Darker Skin Color Measured by Von Luschan Chromatic Scale and Increased Sunlight Exposure Time Are Independently Associated with Decreased Odds of Vitamin D Deficiency in Thai Ambu... by Nipith Charoenngam, Sutin Sriussadaporn

“…Background. Little is known about the association among skin color, sunlight exposure. and vitamin D status in Southeast Asian population. …”
Get full text

Progress in research of nursing practice patterns for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (非酒精性脂肪肝护理模式的研究进展) by GENG Yuexiao (耿钥潇), MA Jingyi (马靖沂), LI Sha (李沙), LU Xiaoman (卢晓曼)

“…It is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting about one fourth of the global adult population, causing serious health burden and has a wide range of social and economic impacts. …”
Get full text

A Tensioned Human Skin Explant Model Used for Preliminary Assessment of Chemexfoliant-Stimulated Bioeffects by Michael J. Conneely, Jin Namkoong, Francis Allison, S. Kyoko Hirata Tsutsumi, Dominic Grussu, Ryan Willis, Kyle Henderson, Paul A. Campbell, Melissa Moy, Ewelina Lesniak, Joanna Wu, Robyn P. Hickerson

“…The 3 commercial chemexfoliation agents employed all contained trichloroacetic acid at well-defined concentrations (6, 10, and 20%) and were applied to the explants’ stratum corneum. …”
Get full text

Soft Power and Stress: The Health Impacts of Indonesian Soap Operas on Malaysian Millennials by Rangga Cipta Perdana, Ernida Kadir, Genta Iverstika Gempita

“…Answers from open-ended questions can make us discover unknown and more in-depth topics about a study. Conclusion: Indonesian soap operas, as a form of soft power, have the capacity to influence the cultural and psychological landscape of Malaysian millennials. …”
Get full text

The Impact of Targeted Therapies on Red Blood Cell Aggregation in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Evaluated Using Software Image Flow Analysis by Anika Alexandrova-Watanabe, Emilia Abadjieva, Lidia Gartcheva, Ariana Langari, Miroslava Ivanova, Margarita Guenova, Tihomir Tiankov, Velichka Strijkova, Sashka Krumova, Svetla Todinova

“…Despite advances in therapies targeting Bruton’s tyrosine kinase and anti-apoptotic protein BCL-2, little is known about their effect on red blood cell (RBC) aggregation in blood flow. …”
Get full text

Incidence Density Rate of Neonatal Mortality and Predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Ermias Getaneh Ayele, Desalegn Abebaw Jember, Michael Tamene Haile, Teshager Worku

“…Though there are inconsistent studies about the incidence density rate of neonatal mortalities (IDR) and predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa, they are inconclusive to policymakers and program planners. …”
Get full text

Association between biomass cooking fuels and prevalence of tuberculosis among households: a cross-sectional study from 2019 - 2021 in India by Baikunth Kumar Yadav, Pranveer Singh, Prakasini Satapathy, Ponnusamy Thillai Arasu

“…A combined effort of governmental and non-governmental organizations is required to spread awareness about the ill effects of using biomass-based cooking fuels.…”
Get full text

Anti-VEGF therapy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: translating research evidence into clinical practice by E.A. Abdulaeva, E.L. Minkhuzina, A.N. Kuskov

“…As diabetes progresses, about 50% of patients with severe non-proliferative DR will develop proliferative DR (PDR) within one year. …”
Get full text

Synthesis, evaluation of the biological activity against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania donovani. Preliminary in silico ADMET studies of 5-nitroimidazole derivatives by Miguel A. Rodríguez, Ali Mijoba, Nereida J. Parra-Giménez, Zuleyma Blanco, Katiuska Chávez, Alirica I. Suárez, Esteban Fernandez-Moreira, Hegira Ramírez, Jaime E. Charris

“…Sulfonyl derivative 8b was the most promising compound with IC50: 9.58 ± 2.02 μM and with a selectivity index (SI) greater than 31.31, that justifies the description as a promising hit for further study as a possible antichagasic agent.…”
Get full text

Lipid‐coated bismuth nanoflower as the thermos‐radio sensiti for therapy of lung metastatic breast cancer: Preparation, optimisation, and characterisation by Shushu Xue, Junrong Jiao, Si Miao, Lijun Wang, Yang Liu, Qingjie Zhang, Qiyue Wang, Yu Xi, Yuanyuan Zhang

“…Here, the authors designed lipid‐decorated bismuth‐based nanoflowers (DP‐BNFs) as both a radiosensitiser and a photothermal therapy agent for LMBC treatment. The BNFs were prepared by oxidation of bismuth nitrate and subsequent reduction using sodium borohydride. …”
Get full text

Microbiological Effect of Essential Oils in Combination with Subgingival Ultrasonic Instrumentation and Mouth Rinsing in Chronic Periodontitis Patients by Toshiya Morozumi, Takehiko Kubota, Daisuke Abe, Taro Shimizu, Kaname Nohno, Hiromasa Yoshie

“…Subsequently, subgingival ultrasonic instrumentation (SUI) was performed by using EO or saline as the irrigation agent. After continuous mouth rinsing at home with EO or saline for 7 days, subgingival plaques were sampled again. …”
Get full text

Regulatory T cell-like response to SARS-CoV-2 in Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) transduced with human ACE2. by Bradly Burke, Savannah M Rocha, Shijun Zhan, Miles Eckley, Clara Reasoner, Amin Addetia, Juliette Lewis, Anna Fagre, Phillida A Charley, Juergen A Richt, Susan R Weiss, Ronald B Tjalkens, David Veesler, Tawfik Aboellail, Tony Schountz

“…Natural coronavirus infections of bats appear to be principally confined to the intestines, suggesting fecal-oral transmission; however, little is known about the biology of SARS-related coronaviruses in bats. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Immune Characteristics and Factors Associated with Immune Response following Hepatitis B Vaccination among Ghanaian Adolescents by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Joseph Badu Gyapong, Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Alfred Effah, Simon Koffie, Oscar Simon Olympio Mensah, Isaac Arddey, Godwin Boakye, Stephen Opoku, Benjamin Amoani, Robert Amadu Ngala

“…Ghana initiated mass immunization in 2002, but concerns remain about vaccine effectiveness and long-term protection. …”
Get full text

A Cell-Based Evaluation of the Tyrosinase-Mediated Metabolic Activation of Leukoderma-Inducing Phenols, II: The Depletion of <i>Nrf2</i> Augments the Cytotoxic Effect Evoked by Tyr... by Tomoko Nishimaki-Mogami, Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Takumi Akiyama, Norimasa Tamehiro, Norihito Shibata

“…The same response was induced upon <i>Nrf2</i> and <i>Slc7a11</i> knockdown in B16-4A5 cells, albeit with low sensitivity owing to low tyrosinase expression. …”
Get full text

Evaluating the Impacts of Community-Campus Engagement on Population Health in Ottawa and Thunder Bay, Canada: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Contribution Analysis by David Buetti, Cynthia Larche, Michael Fitzgerald, Isabelle Bourgeois, Erin Cameron, Kady Carr, Tim Aubry, Sydney Persaud, Claire E Kendall

“…ConclusionsThis study will address two critical gaps about how improving health outcomes depends on CCE: (1) how academic institutions can best engage with their communities to improve population health outcomes, and (2) how municipalities can engage with academic institutions to address their community health priorities. …”
Get full text

Danish Digital Design and the Gradual Erosion of Technology Neutral Administrative Law by Michael Gøtze

“…As the notion of technology neutral administrative law is gradually eroding, this article calls for a more reality-based discussion about the level of citizens’ rights vis-à-vis public authorities. …”
Get full text

Effects of natural carotenoid (carrot and red bell pepper) on growth performance, digestive enzymes and antioxidant enzymes in koi, Cyprinus rubrofuscus by Abbas Zamani

“…Protein and lipid efficiency ratios as well as the activity of trypsin and amylase were lower in D1 than in   D2, D3 and D4, albeit without any significant difference. According to the results, antioxidant enzyme activities including SOD and catalase significantly decreased in D2 compared to D1 (control) in both before and after stress (p<0.05). …”
Get full text

Patient Perspectives on Personalized Risk Communication Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Inform Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions by Shauna R. Goldberg, MPH, Linda K. Ko, PhD, Li Hsu, PhD, Hang Yin, MS, Charles Kooperberg, PhD, Ulrike Peters, PhD, MPH, Andrea N. Burnett-Hartman, PhD, MPH

“…Qualitative interviews showed participants’ understanding of their results, trust in polygenic risk scores, perception of risk for colorectal cancer, plans to complete colorectal cancer screening, intent to share polygenic risk scores with healthcare providers, and concerns about genetic results impacting health care. Conclusions: Qualitative analyses suggest that participants were interested in and understood their polygenic risk score results. …”
Get full text

Impact of a synchronous prophylactic treatment of the anterior accessory saphenous vein on the recurrent varicose vein rate in patients undergoing thermal ablation of an insufficie... by Lorenz Uhlmann, Christine Fink, Karsten Hartmann, Thomas Mattausch, Hans-Christian Wenzel, Phillip Zollmann, Jürgen Veltman, Thomas Weiler, Guido Lengfellner, Lars Müller, Markus Stücker, Felizitas Pannier, Carmen Dietrich, Tobias Hirsch

“…This study will provide important information about the impact of the AASV on the development of recurrent veins after EVLA of the GSV. …”
Get full text

Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention during pregnancy on birth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Degu Jerene, Tefera Belachew, Abera Mersha, Shitaye Shibiru, Gistane Ayele

“…Introduction Nutritional education intervention during pregnancy is the process of teaching pregnant women about the importance of a healthy diet and how to make healthy food choices. …”
Get full text