BACKGROUND Fabry disease (FD) is a rare genetic lysosomal disease with an estimated prevalence of 1100000. Mutations on the GLA gene lead to alpha-galactosidase deficiency and multiorgan involvement due to sphingolipid accumulation. Our aim was to present and analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of the Fabry patients in Romania.…[Read more]

Commercial gas chromatograph-mass spectrometers, one of which being Inficon’s HAPSITE® ER, have demonstrated chemical detection and identification of nerve agents (G-series) and blistering agents (mustard gas) in the field; however most analyses relies on self-contained or external calibration that inherently drifts over time. We describe an…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Placement matching guidelines are promising means to optimize patient-centered care and to match patients’ treatment needs. Despite considerable research regarding placement matching approaches to optimize alcohol abuse treatment, findings are inconclusive. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether the use of patient-centered placement matching…[Read more]

Extensive experimental results show that our approach outperforms existing superpixel segmentation methods in boundary alignment and compactness for generating convex superpixels.Food recognition has captured numerous research attention for its importance for health-related applications. The existing approaches mostly focus on the categorization…[Read more]

EF and processing speed uniquely made independent contributions to the prediction of IN and SCT. In secondary analyses that focused on specific facets of EF and processing speed, inhibitory control and working memory abilities predicted lower IN but not SCT behaviors, whereas slower processing speed significantly predicted both greater SCT and IN…[Read more]

To assess the diagnostic accuracy of MRI in detecting recurrent aggressive fibromatosis (AF) during long-term follow-up at two multidisciplinary sarcoma centers.

Seventy-nine patients from two sarcoma centers were included in this IRB-approved study and were examined postoperatively using 1.5-T MRI. selleck products MRI follow-up scans…[Read more]

Research approaches need to be transdisciplinary, multi-scalar, inclusive, equitable, and broadly communicated. Promoting resilient and sustainable development are critical for achieving human and planetary health.

The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the available literature about the influence of breastfeeding in primary and…[Read more]

In the chronic exposure, there was an increase in micronuclei and DNA damage in the comet assay in all exposed groups regardless of the exposure route. The data showed a robust pattern of distinction between exposed and nonexposed groups to 2,4-D. Our data showed that both acute inhalation exposure and chronic oral and inhalation exposure to 2,4-D…[Read more]

Crystals of a Cu complex of the macrocyclic Schiff-base calixpyrrole or ‘Pacman’ ligand, Cu2(L), do not contain any solvent-accessible void space at ambient pressure, but adsorb neon at 4.67 GPa, forming Cu2(L)·3.5Ne.Inspired by biological nanochannels, a novel cyclic 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-regulated artificial nanochannel based on…[Read more]

Additionally, an in vitro approach to the toxicity assessment of daphnids was contrasted with ecotoxicity data based on the Ecological Structure Activity Relationships (ECOSAR) software comprising the in silico tool to determine the adverse effects of the whole mixture of photolabile parent compounds and TPs. The results demonstrated that…[Read more]

Joint involvement represents the major determinant in quality of life (QoL)in Systemic Lupus Erhytematosus (SLE) patients. However, QoLhas been generally evaluated by non-specific questionnaires. We evaluated the relationship between SLE musculoskeletal manifestations and QoL, assessed by LupusQoL.

Patients with joint involvement (group A)…[Read more]