FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF ANNULOPLASTY AND PAPILLARY MUSCLE RELOCATION ON A PATIENT-SPECIFIC MITRAL REGURGITATION MODEL.

Finite element analysis of annuloplasty and papillary muscle relocation on a patient-specific mitral regurgitation model.

ObjectivesFunctional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is a significant complication of left ventricle (LV) dysfunction associated with poor prognosis and commonly treated by undersized ring annuloplasty.This study aimed to quantitatively simulate the treatment outcomes and mitral valve (MV) biomechanics following ring annulopalsty and papillary muscle re

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Locomotory behaviour of early tetrapods from Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, revealed by novel microanatomical analysis

Evidence for terrestriality in early tetrapods is fundamentally contradictory.Fossil trackways attributed to early terrestrial tetrapods long predate the first body fossils from the Late Devonian.However, the Devonian body HORSETAIL fossils demonstrate an obligatorily aquatic lifestyle.Complicating our understanding of the transition from water to

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University Transformation Model: Theory and Practice

This article considers the identification of the VUCA-world influence as a modern reality on the transformation of University on the example of Norilsk Lithium Grease State Industrial Institute, its internal development space.The research relies on various methods: case-method, foresight, design method, depth interviews with the most important stak

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Metagenome-assembled genomes provide insight into the microbial taxonomy and ecology of the Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe.

The use of metagenomics has substantially improved our understanding of the taxonomy, phylogeny and ecology of extreme environment microbiomes.Advances in bioinformatics now permit the reconstruction of almost intact microbial genomes, called metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), from metagenomic sequence data, allowing for more precise cell-level t

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