Publications by authors named "A R Osborn"
Modulating immune function is a critical strategy in cancer and atherosclerosis treatments. For cancer, boosting or maintaining the immune system is crucial to prevent tumor growth. However, in vascular disease, mitigating immune responses can decrease inflammation and slow atherosclerosis progression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Determine if a flexed-neck posture during flexible nasolaryngoscopy (FNL) improves visualization of the subglottis.
Study Design: Retrospective review of children undergoing FNL in the neutral (FNL) and flexed-neck (FN-FNL) positions.
Setting: Tertiary children's hospital.
Information Needs of Australian Families Living with Craniosynostosis: A Qualitative Study.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J
November 2024
Objective: Craniosynostosis is considered a lifelong condition, yet relatively little focus has been directed toward ascertaining the information needs of Australian families. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the information needs of Australian parents whose child has been diagnosed with nonsyndromic or syndromic craniosynostosis.
Design: Twenty-one online narrative interviews were conducted with parents of children with craniosynostosis (aged between 4 months and 20 years).
Article Synopsis
- Researchers have identified the ebo cluster, a group of genes found in various bacteria and algae, which has different roles including a defense mechanism in bacterial strains against nematode grazing.
- In cyanobacteria, the ebo cluster aids in transporting the scytonemin monomer within the cell.
- The study reveals that EboD proteins from this cluster convert mannose 6-phosphate into a new compound, potentially serving as a signaling molecule or transporter, thus expanding the understanding of sugar phosphate cyclases.
Over 21 days of cold storage, the quality and microbial composition of beef steaks in response to different high-CO packaging conditions achieved by flushing gas mixtures or embedding gas emitters into the packages were studied. The results revealed that the high levels of CO, achieved by either the gas flushing or the CO emitter pads, effectively controlled the number of aerobic counts. The headspace CO increased quickly in response to using the CO emitter pads, and the meat samples presented different pH levels and surface color (a* and b*) values compared to the samples packaged with the gas flushing technique.
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