D-D dentition superimposition for individual identification: A study of an Eastern Chinese population.

Recently, 3D dental intraoral scanning technology has been developed rapidly and applied widely in everyday dental practice. Since 3D dental scanning could provide valuable personal information, it enabled researchers to develop novel procedures for individual identification through D-D dentition superimposition. This study aimed to test the applicability of this method in an Eastern Chinese population and propose a threshold for personal identification.

Initial respiratory support modality and outcome in preterm infants with less than 32 weeks of gestation in China: A multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Background: For initial respiratory management, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is increasingly used for preterm infants, especially for gestational age less than 32 weeks. However, neonatologists are concerned about the potential risks of CPAP support failure.

Objectives: To examine the association between different initial respiratory support modalities and the outcomes of preterm infants at <32 weeks of gestation across multiple neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in China.

The Inflammatory Heart Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments.

The inflammation of the heart muscles, such as myocarditis, the membrane sac which surrounds the heart called as pericarditis, and the inner lining of the heart or the myocardium, heart muscle as endocarditis are known as the inflammatory heart diseases. Inflammation of heart is caused by known infectious agents, viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites, and by toxic materials from the environment, water, food, air, toxic gases, smoke, and pollution, or by an unknown origin. Myocarditis is induced by infection of heart muscle by virus like sarcoidosis and immune diseases.

Myocardial Infarction: Symptoms and Treatments.

Myocardial infarction (MI) is a term used for an event of heart attack which is due to formation of plaques in the interior walls of the arteries resulting in reduced blood flow to the heart and injuring heart muscles because of lack of oxygen supply. The symptoms of MI include chest pain, which travels from left arm to neck, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, vomiting, abnormal heart beating, anxiety, fatigue, weakness, stress, depression, and other factors. The immediate treatment of MI include, taking aspirin, which prevents blood from clotting, and nitro-glycerin to treat chest pain and oxygen.

Rheumatic Heart Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments.

Rheumatic heart disease is a major problem in developing countries and is the cause of most of the cardiovascular mortality in young people, leading to about 250,000 deaths per year worldwide. This disease results from an abnormal autoimmune response to group A streptococci infection in a genetically susceptible host. The acute rheumatic fever, the precursor to rheumatic heart disease, can affect various organs and lead to irreversible valve damage and heart failure.

Congenital Heart Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatments.

The congenital heart disease includes abnormalities in heart structure that occur before birth. Such defects occur in the fetus while it is developing in the uterus during pregnancy. About 500,000 adults have congenital heart disease in USA (WebMD, Congenital heart defects medications, www.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing dramatically especially in developing countries like India. CVD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There has been a growing awareness of the role of nutrients in the prevention of CVD.

A temporary stent graft as a new shunt for juxtahepatic vena cava injury.

Background: Juxtahepatic vena cava (JHC) injury is difficult to handle because of JHC injury's specific position and liver obstruction. The traditional shunt method initially appeared to be useful but ultimately failed. Simple and effective methods are needed to solve it.

Spermidine affects the transcriptome responses to high temperature stress in ripening tomato fruit.

Objective: High temperature adversely affects quality and yield of tomato fruit. Polyamine can alleviate heat injury in plants. This study is aimed to investigate the effects of polyamine and high temperature on transcriptional profiles in ripening tomato fruit.

Three Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitors from the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii and the characterization, function analysis of hcPcSPI2.

Three Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitors, hcPcSPI2, hpPcSPI3, and hpPcSPI4, with complete cDNA sequences, were identified from a cDNA library of the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR shows that hcPcSPI2 exists mainly in hemocytes while both hpPcSPI3 and hpPcSPI4 were detected in the hepatopancreas and the heart. Homology comparison and phylogenic analysis indicate that hpPcSPI3 and hpPcSPI4 shared high identity and formed the same group, and both of them were different from other hepatopancreas type inhibitors in crustaceans forming a large group, while hcPcSPI2 as well as other hemocyte type inhibitors belonged to another cluster.

A selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPx) and two glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis).

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and glutathione peroxidases (GPxs) are essential components of cellular detoxification systems that defend cells against reactive oxygen species (ROSs). Two GSTgenes have recently been cloned from Fenneropenaeus chinensis and BLAST P analysis shows that one GST, designated FcMuGST, is similar to members of MuGST while the other has similarities to ThetaGST (FcThetaGST). A selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPx) has also been cloned from F.