A NOVEL NANOHYDROXYAPATITE/POLYAMIDE-66 CAGE FOR REDUCING THE SUBSIDENCE RATE AFTER SINGLE-LEVEL ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 7-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Abstract Background A novel nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide-66 cage (n-HA/PA66 cage) with a horseshoe shape was designed to lower the subsidence rate of the traditional hollow cylindrical n-HA/PA66 cage.However, no studies have compared the incidence of subsidence in the two cages.The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term clinical and rad

Summary: When approaching a landing surface, many flying animals use visual feedback to control their landing.Here, we studied how foraging bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) use radial optic expansion cues to control in-flight decelerations during landing.By analyzing the flight dynamics of 4,672 landing maneuvers, we showed that landing bumblebees ex

Abstract Background Recently, we reported a novel neuroimaging technique, unbalanced T1 Relaxation-Enhanced Steady-State (uT1RESS), which uses a tailored 3D unbalanced steady-state NUTRI SEA OMEGA 3 free precession (3D uSSFP) acquisition to suppress the blood pool signal while minimizing bulk motion sensitivity.In the present work, we hypothesized

The urgency of addressing housing challenges in low-income areas is increasing due to widening socio-economic inequalities and the worsening impact of natural disasters.Saint Martin, a small Caribbean island, is struggling to provide affordable housing amidst hurricanes, floods, and heat waves.As a result, there has been a rise in self-organized ho