Histopathological findings from the investigation of paediatric acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology, United Kingdom 2022

In 2022, there were global reports of increased numbers of acute hepatitis not explained by hepatitis A–E virus infection in children. This manuscript summarises histopathology results from 20 patients in the United Kingdom who underwent liver transplant or had a liver biopsy as part of aetiological investigations. All available histopathological samples were reviewed centrally as part of the outbreak investigation. A working group comprised of infection specialists, hepatologists and histopathologists met virtually to review the cases, presentation, investigations and histopathology. All 20 liver samples had evidence of inflammation without significant interface activity, and submassive confluent pan-lobular or multilobular hepatocellular necrosis. Overall, the predominant histopathological findings were of acute nonspecific hepatitis with submassive hepatic necrosis and central vein perivenulitis and endothelitis. Histopathological findings were a poor indicator of aetiology

Field testing of asphalt-emulsion radon-barrier system

Three years of laboratory and field testing have demonstrated that asphalt emulsion seals are effective radon diffusion barriers. Both laboratory and field tests in 1979, 1980 and 1981 have shown that an asphalt emulsion seal can reduce radon fluxes by greater than 99.9%. The effective diffusion coefficient for the various asphalt emulsion admix seals averages about 10/sup -6/ cm/sup 2//s. The 1981 joint field test is a culmination of all the technology developed to date for asphalt emulsion radon barrier systems. Preliminary results of this field test and the results of the 1980 field test are presented. 18 figures, 6 tables

Bundle Adjustment for Stereoscopic 3D

Abstract. The recent resurgence of stereoscopic 3D films has triggered a high demand for post-processing tools for stereoscopic image sequences. Camera motion estimation, also known as structure-from-motion (SfM) or match-moving, is an essential step in the post-processing pipeline. In order to ensure a high accuracy of the estimated camera parameters, a bundle adjustment algorithm should be employed. We present a new stereo camera model for bundle adjustment. It is designed to be applicable to a wide range of cameras employed in today’s movie productions. In addition, we describe how the model can be integrated efficiently into the sparse bundle adjustment framework, enabling the processing of stereoscopic image sequences with traditional efficiency and improved accuracy. Our camera model is validated by synthetic experiments, on rendered sequences, and on a variety of real-world video sequences.

How do nutrients and warming impact on plant communities and their insect herbivores? A 9-year study from a sub-Arctic heath

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