Skin Function Improvement and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Goat Meat Extract.

Chronic skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis, are characterized by a weakened skin barrier and persistent inflammation. Traditional treatments can frequently cause substantial side effects, emphasizing the need for safer alternatives. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of goat meat extract and its effects on improving skin function.

Modernizing load and emission factors for construction machinery based on real-world operation: Estimation of emission data in Korea.

The emissions inventory for non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) in Korea relies on laboratory engine tests, which do not accurately reflect the real-world emissions from construction machinery. Hence, standardized real-world test conditions suitable for the Korean environment were first designed based on the manufacturer's testing methods and previous research. Next, using portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS), data on exhaust emissions and load factor (LF) were collected and analyzed during real-world tests on three types of construction machinery (excavators, loaders, and forklifts) with high registration rates and emissions in Korean environment.

A propensity score-adjusted HRV analysis of social avoidance and distress in patients with panic disorders.

Panic disorder (PD) may accompany elevated social avoidance and distress (SAD). Higher SAD in patients with PD predicts a poorer prognosis and response to treatment. As heart rate variability (HRV) reflects the self-regulatory capacity underlying SAD, applying HRV to distinguish PD heterogeneity would be clinically beneficial in formulating personalized treatment strategies.

To Play or Not to Play? Effects of Playmate Familiarity and Social Isolation on Social Play Engagement in Three Laboratory Rat Strains.

Social play is a motivating and rewarding behavior displayed by juveniles of many mammalian species, including humans and rats. Social play is vital to the development of social skills. Autistic children show less social play engagement which may contribute to their impairments in social skills.

Two Different Clar's Sextets: Clar's Rule Does Not Necessarily Contradict the Global Pathway of Conjugated Macrocycles.

Two contradictory theories, Clar's sextet and resonance theory, explain the stability of conjugated macrocycles using localized and delocalized models, respectively. To reconcile these theories and gain better insights, PAH-containing porphyrinoids were chosen as a representative class of conjugated macrocycles. Two types of Clar's sextets were identified and proposed for the first time based on their interaction with global conjugated pathways: (i) shared sextets that integrate with and perturb the global resonance pathway, and (ii) independent sextets that are separate from the pathway and potentially stabilize or do not perturb it.