The Annual Reproductive Cycle, Proximate Composition, Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Content of Pacific Oyster, (), in Gadeok-do, Korea.

Environmental factors impact oyster growth, condition, and gonadal development, which is linked to gamete characteristics observed through histology. The reproductive cycle of bivalves is related to energy storage and utilization. Therefore, in this study, the year-round growth change and gonadal development of oysters were observed using histological analysis, and the biochemical composition changes were confirmed.

Effects of Decreasing Fishmeal as Main Source of Protein on Growth, Digestive Physiology, and Gut Microbiota of Olive Flounder ().

In olive flounder (), growth performance, expression of growth-related factors, digestive physiology, and gut microbiota were assessed under farm conditions in the fish fed diets with low levels of fishmeal. Four experimental diets were prepared, FM70 [control (CON), 70% fishmeal], FM45 (45% fishmeal), FM35A (35% fishmeal), and FM35B (35% fishmeal + insect meal), and fed to the fish for five months. The CON-fed fish had the highest plasma GH, but IGF-1 and hepatic IGF-1 mRNA expression of the olive flounder fed diets with low-fishmeal levels did not significantly differ among diets.

Lemierre's syndrome caused by A case report.

Background: Lemierre's syndrome is a disease that causes anaerobic sepsis, internal jugular vein thrombosis, and septic embolism in the lungs and other organs after acute oropharyngeal infection. It was named after André-Alfred Lemierre in 1936.

Case Summary: Here, we have reported a case of Lemierre's syndrome in a 56-year-old female patient who presented with a sore throat.

The combined prognostic significance of alkaline phosphatase and vascular calcification in patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Background And Aims: Little is known about the interaction between serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and vascular calcification (VC) affecting cardiovascular events (CVE) and mortality in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. This study investigated the combined effect of ALP and VC on prognosis in ESKD patients starting dialysis.

Methods And Results: Data from 587 ESKD patients treated at a single center between January 2006 and July 2017 were retrospectively evaluated.

Sex-specific relationship between vascular calcification and incident fracture in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Background: Vascular calcification (VC) is a major component of mineral bone disorders in patients with endstage renal disease (ESRD). Bone metabolism is affected by various factors, including sex hormones. This study investigated whether there was a sex-specific relationship between VC and incident fracture in patients with ESRD.

Dementia Prevalence in Older Adults: Variation by Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Status.

Objective: To examine differences in prevalence and risk factors of dementia by race/ethnicity and immigrant status using a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed in the United States among non-Hispanic white (NHW), non-Hispanic black (NHB), Hispanic, and other Medicare beneficiaries from round 1 of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (N = 7,609). The authors used log-binomial regression analyses to investigate risk factors and interactions between race/ethnicity and immigrant status and dementia.

Cultural Adaptation of a Dyadic Intervention for Korean Couples Coping with Alzheimer's Disease.

Objectives: The Couples Life Story Approach (CLSA) was recently developed in the U.S. for older couples dealing with dementia to improve their quality of life.

Dexamethasone treatment inhibits VEGF production via suppression of STAT3 in a head and neck cancer cell line.

Glucocorticoids (GCs) modulate the synthesis of many pro-inflammatory cytokines and influence multiple transduction pathways. GCs negatively or positively influence the transcription factors of their target genes. All of these transcription signals are closely connected to cancer survival or death.