Urban construction is a major contributor to air pollution, but few studies have examined heavy metal pollution in urban areas caused by construction dust fall. We measured the concentrations of Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, and Hg and particle size distribution in dust fall from various construction activities in seven fast-developing cities in China…[Read more]

Objective This study aims to understand the characteristics of houses and the behavior of residents in malaria endemic areas carried out on the islands of Jampea, Selayar Islands. Methods The method study used the observational method using an observation sheet. Results The results showed that there are still many people who less concerned with…[Read more]

© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.BACKGROUND Maternal folate status and obesity are known risk factors for neural tube defects (NTD) in the offspring. We examined the association between body mass index (BMI) categories and blood folate concentrations, specifically, red blood cell (RBC) folate concentrations indicative of NTD risk among nonpregnant…[Read more]

The method demonstrated herein will pave the way for the identification of all amino acids and further protein and peptide sequencing.ε-[Al13O4(OH)24(H2O)12]7+, which shares similarity with the phosphotriesterase active site ZnII-OH-ZnII, was specially chosen to interact with the cluster α-PMo10V2O405- to form a new three-dimensional i…[Read more]

Conclusion Secondary PD after prior gastrectomy remains challenging, with higher EBL and rate of transfusion. However, when performed by experienced surgeons, the patients with or without previous gastrectomy show comparable postoperative clinical outcomes, such as similar duration of postoperative hospital stay and rate of postoperative…[Read more]

The warming on earth is having a profound impact on human survival. With the improvement of people’ living standard, the consumption of energy in residential sector has raised swiftly, leading to a rapid increase in corresponding CO2 emissions. To effectively mitigate household emissions, taking the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in China as a…[Read more]

Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) can arise de novo, but much more commonly occurs as a consequence of a selective pressure from androgen deprivation therapy or androgen receptor antagonists used for prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. The process is known as neuroendocrine transdifferentiation. There is little molecular characterization of NEPCs…[Read more]

01). All patients were treated non-operatively; 81.8% responded to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-physical therapy program and 18.2% required an additional local steroid injection. CONCLUSION PAPS occurs after TKA; the incidence was found to be 5.6%. BMI seems to be an independent risk factor. It is a benign condition and can be effectively…[Read more]

Treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) is an effective therapy for children and adolescents with chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). For the majority of patients with CML in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), imatinib is the TKI of choice for reasons of cost, availability, and experience. Children are exposed to therapy…[Read more]

We present a rare case of neglected hip dislocation in a 3-year-old boy. Hip dislocations in childhood represent less than 6% of all injuries. The boy presented to the ED with ongoing hip pain after his leg got stuck in a carousel. The physical and radiologic examination revealed a posterior right hip dislocation. The closed reduction failed, so…[Read more]

Many used a combination of two or more GNSS. Multiple regression analysis showed that there is no strong relationship between a specific pattern of GNSS augmentation and greater positioning accuracy. Further polar drone studies should assess the effects of phase scintillation on all GNSS, therefore BEIDOU, GALILEO, GLONASS and GPS. © 2020 The…[Read more]

Moreover, GLM analysis indicated that mean reaction time of the Test of Attentional Performance-Alertness (TAP-A) test (with and without signal) was also significantly associated with CRP level. Conclusion The current study indicated that healthy subjects with higher levels of CRP exhibit poorer performance in verbal learning memory and general…[Read more]

DISCUSSION Partial scalar invariance was demonstrated in both analyses. Differences by sex in latent item intercepts were found for items assessing feelings of energy and depression. Differences by MIZ in latent item intercepts were found for an item concerning how current health limits activities. IMPLICATIONS The fitting model was one where the…[Read more]

On Earth water plays an active role in the cellular life, over several scales of distance and time. At the nanoscale, water drives macromolecular conformation through hydrophobic forces and at short times acts as proton donor/acceptor providing charge carriers for signal transmission. At longer times and larger distances water controls osmosis,…[Read more]

Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) form pores in cholesterol-rich membranes, but cholesterol alone is insufficient to explain their cell and host tropism. Here, we show that all eight major CDCs have high-affinity lectin activity that identifies glycans as candidate cellular receptors. Streptolysin O, vaginolysin, and perfringolysin O bind…[Read more]

4.03. Results The median CA-125 before initiating OMT was 160 U/ml (range, 42.23-5330 U/ml). learn more The median interval between last chemotherapy and starting OMT regimen was 159 days (range, 1-1211 days). The overall response rate was 50 per cent. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 8.2 months [95% confidence interval (CI)…[Read more]