Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies.

Introduction: Debate on the association between the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and the risk of developing cancer has been ongoing for decades. This study aimed to generate reliable results by analysing observational studies published in the decade after our last meta-analysis was conducted.

Methods: We searched Embase and Medline databases on 21 January 2021 for cohort and case-control studies.

Unveiling the Effects of Nanostructures and Core Materials on Charge-Transport Dynamics in Heterojunction Electrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.

Understanding the photogenerated charge-transport dynamics of metal oxide electrodes is the key to providing a strategy for practical improvement in the photoelectrochemical reaction activity. Here, we analyze the electron transport of a 3D bicontinuous SnO/BiVO nanostructured photoelectrode by intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy. We compare this electrode with 3D WO/BiVO and planar-type bilayer SnO/BiVO electrodes.

High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from long-term care facilities in Korea.

The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time the prevalence and types of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase (PABL) in Enterobacteriaceae in Korean long-term care facilities (LTCFs). ESBL rates were 45.3% (72/159) in Escherichia coli and 42.