Revisional bariatric surgery following sleeve gastrectomy: a meta-analysis comparing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and one anastomosis gastric bypass.

Introduction: The number of bariatric operations is increasing each year. Sleeve gastrectomy is the most popular procedure; however, it often requires revision surgery because of insufficient weight loss, weight regain or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). The most popular revisional procedures are Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB).

A new perspective on the impacts of Spartina alterniflora invasion on Chinese wetlands in the context of climate change: A case study of the Jiuduansha Shoals, Yangtze Estuary.

Spartina alterniflora, an invasive plant, was introduced to the Chinese coastal zone in the early 90s. As an eco-engineering species, S. alterniflora not only alters saltmarsh species distributions, previously described as habitat degradation, but it also plays a vital role in coastal protection, especially for the development of recently emerged intertidal shoals.

Enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis of in-situ reduced of bismuth on BiOCl nanosheets and montmorillonite loading: Synergistic effect and mechanism insight.

Various improvement strategies have been developed to enhance the visible light photocatalytic properties of materials. In these enhancement strategies, bismuth, a non-noble metal-based plasma metal, is deposited on the surface of the photocatalyst, which can improve the visible light response and photocatalytic performance of the photocatalyst. Herein, we constructed montmorillonite loaded BiOCl nanosheets with in situ reduced bismuth by one-step hydrothermal method.

A Review of Two Decades of Conservation Efforts on Tigers, Co-Predators and Prey at the Junction of Three Global Biodiversity Hotspots in the Transboundary Far-Eastern Himalayan Landscape.

Addressing the effects of human-caused habitat destruction on free-ranging threatened large carnivores requires actions that go 'beyond borders' in conserving and protecting their habitat and prey base. In this review, we compiled information from available literature on 20 years of conservation efforts aimed at tigers, co-predators, and their prey in the Far-Eastern Himalayan Landscape that is situated at the confluence of three global biodiversity hotspots covering parts of India, Myanmar, and China. The vast area of the proven biodiversity-rich forested landscape is highly suitable for long-term survival of carnivores, such as tigers.

Camera Trapping to Assess Status and Composition of Mammal Communities in a Biodiversity Hotspot in Myanmar.

Tropical forests comprise a critically impacted habitat, and it is known that altered forests host a lower diversity of mammal communities. In this study, we investigated the mammal communities of two areas in Myanmar with similar environmental conditions but with great differences in habitat degradation and human disturbance. The main goal was to understand the status and composition of these communities in an understudied area like Myanmar at a broad scale.

Comparison of point transect distance and traditional acoustic point-count sampling of hoolock gibbons in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar.

Effective conservation demands more accurate and reliable methods of survey and monitoring of populations. Surveys of gibbon populations have relied mostly on mapping of groups in "listening areas" using acoustical point-count data. Traditional methods of estimating density in have usually used counts of gibbon groups within fixed-radius areas or areas bounded by terrain barriers to sound transmission, and have not accounted for possible decline in detectability with distance.

Impact of Hypertension on Cognitive Decline and Dementia.

Dementia reduces a person's ability to perform their activities of daily living and is the leading cause of morbidity worldwide. While most preventive measures are ineffective in reducing dementia risk, active treatment of hypertension in middle-aged and older adults without dementia may reduce the incidence of dementia. Hypertension is associated with vascular dementia but may also affect the manifestations of Alzheimer disease.

Sepiolite supported BiVO nanocomposites for efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: Insight into the interface effect towards separation of photogenerated charges.

Although the construction of clay-supported photocatalyst is a promising strategy to develop the low cost and high activity photocatalyst, only few works researched the effect of their interfaces on the photocatalytic performance. Herein, a monoclinic BiVO/sepiolite nanocomposite was fabricated as case to study the transport mechanism of photogenerated carries based on the interfaces effect. The obtained BiVO/sepiolite nanocomposites exhibited excellent visible light photocatalytic performance.

New species and new records of Tetranychidae (Acarina, Prostigmata) from Thailand.

Sampling efforts conducted in several provinces from Thailand disclosed three new species of tetranychid mites. Two of them belong to the genus Tetranychus, namely Tetranychus occultaspina sp. nov.

The susceptibility of Bandicota bengalensis from Rangoon, Burma to several anticoagulant rodenticides.

The baseline susceptibility of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis, from Rangoon, Burma, to five anticoagulant rodenticides was established with no-choice feeding in the laboratory. The susceptibility of lesser bandicoots to the several poisons (brodifacoum, difenacoum, diphacinone, coumatetralyl, and warfarin) was such that they were offered at a 0.001% concentration.