Accuracy of Declared Salt Content on Traffic Light Labelling of Nuts and Seeds in Isfahan, Iran.

Background: Regarding the importance of the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and higher consumption of salt among the Iranian population than the level recommended by the World Health Organization, the aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the salt mentioned in the traffic light labelling of nuts and seeds. A cross-sectional study.

Methods: A total of 53 packaged nuts and seeds, including 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, and 10 samples of pumpkin, pistachios, almond, sunflower, peanut, and watermelon nuts and seeds, respectively, with traffic light labelling, were randomly purchased from several local markets in Isfahan, Iran.

The effect of macronutrient and micronutrient supplements on COVID-19: an umbrella review.

Background And Aims: A healthy diet play an important role in the prevention and even treatment of various diseases. Proper nutrition plays an important role in boosting of immune system. These include the consumption of macronutrients such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and also micronutrients including vitamins.

Early Detection of Risk of Neo-Sinus Blood Stasis Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using Personalized Hemodynamic Analysis.

Background: Despite the demonstrated benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), subclinical leaflet thrombosis and hypoattenuated leaflet thickening are commonly seen as initial indications of decreased valve durability and augmented risk of transient ischemic attack.

Methods: We developed a multiscale patient-specific computational framework to quantify metrics of global circulatory function, metrics of global cardiac function, and local cardiac fluid dynamics of the aortic root and coronary arteries.

Results: Based on our findings, TAVR might be associated with a high risk of blood stagnation in the neo-sinus region due to the lack of sufficient blood flow washout during the diastole phase (e.

Reduced excitatory neurotransmission in the hippocampus after inflammation and sevoflurane anaesthesia.

Background: Inflammation and general anaesthesia likely contribute to perioperative neurocognitive disorders, possibly by causing a neuronal imbalance of excitation and inhibition. We showed previously that treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and sevoflurane causes a sustained increase in a tonic inhibitory conductance in the hippocampus; however, whether excitatory neurotransmission is also altered remains unknown. The goal of this study was to examine excitatory synaptic currents in the hippocampus after treatment with LPS and sevoflurane.

First report of Bot Canker (Diplodia corticola) in Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) in Tennessee.

Diplodia corticola is a fungal pathogen contributing to oak (Quercus spp.) decline in the Mediterranean and US (Félix et al., 2017; Ferreira et al.