Sentinel Enhanced Dengue Surveillance System - Puerto Rico, 2012-2022.

Problem/condition: Dengue is the most prevalent mosquitoborne viral illness worldwide and is endemic in Puerto Rico. Dengue's clinical spectrum can range from mild, undifferentiated febrile illness to hemorrhagic manifestations, shock, multiorgan failure, and death in severe cases. The disease presentation is nonspecific; therefore, various other illnesses (e.

Spark plasma sintered catalytic nickel-copper alloy and carbon nanotube electrodes for the hydrogen evolution reaction.

We report the proof-of-concept of spark plasma sintered (SPS) consolidated mesoporous composite catalytic electrodes based on nickel-copper alloys and carbon nanotubes for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. The optimized electrode (203 m g, 5 wt% NiCu) operated at -0.1 A cm (current of -0.

Comparison of computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the evaluation of body composition in patients with obesity.

Objective: a) To evaluate the accuracy of the pre-existing equations (based on cm2 provided by CT images), to estimate in kilograms (Kg) the body composition (BC) in patients with obesity (PwO), by comparison with Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). b) To evaluate the accuracy of a new approach (based on both cm2 and Hounsfield Unit parameters provided by CT images), using an automatic software and artificial intelligence to estimate the BC in PwO, by comparison with DXA.

Methods: Single-centre cross-sectional study including consecutive PwO, matched by gender with subjects with normal BMI.

Altered ureido protein modification profiles in seminal plasma extracellular vesicles of non-normozoospermic men.

Introduction: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been recognized as key players in numerous physiological functions. These vesicles alter their compositions attuned to the health and disease states of the organism. In men, significant changes in the proteomic composition(s) of seminal plasma EVs (sEVs) have already been found to be related to infertility.

A dominant negative mutation uncovers cooperative control of caudal Wolffian duct development by Sprouty genes.

The Wolffian ducts (WD) are paired epithelial tubules central to the development of the mammalian genitourinary tract. Outgrowths from the WD known as the ureteric buds (UB) generate the collecting ducts of the kidney. Later during development, the caudal portion of the WD will form the vas deferens, epididymis and seminal vesicle in males, and will degenerate in females.