THE TREATMENT OF POST-BURN BREAST SCARS

This paper presents the case of a 36-year-old patient who has been the victim of a deflagration when she was 8 years old, suffering from IIb – III degree burns affecting the upper limbs, thorax and abdominal region. Following clinical evaluation, the therapeutic protocol was developed to address functional and aesthetic considerations. Recovering the right upper leg mobility, discontinuing the retraction of the scar, involving the brachial, axillary and mammary regions, as well as creating local premises in order to facilitate breast tissue expansion before breast reconstruction were the main objectives of reconstructive treatment. The evolution of the burn scars from her childhood requires staged surgical interventions while aiming to create optimal conditions for the development of the affected anatomical structures

Specialised sensorial block

In driving systems using working fluids, for monitoring the fluid’s parameters such as pressure, flow and temperature appropriate transducers are present in different areas of the system. Such an approach has certain disadvantages with regard to the installation and powering of the transducers as well as the transmission of the signals supplied by the transducers to the system’s electronics command block. Both hydraulic and pneumatic driving systems are considered. The paper proposes a sensor block which integrates the above mentioned sensors and eliminates the previously outlined disadvantages. The proposed block can be designed for an easy installation in a driving system containing a pneumatic linear motor; basically for a standardised motor one of the caps is replaced with the proposed block. An example is also shown for the integration of the proposed block in the structure of a pneutronic system

REVIEW ABOUT METAL PARTS RECONDITIONING

Paper realize a presentation of different deposition methods starting with the definition of this procedure including all the advantages and disadvantages. It is presented the welding technology with its different methods, the metalization method, all in order to choose the proper technology for different reconditioning situations in industry

The Dynamic Risk of COVID-19-Related Events in Vaccinated Healthcare Workers (HCWs) from a Tertiary Hospital in Bucharest, Romania: A Study Based on Active Surveillance Data

Our study describes the frequency and severity of COVID-19 in HCWs and estimates the dynamic risk of COVID-19-related events. We actively surveyed all HCWs from a tertiary infectious disease hospital from 26 February 2020 to 31 May 2023. Of 1220 HCWs, 62.9% (767) had at least one COVID-19 episode. The under 29 years (p = 0.0001) and 40–49 years (p = 0.01) age groups, nurses (p = 0.0001), and high-risk departments (p = 0.037) were characteristics significantly more frequent in HCWs with COVID-19 history. A higher percentage of boosters (53.2%; p < 0.0001) were registered in the uninfected group. The second episode of COVID-19 was significantly milder than the first. Data regarding clinical outcomes from 31 January 2021 to 31 May 2023 were analyzed in a follow-up study to determine the risk of COVID-19-related events. The Cox regression analysis revealed that HCWs with booster shots had a lower risk of COVID-19 across all events, symptomatic events, and moderate to severe events as adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) were: 0.71 (95%CI: 0.54–0.96), 0.23 (95%CI: 0.12–0.46), and 0.17 (95%CI: 0.07–0.43), respectively. Within the vaccinated subgroup, the HCWs with hybrid immunity and booster had aHR for all followed-up events of 0.42 (95%CI: 0.30–0.58), for symptomatic events of 0.52 (95%CI: 0.36–0.74), and 0.15 (95%CI: 0.03–0.66) for moderate to severe events. The risk of COVID-19 clinical events was lower for HCWs with at least one booster than those completely vaccinated