Population density alone accounts for 57% of the variation (R-squared) in the aspatial models and up to 76% in the spatial models. Adding the three population subgroup percentage variables raised the R-squared of the aspatial models to 72% and the spatial model to 84%. The influences of the three population subgroups were substantial, but changed…[Read more]

Rice, the most important crop in Asia, has been cultivated in Taiwan for more than 5000 years. The landraces preserved by indigenous peoples and brought by immigrants from China hundreds of years ago exhibit large variation in morphology, implying that they comprise rich genetic resources. Breeding goals according to the preferences of farmers, c…[Read more]

The initial results of these programs indicate a high frequency of the disease, reaching 1 per 7 thousand live births in Europe, as well as early symptomatology (first weeks of life in severe cases) and a high frequency of patients with 4 SMN2 copies. Overall, the time for therapy inclusion in patients with 4 SMN2 copies remain under discussion.…[Read more]

Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in shaping T cell responses. To do this, DCs must be able to migrate to the site of the infection and the lymph nodes to prime T cells and initiate the appropriate immune response. Integrins such as β

integrin play a key role in leukocyte adhesion, migration, and cell activation. However, the role of…[Read more]

Elastomeric chains are of clinical importance to orthodontics. Therefore, their behavior should be assessed under different conditions. Some of their critical aspects remain unstudied (including effects of different elongations and chain forms on their force properties). Therefore, we aimed to assess these factors.

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study was…[Read more]

The expression levels of seven cold-responsive genes were up-regulated in the transgenic Arabidopsis plants, regardless of whether the plants were exposed to low temperature. These findings provide fundamental information about the wheat ADF genes and may help to elucidate the regulatory effects of the encoded proteins on plant development and…[Read more]

nt. GBS in Mexico still carries considerable mortality.

Verbal fluency test is a short psychometric test, which is sensitive to verbal ability and executive control impairment. We did not find studies that analyze verbal fluency in relation to the neurodevelopmental disorders in Spanish-speaking children with letters P-M. Our objective was to…[Read more]

The current metastatic category (M) of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a “catch-all” category, we previously successfully established a M1 subdivision system based on prognostic metastatic characteristics in epidemic areas. We aimed to figure out metastatic characteristics associated with survival outcomes of NPC in non-epidemic areas.

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Aim To assess the efficacy and tolerability of the first-line treatment options for hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients with visceral metastases. Materials & methods The records of 191 patients diagnosed with hormone-refractory prostate cancer with visceral metastases were analyzed retrospectively. Results Docetaxel was administered to…[Read more]

e IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The MOC Scale can be used as a tool in clinical practice, to assess and foster effective collaboration between obstetricians and midwives from an obstetricians’ perspective especially when used in conjunction with other tools that take into the account the perspectives of midwives and childbearing women.

The MOC…[Read more]

ients with septic shock. Such a result may explain vasopressor resistance and paves the way for future therapeutic trials, targeting nitric oxide pathway specifically in this population.

To identify research priorities in the management, pathophysiology, and host response of coronavirus disease 2019 in critically ill patients.

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Of twenty-seven, 18 complement component genes show no significant differential gene expression in neonates post-birth. But low expression of C1QA, C1QB, CQC, C1R and C2 compromises classical and lectin complement pathways mediated lytic function in bovine neonates. The complement-mediated cytotoxic functions, however, normalize between days 7 and…[Read more]

9 ± 19.4 mm, whereas Z-score was -0.3 ± 1.7. Patients with higher cPPinv showed a significantly lower Z-score (-0.789 vs. 0.155, P = 0.001). cPPinv was inversely related to Z-score (R = -0.271, P = 0.022) independently from age, mean blood pressure and heart rate (β = -0.241, P = 0.011).

Aortic root Z-score is inversely associated with inv…[Read more]