Public perception and community-level impact of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam.

Objectives: Vietnam was the first country from the WHO Western Pacific Region to adopt a national action plan (NAP) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 2013. The multilayered nature of AMR requires coordination across 'One Health' sectors, dedicated financing, multistakeholder involvement, and widespread community engagement to implement the action plans. This study explores the perceived impact of NAP implementation at the community level.

Preimplantation Genetic Testing of Aneuploidy by Next Generation Sequencing: Association of Maternal Age and Chromosomal Abnormalities of Blastocyst.

Background: Aneuploidy is a major cause of miscarriages and implantation failure. Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is able to detect of the numeral and structural chromosomal abnormalities of embryos in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Aim: This study was aimed to assess the relationship between maternal age and chromosomal abnormalities NGS technology.

Surgical treatment of epilepsy in Vietnam: program development and international collaboration.

Objective: The purpose of this report was to describe an international collaboration model to facilitate the surgical treatment of children with epilepsy in Vietnam.

Methods: This model uses three complementary methods to achieve a meaningful expansion in epilepsy surgery capacity: US-based providers visiting Hanoi, Vietnam; Vietnamese providers visiting the US; and ongoing telecollaboration, including case review and real-time mentorship using internet-based communication platforms.

Results: Introductions took place during a US neurosurgeon's visit to Vietnam in 2014.

DO-stat fed-batch production of 2-keto-D-gluconic acid from cassava using immobilized Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Bioconversion of cassava-derived glucose to 2-keto-D-gluconic acid (2-KDG) using resting cells of immobilized Pseudomonas aeruginosa IFO 3448 was investigated. The tuberous roots of cassava were selected as the feedstock as they are inexpensive and widely available, and possess high amounts of starch (approximately 70% (w/w) of dry mass). Immobilized bacteria was used in a fed-batch fermenter and recycled over a period of 2 weeks.

Mung bean lipoxygenase in the production of a C6-aldehyde. Natural green-note flavor generation via biotransformation.

Mung bean was investigated as a novel source of lipoxygenase in the natural production of the green-note aroma compound hexanal. Lipoxygenase extracted from mung bean catalyzed the oxidative reaction of linoleic acid, after which the intermediate hydroperoxide compound was split via green bell pepper hydroperoxide lyase to produce hexanal. In comparison to soybean lipoxygenase, mung bean lipoxygenase was found to be a good substitute as it produced 15.