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Medicine

Povidone Iodine Rectal Preparation at Time of Prostate Needle Biopsy is a Simple and Reproducible Means to Reduce Risk of Procedural Infection
Jay D. Raman 1, Kathleen K. Lehman 1, Kalyan Dewan 2, Girish Kirimanjeswara 2
1Division of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 2Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn State University

Here, we present a protocol for use at the time of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate needle biopsy (TRUS PNB) that is a simple and cost-effective means to reduce infections following the procedure.

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Immunology and Infection

An Immunohistopathologic Study to Profile the Folate Receptor Beta Macrophage and Vascular Immune Microenvironment in Giant Cell Arteritis
Shirley Albano-Aluquin 1, Jozef Malysz 2, Michal Kidacki 3, Manohar Ratnam 4, Nancy J. Olsen 1
1Department of Medicine, Penn State University, 2Department of Pathology, Penn State University, 3Penn State College of Medicine, 4Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

The protocol illustrates the use of histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry to profile the folate receptor beta macrophage and its relationship with the total immune cell infiltrate in temporal artery biopsies in giant cell arteritis.

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Neuroscience

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury
Taewon Kim 1,2,3, Summer Fletcher 1, Claudia Gonzalez 4, Benjamin A. Philip 1
1Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, 3Department of Kinesiology, Penn State University, 4Department of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge

The block-building task provides a rapid, objective, quantitative measurement of how often individuals choose to use their left versus right hand for reach-to-grasp action. After unilateral peripheral nerve injury, patients often shift to near-total usage of one hand, the direction of which is not predictable from other clinical factors.

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