Association of commingled human skeletal remains by their elemental profile using handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

When multiple sets of skeletonized human remains exist in the same context, they can become commingled due to multifactorial circumstances that affect the postmortem environment. Numerous techniques exist for reassociating commingled skeletal remains (e.g.

Promoting long-acting reversible contraception among post-abortion clients with a provider-comparison intervention: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Nepal.

Background: Although long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is more effective and longer lasting than short-acting methods, uptake remains low among post-abortion clients. Using a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial, we evaluate the impact of a provider-level peer-comparison intervention to encourage choice of LARC in Nepal among post-abortion clients.

Methods: The intervention used prominently displayed monthly posters comparing the health clinic's previous month performance on LARC uptake against peer clinics.

Reassociation of Skeletal Remains Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.

A major challenge in forensic anthropology and bioarcheology is the development of fast and effective methods for sorting commingled remains. This study assesses how portable laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) can be used to group skeletal remains based on their elemental profiles. LIBS spectra were acquired from the remains of 45 modern skeletons, with a total data set of 8388 profiles from 1284 bones.

Detection of an emerging pathogen: A real time qualitative pcr assay targeting Haematospirillum jordaniae for EDTA whole blood and plasma clinical specimens.

Haematospirillum jordaniae is a gram-negative bacterium that has been identified in the blood of septic patients. The environmental source or potential zoonotic host of this bacterium, recently described as a human bacterial pathogen is unknown. An increasing number of H.

Dietary Super-Doses of Cholecalciferol Fed to Aged Laying Hens Illustrates Limitation of 24,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol Conversion.

Background: Older humans taking high concentrations of vitamin D supplementation for a prolonged time may be at risk of vitamin D toxicity. It is unclear how dietary super-doses (10,000 times greater than the requirement) can affect vitamin D status in aged animals. Aged laying hens could be a model to compare vitamin D supplementation effects with women in peri- or postmenopausal stages of life.