Emerging trends in biomedical trait-based human identification: A bibliometric analysis.

Personal human identification is a crucial aspect of modern society with applications spanning from law enforcement to healthcare and digital security. This bibliometric paper presents a comprehensive analysis of recent advances in personal human identification methodologies focusing on biomedical traits. The paper examines a diverse range of research articles, reviews, and patents published over the last decade to provide insights into the evolving landscape of biometric identification techniques.

Proteomic and transcriptomic characterisation of FIA10, a novel murine leukemic cell line that metastasizes into the brain.

Brain metastasis leads to increased mortality and is a major site of relapse for several cancers, yet the molecular mechanisms of brain metastasis are not well understood. In this study, we established and characterized a new leukemic cell line, FIA10, that metastasizes into the central nervous system (CNS) following injection into the tail vein of syngeneic mice. Mice injected with FIA10 cells developed neurological symptoms such as loss of balance, tremor, ataxic gait and seizures, leading to death within 3 months.

Depression as a major component of a gait disorder-Successful multimodal treatment including electroconvulsive therapy : A case report.

This case report describes an 82-year-old patient who was treated in a gerontological psychiatric ward due to a multifactorial gait disorder with falls. The main component of the gait disorder was depression, which was accompanied by a pronounced fear of falling. Other factors were polyneuropathy, gonarthrosis and an exercise deficit after previous inactivity.

[Assessment of mobility-Geriatric assessment instruments for mobility impairments and perspectives of instrumentation].

Mobility and its limitations play an important role in the quality of life of geriatric patients and influence activity and participation. The assessment of mobility is therefore of particular importance for treatment and treatment planning in geriatric patients. There is a variety of assessment tools that cannot be used in every patient group, e.

Brain-Restricted Inhibition of IL-6 Trans-Signaling Mildly Affects Metabolic Consequences of Maternal Obesity in Male Offspring.

Maternal obesity greatly affects next generations, elevating obesity risk in the offspring through perinatal programming and flawed maternal and newborn nutrition. The exact underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) mediates its effects through a membrane-bound receptor or by trans-signaling (tS), which can be inhibited by the soluble form of the co-receptor gp130 (sgp130).

Impact of nicotine and maternal BMI on fetal birth weight.

Background: According to the World Health Organization, smoking is the most important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes in industrialized nations. As the individual factors (body mass index - BMI (kg/m) - and cigarette consumption) have been extensively investigated in pregnancy, we aimed to establish how maternal BMI and nicotine interact with regard to perinatal outcomes and birth weight.

Methods: Data from 110.

The Effect of Hunger and Satiety on Mood-Related Food Craving.

In addition to hunger, which results from food deprivation, fasting, or restrained eating, food craving is thought to be one of the major factors influencing eating behavior. Although food craving occurs in healthy humans with normal eating behavior, research suggests pronounced food craving to be a risk factor for binging food, which in turn might cause weight gain and obesity. In addition, negative mood seems to induce binge eating, although the underlying processes are not clearly understood.

Impact of smoking and fetal gender on preterm delivery.

According to the World Health Organization, smoking is the most important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes in industrialized nations. We aimed to establish how fetal gender and smoking interact with regard to perinatal outcomes, especially preterm delivery. Data from 220,339 singleton pregnancies, obtained from the German Perinatal Survey in Schleswig-Holstein and registered between 2004 and 2017 were analyzed in regard to smoking behavior, fetal gender, and preterm delivery.

[Diagnosis and treatment of vascular dementia].

Vascular dementias (VD, due to the various expressions of VD the plural form is used) are the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's dementia. These dementias play an important role especially in geriatric patients. They can occur due to acute events (e.

Progressive Gait Deficits in Parkinson's Disease: A Wearable-Based Biannual 5-Year Prospective Study.

Gait changes occur during all Parkinson's disease (PD) stages and wearable sensor-derived gait parameters may quantify PD progression. However, key aspects that may qualify quantitative gait parameters as progression markers in PD remain elusive. Longitudinal changes in gait parameters from a lower-back sensor under convenient and challenging walking conditions in early- and mid-stage PD patients (E-PD, M-PD) compared to controls were investigated.

Melatonin Secretion during a Short Nap Fosters Subsequent Feedback Learning.

Sleep helps to protect and renew hippocampus-dependent declarative learning. Less is known about forms of learning that mainly engage the dopaminergic reward system. Animal studies showed that exogenous melatonin modulates the responses of the dopaminergic reward system and acts as a neuroprotectant promoting memory.

Genomewide association study identifies GALC as susceptibility gene for mucous membrane pemphigoid.

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a rare, chronic and often aggressive subepidermal autoimmune blistering disease potentially affecting several mucous membranes with blisters and secondary erosions and scars. The pathogenesis of MMP is poorly understood, and the contribution of genetic predispositions, other than HLA class II allele variants to MMP, is unknown. The objective of this study is to identify susceptibility genes for MMP in a British cohort of MMP patients.

(Bio-)remediation of VCHC contaminants in a Technosol under unsaturated conditions.

The remediation of dense non-aqueous phase liquids has always been a concern of both public and scientific interest groups. In this research work a modified physical concept of (bio)remediation of a volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon (VCHC) contamination was elaborated under laboratory conditions and modeled with HYDRUS-2D. In field dechlorination is influenced by both physicochemical and hydraulic properties of the substrate, e.

Iron oxide-loaded liposomes for MR imaging.

In this study a liposome cell labeling system was developed for non-target-specific labeling of glioma cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A high non-target-specific uptake is ideal for in vitro labeling of cells and subsequently for cell tracking and visualization of phagocytic cells in vivo. The preparation of iron oxide-loaded liposomes was optimized and the biological properties of the liposomes were investigated.

A comparative study on the effects of oral amiodarone and trimeprazine, two in vitro retinyl ester hydrolase inhibitors, on the metabolic availability of vitamin A in rats.

Amiodarone, an antiarrhythmic drug, and trimeprazine, an antipsychotic drug, are both in vitro inhibitors of retinyl ester hydrolase. To determine whether these agents have deleterious effects on aspects of vitamin A metabolism, Brown Norway rats (n 18) were treated at clinically equivalent doses once daily for 26 d with either oral drug. On day 27, a tolerance test was used to determine whether these agents interfered with vitamin absorption.

Pseudotumour cerebri and optic hydrops--magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic and therapeutical considerations in a paediatric case.

We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with progressive visual loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a perioptic subarachnoidal space dilatation. In this case, a clear differentiation between pseudotumour cerebri and optic hydrops was not possible.

Acellular pertussis vaccines: the rationale for an efficacy trial in Germany.

After concern about the safety of diphtheria-tetanus toxoid-whole cell pertussis vaccines (DTPw), the recommendation to vaccinate children with DTPw was withdrawn in 1974 in the former West Germany. This led pertussis cases to increase to an estimated 100,000 annually. Despite renewal of the vaccination recommendation in 1991, vaccine use remained low.