The smell of emotion: How wine tasters' olfactory discrimination abilities are affected by mindfulness and thought suppression, a pilot study.

Measures of emotional response have been linked to sensory stimuli, with many studies reporting an effect of emotional state on sensory perception. However, no study has focused on the association between sensory perception and level of emotional awareness of one's own emotions, ranging from complete awareness to distance from the emotional experience. The objective of this study was to determine how the level of emotional awareness is associated with olfactory discrimination of wines through overall discrimination, and specifically through hedonic and olfactory intensity discrimination.

Development of a SnO-based Ti/Sc generator for medical applications.

Towards application of Sc for diagnostic nuclear medicine, a Ti/Sc generator based on an inorganic resin has been evaluated. Unlike other radionuclide generators used for medical applications, the long-term retention of the parent Ti is vital due to its long half life. Herein, tin dioxide (SnO), a robust inorganic-based resin, has been synthesized and used as the stationary phase for a Ti/Sc generator.

Surgeon and Hospital Factors Associated With Outcomes in the New York State Database.

Introduction: We sought to explore the relationship between various surgeon-related and hospital-level characteristics and clinical outcomes among patients requiring cardiac surgery.

Methods: We searched the New York State Cardiac Data Reporting System for all coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve cases between 2015 and 2017. The data were analyzed without dichotomization.

Vav proteins do not influence dengue virus replication but are associated with induction of phospho-ERK, IL-6, and viperin mRNA following DENV infection .

Dengue disease is characterized by an inflammatory-mediated immunopathology, with elevated levels of circulating factors including TNF-α and IL-6. If the damaging inflammatory pathways could be blocked without loss of antiviral responses or exacerbating viral replication, then this would be of potential therapeutic benefit. The study here has investigated the Vav guanine exchange factors as a potential alternative signaling pathway that may drive dengue virus (DENV)-induced inflammatory responses, with a focus on Vav1 and 2.