Antidiabetic properties of red yeast rice, bitter gourd, and chromium have gained scientific support. This study aimed to test whether a nutraceutical combination of these 3 materials prevented dedifferentiation of pancreatic β cells. Male db/db mice (8 weeks of age) were allocated into four groups (DB, DB/L, DB/M, and DB/H; n = 8-10) and fed a…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Latin America has exceptionally high rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI), but very little research has been conducted on longitudinal TBI outcomes in this global region. OBJECTIVE This study examined whether cognitive dysfunction and social disadaptation in individuals with TBI in Latin America at hospital discharge predict…[Read more]

During the last decades, there has been an increased interest in the discovery and validation of biomarkers that reliably reflect specific aspects of lupus. Although many biomarkers have been developed, few of them have been validated and used in clinical practice, but with unsatisfactory performances. Thus, there is still a need to rigorously…[Read more]

88%) was higher than the outlet water of waterworks (55.87%). In addition, the regions with low qualification rate of water quality in China were mainly distributed in several southern provinces, such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan, etc. What’s more, the qualified rate of the three microbiological indicators was the lowest, all below 85%. All the…[Read more]

Electroencephalography (EEG) signals are known to be nonstationary and often multicomponential signals containing information about the condition of the brain. Since the EEG signal has complex, nonlinear, nonstationary, and highly random behaviour, numerous linear feature extraction methods related to the short-time windowing technique do not…[Read more]

Drought and salinity are among the most important environmental factors that hampered agricultural productivity worldwide. Both stresses can induce several morphological, physiological, biochemical, and metabolic alterations through various mechanisms, eventually influencing plant growth, development, and productivity. The responses of plants to…[Read more]

Microbial fermentation of synthesis gas (syngas) is becoming more attractive for sustainable production of commodity chemicals. To date, syngas fermentation focuses mainly on the use of Clostridium species for the production of small organic molecules such as ethanol and acetate. The co-cultivation of syngas-fermenting microorganisms with…[Read more]

Temperatures exceeding 400 °C accelerated the strength development, thus increasing the strength of the DFA composites. This appears to be unique because the strength of ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and other geopolymers composed of other raw materials is typically either maintained or decreases due to increased heat.Allergies are rapidly…[Read more]

Temperatures exceeding 400 °C accelerated the strength development, thus increasing the strength of the DFA composites. This appears to be unique because the strength of ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and other geopolymers composed of other raw materials is typically either maintained or decreases due to increased heat.Allergies are rapidly…[Read more]

It is well known that incobotulinumtoxinA (INCO) is an effective approved treatment for dynamic wrinkles of the upper face caused by the action of mimetic muscles over time. In doing so, it is important to maintain a balance between muscle groups and a natural facial appearance. Patients differ enormously in their facial anatomy regarding…[Read more]

% to 10 wt.% led to a dramatic decrease of purity by 10 wt.%.The efficient removal of ammonia is a difficult issue in wastewater treatment because ammonia is easily converted to nitrate instead of N2. The oxidation of ammonia by chlorine radical (Cl) is recognized as an effective method. However, the massive generation of toxic byproducts chlorate…[Read more]

Methyl siloxanes are becoming increasingly prevalent in the environment because of their extensive use in various consumer products. Little is known about the distribution of these chemicals around factories or their presence in road dust. We conducted a survey of four cyclic (D3-D6) and 13 linear (L4-L16) siloxanes in road dusts around a…[Read more]