Exploring the association between type 2 diabetes and fecal incontinence in american adults: insights from a large cross-sectional study.

Background: The relationship between fecal incontinence (FI) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been well recognized, but a comprehensive understanding of this relationship is lacking, taking into account demographic factors and lifestyle variables.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional approach, 13,510 adults aged 20 years and older were identified from the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (ORs), and further subgroup analyses and propensity score analysis were performed to ensure stable results.

In vitro antifungal and physicochemical properties of polymerized acrylic resin containing strontium-modified phosphate-based glass.

Acrylic resins are widely used as the main components in removable orthodontic appliances. However, poor oral hygiene and maintenance of orthodontic appliances provide a suitable environment for the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, strontium-modified phosphate-based glass (Sr-PBG) was added to orthodontic acrylic resin at 0% (control), 3.

Efficacy of a Lower Back Intensive Rehabilitation Program in Occupational Injury Patients and Characteristics of Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND The Lower Back Intensive Rehabilitation Program (LBIRP) was developed by hospitals affiliated with the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service to support patients with lower back pain caused by occupational injuries. We studied the characteristics of patients who participated in this program to assess its efficacy and suggest areas for program quality improvement. MATERIAL AND METHODS This large-scale retrospective cohort study analyzed the electronic medical records and occupational injury insurance data of patients with lower back damage due to occupational injuries who participated in the LBIRP in hospitals affiliated with the Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service between April 2017 and 2020.

Identification of Two New Races of Causing Powdery Mildew in Melon in South Korea.

Powdery mildew caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus poses a serious threat to melon ( L.) production worldwide. Frequent occurrences of the disease in different regions of South Korea hints at the potential existence of several races which need to be identified.

Unsaturated fatty acids protect trophoblast cells from saturated fatty acid-induced autophagy defects.

Dysregulated serum fatty acids are associated with a lipotoxic placental environment, which contributes to increased pregnancy complications via altered trophoblast invasion. However, the role of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in trophoblastic autophagy has yet to be explored. Here, we demonstrated that prolonged exposure of saturated fatty acids interferes with the invasiveness of human extravillous trophoblasts.

Primo Vessel Stressed by Lipopolysaccharide in Rabbits.

For tracking the primo vascular system, we observed the primo vessels in vivo in situ using the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) response in the lymphatic vessels of a rabbit. Injection of LPS (200 μg/kg) into the lymph nodes resulted in greatly stained primo vessels, which were swollen in some cases. We were able to obtain comparative images through alcian blue and diaminobenzidine staining, which clearly showed different morphologies of the primo vessels.

Observation of a long primo vessel in a lymph vessel from the inguinal node of a rabbit.

Though primo vessels are frequently found in the lymph near the abdominal aorta of rabbit by Alcian blue dye, the reproductions are still difficult to require considerable skills and technical know-how at dissected tissue of animal species. However, in the inguinal lymph node of a rabbit we found a long-type primo vascular system (LTP) dyed with Alcian blue, from an abdominal lymph vessel to an inguinal lymph node. The length of LTP was over an average length of 9.