A limited number of cohort studies have explored the impact of serum essential metal elements on blood pressure (BP) or glycolipids and their regulatory mechanism in children. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum metal concentrations of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), and magnesium (Mg) and BP in children, and explore the potential mediating effects of glycolipid profiles. This cohort study included 1993 children (3566 BP measurements) aged 6-14 years in Chongqing, China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study explores the development and application of gold and 4-mercaptopyridine (MPY) perovskite-engineered robust nanofibers (GLAMPER-NFs) for the ultrasensitive detection of Abscisic acid (ABA) under Raman spectroscopy, a crucial plant hormone. The GLAMPER-NFs composite material, consisting of MAPbCl nanofibers integrated with MPY-coated gold nanostructures, demonstrates exceptional performance in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based sensing. The study elucidates the material structure and properties through comprehensive characterization using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and Raman spectroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: A pathological increase in intestinal permeability causes muscle loss and physical decline by inducing systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. However, most relevant studies investigate older adults, and the appropriate data across age spans remain elusive. This study aimed to examine the associations of intestinal permeability with muscle loss and physical decline across a large span of ages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, new materials based on the blends of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), chitosan (CS), and polydopamine (PDA) have been prepared. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra have been conducted to verify the presence of individual components in the composite materials. EDX elemental analysis showed a clear view of the element's presence in the composite materials, with the maximum values for carbon and oxygen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Paediatric diarrhoea and malnutrition have a bidirectional relationship, which in turn augments the presence of each other. The diarrhoeal diseases in children can be prevented by using (ORS) and . The relationship between paediatric diarrhoea treatment guidelines with the nutritional status is not yet investigated, and this study primarily aims to examine the relationship of recommended diarrhoea case management practices with paediatric undernutrition (wasting, stunting and underweight) among children aged between 0 to 59 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe premise of extreme value theory focuses on the stochastic behaviour and occurrence of extreme observations in an event that is random. Traditionally for univariate case, the behaviour of the maxima is described either by the types-I, types-II or types-III extreme value distributions, primarily known as the Gumbel, Fréchet or reversed Weibull models. These are all particular cases of the generalized extreme value ( ) model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPromoting the availability of silage with a high protein content on farms can lead to profitable and sustainable ruminant production systems. Whole plant soybean ( L. Merrill, WPS) is a promising high-protein forage material for silage production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe selection of unique and individual-specific SNPs is important as compared with universal SNPs for individual identification. Therefore, the main significance of this research is the selection of specific SNPs in male parent and the identification of offspring with these specific SNPs in their genome by multiplex PCR, which is utilized for genotyping of 332 half-sib plants of .This cost-effective method makes as much as possible to utilize the same amount of each pair of various targeted loci primers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPosterior malleolus fractures (PMFs) are challenging injuries around the ankle that can lead to poor clinical outcomes as they can compromise ankle stability. Although there has been an evolution in the principles of management of PMFs, their optimal treatment remains controversial. This review article aims to provide an in-depth account of the management of PMF, thereby providing a better understanding of these complex cases hence resulting in improving patient outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Pakistan, a South Asian developing country, is experiencing a rapid increase in number of diabetes cases. High prevalence ratio of diabetes in Pakistani population and lack of genetic research studies prompted us to design this study. This present study investigated Pakistani Pashtun population for (known and novel SNPs) and its possible correlation with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of ORIF versus Ilizarov for the management of Type C closed pilon fractures of the distal tibia at 12 months follow up.
Methods: This retrospective cross sectional study was conducted at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) between 29 May 2015 and 27 November 2019 that included patients 18 years and older diagnosed with open AO type C pilon fractures. The primary outcome was the patient-reported Disability Rating Index (DRI) months.
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) constitute an evolving class of permanently porous and ordered materials, and they have recently attracted increased interest due to their intriguing morphological features and numerous applications in gas storage, adsorption, and catalysis. However, their low aqueous stabilities and tedious syntheses generally hamper their use in heterogeneous catalysis. Nonetheless, a capable and water-stable heterogeneous catalytic system for coupling CO/epoxides to generate industrially important cyclic carbonates is still of great interest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer with poor prognosis. Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) and its ligand 1 (PD-L1) immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have recently presented as a viable option in some first line but primarily as a second-line treatment of advanced-stage malignant mesothelioma (asMM). Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the safety and efficacy of PD-1/L-1 ICIs in advanced-stage malignant mesothelioma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpigenetics encompasses mechanisms that can alter the expression of genes without changing the underlying genetic sequence. The epigenetic regulation of gene expression is initiated and sustained by several mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin conformation, and non-coding RNA. The changes in gene regulation and expression can manifest in the form of various diseases and disorders such as cancer and congenital deformities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Despite the availability of various antihypertensive medications, the response to these medications varies among individuals. Understanding how individual genetic variations affect drugs treatment outcomes is a key area of focus in precision medicine. This study investigated the correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in selected genes (CACNA1C, CACNA1D, ABCB1, ACE, ADBR2, and NOS1AP) and the blood pressure (BP) control by amlodipine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into valuable chemicals, such as 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), is pivotal for sustainable chemical production, offering a renewable pathway to biodegradable plastics and high-value organic compounds. This pioneering study explores the synthesis of FeNi nanostructures via aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) for the electrochemical oxidation of HMF to FDCA. By adjusting the deposition time, we developed two distinct nanostructures: FeNi-40, which features nanowires with spherical terminations, and FeNi-80, which features aggregated spherical structures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate how the implementation of superior hypogastric nerve block (SHNB) during uterine artery embolization (UAE) for uterine fibroids impacts same-day discharge and healthcare encounters (HCEs) within 30 days.
Materials And Methods: A total of 240 patients who underwent successful UAE for fibroids between January 2018 and December 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. HCEs within 30 days, including emergency department and urgent care visits, admissions, and readmissions, were categorized as early (0-7 days of discharge) and late (8-30 days of discharge) and related or unrelated to interventional radiology (IR) care.
N4-methylcytosine (4mC) is a chemical modification that occurs on one of the four nucleotide bases in DNA and plays a vital role in DNA expression, repair, and replication. It also actively participates in the regulation of cell differentiation and gene expression. Consequently, it is important to comprehend the role of 4mC in the epigenetic regulation for revealing the complications of the gene expression and their associated governing cellular operations.
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