A method for screening antifouling paints using the CIELAB coordinates of sp. under a flow-through condition.

A laboratory test with a flow-through system was designed and its applicability to testing antifouling paints of varying efficacies was investigated. Six different formulations of antifouling paints were prepared to have increased contents (0 to 40 wt%) of CuO. The test plates were initially aged for 45 days by rotating them at a speed of 10 knots inside a cylinder drum.

[Pediatric Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B with Pheochromocytoma Diagnosed after Perforation of a Colonic Diverticulum : A Case Report].

A 12-year-old girl was found to have decending colon diverticulum perforation and retroperitoneal abscess on computed tomography (CT) carried out to determine the cause of fever and stomachache. CT-guided drainage tube placement was performed. She was suspected of having MEN2B from her specific facial appearance, Marfan-like body shape and lingual mucosa neuroma.

Impact of Oral Health Status on Postoperative Complications and Functional Recovery After Cardiovascular Surgery.

Background: Poor oral health status can lead to a deteriorated level of general health and is common among patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. However, the effect of oral health status on postoperative outcomes in cardiovascular surgery patients remains unclear. Thus, we investigated the effect of preoperative oral health status on postoperative complications and functional recovery after cardiovascular surgery.

Relationship between oral health and physical frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Background: Oral health is important for maintaining general health and is associated with components of physical frailty among the elderly. Oral health problems are common in hospitalized patients; however, no reports on oral health problems pertain to patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The present study aimed to evaluate the association between oral health and physical frailty in these patients.

Phosphate Enrichment Hampers Development of Juvenile Acropora digitifera Coral by Inhibiting Skeleton Formation.

Coral reef degradation due to various local stresses, such as nutrient enrichment and terrestrial run-off into coastal waters, is an increasing global concern. Inorganic phosphates have been considered to possibly inhibit skeleton formation in corals. Despite many studies available on the effects of nutrients on corals, a clear consensus on how nutrients exert deteriorative effects on corals has not been established satisfactorily.