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SIGNIFICANCE Our study provides new insights into the protein repertoire of primary equine granulocytes and identifies protein abundance changes associated to equine recurrent uveitis (ERU), an organ specific, spontaneously occurring autoimmune disease. We show that granulocyte proteins with increased abundance in ERU strongly associate to RAF/MAP kinase signaling, MHC-I antigen presentation and neutrophil degranulation, pointing to a more activated state of these cells in ERU cases. Since cells were obtained in quiescent stage of disease, latent activation of granulocytes underlines the role of these innate immune cells in ERU. These findings are highly relevant for veterinary medicine, further establishing the importance of granulocytes in this T cell-driven autoimmune disease. Moreover, they have translational quality for autoimmune uveitis in man, due to strong similarity in disease occurrence, progression and pathogenesis. In almost all of the literature examining the relation between cannabis use and cannabis-related harms, researchers have neglected to include quantity measures of cannabis use. The study aims to assess whether cannabis (1) quantity predicts harms; and (2) quantity might interact with other key variables (age, gender, and frequency of use) vis-à-vis the outcomes. Using the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III), the current study (n = 36,309; n = 3,339 past-year cannabis users) employed a logistic-regression approach to assess the cross-sectional relations between the continuous variables of cannabis-use quantity and frequency and two Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-5 (AUDADIS-5) DSM-5-based outcomes past-year cannabis-use disorder (CUD) and past-year cannabis-related problems (CRP). In the CUD model, the key variables log quantity [OR = 1.98 (95 % CI, 1.64;2.39), p < 0.001], log frequency [OR = 1.78 (95 % CI, 1.62;1.96), p < 0.001] and the log-quantity-by-log-frequency interaction [OR = 0.83 (95 % CI, 0.75;0.93), p = 0.002] were statistically significant. The final CRP model included the following main predictors log quantity [OR = 2.13 (95 % CI, 1.70;2.66), p = <0.001], log frequency [OR = 1.50 (95 % CI, 1.36;1.65), p = <0.001], and a log-quantity-by-log-frequency interaction [OR = 0.82 (95 % CI, 0.73;0.93), p = 0.002]. The quantity-by-frequency interactions in both models showed that the relative effect of quantity on cannabis-use disorders and cannabis-related problems decreased as frequency increased, and vice versa.The quantity-by-frequency interactions in both models showed that the relative effect of quantity on cannabis-use disorders and cannabis-related problems decreased as frequency increased, and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to compare the changes of the condylar axis, the anteroposterior condylar position relative to the glenoid fossa, after intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO). 21 patients diagnosed as skeletal class III malocclusion underwent IVRO and were followed according to the authors' postoperative management regimen. The three-dimensional positions of the condyles were evaluated by cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT) at pre-op, post-op, and at follow-up. CBCT images were referenced to assess the condylar axis change and the anteroposterior condylar position in the glenoid fossa. A repeated-measures analysis of variance (P<0.05) also was performed. After surgery, both the axial condylar angles and the anteroposterior condylar position were significantly different (P<0.05). The coronal condylar axis rotated outwardly. The anteroposterior condylar position in the glenoid fossa had moved from the concentric to the anterior position. But the condyle changes between post-op and follow-up (P>0.05) were insignificant. With postoperative intermaxillary elastic traction, the condyles changed their positions physiologically for newly established jaw movement after IVRO.With postoperative intermaxillary elastic traction, the condyles changed their positions physiologically for newly established jaw movement after IVRO.We use currently 3 types of new mandibular osteotomies (a shortened Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO), associated or not with Chin Wing or Mini Wing). Chin osteotomy is a modified genioplasty extended along the basilar border and the angles of the mandible. These osteotomies are associated with a risk of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) damage. selleckchem We prospectively studied 113 consecutive patients operated on by the same surgeon who underwent one of the following procedures (1) isolated BSSO, (2) BSSO with a Chin Wing, (3) BSSO with a Mini Wing, (4) isolated Chin Wing. We analyzed rates of IAN damage and impact on the patients' life by using a subjective questionnaire administered at the patient's 1 year follow up appointment between June 2018 and August 2019. Sixty-seven patients underwent isolated BSSO, 24 BSSO with Mini Wing, 13 BSSO with Chin Wing, and 9 Chin Wing only. Our analysis reveals that nerve damage is greater in the BSSO group associated with Chin Wing (50% vs. 21.6%; p=0.006). However, there is no significant difference between nerve damage in the Mini wing group and the isolated BSSO group (27.1% vs. 21.6%; p=0.432). In the isolated Chin Wing group, the inferior alveolar nerve damage rate was 11%. There is no significant difference between the groups with regard to the impact of the nerve damage on the patients' life. In case of BSSO with concomitant Wing osteotomy, we conclude that Mini Wing osteotomies cause less nerve related morbidity than Chin Wing.New 3D digital technologies can be applied to implant-supported ear prostheses to restore anatomical structures damaged by cancer, dysplasia, or trauma. However, several factors influence the accuracy of implant positioning using a cranial template. This pilot study describes an innovative navigated flapless surgery for craniofacial implants, prosthetically guided by 3D planning of the ear prosthesis. Laser surface scanning of the face allowed for mapping of the healthy ear onto the defect site, and projection of the volume and position of the final prosthesis. The projected ear volume was superimposed on the skull bone image obtained by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), performed with the navigation system marker plate positioned in the patient's mouth. The craniofacial implants were fitted optimally to the ear prosthesis. After system calibration, real-time navigated implant placement based on the virtual planning was performed with minimally invasive flapless surgery under local anesthesia. After 3 months of healing, digital impressions of the implants were made, and the digital manufacturing workflow was completed to manufacture the ear prosthesis anchored to the craniofacial implants.