Concerns about methane (CH) emissions from rice, a staple sustaining over 3.5 billion people globally, are heightened due to its status as the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gases, driving climate change. Accurate quantification of CH emissions from rice fields is crucial for understanding gas concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic forced fitness centers to quickly adapt their entire offering to an online format. The subsequent health situation facilitated the maintenance of the online offer and has been a paradigm shift for sports centers. Success in the nowadays situation requires a proper understanding of what factors influence e-service quality and how these factors behave in relation to consumer satisfaction, attitudes toward online fitness services, and behavioral intentions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMajor histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) molecules are involved in immune responses against pathogens and vaccine candidates' immunogenicity. Immunopeptidomics for identifying cancer and infection-related antigens and epitopes have benefited from advances in immunopurification methods and mass spectrometry analysis. The mouse anti-MHC-II-DR monoclonal antibody L243 (mAb-L243) has been effective in recognising MHC-II-DR in both human and non-human primates.
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May 2024
Introduction: Ischemic priapism is a medical emergency that, if not treated, could lead to permanent erectile dysfunction. The association between cocaine and priapism is well-known; however, data on patient characteristics, treatment, and outcomes is missing. This work aimed to answer the research question: What are the characteristics, management strategies, and erectile prognosis of patients consuming cocaine and presenting with priapism?
Methods: We conducted a systematic review according to PRISMA guidelines and described our case series.
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disorder with pathological manifestations affecting multiple organ systems. Few studies have examined perioperative outcomes in patients with this disorder. The primary aim of this retrospective single-center comparative cohort analysis was to estimate the incidence of select perioperative complications in a population of SSc patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMerozoite surface antigen-1 is a glycoprotein expressed by Babesia bovis and is considered a vaccine candidate given that antibodies against it are able to partially block in vitro invasion of bovine erythrocytes. Despite this, no study to date has confirmed the target cell binding properties of the full MSA-1 or its fragments. This research has thus been focused on identifying protein regions playing a role in erythrocyte attachment, based on genetic diversity and natural selection analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe improvised and massive adoption of remote work in the context of COVID-19 has forced us to adapt homes as workspaces, which could promote development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This review explores the evidence for ergonomic factors associated with MSDs in teleworkers. .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFhave coevolved with mankind since its origins, adapting to different human groups. In America, has evolved into several subpopulations. We analysed the genome of 154 Colombian strains along with 1,091 strains from worldwide populations to discern the ancestry and adaption to Colombian people.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) has shown strong evidence of reliability, validity, and gender invariance, and there is some evidence of invariance across age, culture, and educational levels. So far, invariance across sexual orientation has not been studied, despite the number of works that relate well-being to sexual orientation. The SWLS should be invariant across sexual orientation to be able to compare group means.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe a case of unusually persistent vasoplegia in the postoperative course of a patient recovering after elective right robotic nephroureterectomy with intravesical salvage gemcitabine. In the treatment of patients with intravesical adjuvant therapy, gemcitabine may precipitate persistent vasoplegia requiring further fluid resuscitative efforts, vasopressor support, and other supportive management. This potential adverse event should be considered when all common causes of persistent vasoplegia are ruled out, such as shock related to bleeding, infection, allergic reaction, or pulmonary embolic phenomenon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study evaluates the influence of spirituality/religiosity (S/R) on the coping strategies used by people with cancer (breast and prostate) compared with those without cancer, in a sample of 445 Spanish participants (160 with cancer and 285 without). Significant interactions between the presence of cancer and S/R are observed in the use of coping strategies such as religion, humor and disconnection. Spirituality as a predictor variable through the use of religion as a strategy, increased the explanatory capacity of age by 58.
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March 2021
The objective of this study was to examine the role of spatial orientation in the performance of sport sailors. Participants were 30 elite male sailors from classes 420, Laser, Windsurfing RS:X and Windsurfing Techno, grouped into two categories: Monohull (18 sailors) and Windsurfing (12 sailors). Ages ranged between 13 and 18 years old (M = 15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysing pig class II mayor histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules is mainly related to antigen presentation. Identifying frequently-occurring alleles in pig populations is an important aspect to be considered when developing peptide-based vaccines. Colombian creole pig populations have had to adapt to local conditions since entering Colombia; a recent census has shown low amounts of pigs which is why they are considered protected by the Colombian government.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFparasites' invasion of their target cells is a complex, multi-step process involving many protein-protein interactions. Little is known about how complex the interaction with target cells is in and few surface molecules related to reticulocytes' adhesion have been described to date. Natural selection, functional and structural analysis were carried out on the previously described vaccine candidate merozoite surface protein 10 (MSP10) for evaluating its role during initial contact with target cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApical membrane antigen 1 is a microneme protein which plays an indispensable role during Apicomplexa parasite invasion. The detailed mechanism of AMA-1 molecular interaction with its receptor on bovine erythrocytes has not been completely defined in . This study was focused on identifying the minimum AMA-1-derived regions governing specific and high-affinity binding to its target cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFE-Lifestyles are individual forms of behavior in the digital environment that reflect the values, activities, interests, and opinions of consumers. Likewise, fitness Apps are considered technological tools for promoting physical activity online. Although there are studies related to sports lifestyles, it has not been analyzed yet how e-lifestyles are related to the use of fitness Apps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the complete genome sequences of three strains isolated from patients who resided in Tolima Department, Colombia, diagnosed with chronic gastritis. The genomes present an average length of 1.6 Mbp and 1,546 genes and correspond to different subpopulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most contagious veterinary viral diseases known, having economic, social and potentially devastating environmental impacts. The vaccines currently being marketed/sold around the world for disease control and prevention in bovines do not stimulate the production of antibodies having crossed reactions to different serotypes. This means that if an animal becomes infected by a serotype which has not been included in a vaccine then it will develop the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomen of Latin American origin in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and have a higher risk of mortality than non-Hispanic White women. Studies in U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Breast cancer is a worldwide public health problem; between 5% and 10% of the cases present familial aggregation explained by genes of high risk such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. The founding origin of the deletion BRCA1 3450del4 in Colombia has been previously reported. Objective: To carry out in six families from Tolima and Huila departments a descriptive analysis of the presence of the BRCA1 3450del4 mutation associated with breast cancer and familial aggregation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBovine leukocyte antigens (BoLA) have been used as disease markers and immunological traits in cattle due to their primary role in pathogen recognition by the immune system. A higher MHC allele diversity in a population will allow presenting a broader peptide repertoire. However, loss of overall diversity due to domestication process can decrease a population's peptide repertoire.
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