The rectus abdominis here muscle (RAM) is a workhorse flap to fill or repair abdominal defects.A drawback of an open RAM harvest is donor site morbidity, and minimally invasive techniques for flap harvesting have been previously proposed but involve vertical division of the rectus fascia.We present a case of a 52-year-old woman with a recurrent rec
[Objective] Based on the land use transition matrix, a criterion of land use types conversion trend in absolute quantity was established, and a land use/cover change (LUCC) intensity verona wig analysis framework was proposed to analyze the tendency and inhibition of the conversion trend between land use types and its impact on the land use/cover s
BackgroundSmoking among sexual and gender minority (SGM) groups, which include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals, has been reported to be highly prevalent.This is attributed to several factors, including minority-specific stress and targeted tobacco marketing.Therefore, this population is at an increased risk for tobacco-re
Achievement of macroscale superlubricity from the hydration effect could provide a potential application for artificial articular cartilage.In this work, two zwitterionic polymers, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) and sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA), were used to synthesize a P(MPC-co-SBMA) copolymer hydrogel through the additional c