This study was conducted to examine the feasibility of utilizing the self-administered Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) in a family practice center. The main objectives of the study were to extend the scope of investigations using the self-administered MAST in outpatient settings and to consider the amount, nature, and implications of missing data. Of 207 participants, the questionnaire was fully completed by 160 (77 percent). Thirty respondents (18 percent) received positive scores (ie, 6 or higher). Results are compared with similar studies, and suggestions are offered for improving the use of the self-administered MAST in family practice settings.
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Plants (Basel)
December 2024
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
The Aux/IAA family proteins, key components of the auxin signaling pathway, are plant-specific transcription factors with important roles in regulating a wide range of plant growth and developmental events. The family genes have been extensively studied in Arabidopsis. However, most of the family genes in rice have not been functionally studied.
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December 2024
School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Objective: To investigate primiparous women's partners for knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the physical home food environment (PHFE), and to assess if the first pregnancy provides a teachable opportunity to enhance the PHFE of first-time pregnant couples.
Design: This was a two-phase longitudinal in-depth qualitative study involving questionnaires and individual interviews during and after pregnancy.
Participants: Fifteen male partners of primigravida women.
Int J Mol Sci
December 2024
Sathyamoorthy Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Burnett School of Medicine at TCU, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA.
After reporting the first known clinical case associating compound heterozygous single-nucleotide variants in Exon 2 of to aortic aneurysmal and iliac dissection, we began prospective surveillance in our vascular genetic practice for similar cases. Herein, we present nine (9) subjects from a total cohort of 135 with arterial aneurysms or dissections who revealed single-nucleotide variants in with no other alterations in a panel of 35 genes associated with aneurysmal and dissection disorders. Five out of nine (5/9) single-nucleotide variants were in Exon 1, and four out of nine (4/9) mutations were in Exon 2, both of which are principal coding exons for this gene.
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December 2024
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) cause serious complications among hospitalized patients due to biofilm-forming microorganisms which make treatment ineffective by forming antibiotic-resistant strains. As most CAUTI-causing bacterial pathogens have already developed multidrug resistance, there is an urgent need for alternative antibacterial agents to prevent biofilms on catheter surfaces. As a trial to find out such a potential agent of natural origin, the bark of Rottl.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Establishing cutoff values for low birth weight (LBW) and high birth weight (HBW) is crucial for clinical practice. This study aimed to determine these values in Saudi Arabia.
Method: A retrospective study in 2022 analyzed the birth weights of 1605 neonates.
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