Mycotoxins are toxic secondary fungal metabolites that frequently contaminate cereal crops globally, presenting exposure hazards to humans and livestock in many settings. The heterogeneous distribution of mycotoxins in food restricts the usefulness of food sampling and intake estimates for epidemiological studies, making validated exposure…[Read more]

INTRODUCTION A recent analysis derived from the PAMPer trial dataset demonstrated no significant independent plasma survival benefit in those who required massive transfusion ( ≥10 units of red cells in 24 hours). The definition of massive transfusion has evolved over time to minimize bias and predict those at highest risk of death. We sought to c…[Read more]

When the content of Ti is controlled at 0.4 wt%, the conversion and selectivity can reach 100% and 98.8%, respectively, and remain stable for 260 h without performance degradation.

This study aimed to investigate hemogram parameters and C-reactive protein (CRP) that can be used in clinical practice to predict mortality in hospitalized patients…[Read more]

When healthcare professionals as science brokers of vaccine knowledge attempt to increase vaccine knowledge and confidence, they must adjust their communication to the educational or health literacy level of their intended audience. Even if their messages are apparently clear and simple, they absolutely need to verify that they are properly…[Read more]

The total RQS score ranged from 26 (59% of maximum possible score) to 43 (97% of maximum possible score) with a mean of 33.5 (76% of maximum possible score).

The current studies are promising but very heterogeneous in design with high variation in the radiomics software, the number of extracted features, the number of selected features,…[Read more]

[This corrects the article DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02850.]. Copyright © 2020 Wu, Li, Song, Chen, Fu, Jiang, Ding, Shang and Zhang.The parasitic worms, Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum, reside in the mesenteric veins, where they release eggs that induce a dramatic granulomatous response in the liver and intestines. Subsequently,…[Read more]

Super elongation complex (SEC) is a positive regulator of RNA polymerase II, which is required for HIV-1 proviral transcription. AFF1/4 is the scaffold protein that recruits other components of SEC and forms dimer depending on its THD domain (TPRL with Handle Region Dimerization Domain). Here we report the crystal structure of the human AFF4-THD…[Read more]

hazard at 150 d in milk between cows that remained healthy (n = 308) and cows that developed new HL (n = 597). Hoof lesions at D20, but not new HL, were associated with decreased odds of cyclicity, longer interval from calving to first service postpartum, and reduced pregnancy hazard in Jersey cows. The effect of an HL diagnosis in early lactation…[Read more]

The Health Beliefs Model provides the theoretical framework for probing into the factors for the participants’ suboptimal self-care and passive health-seeking behaviours. Two themes emerged from data analysis profound knowledge deficit and passive health-related behaviours. The beliefs and perceptions around self-care and health-seeking behaviours…[Read more]

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To assess the risk of severe childhood infections within families, we conducted a sibling analysis in a population-based cohort study with genealogical linkage. We investigated the sibling risk of hospitalization with common…[Read more]