy proposal. The reason could be the lack of an environmental assessment model with sufficient clear resolutions in the sectors, waste types, and waste treatments. In addition, the structure of the models limits many studies in modeling the scenarios diverting end-of-life products from waste treatments to recycling and reuse as secondary materials. To bridge this gap, this study adopted the waste input–output analysis methodology and compiled the models of baseline and four scenarios using the material flow and waste stream data of Taiwan with reference to a classification of four kinds of circular intervention from a review paper. We provide the details about the modeling results and settings for diverting plastic to the solid recovered fuel for power generation, closing the loops of plastic bags, extending the life of plastic cabinets and other plastic products, and improving the plastic products supply chain’s resource efficiencies. In the illustration of the results of GHG reductions in the supply chains and waste treatment activities, we present Sankey diagrams, which make the analysis of supply chains more straightforward. The developed method to render the Sankey diagram from the modeling result of an input–output-based model is presented in this article.
Assessment of sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Behçet’s disease
Authors: Shaddad Ahmad M. , Hussein Aliaë A. R. Mohamed , Safwat Shady Mohamed , Talaat Esraa A. , Farrag Sara , Gamal Nada M. , Khaleel Waleed Gamal Elddin 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Background
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multi-organ disease with different systemic manifestations. While rare in the United States and Europe, it is more common in the Middle East and Asia. BD is one of the commonest encountered vasculitis in Egypt. This study aims to evaluate BD patients' sleep patterns, quality of life, and psychological aspects.

Methods
Patients suffering from Behçet’s disease (thirty patients) and 30 matched age and sex-healthy control participants were recruited in our study. The assessment included the entire clinical history and laboratory investigations, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and Oxygen saturation level. Evaluation of sleep quality and presence of sleep-disordered breathing was done using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia severity index (ISI), and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS). Hamilton’s anxiety (HAM-A) and depression rating scales (HAM-D) were used for psychological assessment. The Short Form 36 Quality Of Life Scale (SF-36 QOL) assessed participants' quality of life.

Results
Behçet’s disease patients suffered significantly higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to the control group. The prevalence of insomnia and daytime sleepiness was significantly higher among BD patients. All components of PSQI, including the global score, were significantly higher among the BD group. Physical functioning, role limitation due to physical health, and emotional problems; also, general health indices were significantly lower for the BD group. Patients with active BD showed significantly higher levels of anxiety, depression, insomnia, day time dysfunction and significantly lower all domains of the SF-36 QOL Scale.

Conclusions
BD is associated with low sleep quality and high levels of anxiety and depression.
Disease activity directly impacts anxiety, depression levels, lower sleep quality, and lower quality of life among BD patients.

Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT05142995. Registered November 20, 2021.
Study on anti-crack effect of semi-rigid base pavement with stress absorbing layer
Authors: Nie Dan , Wang Shuxia , Sun Panxu , Huang Changjing 
Published: May 2023

AbstractFor the characteristics of semi-rigid base asphalt pavement prone to cracking, various stress-absorption layers are applied widely by decreasing stress concentration, improving interlayer bonding and waterproofing. Existing studies on the anti-cracking effect of stress absorbing layers rarely consider top-down fatigue cracking on the outside of the boundary of the vehicle loading zone. Firstly, this paper proposes a finite element model setting a downward expansion of fatigue crack in pavement based on fracture mechanics. The influence law of modulus and thickness of stress absorbing layer on stress intensity factor of crack tip and the fatigue life of the pavement is analyzed furthermore. Numerical calculation results demonstrate that shearing stress intensity factor increases with stress absorbing layer thickness and decreases with stress absorbing layer modulus, while fatigue life of pavement grows with the modulus of the stress absorbing layer and decreases with its thickness. Sensitivity analysis indicates that the modulus of the stress absorbing layer has a greater effect on the fatigue life of the pavement relative to thickness, which offers reference for further promotion and application of stress absorbing layer.
Randomized Phase III Trial of Pemetrexed Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Chemotherapy
Authors: Hanna Nasser , Shepherd Frances A. , Fossella Frank V. , Pereira Jose R. , De Marinis Filippo , von Pawel Joachim , Gatzemeier Ulrich , Tsao Thomas Chang Yao , Pless Miklos , Muller Thomas , Lim Hong-Liang , Desch Christopher , Szondy Klara , Gervais Radj , Shaharyar  , Manegold Christian , Paul Sofia , Paoletti Paolo , Einhorn Lawrence , Bunn Paul A. 
Published: May 2023

PURPOSE To compare the efficacy and toxicity of pemetrexed versus docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eligible patients had a performance status 0 to 2, previous treatment with one prior chemotherapy regimen for advanced NSCLC, and adequate organ function. Patients received pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 intravenously (IV) day 1 with vitamin B12, folic acid, and dexamethasone or docetaxel 75 mg/m2 IV day 1 with dexamethasone every 21 days. The primary end point was overall survival. RESULTS Five hundred seventy-one patients were randomly assigned. Overall response rates were 9.1% and 8.8% (analysis of variance P = .105) for pemetrexed and docetaxel, respectively. Median progression-free survival was 2.9 months for each arm, and median survival time was 8.3 versus 7.9 months ( P = not significant) for pemetrexed and docetaxel, respectively. The 1-year survival rate for each arm was 29.7%. Patients receiving docetaxel were more likely to have grade 3 or 4 neutropenia (40.2% v 5.3%; P < .001), febrile neutropenia (12.7% v 1.9%; P < .001), neutropenia with infections (3.3% v 0.0%; P = .004), hospitalizations for neutropenic fever (13.4% v 1.5%; P < .001), hospitalizations due to other drug related adverse events (10.5% v 6.4%; P = .092), use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support (19.2% v 2.6%, P < .001) and all grade alopecia (37.7% v 6.4%; P < .001) compared with patients receiving pemetrexed. CONCLUSION Treatment with pemetrexed resulted in clinically equivalent efficacy outcomes, but with significantly fewer side effects compared with docetaxel in the second-line treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC and should be considered a standard treatment option for second-line NSCLC when available.
Unilateral Graves’ Disease in a Bilobar Thyroid Gland: A Very Unusual Cause of Hyperthyroidism
Authors: Alaybaa Khaled , Alhuzaim Omar 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune condition that affects both thyroid gland lobes. Patients with GD with unilateral thyroid scan uptake are rare. These patients present with classic Graves’ symptoms, occasionally with Graves’ ophthalmopathy characteristics and increased thyroid hormones, and scintigraphic assessment reveals radiotracer uptake in only 1 lobe of the thyroid gland. In this case, a 48-year-old female presented with symptoms and signs indicative of thyrotoxicosis. Laboratory results revealed that TSH was undetectable, whereas free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine were in the high-normal range. Positive results were observed for both thyroid-stimulating Ig and TSH receptor antibodies. Ultrasonography of the thyroid gland revealed an enlarged left lobe with heterogeneous echotexture and a hyperemic gland without any focal lesions, distinct nodules, or cysts. Thyroid scintigraphy revealed enlarged and increased radioisotope uptake in the left lobe and decreased uptake in the right lobe, with no hot or cold nodules. The most likely diagnosis was unilateral GD. The patient was administered carbimazole and within 8 weeks had improved clinically and biochemically.
Long-term Effectiveness of Ethanol Ablation in Controlling Neck Nodal Metastases in Childhood Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Authors: Hay Ian D , Lee Robert A , Reading Carl C , Pittock Siobhan T , Sharma Animesh , Thompson Geoffrey B , William Charboneau J 
Published: May 2023

Abstract

Context
Childhood papillary thyroid carcinoma (CPTC), despite bilateral thyroidectomy, nodal dissection and radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA), recurs within neck nodal metastases (NNM) in 33% within 20 postoperative years. These NNM are usually treated with reoperation or further radioiodine. Ethanol ablation (EA) may be considered when numbers of NNM are limited.

Objective
We studied the long-term results of EA in 14 patients presenting with CPTC during 1978 to 2013 and having EA for NNM during 2000 to 2018.

Methods
Cytologic diagnoses of 20 NNM (median diameter 9 mm; median volume 203 mm3) were biopsy proven. EA was performed during 2 outpatient sessions under local anesthesia; total volume injected ranged from 0.1 to 2.8 cc (median 0.7). All were followed regularly by sonography and underwent volume recalculation and intranodal Doppler flow measurements. Successful ablation required reduction both in NNM volume and vascularity.

Results
Post EA, patients were followed for 5 to 20 years (median 16). There were no complications, including postprocedure hoarseness. All 20 NNM shrank (mean by 87%) and Doppler flow eliminated in 19 of 20. After EA, 11 NNM (55%) disappeared on sonography; 8 of 11 before 20 months. Nine ablated foci were still identifiable after a median of 147 months; only one identifiable 5-mm NNM retained flow. Median serum Tg post EA was 0.6 ng/mL. Only one patient had an increase in Tg attributed to lung metastases.

Conclusion
EA of NNM in CPTC is effective and safe. Our results suggest that for CPTC patients who do not wish further surgery and are uncomfortable with active surveillance of NNM, EA represents a minimally invasive outpatient management option.
The Shifting Nature of Subsistence on the Hopi Indian Reservation
Authors: Johnson Tai Elizabeth 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
On the outstretched fingers of Black Mesa lie the longest continually inhabited settlements in North America. Here, on the Hopi Indian Reservation, roots of blue corn reach deep into sandy soil that sustained one of the world's most biologically diverse agricultural systems for over one thousand years. In dry farmed fields fed by violent monsoon storms and in terraced gardens irrigated by ancestral springs, Hopi agriculturalists perfected a system of spiritual and physical subsistence that produced the majority of food consumed in Hopi communities. During the twentieth century, the rise of wage labor and increased access to cash facilitated the shift from a diet comprised primarily of traditional food produced by Hopi farmers to one dependent on food purchased in grocery stores or acquired through food aid programs, contributing to high rates of obesity and diabetes. Despite deep fractures in their food system, Hopis continued to produce and consume traditional foods while negotiating the terms upon which new foods were adopted into their culinary universe, demonstrating sustained resilience in the face of a shifting subsistence base.
Fragmentary, Censored, Indispensable
Authors: Bowles Brett 
Published: May 2023

AbstractWhile the massacre of peaceful Algerian demonstrators by French police on October 17, 1961, has been thoroughly studied by historians and is well known to the general public thanks to a sprawling corpus of novels, plays, songs, films, bandes dessinées, and other retrospective representations, to date there has been no careful archaeology of the event's original audiovisual archive from 1961. This article takes up that challenge in two stages: first, by identifying the photos and newsreel footage shot on the night of October 17, specifying the circumstances of their production, (non)distribution, and impact in the immediate aftermath of the massacre; second, by surveying how key elements of the original archive were recycled over the following sixty years to serve in turn as surrogates for and complements to other sources of knowledge about this infamous and long-dissimulated crime d’état.
Y-complex nucleoporins independently contribute to nuclear pore assembly and gene regulation in neuronal progenitors
Authors: Orniacki Clarisse , Verrico Annalisa , Pelletier Stéphane , Souquet Benoit , Coulpier Fanny , Jourdren Laurent , Benetti Serena , Doye Valérie 
Published: May 2023

ABSTRACT
Besides assembling nuclear pore complexes, the conduits of nuclear transport, many nucleoporins also contribute to chromatin organization and gene expression, with critical roles in development and pathologies. We previously reported that Nup133 and Seh1, two components of the Y-complex subassembly of the nuclear pore scaffold, are dispensable for mouse embryonic stem cell viability but required for their survival during neuroectodermal differentiation. Here, a transcriptomic analysis revealed that Nup133 regulates a subset of genes at early stages of neuroectodermal differentiation, including Lhx1 and Nup210l, which encodes a newly validated nucleoporin. These genes are also misregulated in Nup133ΔMid neuronal progenitors, in which nuclear pore basket assembly is impaired. However, a four-fold reduction of Nup133 levels, despite also affecting basket assembly, is not sufficient to alter Nup210l and Lhx1 expression. Finally, these two genes are also misregulated in Seh1-deficient neural progenitors, which only show a mild reduction in nuclear pore density. Together these data reveal a shared function of Y-complex nucleoporins in gene regulation during neuroectodermal differentiation, apparently independent of nuclear pore basket integrity.