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COVID-19 patient serum less potently inhibits ACE2-RBD binding for various SARS-CoV-2 RBD mutants
Sample collection for assay validation 16 serum samples consisting of 12 samples from COVID-19 patients (ethical approval #179/2020/BO2, University Hospital Tübingen) and four negative pre-pandemic samples ... -
Putting Time in Range at the Forefront of Clinical Trials
For the first time, Time in Range was used as the main outcome measured in a clinical trial for a diabetes medication. Read about the study ... -
Effects of conservation tillage strategies on soil physicochemical indicators and N2O emission under spring wheat monocropping system conditions
Fu, C. H. et al. Relationships among fisheries exploitation, environmental conditions, and ecological indicators across a series of marine ecosystems. J. Mar. Syst. 148, 101–111 (2015). ... -
The inverse association of leg fat mass and osteoporosis
Introduction Osteoporosis (OP) has become a serious social and public health problem worldwide. According to an early epidemiological survey conducted among individuals over 50 years old ... -
Treatment and outcome of Castleman Disease
Introduction Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder first described by Benjamin Castleman in the 1950s as benign, localized and giant follicular lymph node hyperplasia.1 ... -
Viral haemorrhagic fevers and malaria co-infections among febrile patients seeking health care in Tanzania | Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Asogun DA, Gunther S, Akpede GO, Ihekweazu C, Zumla A. Lassa fever: epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, management and prevention. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2019;33:933–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2019.08.002. ... -
Impacts of Changing the Curriculum Design on the Examination Results of Anatomy and Physiology Course
Introduction Innovating strategies have become a compulsion in all fields associated with improved outcomes. Similarly, an innovation was introduced in the curriculum design and content to ... -
Comparative analysis of long noncoding RNA and mRNA expression provides insights into adaptation to hypoxia in Tibetan sheep
Comparison of physiological and biochemical indices At present, research on the adaptability of Tibetan sheep to hypoxia at high altitude has made important progress in histology, ... -
Responses of CO2 emissions and soil microbial community structures to organic amendment in two contrasting soils in Zambia
Aune, J. B. & Lal, R. Agricultural productivity in the tropics and critical limits of properties of Oxisols, Ultisols, Alfisols. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad and Tobago) 74, ... -
ITO film stack engineering for low-loss silicon optical modulators
ITO thin films investigation The key technology for modern ITO-based optical modulators is thin ITO films with a strong compromise between carrier concentration and optical properties. ... -
Sydney Royal 2022- Hollow Mount claims grand champion fine-medium ram and ewe | The Land
THERE was a case of Déjà vu in the fine-medium ring at this year’s Sydney Royal as Bigga stud Hollow Mount claimed the grand champion ram ... -
Vizsla Silver : IMPORTANT NOTICE – Form 6-K
IMPORTANT NOTICE This report was prepared as a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report in accordance with Form 43-101F1, for Vizsla Silver Corp. (Client or Vizsla Silver), ... -
Sydney Royal 2022: Hollow Mount claims 2022 national pair of the year competition | Photos | The Land
+14 BIGGA Merino stud Hollow Mount will get something not many people get, a second chance. After the COVID-19 pandemic robbed the operation of competing at ... -
Characterization of spatiotemporal electroactive anodic biofilm activity distribution using 1D simulations
The model aims at studying 1D growth and electron production of an anodic biofilm using a solid anode as a final electron acceptor (Fig. 1A). Two biomass ... -
Resident birds are more behaviourally plastic than migrants
Hall, M. J., Burns, A. L., Martin, J. M. & Hochuli, D. F. Flight initiation distance changes across landscapes and habitats in a successful urban coloniser. ... -
Corneal Endothelial Changes in Congenital Glaucoma Patients
In patients with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG), specular microscopic characteristics were found to be lower. Endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) were lower ... -
A multi-omics approach to elucidate the mechanisms of action of a dietary muramidase administered to broiler chickens
Gadde, U., Kim, W. H., Oh, S. T. & Lillehoj, H. S. Alternatives to antibiotics for maximizing growth performance and feed efficiency in poultry: a review. ... -
Proteomic and Phosphoproteomic Modulation of MAPK
Introduction Pain is intended to protect species from harmful stimuli and to promote healing after injury. Processing in the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of ... -
Impel NeuroPharma : Annual Report (Form 10-K)
10-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ... -
Patients With T2D, CAP Require Greater Daytime Oversight
Data from continuous glucose monitors were used to measure glycemic variability among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) hospitalized in Denmark between ... -
The study of early human settlement preference and settlement prediction in Xinjiang, China
This paper argues that under the existing early human-land system support conditions (natural environment support conditions and social environment support), a human settlement preference system is ... -
Reduced reproductive success is associated with selective constraint on human genes
Lek, M. et al. Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans. Nature 536, 285–291 (2016). CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Cassa, C. A. et ... -
A study on Ti-doped Fe3O4 anode for Li ion battery using machine learning, electrochemical and distribution function of relaxation times (DFRTs) analyses
For the sake of simplicity, we name S–Fe and S–Ti for Fe3O4 and Ti-doped Fe3O4 nanoparticles, respectively. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of S–Fe and S–Ti ... -
Genetic and morphological variation of Vespa velutina nigrithorax which is an invasive species in a mountainous area
Kim, J. K., Choi, M. B. & Moon, T. Y. Occurrence of Vespa velutina Lepeletier from Korea, and a revised key for Korean Vespa species (Hymenoptera: ... -
Comparison of urinary adiponectin in the presence of metabolic syndrome in peri- and postmenopausal women | BMC Women’s Health
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)|Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Atisook R. Median age of postmenopausal women at out patient unit of Siriraj Hospital. Siriraj Med J. 1995;47:5. Google ... -
Offshore wind power station (OWPS) site selection using a two-stage MCDM-based spherical fuzzy set approach
Framework of the research This paper introduces an effective integrated assessment model for evaluating and selecting the optimal OWPS case study in Vietnam. The proposed framework ... -
Urbanization influences the distribution, enrichment, and ecological health risk of heavy metals in croplands
General characteristics of study soils Table 2 presents the descriptive statistics regarding the soil characteristics. Significant changes were observed in the distribution of sand (110–850 g kg−1), silt ... -
Exposure to 1800 MHz LTE electromagnetic fields under proinflammatory conditions decreases the response strength and increases the acoustic threshold of auditory cortical neurons
Subjects Data were collected in the cerebral cortex of 31 adult male Wistar rats obtained from Janvier Laboratories at 55 days of age. Rats were housed in ... -
Developing criteria for Asian facial skin health status
Introduction At present, most experts and doctors evaluate skin condition based on their own subjective experience. However, this method lacks accuracy and is too subjective to ... -
Hemorrhagic Chemosis Associated With Isatuximab Use in an Elderly Lady With Multiple Myeloma
Isatuximab is a newly approved targeted therapy for the treatment of patients with advanced multiple myeloma. Infusion reactions happen often with targeted therapies like isatuximab and ... -
Metabolites of soil microorganisms modulate amyloid β production in Alzheimer’s neurons
Ethical approval All experimental protocols in the study were approved by the ethics committee of the Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University (R0091 and ... -
Development of a one-step analysis method for several amino acids using a microfluidic paper-based analytical device
In our previously reported LPAD for histidine, the enzymatic reaction was needed to be performed outside the LPAD: the reaction mixture with HisRS, histidine, ATP, and ... -
Analysis of Acrylamide and Glycidamide in Dried Blood Spot
Introduction Smoking is a known health problem. In Indonesia, about 31.0% of the people above the age of 17 smoke cigarettes.1 Tobacco contains a lot of ... -
Chaperones Skp and SurA dynamically expand unfolded OmpX and synergistically disassemble oligomeric aggregates
Molecular chaperones are key cellular components that play fundamental roles in maintaining cellular proteostasis (1, 2). Essential activities of chaperones include the assistance of de novo ... -
Distinct roles for motor cortical and thalamic inputs to striatum during motor skill learning and execution
Our finding that DLS-lesioned animals have learning deficits (Fig. 2) similar to animals with motor cortex lesions (17) suggests the possibility that motor cortex informs learning-related ... -
Explanations for use of dietary- and muscle enhancing dietary supplements among university students: a national cross-sectional study | BMC Nutrition
Summary of findings This study aimed to explore the frequency of, and reasons for, DS use, and the frequency of, and explanatory factors for use of ... -
Association between recurrent breast cancer and phthalate exposure modified by hormone receptors and body mass index
Study population Seven hundred and twenty-six female patients diagnosed with breast cancer by breast surgeon specialists and histopathological sections were recruited from Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) ... -
Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Glycemic Control, and Diabetic Complications
Diabetes complications are associated with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)–derived measures of intra-day glycemic variability, with time in range (TIR) the most consistent measure, according to a ... -
Performance evaluation of an automatic chemiluminescence immune platform for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody after vaccination in real world | BMC Infectious Diseases
Shaman J, Galanti M. Will SARS-CoV-2 become endemic? Science. 2020;370(6516):527–9. CAS Article Google Scholar Amanat F, Krammer F. SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: status report. Immunity. 2020;52(4):583–9. CAS Article ... -
Thyroid-Stimulatory Antibody as a Predictive Factor for Graves’ Disease Relapse
Introduction: Thyroid-stimulatory antibody (TSAb) assays have been recently optimized, potentially allowing to determine thyrotropin receptor antibodies’ (TRAbs) functionality in routine clinical practice. We aimed to determine ... -
COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes: glycemic control and side effects
This article was originally published here Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13326. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Two vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are approved by ... -
Karori Merinos reaches $3750 top twice and $2303 average at annual ram sale | Photos | The Land
KARORI Merinos marked its 20th annual ram sale in style on Thursday by reaching a top of $3750 twice. A crowd of buyers from across the ... -
Sensor-based technology: bringing value to people with diabe
Background and Introduction Central to good diabetes care for people living with diabetes (PWD) is the self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG).1–3 It is critical in the ... -
Elevate to Alleviate – Evidence Based Vascular Nursing Study
Introduction The circulatory system moves blood through the body, and veins are an important part of this system. While the heart pumps blood in arteries, veins ... -
Semaglutide once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes in an east Asian population (STEP 6): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3a trial
Background Semaglutide 2·4 mg once weekly has been investigated for weight management in global populations. Differences exist between Asian and non-Asian populations in terms of body ... -
Intraoperative glycemic variability on POD
Introduction Postoperative delirium (POD) is an acute and fluctuating alteration of the mental state that occurs after surgery, characterized by an altered consciousness with reduced ability ... -
Nomogram for predicting very low bone mineral density
Introduction Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by reduced bone mass and destruction of bone microstructures, which ultimately leads to increased bone fragility and fracture ... -
Potential of cell tracking velocimetry as an economical and portable hematology analyzer
Before analyzing abnormal sickle RBC samples, a total of 31 healthy RBC samples were collected and the following parameters; Hb concentration, Hct, RBC count, MCV, RDW, ... -
Forecasting asylum-related migration flows with machine learning and data at scale
Events indices We extract from the GDELT database those events that occur in the lead paragraph of a document (coded as 1 on the “IsRootEvent” variable ... -
Shalimar Park Merino stud achieves $3000 top and $1653 average at 2022 ram sale | Photos | The Land
+4 WET and gloomy conditions failed to deter buyers as Shalimar Park Merino stud achieved a perfect clearance rate and an average of $1653 at its ... -
Estimation of erythrocyte parameters of general blood analysis in patients with SARS-CoV-2 -associated pneumonia
This article was originally published here Klin Lab Diagn. 2022 Jan 21;67(1):24-30. doi: 10.51620/0869-2084-2022-67-1-24-30. ABSTRACT The study of the features and dynamics of the erythrocyte parameters ... -
Coastal flooding and mean sea-level rise allowances in atoll island
Numerical model and simulations The numerical model used to simulate nearshore wave propagation, from the deep fore reef up to the shoreline, and the flooding was ... -
Form 6-K ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP For: Dec 31
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, ... -
Disease vaccines commonly used in broiler chickens
Introduction The poultry industry is one of the most productive agricultural sectors in Ethiopia, which serves as a source of major protein supplement for the growing ... -
Modeling risk of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum-induced disease development on canola and dry bean using machine learning algorithms
Data collection Seed samples from the canola and dry bean cultivars used in this study were obtained from the respective NDSU breeding programs. Westar is an ... -
Development of a europium nanoparticles lateral flow immunoassay for NGAL detection in urine and diagnosis of acute kidney injury
This article was originally published here BMC Nephrol. 2022 Jan 14;23(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02493-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: AKI is related to severe adverse outcomes and mortality with Coronavirus ... -
TcTI, a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor from cocoa associated with defense against pathogens
1. Clemente, M. et al. Plant serine protease inhibitors: Biotechnology application in agriculture and molecular farming. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 20(6), 1345 (2019). CAS PubMed Central ... -
Intersectional inequalities in science | PNAS
Significance The US scientific workforce is not representative of the population. Barriers to entry and participation have been well-studied; however, few have examined the effect of ... -
Meropenem in Septic Patients with Increased Renal Function
Matthias Gijsen,1,2 Omar Elkayal,1 Pieter Annaert,1,3 Ruth Van Daele,1,2 Philippe Meersseman,4 Yves Debaveye,4 Joost Wauters,4 Erwin Dreesen,1 Isabel Spriet1,2 1Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU ... -
Non-invasive metabolomics biomarkers of production efficiency and beef carcass quality traits
Study design and samples details Research protocols were approved and monitored by the USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center Institutional and Animal Care Committee in ... -
Inhibitory mechanism of Aralia taibaiensis
Introduction As one of the largest global health problems in the 21st century, diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels that occurs ... -
Linkage disequilibrium under polysomic inheritance
Brown AHD, Feldman MW, Nevo E (1980) Multilocus structure of natural populations of Hordeum spontaneum. Genetics 96:523–536 CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Burow MD, ... -
Country-level factors dynamics and ABO/Rh blood groups contribution to COVID-19 mortality
1. WHO cov-19 interactive timeline (accessed 19 April 2021); https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/interactive-timeline 2. JHU cov-19 map. (accessed 19 April 2021); https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html 3. OWID data on the coronavirus pandemic. ... -
Discovering spatiotemporal patterns of COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Compatible window-wise dynamic mode decomposition (CwDMD) In this section, we shall describe the compatible window-wise Dynamic Mode Decomposition (CwDMD), a novel dynamic mode decomposition method that ... -
Development of an Indirect ELISA Based on Spike Protein to Detect Antibodies against Feline Coronavirus
This article was originally published here Viruses. 2021 Dec 13;13(12):2496. doi: 10.3390/v13122496. ABSTRACT Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is a pathogenic virus commonly found in cats that causes ... -
Variability of human fasted venous plasma metabolomic profiles with tourniquet induced hemostasis
Study design and inclusion criteria Apparently healthy female subjects (18–60 year old) volunteering to participate in the study were recruited at the Division of Nutrition, St. John’s ... -
How production networks amplify economic growth
Significance Technological improvement is the most important cause of long-term economic growth. We study the effects of technology improvement in the setting of a production network, ... -
Alendronate therapy in postmenopausal low bone mass women
Introduction Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass, reduced bone strength, deteriorated bone microarchitecture. Genetic factors contribute 60–80% of the variance in ... -
The activation fragment of PAR2 is elevated in serum from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and reduced in response to anti-IL6R treatment
Target selection: neo-epitope PRO-PAR2 target sequence is a N-terminal neo-epitope formed after proteolytic cleavage of the full length PAR2 receptor (SKGR36↓37SLIGKV). A sequence of 10 amino ... -
The role of glucagon in glycemic variability in T1DM: review
Key Summary Points Why carry out this study? Aberrant glucagon secretion also contributes to T1DM. The contribution of glucagon secretion to glycemic variability in patients with ... -
Passivation of miniature microwave coplanar waveguides using a thin film fluoropolymer electret
Characterization of coplanar waveguides Figure 1 shows the CPW samples fabricated for the study. The CPW are composed of chromium/gold (10/500 nm) tracks patterned onto commercial high-resistivity (HR) ... -
Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles enriched serum associated with future ischemic stroke
Study population From January 2000 to December 2019, 6582 Japanese subjects voluntarily participated in a health checkup at the Shimane Institute of Health Science. Of these, ... -
Effect of graphite oxide and exfoliated graphite oxide as a modifier for the voltametric determination of dopamine in presence of uric acid and folic acid
1. Brodie, B. C. XIII. On the atomic weight of graphite. Ann. Chim. Phys. 59, 466–472 (1860). Google Scholar 2. Hummers, W. S. & Offeman, R. ... -
Poster titled “GBT021601, a Next-Generation HbS Polymerization Inhibitor: Results of Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease and Healthy Volunteers.” – Form 8-K
GBT021601, a Next-Generation RESULTS HbS Polymerization Inhibitor: Results of Safety, Tolerability, Healthy Volunteers Study Healthy Volunteers Study Adults ... -
Reproducibility Evaluation of Urinary Peptide Detection Using CE-MS
This article was originally published here Molecules. 2021 Nov 30;26(23):7260. doi: 10.3390/molecules26237260. ABSTRACT In recent years, capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry (CE-MS) has been increasingly ... -
Sustainable intensification for a larger global rice bowl
Data sources Eighteen rice-producing countries were selected for our analysis (Supplementary Table 1). Those countries account for 88 and 86% of global rice production and harvested rice ... -
Consider new crop varieties | The Western Producer
It’s surprising to see so many otherwise progressive farmers so reluctant and slow to adopt newer, higher yielding crop varieties. It’s as if they don’t actually ... -
HPLC-UV method for qquantitation of linezolid
Guang Yang,1,2 Yisong Yan,1,3 Jun Mao,1 Huiping Liu,1 Mingtao Chen,1 Na Zhang,1 Yaowen Li,1 Jiangjun Gu,2 Xiaohui Huang1 1Department of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, School of ... -
Itraconazole and Voriconazole on Ripretinib in Beagle Dogs
Introduction Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GISTs) originated from the interstitial cells of Cajal and were the most common sarcoma of the digestive tract. About 56% of GISTs ... -
This Is The American City With The Smallest Income Gap – 24/7 Wall St.
Economy November 25, 2021 9:51 am No effort to change the income gap has worked. Most recently, some members of Congress wanted a special tax on ... -
Effect of blood pressure variability in the randomized controlled BP TARGET trial
This article was originally published here Eur J Neurol. 2021 Nov 25. doi: 10.1111/ene.15194. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The BPTARGET trial [Blood Pressure (BP) ... -
A reusable mesoporous adsorbent for efficient treatment of hazardous triphenylmethane dye wastewater: RSM-CCD optimization and rapid microwave-assisted regeneration
1. Kebede, W. L., Kuo, D.-H., Bekena, F. T. & Duresa, L. W. Highly efficient In–Mo(O, S)2 oxy-sulfide for degradation of organic pollutants under visible light ... -
The genetic basis of the root economics spectrum in a perennial grass
Significance Plants have evolved diverse root form and function across the Earth’s environment, yet only certain types of trait combinations have proved evolutionarily viable. Using a ... -
Regulation of interference-sensitive crossover distribution ensures crossover assurance in Arabidopsis
Significance Meiotic crossovers (COs) are required for accurate chromosome segregation and mix parental genomes to generate genetically diversified gametes. The distribution of COs among chromosomes is ... -
Regulation of neuronal excitation–transcription coupling by Kv2.1-induced clustering of somatic L-type Ca2+ channels at ER-PM junctions
Significance In hippocampal neurons, gene expression is triggered by electrical activity and Ca2+ entry via L-type Cav1.2 channels in a process called excitation–transcription coupling. We identified ... -
Computational Method‐Based Optimization of Carbon Nanotube Thin‐Film Immunosensor for Rapid Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 Virus – Kim – – Small Science
1 Introduction Throughout modern history, the emergence of new viruses and subsequent global outbreak of diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Swine flu, and ... -
Association of vitamin D status and cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study | BMC Nutrition
The present study examined the association between plasma vitamin D status and cardio-metabolic risk factors in Iranian children and adolescents. An inverse association was observed between ... -
Synthesis of High-Performance Lithium Storage Using Rice-Husks
By Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Nov 15 2021Reviewed by Skyla Baily A team of researchers from China recently synthesized a silicon-silicon oxide-carbon (Si-SiOX-C) based multi-layered composite anode for ... -
Sputum inflammatory biomarkers during COPD exacerbation
Introduction Airway inflammation represents the main underlying feature in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1 Changes in pulmonary function as measured with spirometry are ... -
Anthropogenic pressures and life history predict trajectories of seagrass meadow extent at a global scale
Significance Seagrasses are important for ecosystem services, including climate regulation and fisheries production. But they are threatened by multiple pressures including poor water quality and coastal ...
