BACKGROUND Acute alcohol intoxication is universally considered a risk factor for traumatic brain injury (TBI), therefore an indication for head CT scan. There is no evidence in the literature for this attitude. Aim of this study is to assess the need for head CT scan in acutely alcohol-intoxicated subjects with mTBI and the role of Glasgow coma…[Read more]

After exogenous IGF-1 treatment, these abnormalities were reversed and Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway was activated. Inhibition of the signaling pathway using AXL1717 or Znpp IX re-deteriorated cognitive function, tau pathology and neuronal pyroptosis in hippocampus. During in vivo experiment, inhibition of pyroptosis using nonecrosulfonamide…[Read more]

This study provides capacity for a more precise assessment of water resources and water quality in Central Texas.

To compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous polidocanol sclerotherapy and laparoscopic deroofing in the management of pediatric symptomatic simple renal cysts.

Forty-six patients with symptomatic simple renal cysts…[Read more]

Thus, CsIVP is a novel vasculature regulator functioning in CsYAB5-mediated organ morphogenesis and SA-mediated downy mildew resistance in cucumber.Sum of Ranking Differences is an innovative statistical method that ranks competing solutions based on a reference point. The latter might arise naturally, or can be aggregated from the data. We…[Read more]

PURPOSE During the last two decades, the number of breast implants used in aesthetic, oncologic, and risk-reducing surgery has increased substantially mainly due to the improvement and confirmed safety of these devices. Since the identification of the first case of anaplastic large cell lymphoma associated with a breast implant (BIA-ALCL) 20 years…[Read more]

In May 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the elimination of cervical cancer. To monitor this Initiative, we examined cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region using GLOBOCAN 2018, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Series, and the World Health Organization Mortality Database. We…[Read more]

The expression of beta-lactamases in bacteria is a central cause of drug resistance. In this report, we present a beta-lactamase chemiluminescent probe, termed CCP, which can for the first time detect beta-lactamase activity via chemiluminescence and can detect beta lactamase with a sensitivity that is 4-orders of magnitude higher than the…[Read more]

INTRODUCTION Current priorities and strategies to prevent work-related fatal injury (WRFI) in New Zealand (NZ) are based on incomplete data capture. This paper provides an overview of key results from a comprehensive 10-year NZ study of worker fatalities using coronial records. METHODS A data set of workers, aged 15-84 years at the time of death…[Read more]