The interaction of ultraviolet radiation with biological matter results in direct damage such as pyrimidine dimers in DNA. It also results in indirect damage provoked by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) catalyzed by photosensitizers. Photosensitizers can be endogenous (e.g., tryptophan) or exogenous (e.g., TiO2 and other photostable…[Read more]

These nanocapsules possessed extremely weak cellular interaction and could avoid uptake by endothelial cells (HUVEC), immune cells (RAW 264.7), and tumor cells (H22), selectively depriving extracellular arginine. Besides, these nanocapsules increased the blood half-life time of ADI from the initial 2 h to 90 h and efficiently avoided its immune or…[Read more]

Participants’ tendency to be more supportive of the one-off proposal than the general rule was significantly reduced when they evaluated the two proposals jointly as opposed to separately. Finally, the effect also occurred in sacrificial moral dilemmas, a general phenomenon occurring in multiple moral contexts. We discuss possible explanations of…[Read more]

Zinc deficiency is a major public health problem in vulnerable populations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Biofortification of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with zinc has the potential to alleviate zinc deficiencies. However, as plant breeding processes can alter grain culinary quality and favorable sensory attributes, grain quality and consumer…[Read more]

05) variables (except excretion of chloride) measured. Compared to the patients with favorable renal outcome, the patients (n=10) who later developed ESKD had significantly (P < .01) lower GFR and reduced urinary excretion of all measured electrolytes except calcium. Consistently, urine β-2 microglobulin and serum parathyroid hormone and…[Read more]

Copeptin is a hypothalamic stress hormone that is synthesized in the hypothalamus together with Arginine-vasopressin and circulated from the neurohypophysis in equimolar amounts and can indicate the individual stress level. The aim of this study was to investigate the plasma copeptin level for childhood migraine headache. In this study, total…[Read more]

To document the development and clinician evaluation of a psychoeducational and support tool the return to work after traumatic brain injury app (RTW after TBI app). Co-design of the app involved the collaboration of traumatic brain injury (TBI) /vocational rehabilitation (VR) expert researchers (n = 4) and lived experience co-designers (in…[Read more]

e appearance of a Y, which can be identified from the T2-weighted sagittal images.Giant pandas are the flagship species in world conservation. Due to bamboo being the primary food source for giant pandas, dental wear is common owing to the extreme toughness of the bamboo fiber. Even though research on tooth enamel wear in humans and domestic…[Read more]

CONCLUSION A clear understanding of the burden of TB in adolescents that is reflected in disaggregated data reported at the country level is imperative in order to address the specific challenges to care in this high-risk group.We included 39,524 COVID-19 Omicron and 51,481 Delta cases reported in Norway from December 2021 to January 2022. We…[Read more]

0% and 80.2% to 90.1% and 92.5% when they used the nomogram. The NRI of the two radiologists were 0.262 and 0.318, and the IDI were 0.322 and 0.405. According to DCA, the nomogram showed a higher net benefit than the radiomics signature or unaided radiologists. Cross-validation showed the outcome of radiomics analysis may not be influenced by…[Read more]

Salinity is considered one of the most devastating environmental stresses that drastically curtails the productivity and quality of crops across the world […].Neurodegenerative protein conformational diseases are characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of metastable proteins encoded within the host genome. The host is also home to…[Read more]

The national otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OHNS) landscape of transgender and nonbinary/gender-nonconforming (TNG) care education and gender-affirming surgical training is variable with limited availability. However, specialized and innovative training with breadth and depth is available at select training sites focusing on facial and/or…[Read more]

Our results provide mitochondrial genome information for further studies on Chaohu ducks and lays a foundation for germplasm resources conservation.

It is uncertain whether an association exists for decreases in driving pressure and the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients undergoing selective lung resection…[Read more]