Vascular plants dataset of the herbarium (HSS) of Agrarian Research Institute Finca "La Orden-Valdesequera" (CICYTEX), Extremadura, Spain.

The HSS herbarium database includes 69,397 records of vascular plant taxa, representing 91.1% of the herbarium's specimens as for December, 2019, which are available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) website (accessible at https://doi.org/10.

Advances in Microfluidics-Based Technologies for Single Cell Culture.

Single cell culture has been considered one of the fundamental tools for single cell studies. Complex biological systems evolve from single cells, and the cells within biological systems are intrinsically heterogeneous. Therefore, culturing and understanding the behaviors of single cells are of great interest for both biological research and clinical studies.

Possible Mechanisms Involved in the Vasorelaxant Effect Produced by Anorexigenic Drugs in Rat Aortic Rings.

Anorexigenics are compounds capable of reducing or suppressing appetite. Their three main types act on different neurotransmitters, either norepinephrine, serotonin or a combination of both. Among the drugs that act on norepinephrine are fenproporex, amfepramone and clobenzorex.

Using RegulonDB, the Escherichia coli K-12 Gene Regulatory Transcriptional Network Database.

In RegulonDB, for over 25 years, we have been gathering knowledge by manual curation from original scientific literature on the regulation of transcription initiation and genome organization in transcription units of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome. This unit describes six basic protocols that can serve as a guiding introduction to the main content of the current version (v9.4) of this electronic resource.

Atomic layer deposition of Pd and Pt nanoparticles for catalysis: on the mechanisms of nanoparticle formation.

The deposition of Pd and Pt nanoparticles by atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been studied extensively in recent years for the synthesis of nanoparticles for catalysis. For these applications, it is essential to synthesize nanoparticles with well-defined sizes and a high density on large-surface-area supports. Although the potential of ALD for synthesizing active nanocatalysts for various chemical reactions has been demonstrated, insight into how to control the nanoparticle properties (i.

Antiretroviral drugs do not interfere with bryostatin-mediated HIV-1 latency reversal.

Although an effective combination of antiretroviral therapy (cART) controls HIV-1 viraemia in infected patients, viral latency established soon after infection hinders HIV-1 eradication. It has been shown that bryostatin-1 (BRY) inhibits HIV-infection in vitro and reactivates the latent virus through the protein kinase C-NF-κB pathway. We determined the in vitro potential effect of BRY in combination with currently used antiretroviral drugs.

Issues of data governance associated with data mining in medical research: experiences from an empirical study.

This chapter is a review of data mining techniques used in medical research. It will cover the existing applications of these techniques in the identification of diseases, and also present the authors' research experiences in medical disease diagnosis and analysis. A computational diagnosis approach can have a significant impact on accurate diagnosis and result in time and cost effective solutions.

Evidence for the introduction of lethal Chytridiomycosis affecting wild betic midwife toads (Alytes dickhilleni).

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is an unpredictable pathogen for European amphibian species, and existing field surveillance studies likely underestimate the scope of its distribution and effects. Mass mortality episodes recorded in Europe indicate that investigations of unstudied species should focus on members of the frog family Alytidae. Here, we report the combined results of a field survey and laboratory observations of field collected Alytes dickhilleni.

[Characterization of urinary tract symptoms and quality of life in patients with double-pig-tailed ureteral stents].

Objectives: To prospectively assess the prevalence of urinary tract symptoms caused by indwelling ureteral stents and how they affect their quality of life using an specific questionnaire.

Material And Methods: A total of 100 patients with unilateral indwelling ureteral stents were asked to complete an specific questionnaire that include questions on urinary symptoms: dysuria, frequency of urination, incomplete empting, urgency, incontinence, haematuria and bother or pain associated with urinary stents affecting the daily activities of the patients. They were also asked to compete International Prostate Symptoms Score questionnaire and a question on quality of life.

[Clinical experience and results of ESWL treatment for 1.000 consecutive patients with the Siemens Lithostar Modularis].

Patients And Methods: We describe the outcome of the treatment of 1.000 consecutive patients treated since may 2000 to december 2003 with Siemens Lithostar Modularis to evaluate the efficacy of this new lithotripter

Results: 60.5% male and 39.

[Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of urolithiasis in patients with urinary diversion].

We evaluate the efficacy of ESWL in the management of calculi in patients with urinary diversion. We treated 5 patients who suffered from urinary lithiasis after urinary diversion post cistectomy. We managed the patients with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in monotherapy with a Siemens Lithostar Modularis device.

[Acute cell rejection in ex vivo model of swine-human renal xenotransplantation].

Objective: Ex vivo perfusion model of pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation to evaluate human antiporcine xenograft rejection once hyperacute rejection (HAR) is avoided.

Methods: Pig kidneys were perfused for 3 hours with pig blood (group 1; n = 5), human blood (group 2; n = 5), complement heat inactivated human blood (group 3; n = 5), platelet-depleted human blood (group 4; n = 5); and xenoreactive natural antibodies (XNA)-depleted human blood (group 5; n = 5). Tissue samples were studied with immunoperoxidase techniques.

RegulonDB (version 4.0): transcriptional regulation, operon organization and growth conditions in Escherichia coli K-12.

RegulonDB is the primary database of the major international maintained curation of original literature with experimental knowledge about the elements and interactions of the network of transcriptional regulation in Escherichia coli K-12. This includes mechanistic information about operon organization and their decomposition into transcription units (TUs), promoters and their sigma type, binding sites of specific transcriptional regulators (TRs), their organization into 'regulatory phrases', active and inactive conformations of TRs, as well as terminators and ribosome binding sites. The database is complemented with clearly marked computational predictions of TUs, promoters and binding sites of TRs.

Comparison of dexketoprofen trometamol and dipyrone in the treatment of renal colic.

Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been widely used for pain relief in patients with renal colic. Dexketoprofen trometamol is an NSAID that has demonstrated good analgesic efficacy and a good safety profile after oral administration in different models of acute and chronic pain.

Objective: To assess the analgesic efficacy and safety of single intramuscular doses of dexketoprofen trometamol (25 and 50mg) compared with dipyrone (2g) in moderate to severe pain due to renal colic.