45, 95%CI, 1.11-1.90). TST-QFT+ results were associated with increasing age, male sex, smoking, and diagnosed diabetes. Compared to participants with TST-QFT- results, QFT+ and TST+QFT+ participants were 6.3 (95%CI, 1.9-20.4) and 7.5 (95%CI, 2.3-25.1) times more likely to progress to tuberculosis. CONCLUSIONS In this population-based study of over…[Read more]

During the same period when donation from brain- dead patients decreased, five events occurred 1) compensation for donor families was abolished; 2) an incident of mistreatment of a brain-dead donor’s remains occurred; 3) the Life-Sustaining Treatment Act was enacted, providing a legal procedure whereby families of brain-dead patients could forgo…[Read more]

From a viewpoint of reducing the burden on both human health and the environment, alternative surface modification techniques for preparing highly water-repellent surfaces without the use of environmentally damaging perfluorocarbons are highly desirable. Among them, the development of hydrophilic surfaces showing superior water sliding/removal…[Read more]

© 2020 The Authors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The New York Academy of Sciences.OBJECTIVE Evolving hair transplantation (HT) techniques have offered new possibilities for hair restoration. However, the role of HT in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and lichen…[Read more]

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are often accompanied by mostly mild forms of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Despite high prevalence, little is known about the clinical consequences of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and its optimal (nutritional) treatment. Even less is known if and to what extent exocrine pancreas insufficiency…[Read more]

The purpose of this study was to analyze brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) serum levels of patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) and their clinical implication. Patients with cSDH who underwent surgery in our department between November 2016 and October 2019 were eligible for enrollment in the study. Patients with recurrent bleedings,…[Read more]

Value chain analysis (VCA) calculated the financial effects on food chain actors of interventions to improve animal health and welfare in the intensive pig sector. Two interventions to reduce production diseases were studied. A generic chain diagram of linkages between stakeholders and value-added dimensions was designed. Data on structure and…[Read more]

Infection with Helicobacter pylori, a Gram-negative, microaerophilic pathogen often results in gastric cancer in a subset of affected individuals. This explains why H. pylori is the only bacterium classified as a class I carcinogen by the World Health Organization. Several studies have pinpointed mechanisms by which H. pylori alters signaling…[Read more]

[This corrects the article DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0230864.].[This corrects the article DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0230732.].Background With more than 18 million annual new cases, cancer belongs to the major challenges of modern healthcare. Surgical resection of solid tumours under general anaesthesia is the prime therapy. Different aspects of…[Read more]

In parallel, adenines and adenine-stretches were enriched for SOLiDderived miRNA reads. We conclude that, whereas both platforms are overall consistent and can be used interchangeably for microRNA expression studies, particular sequence features appear to be indicative of specific platform bias, and their presence in microRNAs should be considered…[Read more]