Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a global health problem with limited therapeutic options. The biochemical mechanisms that lead to this disorder are not yet fully understood, and in this respect, metabolomics represents a promising approach to decipher metabolic events related to AUD. The plasma metabolome contains a plethora of bioactive molecules that reflects the functional changes in host metabolism but also the impact of the gut microbiome and nutritional habits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCaregivers have been exposed to important stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic leading to important mental health issues. Previous researches showed that nurses were particularly emotionally affected compared to physicians. To study the differences in psychological symptoms between nurses and physicians during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as three months later and to compare the predictors of these symptoms between both professions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXylem air embolism is the primary cause of drought-related tree mortality. Phenotypic plasticity of xylem traits is key for species acclimation to environmental variability and evolution. It is widely believed that plants increase xylem embolism resistance in response to drought.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn innovative approach to chalcogenide precursor synthesis and their subsequent use for the production of CdX (X = S, Se, Te) quantum dots (QDs) in water under scalable and intensified continuous flow conditions is introduced. Herein, tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP) is identified as a novel, efficient and water-soluble vehicle for chalcogenide transfer to form CdX QDs under aqueous conditions. A comprehensive exploration of critical process parameters, including pH, chalcogen excess, and residence time, utilizing a Design of Experiments (DoE) approach is reported.
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