Background and study aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) requires advanced skills to perform safely without complications.The current study evaluated the usefulness of a novel three-dimensional (3D) imaging system in ESD using porcine stomachs.Methods Four endoscopists (two trainees and two experts) performed eight ESD procedures using both
Introduction: Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the onset of risky behaviors, including initiation into systematic drug use.Objective: To characterize participants based on the results obtained in the evaluations carried out, and identify the most relevant risk factors for initiation into systematic drug use.Material and Methods: A descriptive
Associations between childhood poverty and cognitive outcomes have been examined from multiple perspectives.However, most evidence is based on cross-sectional data or longitudinal data covering only segments of the developmental process.Moreover, previous longitudinal research has mostly relied on data from Western nations, limiting insights of pov
Abstract The gravitational S $$ mathcal{S} $$ -matrix defined with an infrared (IR) cutoff factorizes into hard and soft factors.The soft factor is universal and contains all the IR and collinear divergences.Here we show, in a momentum space basis, that the intricate expression for the soft factor is fully reproduced by two boundary currents, which
This paper provides an overview on the role of several endocrine factors in the regulation of the somatic growth (skeletal muscle and bone development) and body composition in meat-type poultry.The hormones of both the somatotrophic axis Traditional Knives (GH and IGFs) and the thyrotrophic (T4, T3) axis are a prerequisite for normal growth and dev