Perspective: Developing a Nutrient-Based Framework for Protein Quality.

The future of precision nutrition requires treating amino acids as essential nutrients. Currently, recognition of essential amino acid requirements is embedded within a generalized measure of protein quality known as the PDCAAS (Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score). Calculating the PDCAAS includes the FAO/WHO/UNU amino acid score, which is based on the limiting amino acid in a food, that is, the single amino acid with the lowest concentration compared to the reference standard.

Non-Scholastic Qualities and their Association with Social Media usage among Medical Students in Puducherry, India.

Background: Non-scholastic qualities, namely personal characteristics, interpersonal activities, and communication skills, are needed for the effective functioning of a medical professional. The study aimed to assess non-scholastic qualities and their association with social media usage among medical students.

Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study in a tertiary care medical institution in Puducherry, coastal south India.

A Novel Gastric Pacing Device to Modulate Slow Waves and Assessment by High-Resolution Mapping.

Objective: The use of electrical pacing in the gastrointestinal field continues to advance clinical and basic science; however, the efficacy and effectiveness of gastric stimulation and pacing remains limited. In the stomach, rhythmic bioelectrical events, known as slow waves, coordinate the muscular contractions that aid digestion. A range of slow wave abnormalities have been shown to be associated with functional motility disorders, such as gastroparesis, chronic unexplained nausea and vomiting, and functional dyspepsia.

A Miniature Configurable Wireless System for Recording Gastric Electrophysiological Activity and Delivering High-Energy Electrical Stimulation.

The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a miniature system that can wirelessly acquire gastric electrical activity called slow waves, and deliver high energy electrical pulses to modulate its activity. The system is composed of a front-end unit, and an external stationary back-end unit that is connected to a computer. The front-end unit contains a recording module with three channels, and a single-channel stimulation module.