Antibiofilm Activity of PDMS/TiO against through Inhibited Hydrophobic Recovery.

Coatings with antibiofilm properties are desirable for biomedical applications. Titanium dioxide (TiO) has been explored as an antimicrobial agent in materials development primarily due to it being an excellent photocatalyst. () is an emerging human fungal pathogen with known high resistance to oxidative stress.

Association between early blood urea nitrogen-to-albumin ratio and one-year post-hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients: a propensity score-matched study.

Background: Blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) is increasingly recognized as an early predictor for short-term outcomes in critically ill patients, but the association of BAR with long-term outcomes in critically ill surgical patients remains underexplored.

Methods: We enrolled consecutive patients who were admitted to surgical intensive care units (ICUs) at Taichung Veterans General Hospital between 2015 and 2020, and the dates of death were retrieved from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. In addition to Cox regression, we also used propensity score matching to determine the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for one-year post-hospital mortality of the variables.

Taste and pheromonal inputs govern the regulation of time investment for mating by sexual experience in male Drosophila melanogaster.

Males have finite resources to spend on reproduction. Thus, males rely on a 'time investment strategy' to maximize their reproductive success. For example, male Drosophila melanogaster extends their mating duration when surrounded by conditions enriched with rivals.

Pyrogenic reactions in hemodialysis patients, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Of 33,111 patients admitted to a large hospital in Vietnam from November 2000 through July 2001, a total of 303 were undergoing hemodialysis and had pyrogenic reactions (ie, fever and/or rigors). Ten case patients (3.3%) had documented bacteremia; pathogens were largely waterborne microorganisms.