Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the rapid detection of Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott as an adulterant of Ginkgo biloba (L.).

Background: Species adulteration is a concern in herbal products, especially when plant substitutes of lower economic value replace valuable botanicals. Styphnolobium japonicum is well known as a potential adulterant of Ginkgo biloba, which is one of the most demanded medicinal plants due to its wide use in pharmaceuticals, food supplements, and traditional medicine. Despite bearing some resemblance to ginkgo's flavonol composition, S.

Meta-learning approach for bacteria classification and identification of informative genes of the : tomato roots tissue interaction.

Unlabelled: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) are bacteria that colonize the plant roots. These beneficial bacteria have an influence on plant development through multiple mechanisms, such as nutrient availability, alleviating biotic and abiotic stress, and secrete phytohormones. Therefore, their inoculation constitutes a powerful tool towards sustainable agriculture and crop production.

Metalearning approach for leukemia informative genes prioritization.

The discovery of diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers is fundamental to optimize therapeutics for patients. By enhancing the interpretability of the prediction model, this work is aimed to optimize Leukemia diagnosis while retaining a high-performance evaluation in the identification of informative genes. For this purpose, we used an optimal parameterization of Kernel Logistic Regression method on Leukemia microarray gene expression data classification, applying metalearners to select attributes, reducing the data dimensionality before passing it to the classifier.

Chorea, Pruritus and Polycythemia: Looking for Clues.

Unlabelled: Chorea is a movement disorder usually due to vascular, hereditary, metabolic or drug-induced causes, and has rarely been reported in association with polycythemia vera (PV). Polycythemic chorea is an uncommon clinical entity that occurs more often in elderly women. PV is a treatable cause of chorea and must be considered during the diagnostic approach.

Platypnoea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: An Intriguing Diagnosis.

Unlabelled: Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is an uncommon clinical entity characterized by dyspnoea and hypoxaemia induced by upright posture and relieved by recumbence. It is often associated with right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or an atrial septal defect. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman with hypoxaemia initially attributed to a pulmonary infection but persisting after successful treatment.

Prevalence of Pathogens in Poultry Meat: A Meta-Analysis of European Published Surveys.

The objective of this study was to investigate and summarize the levels of incidence of spp., , and spp. in poultry meat commercialized in Europe.

[Practical guidelines for peer support programmes for mental health problems].

Introduction: This study aims to determine the guiding principles for the implementation of peer support programmes in Portugal.

Material And Methods: The study was divided in 2 phases. In the first phase a systematic review of 112 papers indexed in ISI and EBSCO databases (2001 to 2012) was conducted.

The effect of information about false negative and false positive rates on people's attitudes towards colorectal cancer screening using faecal occult blood testing (FOBt).

Objective: To examine the impact of numeric risk information about false negative (FN) and false positive (FP) rates in faecal occult blood testing (FOBt) on attitudes towards screening.

Methods: 95 people aged 45-59, living in England, read 6 hypothetical vignettes presented online about the use of FOB testing to detect bowel cancer, in which information about FN and FP rates was systematically varied.

Results: Both verbal and numeric FN risk information reduced people's interest in screening compared with no FN information.