Introduction: In Bangladesh, the reported prevalence of mental disorders among adults varies from 6.5% to 31.0%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe specialised structure of the centromere is critical for effective chromosome segregation, but its repetitive nature makes it vulnerable to rearrangements. Centromere fragility can drive tumorigenesis, but protective mechanisms preventing fragility are still not fully understood. The PBAF chromatin remodelling complex is frequently misregulated in cancer, but its role in cancer is incompletely characterized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGovernment effectiveness, technological innovations and natural resources protection could play a critical role in carbon emission reductions and environment sustainability. The United Nations set 2023 as the years for the assessment of the achievement of the SDGs and as the period of assessment draws closer, understanding the progress made by the GCC become critical considering the region's heavy dependence on hydrocarbons. Employing Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) and Moments of Quantile Regression (MMQR) models with data spanning from 2000 to 2022, this study explored the role of government effectiveness, technological innovations, natural resource protection and carbon emissions in the GCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Current guidelines advise against platelet transfusion prior to emergent esophageal variceal band ligation (EVL) in cirrhotic patients with platelet counts below 50 × 10/μL. However, recommendations for elective EVL remain unclear. This study evaluates the outcomes of cirrhotic patients undergoing outpatient EVL.
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