Changes in Sexual Functioning in Women with Severe Obesity After Bariatric Surgery: Impact of Postoperative Adherence to Mediterranean Diet.

Background: This study analyzes the effects of bariatric surgery on female sexual function, assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and explores the impact of adherence to the Mediterranean diet during the postoperative period.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted using a prospectively collected database, including heterosexual women with morbid obesity undergoing bariatric procedures. The FSFI questionnaire was applied before the intervention and 24 months after surgery.

The mountain papaya may be a possible reservoir of the Kashmir bee virus.

Background: The Kashmir bee virus (KBV) infects many species of Hymenoptera, including bees, wasps, and other pollinators, potentially contributing to honeybee population declines. KBV can cause death of bees. KBV can infect through both vertical transmission (from queen to larvae and vice versa) and horizontal transmission (via food contamination).

3D protoacoustic radiography: A proof of principle study.

We propose protoacoustic radiography (PAR), an imaging modality combining proton excitation and acoustic detection for three-dimensional (3D) imaging from a single proton projection. PAR avoids the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering in imaging by detecting ultrasound. Proton-induced acoustic waves propagate spherically, enabling 3D imaging from a single projection.

Tracking acetylcholinesterase inhibitor pesticides in the environment using the rapid transient of chlorophyll fluorescence.

Several home pesticides are organophosphorus compounds. These compounds inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, causing harmful effects on the health of biota. Through this research, the usefulness of Glycine max (soybean) and Cichorium intybus (chicory) plants as sentinels of organophosphorus compounds in the environment was successfully tested.