In-depth individual interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data. Data were analysed through the Thematic Content Analysis. This study established that different forms of social capital are being embraced by the community members to withstand the effects of climate change. These include village savings clubs (fushai), chief’s…[Read more]

qPCR and western blot suggested that Klotho and Nrf2 expression in MΦ1 cells of BSA-KL-/+ mice was significantly decreased. Thus, the findings suggest during the immune activation and chronic inflammation induced by the gut microbiota imbalance in Klotho-deficient mice treated to BSA, disrupted expression of proteins in the Nrf2/NF-κB signaling p…[Read more]

Electromyography (EMG) is a measure of electrical activity generated by the contraction of muscles. Non-invasive surface EMG (sEMG)-based pattern recognition methods have shown the potential for upper limb prosthesis control. However, it is still insufficient for natural control. Recent advancements in deep learning have shown tremendous progress…[Read more]

Mangroves are among the most carbon-dense ecosystems on the planet. The capacity of mangroves to store and accumulate carbon has been assessed and reported at regional, national and global scales. However, small-scale sampling is still revealing ‘hot spots’ of carbon accumulation. This study reports one of these hotspots, with one of the…[Read more]

tudy.

Most of the randomized clinical trials that led to the wide use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) originated from western countries.

To systematically review and quantitatively synthesize the real-world data regarding the efficacy and safety of…[Read more]

ion (

= 0.0003) in CN but not in aMCI or AD.

To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that it is possible to measure p-BEM

with precision at UHF across the three groups. Moreover, the findings suggest that p-BEM may be compromised in aMCI even before an AD diagnosis, which in future studies should explore to examine…[Read more]

nce occur, depending on covariate availability, and provide guidance in variable selection for optimal WNV human illness modeling.

These results suggest human WNV illness in the Chicago area may be associated with fewer, but increasingly critical, key variables at finer scales. Given limited resources, these findings suggest large variations in…[Read more]

epends on the rating algorithm and inclusion of various risk factors and is methodologically limited by prophylactic interventions. Future work should consider if biochemical factors should be included in patient stratification approaches in particular when defining the ideal chemoprophylaxis approach. Transparency and consistency in data…[Read more]

To describe the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents that underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected adnexal torsion (AT), and to develop a prediction model for preoperative detection of AT among young women.

A retrospective cohort study. We included all girls ≤18 years old with clinically suspected AT who underwent a d…[Read more]

These changes that induced by elevated miR-9-5p could be reversed by overexpression of TPX2. IL-1β negatively regulated miR-9-5p, and TPX2 was a target gene of miR-9-5p.

This study suggested that inhibition of IL-1β played a protective role in AD by promoting miR-9-5p and downregulating TPX2, which may contribute to exploration on AD t…[Read more]