Publications by authors named "E W Meesters"
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- The study focused on nutrient sources affecting coral reef communities around the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) and identified three distinct water masses in the surrounding ocean.
- A fluctuating pycnocline was observed, indicating internal waves and the presence of oligotrophic waters with a deep chlorophyll-a maximum.
- Nutrient levels varied by island, showing lower inorganic nitrogen and phosphate around Bonaire and Curaçao, while higher chlorophyll-a levels were linked to urbanized areas, suggesting increased nutrient concentrations near population centers.
Aims: The effect of excess glucocorticoid receptor (GR) stimulation through glucocorticoid medication or cortisol on glucose metabolism is well established. There are genetic GR variants that result in increased or decreased GR stimulation. We aimed to determine the prevalence of genetic GR variants in different ethnic groups in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes, and we aimed to determine their association with age of diabetes onset and metabolic and inflammation parameters.
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- Cumulative impacts pose significant threats to marine and coastal ecosystems, prompting researchers to develop various methods to assess these impacts and their complex interactions.
- A systematic literature review identifies cutting-edge approaches that examine the interplay between climate change and human activities, ecosystem vulnerability, and the effects on ecosystem services.
- Despite advancements in technology and data availability, there's a noted scarcity of integrated methods that fully capture the dynamic responses of marine ecosystems to multiple pressures, highlighting the need for improved frameworks to support environmental management and policy objectives.
Background: Bariatric surgery induces various gastrointestinal (GI) modifications. We performed the first study longitudinally assessing the effect of bariatric surgery on faecal inflammatory biomarker levels and its relation with GI complaints.
Method: Faecal calprotectin, lactoferrin, and calgranulin-C levels were determined in 41 patients (34 Roux-en-Y [RYGB], 7 sleeves) before and at 6-16 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery.
Background: Long-term follow-up with blood tests is essential for bariatric surgery to be a successful treatment for obesity and related co-morbidities. Adverse effects, deficiencies, and metabolic improvements need to be controlled.
Objective: We investigated the effects of time and weight loss on laboratory results in each postoperative phase after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB).