Bridging the gaps through environmental DNA: A review of critical considerations for interpreting the biodiversity data in coral reef ecosystems.

Coral reefs, the rainforests of the sea, are vital hotspots for marine biodiversity. However, the persistent challenge of climate change directly threatens the delicate balance of coral reef ecosystems, impacting myriad species and critical ecosystem services. Therefore, this comprehensive review critically discusses the associated challenges in assessing and preserving coral reef diversity, emphasizing the need for novel biomonitoring techniques due to the elusive and cryptic nature of many reef organisms.

Quantification of Urinary Exosomal Prostate-Specific Antigen for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Using Clinical Laboratory-Based Techniques: Protocol for a Case-Control Study.

Background: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and represents a major public health problem. The current method for the diagnosis or screening of prostate cancer is invasive and costly. There have been renewed and innovative studies searching for urinary biomarkers to aid in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, especially with technologies based on urinary exosomes.

Assessing men with opioid use disorder for testosterone deficiency after the development of symptoms.

Objective: Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) have reduced life expectancy and inferior outcomes when treated for depression, diabetes, and fractures. Their elevated risk of testosterone deficiency may contribute to all of these relationships, however few individuals prescribed opioids are evaluated with testosterone assays. The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with opioid use disorder are evaluated for testosterone deficiency after development of a symptom that may merit investigation, such as erectile dysfunction (ED).

Efficient crystal structure materials as reactive sorbent for the CO and CH adsorption and storage.

The efficient dirubidium cobalt bis(dihydrogendiphosphate) dihydrate compound is successfully synthesized in a solution and used as a reactive sorbent for the CO and CH gases adsorption and storage. A crystal of this RbCo(HPO)·2HO compound has been isolated and characterized by single X-ray diffraction analysis and was found to crystallize in the triclinic system ( ) with the cell parameters (Å): 6.980(1), 7.