The highest pycnogonid species richness was recorded at Bahía de La Paz (seven species, 24°14’N) and the lowest species richness at Cabo San Lucas (one species) without an evident latitudinal species richness gradient. Anoplodactylus californicus Hall, 1912 and Ammothella spinifera Cole, 1904 were the most abundant species (52% of the total n…[Read more]

Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) is an important global pathogen contributing to increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, due to limited alternative treatment options. Nine international clonal (IC) lineages have been identified in many countries worldwide, however, data still lacks from some parts of the…[Read more]

Signaling mediated by cytokines and chemokines is involved in glaucoma-associated neuroinflammation and in the damage of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Using multiplexed immunoassay and immunohistochemical techniques in a glaucoma mouse model at different time points after ocular hypertension (OHT), we analyzed (i) the expression of…[Read more]

Two strategies are available for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis – clinical risk factor-based screening and routine culture-based screening of pregnant women for GBS colonisation. In our hospital, we switched from the former to the latter approach in 2014.

We compared the incidence of early-onset GBS sepsis…[Read more]

Coinfections of influenza and other respiratory viruses (ORVs) are frequent in the epidemic season. The aim of this study was to examine the demographic and virological variables associated with coinfections by influenza and ORVs.

We analysed respiratory samples of patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza using molecular diagnostic…[Read more]

her postoperative fulfilment of expectation and higher satisfaction in the group that attended the preoperative education. This is the first RCT to confirm the potential of improved expectation management on satisfaction after TKA. Cite this article

2021;103-B(4)619-626.

Improved preoperative patient education can modify patient…[Read more]

Overweight and obesity are a worldwide public health problem. Obesity prevalence has increased considerably, which indicates the need for more studies to better understand these diseases and related complications. STF-083010 mw Diet induced-obesity (DIO) animal models can reproduce human overweight and obesity, and there are many protocols used to…[Read more]

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex central nervous system inflammatory disease leading to demyelination and associated functional deficits. Though endogenous remyelination exists, it is only partial and, with time, patients can enter a progressive phase of the disease, with neurodegeneration as a hallmark. Though major therapeutic advances have…[Read more]

Self-healing materials integrated with excellent mechanical strength and simultaneously high healing efficiency would be of great use in many fields, however their fabrication has been proven extremely challenging. Here, inspired by biological cartilage, we present an ultrarobust self-healing material by incorporating high density noncovalent…[Read more]

rol group, T-help 17 (Th17) cell-related factors (IL-17, TNF-α, and RORγ) were up-regulated, regulatory T (Treg) cell-related factors (IL-10 and Foxp3) were down-regulated, and IL-17/IL-10, TNF-α/IL-10, and RORγ/Foxp3 were increased in Cd-exposed group; meaning that excess Cd induced immunosuppression via the imbalance of Th17/Treg cells. Tak…[Read more]

Polarization imaging techniques are emerging tools to provide quantitative information of anisotropic structures, such as the density and orientation distribution of fibers in tissue samples. Recently, it is found that when using Mueller matrix polarimetry to obtain the structural features of tissue samples, some information can be revealed by…[Read more]