Food for thought: Making the case for food produced via regenerative agriculture in the battle against non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs).

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a global health challenge, leading to substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic strain. Our review underscores the escalating incidence of NCDs worldwide and highlights the potential of regenerative agriculture (RA) products in mitigating these diseases. We also explore the efficacy of dietary interventions in NCD management and prevention, emphasizing the superiority of plant-based diets over those high in processed foods and red meat.

Imine-Functionalized Triazatriangulenium Platforms: Towards an Artificial Ciliated Epithelium.

Triazatriangulenium (TATA) platforms have been used to prepare highly ordered, self-assembled monolayers of free- and vertically standing imines on Au(111) surfaces. Upon irradiation, the imines undergo trans-cis isomerization and a fast thermal reaction (t1/2 =0.58 s at 20 °C) back to the more stable trans form.

X-ray spectroscopy characterization of azobenzene-functionalized triazatriangulenium adlayers on Au(111) surfaces.

Triazatriangulenium (TATA) platform molecules allow the preparation of functionalized surfaces with well-defined lateral spacings of freestanding functional groups. Using scanning tunneling microscopy, synchrotron-based X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and complementary density functional theory calculations the chemical composition and orientational order of adlayers of functionalized azobenzene containing TATA platform molecules were characterized. According to these studies the molecules are chemically intact on the surface after self-assembly from solution and exhibit a well-defined adsorption geometry where the azobenzene units are oriented almost perpendicular to the surface.

"Maturational" globin switching in primary primitive erythroid cells.

Mammals have 2 distinct erythroid lineages. The primitive erythroid lineage originates in the yolk sac and generates a cohort of large erythroblasts that terminally differentiate in the bloodstream. The definitive erythroid lineage generates smaller enucleated erythrocytes that become the predominant cell in fetal and postnatal circulation.

Rapid isolation of single-chain antibodies for structural genomics.

High throughput approaches to structural genomics requires expression, purification, and crystallization of proteins derived from predicted open reading frames cloned into a host organism, typically E. coli. Early results from this approach suggest that the success rate of obtaining well diffracting crystals from eukaryotic proteins is disappointingly low.

[Silent myocardial ischemia in long-term ECG with various mani festations of coronary heart disease].

Silent myocardial ischaemia seems to be of prognostic value in coronary artery disease. We examined 47 patients with coronary artery disease: 1. 20 patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI), 2.

[Comparison of the suitability of first time and related blood donors].

In order to lessen the fear of transfusion-transmitted AIDS, formalized autologous and directed donation programs have been established. The advantages of directed donations, however, have been questioned. A comparison of the qualification of first time homologous and directed donations showed in our groups significant differences for HBsAg positivity, ESR and hemoglobin.

The role of interstitial therapy in present day radiotherapy.

The role of interstitial therapy in the treatment of malignant tumors is discussed. With interstitial therapy, the tumor is accurately localized under general anesthesia, irradiation is limited to the tumor-bearing volume of tissues with minimal irradiation of normal structures, and treatment time is shorter than with external beam therapy. Disadvantages include its rather limited clinical application, more complicated dosimetry, the higher level of technical skill required in the surgical procedure, and radiation exposure of operator and personnel.